Table 1 Average number of utilized pastures, duration of stay at an individual pasture, grazed area per day, daily walked distance and herd-related stocking rate of cattle and small ruminants/goats at the main seasonal pastures in China and Mongolia between 2012 and 2014. Given values are mean values with the corresponding one standard deviation (SD) and number of samples as specified for each variable (n)

Pastures (n)

Cattle

Mean

2

2

4

1

1

2

-

1

SD

1.0

0.0

0.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

-

0.0

n

4

4

7

2

2

4

-

2

Small ruminants

Mean

3

2

3

1

2

2

1

3

SD

1.5

0.0

0.8

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

n

5

6

9

3

4

4

3

5

Duration of stay per pasture (days)

Cattle

Mean

21

38

11

167

45

32

-

247

SD

0.2

0.8

1.9

16.8

19.3

5.4

-

14.3

n

55

102

72

334

38

47

-

412

Small ruminants

Mean

28

43

23

140

42

32

77

57

SD

1.3

7.1

1.7

42.9

11.4

0.0

23.2

18.5

n

124

135

198

411

190

126

84

269

Daily pasture area (ha)

Cattle

Mean

22

6

77

1

8

22

-

4

SD

15.2

3.1

11.0

0.6

3.9

3.1

-

0.7

n

70

101

72

334

38

47

-

416

Small ruminants

Mean

36

18

68

63

66

25

8

73

SD

26.8

2.0

13.6

41.4

20.6

2.8

2.3

40.4

n

110

135

149

482

190

126

100

269

Daily walked distance (km)

Cattle

Mean

6

6

5

3

11

15

-

8

SD

2.0

1.3

0.8

0.6

2.3

3.6

-

2.2

n

70

101

72

334

38

47

-

416

Small ruminants

Mean

12

9

10

9

11

12

6

8

SD

1.8

1.6

2.6

3.3

3.2

3.0

0.4

1.6

n

110

135

149

482

190

126

100

269

Stocking rate (SU* season ha^-1)

Cattle

Mean

1.3

2.1

0.4

1.7

3.5

1.6

-

0.8

SD

1.1

1.2

0.1

0.9

0.7

0.5

-

0.0

n

70

101

72

334

38

47

-

416

Small ruminants

Mean

1.1

1.5

0.5

0.3

0.6

1.3

2.1

0.3

SD

1.1

0.7

0.2

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.8

0.1

n

110

135

149

482

190

126

100

269