Growth Traits as Predictors of Body Weight in Sheep: A Review
Molabe Kagisho Madikadike,
Thobela Louis Tyasi
Abstract:The sheep production industry affects most rural areas and communal farm enterprises in the tropics and sub-tropics as a source of income. The motivation behind the present literature review was to provide detailed literature from various sources on the estimation of body weight from the growth traits of sheep. The review was conducted to highlight the importance of body weight and the significance of growth traits (heart girth, withers height, body length, sternum height, and rump height) as parameters to pre… Show more
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