Date of Award:
5-1997
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Wildland Resources
Department name when degree awarded
Rangeland Resources
Committee Chair(s)
John P. Workman
Committee
John P. Workman
Committee
Layne Coppock
Committee
Daniel Coster
Abstract
This study was conducted to determine the effects of season and auction and produce marketing systems on prices received by farmers for livestock sales and the effect of price on cattle numbers sold in KADD. Livestock population, carrying capacity, and stocking rate were estimated. Data were analyzed using pie charts, regression methods, and analysis of variance.
There was no significant difference (P=.06) between cattle prices per kilogram during the wet season and after harvest. During the wet season, significantly more cattle were sold than after harvest (P< .001) to purchase food and farm inputs, and pay school fees and medical bills. Market price was only a secondary factor.
Carrying capacity and stocking rate were estimated at 15.00 kg metabolic mass per hectare and 12.00 kg metabolic mass per hectare, respectively.
Most households primarily sold male cattle because females are retained for breeding.
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Recommended Citation
Phiri, Phillip H. W., "The Economic Role of Range Livestock Production in Kasungu Agricultural Development Division (KADD), Malawi" (1997). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 6554.
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