Influence of Breeds and Location on Phenotypic Variations among Nigerian Breeds of Goats

Halilu A., Yakubu A., Henry A. J.

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The study was aimed at the influence of breeds and location on phenotypic variations among Nigerian goats. The study covered the North, North Central and South-South Zones of Nigeria. Seven hundred and twenty goats were monitored for the study, comprising 240 goats from each locations marked out for the study. Each study locations was extended to cover three local government areas and seven villages. Experimental design adopted was a 3x3 factorial. Body weights and conformation were measured with a 200 kg weighing scale and 100cm tape rule for quantitative traits. Phenotypic data collected were analysed using Generalized Linear Model (GLM) procedures of SPSS package. Pearson correlation coefficient (r) and regression analysis were computed. Results showed higher (p<0.05) average values were recorded in the Sahel goats, followed by Red Sokoto compared to WAD goats. Similar values (p>0.05) were obtained from goats from the Northern central and North zones though those from the South consistently recorded the lowest (p>0.05) values. The results indicated that live weight was positively and significantly (p < 0.05) correlated with most body parameters in male and female goats. For body weight determinations, body length (0.240, 0.328 and 0.991 R2 values for does) and body length (0.622, 0.791 and 0.800 R2 values for bucks) gave the best predictions. The breed and location had no significant effect on most of the traits measured. From the results, there was a distinct phenotypic difference among the goat populations relationship that existed between breeds (WAD, Red Sokoto and Sahel) and locations (South-South, North and North Central) goat’s populations.


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