The Economics of Pastoralism in Northern Kenya: The Rendille and the GabraUnited Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, 1985 - 268 pages |
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... average of 43.3 ( s.d. 13.1 ) camels per herding unit . Large - scale co - operation in smallstock herding is not possible because of the greater number of smallstock owned by each household . For example , in Galbor Camp the average ...
... average of 43.3 ( s.d. 13.1 ) camels per herding unit . Large - scale co - operation in smallstock herding is not possible because of the greater number of smallstock owned by each household . For example , in Galbor Camp the average ...
Page 132
... average size of household cattle herd is 7.9 ( Figure 5.6 ) . It follows that the annual off - take of 0.78 male cattle per household represents an off - take of 9.9 % . The average annual off - take per house from smallstock flocks ...
... average size of household cattle herd is 7.9 ( Figure 5.6 ) . It follows that the annual off - take of 0.78 male cattle per household represents an off - take of 9.9 % . The average annual off - take per house from smallstock flocks ...
Page 260
... average annual offtake per house from cattle herds through sale is 0.7 ( Table 8.7 ) . This figure corresponds to 1.05 cattle per household ( since there are on average approximately 1.5 houses per household ) . All cattle sold except ...
... average annual offtake per house from cattle herds through sale is 0.7 ( Table 8.7 ) . This figure corresponds to 1.05 cattle per household ( since there are on average approximately 1.5 houses per household ) . All cattle sold except ...
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70 Age Mean age categories age/sex annual areas average Balessa Balessa Ildere Barcho bridewealth brothers camel herding castrates Cattle and smallstock cattle herds Chalbi Desert Chapter clan section cows Damballa Dimtu distance Dololo dry conditions dry season ewes Female herders Figure flocks forr camps Forr smallstock Frequency Gabra goats herd structure herding units Household holdings houses Hurri Hills Indigofera IPAL Kalacha Kargi Kenya kids and lambs KILOMETRES Korr labour lactation LAG BALLAL Lake Turkana livestock main camp Male herders married Marsabit Marsabit District mature milk yields milked and suckled months mothers move NK NK NK North Horr Number of milch off-take old calves pack camels pastoralists Qarsa rains range Rendille reside satellite camps sheep sheep and goats sick animal Siginte slaughtered sold sorio species Standard deviation Symptoms Table town Treatment water points waterholes wet conditions wet seasons young calves young kids zero Total