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Characteristic of Guinea Fowl breeding in West Africa: A review
Houndonougbo, Pascal; Bindelle, Jérôme; Chrysostome, A.A.M. Christophe et al.
2017In Tropicultura, 35 (3), p. 222-230
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Keywords :
local Guinea fowl; Characteristics; Génétics
Abstract :
[en] Guinea fowl production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is generally practiced under family and traditional rearing systems mainly for consumption and income generation, but this species plays also a major socio-cultural role in specific ceremonies. Birds are kept in free range or in confinement with outdoor access and fed on grain cereals, vegetables, edible termites and kitchen residues found in nature or occasionally supplied by the farmers. Several Guinea fowl varieties are observed and all are characterized by slow growth, high mortality of young and a relatively wild instinct. Although this avian species is less sensitive to some poultry diseases (Newcastle disease, Marek disease, Gumboro disease, etc), local guinea fowl are very sensitive to other poorly controlled diseases that require further study. These varieties differ greatly by their feather color, their morphological characteristics and growth performance, but further thorough and sustained research is needed to quantify these differences. Several researches established the nutritional requirements of local Guinea fowl but in terms of breeding, little works were done compared to chicken. Some recessive and dominant genes as well as genotypic differences were highlighted between varieties.
Research center :
University of Liège - Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech Agriculture, Bio-engineering and Chemistry Department Animal Science Unit Numerical Genetics, Genomics and Modeling
Disciplines :
Genetics & genetic processes
Author, co-author :
Houndonougbo, Pascal ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Bindelle, Jérôme  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Ingénierie des productions animales et nutrition
Chrysostome, A.A.M. Christophe
Hammami, Hedi ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Ingénierie des productions animales et nutrition
Gengler, Nicolas  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Ingénierie des productions animales et nutrition
Language :
English
Title :
Characteristic of Guinea Fowl breeding in West Africa: A review
Publication date :
2017
Journal title :
Tropicultura
ISSN :
0771-3312
eISSN :
2295-8010
Publisher :
Agri-Overseas, Bruxelles, Belgium
Volume :
35
Issue :
3
Pages :
222-230
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Name of the research project :
Caractérisation phénotypique des populations de pintades (Numida meleagris) locales élevées au Bénin
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