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The ear is horizontal (64% in females, 66.8% in males) and semi-pendulous (22% in females, 16% in males). Vestigial ears, which are not found in other goat types, occurred concentrated in one site, Dollo, in Borana. The mean±SD ear length in males and fem |
Large-White Somali, Digodi, Melebo, Boran Somali, Benadir, Gigwain, Ethiopia |
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Range: 90-120 |
Large-White Somali, Digodi, Melebo, Boran Somali, Benadir, Gigwain, Ethiopia |
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Short in a horizontal or pricked forward position. |
Galla, Ethiopia |
On Station |
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White with grey pigmentation. |
Galla, Ethiopia |
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Small, usually slender with no marked twist, in about 97 percent of animals. |
Galla, Ethiopia |
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Male |
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Range: 30-40 |
Galla, Ethiopia |
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Female |
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Range: 25-30 |
Galla, Ethiopia |
On Farm |
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Female |
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Range: 25-30 |
Galla, Ethiopia |
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Horns are mainly curved (41% in males, 46% in females), and pointed backwards in 38% of males and upwards in 48% females. Some 13% of horns in both sexes have a lateral orientation. A high incidence of polledness was recorded in both sexes (19 in males an |
Large-White Somali, Digodi, Melebo, Boran Somali, Benadir, Gigwain, Ethiopia |
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Male |
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Range: 30-50 |
Galla, Ethiopia |
On Farm |
