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Table 4 Labour requirements for camel management
% share of involvement in camel management | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Management practice | Adult males (18–65 years) | Adult females (18–65 years) | Adult children (10–18 years) | Young children (5–10 years) | Elderly (above 65) |
Milking | 28.0 | 33.6 | 25.0 | 5.6 | 7.8 |
Herding | 32.1 | 8.8 | 34.9 | 18.6 | 5.6 |
Watering | 35.0 | 21.9 | 22.8 | 8.0 | 12.2 |
Calf management | 21.7 | 14.7 | 28.3 | 23.9 | 11.4 |
Salt management | 34.1 | 26.4 | 15.9 | 6.6 | 17.0 |
Spraying | 48.7 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.3 | 22.0 |