scholarly journals CHARAKTERISTICS OF BALI CATTLE YOUNG BULL UNDER TRADITIONALLY LIVESTOCK SYSTEM IN MERBAUN VILLAGE REGENCY OF KUPANG

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Abdullah Baharun ◽  
Henderiana L. L Belli ◽  
Thomas M Hine
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Body Length ◽  
Sperm Concentration ◽  
The Other ◽  
Young Bull ◽  
Brown Colour ◽  
Chest Girth ◽  
Bali Cattle ◽  
Livestock System

An experiment had been conducted in Merbaun Village, Regency of Kupang for three months. The objective of the experiment was to know characteristics of Bali cattle Bull i.e. age and body weight, body score condition, linier body size (e.g. chest girth, body length, and shoulder height), libido, scrotum circumference, and semen production. 125 of Bali cattle Bull with aged about 2-2,5 years were used  in physical measured while nine Bull were choosen randomly to measure libido and semen production. The results of the experiment showed that the average age and body weight were 25.83 ± 0.3719 months and 207.37 ± 1.84 kg, with BCS of 3.97 ± 0.04  (from 5 score), and the chest girth, body length, and shoulder height were 158.27 ± 0.71 cm, 106.87 ± 0.26 cm, and 108.55 ± 0.37 cm, respectively. About 77 head (61.6%) was brown colour, and the other 48 (38.4%) was black, with moderate of capacity of libido (score 7.22 ± 0.66  from  9 score). The average of scrotum circumference was 25.67±1.20 cm, volume of semen were  2.54±0.69 ml and sperm concentration was 1.26 x 109 per ml repectively. Of the total of 125 Bali cattle young bull, only 26% fulfilled the Indonesia Standard of Bali young bull.Key word : young bull, bali cattel, traditionally livestock.

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 Improved Trapping and Handling of an Arboreal, Montane Mammal: Red Panda Ailurus fulgens

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 921
Author(s):  
Damber Bista ◽  
Sonam Tashi Lama ◽  
Janno Weerman ◽  
Ang Phuri Sherpa ◽  
Purushotam Pandey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Success Rate ◽  
Body Length ◽  
Tail Length ◽  
Morphometric Data ◽  
Field Identification ◽  
Red Panda ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
Chest Girth ◽  
Ailurus Fulgens

It is sometimes essential to have an animal in the hand to study some of their ecological and biological characteristics. However, capturing a solitary, cryptic, elusive arboreal species such as the red panda in the wild is challenging. We developed and successfully tested a protocol for tracking, trapping, immobilization, and handling of red pandas in the wild in eastern Nepal. We established a red panda sighting rate of 0.89 panda/day with a capture success rate of 0.6. We trapped and collared one animal in 3.7 days. On average, we took nearly 136 (range 50–317) min to capture an animal after spotting it. Further processing was completed in 38.5 (21–70) min. Before capture, we found it difficult to recognize the sex of the red panda and to differentiate sub-adults above six months from adults. However, body weight, body length, tail length, shoulder height, and chest girth can be used for diagnosis, as these attributes are smaller in sub-adults. Our method is a welfare-friendly way of trapping and handling wild red pandas. We report new morphometric data that could serve as a guide for field identification.

Morphometric differentiation of Moroccan indigenous Draa goat based on multivariate analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 57 ◽  
pp. 81-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Ibnelbachyr ◽  
I. Boujenane ◽  
A. Chikhi
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Body Length ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Other ◽  
Group Method ◽  
Morphometric Traits ◽  
Mahalanobis Distances ◽  
Live Body Weight ◽  
Improvement Programs

SummaryThe Moroccan goat livestock is characterized by the existence of different phenotypes distributed among diverse geographic locations. The objective of this study was to analyse the morphometric traits that differentiate the Draa breed from the other local populations raised in areas close to its cradle zone. Eight morphometric measurements were taken on 287 goats in South-eastern and Southern Morocco. The variance analysis, fitting a model that included the random effect of animal and the fixed effects of population, gender and age of animal, was used. Mahalanobis distances were calculated between identified populations and an Unweighted Pairs Group Method Analysis tree was built. Draa goats had the highest height at withers (61.5 cm), heart girth (74.4 cm), body length (64.6 cm) and live body weight (27.2 kg). These morphometric traits varied significantly among populations as well as the age and the gender of animal. The most discriminating traits between the identified populations were the body length, the heart girth, the hair length, the horn length, the ear length and the live body weight. Draa animals had the largest genetic distances from the other populations and appeared more distinguished from them. This differentiation can contribute in defining the phenotypic standard of the breed and in orienting its genetic improvement programs in the future.

