The study of linear body measurements of West African Dwarf (WAD) lambs and kids under traditional management system

2003 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
S.S. Abiola ◽  
A.T. Ogungbayi ◽  
M.O. Ozoje
Keyword(s):  
Management System ◽  
West African ◽  
Body Measurements ◽  
Traditional Management ◽  
West African Dwarf ◽  
Linear Body

scholarly journals The study of linear body measurements of West African Dwarf (WAD) lambs and kids under traditional management system

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-202
Author(s):  
A. T. Ogungbayi ◽  
S. S. Abiola ◽  
M. O. Ozoje
Keyword(s):  
Management System ◽  
West African ◽  
Body Measurements ◽  
Frame Size ◽  
Traditional Management ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Linear Dimensions ◽  
Weaning Age ◽  
Linear Body ◽  
Birth Type

Linear dimensions of WAD lambs and kids were compared under traditional management system from birth to weaning age of 3 months. At hirth, male and female lambs were comparable to their kid counter parts in body length (BL) and Height-at-withers (HW) but inferior to kids in Heart Girth (HG),, Mean HG for lambs at birth was 23.09cm while that of kid was 26.62cm. At 3 months, mean HG for lambs was 49.40cm while that of kids was 46.24cm. Birth type had significant effects  (P<0.05) on linear dimensions at birth and weaning. For both species, linear dimensions increased with increase in birth and weaning weights. The superiority of WAD lambs is body dimensions Compared to WAD kids is indicative of better frame size in lambs at post weaning age.

scholarly journals The effects of genotype and week of lactation on milk yield, udder dimensions and linear body measurements of non-dairy ewes

2021 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-17
Author(s):  
O. O. Adewumi ◽  
C. A. Chineke ◽  
J. A. Alokan ◽  
I. J. James ◽  
O. A. Akinola
Keyword(s):  
Milk Yield ◽  
Tail Length ◽  
West African ◽  
Head Width ◽  
Body Measurements ◽  
Leg Length ◽  
West African Dwarf ◽  
Face Length ◽  
Daily Milk Yield ◽  
Linear Body

One hundred and ninety two records were taken weekly for twenty four (24) weeks from West African Dwarf (WD), the Yankasa (YN) and the West African Dwarf X Yankasa crossbred (XB) sheep. The traits evaluated were milk yield (MK), linear body measurements (LB) such as height at withers, (HT), body length (BL), heart girth (HG), shoulder width (SW), Tail length (TA), Neck length (NL), Neck circumference (NC), Face length (FA), Hind leg length (HL), Foreleg length (FL), Face length (FA), Ear length (EA), Head width (HW) and Rump height (RH) together with the following Udder dimensions (UD): Udder circumference (UC), Teat length (TL) and Teat circumference (TC). There was significant (P<0.05) influence of genotype on MK, WHT, HT, BL, TA, FL, HL, FA, EA and RH. The WD ewes produced more milk than either the YN or XB enes. Average daily milk yield (ml) was 122.25, 90.88 ana 108.8. The YN genotype was superior in all LBs except SW and NC than the WD and XB in the three genotypes. Height at withers was 59.08, 69.21 and 61.81 cm; BL 48.54, 55.08 and 54.49 cm and RH 62.88, 75.11 and 68.46 cm for WD, YN and XB enes respectively. Since milk offtake is related to body weight and some linear body measurements, selection for WT, HG, SW, NL NC, UC and TL in WD ewes could lead to higher milk and mutton production.  

scholarly journals Morphological characterization and evaluation of heat tolerance traits in Nigerian goat breeds

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
M. Wheto ◽  
B. M. Ilori ◽  
A. J. Sanda ◽  
M. A. Adeleke ◽  
S. O. Durosaro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Tolerance ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Morphological Variability ◽  
Morphological Characterization ◽  
West African ◽  
Body Measurements ◽  
The West ◽  
West African Dwarf ◽  
Genetic Makeup ◽  
Linear Body

There are three main breeds of goat in Nigeria: The West African Dwarf (WAD), the Red Sokoto and the Sahel. Goats are renowned for their hardiness and can survive in most environments. The goats sampling was carried out from farms and markets across different states in Nigeria, according to the geographical distribution of the breeds published by Blench (1999). This experiment was carried out to analyse morphological variability among Nigerian goats. A total of 318 goats spread across the three Nigerian breeds were used in the following populations (57 Sahel, 187 Red Sokoto and 137 West African Dwarf). Data were collected on body weight, linear body measurements and heat tolerance traits and were subjected to analysis of variance using the fixed effects of breed, sex and location. Results showed that breed, sex and location significantly (P<0.05) affected all the linear body measurements and heat tolerance traits. The Sahel breed had the highest values in most of the measured traits compared to the West African Dwarf and the Red Sokoto breeds of goat. It was observed that goats from the northern part of Nigeria were heavier than their southern counterparts, and this can be likened to their genetic makeup and the extent of its interaction with the environment. The results of the study confirmed the population structure of Nigerian goat breeds and showed that they possess enough diversity to enhance genetic improvement for higher survival and productivity.

scholarly journals Zoometrical index analysis of Nigerian indigenous goat populations

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 18-24
Author(s):  
M. A. Popoola ◽  
A. O. Adekanbi
Keyword(s):  
Morphological Traits ◽  
West African ◽  
Body Measurements ◽  
West African Dwarf ◽  
Index Analysis ◽  
Indigenous Goat ◽  
Indigenous Goats ◽  
Functional Indices ◽  
Meat Type

The study was conducted to assess the zoometrical index analyses of Nigerian indigenous breeds of goats. The sampled populations of goat included 100 from each of three populations of goat in Nigeria; Red Sokoto, West African dwarf (WAD) and Sahel to give a total of 300 animals. .Nine body measurements were taken on these goats, which were used to estimate the ethnological indices and functional indices (as the zoometrical index) of the animals. There was significant effects (p<0.05) of breeds on morphological traits of these animals. The functional and ethnological traits of these goat populations were significantly affected by breeds (p<0.05) except pelvic and corporal. Based on the results of this study, Nigerian indigenous goats are medium-sized and their conformation corresponds to the meat type animals.

scholarly journals Estimation of live bodyweight from linear body measurements and body condition score in the West African Savannah Shorthorn cattle in North-West Benin

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1549767 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sèyi Fridaïus Ulrich Vanvanhossou ◽  
Rodrigue Vivien Cao Diogo ◽  
Luc Hippolyte Dossa ◽  
Pedro González-Redondo
Keyword(s):  
Body Condition ◽  
Body Condition Score ◽  
West African ◽  
Body Measurements ◽  
The West ◽  
North West ◽  
Condition Score ◽  
Linear Body ◽  
West African Savannah
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