Livestock Keepers’ Attitudes: Keystone of Effective Community-Based Breeding Programs
Livestock keepers in southwestern Burkina Faso hold the local Lobi taurine breed, local Zebu cattle, and their crosses. Some communities in the region have begun to implement community-based cattle breeding programs (CBBPs), which involve animal tagging and recording and, potentially, also bull shar...
| Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Formato: | Journal Article |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
MDPI
2021
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129409 |
| _version_ | 1855542213255102464 |
|---|---|
| author | Zoma-Traoré, Bienvenue Probst, Lorenz Ouédraogo-Koné, Salifou Soudré, Albert Ouédraogo, Dominique Yougbaré, Bernadette Traoré, Amadou Khayatzadeh, Negar Mészáros, Gábor Burger, Pamela Anna Okeyo Mwai, Ally Sölkner, Johann Wurzinger, Maria Martin Collado, Daniel |
| author_browse | Burger, Pamela Anna Khayatzadeh, Negar Martin Collado, Daniel Mészáros, Gábor Okeyo Mwai, Ally Ouédraogo, Dominique Ouédraogo-Koné, Salifou Probst, Lorenz Soudré, Albert Sölkner, Johann Traoré, Amadou Wurzinger, Maria Yougbaré, Bernadette Zoma-Traoré, Bienvenue |
| author_facet | Zoma-Traoré, Bienvenue Probst, Lorenz Ouédraogo-Koné, Salifou Soudré, Albert Ouédraogo, Dominique Yougbaré, Bernadette Traoré, Amadou Khayatzadeh, Negar Mészáros, Gábor Burger, Pamela Anna Okeyo Mwai, Ally Sölkner, Johann Wurzinger, Maria Martin Collado, Daniel |
| author_sort | Zoma-Traoré, Bienvenue |
| collection | Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace) |
| description | Livestock keepers in southwestern Burkina Faso hold the local Lobi taurine breed, local Zebu cattle, and their crosses. Some communities in the region have begun to implement community-based cattle breeding programs (CBBPs), which involve animal tagging and recording and, potentially, also bull sharing. Based on the hypothesis that the participation of livestock keepers in CBBPs depends on their attitudes towards these programs, we used questionnaires to survey the attitudes of 125 farmers towards cattle breeding strategies and tools. Results were analyzed using principal component analysis. Farmers showed a highly positive attitude towards maintaining the features of their preferred cattle breed, but their attitudes varied substantially towards crossbreeding for breed improvement. Farmers generally agreed that performance was more important than animal appearance, and most of them were willing to cooperate with breeders’ associations but were skeptical about sharing their bulls with other farmers. The majority was reluctant to record performance data, which may be due to a capacity deficit and their confidence in being able to select the best animals based purely on phenotype. Our analysis suggests that breeders’ associations, as a key component of CBBPs, should lay down clear rules and obligations for their members from the outset. Timely consideration of farmers’ attitudes towards different breeding tools may improve their uptake and guarantee the sustainability of CBBPs. |
| format | Journal Article |
| id | CGSpace129409 |
| institution | CGIAR Consortium |
| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 2021 |
| publishDateRange | 2021 |
| publishDateSort | 2021 |
| publisher | MDPI |
| publisherStr | MDPI |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | CGSpace1294092025-12-08T09:54:28Z Livestock Keepers’ Attitudes: Keystone of Effective Community-Based Breeding Programs Zoma-Traoré, Bienvenue Probst, Lorenz Ouédraogo-Koné, Salifou Soudré, Albert Ouédraogo, Dominique Yougbaré, Bernadette Traoré, Amadou Khayatzadeh, Negar Mészáros, Gábor Burger, Pamela Anna Okeyo Mwai, Ally Sölkner, Johann Wurzinger, Maria Martin Collado, Daniel livestock breeding attitudes Livestock keepers in southwestern Burkina Faso hold the local Lobi taurine breed, local Zebu cattle, and their crosses. Some communities in the region have begun to implement community-based cattle breeding programs (CBBPs), which involve animal tagging and recording and, potentially, also bull sharing. Based on the hypothesis that the participation of