Table 2.
Number of animals in herds and flocks included in the study stratified by animal species and local government.
| Local government | Production type | Number | Cattle | Sheep | Goats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Median number (1st−3rd qtl) |
p |
Median number (1st−3rd qtl) |
p |
Median number (1st−3rd qtl) |
p | |||
| All (n = 99) |
BY | 87 | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–3) | 8 (0–16) | |||
| TH | 12 | 34 (0–65) | <0.001 | 27 (0–55) | 0.0003 | 31 (0–68) | 0.22 | |
| Local government | ||||||||
| Alkaleri (n = 2) |
BY | 1 | 0a | 30a | 50a | |||
| TH | 1 | 95a | – | 51a | – | 250a | – | |
| Bauchi (n = 38) |
BY | 37 | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 18 (12–27) | |||
| TH | 1 | 18a | – | 15a | – | 9a | – | |
| Darazo (n = 24) |
BY | 24 | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–1) | 4 (2–6) | |||
| TH | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Tafawa Balewa (n = 8) |
BY | 3 | 0 (0–10) | 15 (8–29) | 0 (0–0) | |||
| TH | 5 | 0 (0–63) | 0.73 | 45 (38–65) | 0.14 | 65 (52–65) | 0.08 | |
| Warji (n = 27) |
BY | 22 | 1 (0–4) | 0 (0–2) | 0 (0–9) | |||
| TH | 5 | 50 (10–59) | 0.01 | 0 (0–0) | 0.85 | 0 (0–0) | 0.85 | |
BY, Back yard; TH, Transhumance;
a
Only one farm.
Data collected between August 2017 and January 2018 in Bauchi State, Nigeria.