TABLE 6.
Phenotypic and genetic parameter estimates of growth traits of local cattle breeds in Ethiopia
| Phenotypic performances | Heritability | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breed | BWT (kg) | WWT (kg) | PADG (g) | PKR | PGE | PRGR | BWT | WWT | PADG | PKR | PGE | PRGR | Source |
| Fogera | 21.3 ± 0.05 | 98.0 ± 0.67 | 320 ± 2.79 | 10.1 ± 0.04 | 3.51 ± 0.35 | 1.95 ± 0.00 | 0.21 ± 0.07 | 0.27 ± 0.01 | 0.55 ± 0.19 | 0.53 ± 0.18 | 0.33 ± 0.00 | 0.50 ± 0.00 | Current study |
| Fogera | 21.0 ± 0.03 | 88.6 ± 0.33 | 280 ± 0.00 | – | – | – | 0.06 ± 0.02 | 0.08 ± 0.03 | 0.06 ± 0.03 | – | – | – | (Bekele et al., 2016) |
| Fogera | 20.7 ± 0.11 | 88.6 ± 1.30 | 297 ± 3.63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | (Menale et al., 2011) |
| Fogera | 21.3 ± 0.09 | 102 ± 0.77 | – | – | – | – | 0.24 ± 0.09 | 0.18 ± 0.05 | – | – | – | – | (Tesfa & Garikipati, 2014) |
| Horro | 22.9 ± 0.3 | 95.2 ± 1.3 | 401.4 ± 7.1 | – | – | – | 0.14 ± 0.03 | 0.08 ± 0.03 | 0.07 ± 0.02 | – | – | – | (Demeke et al., 2003) |
| Boran | 22.9 ± 0.30 | 95.2 ± 1.30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | (Demeke et al., 2003) |
| Boran | 23.3 ± 0.36 | – | – | – | – | – | 0.25 ± 0.05 | 0.43 ± 0.04 | – | – | – | – | (Haile, Ayalew, et al., 2011a; Haile, Joshi, et al., 2011b) |
| Barka | 22.6 ± 0.50 | 92.0 ± 1.90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | (Demeke et al., 2003) |
| Ogaden | 21.5 ± 0.29 | 91.6 ± 1.67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | (Mekuriaw et al., 2009) | |
Abbreviations: BWT, birthweight; HF, Holstein Friesian; PADG, pre‐weaning average daily weight gain; PGE, pre‐weaning growth efficiency; PKR, pre‐weaning Kleiber ratio; PRGR, pre‐weaning relative growth rate; WWT, weaning weight.