@article{Jabbar:182904,
      recid = {182904},
      author = {Jabbar, Mohammad A. and Swallow, B. M. and d'Iteren, G.  and Busari, A.},
      title = {Farmer preferences and market values of cattle in  West  and Central Africa},
      address = {1997},
      number = {610-2016-40452},
      series = {Socioeconomc a d Policy Research Working paper no},
      pages = {22},
      year = {1997},
      abstract = {World agriculture is based on a small number of animal  species and a decreasing number of breeds within each  species. Several breeds of West African shorthorn cattle  (Bos taurus brachyceros) are now at high risk of extinction  due to interbreeding. The West African shorthorn breeds are  particularly important resources because of their superior  abilities to resist diseases, particularly trypanosomiases,  and be productive under high humidity, heat stress, water  restriction and with poor quality feed. A study was  undertaken in the derived savanna area of southwest Nigeria  to determine the prospects for conservation through use and  possible improvement of the Muturu, a West African  shorthorn breed known to be in decline throughout southern  Nigeria. An analysis of farmers’ breeding practices and  breed preferences confirmed a strong trend away from  Muturu, and identified the traits farmers find least  desirable about the Muturu relative to other breeds. An  analysis of cattle market prices found small, but  significant, price differences by breed. The best hopes for  increased utilization likely in other areas of West Africa,  such as southeast Nigeria, where the Muturu is better  suited to the farming systems and there is a large market  for this breed to provide incentives.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/182904},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.182904},
}