Table 6 Top 5 relevant quantitative variables that best describe the 28 farms from cluster 3. Overall sample n = 100 farms

Average milk production/farm/day (L)

5.73

15.6 ± 0.64

8.2 ± 7.94

< 0.001

Average litres of milk sold/day

5.71

11.9 ± 10.26

5.3 ± 7.20

< 0.001

Grazing hours rainy season

−4.50

4.6 ± 4.10

7.5 ± 4.10

< 0.001

Average milk production/cow/day (L)

4.29

3.8 ± 2.33

2.2 ± 2.27

< 0.001

Cost of artificial insemination (CFA⁴)

3.79

27803.6 ± 1206.49

16715.0 ± 18134.81

< 0.001