Table 2 Livestock herd sizes and association with the use of IK

From: Utilisation of indigenous knowledge to control ticks in goats: a case of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa

Livestock species IK use χ2 P value
Cattle ownership
  < 30 76.4   
  30–50 14.0 1.81 0.40
  > 50 4.06   
Sheep ownership
  < 30 76.8   
  30–45 14.2 6.88 0.07
  45–50 0.79   
Goat ownership
  < 20 3.51   
  20–30 9.47   
  > 30 81.4 9.13 0.01
Chicken ownership
  < 30 61.3   
  30–45 24.9   
  45–50 1.98 1.66 0.65
  > 50 6.32   
  1. NS not significant (P > 0.05)
  2. Significant at *P < 0.05; highly significant at **P < 0.01
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