Assessment of the traditional goat production systems in rural areas of the Nile Delta in Egypt

Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 2 Importance of livestock to farmers in rural areas of the Nile Delta in Egypt

Subcategory/Farmers	Shanway	Kafr El Hema	Sakyet Abu Sha’ra	Samalay	Kafr El Pharaonia	Mean ± SE	%
Subcategory/Farmers	No.*	No.*	No.*	No.*	No.*	Mean ± SE	%
Crop farming	15	18	12	16	18	15.80 ± 1.113	79
Livestock	14	16	16	14	17	15.40 ± 0.600	77
Buffalo	12	13	8	10	12	11.00 ± 0.894	55
Local cattle	8	11	6	12	10	9.40 ± 1.077	47
Crossbred cattle	8	7	4	6	6	6.20 ± 0.663	31
Sheep^a	12	15	14	12	15	13.60 ± 0.678	68
Goats^b	16	14	15	15	16	15.20 ± 0.374	76
Donkeys	5	6	2	5	4	4.40 ± 0.969	22
Other (chickens, ducks, and rabbits)	14	17	15	14	14	14.80 ± 0.583	74