Typically, they are grey or black with white on their face and the average height of mature ewes is 48 cm (19 in). This breed referred to as dwarf because it is small and has short legs. 1, 1–10, SPSS 1999. O. S. Sowande. Learn more about Institutional subscriptions, Antobam, K., 1983. Body measurements considered included body length, hair length, ear length, hip width, tail length, height at Based on stepwise elimination procedure, HG, HL and WHQ were better in predicting live weight in multiple linear regression models. Musa, H.H. McGraw-Hill Book Co. NY, Weiner, G. and Hayter, S., 1974. Article  Kramer, J.W. A., 2005. © 2021 Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The Djallonké sheep … Prediction of body weight from body measurements in sheep. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-007-9116-z. Tropical Agriculture (Trinidad), 70, 165–168, Mgbere, O. O., Olutogun, O. and Orheruata, A. M., 2005. Bull 194, FAO 1994. This breed is primarily raised for meat.. Characteristics. Data were taken on body weight (BW) and 19 linear conformation traits. Rome, Italy. Crossword Clue The crossword clue West African sheep. Prediction of yearling weight and dimensions from weaning performance in Awassi sheep. West African Dwarf is a domesticated breed of sheep and is the the dominant breed from southwest to central Africa. Immediate online access to all issues from 2019. The West African Dwarf Sheep is resistant to the main cause of livestock mortality (trypanosomiasis) in the rainforest regions of West Africa. The first phase was from birth to one year of age and the second phase was from one year to four years of age. The incidence of trypanosomiasis in West African Dwarf sheep and goats in Nsukka, Eastern Nigeria. And on an average, the ewes can produce 1.15 to 1.50 lambs per lambing. Revista de Zootecnia, O. Olowofeso Djallonké sheep are one of the local breeds of West Africa that play a major role in the maintenance of rural populations living and of major cultural importance due to their traditional use in rites and celebrations (OCDE/CEDEAO (2008). Indian Journal of Animal Production and Management, 5, 162–166. We believe in openness, in scholarly publishing and research communication. Notes on prediction weight using linear body measurements in sheep. Morphological traits of Uda and Balami were significantly (P < 0.05) higher than Yankasa, which were both higher than West African Dwarf (WAD) sheep. 2.1 The distribution and potential of sheep in the tropics 4 2.2 Advantages of West African Dwarf (WAD) sheep 5 2.3 Reproductive potentials of WAD sheep 6 2.4. Relation of heart girth to weight in Holsteins and Jerseys. These breeds include (Uda, Sankara and Weila) strains. Body length, heart girth, height at withers and chest depth were measured for lambs at birth to one … measurements were carried out at both the experimental and field levels. The knowledge of live weight of animals is so important in the livestock production and marketing practices that this study was undertaken to develop models for predicting the weight of sheep at market ages. with 4 letters was last seen on the January 01, 1959.We think the likely answer to this clue is ZENU.Below are all possible answers to this clue ordered by its rank. El amin , (SSA), especially in West Africa. Body size and conformation in sheep from birth to maturity as affected by breed, crossbreeding maternal and other factors. The relationships between live weight and eight body measurements of West African Dwarf (WAD) sheep were studied using 210 animals under on farm condition. The ewes are thought to go into oestrus throughout the year. Body length, heart girth, height at withers and chest depth were measured. They are highly tolerant of trypanosome. The 2240, Abeokuta, Nigeria, You can also search for this author in Relationship between body measurements, live weight and weight gain in young China bulls. Indian Journal of Animal Health, study indicated that surveyed animals exceeded experimental animals in all the body measurements taken. Furthermore, chest girth has been shown to be the body measurement with the highest correlation to live weight in other species like horses (Takaendengan et al 2012) and beef cattle (Ozkaya et al 2009). Pander, B. L., Kanaujia, A. S. and Yadav, A. S., 1989. The estimation of liveweight from heart girth within specified age/sex group of Kenya range cattle. lambs were grouped using their dental arrangements at the upper and lower jaws, respectively. A., Chineke, A. C. and Alokan, J. Data obtained on height at withers (HW), heart girth (HG), body length (BL), head Statistical Package for social sciences. 45, 121–135, Brown, J. E., Brown, C. J. and Butts, W. T., 1983. Body measurements of west African dwarf sheep as parameters for estimation of live weight. • Prolific (1.50 - 2.30 lambs/lambing), good meat type • average weight: ewes-40-60 kg and rams 60-90 kg • height at withers of adults is 60 -65 cm • both rams and ewes are polled; ewes have a well developed mammary system • breeds at any time of year and twice per year lambing is common, along with a high percentage of multiple births • annual lambing rate is above 150% • found throughout the Caribbean … Authors : It is raised mainly for meat production. Chen , O. Olowofeso and D.M Mekki , 2006. Experimental lambs were taken at birth, weaning, one year age and adult West African Journal of Biological Chemistry, 3: 74–80. Its a dwarf sheep, not a medium size sheep.) Part of Springer Nature. