Livestock Keepers’ Attitudes: Keystone of Effective Community-Based Breeding Programs

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dc.creatorZoma-Traoré, Bienvenue
dc.creatorProbst, Lorenz
dc.creatorOuédraogo-Koné, Salifou
dc.creatorSoudré, Albert
dc.creatorOuédraogo, Dominique
dc.creatorYougbaré, Bernadette
dc.creatorTraoré, Amadou
dc.creatorKhayatzadeh, Negar
dc.creatorMészáros, Gábor
dc.creatorBurger, Pamela Anna
dc.creatorOkeyo Mwai, Ally
dc.creatorSölkner, Johann
dc.creatorWurzinger, Maria
dc.creatorMartin Collado, Daniel
dc.date2021-02-25
dc.date2023-03-10T14:34:39Z
dc.date2023-03-10T14:34:39Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T17:18:27Z
dc.descriptionLivestock keepers in southwestern Burkina Faso hold the local Lobi taurine breed, local Zebu cattle, and their crosses. Some communities in the region have begun to implement community-based cattle breeding programs (CBBPs), which involve animal tagging and recording and, potentially, also bull sharing. Based on the hypothesis that the participation of livestock keepers in CBBPs depends on their attitudes towards these programs, we used questionnaires to survey the attitudes of 125 farmers towards cattle breeding strategies and tools. Results were analyzed using principal component analysis. Farmers showed a highly positive attitude towards maintaining the features of their preferred cattle breed, but their attitudes varied substantially towards crossbreeding for breed improvement. Farmers generally agreed that performance was more important than animal appearance, and most of them were willing to cooperate with breeders’ associations but were skeptical about sharing their bulls with other farmers. The majority was reluctant to record performance data, which may be due to a capacity deficit and their confidence in being able to select the best animals based purely on phenotype. Our analysis suggests that breeders’ associations, as a key component of CBBPs, should lay down clear rules and obligations for their members from the outset. Timely consideration of farmers’ attitudes towards different breeding tools may improve their uptake and guarantee the sustainability of CBBPs.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/129409
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/148375
dc.languageen
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceZoma-Traoré, Bienvenue; Probst, Lorenz; Ouédraogo-Koné, Salifou; Soudré, Albert; Ouédraogo, Dominique; Yougbaré, Bernadette; Traoré, Amadou; Khayatzadeh, Negar; Mészáros, Gábor; Burger, Pamela Anna; Okeyo Mwai, Ally; Sölkner, Johann; Wurzinger, Maria; Martin-Collado, Daniel. 2021. Livestock Keepers' Attitudes: Keystone of Effective Community-Based Breeding Programs. Sustainability 13: 2499
dc.subjectlivestock
dc.subjectbreeding
dc.subjectattitudes
dc.titleLivestock Keepers’ Attitudes: Keystone of Effective Community-Based Breeding Programs
dc.typeJournal Article

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