Predicting body weight from body measurements of pre-pubertal Ayrshire heifers

The relationship between heart girth, wither height, body length and body weight in 3- to 9.5-month-old pre-pubertal Finnish Ayrshire heifers gaining 600-650 g/d was analysed (experiment I). Regression analysis showed that heart girth was the trait most highly correlated to body weight (R2 = 0.969)....

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Main Author: Päivi Mäntysaari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland 1996-01-01
Series:Agricultural and Food Science
Online Access:https://journal.fi/afs/article/view/72727