Effect of liveweight and body condition on work output from draft oxen
A trial was carried out to assess the effect of liveweight and body condition on working capacity of Zebu oxen. Over a working period of 9 days, animals which started work with a mean liveweight of 360 kg and body condition score of M+ produced the highest daily work output. At an initial liveweight...
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| author | Bartholomew, P.W. Khibe, T. Little, D.A. |
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| description | A trial was carried out to assess the effect of liveweight and body condition on working capacity of Zebu oxen. Over a working period of 9 days, animals which started work with a mean liveweight of 360 kg and body condition score of M+ produced the highest daily work output. At an initial liveweight of 360 kg, body condition had relatively little effect on work output of 3.19 MJ. In contrast, at a mean live-weight of 310 kg. at the start of work, mean daily work output of animals of condition score M+ was significantly lower than that of animals in poorer condition (M-) at 0.81 compared with 2.50 MJ work output per day. It was concluded that body weight as indicated by body size is probably a more useful indicator of likely capacity for work than body condition under the short-season working conditions typical for oxen in the semi-arid zone of central Mali. |
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| spelling | CGSpace297462024-04-25T06:00:43Z Effect of liveweight and body condition on work output from draft oxen Bartholomew, P.W. Khibe, T. Little, D.A. draught animals bullocks weight body measurements body condition A trial was carried out to assess the effect of liveweight and body condition on working capacity of Zebu oxen. Over a working period of 9 days, animals which started work with a mean liveweight of 360 kg and body condition score of M+ produced the highest daily work output. At an initial liveweight of 360 kg, body condition had relatively little effect on work output of 3.19 MJ. In contrast, at a mean live-weight of 310 kg. at the start of work, mean daily work output of animals of condition score M+ was significantly lower than that of animals in poorer condition (M-) at 0.81 compared with 2.50 MJ work output per day. It was concluded that body weight as indicated by body size is probably a more useful indicator of likely capacity for work than body condition under the short-season working conditions typical for oxen in the semi-arid zone of central Mali. 1994-03 2013-06-11T09:24:43Z 2013-06-11T09:24:43Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/29746 en Limited Access Springer Tropical Animal Health and Production;26(1): 58-64 |
| spellingShingle | draught animals bullocks weight body measurements body condition Bartholomew, P.W. Khibe, T. Little, D.A. Effect of liveweight and body condition on work output from draft oxen |
| title | Effect of liveweight and body condition on work output from draft oxen |
| title_full | Effect of liveweight and body condition on work output from draft oxen |
| title_fullStr | Effect of liveweight and body condition on work output from draft oxen |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of liveweight and body condition on work output from draft oxen |
| title_short | Effect of liveweight and body condition on work output from draft oxen |
| title_sort | effect of liveweight and body condition on work output from draft oxen |
| topic | draught animals bullocks weight body measurements body condition |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/29746 |
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