Improvement and diversification of Somali livestock trade and marketing: Towards a formalized grading system for export quality livestock in SomaliaILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD) |
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Afgoye Afmadow age range Baidoa Belet Weyn Berbera Body condition Conformation body condition score Boran Bossaso brokers bulls Burao buyers camels carcasses per day castrates cattle destined characteristics considered Dandora Dauara destined for slaughter different grades draught power Excellent Excellent/good export markets export quality livestock Exported to Kenya factor fair Excellent Fair Fair fattening Female Garissa Good/fair Grade and price Grade II Grade Sex Age Guban Gulf market handling livestock Hargeisa immature importing countries Jowhar Kenya and Yemen Kenya Exported key informants Kitui district levels livestock in Somalia livestock trade Maasai Makha Mann-Whitney tests market chain Markets selected mature Mombasa Nairobi Njiru order of importance post-legged price range USD relative importance rankings reported season sellers sheep and goats shoats small ruminants Somali livestock Somali markets Somali origin Somalia October 2007 specific Table three grades transaction visual appraisal Wajaale weekly price variation wholesale butchers workshops Zebu