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

agriculture analysis animals areas asked 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 extinction factors Farm farmers genetic resources girth grasses grazing Gudali height herds higher households humid hypothesis implicit price important increased indicate interbreeding Jabbar less livestock market value matrix rating measure mentioned milk yield mobility Muturu and Keteku N'Dama options owners particularly past policies population present purchased reared reasons region relative reported respondent sample Shaki market significant significantly different southern Nigeria southwest Nigeria sub-Saharan Africa survey Table Traders transaction trend trypanotolerant breeds variables West African shorthorn West and Central White Fulani wither zone