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Dairy farms typology and management of animal genetic resources in the peri-urban zone of Bamako (Mali)


 
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1. Title Title of document Dairy farms typology and management of animal genetic resources in the peri-urban zone of Bamako (Mali)
 
2. Creator Author's name, affiliation, country Abdoulaye Toure; Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals & Health (FARAH), Sustainable Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Boulevard de Colonster, 20, bâtiment B43, 4000 Liege, Belgique Institut d’Economie Rurale, IER, Bamako, Mali; Mali
 
2. Creator Author's name, affiliation, country Nassim Moula; Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals & Health (FARAH), Sustainable Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Boulevard de Colonster, 20, bâtiment B43, 4000 Liege, Belgique Tropical Veterinary Institute, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Boulevard de Colonster, 20, bâtiment B43, 4000 Liege, Belgique; Belgium
 
2. Creator Author's name, affiliation, country Ali Kouriba; Institut d’Economie Rurale, IER, Bamako, Mali; Mali
 
2. Creator Author's name, affiliation, country Bakary Traore; Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals & Health (FARAH), Sustainable Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Boulevard de Colonster, 20, bâtiment B43, 4000 Liege, Belgique Institut d’Economie Rurale, IER, Bamako, Mali; Mali
 
2. Creator Author's name, affiliation, country Pascal Leroy; Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals & Health (FARAH), Sustainable Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Boulevard de Colonster, 20, bâtiment B43, 4000 Liege, Belgique Tropical Veterinary Institute, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Boulevard de Colonster, 20, bâtiment B43, 4000 Liege, Belgique; Belgium
 
2. Creator Author's name, affiliation, country Nicolas Antoine-Moussiaux; Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals & Health (FARAH), Sustainable Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Boulevard de Colonster, 20, bâtiment B43, 4000 Liege, Belgique Tropical Veterinary Institute, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Boulevard de Colonster, 20, bâtiment B43, 4000 Liege, Belgique; Belgium
 
3. Subject Discipline(s) Animal Husbandry; Agricultultural economics
 
3. Subject Keyword(s) dairy cattle; genetic resources; multivariate analysis; Mali; zebu; crossbreeding
 
4. Description Abstract Facing growth in demand, dairy production in peri-urban areas of developing countries is changing rapidly. To characterise this development around Bamako (Mali), this study establishes a typology of dairy production systems with a special focus on animal genetic resources. The survey included 52 dairy cattle farms from six peri-urban sites. It was conducted in 2011 through two visits, in the dry and harvest seasons. The median cattle number per farm was 17 (range 5-118) and 42% of farmers owned cropland (8.3 +/- 7.3 ha, minimum 1 ha, maximum 25 ha). Feeding strategy was a crucial variable in farm characterisation, accounting for about 85% of total expenses. The use of artificial insemination and a regular veterinary follow-up were other important parameters. According to breeders’ answers, thirty genetic profiles were identified, from local purebreds to different levels of crossbreds. Purebred animals raised were Fulani Zebu (45.8%), Maure Zebu (9.2%), Holstein (3.0%), Azawak Zebu (1.3%), Mere Zebu (0.5%) and Kuri taurine (0.1%). Holstein crossbred represented 30.5% of the total number of animals (19.0% Fulani-Holstein, 11.2% Maure-Holstein and 0.3% Kuri-Holstein). Montbéliarde, Normande and Limousin crossbreds were also found (6.6%, 0.7% and 0.3%, respectively). A multivariate analysis helped disaggregate the diversity of management practices. The high diversity of situations shows the need for consideration of typological characteristics for an appropriate intervention. Although strongly anchored on local breeds, the peri-urban dairy systems included a diversity of exotic cattle, showing an uncoordinated quest of breeders for innovation. Without a public intervention, this dynamic will result in an irremediable erosion of indigenous animal genetic resources.
 
5. Publisher Organizing agency, location German Institute for Agriculture in the Tropics and Subtropics (DITSL GmbH)
 
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7. Date (YYYY-MM-DD) 2015-05-21
 
8. Type Status & genre Peer-reviewed Article
 
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9. Format File format PDF
 
10. Identifier Uniform Resource Identifier https://www.jarts.info/index.php/jarts/article/view/2015011347137
 
10. Identifier Uniform Resource Name (URN) http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hebis:34-2015011347137
 
11. Source Title; vol., no. (year) Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics (JARTS); Vol 116, No 1 (2015)
 
12. Language English=en en
 
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