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Live weight estimation of Gwembe goat (Capra hircus) from measurement of thoracic girth
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Parés Casanova, Pere-Miquel; Mwaanga, Edwell S.; Caballero-Sala, Marta; Sabaté, J.; Valenzuela, Sílvia
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Thoracic girth was taken and corre-lated 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. |
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-Barometry -Buck -Body measurements -Cabra del Camp (Catalunya) -Pesos i mesures -Cabra del Camp (Catalonia) -Weights and measures |
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(c) African Association of Veterinary Anatomists, 2012
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Article publishedVersion |
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African Association of Veterinary Anatomists
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