Citation

Ducrotoy MJ, Majekodunmi AO, Shaw APM, Bagulo H, Musa UB, Bertu WJ, Gusi AM, Ocholi RA, Bryssinckx W, Welburn SC. Pastoralism 2016; 6: 25.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1186/s13570-016-0072-y

PMID

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Abstract

Kachia Grazing Reserve (KGR) in northern Nigeria was home to some 10,000 Fulani pastoralists and their 40,000 cattle in June 2011. This study examines productivity and management of cattle belonging to livestock keepers within the reserve before and after a mass immigration event when 3,000 refugees moved into the reserve with their cattle to escape inter-community violence during May 2011. Data, on livestock management strategies (transhumance) and production parameters (herd size, composition, fertility, dynamics), were collected in March, June and October 2011.

Language: en

Keywords

Conflict; Nigeria; Cattle; Fulani; Grazing reserve; Pastoralist; Productivity; Transhumance