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Table 2 Input variables and values for the livestock threshold model
From: Applying livestock thresholds to examine poverty in Karamoja
Variable | Value |
|---|---|
Household size and food energy | |
Family size adults, Na | 2 |
Family size children, Nc | 4 |
Daily energy requirement adult, Ea (kcal) | 2100 |
Daily energy requirement child, Ec (kcal) | 2100 |
Proportion of household dietary energy from cereals | 82% |
Proportion of household energy from milk | 18% |
Herd structure | |
Proportion of goat herd as breeding females, Bg | 70% |
Proportion of cattle herd as adult females, Bc | 65% |
Losses and gifts | |
Annual kid disease and drought mortality, losses, and gifts, Mk | 40% |
Annual adult goat disease and drought mortality, losses, and gifts, Mg | 35% |
Annual calf disease and drought mortality, losses, and gifts, Mca | 40% |
Annual adult cattle disease and drought mortality, losses, and gifts, Mc | 35% |
Reproduction | |
Annual birth rate goats, Rg | 1.50 |
Annual birth rate cows, Rc | 0.80 |
Birth ratio male to female, M/F | 50% |
Milk production and offtake | |
Goat milk offtake/day (l), Og | 0.20 |
Goat lactation period (days), Lg | 90 |
Food energy goat milk (kcal/l), Egm | 692 |
Cow milk offtake/day (l), Oc | 0.5 |
Cow lactation period (days), Lc | 180 |
Energy value cow milk (kcal/l), Ecm | 660 |
Livestock prices | |
Price of goats (UGX), Pg | 70,000.00 |
Price of young bulls (UGX), Pc | 700,000.00 |
Crop production | |
Sorghum area planted (ha), A | 0.4 |
Sorghum yield (kg/ha), Y | 800 |
Price sorghum (UGX), Ps | 2590 |
Energy value sorghum (kcal/kg), Es | 3290 |