Research, Policy and Practice
From: Livestock herd structures and dynamics in Garissa County, Kenya
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Species | Sex | Age | Born | Bought | Given | Total | Sold | Gave | Ate | Died | Lost | Total | End balance |
Camels | Males | Adults | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 0 | 6.2 | −4.2 | |
Calves | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | 6.1 | −4.3 | ||
Females | Adults | 2 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 8.9 | −3.2 | ||
Calves | 2.3 | 3 | 0 | 5.3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 4.8 | 0.5 | ||
Cattle | Steers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | −1.7 | ||
Males | ≥6 years | 2.6 | 1 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 2.1 | 1 | 8.7 | −5.1 | ||
3 to 6 years | 6.7 | 1 | 7.7 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 0 | 7.8 | −0.1 | |||
1 to 3 years | 13.5 | 1 | 14.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1 | 2.4 | 1 | 7.9 | 6.6 | |||
Calves | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 7.9 | −3.5 | ||
Females | ≥6 years | 2 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 1 | 5.1 | 0 | 11 | −7.4 | ||
3 to 6 years | 10.6 | 1 | 11.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0 | 3.7 | 1 | 8.8 | 2.8 | |||
1 to 3 years | 0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0 | 2.8 | 0 | 5.7 | −4.4 | |||
Calves | 4.9 | 3 | 0 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | 6.3 | ||
Sheep | Rams | 3.2 | 1.7 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 1 | 12.8 | −7.9 | ||
Ewes | 3.7 | 3 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 14.7 | −8 | |||
Lambs | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 8.1 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 0 | 6.8 | 1.3 | ||
Goats | Bucks | 8.4 | 2.3 | 10.7 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 20.3 | −9.6 | ||
Does | 7.6 | 3 | 10.6 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 17.8 | −7.2 | |||
Kids | 10.1 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 1.3 | 2 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 0 | 9.3 | 0.8 | ||
Donkeys | 2 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 0 | N/A | 1.4 | 1 | 4.2 | 1.1 |