Parés, P., Mwaanga,, E., Caballero,, M., Sabaté, J., Valenzuela, S. (2012). Live Weight Estimation of Gwembe Goat (Capra hircus) from Measurement of Thoracic Girth. test, 5(2), 9-14. doi: 10.21608/jva.2012.44871
P.-M. Parés; E. S. Mwaanga,; M. Caballero,; J. Sabaté; S. Valenzuela. "Live Weight Estimation of Gwembe Goat (Capra hircus) from Measurement of Thoracic Girth". test, 5, 2, 2012, 9-14. doi: 10.21608/jva.2012.44871
Parés, P., Mwaanga,, E., Caballero,, M., Sabaté, J., Valenzuela, S. (2012). 'Live Weight Estimation of Gwembe Goat (Capra hircus) from Measurement of Thoracic Girth', test, 5(2), pp. 9-14. doi: 10.21608/jva.2012.44871
Parés, P., Mwaanga,, E., Caballero,, M., Sabaté, J., Valenzuela, S. Live Weight Estimation of Gwembe Goat (Capra hircus) from Measurement of Thoracic Girth. test, 2012; 5(2): 9-14. doi: 10.21608/jva.2012.44871

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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