Associations between housing and management factors and reproductive performance in 327 Norwegian sheep flocks

Table 1 Distribution of descriptive statistics and demographic measures in the 327 flocks, which were included in the study of potential factors being associated with reproductive performance

Independent variable	Categories	No. of flocks	% of flocks
Descriptive statistics
Flock size (number of ewes)¹	≤40	29	8.9
	41-60	49	15.0
	61-120	133	40.7
	>120	116	35.5
Breed	Norwegian White Sheep	236	72.2
	Spæl Breed	35	10.7
	More than one breed	56	17.1
Demographic measures
Family category of caretaker	Farmer	281	86.7
	Spouse/cohabitant	27	8.3
	Other family members/hired	16	4.9
Gender of caretaker	Female	45	13.8
	Male	282	86.2
Age of caretaker	≤40 years	97	29.7
	41-60 years	183	55.9
	>60 years	47	14.4
Full time/part time farming	Full time farming	157	48.0
	Occupation outside the farm	170	52.0
Formal agricultural education	Yes	197	60.2
	No	130	39.8
Sheep husbandry – total production	Sheep the only production	211	64.7
	Sheep and other animal production	52	16.0
	Other production most important	63	19.3

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