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1.
18 Months Weight (kg)
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2
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Live body weight of the animal at the age of 18 months
2.
Adult Body Length (cm)
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3
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The horizontal distance (in centimetres) from the point of shoulder to the pin bone (Ayalew, 1992).
3.
Adult Heart Girth (cm)
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3
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The circumference of the body (in centimeters) immediately behind the shoulder blades in a vertical plane, perpendicular to the long axis of the body (Ayalew, 1992).
4.
Adult Wither Height (cm)
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3
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Adult wither height is the height of an adult animal (in centimeters) from the bottom of the front foot to the highest point of the shoulder between the withers. Withers is the top of the shoulders (Bath et al. 1985; Ayalew, 1992).
5.
Average Daily Gain (gm)
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13
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The average weight gain in grams per day of an animal for a specific age and period of time.
6.
Average Daily Milk Yield (lts)
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8
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The average milk yield in litres per day of a lactating female over the entire lactation period.
7.
Birth Weight (kg)
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8
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The live body weight in kilograms of an animal measured within 24 hours after birth (if measurement was taken later than this, then the exact age in days should be specified).
8.
Carcass Weight Sample Description (size)
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6
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9.
Coat Colour/Pattern
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1
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The type/pattern of colour of coat (hair, wool, fur, etc.).
10.
Dressing Percentage (%)
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3
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Dressing out percentage is a proportion in per cent of the carcass to the animal's liveweight, specifying whether or not the slaughter weight was fasted, and whether the carcass was hot or cold during measurement (Payne, 1990).
11.
Ear Type
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1
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The type of attachment the external ear to the head of the animal, in the form of erect, drooping or lop-eared.
12.
Fibre Diameter (µm)
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2
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The diameter in micro-meter of a single fiber (or wool) of an animal.
13.
Fleece Weight (kg)
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2
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The weight in kilogram of the fleece (wool, coarse hair) of sheep soon after shearing.
14.
Horn Description
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1
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Description of the shape, orientation, attachement and any peculier feature of the horns.
15.
Lactation Length (days)
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6
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The number of days a lactating animal stays under lactation following the particular parturition, in other words the period in days between beginning of milk let down and the commencement of dry period (end of milking or the female dries off).
16.
Slaughter Weight (kg)
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3
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Live body weight of the animal at the event of slaughter, with specification of whether or not the animal was fasted or fed before slaughter.
17.
Staple Length (cm)
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2
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The length in centimeters of a single natural fibre (or wool) of an animal.
18.
Tail Type
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1
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Classification of the form and size of the tail of sheep, in the form of fat-tailed, thin-tailed or fat-rumped.
19.
Total Milk Yield/Offtake (lts)
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40
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The total milk yield in liters obtained from a lactating female during one lactation period.
20.
Twinning Rate
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4
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The proportion in per cent of twin births out of the total parturitions observed for a particular flock and period.
21.
Weaning Weight (kg)
(
3
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Live body weight (in kilograms) of the animal at the event of weaning.
22.
Weight at Specific Age (kg)
(
58
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23.
Yearling Weight (kg)
(
2
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Live body weight (in kilograms) of the animal at the age of one year (365days).
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