Estimation of Live Weight, Live Weight Gain and Feed Consumption Values by Using The Means of Body Measurements of Anatolian Merino Male Lambs at Fattening Period

Authors : Özcan ŞAHİN, Saim BOZTEPE, İsmail KESKİN

Pages : 142-145

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Publication Date : 2018-08-29

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study was carried out to estimate live weight, live weight gain and feed consumption values by using the means of body measurements insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(height at withers, height at rump, chest girth, chest depth, body length, leg girth); of Anatolian Merino male lambs at fattening period. The correlation coefficient between live weight and body measurements changed from 0.674 to 0.788 and were statistically significant insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.01);. When live weight gain only significantly related to live weight insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);, the relationships between feed consumption and height at withers, height at rump, chest depth, live weight insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.01); and body length, leg girth insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05); were found to be significant. Live weight were estimated by using only chest girth as LW=- 51.8+1.04CG, due to its high and statistically significant relationship between final body weights.
Keywords : Anadolu Merinosu, Vücut ölçüleri, Canlı ağırlık tahmini