TECHNO-ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT
FOR LOCAL GOAT BREED FARMS
Petrit
Dobi, Anila Hoda, Saide Labinoti
Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture
and Environment,
Agricultural University
of Tirana (AUT), Albania
petrit@rasp.org.al
The objective of this study was to identify development
tendencies of farms that rear local goat breeds, and the level of
application of intensive management elements, in order to design proper
preservation policies. The study was based on the data collected in 52
farms that keep goats of five local breeds in Albania. Statistical data
processing (SPSS) has shown that the main reason for keeping local goats
is the adaptation to biophysical conditions (84.6% of farmers),
resistance to pathologies (34.6%), quality of product for human use (34.5%),
high productivity (15.4%). About 36.5% of farmers plan to increase number
of animals. This tendency is more evident at bigger farms. These farms
are more the market oriented, and show a higher management level, as use
of concentrate before and after kidding, use of hay during the winter,
higher replacement rate etc. They have higher kidding percentage,
compared with other farms. Practices to avoid inbreeding are more common
at bigger farms but the problem still exists. Reduction of number of
purebred local goats and number of farms increase the threat to local
breeds. Differences evidenced in the study show that bigger farms are
better structures for preservation of local goat breeds. Development
policies, especially those in protection of local breeds need to focus
mainly in bigger farms that may become model farms or ARC farms in
mountain and hilly areas.
Key words:
local goat breeds; farms, management; development policies; preservation;
model farm; ARC farm
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