Caractéristiques de l'élevage villageois de la pintade locale Numida meleagris au centre de Burkina Faso

The Characteristics of Rural Guinea Fowl Numida meleagris Breeding System in the Centre of Burkina Faso. The characteristics of rural guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) breeding system in the centre of Burkina Faso are presented through a formal investigation. This activity is exclusively practised by m...

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Main Authors: Sanfo, R., Boly, H., Sawadogo, L., Ogle, B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux 2007-01-01
Series:Tropicultura
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Online Access:http://www.tropicultura.org/text/v25n1/31.pdf
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author Sanfo, R.
Boly, H.
Sawadogo, L.
Ogle, B.
author_facet Sanfo, R.
Boly, H.
Sawadogo, L.
Ogle, B.
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description The Characteristics of Rural Guinea Fowl Numida meleagris Breeding System in the Centre of Burkina Faso. The characteristics of rural guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) breeding system in the centre of Burkina Faso are presented through a formal investigation. This activity is exclusively practised by men 32 or more years old. For reproduction and sale, 40.2% and 39.2% of the flock are respectively used. For gifts, 11.4% are used and for self-consumption 9.2%. The male reaches his sexual maturity at 6.2 ± 0.6 months and the female at 7.1 ± 1.8 months. The female lays 103.8 ± 9.6 eggs per year. Her laying career duration is 3.0 ± 0.6 years. The numerical productivity is about 5.3 ± 1.2 adults per female per year. The sex-ratio in the livestock farming is 2.3 ± 1.1 females per 1 male. The hatchery rates of 75.0% and 90.0% are observed respectively during the dry and rainy seasons. The incubation is made with 25 to 30 eggs per hen per hatchery. The keets leave the hen around 2.6 ± 0.5 months. The breeder holds traditional knows-how in several fields. The major constraints remain the mortality of the keets, the weak aptitude for the incubation, and the lack of technical knowledge on guinea fowl breeding. The proposals for a sustainable development of this activity will be focussed on the lifting of the identified constraints.
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spelling doaj.art-cac022b7cd4046129ee34152c5f13e102022-12-22T03:20:57ZengPresses Agronomiques de GemblouxTropicultura0771-33122007-01-012513136Caractéristiques de l'élevage villageois de la pintade locale Numida meleagris au centre de Burkina FasoSanfo, R.Boly, H.Sawadogo, L.Ogle, B.The Characteristics of Rural Guinea Fowl Numida meleagris Breeding System in the Centre of Burkina Faso. The characteristics of rural guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) breeding system in the centre of Burkina Faso are presented through a formal investigation. This activity is exclusively practised by men 32 or more years old. For reproduction and sale, 40.2% and 39.2% of the flock are respectively used. For gifts, 11.4% are used and for self-consumption 9.2%. The male reaches his sexual maturity at 6.2 ± 0.6 months and the female at 7.1 ± 1.8 months. The female lays 103.8 ± 9.6 eggs per year. Her laying career duration is 3.0 ± 0.6 years. The numerical productivity is about 5.3 ± 1.2 adults per female per year. The sex-ratio in the livestock farming is 2.3 ± 1.1 females per 1 male. The hatchery rates of 75.0% and 90.0% are observed respectively during the dry and rainy seasons. The incubation is made with 25 to 30 eggs per hen per hatchery. The keets leave the hen around 2.6 ± 0.5 months. The breeder holds traditional knows-how in several fields. The major constraints remain the mortality of the keets, the weak aptitude for the incubation, and the lack of technical knowledge on guinea fowl breeding. The proposals for a sustainable development of this activity will be focussed on the lifting of the identified constraints.http://www.tropicultura.org/text/v25n1/31.pdfBurkina FasoCharacteristicsNumida meleagrisRural breeding
spellingShingle Sanfo, R.
Boly, H.
Sawadogo, L.
Ogle, B.
Caractéristiques de l'élevage villageois de la pintade locale Numida meleagris au centre de Burkina Faso
Tropicultura
Burkina Faso
Characteristics
Numida meleagris
Rural breeding
title Caractéristiques de l'élevage villageois de la pintade locale Numida meleagris au centre de Burkina Faso
title_full Caractéristiques de l'élevage villageois de la pintade locale Numida meleagris au centre de Burkina Faso
title_fullStr Caractéristiques de l'élevage villageois de la pintade locale Numida meleagris au centre de Burkina Faso
title_full_unstemmed Caractéristiques de l'élevage villageois de la pintade locale Numida meleagris au centre de Burkina Faso
title_short Caractéristiques de l'élevage villageois de la pintade locale Numida meleagris au centre de Burkina Faso
title_sort caracteristiques de l elevage villageois de la pintade locale numida meleagris au centre de burkina faso
topic Burkina Faso
Characteristics
Numida meleagris
Rural breeding
url http://www.tropicultura.org/text/v25n1/31.pdf
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