| Variables | Pastoral | Agro-pastoral | Overall | X2 | P-value |
| Practice of castrating male sheep |
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| Yes | 95 | 96.7 | 95.8 | 0.209 | 0.6 |
| No | 5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | ||
| Reasons of castration |
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| Breeding control | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 14.68 | 0.0001 |
| Fattening | 75 | 43.3 | 59.2 | ||
| Both | 20 | 51.7 | 35.8 | ||
| Season of castration |
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| Autumn | 35 | 36.7 | 35.8 | 9.65 | 0.001 |
| Summer | 51.7 | 31.7 | 41.7 | ||
| Autumn & summer | 8.3 | 28.3 | 18.3 | ||
| Castration method |
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| Traditional | 95 | 50 | 72.5 | 36.58 | < 0.0001 |
| Modern | 0.0 | 46.7 | 23.3 | ||
| Age of castration (Mean ± SE) | 2.11 ± 0.05a | 1.88 ± 0.06b | 2 ± 0.04 |
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| Provision of supplementary feeding for castrated animal |
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| Yes | 65 | 78.3 | 71.7 | 2.68 | 0.1 |
| No | 30 | 18.4 | 24.1 |