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Table 2 Mean productivity parameters per household herd (with confidence intervals)
From: Pastoral livelihoods of the Fulani on the Jos Plateau of Nigeria
| Â | 1975 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|
Starting stock | 126 (19 – 232) cattle | 253 (62 – 443) cattle |
Closing stock | 141 (16 – 267) cattle | 249 (60 – 440) cattle |
% Change in herd | +7.8% (−17.0% – +25.6%) | −1.2% (−2.8% – +0.3%) |
Births | 28.5% (4.0% – 53.0%) | 5.8% (4.0% – 7.6%) |
Deaths | 8.0% (0% – 55.3%) | 3.5% (2.1% – 4.9%) |
Sales | 10.4% (5.3% – 52.6%) | 3.2% (2.2% – 4.3%) |
Purchases | 1.2% (0% – 2.3%) | 1.0% (0.4% – 1.7%) |
Price bought | $769.5 (115.2 – 1,423.9) | $308.9 (265.0 – 352.8) |
Price sold | $559.1 (188.3 – 923.00) | $680.9 (609.2 – 752.5) |
Natural herd growth | 14.7% (8.2% – 21.2%) | 1.6% (0.4% – 2.8%) |
Actual offtake | 11.7% (2.2% – 21.3%) | 3.6% (2.4% – 4.7%) |