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Conservation programmes for African cattle: design, cost and benefits.

S B Reist-Marti¹, A Abdulai, H Simianer

¹Institute for Agricultural Economics, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. sabine.reist@alumni.ethz.ch

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Conservation programs for indigenous African cattle, including herdbooks and cryopreservation, show varied costs and benefits. Farmer involvement significantly reduces extinction risk, highlighting the need for multi-criteria decision-making in conservation strategies.

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Area of Science:

Animal Science
Conservation Biology
Agricultural Economics

Background:

Limited data exists on the costs and benefits of cattle conservation programs, particularly for indigenous African breeds.
Existing literature primarily focuses on European conservation schemes.

Purpose of the Study:

To simulate the costs and benefits of various conservation programs for indigenous African cattle.
To compare the efficiency of different conservation strategies based on multiple criteria.

Main Methods:

Simulated four conservation program types: herdbook (HB), in situ conservation (IS), cryoconservation (CC), and combined (IC).
Analyzed program costs, effective population size conserved, and reduction in extinction probability.
Evaluated programs based on cost per effective population size and cost per reduction in endangerment.

Main Results:

Simulated conservation programs were generally more expensive than comparable European schemes, but not when considering cost per effective population size.
The IS sire rotation scheme proved effective in minimizing kinship increase across diverse production systems.
Conservation programs involving farmers directly showed a higher reduction in extinction probability.
IC was most cost-efficient for conserving effective population size, while IS, HB, and CC were superior for reducing endangerment.

Conclusions:

Conservation program efficiency should be assessed using multiple criteria, not solely cost per effective population size.
Farmer engagement is crucial for enhancing the effectiveness of cattle conservation efforts.
The choice of conservation strategy depends on specific goals, whether maximizing population size or minimizing extinction risk.