Crossbreeding and consanguinity management in pig farms in the departments of Ouémé and Plateau in Benin
| Autor: | Mahamadou Dahouda, Issaka Youssao Abdou Karim, Pierre Thilmant, Benoît Govoeyi, Simon Idohou, Pascal S. Kiki, Nicolas Antoine-Moussiaux, Souaïbou Farougou, Jean-Paul Dehoux, Guy Apollinaire Mensah, Ignace Ogoudanan Dotché, Benoît Koutinhouin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Litter (animal)
pig Veterinary medicine Secondary education animal diseases 02 engineering and technology Consanguinity Biology Crossbreed SF1-1100 consanguinity SF600-1100 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Weaning Pig farms geography Plateau geography.geographical_feature_category General Veterinary 0402 animal and dairy science 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Mating system 040201 dairy & animal science Animal culture 020201 artificial intelligence & image processing crossbreeding zootechnical performances Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Veterinary World Veterinary World, Vol 12, Iss 11, Pp 1816-1825 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 0972-8988 |
| Popis: | Background: The improvement in pig zootechnical performances is a common practice in Benin. This improvement of the performances is made by the choice of the best reproducers in farms and the crossbreeding between the different breeds. Aim: This study aims to characterize practices related to consanguinity management in pigs reared in Ouémé and Plateau. Materials and Methods: Crossbreeding and consanguinity data were collected from 60 farms in these two departments. Frequencies and averages were calculated and compared between departments, genetic types, and origin of progenitors. Results: The majority of the investigated pig farmers in both departments were married men of primary or secondary education level. Most of them cross animals without a specific crossbreeding scheme. These crossings were performed to a greater extent (p |
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