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To be successful, initiatives to improve smallholder’s goat production should directly address the needs and objectives of
the keepers while promoting rational use of local genetic resources. This paper identifies the objectives, constraints and
needs of goat farmers in southern Benin and discusses their relevance to the development of improvement programmes. Between
November and December 2005, structured questionnaires, focus group discussions and participant observation were used to collect
information from 38 goat farmers in two selected locations. Goats were kept mainly for sale whenever cash was needed. Traits
related to reproduction, to behaviour, to health and to meat production were considered equally important and were ranked
very highly by goat keepers. Increased net income per flock through increased number of marketable animals is the derived
breeding objective from the trait analysis. Disease outbreaks resulting in high mortality, poor housing, and feed shortages
were, in descending order, the most important problems. It was concluded that the development of initiatives to improve management
practices is an overriding priority. It will lead to increases in productivity in the short term and foster farmers’ participation
in the development of long-term improvement strategies, which should include selection and controlled mating. 相似文献
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Amadou H Dossa LH Lompo DJ Abdulkadir A Schlecht E 《Tropical animal health and production》2012,44(7):1631-1642
We undertook a comparative analysis of (peri-)urban livestock production strategies across three West African cities. Using a semi-structured questionnaire, livestock-keeping households (HH) were interviewed in Kano/Nigeria (84 HH), Bobo Dioulasso/Burkina Faso (63 HH) and Sikasso/Mali (63 HH). Questions covered livestock species kept, herd sizes and structure, feeds used, manure management, livestock marketing and production constraints. Sheep and goats dominated (p?0.001) in Kano (76 and 75 % of HH) compared to Bobo Dioulasso (48 and 40 %) and Sikasso (28 and 40 %), while cattle and poultry were more frequent (p?0.001) in Bobo Dioulasso (82 and 69 % of HH) and Sikasso (65 and 79 %) than in Kano (29 and 20 %). Across cities, ruminant feeding relied on grazing and homestead supplementation with fresh grasses, crop residues, cereal brans and cottonseed cake; cereal grains and brans were major ingredients of poultry feeds. Cattle and sheep fetched highest prices in Kano, unit prices for goats and chicken were highest in Sikasso. Across cities there was little association of gardens and livestock, whereas field cropping and livestock were integrated. There was no relation between the education of the HH head and the adoption of improved management practices (p?>?0.05), but the proportion of HH heads with a long-term experience in UPA activities was higher in Kano and in Bobo Dioulasso than in Sikasso (p?0.001). We therefore postulate that the high illiteracy rate among (peri-)urban livestock keepers in West Africa does not threaten the acceptance of improved technologies and innovations supporting the sustainability of their livestock production. 相似文献
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Ahozonlin Maurice Cossi Dossa Luc Hippolyte Dahouda Mahamadou Gbangboche Armand Bienvenu 《Tropical animal health and production》2020,52(2):803-814
Tropical Animal Health and Production - This study explored the potential role of agro-ecology in shaping the morphology of Lagune cattle population of Benin. A total of 708 adult Lagune cattle... 相似文献
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Carsten Scheper Mehdi Bohlouli Kerstin Brügemann Christina Weimann Sèyi Fridaïus Ulrich Vanvanhossou Sven König Luc Hippolyte Dossa 《Zeitschrift für Tierzüchtung und Züchtungsbiologie》2020,137(6):622-640
The indigenous cattle population of Benin is a diverse mix of taurine and hybrid breeds shaped by diverse ecological and climatic conditions with eight agro-ecological zones (AEZ). Presumably, the taurine breeds face current endangerment due to ongoing indicine introgression following climate change and transboundary transhumance. The aim of the study was to investigate the genetic diversity and population structure of the indigenous breeds Lagune, Somba, Pabli and Borgou considering spatial agro-ecological and socio-economic factors (transhumance) based on 50k SNP and microsatellite data. Among the four sampled breeds, six genetic clusters were identified using model-free (discriminant analysis of principal components) and model-based (TESS and ADMIXTURE) methods separating taurine from hybrid breeds. Results based on an extension with publicly available historic SNP data sets from taurine and indicine West African cattle and additional outgroups provided additional insight into changes of genetic structure in the sampled breeds over time. Both taurine breeds, Somba and Lagune, showed a stable foundation but also spatially limited partial indicine introgression associated with transhumance leading to high genetic diversity. In addition, we found evidence for spatial diversity and changes in genetic structure over time in the Borgou breed in comparison of our samples with the historic samples which could be explained by potential continuous indicine introgression into the Borgou breed in two sample regions. Results for the Pabli breed do not conclusively point to full absorbance by the Borgou in comparison with all available Borgou samples. Further research is needed in this regard. 相似文献
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Iron deficiency (ID) is the most prevalent micronutrient deficiency in the world, particularly in developing countries. Blood samples and a qualitative FFQ on Fe- and vitamin C-rich foods were obtained in 180 adolescent girls aged 12 to 17 years living in two boarding schools from south Benin. ID, defined as serum ferritin either 73 micromol/l or transferrin saturation<20%, was found in 32% of subjects. Anaemia (Hb<120 g/l) was found in 51% of adolescents, while 24% suffered from iron-deficiency anaemia (IDA) (ID and Hb<20 g/l). After adjusting for confounding factors (age, mother's and father's occupation, household size) in a logistic regression equation, subjects having a low meat consumption (beef, mutton, pork) (<4 times/week) were more than twice as likely to suffer from ID (OR=2.43; 95% CI 1.72, 3.35; P=0.04). Adolescents consuming less fruits (<4 times/week) also had a higher likelihood of suffering from ID (OR=1.53; 95% CI 1.31, 2.80; P=0.03). Finally, subjects whose meat consumption was low were twice as likely to suffer from IDA (OR=2.24; 95% CI 1.01, 4.96; P=0.04). The prevalence of ID represents an important health problem in these Beninese adolescent girls. A higher consumption of Fe-rich foods and of promoters of Fe absorption (meat factor and vitamin C) is recommended to prevent ID deficiency in these subjects. 相似文献
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Coffee (Coffea canephora var robusta) is grown in Southwestern Togo under shade of native Albizia adianthifolia as a low input cropping system. However, there is no information on carbon and nutrient cycling in these shaded coffee systems.
