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Herders' perceptions on ruminant livestock breeds and breeding management in southwestern Niger

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10745-006-9049-6
 
Title Herders' perceptions on ruminant livestock breeds and breeding management in southwestern Niger
 
Creator Ayantunde, A A
Kango, M
Hiernaux, P
Udo, H M J
Tabo, R
 
Subject Others
 
Description This study documents indigenous knowledge of breeds of cattle, sheep and goats in southwestern Niger, and includes both pastoralists and agropastoralists (n=95). Our study included sheep and goats in view of the increasing importance of small ruminants in livestock production systems in the Sahel since the drought of the 1970s and 1980s. This study was carried out under the Desert Margins Program (DMP) project on arresting land degradation and the conservation of biodiversity in desert margins of sub-Saharan Africa, partly funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). Results from this study reaffirm that the breeding decisions of pastoralists and agropastoralists are designed to meet multiple objectives. Therefore, there is a need for a holistic approach towards management of animal genetic resources and conservation of domestic animal diversity, especially by the research community
 
Publisher Kluwer
 
Date 2007
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/4792/1/HumanEcology_35_1_139-149_2007.pdf
Ayantunde, A A and Kango, M and Hiernaux, P and Udo, H M J and Tabo, R (2007) Herders' perceptions on ruminant livestock breeds and breeding management in southwestern Niger. Human Ecology, 35 (1). pp. 139-149. ISSN 0300-7839