Dry-season cattle fattening by smallholder farmers in the semi-arid zone of Mali

Presents results of a study of a beef-fattening project in which smallholder farmers in the semi-arid zone of Mali were provided with credit to purchase mature cattle for fattening programme. The daily weight gain in animals kept permanently housed was on average higher than in animals which were al...

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Autores principales: Bartholomew, P.W., Ly, R., Nantoume, H., Koné, N'G., Traoré, B., Khibe, T., Sissoko, K., Baur, H.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1992
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28059
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author Bartholomew, P.W.
Ly, R.
Nantoume, H.
Koné, N'G.
Traoré, B.
Khibe, T.
Sissoko, K.
Baur, H.
author_browse Bartholomew, P.W.
Baur, H.
Khibe, T.
Koné, N'G.
Ly, R.
Nantoume, H.
Sissoko, K.
Traoré, B.
author_facet Bartholomew, P.W.
Ly, R.
Nantoume, H.
Koné, N'G.
Traoré, B.
Khibe, T.
Sissoko, K.
Baur, H.
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description Presents results of a study of a beef-fattening project in which smallholder farmers in the semi-arid zone of Mali were provided with credit to purchase mature cattle for fattening programme. The daily weight gain in animals kept permanently housed was on average higher than in animals which were allowed out to graze and only provided with supplementary feed in the stable. The loss in individual animal performance was apparently offset by a saving in labour for forage collection of approximately two hours per day. Animals of the Maure breed gained weight at a significantly higher rate than Peul animals even when both breeds were maintained under apparently similar conditions of management.
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spelling CGSpace280592024-03-06T10:16:43Z Dry-season cattle fattening by smallholder farmers in the semi-arid zone of Mali Bartholomew, P.W. Ly, R. Nantoume, H. Koné, N'G. Traoré, B. Khibe, T. Sissoko, K. Baur, H. semiarid zones cattle fattening small farms weight gain feeds maure cattle credit fulani cattle supplementary feeding labour feed intake water supply Presents results of a study of a beef-fattening project in which smallholder farmers in the semi-arid zone of Mali were provided with credit to purchase mature cattle for fattening programme. The daily weight gain in animals kept permanently housed was on average higher than in animals which were allowed out to graze and only provided with supplementary feed in the stable. The loss in individual animal performance was apparently offset by a saving in labour for forage collection of approximately two hours per day. Animals of the Maure breed gained weight at a significantly higher rate than Peul animals even when both breeds were maintained under apparently similar conditions of management. 1992 2013-05-06T06:59:50Z 2013-05-06T06:59:50Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28059 en Limited Access African Livestock Research;1(2):31-38
spellingShingle semiarid zones
cattle
fattening
small farms
weight gain
feeds
maure cattle
credit
fulani cattle
supplementary feeding
labour
feed intake
water supply
Bartholomew, P.W.
Ly, R.
Nantoume, H.
Koné, N'G.
Traoré, B.
Khibe, T.
Sissoko, K.
Baur, H.
Dry-season cattle fattening by smallholder farmers in the semi-arid zone of Mali
title Dry-season cattle fattening by smallholder farmers in the semi-arid zone of Mali
title_full Dry-season cattle fattening by smallholder farmers in the semi-arid zone of Mali
title_fullStr Dry-season cattle fattening by smallholder farmers in the semi-arid zone of Mali
title_full_unstemmed Dry-season cattle fattening by smallholder farmers in the semi-arid zone of Mali
title_short Dry-season cattle fattening by smallholder farmers in the semi-arid zone of Mali
title_sort dry season cattle fattening by smallholder farmers in the semi arid zone of mali
topic semiarid zones
cattle
fattening
small farms
weight gain
feeds
maure cattle
credit
fulani cattle
supplementary feeding
labour
feed intake
water supply
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28059
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