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Table 2 Least-squares means of live weight and zoometric measures of local goats in Amatepec and Tejupilco, state of Mexico

From: Zoometric measures and their utilization in prediction of live weight of local goats in southern México

Variable

Amatepec (n = 142)

Tejupilco (n = 176)

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

LW (kg)

34.5 a

7.2

32.0 b

8.9

BL (cm)

104.5 a

8.4

98.9 b

9.6

TL (cm)

67.8 a

5.3

66.5 b

6.6

WH (cm)

66.2 a

4.9

66.4 a

5.4

HG (cm)

77.3 a

6.6

74.7 b

6.7

RW (cm)

13.7 a

2.0

14.0 a

1.8

RL (cm)

19.7 a

2.3

18.4 b

3.1

HL (cm)

20.8 a

2.1

20.2 b

2.4

HW (cm)

11.6 b

1.0

12.7 a

1.3

EL (cm)

18.3 a

2.6

17.3 b

2.9

  1. a, b: different letters between rows differ (P ≤ 0.05)
  2. LW live weight, BL body length, TL trunk length, WH withers height, HG hearth girth, RW rump width, RL rump length, HL head length, HW head width, EL ear length, SD standard deviation