Livelihood strategies in endemic livestock production systems in sub-humid zone of West Africa: Trends, trade-offs and implications

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 87-105

  Zaibet, L ^a   Traore, S ^b   Ayantunde, A ^a   Marshall, K ^a   Johnson, N ^a   Siegmund Schultze, M ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endemic ruminants; Habitat; Livelihoods; Trade offs; West Africa

Indexed keywords

DISEASE VECTOR; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FLY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT QUALITY; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PARASITIC DISEASE; POPULATION DECLINE; RUMINANT; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; TRADE-OFF;

WEST AFRICA;

BOS; BOS INDICUS; BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; GLOSSINA (GENUS); OVIS ARIES;

EID: 78650601646     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-010-9250-z     Document Type: Article

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