Hence, a study was conducted in a mature coffee plantation in Southwestern Togo to determine carbon and nutrient stocks in
shaded versus open-grown coffee systems. Biomass of Albizia trees was predicted by allometry, whereas biomass of coffee bushes was estimated through destructive sampling. Above- and
belowground biomass estimates were respectively, 140 Mg ha−1 and 32 Mg ha−1 in the coffee–Albizia association, and 29.7 Mg ha−1 and 18.7 Mg ha−1 in the open-grown system. Albizia trees contributed 87% of total aboveground biomass and 55% of total root biomass in the shaded coffee system. Individual
coffee bushes consistently had higher biomass in the open-grown than in the shaded coffee system. Total C stock was 81 Mg ha−1 in the shaded coffee system and only 22.9 Mg ha−1 for coffee grown in the open. Apart from P and Mg, considerable amounts of major nutrients were stored in the shade tree
biomass in non-easily recyclable fractions. Plant tissues in the shaded coffee system had higher N concentration, suggesting
possible N fixation. Given the potential for competition between the shade trees and coffee for nutrients, particularly in
low soil fertility conditions, it is suggested that the shade trees be periodically pruned in order to increase organic matter
addition and nutrient return to the soil.
An erratum to this article can be found at 相似文献
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Gerbert Sylvestre Dossa Rolando Torres Amelia Henry Ricardo Oliva Edgar Maiss Casiana Vera Cruz Kerstin Wydra 《European journal of plant pathology / European Foundation for Plant Pathology》2017,147(1):115-127
Plant response to one type of stress can be affected by simultaneous exposure to a second stress, for example when abiotic and biotic stresses occur together. Ten rice genotypes comprising those with bacterial blight (BB) resistance (R) genes, drought quantitative trait loci (QTLs) plus a BB R gene, and BB susceptible genotypes, were subjected to mild and moderate drought stress and plants were inoculated with two Xoo strains (PXO99 and PXO145) to simulate the challenges rice crops face under simultaneous stress of drought and BB. Plant height and dry shoot biomass were significantly reduced by drought stress treatments. The BB disease lesion lengths varied according to rice genotypes and PXO99 Xoo multiplication and spread in planta was higher compared to that of PXO145, which generally decreased under mild drought stress. Rice genotype IRBB7 (Xa7) showed less Xoo spread and a reduced Xoo multiplication under drought stress compared to the well-watered control with PXO145. In contrast, in genotypes with a different BB R gene and/or drought QTLs [IRBB4 (Xa4), IR87705–6-9-B (Xa4 + qDYT 2.2 ), IR87707–445-B-B-B (Xa4 + qDYT 2.2 + qDYT 4.1 ) and IR87707–446-B-B-B (Xa4 + qDYT 2.2 + qDYT 4.1 )], Xoo multiplication and spread in planta was higher with drought stress. This study has shown that drought stress affected rice response to the BB pathogen and the response varied according to the rice genotype. It is concluded that evaluating rice varieties under combined abiotic and biotic stresses will be the best strategy to determine biotic stress resistance durability under climate change. 相似文献
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Luc Hippolyte Dossa Barbara Rischkowsky Regina Birner Clemens Wollny 《Agriculture and Human Values》2008,25(4):581-592
An understanding of factors influencing the decision of rural people to keep sheep and/or goats is crucial when formulating
technologies and policies that support village-based small ruminant production. The knowledge of such factors will also improve
assessment of impact intervention strategies on the livelihoods of rural people. Structured questionnaires administered in
228 households were used to study the ownership patterns of small ruminants in southern Benin. The ownership of goats was
higher (91%) than sheep (35%) because goats are not affected by any ethnic or cultural restrictions. Goats are also perceived
to be a less risky to invest into compared to sheep. Women represented 71% of the keepers of goats. Predictive models of ownership
were developed using logistic regression. The results showed that younger household members (p < 0.05) especially young women (60%) are more likely to own small ruminants. Owners of small ruminants are less likely to
be involved in off-farm activities and would often have no access to credit facilities. Gender, ethnicity, and perception
of risk associated with species are the major factors affecting people’s choice of species. These findings highlight the financing
and insurance roles that small ruminants, particularly goats, are playing in the study area. In order to develop suitable
technologies and formulate policies to improve productivity and enhance livelihoods, the constraints to goat production need
to be identified, and the local knowledge of the keepers should be investigated.
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