الفهرس 
A STUDY OF SOME ECONOMIC TRAITS IN SUDAN ANTELOPEOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
The study has assessed the wild animal reservation areas in Sudan, with emphasis on Bohor reedbuck (Redunca redunca) and Dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas). Dorcas gazelle were hunted from Al Sabaloka (Jebel Al-Hassaniya) during the dry season from April 2018 to July 2018. On the other hand, the Bohor Reedbucks were hunted from the Dinder National Park during the period from December 2017 to March 2018. Data on body weight and morphometric measurements were collected from Dorcas gazelle and Bohor Reedbucks. The main objective was to determine the effects of sex and age on body weight and measurements of the two species. And also study the relationships between weight and body measurements. Beside, determine the effect of breed on some carcass traits and chemical analysis of meat.
The body length, chest girth, high at breast, high at rump, body depth and leg length were 50.17, 52.21, 56.17, 62.33, 10.25 and 27.17 cm for Dorcas and were 77.00, 82.75, 83.00, 88.08, 24.08 and 36.83 for Reedbuck deer. In contrast the horn thickness measurements were higher in Dorcas (19.43, 15.97 and 8.05 for base, mid and apex- diameter, respectively) compared to Reedbuck (3.67, 2.63 and 0.52 for base, mid and apex- diameter, respectively). The sex had significant effects on leg length, base and mid horn thickness diameter in Dorcas but it had no significance effects on all measurements under study of Reedbuck. Dorcas male had higher leg length (28.17 vs 26.17) and base and mid diameters of horn thickness than female. Breed had a significant effect on weight before and after slaughter, weights of blood, skin, legs, head, lungs, heart, rumen-full and kidneys, while its effects on other traits were not significant. Bohor Reedbucks had larger least-squares means of most carcass traits studied than those of Dorcas.