ABSTRACT
Bureau for Exchange and Distribution of Information on Minilivestock (BEDIM), Faculte universitaire des Sciences agronomiques. Passage des Deportes, 2; B-5030
Gembloux, Belgium. E-mail: goorickx.m@fsagx.ac.b
Abstract The field of minilivestock is permanently fluctuating, with some species (grasscutters, giant snails) nearly going out as their breeding is totally under control, and others coming in (snakes, bush fowl...). The development of minilivestock breeding is not only a tool within the tropical rural development process, but also a substitute to poaching, accepting the fact that the demand for a specific meat exists and is sufficiently high. Biological know-how is available and production systems can be established. Training, extension, education and research are required, as well as identification of and remedies for diseases and other ailmants. A call to Faculties is formulated to suggest specific themes for student works, theses, etc.
