Research, Policy and Practice
Table 10 Breakdown of herd exits by cause
From: Fulani cattle productivity and management in the Kachia Grazing Reserve, Nigeria
| Â | Exits | Â | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Calf deaths | Non-calf deaths | Sale | Slaughter | Gifts | Offtake | Overall |
No. HH | 26/40 | 26/40 | 39/40 | 15/40 | 16/40 | 39/40 | 40/40 |
No. cattle | 142 | 363 | 500 | 37 | 63 | 600 | 1,105 |
% of all exits | 12.9 | 32.9 | 45.2 | 3.3 | 5.7 | 54.3 | 100.0 |
Mean no./HH | 3.6 | 9.1 | 12.5 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 15 | 27.6 |
| Â | Calf death rate | Non-calf death rate | Sale rate | Slaughter rate | Gift rate | Offtake rate | Exit rate |
Denominator | Calves | Non-calves | All | All | All | All | All |
No. cattle | 1,070 | 4,652 | 5,722 | 5,722 | 5,722 | 5,722 | 5,722 |
Rate (%) | 13.3 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 10.5 | 19.3 |