Production and Health Parameters of N’Dama Village Cattle in Relation to Parasitism in the Guinea Savannah of Côte d’Ivoire ; Parámetros de producción y de salud del ganado N’Dama de pueblo en relación con el parasitismo en la sabana Guinea de Costa de Marfil ; Paramètres de production et de santé en relation avec le parasitisme chez les bovins N’Dama villageois en savane guinéenne de la Côte d’Ivoire

The central Guinea savannah of Côte d’Ivoire is a very suitable area for cattle breeding due to the abundance of forage throughout the year; the presence of tsetse flies favors farming of trypanotolerant livestock. Little is known on the productivity and overall health status of N’Dama cattle under traditional farming conditions in the humid savannah of Côte d’Ivoire. This study aimed at investigating productivity parameters (demography, live weight, overall health status) of local N’Dama cattle to generate baseline knowledge on production and health parameters including aspects of ecto- and e... Mehr ...