Investigation of the relationship between biometrical traits and live weight of different camel ecotypes (Camelus dromedarius) in the south of Kerman province | ||
| علوم و فنون دامپروری | ||
| Volume 10, Issue 41, March 2022, Pages 73-78 PDF (1.23 M) | ||
| DOI: 10.22092/aasrj.2022.126122 | ||
| Author | ||
| J. Ehsaninia* | ||
| Abstract | ||
| In the present study, height at shoulder, thoracic girth and barrel girth characteristics of 174 camels were measured to estimate the live weight of camels in the south of Kerman province. To estimate the live weight of camels in the south region of Kerman, height at shoulder, thoracic girth and barrel girth characteristics of 174 heads of camels were measured. The ecotypes involved Roudbari, Native and Pakistani camel populations. The live body weight was estimated using three traits including height at withers barrel girth, and the heart girth. Data were analyzed with GLM and CORR procedures of the SAS program. The overall averages of heart girth, barrel girth and height at shoulders were 181.69 ± 1.95 cm; 224.47 ± 2.31 cm and 175.43 ± 1.48 cm, respectively. As well as, live body weight in the mentioned ecotypes were estimated at 355.69 ± 4.24 kg; 336.19 ± 8.85 kg and 360.73 ± 6.13 kg, respectively. The means for height at shoulder, barrel and heart girth of the head was significantly higher in the Pakistani camel population than Rudbari and Native camels. But there was no significant difference between Rudbari and Native camels in terms of the average of these traits. The difference between Pakistani camels and other camel ecotypes was significant based on the estimated body weight but there was no significant difference between Roudbari and Native camels in terms of the average of this trait. There was a positive correlation between biometric traits of thoracic girth, barrel girth and height at the withers. Live body weight also had a strong and positive correlation with biometric traits. The maximum correlation coefficient found was with thoracic girth (r = 0.96). The results of this study showed that biometric traits can be used to estimate the live body weight in camels. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Live weight; Camelus dromedarius; correlation; south of Kerman | ||
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