-They keep large numbers of animals as an insurance against natural deaths.
-There is seasonal movement whereby they spent the dry season in one place and wet in another.
-Many kinds of animals are kept e.g. cattle, sheep, goats and camels.
-Animals are reared for subsistence not for commercial purposes.
-They keep animals of poor quality due to lack of quality feeds and weakening by diseases making them to be of low value.
-Animals are a sign of weath and are reared for the purpose of paying dowry and slaughter
-They keep indigenous cattle which are hardy such as Zebu and Boran.
-They practice uncontrolled breeding which results into large herds.
-Disease incidences of both livestock and human are common due to tropical conditions.