title: Estimation of the liveweight of working mules in Morocco from their body measurements.
abstract: During March 2001, 117 working mules, randomly chosen from four markets in Morocco, were weighed and a series of body measurements recorded; their age and body condition score were also recorded. Linear regression techniques were used to derive a 'best fit' equation for predicting liveweight from the other variables. For the working mules weighing between 131 and 391 kg the best prediction equation using two variables was: liveweight (kg) = -33 + 2.8 x heart girth (cm)+1.36 x length (cm). Other prediction equations available for estimating the liveweight of equidae were tested on the data, but in all cases they significantly overestimated the weights of the Moroccan mules.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9RG.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kay
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Pearson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ouassat
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001699:Biometry; D001835:Body Weight; D018397:Equidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008962:Models, Theoretical