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Table 3.

Least squares means ± standard error for Body Weight (kg), Body Length (cm), Heart Girth (cm), BCS (1–5), Milk Yield (litre) and Price (KES) by levels of breed by site and for each rank across sites

Level	Body Weight	Body Length	Heart Girth	BCS	Milk Yield	Price
Amboseli
Red Maasai	36.7 ± 0.93^ab	58.7 ± 1.11^a	77.1 ± 0.88^a	2.9 ± 0.60^a	0.4 ± 0.04^a	3740 ± 136^ab
Dorper	39.2 ± 1.12^a	60.2 ± 1.35^a	78.3 ± 1.06^a	3.9 ± 0.72^b	0.6 ± 0.05^b	4090 ± 165^a
Cross	35.7 ± 0.79^b	57.7 ± 0.94^a	75.5 ± 0.74^a	2.6 ± 0.50^ab	0.4 ± 0.04^ab	3440 ± 116^b
Isinya
Red Maasai	38.3 ± 0.98^a	62.6 ± 1.24^a	75.6 ± 1.61^a	2.3 ± 0.25^a	0.2 ± 0.03^a	4560 ± 382^a
Dorper	45.1 ± 1.17^b	63.2 ± 1.48^a	78.6 ± 1.92^a	3.0 ± 0.30^a	0.4 ± 0.04^b	8460 ± 456^b
Cross	42.4 ± 0.98^b	64.4 ± 1.24^a	79.1 ± 1.61^a	2.4 ± 0.25^a	0.4 ± 0.03^b	5890 ± 382^c
Overall rank
Best	43.7 ± 0.70^a	62.8 ± 0.85^a	80.9 ± 0.74^a	2.9 ± 0.09^a	0.6 ± 0.02^a	6340 ± 221^a
Average	40.6 ± 0.70^b	62.4 ± 0.85^a	78.4 ± 0.74^b	2.7 ± 0.09^b	0.4 ± 0.02^b	5160 ± 221^b
Poor	34.4 ± 0.70^c	58.2 ± 0.85^b	74.5 ± 0.74^c	1.9 ± 0.09^c	0.2 ± 0.02^c	3580 ± 221^c

^a,b,cMeans within column with different superscripts are significantly different at p < 0.05

1 USD = 84 KES