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Table 2 Average (LSM ± SE) daily weight gain (birth–90 and 91–180 days) for Bati, Borana and Short-eared Somali goats

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

Factors

Bati

Borana

Short-eared Somali

ADWG g/day (birth–90 days)

ADWG g/day (91–180 days)

ADWG g/day (birth–90 days)

ADWG g/day (91–180 days)

ADWG g/day (birth–90 days)

ADWG g/day (91–180 days)

N

LSM ± SE

N

LSM ± SE

N

LSM ± SE

N

LSM ± SE

N

LSM ± SE

N

LSM ± SE

Overall

119

86.22 ± 2.02

108

56.49 ± 1.70

108

89.88 ± 2.02

101

32.96 ± 1.76

43

73.15 ± 3.20

34

47.20 ± 3.08

Sex

 

*

 

NS

 

NS

 

NS

 

NS

 

NS

Female

50

78.17 ± 3.37b

46

55.83 ± 3.01

55

90.41 ± 3.23

52

30.85 ± 2.66

17

76.65 ± 7.57

12

36.71 ± 6.91

Male

69

86.82 ± 3.05a

62

59.15 ± 20.75

53

94.95 ± 3.22

49

33.67 ± 2.8

26

84.22 ± 7.30

22

43.61 ± 6.91

Parity

 

*

 

*

 

NS

 

*

 

NS

 

*

1

22

77.61 ± 5.07bc

19

59.99 ± 4.62abc

13

98.53 ± 5.75

13

31.46 ± 4.71ab

11

93.56 ± 9.05

8

21.61 ± 8.61b

2

23

80.61 ± 4.96bc

23

60.76 ± 4.35ab

26

92.87 ± 5.70

23

36.63 ± 3.22a

9

85.59 ± 9.45

5

34.42 ± 9.35b

3

28

87.08 ± 4.4ab

26

51.87 ± 3.93bc

28

83.26 ± 3.93

28

38.02 ± 3.20a

15

74.05 ± 9.02

14

44.19 ± 8.75ab

4

21

73.51 ± 5.33c

17

65.44 ± 5.02a

14

97.06 ± 5.70

13

20.53 ± 4.86b

2

57.31 ± 12.89

2

68.9 ± 11.9a

≥ 5

25

93.63 ± 4.69a

23

49.40 ± 4.20c

27

91.67 ± 4.38

24

34.68 ± 3.8b

6

91.69 ± 9.35

5

31.77 ± 9.0b

G

 

NS

 

NS

 

NS

 

NS

 

NS

 

NS

Single

43

86.5 ± 3.81

40

58.14 ± 3.36

76

91.08 ± 2.58

72

34.68 ± 2.14

32

75.88 ± 6.31

23

43.74 ± 5.7

Twin

76

78.48 ± 3.08

68

56.85 ± 2.74

32

94.26 ± 3.99

29

29.85 ± 3.39

11

84.99 ± 9.53

11

36.57 ± 8.96

  1. Means in the same column with different superscripts are significantly different
  2. LSM least-square means, SE standard errors, ADWG average daily weight gain, N number of observation, G gemellarity, NS non-significant, Pop. population, SES short-eared Somali
  3. p < 0.05