Social changes, economic performance and development: the case of goat production in Oman

Zaïbet, Lokman; Dharmapala, P. Sunil; Boughanmi, Houcine; Mahgoub, O.; Al-Marshudi, Ahmed Salim

doi:10.1016/j.smallrumres.2003.11.002

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“…This activity deserves mention because it could be implemented in small areas and it could generate enough income for the family (Johnson et al, 1986;Cabral et al, 2008). On the other hand, work outside the farm, particularly in non-farm activities, is an actual part of the household model, and the importance of this source of income is greater for poorer rural families (Silvestro et al, 2001;Zaibet et al, 2004). Henceforth, the percentage of boys and girls in working age from all strata that worked in non farm activities amounted to 72.22%, what corroborate such hypothesis.…”

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“…Nevertheless, an important part of young farmers, independently of gender, gave assistance to their parents in conducting the dairy goat husbandry. If the family operates the activity profitably the young farmers could succeed their parents on successful business endurance and thus maintaining their rural lives (Silvestro et al, 2001;Zaibet et al, 2004;Cabral et al, 2008).…”

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Characteristics of the dairy goat primary sector at the Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Santos¹,

Vieira

Henrique

et al. 2008

R. Bras. Zootec.

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-A survey was done based on 19 goat shepherds at counties of Centre-highlands, Northern and North-western regions of the Rio de Janeiro State and at the county of Pedra Dourada, Zona da Mata region, State of Minas Gerais. We aimed to characterise the primary sector of the goat milk production chain settled at those regions. Therefore, questionnaires were applied in order to depict profiles of the shepherds, their families, the role of the wife in the activity, the resources available, dependence on income generated by the activity, and how producers administrate their business. Farms were distributed in five strata according to the following daily milk production averages and standard deviations: 8.8 ± 0.9, 15.7 ± 3.9, 22.6 ± 2.7, 34.4 ± 3.4, and 183.8 ± 54.2 L/d. Approximately 42% of the interviewed producers conducted their activities according to a household production model and the income earned was exclusively from the dairy goat husbandry. Sons and daughters performed an important role in the business (27.80%), but most of them (62.73%) worked out at non farm activities. The percentage of wives that worked directly in the activity ( ≅ 47%) indicated that it could contribute to gender equity in the rural environment. Most of the production systems (63.16%) presented positive gross margins. We have noticed, however, that shepherds perceived only the business gross margin and that the most accurate registries taken were those related to revenues. In general, producers of the higher strata were favoured by their larger production scale, but asymptotic behaviours for costs and amounts invested in animals, equipments and buildings were observed. These characteristics should be considered when policies related to the dairy goat primary sector have to be planned.Key Words: household agriculture, enterprise budget analysis, agribusiness Características do setor primário da caprinocultura leiteira no estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil RESUMO -Realizou-se um levantamento com base em 19 caprinoculturas de municípios das regiões Centro-Serrana, Norte e Noroeste do estado do Rio de Janeiro e do município de Pedra Dourada, região da Zona da Mata de Minas Gerais, para caracterizar o setor primário da cadeia produtiva do leite de cabra produzido nestas regiões. Foram aplicados questionários com o objetivo de traçar o perfil dos produtores, de suas famílias, do papel da esposa na atividade, da disponibilidade de recursos, da dependência da renda gerada na atividade e do modo como os produtores administravam seu negócio. As fazendas foram distribuídas em cinco estratos de acordo com as médias de produção diária de leite e os desvios-padrão: 8,8 ± 0,9; 15,7 ± 3,9; 22,6 ± 2,7; 34,4 ± 3,4; 183,8 ± 54,2 L/dia. Aproximadamente 42% dos produtores entrevistados conduziam suas atividades segundo o modelo familiar e obtinham renda exclusivamente da caprinocultura leiteira. Os filhos e as filhas desempenhavam papel importante no negócio (27,80%), mas a maior parte (62,73%) trabalhava fora, em atividades não-agrícolas. O percent...

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confidence: 72%

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confidence: 99%

Characteristics of the dairy goat primary sector at the Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Santos¹,

Vieira

Henrique

et al. 2008

R. Bras. Zootec.

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“…The animals' nutrient and energy intake covers their requirements for maintenance, locomotion and slow growth even during the dry season. However, since only a few animals are fed individually according to their growth and production requirements, feedstuffs offered at the homestead are used rather inefficiently (Zaibet et al, 2004;Dickhoefer, 2009). Animals that do require extra nutrients and energy are young females as well as pregnant and lactating does (Dickhoefer, 2009).…”

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“…The low nutritive value of most pasture plants as well as seasonal changes in the biomass yields and in the nutritional quality of the rangeland vegetation can therefore strongly limit the growth and production of grazing livestock (Ramírez et al, 2006;Dickhoefer et al, 2010). Hence, many authors have recommended the conversion of pastoral systems to zero-grazing systems in order to improve animal production and to conserve the natural rangeland vegetation (Zaibet et al, 2004;Mahgoub et al, 2005). However, recent studies in the oases of the Al Jabal al Akhdar Mountains in Northern Oman have shown that the use of natural fodder resources largely contributes to the profitability of the local goat husbandry (Dickhoefer, 2009), while farmers appear to use purchased concentrate feeds rather inefficiently (Zaibet et al, 2004).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Hence, many authors have recommended the conversion of pastoral systems to zero-grazing systems in order to improve animal production and to conserve the natural rangeland vegetation (Zaibet et al, 2004;Mahgoub et al, 2005). However, recent studies in the oases of the Al Jabal al Akhdar Mountains in Northern Oman have shown that the use of natural fodder resources largely contributes to the profitability of the local goat husbandry (Dickhoefer, 2009), while farmers appear to use purchased concentrate feeds rather inefficiently (Zaibet et al, 2004). Hence, this study analyzed the extent to which a strategic supplement feeding with locally produced feedstuffs can improve the nutritional situation of grazing goats.…”

