Offtake and milking strategies of goat farmers in Ngozi Province (Burundi)

dc.creator	Rey, B.
dc.creator	Ehui, Simeon K.
dc.date	1993
dc.date	2014-10-31T06:21:48Z
dc.date	2014-10-31T06:21:48Z
dc.date.accessioned	2026-06-27T16:39:32Z
dc.description	197 goat flocks from the province of Ngozi in Burundi were monitored in 1990 and 1991. Most offtake corresponded to sales, with little home slaughtering practiced. Flock offtake rate for farmers with crossbred goats was lower than for non-participating farmers, while their flocks remained of similar size. Two third of participating farmers have accepted the practice of milking crossbred does; 50 percent of the does were milked in the 3 months following parturition. The income from the sale of goat milk accounted for the difference in the livestock cash income between participating and non participating farmers. This additional income substituted and did not add to the off farm income, illustrating the importance of the opportunity cost of labour off farm.
dc.identifier	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50894
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/129544
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Small Ruminant Collaborative Research Support Program
dc.rights	Limited Access
dc.subject	goats
dc.subject	farmers
dc.subject	milking
dc.subject	methods
dc.subject	sex
dc.subject	genotypes
dc.subject	age
dc.subject	budget
dc.title	Offtake and milking strategies of goat farmers in Ngozi Province (Burundi)
dc.type	Conference Paper

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