Table 6.
Land sizes, livestock species kept and the herd structure
| N | Percent | Mean | median | s.d. | Min. | Max. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Land size owned (hectares) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
517 |
94.3 |
1.98 |
1.37 |
2.28 |
0.1 |
23.1 |
|
Livestock numbers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| All cattle |
548 |
100 |
6.5 |
5 |
7.6 |
1 |
131 |
| Indigenous cattle |
548 |
100 |
6.5 |
5 |
7.6 |
1 |
131 |
| Cross breds |
17 |
3.1 |
1.4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
| Goats |
209 |
38.1 |
3.5 |
3 |
3.8 |
1 |
33 |
| Sheep |
112 |
20.4 |
3.9 |
2.5 |
5.3 |
1 |
48 |
| Pigs |
150 |
27.3 |
2.2 |
1 |
2.2 |
1 |
13 |
| Chickens |
485 |
88.5 |
14.3 |
10 |
12.7 |
1 |
120 |
| Dogs |
297 |
54.2 |
2.04 |
2 |
1.4 |
1 |
9 |
| Tropical livestock units |
546 |
99.6 |
5.8 |
4.1 |
6.71 |
0.48 |
114.3 |
|
Herd structure (indigenous) |
548 |
Frequency |
Mean/farm |
Percent |
|
|
|
| Adult females |
|
1463 |
2.7 |
41.4 |
|
|
|
| Adult males |
|
345 |
0.6 |
9.8 |
|
|
|
| Female calves |
|
465 |
0.8 |
13.2 |
|
|
|
| Male calves |
|
446 |
0.8 |
12.6 |
|
|
|
| Weaning females |
|
399 |
0.7 |
11.3 |
|
|
|
| Weaning males |
|
417 |
0.8 |
11.8 |
|
|
|
| Total | 3535 | 6.5 | 100.0 |