Table 5.
Structural indices for indigenous bucks (≥1PPI) reared under the traditional management systems in East Gojjam Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia.
| Indices | Bibugn (N = 39) |
GSE (N = 39) |
HEE (N = 39) |
Overall (N = 117) |
CV | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |||
| HS | 2.69 ± 1.20 | 2.95 ± 1.34 | 2.72 ± 1.12 | 2.79 ± 1.22 | 43.84 | Ns |
| RBI | 92.41 ± 4.86 | 93.47 ± 5.67 | 92.81 ± 3.97 | 92.90 ± 4.86 | 5.25 | Ns |
| GI | 1.07 ± 0.03 | 1.07 ± 0.05 | 1.07 ± 0.03 | 1.07 ± 0.04 | 3.58 | Ns |
| BI | 90.16 ± 4.47 | 90.41 ± 5.07 | 90.75 ± 5.26 | 90.44 ± 4.91 | 5.47 | Ns |
| IPr | 108.5 ± 5.70 | 107.3 ± 6.45 | 107.9 ± 4.76 | 107.9 ± 5.65 | 5.26 | Ns |
| PI | 68.53 ± 8.56b | 72.40 ± 7.23a | 68.02 ± 7.28b | 69.65 ± 7.90 | 11.08 | ∗ |
| IPT | 19.10 ± 1.32a | 18.93 ± 1.11a | 18.20 ± 1.68b | 18.74 ± 1.43 | 7.42 | ∗ |
| IPL | 28.12 ± 2.48a | 26.34 ± 2.37b | 26.90 ± 2.50b | 27.12 ± 2.54 | 9.03 | ∗ |
| DTI | 12.10 ± 0.87a | 11.42 ± 0.71b | 12.13 ± 1.06a | 11.89 ± 0.94 | 7.50 | ∗∗∗ |
| TD | 1.03 ± 0.04 | 1.03 ± 0.05 | 1.02 ± 0.06 | 1.03 ± 0.05 | 4.94 | Ns |
| BR | 0.96 ± 0.02 | 0.96 ± 0.02 | 0.96 ± 0.02 | 0.96 ± 0.02 | 1.85 | Ns |
| BC | 69.26 ± 6.59 | 69.66 ± 5.26 | 69.23 ± 8.93 | 69.38 ± 7.03 | 10.22 | Ns |
| RCTI | 12.40 ± 0.91a | 11.81 ± 0.75b | 12.40 ± 0.87a | 12.20 ± 0.88 | 6.93 | ∗∗ |
| W1 | 18.86 ± 2.45 | 18.78 ± 1.82 | 18.78 ± 2.76 | 18.81 ± 2.36 | 12.64 | Ns |
| W2 | 23.00 ± 3.09 | 22.90 ± 2.29 | 22.90 ± 3.48 | 22.94 ± 2.97 | 13.06 | Ns |
| CI1 | 0.004 ± 0.00 | 0.004 ± 0.00 | 0.004 ± 0.001 | 0.004 ± 0.001 | 13.20 | Ns |
| AI | 4009 ± 504 | 3983 ± 554 | 4007 ± 421 | 4000 ± 492 | 12.40 | Ns |
| WS | 1.04 ± 0.12a | 0.98 ± 0.09b | 0.94 ± 0.12b | 0.99 ± 0.11 | 10.80 | ∗∗∗ |
| OII | 104.1 ± 1.94 | 104.5 ± 2.14 | 104.1 ± 1.70 | 104.2 ± 1.93 | 1.86 | Ns |
a, b, c = means on the same row with different superscripts are significantly different (P < 0.05); GSE = Goncha Siso Enesie; HEE = Hulet Eju Enesie; HS = Height Slope; LI = Length Index; GI = Girth Index; BI = Body Index; IPr = Proportionality Index; PI = Pelvic Index; IPT = Transverse Pelvic Index; IPL = Longitudinal Pelvic Index; DTI = Dactyl Thoracic Index; TD = Thoracic Development; BR = Body Ratio; BC = Baron and crevat; RCTI = Relative cannon thickness Index; W1 = Weight-1; W2 = Weight-2; CI1 compact index 1; AI = Areal Index; WS = Width slope; OII = Over increase Index; SD = Standard deviation; CV = Coefficient of variation; Ns = Non-significant (P > 0.05); ∗∗∗ = P ≤ 0.001; ∗∗ = P ≤ 0.01; ∗ = P ≤ 0.05.