Calculation of body weight
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CALCULATION OF BODY WEIGHT
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- Where it is not possible to weigh the animals the body weight can be calculated by using Shaeffer's formula.
For Cattle
W = LG2 300
- W = Body weight in pounds
- L = Length of the animal in inches. It is from the point of the pin bone and the shoulder.
- G = Girth in inches. It is the circumference measured just behind the point of elbow.
The body weight can be converted to kg by the formula 1kg = 2.2 pounds.
For Buffaloes
W = GL Y
- W = Weight of the animal in seers.
- 1 seer is equal to 0.93 kgs.
- G = Girth of the animal in inches.
- L = Length of the animal in inches.
- Y = is a constant.
- When G is below 65, Y is 9.0
- When G is between 65 to 80, Y is 8.5
- When G is above 80, Y is 8.0.
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Last modified: Saturday, 31 March 2012, 10:16 AM