Table 5.
Practices of feed supplementation (%) by dairy farmers in Jimma town
| Variable | Type of farm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small | Medium | Large | Total | P value | |
| Practice of concentrate supplementation | 0.361 | ||||
| Yes | 33.3 | 31.5 | 33.3 | 98.1 | |
| No | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 1.9 | |
| Types of supplements used | |||||
| Noug cake | 5.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 13.0 | 0.182 |
| Concentrate mix | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 3.7 | |
| Wheat bran and concentrate mix | 20.4 | 22.2 | 29.6 | 72.2 | |
| Bean and pea hulls | 3.7 | 3.7 | 0 | 7.4 | |
| Wheat bran and hulls | 3.7 | 3.7 | 0 | 7.4 | |
| Class of animals supplemented | 0.191 | ||||
| Milking cows | 33.3 | 31.5 | 29.6 | 94.4 | |
| Milking cows and calves | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 1.9 | |
| All classes of cattle | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | |