Heart girth is measured by wrapping the tape around the goat starting just behind the withers on top and just behind the elbow on the bottom. Make sure to measure girth in.
Figure 3 From Characterization Of The Village Goat Production
Body measurements of goat. With a cloth measuring tape measure in inches around the goats heart girth and the distance from the point of the shoulder to the pinbone. Use the following formula to estimate the weight in pounds. The study was conducted to predict the live body weight of abergelle goat breed using linear body measurements in tigray region northern ethiopia. Body size and testicular measurements have been found to be important parameters for evaluating breeding soundness. Length is measured from the point of the shoulder to the pinbone on one side of the goat. Using a soft pliable tape measurer measure the heart girth and the length of the goat.
Abergelle goat breed had an average live weight of 17. Heart girth inches x heart girth inches x shoulder to pin distance inches 300. Put the numbers into the goat weight calculator below and you have your answer. Therefore a study was performed on afar n 180 boran n 180 and woito guji n 180 male goats to record the normal testicular characteristics and evaluate the effect of breed age and body condition on these testicular measurements. Use this guide to determine the weight of your livestock sheep or goat. From the point of the shoulder to the pin bone the bones beside the tail.
The data was collected for 297 goats 96 males and 201 females. Using a sewing measuring tape. Measure the circumference of the animal as shown in distance c in the illustration. Also measure the length of the animal. The animals were grouped into four age groups of 0 ppi 1 ppi 2 ppi and 3 ppi. Measure the length of the animals body as shown in distance a b in the illustration.
Using the measurements. Measure by pulling tightly around the girth behind the withers and behind the front legs where the heart is located.
Gallery of Body Measurements Of Goat
