Phenotypic parameters affecting reproduction and production performances of dairy cattle in peri-urban of Bamako, Mali

Vet World Vol.12 June-2019 Article-14

Research Article

Veterinary World, 12(6): 817-822

https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2019.817-822

Abdoulaye Toure¹, Nicolas Antoine-Moussiaux¹, Fikremariam Geda¹, Ali Kouriba², Diakaridia Traore³, Bakary Traore¹, Pascal Leroy¹, and Nassim Moula¹

1. Department of Veterinary Management of Animal Resources, Fundamental and Applied Research for Animal and Health (FARAH), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Boulevard de Colonster, 20, Building B43, 4000 Liege, Belgium.
2. National Committee for Agricultural Research (CNRA), Bamako, Mali.
3. Laboratory of Research in Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology (LaboREM-Biotch), Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali.

Background and Aim: The present study was conducted to evaluate the reproduction and production performances of crossbred and local dairy cattle in peri-urban of Bamako, the capital of Mali.

Materials and Methods: A total of 17 randomly selected households with 450 dairy cattle from four peri-urban of Bamako were individually interviewed, given register format and divided into four focus group discussions. The participants were dairy farmers and they were asked to know the phenotype that seems to them the more interesting for the reproduction and production performances of their dairy cattle.

Results: The calving interval (CI) obtained exceeded 433 days in all phenotypic types with average milk yields of 5.13±1.84 kg/day, 4.76±2.41, and 3.05±1.32 kg/day, respectively, for the Holstein crossbred, Montbeliard crossbred, and the local breeds (Zebu Peul and/or Zebu Maure). Crossbred was more productive than local breeds with significant (p<0.05) differences for lactation length, CI and total production and not significant on parity. The results also showed the advantages of the crossbred cows in terms of CI (460±80 days) compared to local zebus breeds (433±115 days) to keep the time of milking as long as possible. However, the Zebu Azawak breed whose cradle is located in Northern Mali, managed under extensive peri-urban rearing conditions, has less favorable production parameters than those of other local cattle breeds in milk production (636±43.3 kg vs. 681±41.1 kg).

Conclusion: The present study revealed that crossbred dairy cattle performed better in terms of CI, lactation length, and production compared to the local breeds. The study also showed that the local Azawak breed numerically performed less compared to the other local breeds evaluated in this study, namely, Peul and Maure. Keywords: cattle, Mali, milk production, peri-urban, reproduction.

Keywords: cattle, Mali, milk production, peri-urban, reproduction.

How to cite this article: Toure A, Antoine-Moussiaux N, Geda F, Kouriba A, Traore D, Traore B, Leroy P, Moula N (2019) Phenotypic parameters affecting reproduction and production performances of dairy cattle in peri-urban of Bamako, Mali, Veterinary World, 12(6): 817-822.

Received: 11-12-2018 Accepted: 25-04-2019 Published online: 14-06-2019

Corresponding author: Nassim Moula E-mail: nassim.Moula@uliege.be

DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2019.817-822

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