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  • Research Article   
  • J Fisheries Livest Prod 2022, Vol 10(4): 339
  • DOI: 10.4172/2332-2608.1000339

Multivariate Analysis of Phenotypic Traits of Indigenous Sheep Of South-West, Ethiopia

Amelmal Alemayehu1*, Yoseph Mekasha2 and Solomon Abegaz3
1Department of Animal Science, Southern Agricultural Research Institute, Hawassa Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopia
2Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia
3Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
*Corresponding Author : Amelmal Alemayehu, Department of Animal Science, Southern Agricultural Research Institute, Hawassa Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopia, Tel: +251468209292 Exn. +251912205134, Fax: +251462200084, Email: emye2007@yahoo.com

Received Date: Apr 05, 2022 / Accepted Date: Apr 22, 2022 / Published Date: Apr 29, 2022

Abstract

The study was conducted to physically characterize indigenous sheep population in Dawuro zone and Konta special woreda of South-West region of Ethiopia. Physical observation and body weight and linear measurements were studied 630 mature sheep. Multivariate canonical and discriminant analysis were employed to differentiate populations. Sampled animals were identified by sex, age and location. Heart girth and body length were found to be the most important variables for estimation of body weight. The result shows the majority of the ewes and rams across all the locations had plain coat color pattern (52-62.9%) with dominant brown, brown and creamy, and brown and white coat color with fat tailed type. All squared Mahalanobis’ distances obtained among districts populations for females and males were significant (P<0.0001), indicating the existence of measurable differences between females and males district populations or districts. For males and females, most individuals were classified into their source population.

Keywords: Body Weight; Correlation; Interaction; Mahalanobis Distances; Dawuro; Konta

Citation: Alemayehu A, Mekasha Y, Abegaz S (2022) Multivariate Analysis of Phenotypic Traits of Indigenous Sheep of South-West, Ethiopia. J Fisheries Livest Prod 10: 339. Doi: 10.4172/2332-2608.1000339

Copyright: © 2022 Alemayehu A. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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