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Table 4 Feed resource types and estimated quantities of DM, ME and DCP obtained per year per farm household in the mixed crop–livestock system, central highlands of Ethiopia

From: Evaluation of livestock feed balance under mixed crop–livestock production system in the central highlands of Ethiopia

Feed resource types

Wealth groups

Total (n = 159)

Poor (n = 50)

Medium (n = 58)

Better-off (n = 51)

 

DM (t/hh)

 Crop residues

3.8 (1.2)

5.1 (1.4)

6.6 (1.9)

5.2 (1.9)

  Barley straw

2.3 (0.9)

2.8 (1.3)

3.4 (1.2)

2.8 (1.2)

  Wheat straw

0.7 (0.6)

0.9 (0.5)

1.6 (1.0)

1.1 (0.8)

  Faba bean straw

0.7 (0.4)

1.2 (0.7)

1.5 (1.0)

1.1 (0.8)

  Field pea straw

0.1 (0.2)

0.2 (0.2)

0.2 (0.2)

0.2 (0.2)

 Grazing land

1.1 (0.3)

1.6 (0.5)

2.1 (0.5)

1.6 (0.6)

 Fallow land

0.1 (0.2)

0.1 (0.3)

0.4 (0.4)

0.2 (0.4)

 Crop aftermath

0.6 (0.2)

0.8 (0.2)

0.9 (0.2)

0.8 (0.2)

 Purchased

0.7 (0.5)

1.9 (1.7)

2.5 (2.0)

1.7 (1.7)

ME (‘000 MJ/hh)

 Crop residues

28.4 (9.3)

38.1 (10.8)

48.8 (14)

38.5 (14)

  Barley straw

18.3 (7.4)

22.2 (10.4)

26.7 (9.5)

22.4 (9.8)

  Wheat straw

4.6 (3.8)

5.9 (3.2)

10.3 (6.5)

6.9 (5.2)

  Faba bean straw

4.7 (2.5)

8.7 (4.9)

10.4 (7.1)

8.0 (5.7)

  Field pea straw

0.8 (1.7)

1.2 (1.6)

1.3 (1.5)

1.1 (1.6)

 Grazing land

9.0 (2.6)

12.6 (3.7)

17.2 (4.4)

12.9 (4.9)

 Fallow land

0.7 (1.5)

1.1 (2.6)

3.4 (3.4)

1.7 (2.9)

 Crop aftermath

4.4 (1.2)

5.7 (1.8)

6.5 (1.6)

5.6 (1.7)

 Purchased

5.0 (3.9)

13.6 (12.3)

18.6 (14.8)

12.5 (12.6)

DCP (kg/hh)

 Crop residues

128.8 (42.0)

182.7 (51.2)

230 (70.8)

180.9 (68.7)

  Barley straw

68.3 (27.7)

83.0 (38.8)

100 (35.4)

83.8 (36.6)

  Wheat straw

18.4 (15.1)

23.6 (12.5)

41.0 (25.7)

27.5 (20.7)

  Faba bean straw

35.8 (18.6)

66.1 (37.1)

78.5 (53.7)

60.5 (42.7)

  Field pea straw

6.4 (13.7)

10.1 (12.8)

10.5 (11.9)

9.1 (12.9)

 Grazing land

70.1 (20.4)

98.0 (28.7)

134 (34.2)

100.8 (38.1)

 Fallow land

5.4 (11.5)

8.2 (20.4)

26.5 (26.3)

13.2 (22.2)

 Crop aftermath

11.4 (3.1)

15.0 (4.2)

16.9 (4.0)

14.5 (4.4)

 Purchased

36.4 (28.6)

99.3 (90.2)

136.0 (108.5)

91.3 (92.4)

  1. Values in parentheses indicate standard deviations (SD)
  2. n number of respondents, DM dry matter, ME metabolizable energy, MJ mega joules, DCP digestible crude protein, kg kilogram, t ton, hh household