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Table 3 Reproduction characteristics of the different operation types

From: An economic analysis of transhumance in the Central Spanish Pyrenees

Reproduction characteristics

Semi-extensive

Transhumant trucks

Transhumant foot

Lambing percentage (live lambs at weaning)

1.5%

1.2%

1.2%

Lambs retained for replacement

20% of ewes

20% of ewes

20% of ewes

Average times a ewe lambs each year (2.5–3 times every 2 years)

1.3

1.3

1.3

Average ewe deaths per year

10% of herd

10% of herd

10% of herd

Cull ewes sold per year

5% of herd

5% of herd

5% of herd

Ram purchases

None, rams from own herd

None, rams from own herd

None, rams from own herd