Baltenweck, Isabelle

Ema, P.J.N.

Juga, J.

Marshall, Karen

Missohou, Ayao

Poole, Elizabeth J.

Tapio, M.

Tebug, Stanly Fon

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Tropentag, September 17-19, 2014, Prague, Czech Republic“Bridging the gap between increasing knowledge anddecreasing resources”Uptake of Artificial Insemination and Non-Indigenous Cattle inSmall to Medium Scale Farms in SenegalStanly Fon Tebug1, Isabelle Baltenweck1, Elizabeth Jane Poole1, Ayao Missohou2,Patrick Jolly Ngono Ema2, Jarmo Juga3, Miika Tapio4, Karen Marshall11International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Kenya2Inter-State Veterinary School of Dakar, Senegal3University of Helsinki, Department of Agricultural Sciences, Finland4MTT Agrifood Research Finland, Biotechnology and Food Research, FinlandAbstractMilk production in Senegal is dominated by low-input low-output systems. These systemsare characterised by the use of indigenous cattle breeds with low milk production potential.Under a government initiative to sustainably improve dairy cattle productivity, artificialinsemination (AI) using exotic dairy cattle breeds were introduced in the mid-1990s. Sincethen, government sponsored AI programs (public AI services) and private veterinarians(private AI services) continue to provide AI services to farmers. However, AI uptake anduse of non-indigenous cattle remains modest or low. We aimed to determine factors thatcould influence the use of AI and non-indigenous cattle breeds in small to medium scaledairy cattle farms in Senegal.Data were collected from 270 cattle farmers in Thies and Diourbel regions in a baselinesurvey conducted as part of larger research project “Senegal Dairy Genetics”(http://senegaldairy.wordpress.com/). Multiple logistic regression models were used todetermine which farmer demographic, socio-economic and location factors could influencethe uptake of AI, or use of non-indigenous cattle, in the last 5 years.Use of AI and non-indigenous cattle breeds varied with farmer’s characteristics. Irre-spective of AI service provider, farmers were less likely to use AI if they belong to thetraditional Fulani ethnic group and if the first non-indigenous cattle was not acquired viaAI. Farmers with large families, who depend on crop production for subsistence, and thoselocated farther from AI service providers, were more likely to rely on public AI services.The use of private AI services depends positively on wealth indicators such as monthlyincome earnings and land owned. Similarly, adoption of non-indigenous cattle dependson farmer’s ethnicity and monthly income earnings. On the other hand, adoption of AIand non-indigenous crossbred cattle rearing was independent of farmer’s education, labouravailability, herd size and duration of dairy farming.This study highlights the need to focus on farmer’s ethnicity and wealth in future pro-grams promoting AI and / or non-indigenous cattle breeds.Keywords: Adoption, artificial insemination, dairy cattle, SenegalContact Address: Stanly Fon Tebug, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), P.O.Box 30709, Nairobi,Kenya, e-mail: s.tebug@cgiar.org

Uptake of artificial insemination and non-indigenous cattle in small to medium scale farms in Senegal

Uptake of artificial insemination and non-indigenous cattle in small to medium scale farms in Senegal

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