Estimation methods and correction factors for body weight in Mangalarga Marchador horses

ABSTRACT The objective was to evaluate the accuracy of six body weight (BW) estimating methods in Mangalarga Marchador horses (MM) (n = 318): method A - tape placements at three different positions around the thoracic girth; B - Crevat and Quetelec's formula; C - Hall's formula; D - Hintz...

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Main Authors: Felipe Amorim Caetano de Souza, Joel Augusto Muniz, Tales Jesus Fernandes, Fabiana Oliveira Cunha, Sarah Laguna Conceição Meirelles, José Camisão de Souza, Raquel Silva de Moura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982017001200903&lng=en&tlng=en