Table 4 Coefficient of correlation between body weight and linear body measurements (above diagonal for Arab and below diagonal for Oromo goat populations)

0.95***

0.93***

0.89***

0.89***

0.65***

0.75***

0.38***

0.10^NS

0.92***

0.88***

0.86***

0.86***

0.60***

0.70***

0.36***

0.05^NS

0.82***

0.87***

0.86***

0.86***

0.62***

0.69***

0.31***

0.13*

0.83***

0.90***

0.78***

0.85***

0.62***

0.67***

0.32***

0.03^NS

0.81***

0.89***

0.77***

0.85***

0.59***

0.65***

0.24***

0.11^NS

0.44***

0.42***

0.30***

0.39***

0.40***

0.81***

0.21***

0.13^NS

0.58***

0.56***

0.53***

0.52***

0.51***

0.76***

0.27***

0.16^*

0.40***

0.37***

0.31***

0.32***

0.35***

0.19***

0.25***

− 0.29***

0.35***

0.32***

0.25***

0.29***

0.28***

0.15***

0.20***

0.12*