Some body measurements as a management tool for Shami goats raised in subtropical areas in Egypt

Background This filed work was conducted to describe the morphological features of Shami goats in subtropical areas in Egypt. The study covered Southern Sinai and Noubaria districts in Egypt. Data were collected from 30 goats of different age groups. Fifteen were males and 15 were females. Results R...

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Published in:Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2019-01, Vol.43 (1), p.1-6, Article 17
Main Authors: S, Abd-Allah, Abd-El Rahman, H. H., Shoukry, M. M., Mohamed, M. I., Salman, Fatma M., Abedo, A. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Body length
Body measurements
Body weight
Breeding
Egypt
Females
Genetic improvement
Goats
Humanities and Social Sciences
Independent variables
Males
Management
multidisciplinary
Regression
Regression analysis
Regression models
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Shami goats
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Summary:Background This filed work was conducted to describe the morphological features of Shami goats in subtropical areas in Egypt. The study covered Southern Sinai and Noubaria districts in Egypt. Data were collected from 30 goats of different age groups. Fifteen were males and 15 were females. Results Results show that male was heavier and longer than female. The mean live body weight (LBW) of the male group was 35.40 kg, while that of female group was 33.46 kg. However, these differences were not significant ( P  > 0.05). The body length (BL) of male recorded 77.80 cm, while that of the female was 74.73 cm. Similarly, the heart girth (HG), as well as withers height (WH), was also higher ( P  
ISSN:2522-8307
2522-8307
DOI:10.1186/s42269-019-0042-9