Coast region population also relies on livestock economy with the major source of income being local zebu cattle. Improved dairy cattle are also reared in all councils especially in the peri-urban areas. Other domestic animals which support population livelihood are goats, sheep, donkeys, pigs and poultry.
Cattle Population
Cattle population in Coast Region increased from 122,308 in 2002/3 to 469,386 in 2011/12 which was equivalent to 283.8 percent increase. The major reason for increased cattle population may be due to incoming pastoral communities from other regions searching for pasture and water for livestock. Theindigenous cattle population was largest (434,353) equivalent to 92.5 percent of the total number of cattle in the region) followed by 17,723 dairy cattle (3.8 percent) and 17,310 beef cattle (3.7 percent).
Bagamoyo DC have the largest number of cattle (51.5 percent) followed by Rufiji DC ( 22.7 percent), Kibaha DC (11.5 percent), Kisarawe DC (7.4 percent), Mafia DC (2.7 percent), Mkuranga DC (2.6 percent) and Kibaha TC (1.5 percent). The largest number of improved dairy cattle was found in Kibaha TC (4,667) followed by Kibaha DC (4,164), Kisarawe DC (2,753), Bagamoyo DC (2,147), Mafia DC (1,800) Mkuranga DC (1,778) and Rufiji (414).
