Physical and Economic Valuation for Nontimber Forest Products (NTFPs) of Surra Government Plantation in the Upper Hare-Baso Rivers Catchment, Southwestern Ethiopia

Table 6

An animal class, animal unit equivalent (TLU), the average weight of an animal class, and DM intake per day (AUD), per month (AUM), and per annual (AUA) of an animal class.

Animal classes	TLU	Weight (kg)	AUD/kg ∗ 0.02	AUM/kg	AUA/kg	CC/ha/yr	CC/TLU/yr	CC/TLU ∗ 30%
Camel	1	250	—	—	—	—	—	—
Cow, dry	0.7	175	3.5	105	1260	0.73	63	44
Cow, with calf	0.76	190	3.8	114	1368	0.79	70	49
Sheep, dry	0.1	25	0.5	15	27	0.1	9	6
Sheep, with lamb	0.13	33	0.7	21	252	0.15	11	8
Horse	0.8	200	4	120	1440	0.83	72	50
Total =	2.49	623	12.5	375	4347	2.6	225	158

Source: adapted from different studies [53, 57]. (1) 2.49= average TLU (tropical livestock unit; 623 = the corresponding weight for the average TLU (2.49); 12.5 = animal unit per day (per day intake of dry matter for an animal class (0.02% kg intake of their weights)). Here, the assumed dry matter intake per day of the animal classes from the Surra government plantation was 0.02% of their weight. (2) AUM/kg (375) = total dry matter intake per kg of different animal classes per month from the Surra government plantation. (3) AUA (4347) = dry matter intake for animal classes from the Surra government plantation per annual. (4) The 2.6 is the carrying capacity of the Surra government plantation for the total animal classes per hectare. (5) 225 represents the total animal classes/TLU that are stocking at the entire Surra government or/and the carrying capacity of the entire Surra government plantation (235.5ha) annually. (6) 158 = carrying capacity/TLU of the animal classes, but the proper use factor (30%) is deducted. Proper use factor (unpalatable grasses) is 30% of the total grass /fodder production.