Avaliação de caprinos nas Repúblicas de Cabo Verde e Brasil a partir de índices zoométricos

The aim of this study was to evaluate the zoometric indices of goat populations in Brazil and Cape Verde and compare them with populations of know aptitude. It was sampled populations 1064 of adult goats: Alpine, Boer, Anglo-Nubian, Mambrina, Azul, Gurguéia, undefined populations of Piauí (UDB-PI), Nambi, Marota e Repartida. It were analyzed body measures of wither height (WH), brisket height (BH), hip height (CH), body length (BL) and thoracic circumference (TP). With this body measures it was calculated the zoometric indices: length-height (LH=CC/WH), height-height (HH=WH/CH), depth-height (DH=TP/WH), length-depth (LD=BL/TP) and wither-brisket (WB=BH/WH). These indices were submitted to follow analysis: descriptive statistical, variance and Scott-Knott test. According to the scale of aptitude was found the populations with higher meat aptitude were: UDB-PI and Nambi. The Anglo-Nubian populations, Gurguéia, Marota and Fogo showedaptitude for milk and meat. The milk aptitude was found to the population of São Nicolau, Santiago, São Vicente, Azul, Santo Antão, Mambrina and Repartida. The zoometric indices are helpful to separate populations according to their aptitudes.Objetivou-se avaliar os índices zoométricos de populações caprinas brasileiras ecabo-verdianas e verificar sua aptidão zootécnica para produção de carne, leiteou mista. Foram amostradas 1.064 cabras adultas das populações: Alpina, Boer, Anglo-Nubiana, Mambrina, Azul, Gurguéia, Sem Raça Definida do Piauí (SRD-PI), Nambi, Marota,Repartidae as populações cabo-verdianas de cinco ilhas (Fogo, São Nicolau, Santiago, São Vicente e Santo Antão). Avaliaram-se altura da cernelha, altura daspatas, altura de garupa, comprimento corporal e perímetro torácico. A partir destasmedidas foram calculados cincoíndices zoométricosbaseados na combinação das variáveis anteriores.Estes índices foram submetidos às análises estatísticas descritivas, análise de variância e teste de Scott-Knott(P