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Table 7 Manure handling practices in dairy farm owners' and farmer's households

From: Cryptosporidium in human-animal-environment interphase at Adama and Asella areas of Oromia regional state, Ethiopia

Variables

Category

Number of respondents

Percentage (%)

Frequency of manure disposal

Monthly

21

30.8

Weekly

36

52.9

Daily

11

16.1

Place of manure disposal

Grazing land

6

8.8

Manure storage hole

4

5.8

Crop land

57

85.3

Biogas tank

1

1.4

Use of manure

Crop production

67

98.5

Energy production

1

1.4

Application of manure treatment

Yes

0

0

 

No

68

100