Table 2. Number of animals sampled in the study villages and demographic characteristics of the study population.
| Village | District | No. animals sampled (%) | Species | Breed | Sex | Median age (years) | Age categories (years) | Animal source | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goat (%) | Sheep (%) | Cattle (%) | Indigenous (%) | Cross- breed (%) | Male (%) | Female (%) | 1–2 (%) | 3 (%) | 4–5 (%) | Born within herd (%) | Introduced to the herd (%) | ||||
| Malambo | Ngorongoro | 243 (16.9) | 90 (37.0) | 68 (28.0) | 85 (35) | 215 (88.5) | 28 (11.5) | 59 (24.3) | 184 (75.7) | 3 | 77 (31.7) | 94 (38.7) | 72 (29.6) | 210 (86.4) | 33 (13.6) |
| Ninchoka | Serengeti | 257 (17.9) | 105 (40.8) | 32 (12.5) | 120 (46.7) | 256 (99.6) | 1 (0.4) | 65 (25.3) | 192 (74.7) | 2 | 132 (51.4) | 89 (34.6) | 36 (14.0) | 255 (99.2) | 2 (0.8) |
| Chamae | Kongwa | 244 (17.0) | 91 (37.3) | 29 (11.9) | 124 (50.8) | 220 (90.2) | 24 (9.8) | 56 (23) | 188 (77) | 3 | 98 (40.2) | 126 (51.6) | 20 (8.2) | 242 (99.2) | 2 (0.8) |
| Nyakasimbi | Karagwe | 233 (16.3) | 94 (40.3) | 8 (3.5) | 131 (56.2) | 229 (98.3) | 4 (1.7) | 34 (14.6) | 199 (85.4) | 3 | 88 (37.8) | 117 (50.2) | 28 (12.0) | 226 (97.0) | 7 (3.0) |
| Bukirilo | Kibondo | 233 (16.3) | 137 (58.8) | 11 (4.7) | 85 (36.5) | 229 (98.3) | 4 (1.7) | 35 (15.0) | 198 (85.0) | 2 | 151 (64.8) | 41 (17.6) | 41 (17.6) | 225 (96.6) | 8 (3.4) |
| Kajunjumele | Kyela | 225 (15.7) | 14 (6.2) | 0 (0) | 211 (93.8) | 225 (100) | 0 (0) | 50 (22.2) | 175 (77.8) | 3 | 53 (23.6) | 111 (49.3) | 61 (27.1) | 225 (100) | 0 (0) |
| Total | 1435 (100) | 531 (37.0) | 148 (10.3) | 756 (52.7) | 1374 (95.7) | 61 (4.3) | 299 (20.8) | 1136 (79.2) | 599 (41.7) | 578 (40.3) | 258 (18.0) | 1383 (96.4) | 52 (3.6) | ||