Improved dairy cattle for enhanced livelihoods and food and nutritional security in Senegal

# 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. 0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 Indigenous Zebu Indigenous Zebu Indigenous Zebu by Guze a Indigenous Zebu by Guze a 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 managemen Be e managemen Be e 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. This pos e is licensed o use unde he C ea i e Commons A ibu ion 4.0 In e na ional Licence. Ma ch 2016