Table 4 Effects of age on the morphological traits of Nigerian sheep breeds

33.66 ± 2.27

42.33 ± 4.64

13.50 ± 8.04

29.14 ± 4.29

30.86 ± 2.27

33.92 ± 2.68

15.54 ± 3.42

27.46 ± 2.14

37.53 ± 1.52

36.27 ± 1.87

25.92 ± 3.03

32.62 ± 1.59

44.89 ± 1.75

40.51 ± 2.04

22.16 ± 6.56

31.79 ± 2.01

48.11 ± 3.79

58.75 ± 8.04

-

28.80 ± 5.08

77.68 ± 4.94

88.45 ± 10.09

74.00 ± 17.47

76.10 ± 9.34

67.12 ± 4.94

89.25 ± 5.82

70.45 ± 7.45

83.06 ± 4.67

77.11 ± 3.30

99.23 ± 4.06

81.07 ± 6.60

92.58 ± 3.46

103.44 ± 4.43

103.23 ± 4.43

82.66 ± 14.27

96.13 ± 4.36

121.00 ± 8.23

123 ± 17.47

-

102.68 ± 11.05

43.47 ± 1.41

38.45 ± 2.89

19.75 ± 5.00

28.71 ± 2.67

42.48 ± 1.41

41.85 ± 1.66

18.09 ± 2.13

35.93 ± 1.33

42.05 ± 0.94

43.85 ± 1.16

20.67 ± 1.89

35.50 ± 0.99

47.07 ± 1.09

45.72 ± 1.27

18.16 ± 4.08

34.47 ± 1.25

51.11 ± 2.36

63.00 ± 5.00

-

35.50 ± 3.16

68.08 ± 1.80

66.13 ± 3.68

46.00 ± 6.38

58.14 ± 3.41

67.05 ± 1.80

70.62 ± 2.12

47.50 ± 2.72

66.21 ± 1.70

72.25 ± 1.20

73.69 ± 1.48

50.89 ± 2.41

67.39 ± 1.26

75.32 ± 1.39

75.16 ± 1.62

50.50 ± 5.20

68.33 ± 1.59

880.33 ± 3.00

82.00 ± 6.38

-

71.64 ± 4.03

70.45 ± 1.43

71.25 ± 2.92

50.00 ± 5.05

61.28 ± 2.70

70.02 ± 1.43

72.31 ± 1.68

49.04 ± 2.15

65.11 ± 1.35

74.50 ± 0.95

73.84 ± 1.17

54.50 ± 1.91

67.75 ± 1.00

76.62 ± 1.10

75.41 ± 1.28

53.66 ± 4.13

68.24 ± 1.26

76.88 ± 2.38

84.50 ± 5.05

-

68.54 ± 3.19

74.16 ± 1.86

77.63 ± 3.79

56.80 ± 6.58

67.21 ± 3.51

71.53 ± 1.86

75.45 ± 2.19

58.22 ± 2.80

72.34 ± 1.75

79.19 ± 1.24

79.51 ± 1.53

63.07 ± 2.48

73.07 ± 1.30

83.10 ± 1.67

83.10 ± 1.67

68.83 ± 5.37

76.12 ± 1.64

101.00 ± 6.58

101.00 ± 6.58

-

77.72 ± 4.16

31.69 ± 2.51

35.06 ± 5.12

22.25 ± 8.88

34.77 ± 4.74

22.84 ± 2.51

30.25 ± 2.96

22.36 ± 3.78

28.29 ± 2.37

28.29 ± 1.67

33.36 ± 2.06

25.64 ± 3.35

31.44 ± 1.75

30.92 ± 1.93

32.85 ± 2.25

23.83 ± 7.25

30.96 ± 2.22

36.66 ± 4.18

41.50 ± 8.81

-

32.54 ± 5.61

14.04 ± 0.45

12.42 ± 0.92

9.50 ± 1.59

11.31 ± 0.85

13.15 ± 0.45

13.53 ± 0.53

11.00 ± 0.68

12.66 ± 0.42

14.62 ± 0.30

14.70 ± 0.37

11.78 ± 0.60

13.92 ± 0.31

16.36 ± 0.34

15.90 ± 0.40

13.00 ± 1.30

14.16 ± 0.39

15.33 ± 0.75

19.50 ± 1.59

-

13.64 ± 1.01

13.01 ± 0.76

14.76 ± 1.56

13.25 ± 2.71

15.18 ± 1.45

11.16 ± 0.76

14.49 ± 0.90

12.86 ± 1.15

14.60 ± 0.72

13.30 ± 0.51

16.38 ± 0.63

13.85 ± 1.02

15.35 ± 0.53

14.56 ± 0.59

15.99 ± 0.69

13.83 ± 2.21

14.67 ± 0.67

14.66 ± 1.28

14.50 ± 2.71

-

16.88 ± 1.71

13.28 ± 0.79

15.61 ± 1.61

12.50 ± 2.80

12.14 ± 1.49

15.04 ± 0.79

14.55 ± 0.93

12.31 ± 1.19

13.53 ± 0.74

15.22 ± 0.52

16.33 ± 0.65

13.85 ± 1.05

14.01 ± 0.55

14.38 ± 0.61

16.23 ± 0.71

12.16 ± 2.28

12.61 ± 0.70

14.38 ± 1.32

16.50 ± 2.80

-

14.04 ± 1.77