Prediction of body weights of Nellore sheep under field condition

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Rani ◽  
B. Ekambaram ◽  
B. Punya Kumari
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Body Length ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
The Body ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Regression Equations ◽  
Body Weights ◽  
Chest Girth ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Nellore Sheep

Data on 1350 Nellore sheep of 2, 4, 6 and 8-teeth age, reared under field conditions in 12 mandals of Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh were utilized for development of prediction equations and study the phenotypic association among body measurements and body weights. The coefficients of correlation between body weight with the height at withers, chest girth, paunch girth, hip width and body length were positive and high in magnitude in both males and females in majority of the age groups studied. Step-down regression equations were fitted to predict the body weight based on biometrical measurements at different ages. The height at withers, chest girth, paunch girth, hip width and body length have contributed significantly to the expression of body weights at the majority of the ages studied. High coefficient of determination (R2) value was observed in males at 6 and 8-teeth age as 88 per cent, while in females 50 per cent at 2-teeth age.

Phenotypic characterization of Purky sheep population of Kargil district

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Chakraborty ◽  
K. Mehdi Khan ◽  
N. Kumar ◽  
Isfaq Faried ◽  
Rajan Sharma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Body Length ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Phenotypic Characterization ◽  
Body Measurements ◽  
Sheep Population ◽  
Phenotypic Correlations ◽  
Chest Girth ◽  
Very High

Majority of the Kargil sheep populations are indigenous. Very scanty information is available for morphological characterization of Purky sheep population. Therefore, the present study was undertaken with the objectives to study the morpho-metric characteristics and body measurements for phenotypic characterization of the local sheep. A stratified random sample survey was conducted on various parameters (horn size, tail size, chest girth, punch girth, body length, height at wither and body weight) in seven different age groups. Data were collected randomly from 510 sheep of either sex. The local sheep population of Kargil which was selected for the present investigation is named as ‘Purky’ by the name of the community that reared this breed. In Purky sheep white body colour was predominant in both the sexes. The sheep breed was of low to medium body weight. The chest girth, punch girth, height at withers of Purky sheep showed it to be medium sized. Sex had significant effect (P is less than 0.05) on height at wither only. For males the least squares means were higher for all the traits of all age groups baring few exceptions. The phenotypic correlations of age groups with different morpho-metric traits were very high. The phenotypic correlations of body weight with other body measurements like tail size, chest girth, paunch girth, body length and height at wither were very high. Further studies should be carried out to fully exploit their genetic potential and to register the breed and in-situ conservation of this population.

scholarly journals Comparison of Dolphins' Body and Brain Measurements with Four Other Groups of Cetaceans Reveals Great Diversity

2016 ◽  
Vol 88 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 235-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sam H. Ridgway ◽  
Kevin P. Carlin ◽  
Kaitlin R. Van Alstyne ◽  
Alicia C. Hanson ◽  
Raymond J. Tarpley
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Body Length ◽  
Brain Volume ◽  
Brain Size ◽  
The Other ◽  
Vascular Networks ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Brain Mass ◽  
Endocranial Volume

We compared mature dolphins with 4 other groupings of mature cetaceans. With a large data set, we found great brain diversity among 5 different taxonomic groupings. The dolphins in our data set ranged in body mass from about 40 to 6,750 kg and in brain mass from 0.4 to 9.3 kg. Dolphin body length ranged from 1.3 to 7.6 m. In our combined data set from the 4 other groups of cetaceans, body mass ranged from about 20 to 120,000 kg and brain mass from about 0.2 to 9.2 kg, while body length varied from 1.21 to 26.8 m. Not all cetaceans have large brains relative to their body size. A few dolphins near human body size have human-sized brains. On the other hand, the absolute brain mass of some other cetaceans is only one-sixth as large. We found that brain volume relative to body mass decreases from Delphinidae to a group of Phocoenidae and Monodontidae, to a group of other odontocetes, to Balaenopteroidea, and finally to Balaenidae. We also found the same general trend when we compared brain volume relative to body length, except that the Delphinidae and Phocoenidae-Monodontidae groups do not differ significantly. The Balaenidae have the smallest relative brain mass and the lowest cerebral cortex surface area. Brain parts also vary. Relative to body mass and to body length, dolphins also have the largest cerebellums. Cortex surface area is isometric with brain size when we exclude the Balaenidae. Our data show that the brains of Balaenidae are less convoluted than those of the other cetaceans measured. Large vascular networks inside the cranial vault may help to maintain brain temperature, and these nonbrain tissues increase in volume with body mass and with body length ranging from 8 to 65% of the endocranial volume. Because endocranial vascular networks and other adnexa, such as the tentorium cerebelli, vary so much in different species, brain size measures from endocasts of some extinct cetaceans may be overestimates. Our regression of body length on endocranial adnexa might be used for better estimates of brain volume from endocasts or from endocranial volume of living species or extinct cetaceans.

