ASSESMENT OF BODY WEIGHT AND LINEAR BODY MEASUREMENT OF YANKASA AND UDA SHEEP IN GOMBE CENTRAL

Abstract

A total number of 180 yankasa and uda sheep from different household were used, The objectives to estimate and compare between breeds differences in body weight and linear body measurement of Yankasa and Uda in Gombe central. Some of traits were body weight (BW), body length (BL), body depth (BD), heart girth (HG), height at wither (HAW). Least square mean and standard errors of mean of linear body measurement was estimated using the general linear model procedures within the statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) version 24. The result of the effect of location, showed that BW.BD,HG and HAW are higher significantly (P<0.001) different, with BL (P<0.01). Based on this study, the Yankasa are breeds has less body weight compared to the Uda sheep. This variation could be due to breeds or environmental factors, such as breed improvement based on the maximum utilization of genetic variation, the Uda can be used for improvement programmes of Yankasa.