Table 2 Distribution of responders per categories for the three clusters identified by the hierarchical classification analysis

Educational level

***

 Literacy education

21

0

10

31

 Primary education

3

0

3

6

 Secondary education

0

4

0

4

 Quranic education

4

0

0

4

Buck breed

NS

 Local breed mating

27

3

13

43

 Crossbreeding

1

1

0

2

Grazing mode

NS

 Mixed crop-livestock system

27

4

11

42

 Free grazing

1

0

2

3

Animal housing

NS

 Unsheltered

25

2

11

38

 Sheltered

3

2

2

7

Milk process

***

 No milk processing

1

1

13

15

 Milk curdling

26

1

0

27

 Cheese and yoghurt processing

1

2

0

3

Milking

***

 No milking

0

1

13

14

 Milking

28

3

0

31

Motivation of keeping goat

***

 Cash income and self-consumption

0

1

12

13

 Milk

3

1

0

4

 Cash income and self-consumption and milking

25

2

1

28

Birth size

NS

 Single births

7

0

2

9

 Twin births

21

4

11

36

Common diseases

*

 Respiratory disease

19

1

6

26

 Digestive disease

5

3

5

13

 Dermatosis disease

3

0

2

5

 Parasitosis disease

1

0

0

1

Bovine

NS

 No bovine keeping

22

3

11

36

 Bovine keeping

6

1

2

9

Sheep

NS

 No sheep keeping

12

0

7

19

 Sheep keeping

16

4

6

26

Household size

NS

 Small household, 1 to 5 members

12

1

4

17

 Medium household, 6 to 10 members

14

2

7

23

 Large household, > 10 members

2

1

2

5