Farmer Preferences and Market Values of Cattle Breeds of West and Central Africa

Addis agriculture analysis animals areas attributes Bos taurus breed improvement breed preferences breeding practices buyer caretaking cattle cattle breeds Central Africa conservation consider contained criteria crosses Dairy data were collected deliberate derived savanna desirable developed different breeds discretion disease resistance ease of handling et al exercise extinction factors Farm farmers Fulani x N'Dama genetic resources girth grasses grazing height herds higher households humid hypothesis implicit price important increased indicate interbreeding Jabbar less livestock market value matrix rating measure mentioned milk yield Muturu and Keteku N'Dama options owners paid particularly past policies present purchased raised reared reasons region reported respondent sample Shaki market significant significantly different southern Nigeria southwest Nigeria square sub-Saharan Africa survey Table Traders transaction trend variables West African shorthorn West and Central White Fulani wither zone