From: Breeders’ knowledge on cattle fodder species preference in rangelands of Benin
State farms | Area (ha) | Climate zone | Annual rainfall (mm of rain) | Temp. | Soil | Vegetation | Breed type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FEK | 380 | Guinean | 900–1100 | 29 °C | Ferralitic, clay-gravell | Small islands of forest, savannah | Girolando |
FES | 3600 | Guinean | 1123 | 27.6 °C | Clay | Savannah, forage plots | Lagunaire, Métis Azawak-lagunaire, Borgou |
FEB | 11,127 | Sudano-guinean | 900–1100 | 25 °C | Poorly evolved, ferruginous hydromorphic | Savannah, woodland, forest gallery | Borgou |
FEO | 33,000 | Sudanian | 1125 | 27 °C | Sandy, loamy | Woodland, savannah | Borgou, Girolando, Azawak |