Cattle production in southwestern Burkina Faso is under pressure because of resource scarcity, changing climate, and cattle diseases. Well-adapted local breeds, such as Lobi taurine cattle, are increasingly replaced by more productive exotic breeds. Community-based breeding programs (CBBPs) could be a viable option for preserving the breed and improving its productivity. Presuming that CBBPs would succeed only if they align with producers’ beliefs and values, we relied on a combination of conceptual frameworks (theory of basic values, rural livelihood transitions) to explore the values and beliefs of cattle producers. Security was the respondents’ dominant value in their aim to mitigate threats to livelihood, and it was closely linked to achievement in terms of harvest and animal quantity. Livestock-oriented respondents particularly valued conformity with accepted social roles, while achievement and power were more pronounced among crop-oriented respondents. We conclude that CBBPs, to be successful, will need to reduce threats to participants’ livelihood and make benefits of participation immediately visible. We consider the emergence of trusted leadership from the community to be pivotal for creating momentum for novel arrangements in cattle keeping and feeding.

由于资源稀缺、气候变化和牛病，布基纳法索西南部的牛生产面临压力。适应良好的当地品种，如洛比牛磺酸，越来越多地被生产力更高的外来品种所取代。基于社区的育种计划 (CBBPs) 可能是保护品种和提高其生产力的可行选择。假设CBBPs只有与生产者的信念和价值观保持一致才能成功，我们依靠概念框架（基本价值理论、农村生计转变）的组合来探索养牛生产者的价值观和信念。 安全 是受访者在减轻对生计威胁的目标中的主要价值，并且与成就密切相关  在收获和动物数量方面。以畜牧业为导向的受访者特别重视  与公认的社会角色的一致性，而以  农作物为导向的受访者的成就 和 权力更为明显。我们得出的结论是，CBBP 要取得成功，需要减少对参与者生计的威胁，并使参与的好处立即显现。我们认为社区中值得信赖的领导层的出现对于为养牛和饲养的新安排创造动力至关重要。