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Ecological Processes

Table 1 Livestock holding per household by major species in the study woredas in Afar Region of zone III

From: Perception and attitude of pastoralists on the use and conservation of rangeland resources in Afar Region, Ethiopia

Livestock type

Livestock holding (TLU)

Total

Amibaraa

Gewaneb

Cattle

1.71 ± 3.01

7.66 ± 0.80

4.68 ± 1.90

Camel

0.74 ± 0.26

2.84 ± 0.43

1.79 ± 0.34

Goat

4.89 ± 0.41

10.46 ± 0.81

7.66 ± 0.62

Sheep

0.96 ± 0.17

1.94 ± 0.24

1.43 ± o.21

Major livestock

8.30 ± 3.85

22.90 ± 2.27

15.90 ± 3.08

  1. Major livestock represent most commonly owned livestock species in the study area. The TLU values for different species of animals are 1.0 for camel, 0.7 for cattle, and 0.1 for goat/sheep (ILCA, 1992)
  2. aIntervened woreda
  3. bNon-intervened woreda
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