Body Weight and Scrotal-Testicular Biometry in Three Indigenous Breeds of Bucks in Arid and Semiarid Agroecologies, Ethiopia
Table 1
Mean body weight, body condition, and scrotal and testicular measurements in bucks of three breeds in arid and semiarid agroecologies, Ethiopia (mean ± SD).
Measurements
Breeds
Afar
LES
WG
Overall
Scrotal circumference
20.5 ± 2.10
21.4 ± 1.67
20.6 ± 1.93
20.8 ± 1.94
Testicular volume
67.1 ± 6.77
69.8 ± 5.83
67.3 ± 5.92
68.1 ± 6.18
Testicular length
4.47 ± 0.90
5.44 ± 0.55
4.99 ± 0.57
4.97 ± 0.79
Testicular weight
67.6 ± 3.49
74.8 ± 5.81
67.6 ± 3.97
70.0 ± 5.66
Body weight
19.7 ± 2.16
24.5 ± 2.71
21.9 ± 1.84
22.1 ± 2.98
Epididymal weight
10.7 ± 1.20
11.1 ± 1.44
7.92 ± 1.06
9.09 ± 1.88
Testicular diameter
4.06 ± 0.24
4.59 ± 0.49
4.19 ± 0.39
4.28 ± 0.45
Body condition score
2.52 ± 0.71
2.59 ± 0.50
2.54 ± 0.71
2.55 ± 0.68
Means in the same row and with different superscript have significant difference (). LES: Long-eared Somali; WG: Woyto-Guji.
