Review Article
Opportunities and Challenges for Pastoral Beef Cattle Production in Ethiopia
Table 1
The recently identified constraints of beef cattle production/fattening practice in different parts of the country as expressed by farmers.
| Location in Ethiopia | Challenges | Rank | References |
| East Shoa, Oromia | Feed scarcity | 1 | [56] | Market fluctuation | 2 | Diseases | 3 |
| Hadiya, southern | Shortage of feed | 1 | [57] | Lack of good management | 2 | Incidence of drought | 3 |
| Tigray, northern | Shortage of feed | 1 | [58] | Shortage water | 2 | Lack of market access | 3 |
| Somali, eastern | Disease and absence of veterinary service | 1 | [59] | Road for transportation | 2 | Poor market information | 3 |
| Jimma, western | Feed shortage | 1 | [60] | Market problem | 2 | Disease | 3 |
| Omo, southern | Lack of feed | 1 | [61] | Incidence of drought | 2 | Diseases and parasites | 3 |
| Burie, Amhara | Shortage of feed and water; limited knowledge; poor genetic potential of cattle | 123 | [62] |
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