Table 1.

Description of the study districts.

Geographical characteristics	Study districts
	Kersa	Mana	Seka Chokorsa
Latitude	7° 58′-80 02′	7° 66′-7° 91′	7° 30′-7° 76′
Longitude	36° 73′-37° 24′	36° 60′-36° 88′	36° 27′-36° 84′
Total cattle population	198,084	151,289	217,689
Total number of households	27,927	20,875	32,006
Number of villages	34	26	36

Sources: Livestock Resource Development offices of respective districts, 2020 (unpublished data).