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Background: In Algeria, COVID-19 containment procedures 2020-2021 have put the livestock sector in a critical situation, particularly in the Saharan regions where animal feed is based on supplies from other regions. Indeed, a famine has threatened the herds, but the breeders have been able to save their animals by an unconventional diet. The knowledge of these nutritional measures and knowhow makes it possibleto evaluate local products andto guide Algerian decision-makers towards a safer food strategy that is well adapted to the Sahara region. Methods: We used the "12MO method", which is a retrospective survey based on the declarations of the breeders for the last twelve months. 12MO served as a basic tool for a systemic analysis conducted in 110 farms in different areas of Oued Souf (Sahara of Algeria). Result: The results highlighted changes in animal feed, under the impact of COVID-19 pandemic through unconventional feeding. 6 feeds were distinguished, including 4 crop residues (PoCR; PeCR; CCR; TCR) and 2 by-products (PD By-P; PD By-P). During a year of containment, it was not only the interrelationship (agriculture/livestock) that has secured the feeding herds in the Saharan environment, but the breeder's solidarity has significantly contributed in that also. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]