Background and Objective: Guinea fowl originates from Africa where it has a cultural significance and its raising is considered as an important traditional activity and food source. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the production of guinea fowls and guinea fowl eggs in the Western Tandjilé Department. Materials and Methods: Four sub-prefectures were chosen for the potential production of guinea fowl. A total of 320 guinea fowl farmers were the subject of this cross-sectional and retrospective survey. Results: The average number of laying females was 18 heads per backyard. Guinea fowl with dark gray plumage were dominant. Puberty occurs at 7 months (28 weeks) in males and at 8 months (32 weeks) in females. The hen was the most solicited (93%) for the brooding of 17 eggs on average. The hatching rate was 90% and the survival rate of guinea fowl at weaning at 2 months was 81.1%. Almost all farms (98%) were individual. Cereals alone or mixed with oilseeds have been the main feeds of guinea fowl, produced or purchased by producers. An average of 110 eggs laid per female during the five months of laying was observed. Diseases, losses due to predation, theft and lack of supervision were the constraints mentioned. Conclusion: The production of guinea fowl and guinea fowl eggs in the Western Tandjile Department requires special attention and adequate supervision to get rid of the constraints related to this breed and improve its productivity.

L’objet de cette étude a été d’identifier les pratiques d’alimentation des caprins Kirdimi dans le Département de la Tandjilé-Centre. L’étude s’est déroulée de décembre 2021 à janvier 2022 dans 21 villages. Les données ont été collectées auprès de 315 ménages agro-éleveurs choisis de manière aléatoire. Il ressort que les ressources alimentaires consommées par les caprins sont : les fourrages naturels, les résidus de récolte et les compléments alimentaires (sous-produits artisanaux, agro-industriels et les déchets de cuisine). Quinze (15) herbacées et vingt-cinq (25) ligneuses fourragères les plus consommées par les caprins ont été identifiés. Trois (3) types de complémentations ont été identifiées : le type 1 qui renferme 89,71% des éleveurs dont les animaux reçoivent les sous-produits artisanaux, le type 2 où 9,65% des éleveurs qui utilisent les sous-produits artisanaux et les sous-produits agro-industriels et le type 3 minoritaire où seulement 0,64% des éleveurs complémente avec les sous-produits agro-industriels. Les ressources alimentaires des caprins dans la Tandjilé-Centre sont constituées surtout des fourrages des parcours naturels et des sous-produits (de récoltes, agroindustriels et artisanaux). Une analyse bromatologique permettrait d’apprécier leurs valeurs alimentaires afin de mieux les valoriser dans l’alimentation des caprins et améliorer leurs performances zootechniques. The purpose of this study was to identify the feeding practices of Kirdimi goats in the Department of Centre Tandjilé. The study took place from December 2021 to January 2022 in 21 villages. Data were collected from 315 randomly selected agro-pastoralist households. It appears that the food resources consumed by goats are: natural fodder, crop residues, and food supplements (artisanal by-products, agro-industrial, and kitchen waste). Fifteen (15) herbaceous and twenty-five (25) woody forages most consumed by goats have been identified. Three (3) types of supplementation have been identified: type 1 which contains 89.71% of livestock farmers who receive artisanal by-products, type 2, or 9.65% of farmers who use artisanal by-products and agro-industrial by-products and minority type 3 where only 0.64% of farmers supplement with agro-industrial by-products. The food resources of goats in the Centre Tandjilé Department consist mainly of fodder from natural rangelands and by-products (harvests, agro-industrial and artisanal). A bromatological analysis would make it possible to assess their food values to better value them in the diet of goats and improve their zoo technical performance.