Table 1 Qualitative character of sheep
From: Phenotypic characterization of sheep breeds in Gamogofa zone
Trait | Class level | Ewe | Ram | Overall | χ 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |||
Coat color pattern | Plain | 388 (69.9) | 110 (60.8) | 498 (67.7) | 13.13** |
Patchy | 96 (17.3) | 40 (22.1) | 136 (18.5) | 2.09 | |
Spotted | 71 (12.8) | 31 (17.1) | 102 (13.9) | 2.15 | |
Coat color type | White | 61 (11) | 18 (9.9) | 79 (10.7) | 0.156 |
Black | 191 (34.4) | 59 (32.6) | 250 (34) | 1.201 | |
Red | 101 (18.2) | 43 (23.8) | 144 (19.6) | 0.465 | |
Brown | 43 (7.7) | 23 (12.7) | 66 (9) | 4.11* | |
Gray | 15 (2.7) | 3 (1.7) | 18 (2.4) | 0.625 | |
White dominant | 33 (5.9) | 8 (4.4) | 41 (5.6) | 2.604 | |
Black dominant | 80 (14.4) | 7 (3.9) | 87 (11.8) | 11.228** | |
Red dominant | 17 (3.1) | 14 (7.7) | 31 (4.2) | 12.92 | |
Brown dominant | 9 (1.6) | 4 (2.2) | 13 (1.8) | 1.952 | |
Gray dominant | 5 (0.9) | 2 (1.1) | 7 (1.0) | 0.605 | |
Hair type | Short and smooth | 182 (32.8) | 52 (28.7) | 234 (31.8) | 82.81*** |
Long and coarse | 373 (67.2) | 129 (71.3) | 311 (68.2) | 82.81** | |
Head profile | Straight | 497 (89.5) | 156 (96.2) | 653 (88.7) | 110.47** |
Concave | 31 (5.6) | 11 (6.1) | 42 (5.7) | 0.061 | |
Convex | 27 (4.9) | 14 (7.7) | 41 (5.6) | 2.310 | |
Tail type | Long fat tail | – | 87 (48.1) | 87 (11.8) | – |
Long thin tail | 555 (100) | 94 (51.9) | 649 (88.2) | 302.5** | |
Tail form | Carved at the tip | 16 (2.9) | 55 (30.4) | 71 (9.6) | 118.46* |
Straight at the tip | 539 (97.1) | 126 (69.6) | 665 (90.4) | 118.46** | |
Ear form | Erect | 91 (16.4) | 32 (17.7) | 123 (16.7) | 1.411 |
Horizontal | 264 (47.6) | 113 (62.4) | 377 (51.2) | 12.068** | |
Semi-pendulous | 200 (36) | 36 (19.9) | 236 (32.1) | 16.01** | |
Horn | Present | 356 (64.1) | 115 (63.5) | 471 (64) | 0.022 |
Absent | 199 (35.9) | 66 (36.5) | 265 (36) | 0.022 | |
Wattle | Present | 5 (0.9) | 5 (0.7) | 1.64 | |
Absent | 550 (99.1) | 181 (100) | 731 (99.3) | 2.03 | |
% of total | 555 (75.4) | 181 (24.4) | 736 (100) |