Scalable, low-cost livestock bodyweight estimation for Sub-Saharan African production systems using robust segmented heart-girth equations
Accurate prediction of bodyweight (BW) from measurable animal characteristics serves many practical purposes for livestock farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, where weighing scales are often impractical or unaffordable. A volume of literature is devoted to BW estimation using heart girth (HG) (circumf...
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| Formato: | Preprint |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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2025
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180525 |
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