Volume 12, No. 02, Month MAY, Year 2019, Pages 9 - 22
Climate smart dairy production and their future prospects of climate change adaptation in amhara region, ethiopia: the studies towards finding the options
Climate-smart livestock production is an approach for transforming and reorienting livestock sector
development under the new realities of climate change through enhancing climate smart dairy production under
the new realities of climate change and their future prospects. The studies were conducted in South Gondar and
West Gojjam zones. The climate data were gathered from the regional meteorological services of the region.
The ruminant livestock population size data were collected from reports released by the central statistical agency
of Ethiopia. Diary type conformation traits were identified through measurements and filed observation. The
milk yield data was collected through monitoring studies. Correlation, regression and multivariate analyses
techniques were used for data analyses. The results revealed that sheep (-2.68,-0.280) and (-8.16, -0.40) cattle
population dynamics were negatively affected by maximum temperature and annual rainfall distribution,
respectively. On the contrary, goats (13.3, 0.43) were having positive relationship and seams not to be affected.
The indigenous cattle population possesses dairy type traits comparable with crossbred cattle that need selection
and improvement (high percent of rear udder height (RUH) was laid an intermediate level (>68%) for indigenous
cattle and about 31.82 % for crossbred cattle, crosses between indigenous and Holstein Frisian).ETC...