Effects of feed and health interventions on small ruminant production in mixed crop-livestock systems in southern Mali

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropicsen
cg.contributor.affiliationAssociation Malienne d'Éveil au Développement Durableen
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Developmenten
cg.coverage.countryMali
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ML
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.19182/remvt.31747en
cg.identifier.urlhttp://revues.cirad.fr/index.php/REMVT/article/view/31747en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn1951-6711en
cg.issue2en
cg.journalRevue d’élevage et de médecine vétérinaire des pays tropicauxen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ilriCROP-LIVESTOCKen
cg.subject.ilriCROPSen
cg.subject.ilriFARMING SYSTEMSen
cg.subject.ilriFEEDSen
cg.subject.ilriFOOD SECURITYen
cg.subject.ilriHEALTHen
cg.subject.ilriINTENSIFICATIONen
cg.subject.ilriLIVESTOCKen
cg.volume72en
dc.contributor.authorAyantunde, Augustine A.en
dc.contributor.authorUmutoni, Clarisseen
dc.contributor.authorDembélé, T.en
dc.contributor.authorSeydou, K.en
dc.contributor.authorSamake, O.en
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-07T12:15:26Zen
dc.date.available2019-10-07T12:15:26Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/103981
dc.titleEffects of feed and health interventions on small ruminant production in mixed crop-livestock systems in southern Malien
dcterms.abstractIn Mali, small ruminants are a necessary part of mixed crop and livestock systems, and they fulfill various roles in the food security of households as sources of meat and milk, and means of additional income to meet food and cash needs. However, small ruminant production is challenged by the poor performance of animals, which is mainly caused by inadequate nutrition and diseases. A pilot study that combined feed and health interventions was conducted in two villages, Sirakele and Zanzoni in Koutiala District in the south of the country. The objective was to assess the effects of the combined interventions on small ruminant production in mixed crop-livestock systems. Zanzoni served as control, and Sirakele received both feed and health interventions. Twenty households were randomly selected in each village and the study lasted one year, from August 2016 to August 2017. Results showed that within a year the average goat and sheep flock size in the feed and health intervention group doubled, whereas it mostly remained the same in the control group. The mortality rate was significantly lower in the treatment group than in the control one. In addition, the goats and sheep gained 42.98 ± 3.28 and 47.12 ± 2.73 g/day in the treatment group, whereas they only gained 22.59 ± 2.29 and 16.58 ± 2.74 g/day in the control group, respectively. The results confirmed that feed and health interventions significantly improved small ruminant production.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2019-07-10
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAyantunde, A.A., Umutoni, C., Dembele, T., Seydou, K. and Samake, O.2019. Effects of feed and health interventions on small ruminant production in mixed crop-livestock systems in Southern Mali. Revue d’élevage et de médecine vétérinaire des pays tropicaux (Journal of Tropical Livestock Science) 72 (2): 65-72.en
dcterms.extentp. 65-72en
dcterms.issued2019-07-12
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.languagefr
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherCentre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développementen
dcterms.subjectmixed farmingen
dcterms.subjecthouseholdsen
dcterms.subjectfood securityen
dcterms.subjectfeedsen
dcterms.subjecthealthen
dcterms.subjectsmall ruminantsen
dcterms.subjectcropsen
dcterms.subjectlivestocken
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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