Author(s)

Xavier D. Milogo¹, Timbilfou Kiendrebeogo², Isidor Z. Ouedraogo¹, Harouna Koara¹, Désiré P. Sawadogo¹, Valérie M. C. Bougouma-Yameogo³

¹Ministère des Ressources Animales et Halieutiques (MRAH), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
²Institut de l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA), Station de Farako-Bâ, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
³Institut du Développement Rural, Université Nazi BONI, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.

The study evaluated the effects of a diet incorporating a mango-based feed on the technical-economic performance of milk production of Montbeliard cows at the end of lactation in a dairy farm in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. To do so, 14 cows were subjected to 3 diets, including an experimental diet incorporating mango (ED) in comparison to a balanced control diet (BCD) and to the feeding practice of the farmer (FCD) during 60 days. Results show that the average amount of milk milked per day from ED (10.93 ± 0.17 L) was significantly higher (p < 0.05) than BCD (8.80 ± 0.19 L) and RTA (5.39 ± 0.14 L). The conversion index of FPD (4.24 ± 0.14) was significantly higher (p < 0.05) than that of BCD (1.75 ± 0.19) and ED (1.26 ± 0.16). Average feed costs per liter of milk (FC/L) were significantly different (p < 0.05) between FPD (125.95 ± 4.56 FCFA), BCD (83.67 ± 6.36 FCFA) and ED (60.06 ± 5.49 FCFA). The average gross profit margins (GPM) were significantly higher and decreasing (p < 0.05) between ED (231,953 ± 5031 FCFA), BCD (167,157 ± 5831 FCFA) and FCD (74,188 ± 4185 FCFA). Mango feed can be used in the diet of dairy cows. Its use contributes to the reduction of production costs and the generation of substantial profits. The valorization of mango residues is an alternative for a greater availability of feed at lower cost for the animals. It could contribute to a better management of processing residues that pollute the environment and to the reduction of fruit flies that affect orchard yields through reinfestation. The increased use of mango in dairy cattle feed should be encouraged.

Mango-Based Feed, Montbeliarde Cows, Milk Production, Technical and Economic Performance, Burkina Faso

Milogo, X. , Kiendrebeogo, T. , Ouedraogo, I. , Koara, H. , Sawadogo, D. and Bougouma-Yameogo, V. (2022) Influence of Mango Feed-Based Diets on the Production and Economic Profitability of Montbeliarde Cows’ Milk at the End of Lactation in Burkina Faso. Open Journal of Animal Sciences, 12, 239-250. doi: 10.4236/ojas.2022.122018.