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Table 2 Smallholder sheep producers’ breeding strategies and rams breed source

From: Flock composition, breeding strategies and farmers’ traits of interest evaluation of Wollo highland sheep and their F1 crosses

Strata

Ram source

 

Village controlled breeding

Private controlled breeding

Random mating

Mixed type

N

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

First

Awassi crosses

212

76.0

35.8

57.0

26.9

13.0

6.1

66.0

31.1

Own flocks (ram source)

 

9.0

11.9

16.0

27.6

9.0

70.2

22.0

34.0

Project (ram source)

 

21.0

28.1

19.0

33.2

4.0

29.8

17.0

25.0

Market (ram source)

 

35.0

45.4

22.0

39.3

22.0

32.7

Government (ram source)

 

11.0

14.1

5.0

7.7

Second

Washera crosses

235

83.0

35.3

63.0

26.8

23.0

9.8

66.0

28.1

Own flocks (ram source)

 

10.0

12.0

17.0

27.0

16.0

69.5

22.0

33.3

Project (ram source)

 

23.0

27.7

21.0

33.3

7.0

30.4

17.0

25.8

Market (ram source)

 

38.0

45.8

25.0

39.7

22.0

33.3

Government (ram source)

 

12.0

14.5

5.0

7.6

Third

Wollo highland

215

26.0

12.1

94.0

43.7

83.0

38.6

12.0

5.6

Own flocks (ram source)

 

3.0

11.5

26.0

27.7

58.0

69.9

4.0

33.3

Project (ram source)

 

7.0

26.9

31.0

33.0

25.0

30.1

3.0

25.0

Market (ram source)

 

12.0

46.2

37.0

39.4

 

4.0

33.3

Government (ram source)

 

4.0

15.4

 

1.0

8.3

  1. 1st strata, Awassi crosses; 2nd strata, Washera crosses and 3rd strata, Wollo highland breed; and N, total number of flock owners