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Research, Policy and Practice

Table 9 Breakdown of herd entries by cause

From: Fulani cattle productivity and management in the Kachia Grazing Reserve, Nigeria

 

Entries

 
 

Births

Purchases

Overall

No. HH (% of HH)

39/40

20/40

40/40

No. cattle

1,055

76

1,131

% of all entries

93.3

6.7

100.0

Mean no./HH

26.4

1.9

28.7

 

Calving rate

Purchase rate

Entry rate

Denominator

Cows

All

All

Number cattle

1,845

5,722

5,722

Rate (%)

57.2

1.3

19.8

  1. Source: June questionnaire; all rates based on herd size one year previously