Table 2.
Seasonal inventory of backyard animals, percentage of households that breeds them and average number of animals per household of two Mayan communities of Yucatan, Mexico.
| Xkalakdzonot (XKT) | Paraiso (PSO) | |||||||||||
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| Chickens (Gallus gallus) |
348/555 | 90% | 17.4 | 207/555 | 65% | 10.3 | 135/236 | 85% | 6.8 | 101/236 | 70% | 5 |
| Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) |
34/59 | 30% | 1.7 | 25/59 | 35% | 1.3 | 60/64 | 55% | 3 | 4/64 | 5% | 0.2 |
| Pigs (Sus scrofa domestica) |
59/141 | 85% | 2.9 | 82/141 | 70% | 4.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
n, number of animals sampled per season; N, total number of animals sampled; % , percentage of household that breeds chicken, turkeys and/or pigs; x , average number of chickens, turkeys and/or pigs per household.