Coat Colors Patterns and types of Abera sheep
The coat color pattern and types of Abera sheep under CBBP using 3552 records
retained over eight years (2013–2020) are given in the Table below. Nearly more than
half (51.6%) had plain coat colors and the rest were patched (Figure 1). The most
common plain coat color patterns were black (19.4%), red (15.88%), local magala
(13.71%), and nearly 3% were white. Out of 48.4% of Abera sheep characterized by
patch color patterns, about 20.55% were dominantly black with red and white spots
either on the side, tail, or face. Sheep that were dominantly red (15.46%) were
characterized largely by the white spots on the side (9.5%), face (5.2%), and tail (0.76%).
Magala patches constituting about 10.6% were characterized by the white spot on the
side (6.03%) and face (4.57%)
Dominant coat color pattern (%) of Abera sheep (Figure 1)
2,62
13,71
Black
Red
Magala
19,4
15,88
Percentage
Percentage (%) of patch coat colour types (Figure 2)
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
12,56
9,488
6,64
6,025
5,208
1,35
Black Black Black
with
with
with
white white white
side
face
tail
4,56
0,76
Red
with
white
side
Red
with
white
face
Red Magala Magala
with
with
with
white white white
tail
side
face
Color types
1,295
0,51
White White
with
with
black
red
spot
spot