Ownership of draught cattle is an important qualitative indicator of property size.
It provided a windbreak for crops, and shelter for animals, as well as protecting against the cattle of others.
They lost virtually all their cattle and were left with the choice of abandoning the lobola system or finding a new lobola currency.
However, cattle producers used to controlling tick infestations with chemical acaricides typically treat reactively.
Cattle were infested artificially with 2 x 10000 larvae and the engorging adult females counted.
These include commercial maize production, horticulture, tree crops, dairy, and cattle ranching.
According to the headman of the town, cattle live well here but horses die off soon after ai^rival.
For this purpose, the distribution of people and cattle would need to be estimated, possibly over large areas.
