Cattle farm’s typology of Nikki’s and Péhunco’s district in the north of Benin
Journal Title: Scientific Journal of Animal Science - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 4
Abstract
In the goal to characterize cattle farming and milk production in the north of Benin a typology of herd installed around Péhunco’s and Nikki’s creamery was made. Data were collected from a random sample farmers based on extension services’ lists. The survey was done with 146 cattle-breeders at Nikki and 139 at Péhunco which were in the official extension group. The principal composant analysis have identified four types of cattle-breeders called CB1 , CB2 , CB3 and CB4, differentiated by ethnicity, farming – cattle breeding integration, family’s skilled labor level, breeders’ training level, cattle phenotype, endogenous health knowledge, prophylaxis practice and food supplementation with crop residues. CB1, CB3 and CB4 were breeders who gave more importance to farming depend on cattle breeding. In return their small ruminants’ population increased. Typology allows bettering understanding the breeding systeme around creamery in Nikki and Péhunco.
Authors and Affiliations
A. H. Soule*| Laboratoire de Zootechnie. Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques. Université d'Abomey-Calavi. Benin Republic., J. A. P. Djenontin| Laboratoire de Production Animale et Halieutique. Université de Parakou, Benin Republic., S. Babatounde| Laboratoire de Zootechnie Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques. Université d'Abomey-Calavi. Benin Republic., I. A. Traore| Laboratoire de Production Animale et Halieutique. Université de Parakou, Benin Republic., S. Hounzangbe-adote| Laboratoire d’Ethnopharmacologie et de Santé Animale. Université d'Abomey-Calavi. Benin Republic., S. Farougou| Ecole Polytechnique d’Abomey-Calavi, Université d'Abomey-Calavi. Benin Republic., G. A. Mensah| Centre de Recherches Agricoles d’Agonkanmey. Institut National des Recherches Agricoles du Bénin. Benin Republic.
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