Performance Evaluation of Boer × Central Highland Crossbred Bucks and Farmers’ Perceptions on Crossbred Goats in Northeastern Ethiopia

Table 2

Estimated breeding values (LSM±SE) of disseminated bucks.

Source of variation	N	Three-month weight			Six-month weight
		Weight (kg)	IEBV (kg)	GEBV (kg)	Weight (kg)	IEBV (kg)	GEBV (kg)
Overall mean	73	11.8 ± 0.40	0.53 ± 0.11	0.27 ± 0.03	15.2 ± 0.37	0.31 ± 0.10	−0.02 ± 0.01
Amhara sayint	10	9.37 ± 0.40	0.29 ± 0.14	0.51 ± 0.00	13.2 ± 0.42	−0.07 ± 0.11	−0.003 ± 0.0
Habru	11	11.8 ± 1.29	0.18 ± 0.21	0.25 ± 0.10	15.6 ± 1.14	0.33 ± 0.31	0.02 ± 0.02
Raya Kobo	52	12.1 ± 0.46	0.65 ± 0.14	0.24 ± 0.04	15.5 ± 0.43	0.37 ± 0.12	−0.03 ± 0.01

IEBV, mean estimated breeding value of disseminated goat; GEBV, mean estimated breeding value of contemporary group.