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