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Table 2 Effects of sex on the morphological traits of Nigerian sheep breeds

From: Morphological and microsatellite DNA diversity of Nigerian indigenous sheep

 

Male

Female

 

Balami

Uda

WAD

Yankasa

Balami

Uda

WAD

Yankasa

BW

40.23 ± 1.69

44.28 ± 1.86

27.01 ± 3.46

37.12 ± 1.83

37.49 ± 1.08

33.89 ± 1.53

17.37 ± 2.63

27.99 ± 1.25

BL

91.34 ± 3.92

102.06 ± 4.32

79.63 ± 8.02

89.67 ± 4.26

82.65 ± 2.51

96.01 ± 3.55

75.26 ± 6.10

91.34 ± 2.90

TL

45.00 ± 1.09

46.37 ± 1.20

21.27 ± 2.23

35.39 ± 1.18

44.01 ± 0.69

42.64 ± 0.98

18.34 ± 1.69

34.74 ± 0.80

WH

73.89 ± 1.36

76.66 ± 1.50

53.09 ± 2.78

67.02 ± 1.48

71.16 ± 0.87

70.98 ± 1.23

47.07 ± 2.12

67.01 ± 1.00

RW

74.72 ± 1.07

77.73 ± 1.17

54.95 ± 2.19

68.00 ± 1.16

73.34 ± 0.68

71.68 ± 0.97

50.47 ± 1.66

66.45 ± 0.79

CG

78.39 ± 1.44

83.79 ± 1.59

63.59 ± 2.95

74.64 ± 1.57

78.25 ± 0.92

77.85 ± 1.31

60.21 ± 2.24

73.05 ± 1.07

CD

27.95 ± 1.85

35.70 ± 2.03

25.68 ± 3.78

32.05 ± 2.01

29.58 ± 1.18

30.96 ± 1.67

23.07 ± 2.88

30.35 ± 1.37

RH

14.44 ± 0.35

15.38 ± 0.39

11.36 ± 0.74

12.84 ± 0.39

14.91 ± 0.23

14.45 ± 0.32

11.52 ± 0.55

13.86 ± 0.26

FCL

14.70 ± 0.55

17.73 ± 0.60

14.05 ± 1.12

16.05 ± 0.59

12.78 ± 0.35

14.40 ± 0.49

13.10 ± 0.85

14.59 ± 0.41

EL

16.91 ± 0.52

18.84 ± 0.58

14.63 ± 1.07

15.42 ± 0.57

13.65 ± 0.33

13.93 ± 0.47

12.10 ± 0.82

12.51 ± 0.39