Early growth trend and performance of three Ethiopian goat ecotypes under smallholder management systems

Gatew, Hulunim; Hassen, Halima; Kebede, Kefelegn; Haile, Aynalem; Lobo, Raimundo Nonato Braga; Rischkowsky, Barbara

doi:10.1186/s40066-018-0249-2

Agriculture & Food Security

Table 1 Average (LSM ± SE) body weights (kg) from birth to 180 days of age for Bati, Borana and Short-eared Somali goats

From: Early growth trend and performance of three Ethiopian goat ecotypes under smallholder management systems

Pop.	Factors	BW		30 DW		90 DW		180 DW
Pop.	Factors	N	LSM ± SE	N	LSM ± SE	N	LSM ± SE	N	LSM ± SE
	Overall	308	***	292	***	270	***	248	***
	Bati	139	2.71 ± 0.04^a	133	6.15 ± 0.09^a	119	10.44 ± 0.18^a	110	16.31 ± 0.02^a
	Borana	123	2.36 ± 0.05^b	114	5.39 ± 0.10^b	108	10.34 ± 0.12^a	101	13.9 ± 0.22^b
	SES	46	2.15 ± 0.08^c	45	4.63 ± 0.16^c	43	8.52 ± 0.30^b	37	13.75 ± 0.36^b
Bati	Sex		*		*		**		NS
	Female	60	2.58 ± 0.07^b	57	5.81 ± 0.15^b	50	9.56 ± 0.32^b	46	15.9 ± 0.38
	Male	79	2.81 ± 0.07^a	76	6.26 ± 0.14^a	69	10.58 ± 0.29^a	64	16.15 ± 0.34
	Parity		**		*		*		NS
	1	26	2.43 ± 0.11^c	26	5.8 ± 0.22^ab	22	9.46 ± 0.48^b	19	16.0 ± 0.58
	2	26	2.62 ± 0.11^bc	25	5.55 ± 0.22^b	23	9.81 ± 0.47^b	23	15.64 ± 0.55
	3	31	2.74 ± 0.1^ab	29	6.15 ± 0.20^a	28	10.5 ± 0.42^ab	26	15.86 ± 0.5
	4	26	3.0 ± 0.11^a	23	6.31 ± 0.24^a	21	9.48 ± 0.5^b	19	16.0 ± 0.61
	≥ 5	30	2.69 ± 0.1^bc	30	6.38 ± 0.20^a	25	11.06 ± 0.44^a	23	16.6 ± 0.51
	G		*		*		*		*
	Single	47	2.82 ± 0.08^a	46	6.28 ± 0.17^a	43	10.57 ± 0.36^a	40	16.66 ± 0.42^a
	Twin	92	2.57 ± 0.06^b	87	5.79 ± 0.13^b	76	9.57 ± 0.29^b	70	15.38 ± 0.33^b
Borana	Sex		**		**		*		NS
	Female	64	2.21 ± 0.09^b	59	5.14 ± 0.17^b	55	10.28 ± 0.34^b	52	14.35 ± 0.31
	Male	59	2.59 ± 0.11^a	55	5.77 ± 0.17^a	53	11.01 ± 0.28^a	49	14.20 ± 0.29
	Parity		**		NS		NS		NS
	1	13	1.87 ± 0.17^b	13	5.02 ± 0.31	13	10.68 ± 0.51	13	14.7 ± 0.52
	2	31	2.54 ± 0.1^a	26	5.39 ± 0.2	26	10.89 ± 0.33	23	14.35 ± 0.35
	3	31	2.44 ± 0.11^a	31	5.54 ± 0.21	28	9.86 ± 0.35	28	13.80 ± 0.35
	4	19	2.67 ± 0.15^a	15	5.5 ± 0.30	14	11.22 ± 0.5	13	14.55 ± 0.53
	≥ 5	29	2.47 ± 0.12^a	29	5.84 ± 0.23	27	10.57 ± 0.38	24	13.97 ± 0.42
	G		*		*		NS		NS
	Single	87	2.53 ± 0.07^a	80	5.71 ± 0.14^a	76	10.67 ± 0.35	72	14.43 ± 0.24
	Twin	36	2.27 ± 0.11^b	34	5.2 ± 0.21^b	32	10.62 ± 0.23	29	14.12 ± 0.37
SES	Sex		**		**		*		NS
	Female	19	1.7 ± 0.17^b	19	3.61 ± 0.53^b	17	8.71 ± .0.7^b	14	11.73 ± 0.88
	Male	27	2.27 ± 0.16^a	26	4.74 ± 0.58^a	26	9.84 ± 0.63^a	23	13.43 ± 0.86
	Parity		*		NS		NS		NS
	1	11	1.96 ± 0.17^b	11	4.14 ± 0.68	11	10.38 ± 0.78	8	11.81 ± 1.09
	2	9	1.78 ± 0.2^b	9	4.77 ± 0.65	9	9.53 ± 0.82	5	12.44 ± 1.16
	3	17	1.63 ± 0.19^b	17	3.60 ± 0.57	15	8.41 ± 0.78	16	13.17 ± 1.04
	4	3	2.52 ± 0.24^a	3	4.30 ± 0.70	2	7.38 ± 1.11	3	13.01 ± 1.31
	≥ 5	6	2.04 ± 0.2^ab	5	4.08 ± 0.79	6	10.29 ± 0.81	5	12.45 ± 1.13
	G		NS		NS		NS		NS
	Single	35	2.03 ± 0.14	24	3.92 ± 0.45	32	8.86 ± 0.55	26	12.99 ± 0.73
	Twin	11	1.94 ± 0.2	11	3.85 ± 0.56	11	9.54 ± 0.82	11	12.16 ± 1.05

Means in the same column with different superscripts are significantly different
LSM least-square means, SE standard errors, N number of observation, BW birth weight, DW day weight, G gemellarity, NS non-significant Pop. population, SES short-eared Somali
* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001

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