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Small ruminants are important contributors to food production in Ethiopia, providing 35% of the total meat and 14% of milk consumptions (Wondwesen Asfaw, 1997). Their population in Amhara Region is about 9.5 million sheep and 5.5 million goats (CSA, 2008). Small ruminants are kept for various purposes. Their role for income generation, food supply (meat and milk), and financial security for the rural poor is documented (Workneh Ayalew, 1999). They provide 46% of the value of national meat production and 58% of the value of hides and skins production and play an integral part in the production system of the country (Tembley, 1998). Hides and skins account for 12-16% of the total value of exports (Wondwesen Asfaw, 1997). However, the contribution of sheep and goats to the national income is way below the expected potential. This is because external parasites such as mange mites, lice, sheep keds and ticks are the major causes of skin diseases that have resulted in downgrading or rejection of skins (Getachew Tilahun, 1995; Tembley, 1999). In Ethiopian tanneries, 35% of sheep and 56% of goat skins have been downgraded and rejected due to defects by external parasites (Kassa Bayou et al., 1998).

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Short communication: Impact of ectoparasite control campaign on quality of processed skins in tanneries of the Amhara Regional Government: a rapid assessment