In the last years the process of urbanization and the population growth caused a change in food needs of big cities in the Sahel area. The increasing demand of milk and derivates is fulfilled by the import of big quantities of dried milk from the surplus countries. Local milk production should be improved to permit these countries to unburden themselves of their economical ties and to reduce the health problems related to the use of dried milk. The aim of this study was to obtain the livestock, social and economic information of two periurban camps just involved in a previous dairy project in Niamey (Niger). The study used a questionnaire concerning the farmer’s personal data, the herd live data, herd distribution, livestock management and veterinary practices, the animals health and the valorization of milk production. The questionnaire, translated from French into Fulfundè (Peuhl native language), was structured in questions without multiple choices and it has been carried out from 15 April to 30 May 2003. The questions were asked individually, so that one farmer could not influence the others. The census involved 81 farmers, 1,433 cattle (48.7% in the periurban area, 51.3% in the pastoral area). The zebu cattle breeds (Bos Indicus) were: Azaouak (28%), Djeli (49%), Goudali (1%), and Bororo (22%). The milking cows were 41% in the periurban area. The average milk production was 0.5-1 liter in dry season and 1-2 liter in raining season. The seasonal incidence of diseases is particularly high during the dry season; digestive disorders, due to ingestion of inedible material (mainly plastic bags), sickness afflicting the respiratory and the urinary systems, some cases of heat-strokes, nervous and locomotion disorders, and some cases of canker (injuries located mainly in the tongue) are those largely mentioned from the farmers. This study has identified many constrains to the development of milk production; solving these problems will permit to improve milk production in urban and periurban Niamey area.

Periurban livestock for milk production in Africa, Niamey (Niger): a town study / C.A.E. Crimella, A.F.A. Cantafora, A. Cefis, M. Zecchini. - In: ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE. - ISSN 1594-4077. - 4:Suppl. 2(2005), pp. 285-285. ((Intervento presentato al 16. convegno ASPA National Congress tenutosi a Torino nel 2005.

Periurban livestock for milk production in Africa, Niamey (Niger): a town study

C.A.E. Crimella
Primo
;
A.F.A. Cantafora
Secondo
;
A. Cefis
Penultimo
;
M. Zecchini
Ultimo
2005

Abstract

In the last years the process of urbanization and the population growth caused a change in food needs of big cities in the Sahel area. The increasing demand of milk and derivates is fulfilled by the import of big quantities of dried milk from the surplus countries. Local milk production should be improved to permit these countries to unburden themselves of their economical ties and to reduce the health problems related to the use of dried milk. The aim of this study was to obtain the livestock, social and economic information of two periurban camps just involved in a previous dairy project in Niamey (Niger). The study used a questionnaire concerning the farmer’s personal data, the herd live data, herd distribution, livestock management and veterinary practices, the animals health and the valorization of milk production. The questionnaire, translated from French into Fulfundè (Peuhl native language), was structured in questions without multiple choices and it has been carried out from 15 April to 30 May 2003. The questions were asked individually, so that one farmer could not influence the others. The census involved 81 farmers, 1,433 cattle (48.7% in the periurban area, 51.3% in the pastoral area). The zebu cattle breeds (Bos Indicus) were: Azaouak (28%), Djeli (49%), Goudali (1%), and Bororo (22%). The milking cows were 41% in the periurban area. The average milk production was 0.5-1 liter in dry season and 1-2 liter in raining season. The seasonal incidence of diseases is particularly high during the dry season; digestive disorders, due to ingestion of inedible material (mainly plastic bags), sickness afflicting the respiratory and the urinary systems, some cases of heat-strokes, nervous and locomotion disorders, and some cases of canker (injuries located mainly in the tongue) are those largely mentioned from the farmers. This study has identified many constrains to the development of milk production; solving these problems will permit to improve milk production in urban and periurban Niamey area.
Settore AGR/19 - Zootecnica Speciale
2005
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