Research Article
Phenotypic Characterization and Reproductive Performance of Blackhead Somali Sheep in Fafen Zone of Somali Regional State, Ethiopia
Table 2
Common morphometric characters of Blackhead Somali males and females sheep.
| Parameters | At birth | 1 month | 3 months | 6 months | Male | Female | Overall | Male | Female | Overall | Male | Female | Overall | Male | Female | Overall |
| Body weight (kg) | 2.05 ± 0.24 | 2.22 ± 0.33 | 2.14 ± 0.30 | 6.50 ± 0.94 | 6.23 ± 0.89 | 6.37 ± 0.92 | 10.73 ± 1.31 | 11.37 ± 1.40 | 11.05 ± 1.38 | 14.13 ± 1.47 | 14.37 ± 1.54 | 14.25 ± 1.50 | Body length (cm) | 25.80 ± 1.88 | 25.13 ± 2.64 | 25.46 ± 2.29 | 32.60 ± 3.16 | 34.00 ± 2.03 | 33.30 ± 2.72 | 39.37 ± 2.47 | 38.40 ± 1.83 | 38.88 ± 2.21 | 42.23 ± 7.84 | 44.23 ± 2.39 | 43.23 ± 5.84 | Height at withers (cm) | 29.10 ± 2.64 | 28.93 ± 2.44 | 29.02 ± 2.53 | 38.80 ± 5.06 | 37.87 ± 1.98 | 38.33 ± 3.83 | 45.57 ± 3.79 | 45.10 ± 2.59 | 45.33 ± 3.22 | 52.66 ± 2.03 | 51.83 ± 1.82 | 52.25 ± 1.96 | Height at rump (cm) | 28.87 ± 2.24 | 29.10 ± 2.38 | 28.98 ± 2.29 | 41.73 ± 4.71 | 39.43 ± 1.69 | 40.58 ± 3.69 | 45.87 ± 3.56 | 46.17 ± 2.12 | 46.02 ± 2.91 | 53.03 ± 2.06 | 51.93 ± 2.19 | 52.48 ± 2.18 | Heart girth (cm) | 29.47 ± 3.01 | 28.97 ± 2.92 | 29.21 ± 2.95 | 41.20 ± 3.34 | 39.43 ± 2.52 | 40.31 ± 3.07 | 49.03a ± 2.32 | 45.57b ± 2.75 | 47.30 ± 3.07 | 54.30 ± 2.32 | 53.43 ± 2.19 | 53.87 ± 2.28 | Chest depth (cm) | 9.97 ± 1.86 | 9.80 ± 1.30 | 9.88 ± 2.50 | 18.57 ± 2.40 | 17.53 ± 1.80 | 18.05 ± 2.17 | 18.27 ± 1.91 | 17.10 ± 1.88 | 17.68 ± 1.97 | 23.07 ± 1.91 | 21.30 ± 1.53 | 22.18 ± 1.93 | Pelvic width (cm) | 8.07 ± 1.54 | 8.33 ± 1.36 | 8.20 ± 1.45 | 9.17a ± 0.95 | 11.23a ± 0.97 | 10.20 ± 1.41 | 9.83a ± 1.23 | 12.43b ± 0.97 | 11.13 ± 1.71 | 11.53a ± 1.79 | 14.40b ± 1.22 | 12.97 ± 2.09 | Ear length (cm) | 5.77 ± 1.10 | 6.33 ± 1.06 | 6.05 ± 1.11 | 7.56 ± 1.16 | 7.80 ± 1.19 | 7.68 ± 1.17 | 9.20 ± 1.56 | 8.93 ± 1.34 | 9.07 ± 1.45 | 9.10 ± 1.47 | 8.76 ± 1.61 | 8.93 ± 1.54 | Tail circumference (cm) | 13.50 ± 1.14 | 12.80 ± 1.17 | 13.15 ± 1.82 | 17.80 ± 1.45 | 17.86 ± 1.71 | 17.83 ± 2.05 | 30.15 ± 2.55 | 29.65 ± 3.16 | 29.90 ± 3.78 | 38.30 ± 3.35 | 37.66 ± 3.19 | 37.98 ± 3.75 | Tail length (cm) | 5.87 ± 0.97 | 5.57 ± 0.77 | 5.71 ± 0.88 | 7.67 ± 1.06 | 7.73 ± 1.28 | 7.70 ± 1.17 | 8.60 ± 0.97 | 8.03 ± 1.12 | 8.31 ± 1.08 | 10.10 ± 2.05 | 8.87 ± 1.76 | 9.48 ± 2.09 | Scrotal circumference (cm) | 5.20 ± 0.80 | — | 5.20 ± 0.80 | 6.80 ± 0.66 | — | 6.80 ± 0.66 | 11.10 ± 1.78 | — | 11.10 ± 1.78 | 13.33 ± 2.56 | — | 13.33 ± 2.56 |
