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Table 6 Selected herd composition data for different regions of Nigeria
From: Fulani cattle productivity and management in the Kachia Grazing Reserve, Nigeria
Category | Age (years) | Percentage of cattle | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fricke 1979 | Pullan 1979 | Blench 1984 | van Raay 1975 | Otchere 1982 | KGR | ||
Northern Kano | Jos Plateau sedentarya | Mambila Plateau | Zaria | Kaduna plains | Kachia Grazing Reserve | ||
Calf female | <1 | 6.0 | 9.5 | 14.1 | 10.1 | 11.4 | 7.4 |
Heifer | 1 to 3-4 | 30.6 | 9.0 | 10.7 | 17.5 | 21.1 | 26.2 |
Adult female | >3 to 4 | 38.8 | 45.0 | 32.7 | 40.5 | 32.4 | 35.9 |
Calf male | <1 | 3.7 | 9.5 | 13.8 | 10.1 | 11.4 | 6.1 |
Immature male | 1 to 3-4 | 14.2 | 7.0 | 9.3 | 13.4 | 2.8 | 19.0 |
Adult males | >3 to 4 | 6.7 | 20.0 | 19.4 | 8.4 | 20.9 | 5.5 |
Total | All | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |