Research, Policy and Practice
From: The use of sheepdogs in sheep production in southeastern Brazil
Category | Mean | Standard deviation | Minimum | Maximum | Sample size |
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Number of rams and breeding ewes | 503.4 | 597.4 | 15 | 2000 | 28 |
Annual production of lambs (head) | 432.6 | 554.7 | 15 | 2200 | 27 |
Ram price (USD$) | 1872.67 | 1896.12 | 112.42 | 8431.70 | 27 |
Meat/carcass purchase price (USD$/kg) | 5.17 | 1.25 | 3.93 | 8.43 | 23 |
Number of sheepdogs | 3.1 | 1.4 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
Annual cost of each sheepdog (USD$) | 536.35 | 332.43 | 281.06 | 1236.65 | 12 |