Kebeles Number of Cows Lactation length (months) Gerbi 20 8.44 Shekila 25 8.61 Welede 19 8.56 Bedeno 24 8.12 Teref 12 8.11 Overall 100 8.37

Table 3: Average Lactation length of local cow’s in different Kebeles in Dawa Chefa District.