Research Article

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

Table 3

Odds ratio estimate for reproductive traits of crossbred and indigenous bucks.

TraitGenotypeVP (%)P (%)M (%)G (%)VG (%)OR (95% CI) 

FSDIndigenous3.306.7036.733.320.01.00
Crossbred3.209.7032.335.519.40.98 (0.39–2.44)ns

LibidoIndigenous2.602.6010.544.739.51.00
Crossbred0.005.3055.315.823.70.26 (0.11–0.62)

NMEIndigenous0.008.6028.642.920.01.00
Crossbred0.005.7028.637.128.61.33 (0.56–3.14)ns

NSDIndigenous0.006.3021.943.828.11.00
Crossbred0.0018.236.418.227.30.49 (0.20–0.81)

VP, very poor; P, poor; M, moderate; G, good; VG, very good; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. FSD, frequency of service/doe; NME, number of mount/ejaculation; NSD, number of services/day. Ns, ; , ; , .