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Table 4 Livestock possession of the households (N = 133)

From: Livelihood strategies and diversification in western tip pastoral areas of Ethiopia

Livestock

Wealth status

Mean livestock type per household

Total livestock

Poor

Less Poor

Better-off

Cow

7.98

16.67

36.47

18.79

2,499

Ox

1.47

3.48

5.38

3.29

437

Heifer and bull

1.84

5.50

8.09

4.92

655

Weaned calf

2.53

4.09

6.24

4.11

547

Calf

2.20

3.06

7.15

3.81

507

Donkey (adult)

0.00

0.00

0.12

0.03

4

Donkey (young)

0.00

0.09

0.03

0.05

6

Sheep and goat (adult)

8.91

15.96

19.88

14.58

1,939

Sheep and goat (young)

8.47

11.83

16.35

11.85

1,576

Hen

8.80

15.20

16.29

13.32

1,771

Mean TLU

14.02

29.41

55.70

30.92

 

t test

9.832***

  
  1. ***Significant at less than 1% probability level