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Table 3 Average livestock losses in the Mongolian Altai during the 2009/10 dzud across ethnic groups and wealth strata

From: The relevance of herders’ local ecological knowledge on coping with livestock losses during harsh winters in western Mongolia

Group/stratum

Variable

Small ruminantsa

Large animalsb

Kazakh

(n = 7)

Median

160.0

5.0

Mean

162.9

6.4

SD

105.8

5.2

Torguud

(n = 12)

Median

100.0

12.0

Mean

129.6

15.4

SD

122.7

14.9

Uriankhai

(n = 24)

Median

79.5

7.0

Mean

90.3

9.3

SD

87.3

9.0

Lh

(n = 10)

Median

110.0

10.5

Mean

125.0

19.6

SD

117.0

18.2

Mh

(n = 10)

Median

115.0

9.5

Mean

127.0

16.7

SD

120.7

22.8

Sh

(n = 30)

Median

77.0

5.5

Mean

82.9

8.3

SD

77.3

8.6

  1. Households owning large herds (Lhs), medium-size herds (Mhs) and small herds (Shs)
  2. aSheep and goats
  3. bCattle, yak, camels, horses