Forage biomass availability, species diversity and seasonal variation in grazing behaviour of cattle in the outskirts of Ouagadougou

Sarambé, Cécile; Kaboré, Marie-Louise; Zampaligré, Nouhoun; Roessler, Regina; Sangaré, Mamadou

dc.date.accessioned	2020-10-21T13:05:06Z
dc.date.available	2020-10-21T13:05:06Z
dc.date.issued	2020-10-14
dc.identifier	doi:10.17170/kobra-202007291510
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/11884
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.rights	Namensnennung 4.0 International	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	*
dc.subject	biomass availability	eng
dc.subject	carrying capacity	eng
dc.subject	cattle herds	eng
dc.subject	grazing behaviour	eng
dc.subject	plant species diversity	eng
dc.subject.ddc	630
dc.title	Forage biomass availability, species diversity and seasonal variation in grazing behaviour of cattle in the outskirts of Ouagadougou	eng
dc.type	Aufsatz
dcterms.abstract	In order to determine the exploitation of grazing areas in the outskirts of Ouagadougou by cattle herds, the grazing behaviour of cows was monitored in five villages in these during three distinct seasons, namely wet, cool dry and hot dry season. A vegetation study including a census of the woody and herbaceous stratum of grazing areas allowed for an assessment of the pasture biomass availability during the wet season. Results of the monitoring of cattle herds showed that the land type grazed by cattle in the outskirts of the city varied depending on the season. While fallows and post-harvest fields constituted the main land type grazed by cattle in the wet and cool dry season, respectively, cattle herds exploited a variety of land types in the hot dry season. Consequently, cows travelled longer distances and spent more time on walking and browsing and less time on grazing in the hot dry season than in the cool dry and wet season. The pastoral value of grazing areas during the wet season, an important indicator for the quality of the grazing areas being based on the pastoral composition and the global quality index, was estimated at 61.1 %. The biomass was mainly dominated by annual grasses and legumes. The total annual above-ground biomass produced amounted to 575 kg DM ha-1, equivalent to a qualified forage production of 324 kg DM ha-1 and a carrying capacity of 0.084 TLU ha-1. In total, over 100 different herbaceous and 48 woody species were identified, each belonging to 20 families. Despite a high diversity of woody and herbaceous species, it is recommended to reduce the grazing pressure of cattle herds in the outskirts of Ouagadougou by addressing alternative feeding strategies.	ger
dcterms.accessRights	open access
dcterms.creator	Sarambé, Cécile
dcterms.creator	Kaboré, Marie-Louise
dcterms.creator	Zampaligré, Nouhoun
dcterms.creator	Roessler, Regina
dcterms.creator	Sangaré, Mamadou
dc.subject.swd	Biomasse	ger
dc.subject.swd	Viehherde	ger
dc.subject.swd	Fressverhalten	ger
dc.subject.swd	Pflanzenart	ger
dc.subject.swd	Vielfalt	ger
dc.subject.swd	Ouagadougou	ger
dc.subject.swd	Stadtrand	ger
dc.type.version	publishedVersion
dcterms.source.identifier	EISSN 2363-6033
dcterms.source.issue	No. 2
dcterms.source.journal	Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics (JARTS)	eng
dcterms.source.pageinfo	185-194
dcterms.source.volume	Vol. 121
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