Table 2.
Livestock kept on respondents’ farms.
| Types of livestock | Number (%) farms (n = 451) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ruminant groups | Cattle only farms | 110 (24.4) |
| Sheep/goats only farms | 150 (33.3) | |
| Both (ruminants) | 191 (42.3) | |
| Cattle with/without sheep/goats | 307 (68.1) | |
| Sheep/goats with/without cattle | 348 (77.2) | |
| Farm species | Ruminants only | 214 (47.4) |
| Ruminants + dogs/cats | 92 (20.4) | |
| Ruminants + dogs/cats + pigs + chickens | 82 (18.2) | |
| Ruminants + pigs + chickens | 63 (14.0) | |
| Ruminant breeds | Cattle crosses | 152 (50.0) |
| Exotic cattle | 80 (26.1) | |
| Local (Ankole) | 66 (21.0) | |
| Do not know (cattle) | 9 (2.9) | |
| Median cattle herd size (IQR) | 24 (39) | |
| Mean cattle herd size (range) | 104 (1–20,000) | |
| Sheep/goat crosses | 60 (17.2) | |
| Exotic sheep/goats | 23 (6.7) | |
| Local sheep/goats | 259 (75.4) | |
| Do not know (sheep/goats) | 6 (1.7) | |
| Median sheep/goat herd size (IQR) | 16 (26) | |
| Mean sheep/goat herd size (range) | 34 (1–1,000) | |
| Nature of farming | Semi-commercial | 297 (65.9) |
| Subsistence | 154 (34.1) | |