scholarly journals The differences of body measurements in captive Sumatran elephant on different captivity management and sex

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
DENY SETYO WIBOWO ◽  
ALEK IBRAHIM ◽  
RINI WIDAYANTI ◽  
WISNU NURCAHYO ◽  
MUHAMMAD WAHYU ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
Factorial Design ◽  
Conservation Management ◽  
The Body ◽  
Body Measurements ◽  
Wild Animals ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Elephant Conservation ◽  
Chest Girth ◽  
Endangered Status

Abstract. Wibowo DS, Ibrahim A, Widayanti R, Nurcahyo W, Wahyu M, Michaux J, Wijayanto H. 2021. The differences of body measurements in captive Sumatran elephant on different captivity management and sex. Biodiversitas 22: 2619-2624. Sumatran elephants are one of wild animals in Indonesia that currently received critically endangered status. This study aimed to measure the body size of both sexes of Sumatran elephants in the semi-captive (ECCs) and full captive (Zoo) management for conservation purposes. This study was conducted in ECCs in Sumatran island and Zoo on Java island. Body measurements (Chest Girth, Length, Height, Tarsal and Carpal Circumference) were collected from a total of 49 samples of captive Sumatran elephants (25 from EECs and 24 from Zoo). Data were analyzed using a completely randomized factorial design with different management and sex as the factors. The results showed that BL (304.92 vs 311.13) and TC (76.44 vs 77.50) were significantly different (P<0.05) across captivity managements. Sex categories (male and female) showed significant results (P<0.01) on CG (321.71 vs 302.46), BL (303.50 vs 272.49), BH (230.14 vs 208.23) and TC (82.29 vs 74.83). No interaction was identified between captive management and sex on body measurements. In conclusion, there were significant differences in body size of male and female elephants. This result contributed well-researched information to evaluate the conservation management based on body size and for further research on Sumatran elephant conservation.

scholarly journals PERBANDINGAN MORFOMETRIK KUDA DI KECAMATAN TOMPASO BARAT DAN DI NUSANTARA POLO CLUB BOGOR JAWA BARAT

ZOOTEC ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 329
Author(s):  
Grantino F. Turangan ◽  
Umar Paputungan ◽  
Zulkifli Poli ◽  
Agustinus Lomboan
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
Body Length ◽  
Genetic Improvement ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
The Body ◽  
Head Length ◽  
Body Measurements ◽  
Neck Length ◽  
West Java ◽  
Chest Girth

This study was done to evaluate the phenotypic comparison of the body measurements for genetic improvement of running horses at West Tompaso district and those at Nusantara Polo Club Bogor West Java.. Total of forty four running horses consisted of twenty two horses from Nusantara Polo Club Bogor and twenty two horses from West Tompaso district were used in this study. Observation was conducted on November 2016 - January 2017 using purposive sampling method to measure body size of horses. The pregnant horses were excluded in this. The variables measured in this study were including chest girth, chest wide, chest depth, shoulder height, hip height, hip wide, body length, neck length, head wide, and head length. Results showed that body measurements of horses at West Tompaso district tended bigger in the sizes of hip wide, head wide and head length compared with those of horses at Nusantara Polo Club Bogor West Java. While, the body measurements of horses at Nusantara Polo Club Bogor West Java tended bigger in the sizes of chest girth, shoulder height, body length and neck length compared with those at West Tompaso district.Key words: Morfometrik, horse

Alaskan moose measurements and weights and measurement–weight relationships

1978 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 298-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert W. Franzmann ◽  
Robert E. LeResche ◽  
Robert A. Rausch ◽  
John L. Oldemeyer
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Blood Parameters ◽  
Field Application ◽  
Regression Equations ◽  
Body Measurements ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Total Length ◽  
Chest Girth ◽  
Hind Foot ◽  
Alces Alces Gigas

