Zekiye Ceren AKTAN, Ojoh Michael MOMOH, Joseph Ochoche EGAHI

Relationship between bodyweight and morphological traits in Sahelian goats of Nigeria using path analysis

Aims: A total of 163 Sahelian goats of both sexes (64 males and 99 females) were randomly sampled and used in this study to assess the relationship between bodyweight and morphological traits using multivariate path analysis method. Methods: Data were obtained on bodyweight (kg), height at withers (HW), body length (BL), paunch girth (PG) and heart girth (HG). Means (+SD and CV) and correlation coefficients between bodyweight and morphological parameters were also evaluated using the statistical procedures of SPSS 20.0 package. Results: Higher significant (P

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