Sampling district Location Altitude (masl) Rainfall (mm) Annual Temp (°C) Sheep Population No. sampled Ambo 37°32’- 38°3’E 8°47’ – 9°20’N 1400-3045 800-1000 15 - 29 52714 382 Adea 38°38’E 08° 44’N 1500 - >2000 839 (mean) 7.9 - 28 55305 233 Fentale 36023’– 39054’E 8°54’N 955 - 2007 553 (mean) 29 - 38 69482 504 Total         177501 1119

Table 2: Basic data of Ambo, Ada’a-Liben and Fentale districts. Source: IPMS [20], CSA [2]; Anonymous [21]; masl=meters above sea level.