livestock keepers in CBBPs depends on their attitudes towards these programs, we used questionnaires to survey the attitudes of 125 farmers towards cattle breeding strategies and tools. Results were analyzed using principal component analysis. Farmers showed a highly positive attitude towards maintaining the features of their preferred cattle breed, but their attitudes varied substantially towards crossbreeding for breed improvement. Farmers generally agreed that performance was more important than animal appearance, and most of them were willing to cooperate with breeders’ associations but were skeptical about sharing their bulls with other farmers. The majority was reluctant to record performance data, which may be due to a capacity deficit and their confidence in being able to select the best animals based purely on phenotype. Our analysis suggests that breeders’ associations, as a key component of CBBPs, should lay down clear rules and obligations for their members from the outset. Timely consideration of farmers’ attitudes towards different breeding tools may improve their uptake and guarantee the sustainability of CBBPs. 2021-02-25 2023-03-10T14:34:39Z 2023-03-10T14:34:39Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129409 en Open Access MDPI Zoma-Traoré, Bienvenue; Probst, Lorenz; Ouédraogo-Koné, Salifou; Soudré, Albert; Ouédraogo, Dominique; Yougbaré, Bernadette; Traoré, Amadou; Khayatzadeh, Negar; Mészáros, Gábor; Burger, Pamela Anna; Okeyo Mwai, Ally; Sölkner, Johann; Wurzinger, Maria; Martin-Collado, Daniel. 2021. Livestock Keepers' Attitudes: Keystone of Effective Community-Based Breeding Programs. Sustainability 13: 2499 |
| spellingShingle | livestock breeding attitudes Zoma-Traoré, Bienvenue Probst, Lorenz Ouédraogo-Koné, Salifou Soudré, Albert Ouédraogo, Dominique Yougbaré, Bernadette Traoré, Amadou Khayatzadeh, Negar Mészáros, Gábor Burger, Pamela Anna Okeyo Mwai, Ally Sölkner, Johann Wurzinger, Maria Martin Collado, Daniel Livestock Keepers’ Attitudes: Keystone of Effective Community-Based Breeding Programs |
| title | Livestock Keepers’ Attitudes: Keystone of Effective Community-Based Breeding Programs |
| title_full | Livestock Keepers’ Attitudes: Keystone of Effective Community-Based Breeding Programs |
| title_fullStr | Livestock Keepers’ Attitudes: Keystone of Effective Community-Based Breeding Programs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Livestock Keepers’ Attitudes: Keystone of Effective Community-Based Breeding Programs |
| title_short | Livestock Keepers’ Attitudes: Keystone of Effective Community-Based Breeding Programs |
| title_sort | livestock keepers attitudes keystone of effective community based breeding programs |
| topic | livestock breeding attitudes |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129409 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT zomatraorebienvenue livestockkeepersattitudeskeystoneofeffectivecommunitybasedbreedingprograms AT probstlorenz livestockkeepersattitudeskeystoneofeffectivecommunitybasedbreedingprograms AT ouedraogokonesalifou livestockkeepersattitudeskeystoneofeffectivecommunitybasedbreedingprograms AT soudrealbert livestockkeepersattitudeskeystoneofeffectivecommunitybasedbreedingprograms AT ouedraogodominique livestockkeepersattitudeskeystoneofeffectivecommunitybasedbreedingprograms AT yougbarebernadette livestockkeepersattitudeskeystoneofeffectivecommunitybasedbreedingprograms AT traoreamadou livestockkeepersattitudeskeystoneofeffectivecommunitybasedbreedingprograms AT khayatzadehnegar livestockkeepersattitudeskeystoneofeffectivecommunitybasedbreedingprograms AT meszarosgabor livestockkeepersattitudeskeystoneofeffectivecommunitybasedbreedingprograms AT burgerpamelaanna livestockkeepersattitudeskeystoneofeffectivecommunitybasedbreedingprograms AT okeyomwaially livestockkeepersattitudeskeystoneofeffectivecommunitybasedbreedingprograms AT solknerjohann livestockkeepersattitudeskeystoneofeffectivecommunitybasedbreedingprograms AT wurzingermaria livestockkeepersattitudeskeystoneofeffectivecommunitybasedbreedingprograms AT martincolladodaniel livestockkeepersattitudeskeystoneofeffectivecommunitybasedbreedingprograms |