Liveweight gain and feed intake of weaned Bali cattle fed grass and tree legumes in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

2014 ◽  
Vol 54 (7) ◽  
pp. 915 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dahlanuddin ◽  
O. Yanuarianto ◽  
D. P. Poppi ◽  
S. R. McLennan ◽  
S. P. Quigley
Keyword(s):  
Rice Bran ◽  
Block Design ◽  
The Other ◽  
Native Grass ◽  
Tree Legumes ◽  
Bos Javanicus ◽  
Chest Girth ◽  
Metabolisable Energy ◽  
Bali Cattle ◽  
Entire Male

Two experiments were conducted with weaned entire male Bali cattle (Bos javanicus) between 6 and 12 months of age. A randomised block design was used in both experiments, which consisted of four treatments (diets), with five replicates (animals) per treatment. In both experiments, the average daily liveweight gain (LWG), feed and water intake and diet digestibility were determined over 8 or 10 weeks, with chest girth and wither height measured at the commencement and end of the experiments. In Experiment 1, the treatments were fresh native grass, native grass supplemented with fresh sesbania, fresh sesbania and fresh sesbania supplemented with rice bran. In Experiment 2, the treatments were sole diets of leucaena hay, sesbania hay, moringa hay or gliricidia hay supplemented with sesbania hay. In Experiment 1, animals fed sesbania supplemented with rice bran had higher DM intake than did animals fed the other three diets. DM digestibility (DMD) was significantly lower for weaners fed the native grass diet than for those fed the other diets. Animals fed sesbania or sesbania supplemented with rice bran had a higher LWG (0.34 and 0.43 kg/day, respectively) and estimated metabolisable energy (ME) intake (0.71 and 0.80 MJ of ME/kg W0.75.day, respectively) than did animals fed native grass alone (0.03 kg/day; 0.58 MJ of ME/kg W0.75.day) or native grass supplemented with sesbania (0.07 kg/day; 0.64 MJ of ME/kg W0.75.day). In Experiment 2, animals fed gliricidia hay had the lowest DM intake. DM intake of animals fed moringa hay was higher than that of animals fed gliricidia hay, but lower than the intake of animals fed sesbania hay or leucaena hay. DMD of the sesbania and leucaena hay diets was lower than that of the gliricidia and moringa hay diets. Animals fed leucaena and sesbania hays had a higher LWG (0.47 and 0.43 kg/day, respectively) and estimated ME intake (0.75 and 0.78 MJ of ME/kg W0.75.day, respectively) than did animals fed moringa hay (0.22 kg/day; 0.66 MJ ME/kg W0.75.day) or gliricidia hay supplemented with sesbania hay (0.0 kg/day; 0.48 MJ ME/kg W0.75.day). In conclusion, tree legumes can safely be fed to growing Bali cattle as the sole component of the diet and some of them will increase LWGs above that of native grasses, which are typically fed to Bali cattle in villages.

scholarly journals ANALISIS KORELASI DAN REGRESI ANTARA UKURAN-UKURAN TUBUH DENGAN BOBOT BADAN SAPI BRAHMAN CROSS (BX) BETINA DI KPT MAJU SEJAHTERA DESA TRIMULYO, KECAMATAN TANJUNG BINTANG, KABUPATEN LAMPUNG SELATAN

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-104
Author(s):  
Obet Yanto ◽  
Muhammad Dima Iqbal Hamdani ◽  
Dian Kurniawati ◽  
Sulastri Sulastri
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Multiple Regression Analysis ◽  
Body Length ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Regression Equation ◽  
Body Measurements ◽  
Body Measurement ◽  
The Relationship

