Past, present and future of pastoralism in Greece

Pastoralism

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Table 3 Comparative survey data of sheep and goat farms in Greece, classified by region.

Region	Observations	Flock size (heads)	Sheep (heads)	Goats (heads)	Milk (kg/year)	Fecundity	NEL-Grazing (%)
Arcadia	41	231.2 c	94.5 b	136.7 cd	103.9 c	1.14 c	47.4 c
Aegean islands	51	215.4 c	42.2 a	173.2 d	20.2 a	0.96 ab	61.9 d
Etoloacarnania	37	190.7 bc	98.6 b	92.0 bc	74.4 b	1.03 abc	66.8 de
Epiros	68	129.9 a	106.6 b	23.3 a	144.4 d	1.28 d	32.3 b
Makedonia	17	607.9 e	308.5 c	299.4 e	67.4 b	0.91 a	58.5 cd
Messinia	102	144.4 ab	80.8 b	63.6 ab	64.9 b	1.06 bc	69.2 e
Thessalia	15	346.8 d	249.6 c	97.2 abcd	132.7 d	1.01 abc	19.5 a
S.E.		8.91	7.08	9.54	3.29	0.018	1.38
P value		P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001

a, b, c, d, e Figures sharing different letters on the same column differ at P < 0.05. Significant differences in flock size, sheep and/or goat heads per holding, milk per adult female in flock, fecundity and the share of grazing on covering energy requirements of sheep and goats are observed between the various regions of Greece (A compilation of data produced by the Department of Nutritional Physiology and Feeding at the Agricultural University of Athens).