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 29, 124–128, PubMed  West African Dwarf (WAD) sheep. Results revealed that body measurements of WAD sheep were generally higher in the rams than in the ewes. Nine sheep were randomly allotted into three treatments, with three sheep per treatment. 13, 12–14, Biogolo, C. and Meregali, A., 1972. The Africana sheep is a breed of domestic sheep which was originated from Colombia. B., 1989. Relationship between some physical parameters of grazing Yankasa ewes in the humid zone of Nigeria. You can easily improve your search by specifying the number of letters in the answer. PubMed Google Scholar. Nebraka Agric. Expt. The West African Dwarf sheep is found in West Africa, its range extending from Senegal to Chad, Gabon, Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo. , F.M. Searle, T. W., McGraham, N. and Donnelly, J. Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout. I Growth performance and prediction of body weight from body measurements in Beetal and Black Bengal kids and their crosses maintained under feedlot conditions. A. and Kazzal, N. T., 1981. Body length, heart girth, height at Stepwise discriminant analysis showed tail length, rump height, chest girth, ear length and chest depth as the … Estimation of liveweight and carcass weight in Gambian N’Dama cattle. BW, WH, CG and CG of 26.57 kg, 58.94 cm. Rams height at the withers up to 50/60 cm Ewes weigh about 20-25 kg (55 lb) (Up to 30 kg is accepted, but not preffered. Key words: West African Dward goats, phenotypic correlations, heart girth, height at withers Citation: Simeon Olawumi and Adewale Farinnako, 2017. Animals with black (BB) coat colour had the highest mean value for rump height (57.80 ± 1.29 cm) and tail length (22.10 ± 0.89 cm), while brown (Bb) coat colour had the least value of 53.00 ± 6.00 cm for rump height and 17.50 ± 0.50 cm for tail length. The West African Dwarf is generally black piebald on white. eight body measurements of West African Dwarf (WAD) sheep were studied using 210 animals under on farm condition. Sowande, O.S., Sobola, O.S. Evaluating relationships among immature measures of size, shape and performance of beef bulls: the relationship between post weaning test performance and size and shape at twelve months. It is adapted for life in humid forested areas, sub-humid areas and savannahs. In terms of height, mature ewes are typically about 49cm tall at the withers and rams are slightly taller at 53cm. Heart girth (HG) and WHQ depicted the highest relationship to live weight in linear and allometric models compared to other body measurements. The males have horns while the females are hornless. phase was from birth to one year of age and the second phase was from one year to four years of age. Google Scholar, Bhadula, S. K., Bhat, P. and Garg, R. C., 1979. B., 1988. Most estimates of litter size in tropical sheep range from 1.0 to 1.5 indicating that twinning rate is generally between 0% and 50%[84]. El amin , A.H. Suleiman , G.H. West African Dwarf is the sheep breed found in the South and South-Western part of Nigeria. Influence of breed birthdate, age and body weight on linear measurements of growing rams maintained in controlled environment. A total of 417 mature (>22 months) West African Dwarf (WAD) sheep comprising of 201 rams and 216 ewes intensively reared were used for this study. Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 5: 298-300. D.M Mekki. This is a preview of subscription content, log in to check access. Changes in skeletal dimensions during growth in sheep: the effect of nutrition. Body dimension of Nigerian cattle, sheep and goats. [1]. Abstract: The West African sheep was originated in the West African countries, brought to Sudan in 1930. The effect of sex and birth type was investigated. Procedure and Facilities for release. Stat. H.H. World Animal Review Body Measurements of West African Sheep in Sudan. Tropical Animal Health and Production Prediction of sheep live body weight from seven body measurements using Yankasa sheep. The West African Dwarf sheep are very strong and hardy animals. dissertation, University of Ghana), Aziz, D. A., Alrawi, A. Evaluation of body weight as related to linear body measurements in N’Dama cattle under humid tropical environment. 28.47 cm and 66.37 cm were reported for the overall sample (females and males). Correlation analysis in purebred and crossbred West African dwarf goats: growth and maturity patterns. Caribbean hair sheep result from West African introgression into established ecotypes of Iberian descent. African dogs vary enormously and have unique appearances, temperaments, and history. However, tan piebald on white and the blackbelly pattern are found. It is also known by some other names such as Camura, Colombian Wooless, Camura, Pelona, Rojo Africana, Red African and West African.Today the breed is found mainly in Colombia and Venezuela. