LIVE WEIGHT PREDICTION MODEL OF DRAUGHT OXEN FROM LINEAR BODY CHARACTERISTICS MEASUREMENTS IN YOLA REGION, ADAMAWA STATE
Live weight prediction model of draught oxen was developed and validated for smallholder farming systems in Yola region of Adamawa state, Nigeria. The aim is to evaluate the impact of the intensity of work on the draught animal body and health throughout the cropping season (June- October) using body length and girth measurements in a random sample of forty smallholder draught animal farmers. Prediction model was generated using 78 % of the data and validated using the remaining 22 % of the data measured. Body weight was regressed on heart girth around the hump using mix model analysis. The regression analysis was highly significant (P
Authors : H.U. Kabri, B. Umar, B. Aliyu and Y. I. Tashiwa
Category : Open Access Volume (Issue) : 5(1) Date Uploaded : 22nd July 2019