Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the morphological traits of the four Djallonké Sheep subpopulations studied
From: Morphological and microsatellite DNA diversity of Djallonké sheep in Guinea-Bissau
Characters | Bafatá | Cacheu | Gabú | Oio | est (P-value) | All subpopulations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chest Girth (cm) | min- max | 60–82 | 56–89 | 56–93 | 59–80 | KW S (P < 0.001) | 56–93 |
Means ± SD | 72.80 ± 4.68a | 67.40 ± 6.14b | 67.22 ± 6.58b | 69.35 ± 4.83b | 69.76 ± 6.02 | ||
Chest Depth (cm) | min- max | 32–43 | 29–39 | 27–45 | 23–51 | KW S (P < 0.001) | 23–51 |
Means ± SD | 38.05 ± 2.41a | 33.84 ± 2.34b | 33.97 ± 3.67b | 35.15 ± 4.42b | 35.72 ± 3.76 | ||
Height at withers (cm) | min- max | 48.4–74.4 | 46.4–58.4 | 46.4–62.4 | 46.4–62.4 | KW S (P < 0.01) | 46.4–74.4 |
Means ± SD | 55.65 ± 4.16a | 53.4 ±2.85b | 53.23 ± 3.77b | 54.67 ± 3.44ab | 54.46 ± 3.89 | ||
Body Length (cm) | min- max | 49–70 | 45–63 | 50–72 | 52–64 | ANOVA S (P < 0.001) | 45–72 |
Means ± SD | 60.75 ± 4.51a | 53.16 ± 4.13b | 57.50 ± 4.41c | 57.80 ± 2.88c | 58.23 ± 4.78 | ||
Ear Length (cm) | min- max | 8–13 | 7–9 | 8–13 | 9–13 | KW S (p < 0.001) | 7–13 |
Means ± SD | 10.23 ± 0.95a | 8.16 ± 0.62b | 10.15 ± 1.02 ac | 9.73 ± 0.78c | 9.85 ± 1.12 | ||
Tail Length (cm) | min- max | 25–45 | 19–29 | 19–33 | 20–31 | KW (P < 0.001) | 19–45 |
Means ± SD | 32.00 ± 3.29a | 23.88 ± 2.89b | 26.73 ± 2.79c | 25.28 ± 2.77bc | 28.06 ± 4.36 | ||
Horn Length (cm) | min -max | 6–19 | 15–23 | 9–26 | 2–22 | KW (NS) | 2–26 |
Means ± SD | 13.81 ± 3.85 | 18.33 ± 4.16 | 14.07 ± 5.11 | 10.89 ± 6.9 | 13.60 ± 5.21 | ||
Interval Length between the roots of the two horns (cm) | min- max | 7–13 | 4–6 | 5–10 | 4–8 | KW (NS) | 4–13 |
Means ± SD | 10.47 ± 3.56 | 4.67 ± 1.15 | 7.33 ± 1.45 | 6.22 ± 1.48 | 8.24 ± 2.52 |