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The small East African shorthorn zebu cows in Kenya. I: linear body measurements by Mwacharo, Joram M., Okeyo Mwai, Ally, Kamande, G.K., Rege, J.E.O.

“…A total of 12 measurements (face length, ear length, horn length, heart girth, height at withers, chest depth, body length, height at rump, pelvis width, corpus length, pin bone width and tail length) were collected on 373 Maasai and 277 Kamba zebu kept by traditional farmers in south-east Kenya. …”
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Growth and body composition of Peruvian infants in a periurban setting by Iannotti, Lora L., Zavaleta, Nelly, Leon, Zulema, Caulfield, Laura E.

“…Infants of mothers from high-altitude regions had larger chest circumference ( p = .006) and greater length ( p = .06) by 12 months. …”
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The impact of vitamin A supplementation given during a pneumonia episode on the subsequent morbidity of children by Nacul, Luis C., Arthur, Paul, Kirkwood, Betty R., Morris, Saul Sutkover, Carneiro, A. C., Benjamin, A. F.

“…They also measured the patients' respiratory rate and temperature and assessed the children for the presence of cyanosis, chest indrawing and wheezing.results Except for the prevalence of diet refusal which was higher in the vitamin A group, no differences between the study groups were observed, either in the prevalence of morbidity or in the incidence of clinic attendances and hospital admissions.conclusion No evidence was found for a beneficial effect of vitamin A given during acute pneumonia on the subsequent morbidity and severe morbidity of children in a population with marginal vitamin A deficiency.…”
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On-station characterisation of indigenous Menz and Horro sheep breeds in the central highlands of Ethiopia by Tibbo, Markos, Ayalew, W., Awgichew, K., Ermias, E., Rege, J.E.O.

“…The traits studied were live body weights (LWT), body length (BL), heart girth (HG), height at withers (WH), pelvic width (PW), chest depth (CD), distance between last rib and tuber coxae (DLP-ATR), scrotal circumference (SC), testicular diameter (TD), testicular length (TL), and epididymal tail diameter (ED). …”
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Phenotypic characteristics of the Bonga sheep in Keffa Zone: Field mission Report by Markos, T., Ginbar, T.

“…Body length for males with 2 pair of permanent incisors was 69 cm and 63 cm for their female counterparts. Chest girth on the other hand, was 85 cm for males and 72 cm for females. …”
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The role of predation in mass mortality of wood Lemmings (Myopus schisticolor) by Wallgren, Björn

“…The most common injury in found-dead specimens was large holes and the most common location of injuries was the chest and the head. Predators killed 40 % of the wood lemmings examined and injured 33 % after their death. …”

On-farm phenotypic characterization and performance evaluation of Bati, Borena and short eared Somali goat populations of Ethiopia by Gatew, H.

“…Correlation coefficient was consistently highest between live weight and chest girth in both sexes across the goat populations. …”
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Phenotypic characteristics and trypanosome prevalence of Mursi cattle breed in the Bodi and Mursi districts of South Omo Zone, southwest Ethiopia by Terefe, E., Haile, Aynalem, Mulatu, W., Dessie, Tadelle, Okeyo Mwai, Ally

“…Body measurement of Mursi cattle in the two locations did not show significant differences except chest girth, rump width, and horn length. Trypanosome prevalence in the Mursi cattle breed was 6.1 %. …”
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Morphometric evaluation of guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) in Southern Peru by Quispe Condori, Dennis, Huacani Pacori, Ferdynand Marcos, Mamani Paredes, Javier, Mamani Cato, Ruben Herberht

“…The morphometric characteristics evaluated were: body weight (BW), chest circumference (CC), abdominal perimeter (AP), neck perimeter (NP), head length (HL) and head width (HW). …”
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Nephrosis in cattle associated with consumption of Ludwigia peploides (Onagraceae) by Micheloud, Juan Francisco, Avellaneda Cáceres, Agustín, Sandoval, Gabriela Virginia, Martínez, Olga Gladys, Riet-Correa, Franklin

