Research Article

Physical and Economic Valuation for Nontimber Forest Products (NTFPs) of Surra Government Plantation in the Upper Hare-Baso Rivers Catchment, Southwestern Ethiopia

Table 2

Weight of livestock stocking at the Surra government plantation.

Animal classesTLUWeight/kg/tropicalKinds/animal class of SurraAmount/SurraWeight/kg/Surra =#kg

Camel1250
Cow, dry0.7175Cow, dry4949 ∗ 1758575
Cow, with calf0.76190Cow & calf1212 ∗ 1902280
Cattle bull, mature1.4042.5Bull matures99 ∗ 42.5382.5
Sheep, dry0.125Sheep, dry301301 ∗ 257525
Sheep, with lamb0.1333Sheep, with lamb5858 ∗ 331914
Horse0.8200Horse, mature2727 ∗ 2005400
Total=2.4962345626076.5

Source: adapted from different studies and converted using TLU into study area [53, 56, 57]. 2.49 is the average TLU while 623 kg is the corresponding weight of livestock in tropical region. 456 is the total amount of animal classes (for e.g., cow; dry=49 in number) that are stocking at the Surra government plantation and adapted from the TLU of tropical region. 26076.5 kg is the total corresponding weight for the 456 livestock classes.