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Table 5.

Traits identified as inferior by farmers for the Poor quality ewes

	Amboseli					Isinya
	Reasons^a				Weighted reasons^b	Reasons^a				Weighted reasons^b
Breed and Trait group	1	2	3	Sum	Weighted reasons^b	1	2	3	Sum	Weighted reasons^b
Red Maasai
Body Size and Growth	3	0	3	6	0.15	9	2	5	16	0.36
Condition	9	2	2	13	0.33	3	0	0	3	0.07
Milk Production	3	6	0	9	0.23	6	8	2	16	0.36
Reproduction and Mothering Ability	0	6	1	7	0.18	0	0	0	0	0.00
Drought Tolerance	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	2	0	2	0.04
Disease Resistance	3	0	0	3	0.08	6	0	0	6	0.13
Breed Attributes	0	2	0	2	0.05	0	2	0	2	0.04
Dorper
Body Size and Growth	3	0	0	3	0.09	0	0	2	2	0.07
Condition	0	0	2	2	0.06	0	0	0	0	0.00
Milk Production	0	6	2	8	0.25	6	6	2	14	0.52
Reproduction and Mothering Ability	6	4	0	10	0.31	3	2	0	5	0.19
Drought Tolerance	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	1	0.04
Disease Resistance	9	0	0	9	0.28	3	2	0	5	0.19
Breed Attributes	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cross
Body Size and Growth	3	0	2	5	0.12	0	4	3	7	0.18
Condition	0	6	1	7	0.17	0	0	0	0	0.00
Milk Production	3	4	4	11	0.27	15	0	3	18	0.47
Reproduction and Mothering Ability	3	2	2	7	0.17	0	2	2	4	0.11
Drought Tolerance	3	0	1	4	0.10	0	2	0	2	0.05
Disease Resistance	3	4	0	7	0.17	6	0	1	7	0.18
Breed Attributes	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0.00

^aReasons 1–3, where the most important reason by 3, etc.

^bWeighted reasons as proportion of the total sum of reasons by breed and site