Table 2.
Least squares means (±SE) of the effects of location of the flock, Dam genotype, Lambing year aa d season on average birth and weaning litter size of Local and Dorper crossbred sheep.
| Source of variation | AFL |
LI |
ARR |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | LSM + SE | N | LSM±SE | N | LSM + SE | |
| Overall | 389 | 15.51 + 0.43 | 298 | 9.36 ± 0.39 | 298 | 1.47 + 0.10 |
| CV (%) | 389 | 18.39 | 298 | 22.49 | 298 | 25.91 |
| Location of the Flock | *** | ** | *** | |||
| Basona-Werana | 89 | 16.47a+0.31 | 128 | 10.57a±0.64 | 128 | 1.43b + 0.05 |
| Kewet-EF | 57 | 15.44abc+0.38 | 74 | 9.29a±0.46 | 74 | 1.41bc+0.05 |
| Kobo | 191 | 15.78ab + 0.22 | 75 | 9.87a±0.27 | 75 | 1.27c+0.05 |
| Merhabete | 52 | 14.10c+0.40 | 21 | 7.91b ± 0.72 | 21 | 1.83a+0.09 |
| Dam Genotype | *** | ns | ns | |||
| Local | 231 | 14.69 + 0.23 | 265 | 9.01 ± 0.16 | 265 | 1.55 + 0.03 |
| Dorper crossbred | 155 | 16.21 + 0.23 | 33 | 9.67 ± 0.39 | 33 | 1.42 + 0.07 |
| Lambing Season | ns | ns | *** | |||
| Dry season | 136 | 15.29 + 0.26 | 101 | 9.56 ± 0.28 | 101 | 1.42b + 0.05 |
| Major rainy season | 155 | 15.48 + 0.24 | 108 | 8.98 ± 0.28 | 108 | 1.58a+0.05 |
| Miner rainy season | 98 | 15.57 + 0.30 | 89 | 9.47 ± 0.28 | 89 | 1.44b + 0.05 |