Qualitative morphological characterization of male indonesian local sheep breeds on Java Island, Indonesia Ibrahim Alek1,3,*, Budisatria I Gede Suparta1, Baliarti Endang1, Sari Aprilianna Putri Zahara Nafsina Luvita1, Artama Wayan Tunas2, Widayanti Rini2, Margawati Endang Tri3, Fadholly Amaq3, Atmoko Bayu Andri4 1Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Jl. Fauna No.3, Karangmalang, Yogyakarta-55281, Indonesia 2Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Jl. Fauna No.2, Karangmalang, Yogyakarta-55281, Indonesia 3Research Center for Applied Zoology, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jl.Raya Bogor Km.46, Cibinong-16911, West Java, Indonesia 4Research Center for Animal Husbandry, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jl. Raya Bogor Km. 46, Cibinong-16911, West Java, Indonesia *Corresponding Author: Alek Ibrahim, Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Jl. Fauna No.3, Karangmalang, Yogyakarta-55281, Indonesia, Email: alek.ibrahim@mail.ugm.ac.id
Online Published on 8 February, 2024. Abstract Background Sheep is one of the small ruminant types widely distributed and popular in Indonesia, especially on Java Island. This study aimed to characterize male Indonesian local sheep breeds on Java Island based on their qualitative morphological traits. Methods This study identified twenty-nine qualitative morphological characteristics in 627 head sheep consisting of Priangan, Garut, Batur, Wonosobo, Javanese Thin Tailed (JTT), Javanese Fat-Tailed (JFT) and Sapudi sheep. Data were analyzed using descriptive analysis, Chi-square analysis (X2), multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) and hierarchical clustering analysis (HCA). Data analysis was performed using SPSS version 25 and NTSYS-pc version 2.11. Result All the qualitative morphological traits variables were significantly different (P<0.01) between the seven sheep breeds. Seven sheep breeds could be categorized into three groups: 1) JFT and Sapudi sheep; 2) JTT, Priangan and Garut sheep; and 3) Batur and Wonosobo sheep. The Garut and Batur sheep have the most distant relationship (26.781). The JFT and Sapudi sheep have the closest relationship (1.345), as well as between Batur and Wonosobo sheep (10.064) and between Priangan and JTT sheep (2.453). Garut sheep have the most distant relationship with other sheep breeds, except with Priangan (4.259) and JTT (8.157) sheep. It was concluded that male Indonesian local sheep breeds on Java Island could be characterized using qualitative morphological traits. Top Keywords Exterior characteristics, Indigenous sheep, Multiple correspondence analysis, Phenotypic characteristics, Qualitative traits. Top |