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Participatory approaches to investigate breeding objectives of livestock keepers

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Title Participatory approaches to investigate breeding objectives of livestock keepers
 
Creator Duguma, G.
Mirkena, T.
Haile, Aynalem
Iñiguez, L.
Okeyo Mwai, Ally
Tibbo, Markos
Rischkowsky, Barbara A.
Sölkner, J.
Wurzinger, Maria
 
Subject LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT
ANIMAL BREEDING
 
Description There are distinct breeds suitable for diverse purposes in the different production environments or ecological zones. Farmers in different production systems have different trait preferences and the strategies followed by them are also as diverse as the agro-environments within which they operate. In order to design a viable breeding plan, farmers’ preferences for the different traits need to be investigated.

In this paper available tools and methods for defining livestock breeding objective traits are described, discussed and comparisons among them are made. The reviewed tools were: participatory rural appraisal (PRA), choice experiments, ranking of animals from own flock/herd and ranking of others animals. Each methodology may be appropriate to specific situation; however, it is recommended that a combination of approaches be used to precisely capture the breeding objective traits of livestock producers. Elucidation of objective traits using the tools with active involvement of producers can result in appropriate livestock genetic improvement that is well grounded in practical reality and truly reflects owners’ preferences.
 
Date 2010-08-02T13:27:48Z
2010-08-02T13:27:48Z
2010-04-01
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Duguma, G.; Mirkena, T.; Haile, A.; Iñiguez, L.; Okeyo, A.M.; Tibbo, M.; Rischkowsky, B.; Sölkner, J.; Wurzinger, M. 2010. Participatory approaches to investigate breeding objectives of livestock keepers. Livestock Research for Rural Development. 22(4),
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/2121
 
Language en
 
Source Livestock Research for Rural Development