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Subjective assessment of body fat in live sheep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

A. J. F. Russel ,
J. M. Doney  and
R. G. Gunn
A. J. F. Russel
Affiliation:
Hill Farming Research Organisation, 29 Lauder Road, Edinburgh
J. M. Doney
Affiliation:
Hill Farming Research Organisation, 29 Lauder Road, Edinburgh
R. G. Gunn
Affiliation:
Hill Farming Research Organisation, 29 Lauder Road, Edinburgh
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Summary

Subjectively assessed body condition scores, determined on the live animal, were related to the percentages of chemical fat in the fleece-free empty bodies of 30 adult Scottish Blackface ewes. The results show that body condition scores can provide an acceptable and useful estimate of the proportion of fat in the live animal, and that the level of prediction is superior to that afforded by live weight.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 72 , Issue 3 , June 1969 , pp. 451 - 454
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1969

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