Typology, management and smallholder farmer-preferred traits for selection of indigenous goats (<i>Capra hisrcus</i>) in three agro-ecological zones in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Simon, Patrick Baenyi; Joseph, Junga Owino; Ochieng, Joel W.; Tiambo, Christian Keambou; Tarekegn, Getinet Mekuriaw; Machuka, Eunice; Kabange, Dorine; Musale, Katunga; Mushagalusa, Ciza Arsène; Kizungu, Roger Vumilia; Pellé, Roger

doi:10.1080/09712119.2021.1995393

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“…ITK of livestock breeding is often 'tacit' and not necessarily expressed in conventional forms, such as scientific research, documentation and publications (ICAR, 2004;Sow and Ranjan, 2021;Slade, and Yoong, 2014). Conventional livestock breeding often focuses only a few quantitative traits, such as the quantity of milk, or pounds of meat produced; on the contrary, ITK of livestock breeding prioritizes a wide range of qualitative traits such as endurance and the ability to walk long distances over difficult terrains (Jaritz et al, 2010), resistance to diseases, warding-off predators, fending offsprings, coat colour and texture, gait of the animal, temperament, and response and obedience to instructions of the master (Dwivedi, 2022;LPPS and Köhler-Rollefson, 2005;Marsoner et al, 2018;Simon et al, 2021;Siripurapu et al, 2020;Tada et al, 2013). Indigenous livestock production systems lay emphasis on minimizing risks rather than maximizing profits (Prakash et al, n.d.).…”

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Validation of the Indigenous Technical Knowledge of Cattle Pastoralists of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India

Siripurapu,

Moola,

Sharma

et al. 2024

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Indigenous technical knowledge (ITK) of livestock breeding is often tacit and not necessarily expressed in conventional forms of scientific research and documentation. Indigenous livestock breeding systems rely mostly on qualitative traits than pure quantitative qualities. Qualitative traits are difficult to measure and most of the indigenous knowledge systems are in forms of qualitative traits. The lack of documentation and predominant qualitative nature makes it difficult to validate the ITK related to livestock breeding. In this context a study was conducted to examine the traditional breeding practices associated with two heritage cattle breeds of the Deccan Plateau region of India. The study examines the criteria used for selection of the breeding bulls of the indigenous Poda Thurpu and Nallmala-Pasa/Kamma, cattle breeds native to the study area. Results of the study identifies fourteen traits specific to breeding bulls and four traits that are generic to the breeding stock/cows. These traits/characteristics are ‘deemed desirable’ by the local cattle breeders for the ‘heritage breeds’, believed to have been bred and managed by them for generations. Observations of the present study supports the notion that traditional breeders of heritage breeds lay more emphasis on qualitative traits (ability to warding-off predators, fending off-springs, coat colour and texture, gait of the animal, temperament, and response and obedience to instructions of the master) than quantitative traits. It was found that local breeders give significant importance to the fertility of bovine bulls than cows. Breeding bulls are meticulously chosen with extreme caution and care, following a very long and meticulous selection process that could last for four years. Traditionally local cattle breeders of the study follow open nucleus breeding system for breeding and are strictly against promotion of inbreeding among their cattle herds. Only men are involved in cattle breeding in the study area and women usually stay away.

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Validation of the Indigenous Technical Knowledge of Cattle Pastoralists of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India

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Moola,

Sharma

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“…These goats are spread throughout all the agro‐ecological zones (AEZs) of the country where they are kept by farmers (FAOSTAT, 2015; accessed March 2021). In South Kivu, goats contribute up to 40% to farmers’ household income (Baenyi Simon et al, 2021; Wasso et al, 2018). As in eastern Africa, goats in DRC are raised in marginal areas, where crops production is not possible, in different production systems with the predominance of an extensive system that is characterized by low breeding inputs (Muigai et al, 2017).…”

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“…In most developing countries, agriculture and particularly livestock farming constitute an important source of income in rural households (Herrero et al, 2013). In that respect, goats, one of the first domesticated animals, provide meat and milk as a major source of income for smallholder farmers (Aziz, 2010; Baenyi Simon et al, 2021; Naderi et al, 2008; Skapetas & Bampidis, 2016).…”

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Haplotype analysis of the mitochondrial DNA d‐loop region reveals the maternal origin and historical dynamics among the indigenous goat populations in east and west of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Simon

Jung'a

Tarekegn

et al. 2022

Ecology and Evolution

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This study aimed at assessing haplotype diversity and population dynamics of three Congolese indigenous goat populations that included Kasai goat (KG), small goat (SG), and dwarf goat (DG) of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The 1169 bp d‐loop region of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) was sequenced for 339 Congolese indigenous goats. The total length of sequences was used to generate the haplotypes and evaluate their diversities, whereas the hypervariable region (HVI, 453 bp) was analyzed to define the maternal variation and the demographic dynamic. A total of 568 segregating sites that generated 192 haplotypes were observed from the entire d‐loop region (1169 bp d‐loop). Phylogenetic analyses using reference haplotypes from the six globally defined goat mtDNA haplogroups showed that all the three Congolese indigenous goat populations studied clustered into the dominant haplogroup A, as revealed by the neighbor‐joining (NJ) tree and median‐joining (MJ) network. Nine haplotypes were shared between the studied goats and goat populations from Pakistan (1 haplotype), Kenya, Ethiopia and Algeria (1 haplotype), Zimbabwe (1 haplotype), Cameroon (3 haplotypes), and Mozambique (3 haplotypes). The population pairwise analysis (FST) indicated a weak differentiation between the Congolese indigenous goat populations. Negative and significant (p‐value <.05) values for Fu's Fs (−20.418) and Tajima's (−2.189) tests showed the expansion in the history of the three Congolese indigenous goat populations. These results suggest a weak differentiation and a single maternal origin for the studied goats. This information will contribute to the improvement of the management strategies and long‐term conservation of indigenous goats in DRC.

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Reproductive performances of Ethiopian indigenous goat populations under different management conditions for assisting selective breeding schemes

Getaneh

Shibabaw

Kebede

2023

Journal of Applied Animal Research

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Typology, management and smallholder farmer-preferred traits for selection of indigenous goats (Capra hisrcus) in three agro-ecological zones in the Democratic Republic of Congo

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Validation of the Indigenous Technical Knowledge of Cattle Pastoralists of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India

Validation of the Indigenous Technical Knowledge of Cattle Pastoralists of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India

Haplotype analysis of the mitochondrial DNA d‐loop region reveals the maternal origin and historical dynamics among the indigenous goat populations in east and west of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Reproductive performances of Ethiopian indigenous goat populations under different management conditions for assisting selective breeding schemes

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