Cattle transhumance and agropastoral nomadic herding practices in Central Cameroon

Autor: Motta, Paolo, Porphyre, Thibaud, Hamman, Saidou M., Morgan, Kenton Lloyd, Ngwa, Victor, Tanya, Vincent, Raizman, Eran, Handel, Ian, Bronsvoort, Mark
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: BMC Veterinary Research, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2018)
BMC VETERINARY RESEARCH
Motta, P, Porphyre, T, Hamman, S M, Morgan, K L, Ngwa, V, Tanya, V, Raizman, E, Handel, I & Bronsvoort, M 2018, ' Cattle transhumance and agropastoral nomadic herding practices in central Cameroon ', BMC Veterinary Research, vol. 14, 214 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-018-1515-z
ISSN: 1746-6148
DOI: 10.1186/s12917-018-1515-z
Popis: Background: In sub-Saharan Africa, livestock transhumance represents a keyadaptation strategy to environmental variability. In this context, seasonal livestocktranshumance also plays an important role in driving the dynamics of multiplelivestock infectious diseases. In Cameroon, cattle transhumance is a commonpractice during the dry season across all the main livestock production zones.Currently, the little recorded information of the migratory routes, grazing locationsand nomadic herding practices adopted by pastoralists, limits our understanding of pastoral cattle movements in the country. GPS-tracking technology in combination with a questionnaire based-survey were used to study a limited pool of 10 cattle herds from the Adamawa Region of Cameroon during their seasonal migration, between October 2014 and May 2015. The data were used to analyse the trajectories and movement patterns, and to characterize the key animal health aspects related to this seasonal migration in Cameroon.Results:Several administrative Regions of the country were visited by the transhumantherds over more than 6 months. Herds travelled between 53 and 170km to theirtranshumance grazing areas adopting dierent strategies, some travelling directlyto their destination areas while others having multiple resting periods and grazing areas. Despite their limitations, these are among the rst detailed data available on transhumance in Cameroon. These reports highlight key livestock health issues and the potential for multiple types of interactions between transhumant herds and other domestic and wild animals, as well as with the formal livestock tradingsystem.Conclusion: Overall, these ndings provide useful insights into transhumancepatterns and into the related animal health implications recorded in Cameroon.This knowledge could better inform evidence-based approaches for designinginfectious diseases surveillance and control measures and help driving furtherstudies to improve the understanding of risks associated with livestock movementsin the region.
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