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| Vieira,Patricia Soares; Nogueira,Carlos Eduardo Wayne; Santos,Alice Correa; Borba,Luciana de Araujo; Scalco,Rebeca; Brasil,Carolina Litchina; Barros,Willian Silva; Curcio,Bruna da Rosa. |
| ABSTRACT: The aims of this study were: 1) to compare the tape weight and associated weight-estimation formula to evaluate weight gain in pregnant mares, and 2) to develop a mathematical model to estimate the weight of pregnant mares using body measurements. Thirty-four criollo-type mares were evaluated every two weeks during the middle and late pregnancy. The mares were weighed on a livestock scale, and we estimated body weight using tape weights and an associated body-weight estimation formula. Also, heart-girth circumference (heartgirth) and abdominal circumference were measured; the latter at the 12th intercostal space (12th ICS) and 18th rib (18th Rib), to use in a mathematical model to estimate the weight of pregnant mares. Observations were divided... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Pregnant mares; Weight tape; Body weight estimation. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782018000100701 |
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