Vol. 11, Special Issue 9 (2022)

Author(s):
Ashwini K, Biradar SC, Deepak Biradar, Vivek M Patil, Waghmare P, Shrikanth Dodamani and Awate S

Abstract:
The present work was carried out to predict body weight from various body measurements in Kenguri sheep. Total of 150 animals with different age groups (0-6 months, 6-12 months and more than 12 months) and different sexes were taken for the present study in Veterinary college Bidar, KVAFSU, Karnataka and nearby villages of Bidar District. The measurements taken were body weight (BW), found to be significant at 6-12 month (Male 27.57±0.75 kg and in female-20.05±0.78 kg) and 12 and above (Male- 46.20±0.46 kg and female 32.04±0.55 kg), body length (BL) was significant at 12 and above (male 22.21±0.30 cm and female 20.91±0.13 cm), heart girth (HG) was significant at 6-12 month(male 31.71±0.80 cm and female 28.11±1.90 cm), paunch girth (PG) found significant at the age 6-12 months (male 33.29±0.60 cm and female 29.56±1.80 cm) and above12 months (male 36.44±0.37 cm and female 35.24±0.31 cm) and height, at withers (HW) found significant at age 6-12 months (male 31.43±0.29 cm and female 26.78±1.23 cm) and above 12 months (male 32.52±0.21 cm and female 30.05±0.21 cm). The prediction equation derived in the present study will be useful to get close values of body weight using body measurements in field conditions in case there is no weighing scale.