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HL (N = 90) | ML (N = 90) | (N = 180) | |||||
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Types of house/Barn |
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Share with family house | 88 | 97.8 | 86 | 95.6 | 174 | 96.7 | |
Fenced/Separate house | 2 | 2.2 | 4 | 4.4 | 6 | 3.3 | |
Materials to construct barn floor |
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Soil/earthen type | 80 | 88.9 | 84 | 93.4 | 164 | 91.1 | |
Concrete | 10 | 11.1 | 2 | 2.2 | 12 | 6.7 | |
Cement | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.4 | 4 | 2.2 | |
Types of bedding materials |
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Grass and/or cereal straw | 76 | 84.4 | 84 | 93.4 | 160 | 88.9 | |
No bedding materials | 11 | 12.3 | 6 | 6.6 | 17 | 9.4 | |
Saw dust | 3 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.7 | |