Statistical models for estimating lamb birth weight using body measurements

Statistical models for estimating lamb birth weight using body measurements

The objective of this study was to estimate lamb birth weight based on body dimensions. We monitored 101 lambs (61 Charollais lambs, 27 Kent lambs, and 13 their crossbreds) at a selected commercial flock. Birth weight, chest circumference (CC), head circumference (HC), and shin circumference (SC) we...

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Veröffentlicht in:Italian journal of animal science 2021-01, Vol.20 (1), p.1063-1068
Hauptverfasser: Málková, Anežka, Ptáček, Martin, Chay-Canul, Alfonso, Stádník, Luděk
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bayesian analysis
Birth weight
Body measurements
Body weight
Chest
chest circumference
Correlation analysis
head circumference
Mathematical models
sheep
shin circumference
Statistical analysis
tape measure
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Zusammenfassung:The objective of this study was to estimate lamb birth weight based on body dimensions. We monitored 101 lambs (61 Charollais lambs, 27 Kent lambs, and 13 their crossbreds) at a selected commercial flock. Birth weight, chest circumference (CC), head circumference (HC), and shin circumference (SC) were measured immediately after birth using a tape measure. Correlation analysis indicated the promising use of CC (r = 0.795; p 
ISSN:1828-051X
1594-4077
1828-051X
DOI:10.1080/1828051X.2021.1937720