Pro-poor animal improvement and breeding — What can science do?

Rege, J.E.O.; Marshall, Karen; Notenbaert, An Maria Omer; Ojango, Julie M.K.; Okeyo, A.M.

doi:10.1016/j.livsci.2010.09.003

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“…Despite these well documented advantages of a relative simple technique African livestock farmers still face a number of limitations for successful implementation of AI. Several factors are discussed in literature ranging from a lack of infrastructure and animal recording systems (Cunningham, 1999;Kahi & Rege, 2008;Rege et al 2011;Mirkena et al 2010) to cost of the technology, clear breeding objectives and insufficient capacity to adapt to continuously changing production systems and markets.…”

Section: Impact Of Artificial Inseminationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In this system native breeds can be used effectively without indiscriminate use of crossbreeding. In many of the African countries centralized programs were initiated, but failed on the long term due to the absence of technical support and participation (Rege et al 2011). …”

Section: Animal Recording Systems: a Prerequisite For Successful Reprmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The solutions to the limitations facing farmers, livestock owners and governments are unfortunately not all of a scientific nature. Some major drivers of change according to Rege et al (2011) include population growth, urbanization and changes in food preferences; climate change that may lead to more frequent drought or flooding with a direct influence on available grazing and water for livestock and crops. Furthermore, Africa has little choice to become part of the global village and this may be seen as a threat or an opportunity to be able to produce for both local and international markets.…”

Section: Reproductive Technology and The Impact On Food Production?mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Rege et al (2011) suggested different breed options for different production systems ranging from pastoral systems using mostly indigenous breeds, mixed systems in semi-arid/semi humid regions using indigenous with some crossbreds to highland regions where 50% exotic breeds can be used in crossbreeding as well as pure bred dairy cattle. In both the mixed and highland regions biotechnology such as AI may find application with an expected medium to high impact.…”

Section: Reproductive Technology and The Impact On Food Production?mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Several papers have been published on the potential impact of biotechnology in African livestock production (Kahi & Rewe, 2008;Rege et al 2011).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Perspective on the Impact of Reproductive Technologies on Food Production in Africa

Marle-Köster

Webb

2013

Current and Future Reproductive Technologies and World Food Production

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Africa for the largest part is still regarded as part of the developing world and has a history of political instability, natural disasters, floods and droughts that all had an effect on the development of livestock production systems and the potential application of biotechnologies. It is expected that the human population in sub Saharan Africa will experience a growth of 1.2 % per year over the next 30 years. There is therefore pressure to increase sustainable productivity of livestock. Reproductive technologies such as Artificial Insemination in Africa were driven primarily by the need to control or prevent venereal diseases like Trichomoniases and Campylobacter fetus venerealis in cattle. Reproductive biotechnology had a limited impact in Africa due to several factors including a lack of infrastructure and animal recording systems, clear breeding objectives and continuously changing production systems and markets. Africa has a large variety of genetic resources adapted to the diverse environment and production systems and biotechnology should be applied within this context for an increase in food production.

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Section: Impact Of Artificial Inseminationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Animal Recording Systems: a Prerequisite For Successful Reprmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Reproductive Technology and The Impact On Food Production?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Reproductive Technology and The Impact On Food Production?mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Several papers have been published on the potential impact of biotechnology in African livestock production (Kahi & Rewe, 2008;Rege et al 2011).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Goat Production in Eastern Africa: Practices, Breed Characteristics, and Opportunities for Their Sustainability

Muigai

Okeyo

Ojango

2017

Sustainable Goat Production in Adverse Environments: Volume I

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Traditional breeding objectives and practices of goat, sheep and cattle smallholders in The Gambia and implications in relation to the design of breeding interventions

Ejlertsen

Poole

Marshall

2012

Trop Anim Health Prod

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This paper describes the traditional breeding objectives and practices of West African Dwarf goat, Djallonke sheep, and N'dama cattle keepers in The Gambia and discusses the implications of these on the design of breeding-related interventions to improve livestock productivity. Data were collected via surveys implemented within three study sites in The Gambia, where traditional mixed crop-livestock smallholder farming predominates. The surveys comprised a participatory rural appraisal conducted in nine communities and a household questionnaire targeting 238 households. Livestock-keeping households were classified as 'poorer' or 'wealthier' based on the number of cattle owned. The most important objectives for keeping all species of livestock for the poorer groups (0 to 10 cattle) was 'savings and insurance', followed by 'income' and 'ceremonial/dowry' for the small ruminants and 'manure' and 'draught' for both cows and bulls. In contrast, for the wealthier group (more than 10 cattle), savings and insurance was the fourth to seventh ranked production objective (depending on species), with the most important production objectives being ceremonial/dowry for goats, income for sheep and manure for cows and bulls. An analysis of breeding practices indicated that breeding animals are selected on criteria which partially align to the breeding objectives, animals are rarely purchased for the purpose of breed improvement, knowledge of the cause and consequence of inbreeding is low and breeding decision makers may not necessarily be the livestock owner, particularly if the livestock owner is a women. Given this, it is suggested that capacity building on breeding-related issues, particularly in relation to the selection of breeding animals and specifically targeted at the different socioeconomic groups of livestock keepers, may be an appropriate, effective and relatively low-cost breeding intervention.

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Pro-poor animal improvement and breeding — What can science do?

Cited by 104 publications

References 19 publications

A Perspective on the Impact of Reproductive Technologies on Food Production in Africa

A Perspective on the Impact of Reproductive Technologies on Food Production in Africa

Goat Production in Eastern Africa: Practices, Breed Characteristics, and Opportunities for Their Sustainability

Traditional breeding objectives and practices of goat, sheep and cattle smallholders in The Gambia and implications in relation to the design of breeding interventions

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