Table 4 Mann-Whitney U test showing the relationship between sheep herd size and adaptive practices
From: Livestock Breeders’ Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change in Morocco’s Arid Rangelands
Mean rank | (U, p) | Z | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Adaptation practices | Yes | No | ||
Mixed livestock crop farming system | 92.64 | 41.11 | (745, 0.000) | −5.149 |
Profit of state agricultural programs | 87.16 | 72.07 | (1892.5, 0.100) | −1.643 |
Diversification of livestock species (sheep & goats) | 90.33 | 61.76 | (1582, 0.002) | −3.174 |
Climate multi hazard insurance | 105.35 | 64.37 | (1772, 0.000) | −5.476 |
Storage of animal feed | 96.01 | 72.96 | (2519.5, 0.002) | −3.079 |
Herd mobility | 107.60 | 68.19 | (1768.5, 0.000) | −5.168 |
Regular Sale of animals to stock up on feed | 91.88 | 76.93 | (2853.5, 0.046) | −1.997 |
Sale of the animal in a good physical state | 100.18 | 71.44 | (2250, 0.000) | −3.813 |
Practice of fattening | 105.96 | 74.34 | (1838, 0.000) | −3.895 |
Credit from speculators livestock feed | 98.43 | 79.89 | (1871, 0.039) | −2.059 |
Privative appropriation of rangelands | 106.17 | 79.15 | (1390, 0.006) | −2.774 |
Irrigated agriculture and livestock integration | 97.68 | 81.92 | (1294, 0.154) | −1.425 |
Conversion of livestock capital into land capital | 101.54 | 72.25 | (2174.5, 0.000) | −3.841 |
Casual labor | 59.39 | 96.08 | (1726.5, 0.000) | −4.612 |
Internal or external emigration in search of jobs | 94.36 | 81.91 | (1656, 0.214) | −1.243 |
Collection of truffles as additional income | 27.46 | 89.17 | (279.5, 0.000) | −4.574 |