Participatory health services and improved breeding practices have been designed and implemented by a partnership between national and international institutions in various parts of Ethiopia since 2014. Based on a panel data of two waves, we have estimated the impact of these interventions on small ruminant fertility, offtake, return per head of animal, and gross income per adult equivalent. Different specifications of the difference in differences model revealed that access to small ruminant health services has increased offtake, return per head of sheep/goat, and gross income per adult equivalent. Participants in community based small ruminant breeding have also higher offtake and gross income per capita compared to those who are not taking part. The findings of this study are expected to help understand the economic benefits that accrue to rural areas when livestock development interventions are made based on the right diagnosis. The results of this study will also be useful in informing the ongoing discussion in Ethiopia on the transformation of the livestock sector.

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基于社区的兽医和育种服务对小型反刍动物饲养者的福利影响

自 2014 年以来，埃塞俄比亚各地的国家和国际机构合作设计并实施了参与式卫生服务和改进的育种做法。 基于两波面板数据，我们估计了这些干预措施对小反刍动物繁殖力的影响，承购、每头动物的回报和每成人等值的总收入。差异模型差异的不同规格显示，获得小型反刍动物卫生服务增加了承购量、每头绵羊/山羊的回报和每成人等价物的总收入。与未参与的参与者相比，以社区为基础的小反刍动物养殖参与者的人均收入和总收入也更高。预计本研究的结果将有助于了解基于正确诊断进行畜牧发展干预时农村地区产生的经济效益。这项研究的结果也将有助于为埃塞俄比亚正在进行的关于畜牧业转型的讨论提供信息。