Table 4.
Least squares means (LSmeans) and standard errors of body weight and seven body measurements of the four groups of goats in the Sudano-Sahelian and Sudanian agroecological zones of Burkina Faso.
| Variables | Overall | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL | 58.14 ± 4.36 | 53.34 ± 3.02 d | 57.18 ± 2.26 c | 58.81 ± 2.70 b | 63.16 ± 2.38 a |
| HW | 51.00 ± 5.43 | 45.12 ± 2.52 d | 47.47 ± 2.19 c | 53.88 ± 2.41 b | 57.09 ± 3.07 a |
| HB | 49.52 ± 5.03 | 44.09 ± 2.31 d | 46.23 ± 1.78 c | 52.58 ± 2.47 b | 54.75 ± 3.19 a |
| HR | 51.28 ± 5.10 | 45.81 ± 2.33 d | 48.10 ± 2.14 c | 54.22 ± 2.74 b | 56.59 ± 3.18 a |
| CD | 22.89 ± 1.93 | 20.77 ± 1.04 d | 22.62 ± 1.32 c | 23.13 ± 1.24 b | 25.03 ± 1.20 a |
| CG | 63.28 ± 4.49 | 57.99 ± 2.68 d | 62.58 ± 2.46 c | 64.08 ± 2.27 b | 68.43 ± 2.75 a |
| PCL | 15.31 ± 1.65 | 13.77 ± 0.89 d | 14.12 ± 0.97 c | 16.29 ± 0.93 b | 16.91 ± 1.08 a |
| BW | 21.89 ± 4.59 | 16.87 ± 1.96 d | 21.25 ± 2.22 c | 22.00 ± 2.51 b | 27.51 ± 3.60 a |
Means within the same row having different lowercase letters differ significantly (p < 0.05). BL: Body length, HW: Height at withers, HB: Height at back, HR: Height at rump, CD: Chest depth, CG: Chest girth, PCL: Posterior cannon length, BW: Body weight.