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

Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 5 Goat management under different villages in rural areas of the Nile Delta in Egypt

Variables	Level/Range	Villages										Mea (n = 100)
		Shanway		Kafr El Hema		Sakyet Abu Sha’ra		Samalay		Kafr El Pharaonia		Mea (n = 100)
		No.*	%	No.*	%	No.*	%	No.*	%	No.*	%	No.*	%
Management systems	Tethering	10	10	9	9	12	12	11	11	12	12	54	54
	Semi-intensive	4	4	3	3	4	4	2	2	2	2	15	15
	Semi-extensive	6	6	8	8	4	4	7	7	6	6	31	31
	Extensive	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Traditional production systems	Main occupation	2	10	1	5	2	10	1	5	1	5	7	7
	Crop and livestock farming	14	70	17	85	16	80	19	95	17	85	83	83
	Small-scale trade	4	20	2	10	2	10	0	0	2	10	10	10
Kid-rearing system	Hand-fed	8	40	6	30	6	30	8	40	5	25	33	33
Kid-rearing system	Suckling	12	60	14	70	14	70	12	60	15	75	67	67
Identification systems^a		4	20	3	15	2	10	3	15	2	10	14	14
Performance recording^a		1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2	2
Supplementation^a		10	50	8	40	11	55	9	45	12	60	50	50
Request for veterinary services^a		8	40	9	45	4	20	10	50	9	45	40	40
Request for extension services^a		0	0	1	5	0	0	1	5	0	0	2	2
Access to agricultural markets^a		5	25	4	20	3	15	1	5	4	20	17	17