A total of 1329 Alaskan moose (Alces alces gigas) were measured for total length, 1340 for chest girth, 1317 for hind foot, 618 for shoulder height, and 1219 for ear length. Five hundred and four moose were weighed. These data were classified by sex, age, month sampled, and location. Growth rates were plotted and discussed. No morphometric differences were detected by sex and location classifications up to age 36 months. Location differences were detected which corresponded to general condition, productivity, and condition related blood parameters of the populations. Seasonal weight patterns demonstrated increases from 21 to 55% from spring to late fall. Measurements, particularly total lengths, were better indicators of growth rate than were weights. All body measurements were significantly correlated with weight: total length, r (correlation coefficient) = 0.94; chest girth, r = 0.90; shoulder height, r = 0.87; and hind foot, r = 0.81. Combined sex regression equations were derived because the slight differences between the male and female regression lines were unimportant in field application. These regression equations were as follows: weight (kilograms) = −239.7 + 2.07(total length); weight (kilograms) = −245.3 + 3.14(chest girth).

scholarly journals Morphological characterization of Arab and Oromo goats in northwestern Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oumer Sheriff ◽  
Kefyalew Alemayehu ◽  
Aynalem Haile
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Coat Color ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Morphological Characterization ◽  
The Body ◽  
Regression Equations ◽  
Body Measurements ◽  
Chest Girth

Abstract Background An exploratory field research was conducted in northwestern Ethiopia, to characterize the morphological features of Arab and Oromo goat populations as an input to design community-based breeding programs. Ten qualitative and nine quantitative traits were considered from 747 randomly selected goats. All data collected during the study period were analyzed using R statistical software. Results Plain white coat color was predominantly observed in Arab goats (33.72%) while plain brown (deep and light) coat color was the most frequent in Oromo goats (27.81%). The morphometric measurements indicated that Oromo goats have significantly higher body weight and linear body measurements than Arab goats. Positive, strong and highly significant correlations were obtained between body weight and most of the body measurements in both goat populations. The highest correlation coefficients of chest girth with body weight for Arab (r  =  0.95) and Oromo (r  =  0.92) goat populations demonstrated a strong association between these variables. Live body weight could be predicted with regression equations of y  =  − 33.65  +  0.89  ×  for Arab goats (R2  =  90) and y  =  − 37.55  +  0.94  ×  for Oromo goats (R2  =  85), where y and x are body weight and chest girth, respectively, in these goat types. Conclusions The morphological variations obtained in this study could be complemented by performance data and molecular characterization using DNA markers to guide the overall goat conservation and formulation of appropriate breeding and selection strategies.

CHARACTERIZATION AND CONSERVATION OF THE MALPURA SHEEP BREED

1995 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 75-82
Author(s):  
S. C. Mehta ◽  
P. K. Vij ◽  
B. K. Joshi ◽  
R. Sahai ◽  
A. E. Nivsarkar
Keyword(s):  
Body Length ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Tail Length ◽  
The Body ◽  
Body Measurements ◽  
Face Width ◽  
Body Weights ◽  
Face Length ◽  
Chest Girth

SUMMARYObservations were recorded on morphological characteristics, body weights and body measurements of 344 Malpura sheep belonging to nine age groups during a survey conducted in 18 randomly selected villages of three blocks of the Chittorgarh district of Rajastha. The body weights at birth, 1, 3, 6 and 9 months and adult weight averaged 3.3, 6.7±0.88, 12.9±0.71, 16.4±0.71, 21.0±1.00 and 31.4 kg respectively. Height, body length, chest girth, paunch girth, face length, face width, tail length and ear length of adult Malpura sheep averaged 63.6, 66.8, 77.1, 80.9, 20.7, 9.8, 30.3 and 6.3 cm respectively. Sex of the animal had significant effect on weight, height, body length and chest girth at 8 teeth stage. Phenotypic correlations of body weight with height, chest girth and paunch girth ranged from 0.76±0.04 to 0.88±0.03 and regression of weight on these body measurements ranged from 0.63±0.02 to 0.98±0.05.

scholarly journals Morphological characterization of Arab and Oromo goats in northwestern Ethiopia: implications for community-based breeding programs

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oumer Sheriff ◽  
Kefyalew Alemayehu ◽  
Aynalem Haile
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Coat Color ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Field Research ◽  
The Body ◽  
Regression Equations ◽  
Body Measurements ◽  
Breeding Programs ◽  
Chest Girth

