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Table 1 Livestock possession of households (HHs) in the Mongolian Altai owning large herds (Lhs), medium-size herds (Mhs) and small herds (Shs) in summer 2013
Wealth stratum | Variable | Livestock species | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sheep | Goat | Cattle | Yak | Horse | Camel | Total | ||
Lh (n = 10) | Total head (n) | 1165 | 2009 | 308 | 1 | 172 | 87 | 3742 |
Thereof newborn (n) | 660 | 890 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1691 | |
Median per HH (n) | 111 | 202 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 370 | |
Mean per HH (n) | 117 | 201 | 31 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 374 | |
SD | 76.6 | 74.1 | 27.5 | 0.3 | 12.8 | 6.1 | 120.6 | |
Proportion in herd (%) | 31.1 | 53.7 | 8.2 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 2.3 | ||
Sheep/goat ratio | 0.37 | 0.63 | ||||||
Mh (n = 10) | Total head (n) | 376 | 820 | 109 | 17 | 75 | 77 | 1474 |
Thereof newborn (n) | 233 | 401 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 710 | |
Median per HH (n) | 35 | 79 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 145 | |
Mean per HH (n) | 38 | 82 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 147 | |
SD | 25.4 | 22.8 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 13.2 | 34.1 | |
Proportion in herd (%) | 25.5 | 55.6 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 5.1 | 5.2 | ||
Sheep/goat ratio | 0.31 | 0.69 | ||||||
Sh (n = 30) | Total head (n) | 90 | 1096 | 189 | 29 | 85 | 43 | 1532 |
Thereof newborn (n) | 50 | 511 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 653 | |
Median per HH (n) | 3 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 59 | |
Mean per HH (n) | 3 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 57 | |
SD | 3.6 | 21.3 | 6.1 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 23.8 | |
Proportion in herd (%) | 5.9 | 71.5 | 12.3 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 2.8 | ||
Sheep/goat ratio | 0.08 | 0.92 | ||||||
Total (n = 50) | Total head (n) | 1631 | 3925 | 606 | 47 | 332 | 207 | 6748 |
Thereof newborn (n) | 943 | 1802 | 294 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3054 | |
Median per HH (n) | 7 | 62 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 87 | |
Mean per HH (n) | 35 | 84 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 144 | |
SD | 58.2 | 74.4 | 16.6 | 2.0 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 139.0 | |
Proportion in herd (%) | 24.2 | 58.2 | 9.0 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 3.1 | ||
Sheep/goat ratio | 0.29 | 0.71 | ||||||