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Table 2 Least square mean and standard error (LSM ± SE) of body weight (kg) and linear body measurement (cm) of sheep population

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

  1. WD ‘Wenya-dega’, WH wither height, HW head width, HL head length, BL body length, PW pelvic width, CG chest girth, SW shoulder width, BW body weight, 1PPI  one pair of permanent teeth, 2PPI two pair of permanent teeth, ≥ 3PPI ≥ three pair of permanent teeth, ns nonsignificant
  2. a, b, c, d means with different superscripts across column are significantly different
  3. **Significant at (P < 0.01), *significant at (P < 0.05)