AGE BASED CLASSIFICATION OF MORPHOMETRIC TRAITS OF DIFFERENT NIGERIA GOAT BREEDS

Authors

  • P. F. Abolusoro Kogi State College of Education Technical, Egbeda, kabba, Kogi State, Nigeria
  • A. J. Shoyombo College of Agricultural Sciences, Landmark University Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria
  • O. O. Alabi College of Agricultural Sciences, Landmark University Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria
  • J. Izebere College of Agricultural Sciences, Landmark University Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria
  • R. A. Animashahun College of Agricultural Sciences, Landmark University Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria
  • S. O. Olawoye College of Agricultural Sciences, Landmark University Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria
  • H. Yakubu Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria
  • A. A. Musa Kogi State University, Anyigba, Kogi State, Nigeria
  • M. Wheto Federal university of Agriculture Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.4948

Abstract

A total of nine hundred (900) goats comprising of three hundred Sahel goats from Borno state, three hundred Red Sokoto goats from Sokoto state and three hundred West African Dwarf goats from Ogun state were used for the study. Each breed consisted of three hundred goats each, made up of fifty males and fifty females distributed in the following age groups <1, 1-2 and 2-3 years. These were evaluated for morphometric characteristics. The pairs of permanent incisors in the dentition of the goat were used to determine age. The effects of age, breed, and sex on linear measurement were estimated using the GLM procedure of the statistics analysis software package. These were computed on the basis of interaction with age groups. Means were separated within age groups using Duncan multiple range test. The result of this study indicated that the Sahelian breed was superior to other breeds across all age groups in body weight, while the red Sokoto was intermediate followed by the West African Dwarf.

Author Biographies

P. F. Abolusoro, Kogi State College of Education Technical, Egbeda, kabba, Kogi State, Nigeria

Department of Agric Education

A. J. Shoyombo, College of Agricultural Sciences, Landmark University Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria

Department of Animal Science

O. O. Alabi, College of Agricultural Sciences, Landmark University Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria

Department of Animal Science

J. Izebere, College of Agricultural Sciences, Landmark University Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria

Department of Animal Science

R. A. Animashahun, College of Agricultural Sciences, Landmark University Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria

Department of Animal Science

S. O. Olawoye, College of Agricultural Sciences, Landmark University Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria

Department of Animal Science

H. Yakubu, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria

Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture

A. A. Musa, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Kogi State, Nigeria

Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture

M. Wheto, Federal university of Agriculture Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

Department of Animal breeding and Genetics

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Published

2024-07-07

How to Cite

Abolusoro, P. F., Shoyombo, A. J., Alabi, O. O., Izebere, J., Animashahun, R. A., Olawoye, S. O., Yakubu, H., Musa, A. A., & Wheto, M. (2024). AGE BASED CLASSIFICATION OF MORPHOMETRIC TRAITS OF DIFFERENT NIGERIA GOAT BREEDS. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 615–616. https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.4948

Issue

2020: NSAP 2020 Proceedings

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