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Table 2 Mean annual number of livestock entries and exits by species, sex and age

From: Livestock herd structures and dynamics in Garissa County, Kenya

 

Entries

Exits

 

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

  1. Values in italics indicate the sub-totals of the categories above