TY  - JOUR
T1  - Relationship of Liveweight and Linear Body Measurement in Two Breeds of Goat of Northern Nigeria
AU - , I.A Adeyinka AU - , I.D. Mohammed 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 5
IS  - 11
SP  - 891
EP  - 893
PY  - 2006
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2006.891.893
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2006.891.893
KW  - Goats
KW  -body weights
KW  -wither
KW  -girth
KW  -body length
AB  - The study was conducted to determine the relation ship between body weights and linear body measurement so as to enable us develop an accurate prediction equation from linear measurements.. The data used for this study is made up of 163 records sets of records on body weights and linear body measurements (body length, height-at-withers and heart girth) obtained from the University of Maiduguri Teaching and Research Farm. The average body weights were 10.0±0.73 and 7.7±0.42 kg for male and female Red Sokoto goats, respectively. The equivalent values for the White Borno goats were 11.70±0.73 and 8.79±0.32. Within each breed, sex has significant effect on the live body weights and all other body linear body measurement taken. Higher correlation coefficients with body weights were obtained for the females compared to the males the r<SUP>2</SUP> being  0.73 and 0.93 for male and female chest girth, 0.71 and  0.87 for male and female height at wither and for body length male and female, 0.72 and 0.88, respectively.
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