Bodyweight Estimation From Linear Measures of Growing Warmblood Horses by a Formula
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<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2015.09.010" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2015.09.010</a>
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<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2015.09.010" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.jevs.2015.09.010</a>
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Bodyweight Estimation From Linear Measures of Growing Warmblood Horses by a Formula
Original language description
Formulas for the estimation of bodyweight (BW) are generally used when no scale is available. The objective of this study was to develop a suitable formula for the BW estimation of warmblood horses of different age that were based on linear relations. Five hundred twenty-four warmblood horses from 97 to 1,290 days were weighed, and 13 body measurements, BW, and body mass index were taken. Because of the closest linear correlation with weight, four measurements were selected for weight estimation: body length (BL), heart girth (HG), sternum height (SH), and front pelvis width (FPW). The formula value = [(2 * SH + HG) * 2 * BL * BL * FPW]/10,000,000 was developed from the four selected parameters. Taking into account the variable growth intensity during horse maturation, four age groups with boundary values of 365, 650, and 950 days were created. Using the coefficients of linear correlation between the value and actual weight, the formula for BW estimation was adjusted for each age group: mass = coefficient_1 * value + coefficient_2 (horse age < 365 days: coefficient_1 = 4.46, coefficient_2 = 91.12; 365 days < horse age < 650 days: coefficient_1 = 3.83, coefficient_2 = 135.87; 651 days < horse age < 950 days: coefficient_1 = 3.60, coefficient_2 = 168.09; horse age > 950 days: coefficient_1 = 3.23, coefficient_2 = 221.55). In comparison with past BW estimation formulas, the new equation is the most suitable for BWestimation in warmblood horses of different age (P value < .001).
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
GG - Zootechnics
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2016
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Journal of Equine Veterinary Science
ISSN
0737-0806
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Volume of the periodical
x
Issue of the periodical within the volume
36
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
6
Pages from-to
63-68
UT code for WoS article
000368035900012
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