Table 1 Frequencies (%) of primary functions of sheep and goats kept in the three West African cities of Kano (Nigeria), Bobo Dioulasso (Burkina Faso) and Sikasso (Mali)
Function | Sheep | Goats | Overall sheep (n = 301) | Overall goats (n = 306) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kano (n = 100) | Bobo Dioulasso (n = 102) | Sikasso (n = 99) | Kano (n = 100) | Bobo Dioulasso (n = 99) | Sikasso (n = 107) | |||
Sale of live animals for regular cash requirements | 6.0 | 2.0 | 7.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 22.4 | 5.0 | 10.5 |
Sale of live animals for extra cash during Eid al-Kabir | 22.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 3.3 |
Sale of live animals for cash to fulfill expected expenses | 16.0 | 10.8 | 4.0 | 19.0 | 9.1 | 1.9 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
Sale of live animals for cash in case of emergency | 29.0 | 48.0 | 8.1 | 54.0 | 65.7 | 0.9 | 28.6 | 39.2 |
Herd size as capital asset (storage of capital) | 8.0 | 7.8 | 27.3 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 28.0 | 14.3 | 11.4 |
Use of animals for cultural/ritual/religious events | 19.0 | 10.8 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 8.1 | 4.7 | 11.6 | 8.2 |
Herd size as social status and pleasure (prestige) | 0.0 | 19.6 | 48.5 | 1.0 | 8.1 | 42.1 | 22.6 | 17.6 |
Statistics | ||||||||
χ2 | 156.6 | 212.2 | 20.9 | |||||
p≤ | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.002 | |||||