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Morphological characterization of indigenous goats in selected districts of West Shewa Zone, Oromia regional State, Ethiopia

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  • Kassahun Bekana Kitila
  • Abera Teshome Aleli
  • Solomon Shiferaw Tufa

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This study was conducted in the West Shewa Zone to identify the morphological characteristics of the indigenous goat population. Data were collected from 519 goats, including body measurements and observations. Qualitative data were analyzed descriptively, while quantitative data were analyzed using the GLM procedure. The average flock size per household was 11.30 ± 7.17, with the Ejere district having the largest flocks compared to other districts. Significant differences were observed in most qualitative traits among the goat populations across the four districts. These traits included horn presence, beard presence, coat color pattern, coat hair type, horn shape, head profile, horn orientation, and ear orientation. The majority of goats displayed a patchy coat color, smooth and short hair, straight horn shape, backward horn orientation, straight head profile, and horizontal ear orientation. The overall means for body weight, body length, heart girth, wither height, pelvic height, rump length, rump width, horn length, and ear length were 29.03 ± 3.91 kg, 65.09 ± 3.60 cm, 70.87 ± 3.84 cm, 65.97 ± 3.75 cm, 68.23 ± 3.35 cm, 19.27 ± 2.11 cm, 13.75 ± 1.65 cm, 10.89 ± 2.77, and 14.00 ± 1.37 cm, respectively. Significant differences (p

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  • Kassahun Bekana Kitila & Abera Teshome Aleli & Solomon Shiferaw Tufa, 2025. "Morphological characterization of indigenous goats in selected districts of West Shewa Zone, Oromia regional State, Ethiopia," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 20(7), pages 1-13, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0327309
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0327309
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