1 25 2 https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/7a792f5335c8ff7c04b323a7b7d4d162.pdf b1dd46387452920f736ec0513f5f35f7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource THE EFFECT OF AGE ON PREDICTION OF BODY WEIGHT FROM BODY LINEAR MEASUREMENTS OF FEMALE INDIGENOUS MATEBELE GOAT IN ZIMBABWE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource NEVER ASSAN MACHEL MUSASIRA NICHOLAS MWAREYA KWENA MOKOENA THOBELA LOUIS T YASI ENOCK MUTEYO Description An account of the resource The primary goal of the study was to establish models for predicting body weight (BW) using linear body measurements (LBMs) in indigenous Matebele does. BW data were correlated and regressed to body measurements (wither height = WTH, heart girth = HG, body length = BL, and rump height = RH) using linear and multiple linear regression of Statistical Package SS. A total of 127 does of different ages of 2yrs (N=26), 3yrs (N=34), 4yrs (N=32), and 5yrs (N=35) were used in the study. The strongest association (r = 0.89) was observed between HG and BW in 5-year-old females, and (r = 0.73) between WTH and BW. In 2-year-old females, BL was associated with RH (r = 0.89) and WTH (r = 0.88). In does aged 4 years, the coefficients of correlation between BW and all LBMs were high and positive. The best fits were found for all different age groups when all four LBMs were included in the model, with 2yr (R2 = 0.599), 3yr (R2 = 0.624), 4yr (R2 = 0.97), and 5yr (R2 = 0.845). With increasing dam age, predictive power strengthens. In the 4yr age group, linear body measures (R 2 = 0.638) and BL (R 2 = 0.501) provided satisfactory predictors of body weight as single factors. The findings indicate that the body weight of does in native Matebele goats of different ages could be calculated in the field using linear body measures obtained with a tape measure if there was no available weighing equipment Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Journal of Animal Health and Production Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2025 Bivariate correlation Heart girth Linear body measurements Regression https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/fc4f03e7d5149bf6337233d0520343f3.pdf a95dfcdb4bee8f7da689fbd65c10b645 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BODY WEIGHT AND LINEAR BODY MEASUREMENTS AT VARIOUS STAGES OF PERMANENT TOOTH ERUPTION IN INDIGENOUS¬MATEBELE FEMALE GOATS OF Z IMBABWE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource NEVER ASSAN MICHAEL MUSASIRA MAPHIOS MPOFU NICHOLAS M WAYERA4 KWENA MOKOENA5 THOBELA LOUIS TYASI Description An account of the resource his study aimed to evaluate the influence of dental age on predicting body weight (BWT) using Linear body measurements (LBM) in 168 indigenous Matebele goat females of Zimbabwe. LBM and BWT were recorded at various stages of permanent incisor eruption (PE): second pair (I2), third pair (I3), fourth pair (I4), full mouth (FM), and broken mouth (BM). The LBMs were measured using a ruler and centimeter-calibrated tailor’s tape, while BWT was measured using an electronic weighing scale in kilograms. The correlation between BWT and LMBs was assessed using Pearson’s correlation and regression were used for data analysis. The highest correlation was observed between body length (BL) and rump height (RH) (r = 0.70), while BWT and heart girth (HG) showed a significant correlation (r = 0.68) (p<0.05) at I2 stage. Simple regression models demonstrated good predictive power on BWT at the FM stage for HG (R2 = 74%), BL (R2 = 65%), and WT (R2 = 53%) (p<0.05). The predictive power of multiple regression models for I3 was slightly reduced when non-significant components were removed. The findings suggest that HG is the best predictor of BWT during the I3 to FM tooth eruption phases, supporting genetic improvement and selection of replacement females based on LBM. The study concludes that dentition-based age determination influences the cor- relation between BWT and LBMs in female indigenous goats, with the strongest correlation observed between I2 and I4 eruption periods. Combining HG and RH can optimize body weight prediction for I3 females by reducing variables in the model. The results highlight the importance of dentition-based age estimation and morphometric feature-based body weight prediction in small ruminants, particularly in small-scale animal agriculture where scales and record-keep- ing are often lacking Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024 Body weight Dentition indigenous Matebele Goat Linear body measurements Zimbabwe