Productivity Index - Traits

Speciessort ascending Breed Trait
Sheep Rwanda-Burundi-Tanzania Long-tailed Total live weight of litter at 150 days * 365/subsequent parturition interval (days)
Sheep Djallonke per kg metabolic weight of dam per year
Sheep Djallonke per kg metabolic weight of dam per year
Sheep Toronke Weight of young weaned per kg metabolic weight of breeding female per year (in kg)
Sheep Toronke Total weight of young weaned per breeding female per year = (Litter weight at 150 days * 365)/ interval to next birth (in kg).
Sheep Rwanda-Burundi-Tanzania Long-tailed Total live weight of litter at 150 days * 365/subsequent parturition interval (days)/ Postpartum weight of dam (kg)
Sheep Djallonke per breeding female per year
Sheep Rwanda-Burundi-Tanzania Long-tailed Total live weight of litter at 150 days * 365/subsequent parturition interval (days)
Sheep Menz Index I / ppwt 0.73 of dam (kg)
Sheep Blackhead Somali Total live weight of litter at 150 days x 365 days
Sheep Toronke Weight of young weaned per kg metabolic weight of breeding female per year (in kg)
Sheep Toronke Total weight of young weaned per breeding female per year = (Litter weight at 150 days * 365)/ interval to next birth (in kg).
Sheep Rwanda-Burundi-Tanzania Long-tailed Total live weight of litter at 150 days * 365/subsequent parturition interval (days)/ Postpartum weight of dam (kg)
Sheep Djallonke per breeding female per year
Sheep Blackhead Somali Live weight of progeny produced/ewe/year
Sheep Toronke Weight of young weaned per kg metabolic weight of breeding female per year (in kg)
Sheep Toronke Weight of young weaned per kg of breeding female per year (in gm).
Sheep Rwanda-Burundi-Tanzania Long-tailed Total live weight of litter at 150 days * 365/subsequent parturition interval (days)/ Postpartum weight of dam (kg)
Sheep South African Merino Total weaning weight produced per ewe over three lambing seasons.
Sheep Blackhead Somali Litter weight (kg) at 150 days * 365/subsequent parturition interval = weight (kg) of young per female per year
Sheep Toronke Weight of young weaned per kg metabolic weight of breeding female per year (in kg)
Sheep Rwanda-Burundi-Tanzania Long-tailed Total live weight of litter at 150 days * 365/subsequent parturition interval (days)/ Postpartum weight(0.73) of dam (kg)
Sheep Toronke Weight of young weaned per kg of breeding female per year (in gm).
Sheep Rwanda-Burundi-Tanzania Long-tailed Total live weight of litter at 150 days * 365/subsequent parturition interval (days)/ Postpartum weight of dam (kg)
Sheep Toronke Weight of young weaned per kg of breeding female per year (in gm).