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. 2022 Dec 31;9(4):649–662. doi: 10.5455/javar.2022.i634

Table 2. Morphometric features of native sheep.

Type of native sheep Sex Wither height (cm) Heart girth (cm) Body length (cm) Ear length (cm) Head length (cm) Head width (cm) Tail length (cm) Scrotal circumference (cm) Testis length (cm) References
Jamuna River Basin Male 46.80 ± 1.30 61.53 ± 1.23 43.33 ± 1.15 18.20 ± 0.51 10.67 ± 0.45 [10]
Female 49.15 ± 0.31 57.88 ± 0.44 51.65 ± 0.46
Jamuna River Basin Male 52.10 ± 5.37 57.0 ± 6.32 50.61 ± 5.92 9.74 ± 2.25 18.63 ± 3.03 13.34 ± 3.10 [22]
Female 49.15 ± 3.48 54.82 ± 4.48 49.26 ± 4.40 8.55 ± 3.39 18.19 ± 2.21 12.83 ± 2.09
Barind sheep Male 54.78 ± 1.88 67.80 ± 4.46 54.90 ± 3.13 7.13 ± 3.21 20.06 ± 1.28 12.15 ± 1.09 [21]
Female 52.53 ± 2.52 70.41 ± 6.96 55.69 ± 3.06 7.30 ± 3.17 18.90 ± 1.45 11.36 ± .78
Indigenous (Non-descriptive) Male 58.47 ± 0.75 68.59 ± 0.74 58.88 ± 0.83 11.23 ± 0.32 16.15 ± 0.24 10.83 ± 0.23 16.33 ± 0.18 [49]
Female 49.02 ± 0.28 59.77 ± 0.27 49.08 ± 0.30 8.63 ± 0.17 15.04 ± 0.12 10.55 ± 0.15
Coastal 53.5 64.9 45.9 8.4 16.3 7.8 12.0 10.7 [13]
Jamuna River Basin 51.7 62.7 41.5 8.4 16.0 7.7 12.0 10.7
Barind 52.9 61.5 43.4 3.2 16.1 7.4 11.5 11.0
Coastal 56.30 67.50 67.60 11.40 25.20 [12]
Jamuna River Basin 47.71 58.57 64.42 8.28 20.85
Barind 48.50 60.20 65.70 6.40 19.75