Morphometric Indices in Santa Ines Sheep

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of period of the year, year of the birth, sex and age on morphometric indices, such as body capacity, body indices, body side indice, anamorphosis indice, compactness indice and body proportionality indice. The correlation between these characteristic...

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Published in:International journal of morphology 2014-12, Vol.32 (4), p.1370-1376
Main Authors: da Costa, Ricardo Lopes Dias, Quirino, Celia Raquel, Afonso, Vivian Alves Costa, Pacheco, Aline, Beltrame, Renato Travassos, Madella-Oliveira, Aparecida de Fátima, Costa, Aline Mineiro, da Silva, Roberto Machado Carneiro
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Language:English
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ANATOMY & MORPHOLOGY
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Summary:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of period of the year, year of the birth, sex and age on morphometric indices, such as body capacity, body indices, body side indice, anamorphosis indice, compactness indice and body proportionality indice. The correlation between these characteristics was calculated. Santa Ines sheep offspring from the birth to 12 months-old, at the Estado do Rio de Janeiro were used. Measurements were obtained from animals under an extensive scheme within three years of study totaling 2,601 observations. In this work, the year of birth, sex, animal age and triple interaction between these effects have influenced (P
ISSN:0717-9502
0717-9502
DOI:10.4067/S0717-95022014000400039