The present investigation was conducted in the herd of pure bred Sahiwal cows maintained at Bull
Mother Experimental Farm (BMEF) and Government Cattle Breeding Farm (CBF), Anjora, Durg
(Chhattisgarh). A total of 193 adult female Sahiwal cattle over three years of age were used in the
experiment. The animals were grouped into seven age groups, i.e. 3-4, 4-5, 5-6, 6-7,7-8,>8 years
old, and overall. Body weight was found to be significantly (P less than 0.01) and positively correlated with
height at withers (r= 0.58 to 0.73), body length (r= 0.56 to 0.76) and heart girth (r= 0.57 to 0.80)
in these groups. The relatively high value of coefficient of correlation between live body weight and
heart girth assumed to be more significant indicator of live body weight in Sahiwal cattle.
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