TY  - JOUR
T1  - Factor Analysis of the Morphostructure of Mature Balami Sheep
AU - Salako, A.E. AU - Akinyemi, M.O. AU - Osaiyuwu, O.H. 
JO  - Research Journal of Animal Sciences
VL  - 4
IS  - 2
SP  - 63
EP  - 65
PY  - 2010
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1993-5269
DO  - rjnasci.2010.63.65
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjnasci.2010.63.65
KW  - variability
KW  -morphostructure
KW  -management
KW  -Balami sheep
KW  -Assessment
KW  -Nigeria
AB  - Ten body measurements were taken on 100 Balami sheep aged 18-24 months within the humid southwest Nigeria. The body measurements were Wither Height (WH), Body Length (Bl), Rump Height (RH), Rump Width (RW), Rump Length (RL), Shoulder Width (SW), Tail Length (TL), Heart Girth (HG), Neck Circumference (NC) and  Body Weight (BW). The study was aimed at investigating the variance structure and to provide a description of the conformation of the sheep using a cluster analysis. Applying wither height for size  estimation,  the  animal  measured  83.96±5.99  cm.  The  other  body  measurements  for  the  age  group were BL = 96.06±11.45 cm, RL = 28.13±5.19 cm, RW = 23.14±2.07 cm, RH = 87.18±5.99 cm, SW = 27.85±4.37 cm, TL = 57.56±4.56 cm, HG = 95.68±5.31 cm, NC = 41.26±8.36 cm and BW = 53.01±9.50 kg. Variability was high within body measurements.
ER  -