Characteristic (n = 640) | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|
Species per Sub-county | ||
Marigat | 432 | 67.5% |
Bovine | 114 | 26.4% |
Sheep | 58 | 13.4% |
Goat | 154 | 35.6% |
Camel | 106 | 24.5% |
Koibatek | 208 | 32.5% |
Bovine | 206 | 99.0% |
Sheep | 2 | 1.0% |
Goat | 0 | 0% |
Camel | 0 | 0% |
Gender of the animals | ||
Male | 291 | 45.5% |
Female | 349 | 54.5% |
Age of the species in years | ||
Bovine | 320 | 50.0% |
< 2 years | 47 | 38.8% |
2–3 years | 109 | 44.7% |
> 3 years | 164 | 59.6% |
Sheep | 60 | 9.4% |
< 2 years | 13 | 10.7% |
2–3 years | 29 | 11.9% |
> 3 years | 18 | 6.5% |
Goat | 154 | 24.1% |
< 2 years | 45 | 37.2% |
2–3 years | 66 | 27.0% |
> 3 years | 43 | 15.6% |
Camel | 106 | 16.6% |
< 2 years | 16 | 13.2% |
2–3 years | 40 | 16.4% |
> 3 years | 50 | 18.2% |
Types of breeds | (Cumulative frequencies) | |
Indigenous | 441 | 68.3% |
Exotic | 205 | 31.7% |
Type of production system | ||
Nomadic pastoralist | 218 | 23.6% |
Agro-pastoralist | 135 | 14.6% |
Mixed farming | 318 | 34.4% |
Commercial ranch | 8 | 0.9% |
Peri-urban | 25 | 2.7% |
Semi-zero grazing | 220 | 23.8% |
Type of breeding system | ||
Artificial insemination | 176 | 25.7% |
Natural | 508 | 74.3% |
Main source of drinking water for livestock | ||
Pond | 63 | 9.8% |
Borehole | 234 | 36.6% |
River | 241 | 37.7% |
Compound trough | 102 | 15.9% |