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Pastoralism

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Table 5 Off-take rates of animals in Mauritania in 1998 (MDRE/BDPA-SCETAGRI 1992; Van Lancker 1999)

From: What value for pastoral livelihoods? An economic valuation of development alternatives for ephemeral wetlands in eastern Mauritania

Domestic animal

Exploitation rate (%)

Average carcase weight (kg)

Wholesale animal price UM (1998)a

Meat prices Aioun (UM/kg 1998)

Cattle

10

150

42.000

290

Camels

9

180

40.000

290

Sheep and goats

25

15

9.000

450

  1. aAverage market price for a live animal over a one-year period (MDRE/GTZ 1998; McCracken 2000)
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