02Jan 2018

CHARACTERIZATION AND TYPOLOGY OF GUINEA FOWL (NUMIDA MELEAGRIS) FARMING SYSTEMS IN BURKINA FASO.

  • Institut de l?Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA)-Laboratoire de Biologie et de Sant? animales, 04 BP 8645 Ouagadougou 04, Burkina Faso. T?l: +226 25 34 02 70.
  • Universit? de Ouagadougou, Unit? de Formation et de Recherches en sciences de la vie et de la terre, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03 Burkina Faso. T?l: +226 25 30 70 63.
  • Centre International de Recherches D?veloppement sur l?Elevage en zones Subhumides; 01 BP 454 Bobo-Dioulasso 01, Burkina Faso. T?l. : +226 20 97 20 53 / 20 97 27 95.
  • Universit? Norbert Zongo, UFR Sciences et Techniques, BP 376 Koudougou, Burkina Faso.
  • Ecole Nationale de l?Elevage et de la Sant? Animale (ENESA), 03 BP 7023 Ouagadougou 04.
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Guinea fowl (Numida Meleagris) production systems characterization was carried out in Burkina Faso through a baseline survey describing diversity in Guinea fowl farming practices in a context of limited references on this specie, in order to plan further development efforts and to enhance productivity. Five sites belonging to the three agro-ecological areas of Burkina Faso were covered as followed: one, three and one sites respectively in Sahel, Sudan-Sahel and Sudan areas. A total of 100 farmers were interviewed: 25 in Sahel area, 55 in Sudan-Sahel area and 20 in Sudan area. Descriptive statistics, multiple correspondence analysis and hierarchical classification have been performed using R software to establish the diversity of local Guinea fowl production system and typology. Guinea fowl breeding is mainly practiced by men (93%) in a free-range production system (93%), predominant in Sahel area (80%) while semi intensive breeding system was mainly encountered in Sudan (75%) and Sudan-Sahel (82%) zones. According to interviewers, the main reasons for keeping guinea fowl compared to hen were egg quantity (76%), high price value (66%), meat quality (60%) and better productivity (36%). The main constraints rely on diseases and pests (77%), high mortality rate (65%), lack of knowledge in breeding practices (57%) and predation (54%). Moreover, to carry out their activity, guinea fowl keepers need support from extension services for capacity building. An institutional support with appropriate research in the production sector is needed to improve the living conditions of rural breeders? association mixtures, which may contribute to alleviate poverty.

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[Fabiola G. Traore, Amadou Traore, Bale Bayala, Guiguibaza K. Dayo, Arnaud S. Tapsoba, Albert Soudre, Moumouni Sanou, Kisito Tindano and Hamidou H. Tamboura. (2018); CHARACTERIZATION AND TYPOLOGY OF GUINEA FOWL (NUMIDA MELEAGRIS) FARMING SYSTEMS IN BURKINA FASO. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 6 (Jan). 6-21] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Amadou TRAORE
Institut de l Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA)-Laboratoire de Biologie et Santé animales, 04 BP 8645 Ouagadougou 04, Burkina Faso.

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/6177      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/6177

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