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Table 3 Effect of management systems on the morphological traits of Nigerian sheep breeds

From: Morphological and microsatellite DNA diversity of Nigerian indigenous sheep

 

Semi intensive

Extensive

Intensive

 

Balami

Uda

WAD

Yankasa

Balami

Uda

WAD

Yankasa

Balami

Uda

WAD

Yankasa

BW

34.18 ± 1.14

35.76 ± 1.20

21.54.19.44

30.65 ± 1.03

-

-

19.44 ± 3.77

26.00 ± 11.32

44.81 ± 1.45

48.58 ± 2.74

-

47.00 ± 8.00

BL

69.86 ± 2.39

95.43 ± 2.68

76.81 ± 5.14

90.23 ± 2.15

-

-

77.00 ± 7.85

110.00 ± 23.56

109.54 ± 3.01

112.17 ± 5.71

-

116.00 ± 16.66

TL

41.94 ± 0.72

43.13 ± 0.80

20.11 ± 1.54

34.71 ± 0.64

-

-

17.77 ± 2.36

38.00 ± 7.09

48.05 ± 0.90

48.76 ± 0.90

-

47.50 ± 5.02

WH

71.10 ± 0.95

73.03 ± 1.07

49.00 ± 2.05

66.99 ± 0.85

-

-

49.94 ± 3.13

65.00 ± 9.39

73.31 ± 1.20

74.41 ± 2.27

-

69.5 ± 6.64

RW

73.08 ± 0.74

73.03 ± 0.84

52.33 ± 1.61

66.84 ± 0.67

-

-

51.61 ± 2.45

69.00 ± 7.37

74.80 ± 0.94

78.23 ± 1.78

-

72.00 ± 5.21

CG

76.70 ± 0.98

78.86 ± 1.10

60.79 ± 2.12

73.44 ± 0.88

-

-

63.00 ± 3.24

74.00 ± 9.73

80.82 ± 1.24

86.58 ± 2.36

-

80.00 ± 6.88

CD

25.54 ± 1.24

32.06 ± 1.40

24.02 ± 2.68

30.82 ± 1.12

-

-

24.05 ± 4.09

32.00 ± 12.28

34.78 ± 1.57

36.58 ± 2.97

-

34.50 ± 8.68

RH

14.23 ± 0.23

14.26 ± 0.26

11.26 ± 0.513

13.50 ± 0.21

-

-

11.94 ± 0.78

15.00 ± 2.35

15.13 ± 0.48

17.41 ± 0.57

-

15.00 ± 1.66

FCL

12.21 ± 0.38

15.65 ± 0.43

13.52 ± 0.82

15.06 ± 0.34

-

-

13.27 ± 1.25

15.00 ± 3.77

15.13 ± 0.48

16.17 ± 0.91

-

14.50 ± 2.67

EL

15.03 ± 0.40

16.09 ± 0.45

13.04 ± 0.86

13.47 ± 0.36

-

-

13.00 ± 1.31

12.00 ± 3.94

13.91 ± 0.50

15.14 ± 0.95

-

11.50 ± 2.78