Strategies for Sustainable Use of Indigenous Cattle Genetic Resources in Southern Africa
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Genetic Diversity of Cattle Breeds in Southern Africa
3. Conservation of Cattle Genetic Resources in Southern Africa
4. Strategies for Sustainable Use of Cattle Genetic Resources in Southern Africa
4.1. Cattle Breeding and Reproduction Strategies
4.2. Cattle Feeding Strategies
4.3. Cattle Health Management Strategies
4.4. Marketing Strategies for Cattle Products
4.5. Women and Youth Empowerment Strategies
4.6. Institutional Support Strategies
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Country | Breeds |
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Angola | Barra do Cuanzo, Barotse, Humbi, Ovambo, Porto-Amboim, Ankole |
Botswana | Tswana |
Comoros | ND 1 |
Democratic Republic of Congo | Alur (Nioka, Blukwa), Bahima, Bashi, Lagune, N’Dama, Ruzizi, Ankole-Watusi |
Eswatini (Swaziland) | Nguni, Drakensberger |
Lesotho | Basotho |
Madagascar | Baria, Madagascar Zebu, Manjan’i Boina, Rana (Omby Rana), Renitllo |
Malawi | Malawi Zebu |
Mauritius | ND 1 |
Mozambique | Angonia (Angone), Bovines of Tete, Ladim |
Namibia | Caprivi, Damara (Herero), Kaokoveld, Okavango, Ovambo |
Seychelles | ND 1 |
South Africa | Afrikaner, Bonsmara, Drakensberger, Nguni, Pedi, Shangan |
Tanzania | Mkalama Dun, Mpwapwa, Pare, Sukuma (Tinde), Renitllo, Tanganyika Short-horned Zebu (Iringa red, Masai grey, Singida white, Mbullu, dwarf Chagga), Tarime (Shashi), Ugogo Grey, Ankole-Watusi, Zanzibar Zebu |
Zambia | Angoni, Barotse, Tonga |
Zimbabwe | Mashona, Nkone, Tonga, Tuli |
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Mapiye, C.; Chikwanha, O.C.; Chimonyo, M.; Dzama, K. Strategies for Sustainable Use of Indigenous Cattle Genetic Resources in Southern Africa. Diversity 2019, 11, 214. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/d11110214
Mapiye C, Chikwanha OC, Chimonyo M, Dzama K. Strategies for Sustainable Use of Indigenous Cattle Genetic Resources in Southern Africa. Diversity. 2019; 11(11):214. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/d11110214
Chicago/Turabian StyleMapiye, Cletos, Obert C. Chikwanha, Michael Chimonyo, and Kennedy Dzama. 2019. "Strategies for Sustainable Use of Indigenous Cattle Genetic Resources in Southern Africa" Diversity 11, no. 11: 214. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/d11110214