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Livestock production in the Wolayta zone is at risk due to recurrent drought, population growth and very small and fragmented average land holdings. Palatable plants become more susceptible to grazing and trampling under low, erratic and undependable rainfall, short growing season and eroded exposed steep soils. Current study was carried out to assess differential palatability of plants and preferences of plant species and parts by grazing animals in Wolayta zone, southern Ethiopia. The result of this study showed that Wolayta zone is highly populated area with average household size 6.8, but very small and fragmented land holdings (1.5 ± 0.081 ha) per household. A total of 145 palatable plant species were identified in the zone, from which, 48 (33.1%) were trees, 27 (18.6%) were shrubs and the remaining 70 (48.3%) were herbs. Of the 145 recorded species, 82 (56.6%) were highly palatable, 25 (17.2%) were mostly palatable, 24 (16.6%) were less palatable, and 14 (9.6) were rarely palatable. Goats preferred the most plants (139 species, 95.8%), cattle (121 species, 83.4%), sheep (106 species, 73.1%) and donkeys (67 species, 46.2%). Goats preferred herbs (66 species, 47.5%), trees (46 species, 33.1%) and shrubs (27 species, 19.4%). Goat preferred herbs (67 species, 54.0%), trees (34 species, 28.1%) and shrubs (20 species, 16.5%). Sheep preferred herbs (64 species, 60.4%), trees (24 species, 22.6%) and shrubs (18 species, 17.0%). The donkeys also preferred herbs (59 species, 88.0%), trees (4 species, 6.0%) and shrubs (4 species, 6.0%). Most of the animals preferred the leaf part of plants (78 species, 53.8%), shoots/whole parts (53 species, 36.5%), fruits and/or flowers (53 species, 36.5%), twigs (41 species, 28.3%) and roots (6 species, 4.1%). Root crops produced in the area like Manihot esculenta, Ensete ventricosum, Colocasia esculenta and Dioscoreaalatawere consumed by humans but animal parts not used byhumans like leaves, peels, flowers and twigs.

Palatability and Animal Preferences of Plants in Small and Fragmented Land Holdings: The Case of Wolayta Zone, Southern Ethiopia