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) |
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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 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 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 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
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 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | * | * | 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 |