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Cattle breeding, complexity and mobility in a structurally unpredictable environment: the Wodaabe herders of Niger
Nomadic peoples • 12 (1) • Published In 2008 • Pages: 11-41
By: Krätli, Saverio.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This study focusses on animal breeding and production among full-time Fulani pastoralists. Herds are moved according to temporal and spatial variations in pasture quality in order to meet the dietary needs of the cattle. The author also discusses the importance of the lineage system in managing and breeding cattle.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Flora
- Domesticated animals
- Applied animal science
- Pastoral activities
- Borrowing and lending
- Inheritance
- Buying and selling
- Production and supply
- Ethnozoology
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Fulani
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Western Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard; 2020
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date given
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1996-2008
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Tchintabaraden Department, Tahoua Region, Niger
- NotesAdditional notes
- Saverio Krätli
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 34-41)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 89655644
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Fula (African people)