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| Provedor de dados: |
Ciência Rural
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| País: |
Brazil
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| Título: |
Estimated live weight of growing Pêga breed donkeys
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| Autores: |
Moreira,Camilla Garcia
Balieiro,Júlio César de Carvalho
Menezes,Madalena Lima
Ribeiro,Gabriela
Nascimento,Olivia Carmen de Araújo
Brandi,Roberta Ariboni
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| Data: |
2017-01-01
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| Ano: |
2017
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| Palavras-chave: |
Accuracy
Asinine
Equations
Estimation
Growth
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| 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<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.
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| Tipo: |
Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782017001000651
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| Editor: |
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
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| Relação: |
10.1590/0103-8478cr20161120
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| Formato: |
text/html
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| Fonte: |
Ciência Rural v.47 n.10 2017
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| Direitos: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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