Sites Herd structure per household
Hawassa city   Calves Heifers Lactating cows Pregnant Total herd
n 462 163 356 136 1119
range 0-5 0-3 0-5 0-4 2-13
average 1.8 0.7 1.5 0.6 4.6
% 36.5 14.5 31.8 12.2 100
Debrebrehan n 252 209 239 138 830
range 0-8 0-7 0-9 0-6 2-27
average 1.3 1.1 1.2 0.69 4.2
% 30.4 25.1 28.8 16.6 100
Table 2: Herd structure in small holder dairy farms in Hawassa and Debre Brehan cities.