Statistical modelling/Purposes of keeping cattle

Comparison of corresponding indices for the two types of homesteads shows that cash from sales featured higher for homesteads where livestock was the major source of income. The opposite tended to be true for work/draft and manure. This might be expected as the homesteads for which livestock did not provide the main source of income would be likely to rely more on their cattle for work/draft and manure for the production of crops as the alternative source of income.

Purpose

Ranked as the primary purpose
(% of homesteads)

Index
 

Livestock - primary income source

Livestock - not primary income source

Livestock - primary income source

Livestock - not primary income source

Meat

7.5

7.2

0.11

0.11

Milk

3.8

3.6

0.12

0.13

Work/draft

47.2

54.1

0.22

0.26

Stud breeding

0.0

0.0

0.02

0.01

Manure

1.9

8.1

0.10

0.14

Blood

0.0

0.0

0.01

0.01

Hide

1.8

0.0

0.02

0.01

Cash from sale

28.3

16.2

0.19

0.14

Investment

3.8

0.9

0.04

0.02

Dowry

5.7

4.5

0.07

0.08

Ceremonies

0.0

0.9

0.06

0.04

Cultural

0.0

1.8

0.05

0.06

Other

0.0

0.0

0.00

0.00