Production and Reproduction Parameters Analysis of N’Dama Cattle Breed in the Dairy Station of Yamoussoukro (SLY), in the Savannah Zone, in Cote d’Ivoire

N Goran K. Edouard, Zakpa L. Gbodjo,Dago D. Noel, Lallie Hermane Desire M.N, Sokouri Didier Paulin, Doumbia Ladji

The reproductions and productions of the N’Dama breed were analyzed on the basis of anucleus breeding of the dairy station of Yamoussoukro in Côte d’Ivoire.Data collections were done from 2010 to 2015. The first calving age varied from 20 to 65 months for an average of33.20 ± 5.64 months. The interval between calving and the calving – fertilizing insemination of the N’Dama cow varied from 300 to 822 days and from 67 to 233 days for respective averages of 474.10±147.81 days and 166.4 days. On average, the fertility rates in free mating (86.79 %) and in artificial insemination(19.43%) respectively varied from86.09 to 87.8% and from9.40 to 26.50%.The gravidity duration was on average284.25±11.14 days for variation from244 to 358 days. For the birth weight, it was estimated on average to 17 kg for females and to 19 for males. The average weight of the differentage bracket from 1 to 6; 7 to12 and 19 from 24 months were respectively 89.24 ±17.17 kg, 133.67±20.95 kg and 197.46 ± 39.72 kg for the females and 96.57 ±16.56 kg, 145.8 ±33.76 and 244.73 ±55.94 kg for the males.