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Research, Policy and Practice

Table 3 Herd dynamics and production system of Nguni cattle farmers (no. = 120)

From: Herd dynamics, production and marketing constraints in the commercialization of cattle across Nguni Cattle Project beneficiaries in Eastern Cape, South Africa

Parameters

Number of beneficiaries

 

No

%

Livestock ownership

 Cattle only

32

26.7

 Cattle and other species

88

73.3

Livestock training

 Formal training

60

50

 Not trained

60

50

Cattle breed owned

 Nguni

39

33

 Non-descripts

54

45

 Bonsmara

11

9

 Brahman

12

10

 Others

4

3

Grazing system practised

 Continuous

95

79.2

 Rotational

25

20.8

Feed supplementation type

 Supplement

63

52.5

 Non Supplement

57

47.5

Source of drinking water

 Dam

50

42

 Borehole

12

10

 River

58

48

Source of veterinary services

 Veterinary drug supplier

96

80.2

 Government veterinary supplier

24

19.8