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Adult Body Length (cm)
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31
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The horizontal distance (in centimetres) from the point of shoulder to the pin bone (Ayalew, 1992).
2.
Adult Heart Girth (cm)
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26
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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).
3.
Adult Live Weight (kg)
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25
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The fasted live body weight (in kilogrammes) of adult animals (Ayalew, 1992).
4.
Adult Wither Height (cm)
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1
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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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24
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The average weight gain in grams per day of an animal for a specific age and period of time.
6.
Birth Weight (kg)
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1
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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).
7.
Carcass Weight (kg)
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6
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Carcass weight is measured on the carcass which remains once the animal has been bled, its head removed at the atlas joint, the forefeet severed at the knee joint between the carpal and metacarpal bones, the hindfeet severed at the hock joint between the tarsal and metatarsals, the body eviscerated, the hide or skin removed and the tail cut off close to the junction of the sacral and caudal vertebrae. Evisceration is the removal of the contents (viscera) of the thoracic (chest) and abdominal cavities, to which must be added the throat (oesophagus), windpipe (trachea) and the external genital organs and mammary glands (udders) (Payne, 1990).
8.
Coat Colour/Pattern
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2
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The type/pattern of colour of coat (hair, wool, fur, etc.).
9.
Dressing Percentage (%)
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6
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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).
10.
Horn Description
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3
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Description of the shape, orientation, attachement and any peculier feature of the horns.
11.
Slaughter Weight (kg)
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2
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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.
12.
Tail Type
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2
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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.
13.
Twinning Rate
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1
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The proportion in per cent of twin births out of the total parturitions observed for a particular flock and period.
14.
Weaning Weight (kg)
(
1
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Live body weight (in kilograms) of the animal at the event of weaning.
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