Mobility and livestock mortality in communally used pastoral areas: the impact of the 2005-2006 drought on livestock mortality in Maasailand

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Table 3 Livestock mortality in percentage, and the estimated loss in monetary value by livestock species

Site	Class	Total died	% died	CostKsh-000^a	Average Ksh per household	US$ per household
Amboseli	Cattle	2,158	32	32,370	323,700	4,465
	Sheep	1,665	27	2,498	24,975	345
	Goats	891	24	1,337	13,365	134
	Total			36,204	362,040	4,994
Kitengela	Cattle	2,149	45	38,682	386,820	5,335
	Sheep	4,586	47	9,172	91,720	1265
	Goats	1,095	35	2,190	21,900	302
	Total			50,044	500,440	6,903
Mara	Cattle	2,793	29	41,895	418,950	5,779
	Sheep	2,836	21	4,254	42,540	587
	Goats	559	22	839	8,385	118
	Total			46,988	469,875	6,481
Simanjiro	Cattle	1,091	13	16,365	163,650	2,257
	Sheep	451	11	677	6,765	93
	Goats	895	23	1,343	13,425	185
	Total			18,384	183,840	2,536

Livestock mortality (in absolute numbers) and as percent of initial numbers, the estimated loss in monetary value by livestock species per site-(for 100 households sampled). ^aAbsolute numbers for shoats multiplied by 2,000 for Kitengela and 18,000 for cattle. For all other sites, the total died is multiplied by 1,500 for shoats and 15,000 for cattle. The differences in prices among sites are based on general differences in weights for different livestock breeds.