Estimation of Body Weight in Crossed Boer Goats (Boer × Damascus) Using Some Body Measurements

Ahmed, Sawsan Mansour; El Mallah, Gamal Mansour; Abdelfattah, Magda Mostafa; Mohamed, Marwa Mostafa

doi:10.21608/ejvs.2025.302906.2242

Estimation of Body Weight in Crossed Boer Goats (Boer × Damascus) Using Some Body Measurements

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¹ National Research Center Animal production Department

² National research center

³ 2 Animal Production… Research Institute

⁴ 1 Animal Production Dep… National Research Centre

10.21608/ejvs.2025.302906.2242

Abstract

This study aimed to characterize body measurements (BM), body indices (BD) and their relationship with body weight (BW) to reach equations for predicting body weight of crossed Boer without the need to use weighing devices. Fourty crossed does Boer × Damascus goats (1.5- 2.0 years) were used to explain the eight BM and twelve BD. Coefficient of correlations (r) were highly significant between BW and some BM like rump height, chest girth, withers height, chest depth and body length and significant between BW with rump width and cannon circumference ,while the lowest value of significant recorded for shoulder width .The results showed that the highest R² values were found in regression of BW with RH (87.1%) followed by BW with RH plus CG ( 92.71%). When conformation index (CI) was combined with thoracic development (TD), TD and height index (HI). Linear regression (R²) reached to 90.5% and 92.4%, respectively. This study revealed that the RH is the best prediction for estimated of BW from BM in crossed doe’s Boer × Damascus goats.

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