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Typology, management and smallholder farmer- preferred traits for selection of indigenous goats (Capra hisrcus) in three agro-ecological zones in the Democratic Republic of Congo

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Title Typology, management and smallholder farmer- preferred traits for selection of indigenous goats (Capra hisrcus) in three agro-ecological zones in the Democratic Republic of Congo
 
Creator Simon, P.B.
Joseph, J.O.
Ochieng, J.W.
Tiambo, Christian K.
Tarekegn, G.M.
Machuka, E.M.
Kabange, D.
Musale, K.
Ciza, A.M.
Kizungu, R.V.
Pelle, Roger
 
Subject goats
livestock
animal breeding
agriculture
smallholders
indigenous breeds
 
Description The present study aimed to assess the typology, production management, and smallholder farmer-preferred traits in selecting indigenous goats in three agro-ecological zones (AEZs) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). Based on a structured survey, baseline data were recorded on 320 adults and unrelated does from 202 goat farms. Hierarchical clustering on principal components revealed three clusters in the goats studied well distinguished by double and triple kidding. Prolific goats mostly clustered into cluster two and three more represented by goats of South Kivu while 82.69% of goats in Tshopo were clustered into cluster one characterized by low reproductive performances. The Canonical Discriminant Analysis revealed that the body length was an important variable both to discriminate and to classify goats from the three AEZs. Goats from Kinshasa and South Kivu were not distanced while large distance was observed between goats from Kinshasa and Tshopo (F-stat, p < 0.001). While not subjected to any good management practices, goats were considered as a source of income and saving method in smallholder farmers’ households. Adaptability, resistance to disease and prolificacy were preferred traits by farmers in selecting goats. These results give the first step in the decision-making towards goat improvement in DR Congo.
 
Date 2021-01-01
2021-11-05T09:18:10Z
2021-11-05T09:18:10Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Simon, P.B., Joseph, J.O., Ochieng, J.W., Tiambo, C.K., Tarekegn, G.M., Machuka, E.M., Kabange, D., Musale, K., Ciza, A.M., Kizungu, R.V. and Pelle, R. 2021. Typology, management and smallholder farmer-preferred traits for selection of indigenous goats (Capra hisrcus) in three agro-ecological zones in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Journal of Applied Animal Research, 49(1): 423-430.
0971-2119
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115841
https://doi.org/10.1080/09712119.2021.1995393
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format p. 423-430
 
Publisher Informa UK Limited
 
Source Journal of Applied Animal Research