Condition scoring scheme for Small East African goats in Zimbabwe
- 1 June 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Tropical Animal Health and Production
- Vol. 21 (2) , 121-127
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02236191
Abstract
A body condition scoring for Small East African type goats in Zimbabwe is described. This measure is less affected by confounding variables than is body weight as an estimate of animal's condition and nutritional state. Furthermore, it requires no special equipment. Using this scheme it is shown that condition score is significantly correlated with a parametric measure of condition (r=0.5, Ps=0.5, Pr=0,5−pr s =0,5−pr=0.5,Pr s =0.5,P<0.01) para todas las edades. Un cambio en la condición corporal de 1 representa en promedio un 12% de cambio en peso corporal.Keywords
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