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West African donkey's liveweight estimation using body measurements

Article scientifique 2017 Anglais

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AIM: The objective of this study was to determine a formula for estimating the liveweight in West African donkeys. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Liveweight and a total of 6 body measurements were carried out on 1352 donkeys from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Senegal. The correlations between liveweight and body measurements were determined, and the most correlated body measurements with liveweight were used to establish regression lines. RESULTS: =0.81). The following formulas (Equations 1 and 2) could be used to estimate the LW of West Africa donkeys.Equation 1: Estimated LW (kg) = 2.55 × HG (cm) - 153.49. CONCLUSION: The above formulas could be used to manufacture weighing tape to be utilized by veterinary clinicians and farmers to estimate donkey's weight in the view of medication and adjustment of load.

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Nininahazwe, P., Sow, A., Roamba, R., Kalandi, M., Ahmed, H., Ouédraogo, G., Sawadogo, G. (2017). West African donkey's liveweight estimation using body measurements. https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2017.1221-1226

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Pierre Claver Nininahazwe Adama Sow Rakiswende Constant Roamba Miguiri Kalandi Hachi Dirir Ahmed Georges Anicet Ouédraogo Germain Jérôme Sawadogo

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