Table 5 Percentage dynamics cattle off-takes, off-take per age category, age composition of dead cattle and age specific mortality rates of normal and droughts in Kiruhura district.
Age category | Cattle off- take | Cattle mortality | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% composition of off- take by age category | % off-take per age category | % age composition of dead cattle | % age specific mortality rates | |||||
Normal | Drought | Normal | Drought | Normal | Drought | Normal | Drought | |
Bulls | 17.2 | 11.1 | 50 | 74 | 3.4 | 5 | 20 | 50 |
Steers | 27.6 | 14.1 | 80 | 94 | 1.7 | 4 | 10 | 40 |
Adult cows | 34..5 | 49.4 | 5.2 | 17.3 | 23.4 | 33.7 | 7.2 | 17.8 |
Heifers | 20.7 | 25.4 | 6 | 17 | 11.6 | 15.8 | 6.8 | 16 |
Female calves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.5 | 20.8 | 38 | 42 |
Male calves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.4 | 20.8 | 32 | 42 |
