Camel production systems in Ethiopia: a review of literature with notes on MERS-CoV risk factors

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Table 2 Average camel holding per household in major camel-rearing areas

Region	Location	Camel holding per household		Source	Remarks
Region	Location	Average	Range	Source	Remarks
Somali	Jijiga	37.6	-	Tezera and Belay 2002	1989 estimate
	Jijiga	35.2	7 to 93	Tezera and Belay 2002	1996 estimate
	Jijiga	20.4	4 to 40	Tadesse et al. 2014a
	Jijiga and Shinille	25.7	1 to 150	Eyasu 2009
	Shinille	26.1	-	Tezera and Belay 2002	1989 estimate
	Shinille	22.7	4 to 73	Tezera and Belay 2002	1996 estimate
	Shinille	20.2	2 to 35	Tadesse et al. 2014a
	Gode	27.5	6 to 52	Tadesse et al. 2014a
	Moyale	24.1	8 to 50	Tadesse et al. 2014a
	Babile	34.5	16 to 66	Sisay et al. 2015
	Gursum	28.5	16 to 51	Sisay et al. 2015
Afar	Amibara	19.2	4 to 50	Tadesse et al. 2014a
Afar	Mille	28.1	2 to 35	Tadesse et al. 2014a
Oromia	Borana	19.6	-	Megersa et al. 2008
Oromia	Borana	13.33		Dejene 2015