Vanvanhossou, Sèyi Fridaïus Ulrich
Scheper, Carsten
Dossa, Luc Hippolyte
Yin, Tong
Brügemann, Kerstin
König, Sven
Article History
Received: 4 June 2020
Accepted: 20 October 2020
First Online: 11 November 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The data were collected in accordance to the FAO guidelines for the characterization of animal genetic resources. Animal management, animal husbandry and trait recording followed the criteria for the assessment of animal welfare as identified and defined in by the Welfare Quality Project (WQP) [CitationRef removed, CitationRef removed]. In Benin, there is no specific legislation for animal welfare or animal body measurements and hair sampling [CitationRef removed]. Hair sampling and body measurements are non-invasive methods. Hence, no approval was necessary. Before data collection, all farmers and cattle breeders gave their verbal consent through the Communal Sector for Agricultural Development (SCDA). The SCDA is the decentralized governmental institution for the management of the agricultural sector in the surveyed municipalities. In consequence, no further institutional approval was required.
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.