Evaluation of the Crossbreeding Scheme and Farmers’ Perception of Awassi and Dorper Crossbred Sheep
Table 7
Marketing age and market price based on farmers’ estimation.
Sources of variation
Marketing age (month)
Price (ETB)
3–6 month
7–9 month
10–12 month
>12 month
Overall
6.71 ± 0.09
1309.5 ± 21.9
1708.9 ± 21.7
2099.5 ± 33.1
2730.0 ± 43.0
Genotype
Tikur
8.91 ± 0.20a
737.9 ± 24.7e
946.5 ± 23.8f
1176.3 ± 28.7f
1651.1 ± 45.0e
Awassi x Tikur
5.38 ± 0.13c
1216.0 ± 28.2c
1615.2 ± 36.2d
2070.3 ± 49.6d
2689.4 ± 70.7c
Wollo
7.82 ± 0.18b
1016.6 ± 23.0d
1392.4 ± 32.2e
1760.9 ± 39.6e
2278.9 ± 44.2d
Awassi x Wollo
4.82 ± 0.15c
2144.1 ± 43.4a
2756.9 ± 50.8a
3372.1 ± 62.3a
4298.3 ± 85.6a
Tumele
7.55 ± 0.22b
1244.6 ± 45.7c
1780.3 ± 60.6c
2244.6 ± 73.4c
2670.3 ± 92.8c
Dorper x Tumele
5.32 ± 0.21c
1664.9 ± 54.2b
2223.5 ± 76.2b
2717.0 ± 99.9b
3310.5 ± 124b
Sex
ns
Female
6.82 ± 0.13
1242.9 ± 29.8
1603.9 ± 36.5
1949.9 ± 43.6
2428.0 ± 51.9
Male
6.60 ± 0.13
1376.3 ± 31.8
1814.3 ± 39.9
2249.0 ± 48.9
3030.7 ± 65.4
Ns, ;,. Least square means with different superscripts within the same column and class are statistically different. NB: The price for Tikur and Awassi x Tikur sheep was estimated in 2019, and the price for other genotypes was estimated in 2020.