Hostname: page-component-7857688df4-8r446 Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2025-11-13T00:59:52.997Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Managing the working donkey in Ethiopia to assist poor people make the most of their resources

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

R. A. Pearson ,
D.G. Smith ,
M. Alemayehu  and
Y. Shiferaw
R. A. Pearson*
Affiliation:
Division of Animal Health and Welfare, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Roslin, Midlothian, EH25 9RG
D.G. Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, AB24 3FX
M. Alemayehu
Affiliation:
Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organisation, Holetta Research Centre, PO Box 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Y. Shiferaw
Affiliation:
Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organisation, Holetta Research Centre, PO Box 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
*
E-mail anne.pearson@ed.ac.uk
Get access

Extract

The donkey is essential to the livelihoods of many families, providing relief from drudgery and diversification of household income in both rural and urban areas, particularly in their role in transport. Ethiopia possesses the largest donkey population in Africa. The donkey is preferred over other equines because of its affordability, survivability and ease of handling.

Information

Type
Theatre Presentations
Information
Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2005 , 2005 , pp. 34
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2005

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

Article purchase

Temporarily unavailable