Live Weight Estimation of Gwembe Goat (Capra hircus) from Measurement of Thoracic Girth | ||
| Journal of Veterinary Anatomy | ||
| Article 2, Volume 5, Issue 2, October 2012, Pages 9-14 PDF (341.4 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jva.2012.44871 | ||
| Authors | ||
| P.-M. Parés* 1; E. S. Mwaanga,2; M. Caballero,3; J. Sabaté3; S. Valenzuela3 | ||
| 1Dept. of Animal Production, University of Lleida. Av. Alcalde Rovira Roure, 191. E-25198 Lleida (Catalunya) SPAIN | ||
| 2Dept. of Biomedical Sciences. University of Zambia | ||
| 3Dept. of Animal Production, University of Lleida. Av. Alcalde Rovira Roure, 191. E- 25198 Lleida (Catalunya, Spain) | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Thoracic girth was taken and correlated with live weight from 41 goats (30 females and 11 males) in South Zambia under on farm condition. Live weight was estimated using a linear model. Coefficient of determination (R2) values was 0.71. The predictive equation for the live weight from thoracic girth LV (kg) = (0.659 x TG) (cm) – 17.467 can be considered enough satisfactory. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Barometry; buck; body measurments | ||
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