Price and quality of livestock feeds in suburban markets of West Africa's Sahel: Case study from Bamako, Mali

Precio y calidad de alimento para ganado en mercados suburbanos en el Sahel de África del Oeste: Análisis de un caso en Bamako, Malí

Prix et qualité des aliments du bétail dans les marchés périurbains du Sahel Ouest africain : étude de cas à Bamako, Mali

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationSouth Dakota State Universityen
cg.contributor.crpIntegrated Systems for the Humid Tropicsen
cg.contributor.crpLivestock and Fishen
cg.coverage.countryMalien
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2MLen
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africaen
cg.creator.identifierAlan Duncan: 0000-0002-3954-3067en
cg.identifier.urlhttp://remvt.cirad.fr/revue/notice_fr.php?dk=574558en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn1951-6711en
cg.issue1en
cg.journalRevue d’élevage et de médecine vétérinaire des pays tropicauxen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ilriVALUE CHAINSen
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL FEEDINGen
cg.subject.ilriFEEDSen
cg.subject.ilriMARKETSen
cg.subject.ilriNUTRITIONen
cg.volume67en
dc.contributor.authorAyantunde, Augustine A.en
dc.contributor.authorBlümmel, Michaelen
dc.contributor.authorGrings, Elaine E.en
dc.contributor.authorDuncan, Alan J.en
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-12T15:42:41Zen
dc.date.available2015-02-12T15:42:41Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/56746
dc.titlePrice and quality of livestock feeds in suburban markets of West Africa's Sahel: Case study from Bamako, Malien
dcterms.abstractIn West African Sahel cities, livestock husbandry such as smallholder dairy production and livestock (cattle, sheep and goat) fattening has become popular among livestock owners to meet food needs for the household, and for income generation. The increasing importance of urban and suburban agriculture, particularly livestock husbandry in the region, has led to a rapid increase in livestock populations in most of the cities. As a result of this increase and the associated growth in the demand for feeds, feed markets have sprung up in many cities and towns of West Africa’s Sahel. A survey of livestock feed markets was conducted in five markets in Bamako, Mali. Prices of livestock feeds were monitored monthly from January to December 2010. In addition, feed samples were collected from the markets for laboratory analysis to determine their nutritional quality. Results showed that the prices of cowpea hay and groundnut haulm were consistently higher than those of other feeds throughout the year. The price of cowpea hay ranged from 367 FCFA/kg dry matter (DM) (1 USD ≈ 500 FCFA) in October, i.e. immediately after harvest, to 667 FCFA/kg DM in August, i.e. in the wet season. Results also showed that there was no relationship between price and quality for all feed types. However, prices and quality of feeds differed significantly across seasons suggesting that the season was a major determinant for the price of livestock feeds in suburban areas of West Africa’s Sahel.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen
dcterms.alternativePrecio y calidad de alimento para ganado en mercados suburbanos en el Sahel de África del Oeste: Análisis de un caso en Bamako, Malíes
dcterms.alternativePrix et qualité des aliments du bétail dans les marchés périurbains du Sahel Ouest africain : étude de cas à Bamako, Malifr
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAyantunde, A.A., Blummel, M., Grings, E., Duncan, A.J. 2014. Price and quality of livestock feeds in suburban markets of West Africa's Sahel: Case study from Bamako, Mali Revue d'élevage et de médecine vétérinaire des pays tropicaux 67(1):13-21.en
dcterms.extentp. 13-21en
dcterms.issued2014en
dcterms.languageenen
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen

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