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

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Table 4 Cumulated livestock losses in the Mongolian Altai across ethnic groups and wealth strata during the 2009/10 dzud

Ethnic group	Wealth stratum^a	Livestock species						Total
Ethnic group	Wealth stratum^a	Sheep	Goat	Cattle	Yak	Horse	Camel	Total
Kazakh (n = 7)	Lh (n = 0)
	Mh (n = 3)	235	385	13	0	16	1	650
	Sh (n = 4)	150	370	7	0	7	1	535
Torguud (n = 12)	Lh (n = 6)	300	430	70	0	111	0	911
	Mh (n = 5)	183	227	43	0	42	0	495
	Sh (n = 1)	10	10	20	0	1	0	41
Uriankhai (n = 24)	Lh (n = 0)
	Mh (n = 4)	140	510	5	41	15	0	711
	Sh (n = 20)	201	1810	35	80	87	4	2217

Kruskal-Wallis test: across species, no significant differences in dzud losses (p > 0.05) between ethnic groups and wealth strata
^aHouseholds owning large herds (Lhs), medium-size herds (Mhs) and small herds (Shs)