Table 1 Households’ livestock inventory and herd structures by species, age and sex

Adult male camels

42

1

22

4.5

4.5

20.2

Ratio of males to females 1:3

Adult female camels

55

1

50

12.8

11.7

52.5

Camel male calves

26

1

13

2.4

2.7

12.1

All calves 27.3 % of camels

Camel female calves

34

1

16

3.1

3.4

15.2

Total camels and % in herd

22.3

10.5

Steers

5

1

6

2.0

2.8

3.9

Ratio of steers to other males 1:8;

Ratio of reproductive males to reproductive females 1:2;

Reproductive females 37.2 % of cattle

All calves 13.8 % of cattle

Entire males >6 years

47

1

50

9.7

7.0

9.9

Entire males 3 to 6 years

51

1

30

7.5

7.5

10.6

Entire males 1 3 years

49

1

70

13.2

8.2

11.5

Cows >6 years

83

1

180

31.3

16.5

23.2

Cows 3 to 6 years

66

1

56

12.3

9.9

13.9

Female cattle 1 to 3 years

48

1

103

17

9.3

13.1

Male calves

47

1

46

7.3

4.5

6.3

Female calves

46

1

69

10.4

5.3

7.5

Total cattle and % in herd

71

33.4

Ewes

102

1

236

34.9

21.2

55.9

All lambs 24.8 % of sheep; ratio of rams to ewes 1:3

Rams

86

1

102

13.1

7.3

19.3

Lambs

95

1

126

15

9.4

24.8

Total sheep and % in herd

37.9

17.8

Does

137

1

350

60.0

50.1

63.1

Bucks

125

1

128

20.3

13.7

17.3

All kids 19.6 % of goats; ratio of bucks to does 1:4

Kids

130

1

113

15.7

15.6

19.6

Total goats and % in herd

79.4

37.3

Donkeys and % in herd

76

1

14

2.3

2.2

1

Total herd

212.8

100 %