Table 1.

Study areas with estimated livestock populations in the study districts (2006).

Areas (district)	Estimated cattle population	Estimated goat population	Estimated sheep population
Choma	78,521	31,553	2,538
Itezhitezhi	40,250	1,385	128
Monze	110,000	32,340	757
Namwala	99,038	7,600	231

*Information supplied by district veterinary officers from their annual census.