Abstract Background: An exploratory field research was conducted in Northwestern Ethiopia, to characterize the morphological features of Arab and Oromo goat populations as a first step to design breeding programs. Ten qualitative and nine quantitative traits were considered from 747 randomly selected goats. All data collected during the study period were analyzed using R statistical software, version 3.5.2, 2018. Results: Plain white coat color was predominantly observed in Arab goats (33.72%) while plain brown (deep and light) coat color was the most frequent in Oromo goats (27.81%). The morphometric measurements indicated that Oromo goats have significantly (P < 0.001) higher body weight and linear body measurements than Arab goats. Positive, strong and highly significant (P < 0.001) correlations were obtained between body weight and most of the body measurements in both goat populations. The highest correlation coefficients of chest girth with body weight for Arab (r = 0.95) and Oromo (r = 0.92) goat populations demonstrated a strong association between these variables. Live body weight could be predicted with regression equations of y = -33.65 + 0.89x for Arab goats (R2 = 90) and y = -37.55 + 0.94x for Oromo goats (R2 = 85), where y and x are body weight and chest girth, respectively, in these goat types. Conclusions: The morphological variations obtained in this study could be complemented by performance data and molecular characterization using DNA markers to guide the overall goat conservation and formulation of appropriate breeding and selection strategies.

scholarly journals Age- and sex-dependent regression parameters for estimating live weight frim body measurements of West African Dwarf sheep

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 169-179
Author(s):  
O. S. Sowande ◽  
B. A Orebela ◽  
O. S Iyasere
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
West African ◽  
The Body ◽  
Body Measurements ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Best Fit ◽  
Age And Sex

The relationships between live weight and eight body measurements of West African Dwarf (WAD) sheep were studied using 300 animals under farm condition. The animals were categorized based on age and sex. Data obtained on height at withers (HW), heart girth (HG), body length (BL), head length (HL), length of hindquarter (LHQ), width of hindquarter (WHQ), head width(HDW), and loin girth (LG) were fitted into simple linear (change in body measurement is directly proportional to weight or body size), allometric (body measurements do not necessarily change in direct proportion to weight or body size), and multiple linear regression models to predict live weight from the body measurements according to age group and sex. Results showed that live weight and body measurements of ewe were higher than that of the ram. Live weight, HG, HW, WHQ, LG, BL, LHQ, HL, and HW increased with the age of the animals. In multiple linear regression model, WHQ, LHQ, HW, HL and HDW best fit the model for sheep aged ≤1; HG, LG, BL and HDW for 2 year-old sheep; HG, BL, and HL best fit the model for sheep 3 years age group; LHQ best fit the model for sheep of 4 years of age; while HL best fits sheep that were in 5 year age category. Coefficients of determination (R2) values for linear and allometric models for predicting the live weight of WAD sheep increased with age in all the body measurements (HW, HG, BL, HL, LHQ, WHQ, HDW and LG). Sex had significant influence on the model with R2 values consistently higher in females except the models for LHQ, WHQ, LG and BL were they the same with the males. Based on R2 values, it was concluded that both linear and allometric regression models could be used to predict live weight from body measurements of WAD sheep.   

scholarly journals Variability in size and shape in muscovy duck with age: Principal component analysis

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.M. Ogah ◽  
M. Kabir
Keyword(s):  
Principal Component Analysis ◽  
Principal Components ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Component Analysis ◽  
The Body ◽  
Dependence Structure ◽  
Muscovy Duck ◽  
Body Measurements ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Size And Shape

Body weight and six linear body measurements, body length (BL), breast circumference (BCC), thigh length (TL), shank length (SL), total leg length (TLL) and wing length were recorded on 150 male and female muscovy ducklings and evaluated at 3, 5, 10, 15 and 20 weeks of age. Principal component analysis was used to study the dependence structure among the body measurements and to quantify sex differences in morphometric size and shape variations during growth. The first principal components at each of the five ages in both sexes accounted between 71.54 to 92.95% of the variation in the seven measurements and provided a linear function of size with nearly equal emphasis on all traits. The second principal components in all cases also accounted for between 6.7 to 16.17% of the variations in the dependence structure of the system in the variables as shape, the coefficient for the PCs at various ages were sex dependent with males showing higher variability because of spontaneous increase in size and shape than females. Contribution of the general size factor to the total variance increase with age in both male and female ducklings, while shape factor tend to be stable in males and inconsistent in females.

