Table 2 Some qualitative features of Arab and Oromo goat populations by sex
From: Morphological characterization of Arab and Oromo goats in northwestern Ethiopia
Characters and attributes | Goat population | p value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arab | Oromo | ||||||
Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | ||
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
Head Profile | *** | ||||||
Straight | 16 (38.10) | 143 (66.20) | 159 (61.63) | 70 (92.11) | 397 (96.13) | 467 (95.50) | |
Slight concave | 26 (61.90) | 73 (33.80) | 99 (38.37) | 6 (7.89) | 16 (3.87) | 22 (4.50) | |
Horn presence | *** | ||||||
Horned | 40 (95.24) | 212 (98.15) | 252 (97.67) | 56 (73.68) | 374 (90.56) | 430 (87.93) | |
Polled | 2 (4.76) | 4 (1.85) | 6 (2.33) | 20 (26.32) | 39 (9.44) | 59 (12.07) | |
Horn shape | *** | ||||||
Straight | 26 (61.90) | 153 (70.83) | 179 (69.38) | 76 (100) | 405 (98.06) | 481 (98.36) | |
Curved | 16 (38.10) | 63 (29.17) | 79 (30.62) | – | 8 (1.94) | 8 (1.64) | |
Horn orientation | *** | ||||||
Obliquely upward | 2 (4.76) | 4 (1.85) | 6 (2.33) | 20 (26.32) | 39 (9.44) | 59 (12.07) | |
Front | – | 3 (1.39) | 3 (1.16) | – | 13 (3.15) | 13 (2.66) | |
Backward | 40 (95.24) | 209 (96.76) | 249 (96.51) | 56 (73.68) | 361 (87.40) | 417 (85.28) | |
Ear orientation | *** | ||||||
Forward | 5 (11.9) | 19 (8.80) | 24 (9.30) | 7 (9.21) | 26 (6.30) | 33 (6.75) | |
Lateral | 18 (42.86) | 85 (39.35) | 103 (39.92) | 46 (60.52) | 262 (63.44) | 308 (62.99) | |
Droopy | 19 (45.24) | 112 (51.85) | 131 (50.78) | 23 (30.26) | 125 (30.27) | 148 (30.27) | |
Wattle presence | |||||||
Present | 4 (9.52) | 33 (15.28) | 37 (14.34) | 4 (5.26) | 55 (13.32) | 59 (12.07) | |
Absent | 38 (90.48) | 183 (84.72) | 221 (85.66 | 72 (94.74) | 358 (86.68) | 430 (87.93) | |
Ruff presence | *** | ||||||
Present | 18 (42.86) | 11 (5.09) | 29 (11.24) | 30 (39.47) | 36 (8.72) | 66 (13.50) | |
Absent | 24 (57.14) | 205 (94.91) | 229 (88.76) | 46 (60.53) | 377 (91.28) | 423 (86.50) | |
Hair type | *** | ||||||
Short and smooth | 36 (85.71) | 198 (91.67) | 234 (90.70) | 62 (81.58) | 389(94.19) | 451 (92.23) | |
Short and course | 6 (14.29) | 18 (8.33) | 24 (9.30) | 14 (18.42) | 24 (5.81) | 38 (7.77) | |