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Adjusting homestead feeding to requirements and nutrient intake of grazing goats on semi-arid, subtropical highland pastures

Dickhoefer

Mahgoub

Schlecht

2011

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Intensive livestock grazing can largely deplete the natural fodder resources in semi-arid, subtropical highlands and together with the low nutritional quality of the pasture vegetation limit the growth and production of grazing animals. To evaluate the contribution of homestead feeding of grazing goats to rangeland conservation and animal nutrition, two researcher-managed on-farm trials were conducted in a mountain oasis of Northern Oman. Goats' feed intake on pasture in response to four rations containing different levels of locally available green fodder and concentrate feeds was determined in six male goats each (35 6 10.2 kg body weight (BW)). Total feed intake was estimated using titanium dioxide as external fecal marker as well as the diet organic matter (OM) digestibility derived from fecal crude protein concentration. The nutritional quality of selected fodder plants on pasture was analyzed to determine the animals' nutrient and energy intake during grazing. The pasture vegetation accounted for 0.46 to 0.65 of the goats' total OM intake (87 to 107 g/kg 0.75 BW), underlining the importance of this fodder resource for the husbandry system. However, metabolizable energy (7.2 MJ/kg OM) and phosphorus concentrations (1.4 g/kg OM) in the consumed pasture plants were low. Homestead feeding of nutrient and energy-rich by-products of the national fishery and date palm cultivation to grazing goats increased their daily OM intake ( R 2 5 0.36; P 5 0.005) and covered their requirements for growth and production. While the OM intake on pasture was highest in animals fed a concentrate-based diet ( P 5 0.003), the daily intake of 21 g OM/kg 0.75 BW of cultivated green fodder reduced the animals' feed intake on pasture ( R 2 5 0.44; P 5 0.001). Adjusting homestead supplementation with locally available feedstuffs to the requirements of individual goats and to the nutritional quality of the pasture vegetation improves animal performance and eases the grazing pressure exerted on the natural vegetation. This management strategy therefore appears to be a valuable alternative to intensive livestock feeding in zero-grazing systems and may contribute to sustainable livestock production in ecologically fragile, semi-arid mountain regions.

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Serological, cultural and molecular evidence of Brucella melitensis infection in goats in Al Jabal Al Akhdar, Sultanate of Oman

ElTahir

Toobi

Al-Marzooqi

et al. 2018

Veterinary Medicine & Sci

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Brucellosis, one of the most common zoonotic diseases and has significant public health and economic importance worldwide. Few studies and reports have been performed to estimate the true prevalence of animal brucellosis in the Sultanate of Oman; however, no incidence of the disease was previously reported in Al Jabal Al Akhdar. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of brucellosis in goats in eight villages in Al Jebal Al Akhdar, Sultanate of Oman, namely: Al Aqaieb, Al Helailat, Al Ghilayil, Hail Al Hedap, Da'an Al Hamra, Shnoot, Al Qasha'e and Al Sarah, Al Jabal Al Akhdar in the Sultanate of Oman. In this study we used different diagnostic serological tests, namely, RBT, I‐ELISA and CFT to study the prevalence of Brucella infection in goats in Al Jabal Al Akhdar. Statistical analysis using Kappa statistics was used to compare the performance of the serological tests. Biochemical tests and species‐specific Multiplex PCR were used to identify the brucella species involved in the infection. A structured questionnaire and Chi‐square (x2) statistical analysis was used to identify related brucellosis risk factors. This study is the first to reveal brucellosis infection in goats in eight villages in Al Jebal Al Akhdar, Sultanate of Oman, namely: Al Aqaieb, Al Helailat, Al Ghilayil, Hail Al Hedap, Da'an Al Hamra, Shnoot, Al Qasha'e and Al Sarah, with an overall seroprevalence of 11.1%. The study also compared the performance of three different serological tests, namely, RBT, I‐ELISA and CFT. Statistical analysis using Kappa statistics showed that the degree of agreement was best seen between RBT and CFT (96%), followed by RBT, I‐ ELISA (91.4%) and CFT and I‐ ELISA (89.2%). Biochemical tests and species‐specific Multiplex PCR showed the typical profile for B. melitensis. A structured questionnaire and Chi‐square (x2) statistical analysis indicated that the presence of abortion is the major risk factor for the prevalence of brucellosis, whereas age and sex were not significant factors in the tested animals. Besides, poor knowledge about brucellosis, consumption of unpasteurized milk or milk products, free trade of animals and the introduction of new animal breeds to herds were all contributing risk factors to the prevalence of brucellosis. The prevalence of human brucellosis obtained verbally from pastoralists gave an insight that brucellosis could pose a public health hazard, especially in those high‐risk groups, mainly the pastoralists in the study area. Because of their constant and increasing interaction with their animals, pastoralists could be at a high risk of occupational infection.

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Social changes, economic performance and development: the case of goat production in Oman

Cited by 32 publications

References 7 publications

Characteristics of the dairy goat primary sector at the Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Characteristics of the dairy goat primary sector at the Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Adjusting homestead feeding to requirements and nutrient intake of grazing goats on semi-arid, subtropical highland pastures

Serological, cultural and molecular evidence of Brucella melitensis infection in goats in Al Jabal Al Akhdar, Sultanate of Oman

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