Camel production systems in Ethiopia: a review of literature with notes on MERS-CoV risk factors

Mirkena, Tadele; Walelign, Elias; Tewolde, Nega; Gari, Getachew; Abebe, Getachew; Newman, Scott

doi:10.1186/s13570-018-0135-3

Pastoralism

Research, Policy and Practice

Table 3 Estimates of productive performance of Ethiopian camel ecotypes

From: Camel production systems in Ethiopia: a review of literature with notes on MERS-CoV risk factors

Parameter	Estimates	Location	Source
Milk yield, kg/day	8 to 10	Ogaden, Somali	Wolde 1991
	2.92 (2.7 to 4.92)	Afar and Somali	Tadesse et al. 2015a, b
	4.14 (1.26 to 6.77)	Erer, Somali	Bekele et al. 2002
	5.2 (1 to 10)	Jijiga and Shinille, Somali	Eyasu 2009
	6	Borana	Megersa et al. 2008
	4 (3 to 5)	Jijiga, Somali	Sisay et al. 2015
	6.57	Borana, Oromia	Dejene 2015
	3.75	Erer valley, East Hararghe	Mekuriaw 2007
Milk yield, kg/lactation	2009	Jijiga, Somali	Tezera and Belay 2002
	1244	Shinille, Somali	Tezera and Belay 2002
	1585	Afar and Somali	Tadesse et al. 2015a, b
	1422	Erer, Somali	Bekele et al. 2002
	2040	Babille and Gursum, Somali	Sisay et al. 2015
Lactation length, months	14	Ogaden, Somali	Wolde 1991
	13.76 (10.75 to 19.4)	Afar and Somali	Tadesse et al. 2015a, b
	11.51 (6 to 24)	Somali	Keskes et al. 2013b
	12	Afar	Keskes et al. 2013a
	12 (7.5 to 18.9)	Erer, Somali	Bekele et al. 2002
	12.7 (6 to 24)	Jijiga and Shinille, Somai	Eyasu 2009
	13.85	Babille, Somali	Sisay et al. 2015
	12.53	Gursum, Somali	Sisay et al. 2015
	13.38	Borana, Oromia	Dejene 2015
Growth rate, g/day	222	North Kenya	Yusuf and Bekele 2004
	50.68	Erer valley, East Hararghe	Mekuriaw and Tafesse 2000
	655	Experimental condition	Yusuf and Bekele 2004
Offtake, %	3.7	Borana, Oromia	Megersa et al. 2008
	4.86	Afar Region	Keskes et al. 2013
	4.74	Erer valley, East Hararghe	Mekuriaw and Tafesse 2000
Dressing percent	52.8	Isa camel, Somali	Wolde et al. 2002
	54.03 ± 5.13	Eastern Ethiopia, male camels	Kurtu 2004
	50.65 ± 3.70	Eastern Ethiopia, female camels	Kurtu 2004
Carcass yield, kg	233.4	Isa camel, Somali	Wolde et al. 2002
	230.02 to 240.28	Babile, male camels	Mehari et al. 2007
	187.74 to 195.14	Babile, female camels	Mehari et al. 2007
	214.77 to 225.03	Kebribeyah, male camels	Mehari et al. 2007
	199.76 to 207.16	Kebribeyah, female camels	Mehari et al. 2007
Herd growth, %	0.3 to 18.6	World estimate	Yusuf and Bekele 2004
Herd growth, %	10.66	Ethiopia estimate	Yusuf and Bekele 2004

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