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. 2022 Apr 12;69(5):e2084–e2092. doi: 10.1111/tbed.14544

TABLE 1.

Small ruminant flock size and structure

Flock structure Goat flock Sheep flock
Number of flocks 130 81
Average flock size (interquartile range) 20.25 (10‐25) 20.32 (10‐25)
Flock structure Adult female nonpregnant (%) 26.9 27.8
Adult female pregnant (%) 12.6 11.2
Adult male (%) 3.8 3.4
Young female and male (3‐12 months inclusive) (%) 25. 7 25.2
Kids and lambs (below 3 months of age) (%) 31.0 32.4