“…Affected cows exhibited submandibular and chest edema, lethargy and ataxia, and eventually succumbed to these conditions. …”
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Trädsäkring med olika tidsintervaller by Ekholm, Adrian

“…When the data were collected, the diameter at chest height was measured for the trees that were considered to be dangerous at the time of the data collection, or were expected to be before the next danger tree removal. …”

Populationsstruktur och genetisk analys av exteriöra egenskaper hos svensk ardenner by Siekas, Ann-Charlott

“…Additional traits studied for stallions were circumference of chest and cannon bone. To analyse the data an animal model was used. …”
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Phaneroptic characterization and zoometric indices of Creole goats in the Ayacucho region, Peru: First step for breeding programs, selection, and conservation by Palomino Guerrera, Walter, Laimes Estrada, Yeferson, Godoy Padilla, David, Cruz Luis, Juancarlos, Trillo Zárate, Fritz

“…Conversely, the strongest positive correlation (r = 0.89) was discovered between chest girth and body weight. Conclusion: In the Ayacucho region, there are various creole goat biotypes range from light to very compact heavy goats, with a predominance of meat biotype animals, as well as a marked size dimorphism between localities of origin.…”
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Hästars liggbeteende i box och ligghall : en jämförande studie utförd på Ridskolan Strömsholm by Brandberg, Caroline

“…However, time spent lying on the chest with the head against the surface or in the time spent lying on the side did not differ significantly. …”

Inavelsdepression hos häst by Klemets, Ida Sofia

The etiology of childhood pneumonia in the Gambia: Findings from the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) study by Howie, S., Ebruke, B.E., McLellan, J.L., Knoll, Maria Deloria, Dione, Michel M., Feikin, D.R., Haddix, M., Hammitt, Laura L., Machuka, Eunice M., Murdoch, D.R., O’Brien, Katherine L., Ofordile, O., Olutunde, O.E., Parker, D., Prosperi, C., Salaudeen, R.A., Shamsul, A., Mackenzie, G., Antonio, M., Zaman, S.

“…Results: At The Gambia study site, 638 cases of World Health Organization-defined severe and very severe pneumonia (286 of which were chest radiograph [CXR]-positive and HIV-negative) and 654 age-frequency matched controls were enrolled. …”
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Scalable, low-cost livestock bodyweight estimation for Sub-Saharan African production systems using robust segmented heart-girth equations by Hawkins, James, Broonsvort, Barend M.deC, Odadi, W.O., Gurmu, Endale Balcha, Garcia, Edward, Assouma, M.H, Dossa, L.H., Leitner, Sonja, Arndt, Claudia

“…A volume of literature is devoted to BW estimation using heart girth (HG) (circumference of chest diameter behind front legs) as a main predictor, yet most published equations are derived from narrowly defined animal samples (e.g., single breeds, age classes, or production systems), limiting their applicability across Africa’s diverse livestock populations.. …”
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Husbandry practices and phenotypic characteristics of indigenous goat populations in Ethiopia by Gatew, H., Hassen, H., Kebede, K., Haile, Aynalem, Lobo, R.N.B., Yetayew, A., Rischkowsky, Barbara A.

“…Correlation coefficient was consistently highest between live weight and chest girth in both sexes across the goat populations. …”
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Using biometric analysis to estimate body weight in Creole goats by Trillo Zárate, Fritz Carlos, Paredes Chocce, Miguel Enrique, Salinas Marcos, Jorge, Temoche Socola, Víctor Alexander, Tafur Gutiérrez, Lucinda, Sessarego Dávila, Emmanuel Alexander, Acosta Granados, Irene Carol, Palomino Guerrera, Walter, Cruz Luis, Juancarlos Alejandro, Ruiz Chamorro, Jose Antonio

“…Methods: Data from 1,075 females aged between 1 and 4 years were used. Measurements of chest width, thoracic perimeter, wither height, sacrum height, rump width and length, body length, cannon bone perimeter, age, and region of the herd were recorded. …”
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Mortalidad de equinos por Trypanosoma evansi en Argentina. Diagnóstico parasitológico y molecular by Pertile, Carla Natalia, Dubois, F., Medina, A.S., Sarmiento, Nestor Fabian

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