Table 1 Characteristics of the three sub-samples and their farming practices in Norway
From: Livestock owners’ worry and fear of tick-borne diseases
Variables | Cattle n = 144 | Sheep n = 459 | Cattle and sheep n = 172 |
|---|---|---|---|
Years on farm, M ± SD (range) | 22 ± 11 (1–45) | 26 ± 14 (1–70) | 24 ± 12 (1–54) |
Area (ha) | |||
0.0–4.9 | 3% | 37% | 7% |
5.0–9.9 | 23% | 36% | 27% |
10.0–19.9 | 40% | 21% | 36% |
20.0–29.9 | 21% | 4% | 17% |
30.0–49.9 | 9% | 1% | 9% |
> 50.0 | 4% | 1% | 4% |
Percentage of income, M ± SD (range) | 82 ± 25 (5–100) | 29 ± 25 (0–100) | 19 ± 18 (0–90) |
Winter stock, M ± SD (range) | |||
Cattle | 58 ± 37 (6–230) | 50 ± 37 (2–220) | |
Sheep | 67 ± 49 (4–400) | 45 ± 36 (0–272) | |
Production type | |||
Milk | 97% | 65% | 60% |
Meat | 75% | 53% | 52% |
Live animal sales | 44% | 69% | 56% |
Others | 3% | 70% | 51% |
Grazing cattle weeks, M ± SD | |||
Infield/pastures | 13.9 ± 8.6 | 10.2 ± 8.4 | |
Outfield mountain summer | 9.7 ± 8.9 | 5.8 ± 7.7 | |
Outfield forest/lowland summer | 13.6 ± 9.7 | 8.8 ± 14.0 | |
Grazing sheep weeks, M ± SD | |||
Infield/pastures in spring | 4.9 ± 5.0 | 4.8 ± 4.4 | |
Outfield mountain summer | 11.3 ± 6.1 | 12.3 ± 5.9 | |
Outfield forest/lowland summer | 4.1 ± 6.6 | 5.3 ± 7.8 | |
Infield/pastures in autumn | 5.4 ± 5.2 | 5.8 ± 4.6 | |