Data captured Proportion other
Livestock source (n=200)  
Market/ purchase 31  
Breeding /by birth 65  
Gift 26 Traditional practice in the area
Government 17 SARI/ Areca agricultural research center and weredaBoA.
NGO 16 PSNP and Irish aid OR
Traditional practice /SISSO 45 Traditional livestock sharing arrangement in the area
Reason for livestock move out (n=200)  
Sold 98  
Gift 12 Traditional practice in the area especially marriage timeĀ 
Stolen 12  
Death 40 Root cause for death are disease, accident and environment
Predator 11 high mortality of the day old chicken
Accident 13 Mainly associated with the land topography
Culling 14 Reproductive problem, poor performance and age of animal
Remaining stock (n=20)  
Breeding 4 For replacement stock
Draft 3 Mainly cattle and equine
Milk 3 Caw
Security 3 Ruminate and poultry
Household protein/ consumption 7 Typically animal source food
Table 2: Herd dynamics of the livestock production in the integrated water shed management system.