all Tail Type Traits

Sex Mean SD SE SS Trait Value Locationsort descending MC
Male Wide at the base, narrowing to wards the end and lacks ‘the medium grooves and the end piece’. Amasys Herik, Herki, Harrick, Herrik, Hurluck, Turkey
Unspecified Long and thin. Arab, Ashgur, Shugor, Butana, Beja, Drashiani, Dubasi, Gash, Kababish, Watish, Baqqara, Barka (Shukria), Hamale., Sudan On Farm
Overall Long, thin but with varying amounts of fat at base or farther down depending on tribal type. Arab, Ashgur, Shugor, Butana, Beja, Drashiani, Dubasi, Gash, Kababish, Watish, Baqqara, Barka (Shukria), Hamale., Sudan
Male Is circular in fashion. The tail on males can reach 30 cm lemgth, 25 cm width and 12 kg weigh Baladi, United Kingdom
Female The tail can be 18 cm long, 16 cm wide, and weigh 6 kg Baladi, United Kingdom
Overall Short and fat. Blackhead Ogaden, Boran, Adal, Afar Blackhead,, Ethiopia
Overall Comprises three parts: the first broad and firm close to the rump, not hanging down and not tapering; the second is curved upwards and rests against the centre of the first, tapers towards the apex, which levels at the back, and shows a clean black skin a Blackhead Ogaden, Boran, Adal, Afar Blackhead,, Ethiopia
Overall Fat tail of the breed is triangular in shape (hanging straight downwards with a rare twisted end, hanging down just above or reaching the hocks. Bonga, Ethiopia On Farm
Ewe Are usually docked but tail length for those that escaped docking was 31 cm. but the length of tail in males was 41 cm. Bonga, Ethiopia On Farm
Overall Fat with a wide base. Danakil, Adal, Ethiopia On Station