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Table 1 Variables used in the multivariate analysis of the goats’ production systems
Variables | Categories |
|---|---|
Grazing modes | Free grazing |
Herding and tethering | |
Mixed crop-livestock system | |
Type of grazing area | Communal pastures |
Individual pastures | |
Stall feeding | |
Presence of litter in the stall | Yes |
No | |
Use of forage crops in the feed | Yes |
No | |
First purpose for keeping goats | Manure |
Sale | |
Both | |
Size of flock | Small: less than 5 goats |
Medium: from 5 to 10 goats | |
Large: over 10 goats | |
Level of income from goats’ sale (in the year before the survey) | Low: less than 50,000 BIF |
Medium: from 50,000 to 100,000 BIF | |
High: more than 100,000 BIF | |
Breed types | Flock with only pure indigenous goats |
Flock with indigenous goats and Boer crossbreds | |
Money spent on veterinary care (in the year before the survey) | Low: less than 5000 BIF |
Medium: from 5000 to 10,000 BIF | |
High: more than 10,000 BIF | |
Agro-ecological zone | Congo-Nil-Crest |
Central highlands | |
Imbo | |
Mumirwa | |
Depressions of the Northeast |