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Table 2 Pastoral cattle herd structure
From: The value of pastoralism in Kenya: Application of total economic value approach
Year | Pastoral cattle by composition, 2010–2015 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cattle | Milk cows | Non-milk cows | Bulls | Heifers | Steers | Calves | |
2010 | 7,859,655 | 1,336,141 | 1,862,738 | 432,281 | 1,540,492 | 1,406,878 | 1,281,124 |
2011 | 7,996,340 | 1,359,378 | 1,895,133 | 439,799 | 1,567,283 | 1,431,345 | 1,303,403 |
2012 | 8,417,112 | 1,430,909 | 1,994,856 | 462,941 | 1,649,754 | 1,506,663 | 1,371,989 |
2013 | 7,980,940 | 1,356,760 | 1,891,483 | 438,952 | 1,564,264 | 1,428,588 | 1,300,893 |
2014 | 7,837,212 | 1,332,326 | 1,857,419 | 431,047 | 1,536,094 | 1,402,861 | 1,277,466 |
2015 | 8,018,252 | 1,363,103 | 1,900,326 | 441,004 | 1,571,577 | 1,435,267 | 1,306,975 |