Research, Policy and Practice
Table 4 Narrative of the condition of the rangelands and the movements of resident and immigrant herds
Period | Event(s) |
|---|---|
2004 March-May | Average long rains |
2004 June | First immigrant herds arriving from drought-stricken areas of Sultan Hamud and Mashuru in the South-east |
2004 October-December | Good short rains |
2005 March-May | Above-average long rains, good productivity of rangelands |
2005 May-June | More immigrant livestock arriving, stocking density at least twice the normal |
2005 August | All grass depleted |
2005 October-November | Failure of short rains, severe competition between resident and immigrant herds |
2005 December | Start of mortality, first among immigrant followed by resident herds |
2006 February-March | Peak mortality for all livestock |
2006 March-April | Onset of the rains, continued mortality of weakened livestock due to pneumonia and other diseases |