This study aimed to determine the Correlation and the regression equation between body measurements and body weight of Brahman Cross (BX) Cow in KPT Maju Sejahtera Trimulyo village, Tanjung Bintang District, Lampung Selatan Regency. This research was conducted in July 2020. The data obtained were analyzed using simple and multiple regression analysis using the help of the Excel program. The material used in this study were 32 Brahman Cross (BX) Cow aged 2-3 years. The results of this study indicated that the average of Body Weight (BW), Chest Circumference (CC), Body Length (BL), and Shoulder height (SH) were 472.66 � 53.59 kg, 179.95 � 7, 95 cm, 132.49 � 6.39 cm, 127.95 � 3.08 cm, respectively. The correlation value between CC, BL, SH with BB were 0.764, 0.448, and 0.551, respectively. These results indicated that CC, BL, SH, have a positive relationship with BW. The regression equation resulting from the relationship between body weight and body size CC, BL, SH to BW with the value of determination (R2) and significance (P?0.05) was 0.607 (60.7%) with the regression equation BW = -674.003 + 4.314 CC + 1.247 BL + 1.602 SH. Keywords: Brahman Cross, Body Measurement, Correlation and Regression

scholarly journals Hubungan Ukuran-Ukuran Tubuh Terhadap Bobot Badan Sapi Simmental Peranakan Ongole Jantan Pada Berbagai Kelompok Umur di Rumah Pemotongan Hewan Sapi Jagalan Surakarta

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Sofie Suliani ◽  
Ahmad Pramono ◽  
Joko Riyanto ◽  
Sigit Prastowo
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Body Length ◽  
Strong Correlation ◽  
Chest Circumference ◽  
Carcass Weight ◽  
Dental Anatomy ◽  
Group 3 ◽  
R Value ◽  
Group 2

<p><em>This study aim to know the relationship between body size, body weight and carcass weight of male Simmental Ongole crossbred at various age. The study was conducted in Jagalan abattoir in Surakarta for 2 months from December 2016 untill Januari 2016. Ninety heads of male Simmental Ongole crossbred were grouped into 3 groups (each 30 heads) that are Group 1 (1,5-2 years old), Group 2 (2-3 years old) and Group 3 (3-3,5 years old) according to dental anatomy observation at the incisivus replacement. Body length and chest circumference were respectively observed then correlated with body weight and carcass weight. Result shows a strong correlation between body weight and carcass weight by r value 0.931. The correlation between body length with body weight, chest circumference with body weight of Group1, Group 2 and Group 3 also shows in similiar pattern, with r value 0.647, 0.787, 0.666, and 0.661, 0.851, 0.661 respectively. A strong correlation also expressed between body length with carcass weight and chest circumference with carcass weight in each of groups as shown by r value 0.638, 0.740, 0.551 and 0.572, 0.803, 0.603 respectively. It is conculded that body size, body weight and carcass weight of male Simmental Ongole crossbreed have strong correlation among others.</em></p>

scholarly journals Growth Rate and Body Size at Maturity of Florida Black Bears

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 458-467
Author(s):  
Tad M. Bartareau
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Maximum Growth ◽  
Black Bears ◽  
Size At Maturity ◽  
Natural Diet ◽  
Human Food ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Chest Girth

Abstract Growth rate and body size at maturity are important life-history traits of interest because they represent a potential source of fitness variance within a species and provide information for understanding the nutritional condition, fecundity, and dynamics of populations. My objective here was to examine the growth rate and body size at maturity of Florida black bears Ursus americanus floridanus using body length, chest girth, and body weight measurements fitted to the nonlinear von Bertalanffy, Gompertz, and logistic size-at-age growth functions. The von Bertalanffy model had the largest Akaike weight, indicating the best fit for all measurements of both sexes. Growth models showed that females grew more slowly, with a younger age at maximum growth, faster rate at which maturity was reached, and attained significantly smaller asymptotic body length, chest girth, and weight than males. A more conservative growth strategy by females to invest available energy resources to costs of reproduction, together with intrasexual selection among males for larger body size to enhance intimidating and fighting ability to increase reproductive and survival success, are implicated as determinants of the male-biased direction and degree of sexual size dimorphism. In both sexes, the presence of human food in the diet increased the asymptotic body weight from the estimate for bears consuming a natural diet, but differences were insignificant. Females consuming human food had a slightly younger age at maximum growth and continued growth in body weight for a somewhat longer duration than did conspecifics that consumed a natural diet. In contrast, males that consumed human food had a slightly older age at maximum growth and decreased body weight growth somewhat earlier than did conspecifics consuming a natural diet. Florida black bears exhibited a larger asymptotic body size, faster growth rate, and younger age at maximum growth and maturity when compared with conspecifics in other mainland populations. Recognition of Florida black bear growth rate and adult body size provides wildlife managers a foundation for implementing measurable criteria to assess trends in population health.

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