The dry season is a critical period for ruminant feeding in Burkina Faso due to the low availability and poor quality of herbaceous forages. In this context, browse species represent a strategic resource, particularly Ficus sycomorus L., which is widely used by livestock farmers...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i94394
Traore Boureima, ZARE Yacouba, OUEDRAOGO Dominique, GNANDA Isidore Bila, KERE Michel, TRAORE Ibrahima, Konate Drissa, Bayili Piayiboury Marie Theodore, OUEDRAOGO Abdoulaye, ZONGO Moussa & Bayala Balé·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2026
The milk production and reproductive performance of crossbred cows under tropical conditions in the peri-urban area of Ouagadougou were assessed in two phases from February to December 2023. The first phase comprised interviews with 60 dairy farmers to evaluate the reproductive a...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i74111
Traore Boureima, Konate Drissa, Tapsoba Mamounata, TRAORE Ibrahima, ZARE Yacouba, GNANDA Isidore Bila, KERE Michel, Diallo Mahmoudou, ZONGO Moussa & Bayala Balé·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2026
Background: Semen quality is an important determinant of reproductive performance and bull selection in cattle breeding programmes. However, the relationships between breed, age, morphometric characteristics and semen quality in local, exotic and crossbred bulls raised under comp...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2026/v41i112490