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Table 2 Principal component loadings for the principal component analysis performed for the data obtained from Question 7 asked to Brazilian sheep herders during the International Congress of Goat and Sheep Farmers (FEINCO VII), held in São Paulo, Brazil, from 9 to 13 March, 2010

From: The use of sheepdogs in sheep production in southeastern Brazil

Item

PC1

PC2

PC3

PC4

PC5

Food

−0.3480

0.6523

−0.2228

0.3217

0.5481

Veterinary/medicine

−0.2354

−0.7180

−0.3291

0.4903

0.2835

Taxes

0.5374

−0.0737

−0.4813

−0.4661

0.5068

Labour

−0.5136

−0.2284

0.4473

−0.5368

0.4426

Depredation/other

0.5205

−0.0379

0.6406

0.3883

0.4081

  1. This question asked the respondent to classify a list of items (food, labour, veterinary/medicine, taxes, and depredation/other) at levels 1 to 5, with 1 being the most expensive item
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