Research, Policy and Practice
Table 5 Detailed herd composition
From: Fulani cattle productivity and management in the Kachia Grazing Reserve, Nigeria
Life stage (age in years) | March | June | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Complete herdf | Non transhumant sub-herdg | Complete herdf | ||||
| Â | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |
Calf female (<1) | 63 | 9.2 | 55 | 7.9 | 130 | 6.6 |
Calf male (<1) | 41 | 6.0 | 38 | 5.5 | 125 | 6.3 |
Juvenile female (1 to 2) | 93 | 13.5 | 76 | 11.0 | 271 | 13.7 |
Juvenile male (1 to 2) | 88 | 12.8 | 99 | 14.3 | 191 | 9.6 |
Steera (3 to 4) | 32 | 4.7 | 23 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.3 |
Steer (5 to 7) | 3 | 0.4 | 7 | 1.0 | 23 | 1.2 |
Steer (8 to 10) | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.7 | 6 | 0.3 |
Steer (>10) | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 |
Bullb (3 to 4) | 32 | 4.7 | 35 | 5.1 | 131 | 6.6 |
Bull (5 to 7) | 20 | 2.9 | 21 | 3.0 | 67 | 3.4 |
Bull (8 to 10) | 5 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.3 | 10 | 0.5 |
Heiferc (3 to 4) | 73 | 10.6 | 54 | 7.8 | 277 | 14.0 |
Heifer (5 to 7) | 5 | 0.7 | 5 | 0.7 | 26 | 1.3 |
Cowd (3 to 4) | 40 | 5.8 | 40 | 5.8 | 49 | 2.5 |
Cow (5 to 7) | 129 | 18.8 | 152 | 21.9 | 423 | 21.4 |
Cow (8 to 10) | 56 | 8.2 | 71 | 10.2 | 171 | 8.6 |
Cow (>10) | 7 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.3 | 59 | 3.0 |
Draughte male (>4) | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 14 | 0.7 |
Sub-total females | 466 | 67.8 | 462 | 66.6 | 1,406 | 71.1 |
Sub-total males | 221 | 32.2 | 231 | 33.3 | 575 | 29.0 |
Grand total | 687 | 100.0 | 693 | 100.0 | 1,981 | 100.0 |