Long-eared Somali all Traits

Sex	Mean	SD	Trait Value	Emplacement	MC
Overall			They are either pure white or with some black pigment sprinkled on head, ears and along the backbone. The hair is short and smooth; the skin is thin and black on the areas not covered by hair.	Galla, Ethiopia	On Station
Overall			Usually brilliant white (> 70 percent in central Somalia). Some Ethiopian goats from the Ogaden have black spotting or solid black on the head and fore part of the neck: some varieties have a black dorsal stripe. Hair short, shiny, smooth.	Galla, Ethiopia
Overall			Long-eared Somali has a short smooth coat, which is mainly white (92%, with occasional brown (4%), black (3%) and grey (1%) coat colours. A spotted coat pattern was observed in 21% of males, but rarely occurs in females.	Large-White Somali, Digodi, Melebo, Boran Somali, Benadir, Gigwain, Ethiopia
Overall			White with grey pigmentation.	Galla, Ethiopia
Male			Short to medium, pricked sideways and slightly forwards and upwards.	Galla, Ethiopia
Overall			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
Overall			Short in a horizontal or pricked forward position.	Galla, Ethiopia	On Station
Overall			Small, usually slender with no marked twist, in about 97 percent of animals.	Galla, Ethiopia
Overall			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
Female	9.00	3.80		Large-White Somali, Digodi, Melebo, Boran Somali, Benadir, Gigwain, Ethiopia