A study was conducted to determine the interdependence among conformation traits of 178 West African Dwarf sheep and predict body weight from their independent scores using principal components analysis. Body nine morphostructural traits: height at withers, length, heart girth, rump height, hip width, chest depth, fore canon bone tail ear length were measured. Phenotypic correlation coefficient...

Abstract The haematological attributes during pregnancy assumed new importance when it was realised that is a form of physiological stress and hormones appear to be involved in the process parturition. Hence, an experiment aimed at assessing determining haematological, biochemical hormonal profile conducted for five (5) months using twelve (12) artificially inseminated female West African Dwarf...