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Table 3 Least squares means and standard error for body quantitative traits for different goat population and age groups

From: Morphological characterization of Arab and Oromo goats in northwestern Ethiopia

Effects and levels

N

BW (kg)

CG (cm)

BL (cm)

WH (cm)

RH (cm)

CW (cm)

PW (cm)

HL (cm)

EL (cm)

LSM  ±  SE

LSM  ±  SE

LSM  ±  SE

LSM  ±  SE

LSM  ±  SE

LSM  ±  SE

LSM  ±  SE

LSM  ±  SE

LSM  ±  SE

Overall

 

24.7  ±  0.2

65.4  ±  0.3

55.5  ±  0.4

61.8  ±  0.4

63.5  ±  0.5

15.9  ±  0.1

13.9  ±  0.1

11.3  ±  0.4

13.9  ±  0.1

CV percent

 

22.69

9.10

10.66

9.50

9.65

6.58

6.05

23.72

5.60

Goat type

 

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NS

NS

 Arab

216

22.9  ±  0.4

63.3  ±  0.4

53.5  ±  0.4

60.1  ±  0.4

61.5  ±  0.4

15.6  ±  0.1

13.6  ±  0.1

11.0  ±  0.2

13.8  ±  0.1

 Oromo

413

26.4  ±  0.3

67.9  ±  0.3

57.3  ±  0.3

64.4  ±  0.3

66.1  ±  0.3

16.1  ±  0.1

13.9  ±  0.1

11.3  ±  0.1

13.9  ±  0.1

Age

 

***

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***

***

***

***

***

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 Kids

88

11.6  ±  0.3a

51.6  ±  0.4a

42.0  ±  0.5a

48.4  ±  0.4a

49.8  ±  0.5a

14.5  ±  0.1a

12.6  ±  0.1a

8.6  ±  0.3a

12.9  ±  0.1a

 Young

126

19.6  ±  0.2b

62.2  ±  0.3b

52.4  ±  0.3b

59.3  ±  0.3b

60.9  ±  0.3b

15.6  ±  0.1b

13.3  ±  0.1b

9.8  ±  0.2b

13.2  ±  0.1a

 1PPI

50

25.8  ±  0.2c

66.5  ±  0.2c

56.2  ±  0.3c

63.3  ±  0.2c

64.8  ±  0.3c

15.7  ±  0.1b

13.7  ±  0.1c

11.3  ±  0.2c

13.7  ±  0.1b

 2PPI

63

28.1  ±  0.2d

69.8  ±  0.2d

58.6  ±  0.2d

66.4  ±  0.2d

67.9  ±  0.2d

16.2  ±  0.1c

14.2  ±  0.1d

12.0  ±  0.2d

14.1  ±  0.1b

 3PPI

82

30.7  ±  0.2e

70.9  ±  0.3de

60.8  ±  0.3e

66.5  ±  0.3de

68.5  ±  0.4de

16.7  ±  0.1d

14.4  ±  0.1d

12.1  ±  0.3d

14.6  ±  0.1d

 4PPI

220

32.8  ±  0.4f

72.4  ±  0.7e

63.3  ±  0.7f

67.9  ±  0.7f

70.3  ±  0.8f

16.9  ±  0.2d

15.1  ±  0.1e

13.8  ±  0.5e

15.5  ±  0.1e

Age  ×  goat type

 

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*

*

NS

 Kid  ×  Arab

30

9.4  ±  0.2a

49.4  ±  0.3a

40.0  ±  0.5a

46.2  ±  0.5a

48.4  ±  0.5a

14.0  ±  0.2a

12.4  ±  0.1a

8.8  ±  0.4b

12.8  ±  0.1

 Kid  ×  Oromo

58

14.4  ±  0.2b

54.3  ±  0.4b

44.4  ±  0.5b

50.9  ±  0.5b

51.6  ±  0.6b

15.1  ±  0.2b

12.8  ±  0.1b

8.4  ±  0.5a

13.0  ±  0.1

 Young  ×  Arab

43

16.1  ±  0.2c

56.2  ±  0.3c

46.8  ±  0.5c

53.4  ±  0.4c

54.2  ±  0.5c

15.2  ±  0.1b

13.0  ±  0.1b

10.3  ±  0.4d

12.9  ±  0.1

 Young  ×  Oromo

82

21.1  ±  0.1d

64.8  ±  0.2d

54.8  ±  0.3d

61.9  ±  0.3d

63.8  ±  0.3e

15.7  ±  0.1 cd

13.5  ±  0.1c

9.5  ±  0.3c

13.3  ±  0.1

 1PPI  ×  Arab

17

22.8  ±  0.2e

63.9  ±  0.3d

53.9  ±  0.4d

61.8  ±  0.4d

62.4  ±  0.5d

15.5  ±  0.1c

13.5  ±  0.1c

10.4  ±  0.4d

13.7  ±  0.1

 1PPI  ×  Oromo

33

26.6  ±  0.1f

67.2  ±  0.2e

56.8  ±  0.2e

63.7  ±  0.2e

65.4  ±  0.2ef

15.8  ±  0.1d

13.7  ±  0.1cd

11.5  ±  0.2e

13.7  ±  0.1

 2PPI  ×  Arab

22

25.9  ±  0.1f

66.5  ±  0.3e

56.3  ±  0.4e

63.8  ±  0.4e

64.9  ±  0.4e

15.8  ±  0.1d

13.9  ±  0.1d

11.8  ±  0.4e

14.0  ±  0.1

 2PPI  ×  Oromo

41

28.7  ±  0.1g

70.7  ±  0.1fg

59.2  ±  0.2f

67.0  ±  0.2g

68.7  ±  0.2h

16.3  ±  0.1e

14.3  ±  0.1e

12.1  ±  0.2f

14.1  ±  0.1

 3PPI  ×  Arab

28

29.3  ±  0.1g

69.7  ±  0.2f

59.7  ±  0.3f

65.4  ±  0.3f

67.4  ±  0.4g

16.2  ±  0.1e

14.3  ±  0.1e

11.9  ±  0.3ef

14.5  ±  0.1

 3PPI  ×  Oromo

54

32.8  ±  0.2h

72.7  ±  0.3h

62.5  ±  0.4g

68.3  ±  0.4h

70.2  ±  0.5i

17.4  ±  0.1g

14.3  ±  0.1e

12.3  ±  0.4f

14.7  ±  0.1

 4PPI  ×  Arab

76

31.7  ±  0.2h

71.1  ±  0.5g

61.6  ±  0.7g

66.7  ±  0.6g

69.3  ±  0.7hi

16.6  ±  0.2f

14.8  ±  0.1f

13.3  ±  0.6g

15.3  ±  0.1

 4PPI  ×  Oromo

145

37.0  ±  0.5i

77.0  ±  0.9i

69.5  ±  1.3h

72.2  ±  1.2i

74.0  ±  1.4j

18.2  ±  0.4h

16.2  ±  0.3g

15.8  ±  1.2h

16.0  ±  0.3

  1. Column means within each sub-class with different superscript letter are statistically different
  2. NS non-significant; BW body weight; CG chest girth; BL body length; WH wither height; RH rump height; CW chest width; PW pelvic width; HL horn length; EL ear length; PPI pair of permanent incisors; SE standard error
  3. *p  ≤  0.05; ***p  ≤  0.001