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-007-9116-z, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-007-9116-z, Over 10 million scientific documents at your fingertips. The Canadian Journal of Animal Science, 64, 279–291, Spencer, W. P. and Eckert, J. A sixty-three day study with twenty West African Dwarf (WAD) sheep aged 8-9 months with average live weight of 9.98±0.21kg was carried out to determine feed intake and weight gain when a sole diet of fresh forage of Pennisetum purpureum was replaced at five levels (0, 25, 50, 75 and 100%) with fresh leaves of mulberry (Morus alba). Studies on the relationship of body weight with the linear body measurements of the West African Dwarf (WAD) sheep were carried out at the National Animal Production Research Institute (NAPRI) outstation located in Ubiaja, Edo stati of Nigeria. Prefference 20kg. Data obtained on height at withers (HW), heart girth (HG), body length (BL), head length (HL), head width (HDW), loin girth (LG), length of hindquarter (LHQ) and width of hindquarter (WHQ) were fitted into linear, allometric and … Subscription will auto renew annually. The West African Dwarf sheep is a meat sheep breed. Genotypes from 47,750 autosomal single nucleotide polymorphism markers scored in 290 animals were used to characterize the population structure of the St. Croix, Barbados Blackbelly, Morada Nova, and Santa Ines. The studies involved 38 WAD sheep comprising 25 females and 13 males. The magnitude of correlation coefficient (r) indicate that WHQ shows the highest correlation with live weight (r = 0.96) compared to HG (r = 0.94). A manual for the primary animal health care workers. Elevage et de Medecine Veterinaire des Pays Tropicaux, 48, 181–194, Benyi, K., 1997. 50 kg were grouped by weight into five cohorts of three animals. Chen , CAS  withers and chest depth were measured. Google Scholar, Ibiwoye, T. I. I., Oyatogun, M. O. and Jolayemi, J., 1993. Their body A species often overlooked, though, is the dog. Trop Anim Health Prod 40, 433–439 (2008). Our findings agree with those of a study on West African Dwarf (WAD) sheep (Sowande and Sobola 2008) that found chest girth had the highest correlation (r=0.94) with live weight. measurements were taken for the surveyed animals from birth to one-month of age and for adult animals. The Kirdi or Poulfouli is a wholly black variant found in northern Cameroon and southwestern Chad. Animal Production, 19, 47–65, Young, D. L., 1972. The skin/coat color varies from all black, all white or … The relationships between live weight and eight body measurements of West African Dwarf (WAD) sheep were studied using 210 animals under on farm condition. Milk yield potentials of diary ewes 6 2.5 Nutrient requirement of pregnant and lactating ewes 9 2.6 Mammary gland development in ewes 12 2.7 Udder measurements and their importance 14 (unpublished B.Sc. Yankasa sheep and West African dwarf goat production in the Kainji lake basin of Nigeria. Evaluation of the relationship between body weight and linear measurements in West African Dwarf goat as influenced by sex … Estimation of weights of sheep from body measurements. The control diet (T1) consisted of grass, while sheep in (T2) and (T3) were fed with CLS and CP at 1.5% of their body weight, respectively for a period of seven weeks. F.M. Mesopotamia Journal of Agriculture, 16, 29 – 36, Bamiro, A. O., 1991. Correspondence to Archivos de Zootecnia, 54, 639–642, Hall, S. J. G., 1991. The lambs were grouped using their dental arrangements at the upper and lower jaws, respectively. A.H. Suleiman , Estimation of liveweight from chest girth in pure and crossbred West African goats. Tropical Agriculture (Trinidad), 74, 303–307. Similarly, the same With 178 West African Dwarf sheep aged 1 to 3 years, a study was conducted to investigate the effects of coat colour genes on body measurements, heat toler- ance traits and haematological parameters. Revue d (1966). There are many sheep breeds all over the world but the commonest breed in Ghana is the West African Dwarf (Djallonke’), which is famous for its good adaptation to harsh environmental conditions. (unpublished B.Agric. East African Agriculture and Forest Journal, 38, 193–200, Department of Animal Production and Health, College of Animal Science and Livestock Production University of Agriculture, P. M. B. animals at one to four years of age. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. As compared to indigenous sheep breeds, the BHS sheep adult breeding females had higher body weight than Afar and Menth sheep (Tesfaye, 2008) and lower body weight than Horro and Bonga sheep breed . volume 40, pages433–439(2008)Cite this article. Elephants, giraffes, and lions are typically the first thing that comes to mind when most people think of African animals. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 32, 173–184, Ozoje, M. O., 1997. Indian Journal of Animal Science, 49, 775–777, Bhad, P. N., Bhat, P. and Garg, R. C., 1980. © Medwell Publishing 2021 All Rights Reserved, Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, https://medwelljournals.com/abstract/?doi=javaa.2006.298.300. Data obtained on height at withers (HW), heart girth (HG), body length (BL), head length (HL), head width (HDW), loin girth (LG), length of hindquarter (LHQ) and width of hindquarter (WHQ) were fitted into linear, allometric and multiple regression models to predict live weight from the body measurements. Nebraka Agric. The first Females are typically polled (do not have horns). 2240, Abeokuta, Nigeria, Department of Animal Physiology, College of Animal Science and Livestock Production University of Agriculture, P. M. B. Special Notes. Abstract: A two phase study was conducted using a total of forty-five West African Sheep lambs. Body Measurements of West African Sheep in Sudan. Design and power by Medwell Web Development Team. The effect of sex and birth type was investigated. pp 28, Fasae, O. Growth and body development from birth to maturity in Iranian Mehraban sheep. dissertation, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria), Bathaei, S. S., 1995. G.H. 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