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Descriptors | Alamata N = 60 | Atsbie-Wemberta N = 60 | Degua-Tembien N = 60 | Enderta N = 60 | Ganta-Afeshume N = 60 | Mekelle area N = 60 | Offla N = 60 | WKA N = 60 | Overall N = 480 | P-value |
Average land size/household (ha) | 2.1 ± 1.1a | 0.7 ± 0.4d | 0.7 ± 0.5d | 1.4 ± 0.8b | 0.7 ± 0.4d | 1.0 ± 0.8c | 0.8 ± 0.6d | 0.7 ± 0.5d | 1.0 ± 0.8 | P < 0001 |
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Ram | 1.9 ± 0.8a | 0.9 ± 0.6c | 1.1 ± 0.5c | 1.4 ± 0.6b | 1.1 ± 0.9c | 1.8 ± 1.1a | 1.5 ± 0.9b | 1.0 ± 0.8c | 1.3 ± 0.8 | P < 0.001 |
Ewe | 9.0 ± 2.8a | 6.8 ± 1.9cd | 5.5 ± 1.7e | 7.6 ± 3.5bc | 6.3 ± 1.8de | 8.7 ± 2.8a | 8.2 ± 2.0ab | 6.2 ± 1.6de | 7.3 ±1.6 | P < 0.001 |
Ram lamb | 2.6 ± 1.0b | 2.2 ± 0.8bc | 1.9 ± 0.8c | 2.6 ± 1.1b | 2.2 ± 0.9bc | 3.5 ± 1.8a | 2.7 ± 1.2b | 2.2 ± 0.9bc | 2.5 ±0.9 | P < 0.001 |
Ewe lamb | 2.9 ± 1.1bc | 2.6 ± 0.8bcd | 2.3 ± 0.6d | 3.5 ± 1.9a | 2.4 ± 1.0cd | 3.6 ± 1.7a | 3.0 ± 1.2b | 2.5 ± 1.1cd | 2.8 ± 1.1 | P < 0.001 |
Sheep | 16.3 ± 3.9a | 12.5 ± 2.4c | 10.7 ± 2.4d | 15.1 ± 5.0b | 11.9 ± 3.1cd | 17.5 ± 6.0a | 15.3 ± 3.8b | 11.9 ± 2.9cd | 13.9 ± 4.5 | P < 0.001 |
Goats | 9.2 ± 2.5a | 2.8 ± 2.3e | 4.0 ± 2.3d | 7.9 ± 2.7b | 4.9 ± 2.3c | 8.0 ± 2.1b | 5.1 ± 3.2c | 5.2 ± 2.2c | 5.9 ± 3.2 | P < 0.001 |
Cattle | 5.5 ± 3.7cde | 4.5 ± 2.1e | 4.5 ± 2 .3e | 6.4 ± 2.2bc | 6.1 ± 1.5bcd | 7.0 ± 2.2b | 9.3 ±4.4a | 5.3 ± 1.5de | 6.1 ± 3.0 | P < 0.001 |
Chicken | 12.8 ± 4.6a | 10.5 ± 2.5b | 10.4 ± 3.1b | 8.4 ± 3.3c | 10.5 ± 2.6b | 10.3 ± 3.9b | 10.2 ± 4.5b | 9.1 ± 3.5bc | 10.3 ± 3.8 | P < 0.001 |
Bee colony | 0.9 ± 1.1d | 2.1 ± 1.2b | 3.1 ±1.7a | 1.4 ±1.1c | 1.9 ± 1.0b | 1.4 ± 0.9c | 0.9 ±0.9d | 1.1 ± 1.3cd | 1.6 ± 1.4 | P < 0.001 |
Donkey | 1.1 ± 0.7bc | 1.0 ± 0.5c | 0.9 ± 0.5c | 1.5 ± 0.6a | 1.1 ± 0.7bc | 1.3 ± 0.7ab | 1.1 ± 0.8bc | 1.0 ± 0.5c | 1.1 ± 0.7 | P < 0.001 |
Horse | 0.0 ± 0.0d | 0.6 ± 0.7ab | 0.4 ± 0.6bc | 0.4 ± 0.5bc | 0.7 ± 0.7a | 0.3 ± 0.5c | 0.8 ± 0.8a | 0.4 ± 0.5bc | 0.4 ± 0.6 | P < 0.001 |