| 来源类型 | FEEM working papers "Note di lavoro" series
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| 规范类型 | 论文
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| Does Breed Matter to Cattle Farmers and Buyers? Evidence from West Africa |
| M. A. Jabbar; M. L. Diedhiou
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| 发表日期 | 2001
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| 出处 | Climate Change and Sustainable Development
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| 出版年 | 2001
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| 语种 | 英语
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| 摘要 | World agriculture is based on a small number of animal species and a decreasing number of breeds within each species. Several breeds of West African shorthorn cattle (Bos taurus brachyceros) are now at high risk of extinction due to interbreeding. The West African shorthorn breeds are particularly important resources because of their superior abilities to resist diseases, particularly trypanosomosis, and be productive under high humidity, heat stress, water restriction and with poor quality feed. An analysis of farmers' breeding practices and breed preferences in a sample area in southwest Nigeria confirmed a strong trend away from trypanotolerant breeds, especially Muturu, and identified the traits farmers find least desirable in these breeds relative to zebu (Bos indicus) breeds. An analysis of cattle market prices found that buyers have preferences for specific breeds for specific purposes and that though in general price differences due to breed are small, in some cases buyers pay significantly different prices for certain breeds consistent with their preferences. The best hopes for increased utilization of breeds at risk such as Muturu is likely in other areas of West Africa, for example in southeast Nigeria, where the Muturu is better suited to the farming systems and there is a large market for this breed to provide incentives. |
| 关键词 | Cattle breeds,market prices,farmer preferences,genetic resources,conservation
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| URL | https://www.feem.it/en/publications/feem-working-papers-note-di-lavoro-series/does-breed-matter-to-cattle-farmers-and-buyers-evidence-from-west-africa/
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| 来源智库 | Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (Italy)
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| 资源类型 | 智库出版物
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| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/116712
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M. A. Jabbar,M. L. Diedhiou. Does Breed Matter to Cattle Farmers and Buyers? Evidence from West Africa. 2001.
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