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Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of the Study Population

From: Socio-economic impacts of brucellosis on livestock production and reproduction performance in Koibatek and Marigat regions, Baringo County, Kenya

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%

  1. Presented are N (%) for all categories