Research Article
Phenotypic Characterization and Reproductive Performance of Blackhead Somali Sheep in Fafen Zone of Somali Regional State, Ethiopia
Table 1
Qualitative physical body characteristics of Blackhead Somali sheep.
| | Character | Attribute | Male (%) | Female (%) | Overall (%) |
| | Coat color pattern | Plain | 78 (70.9) | 97 (64.7) | 175 (67.3) | | Patchy | 20 (18.2) | 30 (20.0) | 50 (19.2) | | Spotted | 12 (10.9) | 23 (15.3) | 35 (13.5) | | Total | 110 (100) | 150 (100) | 260 (100) |
| | Coat color type | White body with blackhead | 97 (88.2) | 127 (84.7) | 224 (86.2) | | White body and blackhead with white dominant | 8 (7.3) | 17 (11.3) | 25 (9.6) | | Black body | 4 (3.6) | 3 (2.0) | 7 (2.7) | | White body | 1 (0.9) | 3 (2.0) | 4 (1.5) | | Total | 110 (100) | 150 (100) | 260 (100) |
| | Facial (head) profile | Straight | 87 (79.1) | 123 (82.0) | 210 (80.8) | | Concave | 19 (17.3) | 25 (16.7) | 44 (16.9) | | Convex | 4 (3.6) | 2 (1.3) | 6 (2.3) | | Total | 110 (100) | 150 (100) | 260 (100) |
| | Dewlap | Present | 101 (91.8) | 139 (92.7) | 240 (93.3) | | Absent | 9 (8.2) | 11 (7.3) | 20 (7.7) | | Total | 110 (100) | 150 (100) | 260 (100) |
| | Horn | Absent | 100 (90.9) | 148 (98.7) | 248 (95.4) | | Present | 10 (9.1) | 2 (1.3) | 12 (4.6) | | Total | 110 (100) | 150 (100) | 260 (100) |
| | Ear orientation | Horizontal | 70 (63.6) | 104 (69.3) | 174 (66.9) | | Semi-pendulous | 25 (22.7) | 24 (16.0) | 49 (18.8) | | Pendulous | 8 (7.3) | 19 (12.7) | 27 (10.5) | | Erected | 7 (6.4) | 3 (2.0) | 10 (3.8) | | Total | 110 (100) | 150 (100) | 260 (100) |
| | Back profile | Slopes up towards the rump | 52 (47.3) | 77 (51.3) | 129 (49.6) | | Straight | 43 (39.1) | 49 (32.7) | 92 (35.4) | | Slopes down from withers | 10 (9.1) | 24 (16.0) | 34 (13.1) | | Dipped/curved | 5 (4.5) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (1.9) | | Total | 110 (100) | 150 (100) | 260 (100) |
| | Rump profile | Sloppy | 86 (78.2) | 124 (82.7) | 210 (80.8) | | Flat | 20 (18.2) | 16 (10.7) | 36 (13.8) | | Roofy | 4 (3.6) | 10 (6.7) | 14 (5.4) | | Total | 110 (100) | 150 (100) | 260 (100) |
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