Smallholder Beef Cattle Husbandry and Fattening Practices in Rural Production System of Ethiopia

IntrOductIOnE thiopia has the largest livestock population in Africa, with nearly 73 million cattle, over 42.9 million sheep and 52.5 million goats, and 57 million chickens in 2020.Among these, 99.4% of the total cattle in the country are local breeds and the proportion of hybrid and exotic breeds is too small, at only 2.3% and 0.31%, respectively.While the percentage of beef cattle (i.e., cattle…