| Respondent category | Holding period | Districts |
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| Bako Tibe | Ilu Gelan | Over all | |||||
| F | % | F | % | F | % | ||
| Middle men | Immediately sold | 3 | 25.0 | 2 | 25.0 | 5 | 25.0 |
| Hold for 1 - 2 days | 9 | 75.0 | 6 | 75.0 | 15 | 75.0 | |
| Butcheries | Hold for 1 - 2 days | 2 | 22.2 | 4 | 26.7 | 6 | 40.0 |
| Hold for 3 & above days | 7 | 77.8 | 2 | 13.3 | 9 | 60.0 | |
| Hotel/restaurants | Immediately slaughtered | 2 | 15.4 | 1 | 10.0 | 3 | 13.0 |
| Hold for 1 - 2 days | 11 | 84.6 | 9 | 90.0 | 20 | 87.0 | |