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Morphological Characterization of Merino Sheep in Different Agro-Ecological Zones of Lesotho.

Motlalepula George, Morai Johannes Moiloa, Ouko William Odenya, Puleng Matebesi-Ranthimo, Setsomi Molapo, Manyeoe Khatite

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Motlalepula GeorgeDepartment of Animal Science, The National University of Lesotho, Maseru, Lesotho.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8862-2914
Morai Johannes MoiloaDepartment of Animal Science, The National University of Lesotho, Maseru, Lesotho.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8612-7034
Ouko William OdenyaDepartment of Animal Science, The National University of Lesotho, Maseru, Lesotho.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5055-6431
Puleng Matebesi-RanthimoDepartment of Animal Science, The National University of Lesotho, Maseru, Lesotho.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7623-6843
Setsomi MolapoDepartment of Animal Science, The National University of Lesotho, Maseru, Lesotho.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4426-8901
Manyeoe KhatiteDepartment of Animal Science, The National University of Lesotho, Maseru, Lesotho.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Lesotho Merino sheep is a native Merino strain formed from the indigenous fat-tailed sheep through crossbreeding over many generations. This study is aimed at phenotypically characterizing Merino sheep locally bred in four agro-ecological zones of Lesotho, facilitating easy selection based on morphological traits. Body weight (BW), body length (BL), withers height (WH), rump height (RH), chest girth (CG), rump length (RL) and rump width (RW) were measured in 2515 mature shorn Merino ewes from four agro-ecological zones: mountains (

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EcosystemAnimalsDiscriminant AnalysisFemaleLesothoPhenotypeSheep

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PMCPMC12835189

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