Phenotypic characterization of goat populations of North Shoa and South Wollo zones in Amhara region

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areasen
cg.contributor.affiliationHawassa Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationEthiopian Biodiversity Instituteen
cg.contributor.donorEthiopian Biodiversity Instituteen
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden
cg.contributor.initiativeSustainable Animal Productivity
cg.coverage.countryEthiopia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ET
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierTesfaye Getachew Mengistu: 0000-0002-0544-6314
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.egg.2023.100169en
cg.issn2405-9854en
cg.journalEcological Genetics and Genomicsen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systems
cg.subject.impactAreaClimate adaptation and mitigation
cg.subject.sdgSDG 1 - No povertyen
cg.volume27en
dc.contributor.authorBelayhun, Teklewolden
dc.contributor.authorGetachew, Tesfayeen
dc.contributor.authorMustefa, Amineen
dc.contributor.authorEngdawork, Awekeen
dc.contributor.authorSinke, Sebleen
dc.contributor.authorMelesse, Aberraen
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-15T16:08:44Zen
dc.date.available2023-12-15T16:08:44Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/135443
dc.titlePhenotypic characterization of goat populations of North Shoa and South Wollo zones in Amhara regionen
dcterms.abstractAbstract The study aimed to assess the phenotypic diversity of the local goat populations based on the measurement of qualitative and quantitative traits. The study was conducted in North Shoa and South Wello zones of Amhara region, Ethiopia in purposively selected districts. A total of 862 randomly selected goats were considered for phenotypic characterization (i.e., 216 from each of Merehabete, Moretena Jiru, Mojaena Wedera, and Wereillu). From the total measured goat 81% of sampled goats were females and the remaining 19% were male. The chi-square test was used to analyze qualitative data, and analysis of variance was used to analyze quantitative measurements. The red coat color was the most observed color in all the study areas. The Merehabete district goat population has a better (P < 0.05) metric value compared to the Mojaena Wedera goat population for female goats. Pairwise Mahalanobis Distance shows the longest distance (6.5) between Merehabete and Mojaena Wedera goat populations. On the other hand, the Wereillu and Moretena Jiru goat populations show the shortest distance (1.8). The Scrotum circumference of the goat population in the study areas was 25 cm at the age of three pairs of permanent incisors and had variation (P < 0.05) among age groups but did not vary (P > 0.05) among study areas. Pairwise Mahalanobis distance and morphometric measurements results show that the goat population has variation, particularly in the Mojaena Wedera and Merehabete goat populations. The variation may be due to management or genetic variation. Therefore, further investigation may be needed to confirm this variation.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.available2023-02-16
dcterms.bibliographicCitationTeklewold Belayhun, Tesfaye Getachew, Amine Mustefa, Aweke Engdawork, Seble Sinke, Aberra Melesse. (1/6/2023). Phenotypic characterization of goat populations of North Shoa and South Wollo zones in Amhara region. Ecological Genetics and Genomics, 27.en
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dcterms.issued2023-06-01
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherElsevieren
dcterms.subjectethiopiaen
dcterms.subjectgoatsen
dcterms.subjectphenotypic characterizationen
dcterms.subjectmorphological traitsen
dcterms.subjectindigenous goatsen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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