Ethiopia is one of the top ranking countries in Africa and among the first ten in the world in terms of livestock resources. And it is not uncommon to see majority of the rural population engaged in some way with animal husbandry. Animal husbandry in rural areas is used for the provision of draft power, food, source of cash, fuel for cooking, hides and skins, and as a means of transport for carrying goods and people.
Especially, in the highland part of the country, oxen is used as a farming system in crop production. Possession of high number of livestock in pastoral areas is also taken as a wealth which creates social prestige among the community.
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