Pastoralist societies in flux: A conceptual framework analysis of herding and land use among the Mukugodo Maasai of Kenya

Pastoralism

Research, Policy and Practice

Table 6 Results of linear regression of small stock milk yield (per capita availability for human consumption), adjusted for lactating herd size and family size

Predictor variable	Outcome: small stock milk/capita
2009	589.481
	5.25**
2010	748.148
	6.67**
2011	675.488
	6.30**
Wealth rank	−544.297
	5.48**
2008* rank (poor)	704.832
	6.19**
2009* rank (rich)	−544.542
	5.05**
2010* rank (rich)	−696.351
	6.27**
Small LLU	156.660
	8.52**
Intercept	−96.481
	1.81
R ²	0.67
N	88

Significant predictor variables were year, wealth rank, and total lactating herd size. Values reported in the table are beta coefficient and t value. The asterisks indicate degree of significance
LLU lactating livestock unit
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01