West African donkey's liveweight estimation using body measurements
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West African donkey’s liveweight estimation using body measurements
Aim The objective of this study was to determine a formula for estimating the liveweight in West African donkeys. Materials and Methods Liveweight and a total of 6 body measurements were carried out on 1352 donkeys from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Senegal. The correlations between liveweight and body measurements were determined, and the most correlated body measurements with liveweight we...
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عنوان ژورنال: Veterinary World
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0972-8988,2231-0916
DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2017.1221-1226