From: Phenotypic characterization of sheep breeds in Gamogofa zone
Effect | WH | HW | HL | BL | PW | CH | SW | BW |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agroecology | ** | ns | ** | ** | ** | ** | ns | ** |
‘Dega’ ewe | 54.9 ± 0.17 | 8.81 ± 0.06 | 15.6 ± 0.08 | 61.4 ± 0.21 | 12.9 ± 0.10 | 70.0 ± 0.24 | 15.4 ± 0.10 | 22.9 ± 0.22 |
WD ewe | 57 ± 0.23 | 8.89 ± 0.08 | 16.4 ± 0.06 | 63.5 ± 0.25 | 14.6 ± 0.08 | 71.9 ± 0.34 | 15.1 ± 0.14 | 25.1 ± 0.28 |
** | ns | ns | ** | ** | ** | ns | ** | |
‘Dega’ ram | 57.5 ± 0.49 | 9.80 ± 0.13 | 17.2 ± 0.14 | 64.4 ± 0.51 | 12.6 ± 0.21 | 74.9 ± 0.73 | 17.07 ± 0.30 | 26.7 ± 0.63 |
WD ram | 59.8 ± 0.40 | 10.1 ± 0.12 | 16.9 ± 0.13 | 66.6 ± 0.45 | 14.5 ± 0.13 | 76.8 ± 0.60 | 16.82 ± 0.22 | 29.4 ± 0.43 |
Sex | ** | ** | ** | ** | ns | ** | ** | ** |
Ram | 58.6 ± 0.32 | 9.92 ± 0.09a | 17.1 ± 0.10 | 65.5 ± 0.35 | 13.6 ± 0.1 | 75.9 ± 0.47 | 16.95 ± 0.18 | 28.1 ± 0.37 |
Ewe | 56.0 ± 0.15 | 8.80 ± 0.05b | 16.0 ± 0.05 | 62.3 ± 0.17 | 13.8 ± 0.1 | 71.0 ± 0.21 | 15.24 ± 0.09 | 24.0 ± 0.18 |
Age | ** | * | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** |
1PPI | 54.9 ± 0.23a | 8.77 ± 0.07a | 15.64 ± 0.09a | 60.96 ± 0.35a | 12.4 ± 0.08a | 69.4 ± 0.38a | 14.8 ± 0.12a | 23.5 ± 0.27a |
2PPI | 57.5 ± 0.24b | 8.98 ± 0.08b | 16.32 ± 0.08b | 63 ± 0.29b | 13.4 ± 0.10b | 74.0 ± 0.41b | 15.5 ± 0.16b | 25.9 ± 0.31b |
≥ 3PPI | 59.2 ± 0.22c | 9.48 ± 0.08b | 16.70 ± 0.07b | 65.87 ± 0.24c | 15.0 ± 0.07c | 76.6 ± 0.33c | 18.0 ± 0.13c | 28.9 ± 0.27c |
Sex by age | ** | ns | ns | * | ns | ** | ** | ** |
Ewe*1PPI | 53.7 ± 0.21a | 8.32 ± 0.07 | 15.1 ± 0.09 | 59.9 ± 0.27a | 12.1 ± 0.09 | 67.2 ± 0.41a | 14.2 ± 0.13a | 20.9 ± 0.25a |
Ewe*2PPI | 55.7 ± 0.23b | 8.72 ± 0.09 | 16.1 ± 0.09 | 62.9 ± 0.29bc | 13.2 ± 0.11 | 70.2 ± 0.38b | 14.9 ± 0.15b | 23.6 ± 0.28b |
Ewe* ≥ 3PPI | 57.4 ± 0.22c | 9.22 ± 0.07 | 17.5 ± 0.07 | 64.0 ± 0.23c | 14.9 ± 0.08 | 73.4 ± 0.32c | 16.0 ± 0.13c | 26.0 ± 0.26c |
Ram*1PPI | 56.9 ± 0.43bc | 9.53 ± 0.10 | 16.5 ± 0.14 | 62.8 ± 0.79b | 12.8 ± 0.16 | 72.6 ± 0.62c | 14.7 ± 0.21b | 25.5 ± 0.44c |
Ram*2PPI | 59.2 ± 0.54d | 9.99 ± 0.16 | 17.1 ± 0.18 | 65.5 ± 0.51 cd | 13.6 ± 0.24 | 76.9 ± 0.69d | 17.5 ± 0.31c | 28.6 ± 0.59d |
Ram* ≥ 3PPI | 60.4 ± 0.38d | 10.9 ± 0.16 | 17.8 ± 0.15 | 68.4 ± 0.54e | 15.4 ± 0.21 | 80.0 ± 0.58e | 18.8 ± 0.29e | 31.6 ± 0.55e |