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Table 2 Livestock species composition, populations, and mean household holding before and after the relocation

From: Impact of resettlement on livestock production and performance among the Maasai pastoralists of RAPland village, Olkaria Kenya

Species

Before the relocation

After the relocation

Population

TLU

Mean

TLU/HH

Proportion

% TLU

Population

TLU

Mean

TLU/HH

Proportion

% TLU

Cattle

6468

75.7 ± 8.83

77.2

2480

26.4 ± 8.3

78.9

Sheep

1298

15.5 ± 1.78

15.5

412

4.62 ± 1.7

13.1

Goats

481

5.8 ± 0.67

5.7

222

2.5 ± 0.63

7.1

Donkeys

123

1.46 ± 0.22

1.4

25

0.34 ± 0.21

0.8

Poultry

13

0.14 ± 0.02

0.2

3

0.3 ± 0.02

0.1

Total

8383

 

100

3142

 

100

  1. Tropical Livestock Unit (TLU) is equivalent to an animal of 250 kilogrammes (kg). Thus, a cattle = 1 TLU, donkey = 0.5 TLU, sheep/goats = 0.1 TLU, and poultry = 0.01 TLU (FAO 2002). HH households
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