استخدام مربي الأغنام للبلوكات العلفية و علاقته ببعض العوامل : دراسة حالة في قضاء أبي غريب

الملخص EN

The research aims to identify the level of using feed blocks by sheep holders, determine the correlation between the level of use of feed blocks and the independent factors : number of herd, experience of sheep holders, access to feed resources, access to data resources, and farmers income, and determining the level of benefit of feed blocks users in feeding sheep.

The research was conducted at Abu Ghraib area, and it includes farmers who used feed blocks that were 100 farmers.

Proportional random sample was selected of 60 %, thus the research sample was 60 farmers.

Using feed blocks was measured on a quartet scale composed of four levels, namely large, medium, few, and non.

The scale consists of 24 items distributed on the fields : time of feed, forage tissue components, manufacture of feed blocks, and methods of providing feed blocks.

The results showed that the highest degree level of usage was 40 degrees and the lowest degree was 2 degrees, within an average of 18 degrees.

The results concluded that 42 % farmers had used the feed blocks in few scale, and only one third of the respondents benefit from this technology.

There was a positive correlation between the level of use of feed blocks of the respondents and some of the independent factors under study.

It is recommended to intensify extension activities in the use of feed blocks technology due to their impact on the productivity of sheep, as well as this research gives a clear indication of other prospective study in the use of this technology.