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Key esul s
Ca le keeping, including o dai y, is an impo an
li elihood ac i i y o he u al poo in Senegal.
The e a e la ge (up o eigh - old) di e ences in p o i o
dai y ca le keeping households, depending on which
b eed o c ossb eed o ca le is kep , and he li es ock
managemen p ac ices u ilized (Figu e 1).
The highes household p o i was ob ained by keeping
c osses o adi ional Indigenous Zebu wi h newly
in oduced Bos Tau us, unde good managemen
condi ions. This inc ease in p o i was la gely d i en by
highe milk-o ake.
Imp o ed dai y ca le o enhanced
li elihoods and ood and nu i ional
secu i y in Senegal
Ka en Ma shall1, S anly Tebug1, Ja mo Juga2, Miika Tapio3, Ayao Missohou4
1The In e na ional Li es ock Resea ch Ins i u e, 2Helsinki Uni e is y, 3Na u al Resou ces Ins i u e Finland,
4In e -S a e School o Ve e ina y Science and Medicine, The Uni e si y o Daka
End-use s and impac
Imp o ed li elihoods o he u al poo in Senegal, h ough he
adop ion o mo e p o i able dai y ca le b eed- ypes.
Enhanced policy on dai y ca le gene ic esou ce use,
including in ela ion o hei public a i icial insemina ion
p og am o dai y ca le implemen ed by he Senegalese
go e nmen .
Enhanced ood and nu i ional secu i y o poo consume s in
Senegal, h ough he inc eased a ailabili y and
accessibili y o milk and o he dai y p oduc is, should he
up ake o new dai y b eed- ypes ca alyse u he
ans o ma ion o he dai y ca le alue-chain.
Figu e 1. Household p o i associa ed wi h he keeping o
di e en b eeds o ca le unde di e en managemen le els#.
#Fo a simula ed he d size o eigh adul cows and a non- anshuman he d, and aking
in o accoun all cos s and bene i s associa ed wi h he household dai y en e p ise.
Signi icance o he esea ch esul s
This is he i s s udy compa ing household p o i o keeping
di e en b eeds and c ossb eeds o dai y ca le in Wes
A ica o which we a e awa e. I p o ides a signi ican
e idence base o li es ock keepe s, o he alue chain
ac o s, and policymake s o make be e and mo e
in o med decisions on dai y ca le gene ic esou ce use.
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Indigenous
Zebu Indigenous
Zebu Indigenous
Zebu by
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Indigenous
Zebu by
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Indigenous
Zebu by Bos
Tau us
Indigenous
Zebu by Bos
Tau us
High Bos
Tau us
Poo e
managemen Be e
managemen Poo e
managemen Be e
managemen Poo e
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managemen
P o i (CFA pe cow pe annum)
B eed / c ossb eed and le el o animal managemen
Requi emen s o dai y ca le keepe s o engage in, and
op imally bene i om, his echnology a e:
 he a ailabili y and accessibili y o c ossb ed semen,
ia he public and/ o p i a e sec o s;
access o c edi o suppo ini ial in es men ;
capaci y building on managemen o he c ossb ed
dai y ca le; and
s eng hened access o inpu s—pa icula ly eed—and
ma ke s.
As dai y ca le keeping households become mo e
comme cially o ien a ed (sell mo e milk), he con ol o
income om he sale o milk s a s o shi om women
o men. Thus, as household dai y en e p ises
comme cialise, gende ans o ma i e app oaches may
be equi ed o eqi able bene i o all household
membe s.
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