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Table 6 Adult females and lactating females as a proportion of total herds (adapted from Dahl and Hjort 1976)

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

Herd type

Adult females as % of total herd

Lactating females as % of total herd

Cattle

41

15

Camels

34

17

Goats

35

13

Sheep

39

16