Projektnummer

0063794

Zusammenfassung

In Benin, like in other coastal West African countries, many large-sized zebu cattle breeds are found in smallholder production systems as a result of cross-border transhumance from Sahelian countries. Crossbreeding these breeds with the local taurine breeds has being increasingly practiced by smallholder cattle farmers as a way of intensifying meat and milk production. While this practice will likely continue among smallholder farmers, breeding strategies have to be adjusted since continued availability of cattle of local breeds - which are able to survive, grow and reproduce under ha...