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Figures & data
Figure 1. Map of the study areas.
Table 1. Summary of the total number of sample households and PAs by districts
Table 2. Demographic characteristics of the visited goat keeping households in east Gojjam zone
Table 3. Family size, and land and livestock holdings of the households in east Gojjam zone of Amhara region
Table 4. The sources of foundation goats, farming, and non-farming activities in east Gojjam zone of Amhara region
Table 5. The purpose of keeping goats (ranks) in east Gojjam zone of Amhara region
Table 6. Goat flock structure in east Gojjam zone of Amhara region
Figure 2. Goat herding practices in Bibugn district (a), Goncha Siso Enesie (b) and Hulet Eju Enesie (c) districts.
Table 7. Labour source and goat herding practice in east Gojjam zone of Amhara region
Table 8. The ranks of feed resources in wet and dry seasons in east Gojjam zone of Amhara region
Table 9. Feeding practices and management of goats in east Gojjam zone of Amhara region
Table 10. Familiar water sources in the dry and the wet seasons of the year in east Gojjam zone of Amhara region
Figure 3. Common goat houses types in Bibugn for adults (a) and kids (b); Goncha Siso Enesie (c), and Hulet Eju Enesie (d) districts.
Table 11. The goat housing systems in east Gojjam zone of Amhara region
Table 12. Buck castration and castration practices in east Gojjam zone of Amhara region
Table 13. Selection practices of breeding does and bucks in east Gojjam zone of Amhara region
Table 14. The breeding doe selection criteria (rank) in east Gojjam zone of Amhara region
Table 15. The breeding buck selection criteria (rank) in east Gojjam zone of Amhara region
Table 16. The possession and purpose of keeping breeding buck(s) in east Gojjam zone of Amhara region
Table 17. Culling and replacement of goat breeding flock in east Gojjam zone of Amhara region
Table 18. The reproductive performances of indigenous goat types in east Gojjam zone of Amhara region
Table 19. The importance (rank) goat diseases in east Gojjam zone of Amhara region
Table 20. Veterinary services and treatment of sick goats in east Gojjam zone of Amhara region