scholarly journals Correlates of reproductive success in a population of nine-banded armadillos

1998 ◽  
Vol 76 (10) ◽  
pp. 1815-1821 ◽  
Author(s):  
W J Loughry ◽  
Paulo A Prodöhl ◽  
Colleen M McDonough ◽  
W S Nelson ◽  
John C Avise
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
Reproductive Success ◽  
The Body ◽  
Birth Date ◽  
Dasypus Novemcinctus ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Microsatellite Dna Markers ◽  
Body Sizes ◽  
Males And Females

We used microsatellite DNA markers to identify the putative parents of 69 litters of nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) over 4 years. Male and female parents did not differ in any measure of body size in comparisons with nonparents. However, males observed paired with a female were significantly larger than unpaired males, although paired females were the same size as unpaired females. Females categorized as possibly lactating were significantly larger than females that were either definitely lactating or definitely not lactating. There was no evidence of assortative mating: body-size measurements of mothers were not significantly correlated with those of fathers. Nine-banded armadillos give birth to litters of genetically identical quadruplets. Mothers (but not fathers) of female litters were significantly larger than mothers of male litters, and maternal (but not paternal) body size was positively correlated with the number of surviving young within years, but not cumulatively. There were no differences in dates of birth between male and female litters, nor were there any significant relationships between birth date and maternal body size. Body size of either parent was not correlated with the body sizes of their offspring. Cumulative and yearly reproductive success did not differ between reproductively successful males and females. Average reproductive success (which included apparently unsuccessful individuals) also did not differ between males and females. The majority of adults in the population apparently failed to produce any surviving offspring, and even those that did usually did so in only 1 of the 4 years. This low reproductive success is unexpected, given the rapid and successful range extension of this species throughout the southeastern United States in this century.

An evaluation of body size as related to weight of three West African breeds of cattle in Nigeria

1980 ◽  
Vol 95 (1) ◽  
pp. 219-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Buvanendran ◽  
J. E. Umoh ◽  
B. Y. Abubakar
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Regression Coefficient ◽  
West African ◽  
The Other ◽  
Regression Coefficients ◽  
Body Measurements ◽  
Linear Regression Coefficient ◽  
Chest Girth ◽  
Body Condition Scores

SummaryBody measurements and weights of animals of varying ages were recorded in White Fulani (Bunaji), Sokoto Gudali and N'dama breeds of cattle. Chest girth accounted for 86–96% of the variation in body weight in the three breeds. The linear regression coefficient of weight on chest girth in the N'dama differed significantly from the other two breeds. Within each breed, the regression coefficient of young animals was lower than those of older groups. The variables that contributed most to improving the prediction of weights when added to chest girth were rump length and body length. Animals with low body condition scores had lower regression coefficients of weight on chest girth than those with high scores.

scholarly journals Use of a real-life practical context changes the relationship between implicit body representations and real body measurements

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lize De Coster ◽  
Pablo Sánchez-Herrero ◽  
Jorge López-Moreno ◽  
Ana Tajadura-Jiménez
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Body ◽  
Body Measurements ◽  
Size Estimation ◽  
Body Representations ◽  
Concrete Body ◽  
Body Size Estimation ◽  
Abstract Condition

AbstractA mismatch exists between people’s mental representations of their own body and their real body measurements, which may impact general well-being and health. We investigated whether this mismatch is reduced when contextualizing body size estimation in a real-life scenario. Using a reverse correlation paradigm, we constructed unbiased, data-driven visual depictions of participants’ implicit body representations. Across three conditions—own abstract, ideal, and own concrete body—participants selected the body that looked most like their own, like the body they would like to have, or like the body they would use for online shopping. In the own concrete condition only, we found a significant correlation between perceived and real hip width, suggesting that the perceived/real body match only exists when body size estimation takes place in a practical context, although the negative correlation indicated inaccurate estimation. Further, participants who underestimated their body size or who had more negative attitudes towards their body weight showed a positive correlation between perceived and real body size in the own abstract condition. Finally, our results indicated that different body areas were implicated in the different conditions. These findings suggest that implicit body representations depend on situational and individual differences, which has clinical and practical implications.

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