Live weight estimation of Gwembe goat (Capra hircus) from measurement of thoracic girth

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Mwaanga, Edwell S.
Caballero-Sala, Marta
Sabaté, J.
Valenzuela, Sílvia
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Parés Casanova, Pere-Miquel;
Mwaanga, Edwell S.;
Caballero-Sala, Marta;
Sabaté, J.;
Valenzuela, Sílvia;
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(2012)
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Live weight estimation of Gwembe goat (Capra hircus) from measurement of thoracic girth.
Journal of Veterinary Anatomy, 2012, vol. 5, num. 2, p. 9-14.
http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/47469.
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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)<br>17.467 can be considered enough satisfactory.