Quality and Processing Potential of Goats Produced by Smallholder Farmers in Malawi

Abstract: 
This research will evaluate carcass quality and processing potential of goat meat produced by smallholder farmers in Malawi. The farmers will keep local Malawi goat and Norwegian goats under three management systems (intensive, extensive and semi-intensive). The carcasses from these goats will be analyzed for gross and chemical composition. They will also be processed to various products and organoleptic tests conducted to evaluate preferences. Profitability of commercial goat production at smallholder level will also be evaluated
Cette recherche permettra d’évaluer la qualité des carcasses et le potentiel de transformation de la viande de chèvre produite par les petits fermiers du Malawi. Les éleveurs vont garder des chèvres locales du Malawi et de chèvres norvégiens sous trois systèmes de gestion (intensive, extensive et semiintensive). Les carcasses de ces chèvres seront analysées pour la composition brute et chimique. Ils seront également traitées à divers produits et des tests organoleptiques réalisés pour évaluer les préférences. La rentabilité de la production commerciale de la chèvre au niveau des petits exploitants seront également évalués.
Language: 
English
Extended abstracts submitted under Enhancing Livestock Productivity
Date of publication: 
2012
Country: 
Malawi
Region Focus: 
Southern Africa
Author/Editor(s): 
Muyila, S.
Chigwa, F.
Conference: 
RUFORUM Third Biennial Conference, Entebbe, Uganda, 24-28 September 2012
Collection: 
RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
Agris Subject Categories: 
Animal husbandry
Agrovoc terms: 
livestock
Meat
Animal products
productivity
crossing over
biological phenomena
group communication
paper
animal husbandry
concentrates
Additional keywords: 
Goat
Carcass
Preference
Processing
Quality
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Licence conditions: 
Open Access
Access restriction: 
Public
Form: 
Printed resource
Publisher: 
RUFORUM
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The 2012 RUFORUM Biennial Conference is the third in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholers in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. The third Biennial Conference was attended by 657 participants.This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme of Enhancing Livestock Productivity