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LIVESTOCKS => CATTLE, CARABAO, GOAT & SHEEP => Large ruminants (Carabao, cattle etc) => Topic started by: molave on October 19, 2010, 06:35:11 AM

Title: Estimating body weigth
Post by: molave on October 19, 2010, 06:35:11 AM

Sir do you have a formula in estimating body weigth of cattle and carabao?

tnx's

Title: Re: Estimating body weigth
Post by: nemo on October 20, 2010, 10:13:52 PM

(http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h116/rodeorodeo/cattleweightestimation.jpg)

in inches po yung measurement

heart girth =C
body length = a to b

[Hearth girth x heart girth x body length ]/300 = total / 2.2 = total in kg

ex

[ 70 x 70 inches x 62] / 300 = 
303800 /300 = 1012.67 pounds /2.2
                 =460.30 kgs

formula taken from the net....

Title: Re: Estimating body weigth
Post by: molave on October 28, 2010, 09:09:21 PM

Sir pwde m e-mail yung website. Sir is the formula can also be used in estimating bw of our native cattle?

Thanks'

Title: Re: Estimating body weigth
Post by: nemo on October 31, 2010, 10:59:11 AM

yes it could be also adapted sa native natin. sorry i forgot the website kung san ko siya nakuha