Developing an equation for estimating body height from linear body measurements of Ethiopian adults [PDF]
Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2018 Background Measurements of erect height in older people, hospitalized and bedridden patients, and people with skeletal deformity is difficult. As a result, using body mass index for assessing nutritional status is not valid.
Alemayehu Digssie +2 more
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Predicting body weight of Kalahari Red goats from linear body measurements using data mining algorithms [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2022 Background and Aim: The Kalahari Red goat breed is the finest meat-producing species in South Africa, and its coat color ranges from light to dark red-brown.
Kwena Mokoena +3 more
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Relationship between body weight and linear body measurements in the Cobb broiler chicken [PDF]
World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2020 The study was carried out at the poultry section of the Department of Animal Science farm, University of Education Winneba (Mampong - Ashanti campus, Ghana) from July, 2018 to September, 2018. Data were collected from fifty randomly selected and tagged birds.
Abdul Muumin Sadick +3 more
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Genome‐Wide Association Study (GWAS) for Linear Body Measurements of Sussex Cattle (Bos taurus) at Weaning and Yearling Age in South Africa [PDF]
Veterinary Medicine and ScienceThe objective of this research was to conduct a genome‐wide association study to identify candidate genes associated with linear body measurements in South African Sussex cattle at weaning and yearling age.
Lubabalo Bila +4 more
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Phenotypic Correlation Between Body Weight and Linear Body Measurements of Savanna Goats
Andalasian LivestockThe study investigated the relationship between body weight and linear body measurements to develop a model Savannah goat farmers will use to improve the body weight.
Khanyisile Shabangu +2 more
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Prediction of body weight from linear body measurement traits of Nguni goats in the Limpopo province
Journal of Applied Animal ResearchThe study aims to determine the relationship between body weight and linear body measurement traits and to establish a model to predict body weight from linear body measurement traits using MARS and CART. A total of 426 Nguni goats (Male = 69 and female =
Madumetja Cyril Mathapo +2 more
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Body size prediction in scorpions: a phylogenetic comparative examination of linear measurements of individual body parts [PDF]
PeerJBody size has always been the focus of several ecological studies due to its undeniable influence on other life-history traits. The conventional representation of body size in arthropods typically relies on linear measures, such as total body length, or ...
Stênio Í. A. Foerster
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Effects of Dietary Inclusion of Tannin-Rich Sericea Lespedeza Hay on Relationships among Linear Body Measurements, Body Condition Score, Body Mass Indexes, and Performance of Growing Alpine Doelings and Katahdin Ewe Lambs [PDF]
Animals, 2022 Arthur Goetsch +2 more
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Using Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines to Estimate the Body Weight of Savanna Goats
Animals, 2023 The Savanna goat breed is an indigenous goat breed in South Africa that is reared for meat production. Live body weight is an important tool for livestock management, selection and feeding.
Lebo Trudy Rashijane +2 more
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Journal of Applied Animal Research, 2023 The use of multivariate adaptive regression splines (MARS) and classification and regression tree (CART) to estimate the live body weight at weaning age of the Sussex cattle breed remain poorly understood in South Africa.
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