Descriptive statistics for productive and reproductive traits of Bonga and Menz sheep
| Traits | Menz sheep | Bonga sheep | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | |
| WT (kg) | 20967 | 2.59 | 0.55 | 11776 | 3.48 | 0.64 |
| WW (kg) | 16597 | 8.33 | 2.26 | 6700 | 15.9 | 3.1 |
| SW (kg) | 11995 | 12.5 | 2.55 | 3550 | 22.6 | 3.88 |
| YW (kg) | 5792 | 19.6 | 3.13 | 225 | 32.8 | 4.82 |
| ADG1 (g/day) | 17248 | 64 | 24.5 | 8111 | 137.7 | 32.3 |
| ADG2 (g/day) | 13136 | 51 | 31.4 | 3806 | 76 | 49.2 |
| ADG3 (g/day) | 7549 | 47.3 | 28 | 359 | 63.2 | 47.6 |
| ADG4 (g/day) | 13136 | 54.9 | 13.2 | 3806 | 105.7 | 20.8 |
| KR1 (g/day/MW) | 17248 | 12.7 | 2.51 | 8111 | 17.1 | 1.83 |
| KR2 (g/day/MW) | 13136 | 7.62 | 4.3 | 3806 | 7.22 | 8.14 |
| KR3 (g/day/MW) | 7549 | 4.97 | 2.76 | 359 | 4.47 | 3.04 |
| KR4 (g/day/MW) | 13136 | 8.21 | 0.82 | 3806 | 10.1 | 0.76 |
| TLBW (kg) | 17154 | 2.59 | 0.62 | 8752 | 4.45 | 1.5 |
| TLWW (kg) | 14383 | 8.37 | 2.33 | 7121 | 19.4 | 6.38 |
| LSB (no. lambs) | 16951 | 1.01 | 0.08 | 8909 | 1.25 | 0.44 |
| LSW (no. lambs) | 17221 | 0.91 | 0.31 | 8657 | 1.03 | 0.59 |
| ARR (lambs/ewe/year) | 7601 | 1.24 | 0.45 | 3167 | 1.77 | 0.85 |
| LI (day) | 7540 | 338.2 | 140 | 3055 | 289.5 | 95.6 |
| Traits | Menz sheep | Bonga sheep | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean | N | Mean | |||
| 20967 | 2.59 | 0.55 | 11776 | 3.48 | 0.64 | |
| 16597 | 8.33 | 2.26 | 6700 | 15.9 | 3.1 | |
| 11995 | 12.5 | 2.55 | 3550 | 22.6 | 3.88 | |
| 5792 | 19.6 | 3.13 | 225 | 32.8 | 4.82 | |
| ADG1 (g/day) | 17248 | 64 | 24.5 | 8111 | 137.7 | 32.3 |
| ADG2 (g/day) | 13136 | 51 | 31.4 | 3806 | 76 | 49.2 |
| ADG3 (g/day) | 7549 | 47.3 | 28 | 359 | 63.2 | 47.6 |
| ADG4 (g/day) | 13136 | 54.9 | 13.2 | 3806 | 105.7 | 20.8 |
| KR1 (g/day/MW) | 17248 | 12.7 | 2.51 | 8111 | 17.1 | 1.83 |
| KR2 (g/day/MW) | 13136 | 7.62 | 4.3 | 3806 | 7.22 | 8.14 |
| KR3 (g/day/MW) | 7549 | 4.97 | 2.76 | 359 | 4.47 | 3.04 |
| KR4 (g/day/MW) | 13136 | 8.21 | 0.82 | 3806 | 10.1 | 0.76 |
| 17154 | 2.59 | 0.62 | 8752 | 4.45 | 1.5 | |
| 14383 | 8.37 | 2.33 | 7121 | 19.4 | 6.38 | |
| 16951 | 1.01 | 0.08 | 8909 | 1.25 | 0.44 | |
| 17221 | 0.91 | 0.31 | 8657 | 1.03 | 0.59 | |
| 7601 | 1.24 | 0.45 | 3167 | 1.77 | 0.85 | |
| 7540 | 338.2 | 140 | 3055 | 289.5 | 95.6 | |
Note(s):N = number of records, WT = birth weight, WW = three month weight, SM = Six month weight, YW = yearling weight, MW = metabolic weight, ADG = average weight gain, KR = Kleiber ratio, TLBW = total lamb birth weight, TLWW = total lamb weaning weight, LSB = number of lambs born, LSW = number of lambs weaned, ARR = annual reproductive rate, LI = lambing interval
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