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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... cattle herds is 7.9 . Town stock owners have significantly larger cattle herds than country owners . This may indicate that they are more oriented to the market than their country cousins . The above data show that the Rendille own more ...
... cattle herds is 7.9 . Town stock owners have significantly larger cattle herds than country owners . This may indicate that they are more oriented to the market than their country cousins . The above data show that the Rendille own more ...
Page 132
... cattle herds through sale is 0.6 ( Table 8.10 ) . This corresponds to 0.78 head of cattle per household ( since there are approximately 1.3 houses per ... herds . This means that castrated animals form 10.9 % of the herd . 132.
... cattle herds through sale is 0.6 ( Table 8.10 ) . This corresponds to 0.78 head of cattle per household ( since there are approximately 1.3 houses per ... herds . This means that castrated animals form 10.9 % of the herd . 132.
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... cattle , sheep and goats are 68.2 % / 72.3 % , 67.9 % / 73.8 % and 69.2 % / 76.1 % respectively ( see Table 9.4-9.6 ) ... herds . Cow and heifers constitute 54.2 % of bovine herds . Calving rates for the year of study were 24.9 % of ...
... cattle , sheep and goats are 68.2 % / 72.3 % , 67.9 % / 73.8 % and 69.2 % / 76.1 % respectively ( see Table 9.4-9.6 ) ... herds . Cow and heifers constitute 54.2 % of bovine herds . Calving rates for the year of study were 24.9 % of ...
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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