Urea space and body condition score to predict body composition of meat goats Journal of Animal ScienceNgwa, A.Dawson, L.Puchala, R.Detweiler, G.Merkel, R.Tovar-Luna, I.Sahlu, T.Ferrell, C.Goetsch, A.
GoatsBody compositionYearling Boer × Spanish goat wethers (40) were used to develop and compare body composition prediction equations for mature meat goats based on urea space (US) and body condition score (BCS). Before the experiment, one-half of the animals were managed to have high ...
Yearling Boer × Spanish goat wethers (40) were used to develop and compare body composition prediction equations for mature meat goats based on urea space (US) and body condition score (BCS). Before the experiment, one-half of the animals were managed to have high BW and BCS...
Body condition scoring requires hands-on assessment of the animal. This is not a visual examination. Evaluation of the muscle and fat covering over the lumbar region between the dorsal and transverse spinous processes as well as the fat covering on the sternum is used to determine...
] with multiparous Norwegian dairy goats during a 230-day lactation period provide some support for consideration of a volumetric measure in that BW and BCS changed whereas BMI based on planar measures did not. Other than study of relationships between BMI and specific indices of milk and meat ...
[35] used multiple linear regression to estimate BW from body measurements and body condition scoring for Nili-Ravi buffaloes; as a result, they mentioned that the multiple linear regression between BW and heart girth, body length and body condition scores was significantly higher with a ...
condition. The sheds were cleaned every day morning and lime was applied on the floor once in every fifteen days. The animals were provided with bore well waterad libitumfor drinking purpose. The waterers were cleaned every day and filled with fresh water in the morning and evening. The ...
Relationship of body measurements with meat and skin yield characteristics in free range reared Bengal goats. J. App. Anim. Res. 2 : 105-111.Khan, R.I., Alam, M.R. and Howlider, M.A.R. 1992. Relationship of body measurements with meat and skin yield characteristics in free range ...
Growth and body composition in meat production of Omani Batina goats. Mahgoub O,Lodge G A. Small Rumi- nant Research . 1996Mahgoub, O. and G.A. Lodge. 1996. Growth and body composition in meat production of Omani Batina goats. Small Ruminant Research, 19:233-246....
If breeders aim to alter the EMD and SFD of Angora goats then ultrasound scanning provided better estimates compared with relying on live weight with or without body condition scoring. Both EMD and SFD were also in the best model for predicting carcass weight. BCS was a useful on-farm ...