Table 5 The weighted mean annual metabolizable-energy requirements (MER, MJ/day) in Selale milkshed
Farming systems | Urban | Peri-urban | Rural | |||||||||||||
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Animal categories | MERM | MERG | MERL | MERT | MERM | MERG | MERL | MERW | MERP | MERT | MERM | MERG | MERL | MERW | MERP | MERT |
Adult female | 37.29 | NA | 51.33 | 88.62 | 37.24 | NA | 44.61 | 2.76 | NA | 84.62 | 27.81 | NA | 11.56 | 1.60 | 0.0 | 40.97 |
Adult male | 36.75 | NA | NA | 36.75 | 36.83 | NA | NA | 2.80 | 13.12 | 52.74 | 36.35 | NA | NA | 1.93 | 5.54 | 43.82 |
Growing female | 27.79 | 13.90 | NA | 41.69 | 27.33 | 14.36 | NA | 1.74 | NA | 43.43 | 22.39 | 13.32 | NA | 1.10 | NA | 36.81 |
Growing male | 29.07 | 15.18 | NA | 44.25 | 28.44 | 15.16 | NA | 1.83 | NA | 45.43 | 25.38 | 13.55 | NA | 1.3 | NA | 40.24 |
Calf (≤ 12 m) | 17.58 | 16.98 | NA | 34.58 | 17.15 | 16.84 | NA | 0.88 | NA | 34.87 | 15.59 | 15.42 | NA | 0.64 | NA | 31.65 |
Calf (≤ 6 m) | 11.13 | 19.54 | NA | 30.67 | 10.96 | 17.26 | NA | NA | NA | 28.23 | 7.95 | 16.95 | NA | NA | NA | 24.88 |
Fattening male | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 36.03 | NA | NA | 2.29 | 6.55 | 44.87 |