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DOI	10.1051/cagri/2020039
	Demographic parameters and profitability of camel breeding: a study in Morocco
	Julien, Lionel; Moutik, Fatima Ezzahra; Haloui, Chaimae; Huguenin, Johann; Srairi, Mohamed Taher
通讯作者	Julien, L (corresponding author), CIRAD, UMR SELMET, F-34398 Montpellier, France. ; Julien, L (corresponding author), Univ Montpellier, SELMET, CIRAD, INRA,Montpellier SupAgro, F-34398 Montpellier, France.
来源期刊	CAHIERS AGRICULTURES
ISSN	1166-7699
EISSN	1777-5949
出版年	2021
卷号	30
英文摘要	The dromedary is able to adapt to the hostility of the desert environment by valorizing the vegetation produced there. In recent years, it attracted renewed interest, given the quality of its products and its physiological characteristics, which make this species one of the most appropriate for climate change adaptation. However, references on its breeding performances, and particularly on the demographic parameters in the natural systems where it is raised, remain limited. This study proposes to provide some demographic elements by using a retrospective method to determine these parameters over two successive years, in 122 herds located in the M'Hamid El Ghizlane area, in Central-Eastern Morocco. Results demonstrated an important annual variability of the demographic parameters, impacted by rangeland feed availability, which is determined by the annual level of rainfall and its monthly distribution. The results also emphasized the limited productivity of herds, as it did not exceed in average one camel calf per three mated she-camels. The results also showed limited milk yield given the variability in rangeland feed biomass and the long distances between production spots and consumption centers. With regard to feed supplementation, date wastes and subsidized barley grain are commonly used. Veterinary treatments are rare given the limited incomes of breeders. The main production remains calf crop, as milk sales are limited. Very few breeders also rent adult males for touristic purposes. In summary, the results confirm significant margins of improvement in the productivity of camel breeding, particularly by a follow-up of reproduction practices, currently focused on self-consumption and capitalization. The margins generated do not allow families who breed camels to obtain sufficient incomes.
英文关键词	demographic parameters dromedary Morocco raw margins rearing practices
类型	Article
语种	法语
开放获取类型	Green Published, gold
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000610067700001
WOS类目	Agriculture, Multidisciplinary ; Agronomy
WOS研究方向	Agriculture
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/347766
作者单位	[Julien, Lionel; Huguenin, Johann] CIRAD, UMR SELMET, F-34398 Montpellier, France; [Julien, Lionel; Huguenin, Johann] Univ Montpellier, SELMET, CIRAD, INRA,Montpellier SupAgro, F-34398 Montpellier, France; [Moutik, Fatima Ezzahra; Haloui, Chaimae; Srairi, Mohamed Taher] Inst Agron & Vet Hassan II, Dept Prod & Biotechnol Anim, BP 6202, Rabat, Morocco
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Julien, Lionel,Moutik, Fatima Ezzahra,Haloui, Chaimae,et al. Demographic parameters and profitability of camel breeding: a study in Morocco[J],2021,30.
APA	Julien, Lionel,Moutik, Fatima Ezzahra,Haloui, Chaimae,Huguenin, Johann,&Srairi, Mohamed Taher.(2021).Demographic parameters and profitability of camel breeding: a study in Morocco.CAHIERS AGRICULTURES,30.
MLA	Julien, Lionel,et al."Demographic parameters and profitability of camel breeding: a study in Morocco".CAHIERS AGRICULTURES 30(2021).