Table 3.
Feeding practices and acquisition of concentrate feeds by dairy farmers in Jimma town
| Variable | Type of farm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small | Medium | Large | Total | P value | |
| Grazing system | 0.253 | ||||
| Zero-grazing | 20.4 | 27.8 | 31.5 | 79.6 | |
| Semi-grazing | 3.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 7.4 | |
| Zero- and full grazing | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | |
| Free grazing | 7.4 | 3.4 | 0 | 11.1 | |
| Sources of feed acquisition | |||||
| Purchased | 24.1 | 27.8 | 29.6 | 81.5 | |
| On farm and purchased | 0 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 5.6 | |
| Communal pasture grazing | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0 | 3.7 | |
| Purchased and grazing | 7.4 | 1.9 | 0 | 9.3 | |