[ Pratiques alimentaires et caractérisation socioéconomique des élevages de petits ruminants de la zone péri-urbaine de Bouaké, Côte d’ivoire ]
Volume 46, Issue 4, October 2025, Pages 716–724
Kouadio Kouakou Eugène1, Kreman Kouabena2, Kouadja Gouagoua Severin3, BAMBA L. Kalo4, KOUAME Adam Camille5, and SORO Dofara6
1 Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CNRA), Station Elevage DRég Bouaké, 01 BP 633 Bouaké 01, Côte d’Ivoire
2 Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CNRA), Station Elevage DRég Bouaké, 01 BP 633 Bouaké 01, Côte d’Ivoire
3 Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CNRA), Station Elevage DRég Bouaké, 01 BP 633 Bouaké 01, Côte d’Ivoire
4 Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CNRA), Station Elevage DRég Bouaké, 01 BP 633 Bouaké 01, Côte d’Ivoire
5 Station de Recherche sur les Productions d’élevage, Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CNRA), Direction Régionale de Bouaké, 01 BP 633 Bouaké 01, Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire
6 Université Nangui Abrogoua (UNA), UFR Sciences de la Nature, 02 BP 801 Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Original language: French
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The feeding practices and socio-economic characteristics of small ruminant farms in the periurban area of Bouaké were analyzed through a field survey of breeders. Over a period of 45 days, this survey was carried out on sheep and goat farms within a radius of around twenty km from the city center. It involved 26 goat breeders and 78 sheep breeders. The results obtained indicate that 84.6% of goat breeders are Muslims compared to 15.4% Christians and their main activity is breeding with 46% and 23% for commerce. In sheep farms, similarly, 97.4% of breeders are Muslim compared to 2.6% Christian and their main activity is dominated equally between breeding and commerce with 34 and 35% respectively. Production costs for males ready for sale vary from 17,450 FCFA to 45,245 FCFA depending on the breed and species. As for the selling price of animals, it essentially depends on the breed, age and sex, and varies from 20,000 FCFA to 600,000 FCFA. For feeding, natural pasture is the most used with 92.3% for goats and 53.8% for sheep. Goat breeders don’t practice fattening, however 41% of sheep breeders do. Breeders use crop residues for 61.5% and 97.4%, for goats and sheep respectively to compensate for the grazing deficit. Production costs for males ready for sale vary from 17,450 FCFA to 45,245 FCFA depending on the breed and species. As for the selling price of animals, it essentially depends on the breed, age and sex, and varies from 20,000 FCFA to 600,000 FCFA.
Author Keywords: Sheep breeding, Goat breeding, Feeding strategy, Production cost, Sales price.
Volume 46, Issue 4, October 2025, Pages 716–724
Kouadio Kouakou Eugène1, Kreman Kouabena2, Kouadja Gouagoua Severin3, BAMBA L. Kalo4, KOUAME Adam Camille5, and SORO Dofara6
1 Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CNRA), Station Elevage DRég Bouaké, 01 BP 633 Bouaké 01, Côte d’Ivoire
2 Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CNRA), Station Elevage DRég Bouaké, 01 BP 633 Bouaké 01, Côte d’Ivoire
3 Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CNRA), Station Elevage DRég Bouaké, 01 BP 633 Bouaké 01, Côte d’Ivoire
4 Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CNRA), Station Elevage DRég Bouaké, 01 BP 633 Bouaké 01, Côte d’Ivoire
5 Station de Recherche sur les Productions d’élevage, Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CNRA), Direction Régionale de Bouaké, 01 BP 633 Bouaké 01, Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire
6 Université Nangui Abrogoua (UNA), UFR Sciences de la Nature, 02 BP 801 Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Original language: French
Copyright © 2025 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The feeding practices and socio-economic characteristics of small ruminant farms in the periurban area of Bouaké were analyzed through a field survey of breeders. Over a period of 45 days, this survey was carried out on sheep and goat farms within a radius of around twenty km from the city center. It involved 26 goat breeders and 78 sheep breeders. The results obtained indicate that 84.6% of goat breeders are Muslims compared to 15.4% Christians and their main activity is breeding with 46% and 23% for commerce. In sheep farms, similarly, 97.4% of breeders are Muslim compared to 2.6% Christian and their main activity is dominated equally between breeding and commerce with 34 and 35% respectively. Production costs for males ready for sale vary from 17,450 FCFA to 45,245 FCFA depending on the breed and species. As for the selling price of animals, it essentially depends on the breed, age and sex, and varies from 20,000 FCFA to 600,000 FCFA. For feeding, natural pasture is the most used with 92.3% for goats and 53.8% for sheep. Goat breeders don’t practice fattening, however 41% of sheep breeders do. Breeders use crop residues for 61.5% and 97.4%, for goats and sheep respectively to compensate for the grazing deficit. Production costs for males ready for sale vary from 17,450 FCFA to 45,245 FCFA depending on the breed and species. As for the selling price of animals, it essentially depends on the breed, age and sex, and varies from 20,000 FCFA to 600,000 FCFA.
Author Keywords: Sheep breeding, Goat breeding, Feeding strategy, Production cost, Sales price.
Abstract: (french)
Les pratiques alimentaires et les caractéristiques socio-économiques des élevages de petits ruminants de la zone périurbaine de Bouaké ont été analysées à travers une enquête de terrain auprès des éleveurs. Sur une période de 45 jours, cette enquête a été réalisée dans les fermes ovines et caprines dans un rayon d’une vingtaine de km du centre-ville. Elle a porté sur 26 éleveurs de caprin et 78 éleveurs d’ovins. Les résultats obtenus indiquent que 84,6 % des éleveurs de caprins sont des musulmans contre 15,4 % des chrétiens et leur activité principale est l’élevage avec 46 % et 23 % pour le commerce. Dans les fermes ovines, de même, 97,4 % des éleveurs sont musulmans contre 2,6 % chrétiens et leur activité principale est dominée à part égale entre l’élevage et le commerce avec 34 et 35 % respectivement. Les coûts de production des mâles prêts à la vente varient de 17 450 FCFA à 45 245 FCFA en fonction de la race et de l’espèce. Quant au prix de vente des animaux, il dépend essentiellement de la race, de l’âge et du sexe, et varie de 20 000 FCFA à 600 000 FCFA. Pour l’alimentation, le pâturage naturel est le plus utilisé avec 92,3 % chez les caprins et 53,8 % chez les ovins. Les éleveurs de caprins ne pratiquent pas l’embouche par contre 41 % des éleveurs d’ovins la pratiquent. Les éleveurs utilisent les résidus de cultures pour 61,5 % et 97,4 %, pour respectivement les caprins et les ovins pour pallier le déficit du pâturage.
Author Keywords: Elevage ovin, Elevage caprin, Stratégie d’alimentation, Coût de Production, Prix de vente.
How to Cite this Article
Kouadio Kouakou Eugène, Kreman Kouabena, Kouadja Gouagoua Severin, BAMBA L. Kalo, KOUAME Adam Camille, and SORO Dofara, “Feeding practices and socioeconomic characterization of small ruminant farms in the peri-urban area of Bouake, Cote d’Ivoire,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 716–724, October 2025.
