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1 Inter-States School of Veterinary Science and Medicine, Laboratory of Endocrinology and Radio-Immunology, BP. 5077, Dakar Fann, SN
2 Directorate General of Veterinary Services, 03 BP. 7026, Ouagadougou-03, BF
3 Department of Livestock and Veterinary Services Boulaos, BP. 297, Djibouti City, DJ
4 Laboratory of Teaching and Research in Animal Health and Biotechnology, Polytechnic University 01 BP. 1091 Bobo-Dioulasso 01, BF
Source
Veterinary World, Vol 10, No 10 (2017), Pagination: 1221-1226
Abstract
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 were used to establish regression lines.
Results: The average weight of a West African donkey was 126.0±17.1 kg, with an average height at the withers of 99.5±3.67 cm; its body length was 104.4±6.53 cm, and a heart girth (HG) of 104.4±6.53 cm. After analyzing the various regression lines and correlations, it was found that the HG could better estimate the liveweight of West African donkeys by simple linear regression method. Indeed, the liveweight (LW) showed a better correlation with the HG (R2=0.81). The following formulas (Equations 1 and 2) could be used to estimate the LW of West Africa donkeys.
Equation 1: Estimated LW (kg) = 2.55×HG (cm) - 153.49;
Equation 2: Estimated LW kg = Heart girth (cm)2.68/2312.44
Conclusion: The above formulas could be used to manufacture weighing tape to be utilized by veterinary clinicians and farmers to estimate donkey’s weight in the view of medication and adjustment of load.
Keywords
Body Measurements, Donkey, Estimated Liveweight, West Africa.
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