ANN 121: Applied Animal Nutrition-I (2+1)

METABOLIC BODY WEIGHT

Metabolic body weight (W^0.75)

• Body weight to the power of 0.75.
• This is calculated by using Logarithm tables or a calculator.

Using Logarithm tables

Logarithm value		=	2.6021 x 0.75 = 1.9516
Antilogarithm value for metabolic body weight	}	=	89.44

Using a calculator

• Body weight to the power of 3 and press the square root key twice, you will get the metabolic body weight.
• Eg. 400 x 400 x 400 = √64000000 → √8000 → 89.44