BODY-WEIGHT AND MORPHOMETRIC ATTRIBUTES OF SOME CATTLE BREEDS IN NIGERIA

Authors

  • A. D. Oladepo Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, Nigeria.
  • A. A. Adeoye Ondo State University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, Ondo State, Nigeria.
  • O. A. Jimoh The Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
  • O. A. Adeniyi Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora, Oyo State, Nigeria.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.4119

Keywords:

Attributes, bodyweight, breeds, cattle, morphometric

Abstract

In Nigeria, population characteristics of selected indigenous cattle breeds have not been fully documented. Therefore, morphometric attributes of selected indigenous cattle breeds in Nigeria were assessed. Three hundred and one White Fulani (WE), Two hundred and forty two Red Bororo (RB), Two hundred and forty seven Sokoto Gudali (SG), Two hundred and thirty three Bornu Kuri (BK) and One hundred and eighty four Muturu cattle in the age group of 3 to 3 1/2 years were purposively sampled. Eighteen morphometric parameters were measured using standard procedures. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, ANOVA at α­0.05 cluster analysis and Euclidean genetic distance. The longest geneticdistance at the morphometric level was 146 between Muturu and BK and shortest (44) between BK and RB. Differences existed in face length, rear leg length, wither height and rump height among the breeds 

Author Biographies

A. D. Oladepo , Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, Nigeria.

Department of Agricultural Science

A. A. Adeoye , Ondo State University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, Ondo State, Nigeria.

Department of Animal Production and Health

O. A. Jimoh, The Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria

Department of Agricultural Technology

O. A. Adeniyi, Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora, Oyo State, Nigeria.

Department ofAnimal Health and Production, Technology.

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Published

2024-07-07

How to Cite

Oladepo , A. D., Adeoye , A. A. ., Jimoh, O. A., & Adeniyi, O. A. (2024). BODY-WEIGHT AND MORPHOMETRIC ATTRIBUTES OF SOME CATTLE BREEDS IN NIGERIA. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 19–22. https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.4119

Issue

2020: NSAP 2020 Proceedings

Section

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