Morphometric Characterization And Relationship Of Body Weight With Linear Body Measurements In Black Bengal Buck

Authors

  • AHMS Sylvia Rahman Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh
  • MAMY Khandoker Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh
  • SS Husain Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh
  • AS Apu Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh
  • A Mondal Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh
  • DR Notter Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, VA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjas.v37i2.9876

Keywords:

Morphometric characteristics, Body weight, Black Bengal Buck

Abstract

The present study was conducted at the Artificial Insemination Center, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh to record the Black Bengal bucks morphology and to relate body weight with different body measurements. A total of 22 Black Bengal bucks of different ages were taken and were divided into six age groups (0, 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15 months). The body weight of Black Bengal bucks at 0, 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15 months of age were 1.21 ± 0.12, 4.26 ± 0.25, 7.68 ± 0.31, 12.76 ± 0.42, 16.56 ± 0.57 and 21.82 ± 0.70 kg respectively. Age had a significant effect (P<0.05) on heart girth, body length and height at wither (P<0.05) except the measurement of height at wither at 0 and 3 months. The measurement of fore and hind leg length, head length and width, ear length and breadth and also tail length differed significantly (P<0.05) between the age groups. The average scrotal circumferences (SC) were recorded as 4.85 ± 0.22, 10.35 ± 0.39, 15.42 ± 0.34, 18.05 ± 0.24, 19.72 ± 0.33 and 20.83 ± 0.41 cm at 0, 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15 months of age, respectively and differed significantly (P<0.05) with the advancement of age. Animals of the same age group supposed to be similar in conformation. Body weight was highly correlated (P<0.01) with heart girth (0.94), body length (0.95) and height at wither (0.96).

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjas.v37i2.9876

BJAS 2008; 37(2): 8-16

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Rahman, A. S., Khandoker, M., Husain, S., Apu, A., Mondal, A., & Notter, D. (2012). Morphometric Characterization And Relationship Of Body Weight With Linear Body Measurements In Black Bengal Buck. Bangladesh Journal of Animal Science, 37(2), 8–16. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjas.v37i2.9876

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Vol. 37 No. 2 (2008)

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