Data/hora: 01/06/2024 00:36:57

Provedor de dados: | 65
País: | Brazil
Título: | Estimated live weight of growing Pêga breed donkeys
Autores: | Moreira,Camilla Garcia; Balieiro,Júlio César de Carvalho; Menezes,Madalena Lima; Ribeiro,Gabriela; Nascimento,Olivia Carmen de Araújo; Brandi,Roberta Ariboni.
Data: | 2017-01-01
Ano: | 2017
Palavras-chave: | Accuracy; Asinine; Equations; Estimation; Growth.
Resumo: | ABSTRACT: The equations available in the literature to estimate the body weight (BW) of Pêga breed donkeys were evaluated using 25 animals aged 0-6 months and it was proposed an equation for BW prediction. For the measurement of the thoracic perimeter (TP) and for weighing the animals using the weighing tape, the animals were positioned in a forced station on a steep slope. An electronic scale was used for the determination of the BW. Accuracy of linear and nonlinear equations described in the literature was tested for BW prediction based on the animals’ TP, followed by the comparison of these equations with the equation developed in the present study for BW prediction of Pêga breed donkeys. A difference was noted (P&lt;0.001) between the weights obtained on the electronic scale and the weighing tape. Linear and nonlinear equations available in the literature did not present favorable results with the data of the present study. The equation developed for the estimation of donkeys’ BW allowed the development of a weighing tape exclusive for young animals. Further evaluations are required for other Pêga donkey populations to confirm the efficacy of the proposed equation.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782017001000651
Editor: | Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Relação: | 10.1590/0103-8478cr20161120
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Ciência Rural  v.47 n.10 2017
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess