CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2014
| Author | Rejado Albaina, Sergio |
|---|---|
| Title | Population dynamics of rural livestock populations in mopaneveld savanna, Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality, South Africa |
| Summary | The population dynamics of livestock in communal rangelands of the Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality (Limpopo Province, South Africa) for the period 2007-14 was conducted. Cattle and goat populations in communal lands were compared with those in commercial ranches. A further analysis compared them with naturally occurring herbivores in Balule Game Reserve. Population change drivers were looked for, comparing the obtained trends with rainfall. Information on livestock management practices in the rural communities was obtained through semi-structured interviews. The data showed different trends in the different communities, including decline and growth, whereas commercial ranches showed stable trends, and herbivores populations in Balule GR were found to be growing. Communal stock rates were found to be 3-9 times higher than those of commercial farms and equivalent measures in Balule GR. In the localities with highest stock rates, livestock management was found to be more intensive, through the provision of winter-feed and/or the creation of artificial water points, while theft was discovered to be most important reason for stock rate change in the communal rangelands. |
| Supervisor | Anthony, Brandon |
| Department | Environment Sciences and Policy MSc |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2014/rejado_sergio.pdf |
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