Moroccan Journal of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences

Vol. 13 No. 3 (2025): September 2025
Animal Production and Health

Typology of urban and peri-urban cattle farms of Parakou (Benin)

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  • Comlan Aimé FATONDJI,
  • Sènouwa Léopold GUIDIMÊ,
  • André Jonas DJENONTIN,
  • Bossima Ivan KOURA,
  • Christophe IWAKA,
  • Maximilien AZALOU
Comlan Aimé FATONDJI Laboratoire d’Écologie, Santé et Production Animales, Faculté d’Agronomie, Université de Parakou, Bénin
Sènouwa Léopold GUIDIMÊ Laboratoire d’Écologie, Santé et Production Animales, Faculté d’Agronomie, Université de Parakou, Bénin
André Jonas DJENONTIN Laboratoire d’Écologie, Santé et Production Animales, Faculté d’Agronomie, Université de Parakou, Bénin
Bossima Ivan KOURA Laboratoire des Sciences Animales et Halieutiques, École de Gestion et d’Exploitation des Systèmes d’Élevage, Université Nationale d’Agriculture, Kétou, Bénin
Christophe IWAKA Laboratoire d’Écologie, Santé et Production Animales, Faculté d’Agronomie, Université de Parakou, Bénin
Maximilien AZALOU Laboratoire des Sciences Animales et Halieutiques, École de Gestion et d’Exploitation des Systèmes d’Élevage, Université Nationale d’Agriculture, Kétou, Bénin

Published 2025-07-10

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Abstract

In order to better understand the profile of cattle farms in the urban and peri-urban areas of Parakou, a survey was carried out on a total of 81 herds. The average herd size was 46.0 animals. Multiple Correspondence Factorial Analysis and Hierarchical Ascending Classification were used to distinguish three groups of breeders. Group 1 (50.6% of surveyed) was found in peri-urban areas (94.0%). The farmers were Peulh (85.4%) and Bariba (14.6%), and livestock farming was their main occupation. The average herd size was 67.3 animals. Group 2 (30.9% of surveyed) involved livestock farms in urban areas (88.0%), with 616 animals (16.3% of the total); owned by Bariba (64.0%), Dendi (24.0%) and Haoussa (12.0%) ethnic groups. They were mainly traders (56.0%) and butchers (20.0%). Group 3 (18.5% of surveyed) included farms all located in urban areas, with 376 animals (9.9% of the total). They were civil servants (46.7%), transporters (20.0%), shopkeepers (13.3%), butchers and craftsmen (6.7%), with a modest headcount of 24.6 cattle. Foot-and-mouth disease (68.1%), lacrimation (48.8%) and dermatitis (47.5%) were the main pathologies/symptoms associated with these livestock farms, and all groups were affected.

Keywords: Urban and peri-urban farms, cattle, typology, pathologies, Parakou, Benin

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