| Parameters | 9 months | 1 year | 2 years | Male | Female | Overall | Male | Female | Overall | Male | Female | Overall | Body weight (kg) | 18.33 ± 1.37 | 17.17 ± 1.49 | 17.75 ± 1.53 | 23.40a ± 2.02 | 21.33b ± 2.07 | 22.37 ± 2.28 | 33.78a ± 3.07 | 26.22b ± 3.07 | 30.00 ± 5.39 | Body length (cm) | 48.77 ± 2.71 | 47.13 ± 2.54 | 47.95 ± 2.73 | 53.97 ± 2.29 | 52.40 ± 1.94 | 53.18 ± 2.25 | 62.16a ± 3.40 | 56.20b ± 2.93 | 59.18 ± 4.35 | Height at withers (cm) | 57.70 ± 2.63 | 55.13 ± 2.10 | 55.41 ± 2.38 | 61.67 ± 2.09 | 60.57 ± 2.22 | 61.11 ± 2.21 | 70.64a ± 5.40 | 65.60b ± 3.56 | 68.12 ± 5.21 | Height at rump (cm) | 55.57 ± 2.53 | 56.47 ± 2.14 | 56.02 ± 2.36 | 62.27 ± 2.63 | 61.50 ± 2.52 | 61.88 ± 2.59 | 71.90a ± 6.46 | 67.76b ± 3.11 | 69.83 ± 5.46 | Heart girth (cm) | 59.23 ± 2.88 | 57.23 ± 2.16 | 58.23 ± 2.72 | 62.50 ± 2.66 | 61.13 ± 2.22 | 61.81 ± 2.52 | 75.92a ± 5.05 | 70.38b ± 2.60 | 73.15 ± 4.87 | Chest depth (cm) | 25.07 ± 1.43 | 23.63 ± 1.65 | 24.35 ± 1.69 | 30.90 ± 2.18 | 28.40 ± 2.26 | 29.65 ± 2.54 | 34.58a ± 3.22 | 31.16b ± 2.88 | 32.87 ± 3.49 | Pelvic width (cm) | 13.53a ± 1.48 | 15.60b ± 1.54 | 14.56 ± 1.82 | 14.97a ± 1.40 | 16.70b ± 1.57 | 15.83 ± 1.71 | 17.52a ± 2.12 | 19.80b ± 1.90 | 18.66 ± 2.01 | Ear length (cm) | 9.97 ± 1.40 | 10.00 ± 1.41 | 9.98 ± 1.39 | 10.33 ± 1.24 | 10.10 ± 1.80 | 10.21 ± 1.54 | 11.06 ± 1.75 | 10.80 ± 1.65 | 10.93 ± 1.70 | Tail circumference (cm) | 49.48 ± 2.35 | 47.96 ± 3.55 | 48.72 ± 3.02 | 55.75a ± 4.70 | 51.85b ± 5.63 | 53.80 ± 6.32 | 61.44a ± 6.00 | 57.60b ± 4.22 | 59.62 ± 5.36 | Tail length (cm) | 11.20 ± 1.21 | 10.67 ± 1.56 | 10.93 ± 1.41 | 12.63 ± 1.42 | 12.80 ± 1.37 | 12.71 ± 1.39 | 13.26 ± 1.64 | 13.22 ± 1.35 | 13.24 ± 1.49 | Scrotal circumference (cm) | 16.77 ± 1.92 | — | 16.77 ± 1.92 | 18.50 ± 1.75 | — | 18.50 ± 1.75 | 22.00 ± 2.83 | — | 22.00 ± 2.83 |
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