Birth Weight, Body Measurements and Gestation Length of Tülü (Bactrian X Dromedary F1) Calves

Autor:	Koç, Atakan, Çagli, Alkan, Faye, Bernard
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Camelus L01 - Élevage - Considérations générales Anatomie animale L40 - Anatomie et morphologie des animaux Période de gestation Mensuration corporelle Animal Science and Zoology Conformation animale Poids à la naissance
Zdroj:	Journal of Camel Practice and Research
ISSN:	2277-8934 0971-6777
DOI:	10.5958/2277-8934.2022.00004.2
Popis:	In this study, gestation length (GL), birth weight (BW) and body measurements (BM) of Bactrian x Dromedary F1 calves called Tülü born between 2017 and 2020 in Aydın, Turkey were recorded. Fifteen GL records and 25 heads Tülü calves' BW and BM were used. The aim was to establish the relationship between BW and BM in order to predict BW from BM. Farm and sex of calf had statistically significant effects (P0.05). GL of Tülü calves were changed between 366 days and 401 days and the mean was found to be 385.27±3.17 days. GL for males (388.7±3.13 days) was 12.6 days longer than those of the female calves (376.1±4.57 days; P0.05). However, farm and calving number effects on some BM traits were found statistically significant (P0.05). It was concluded that male Tülü calves have longer gestation length and like other livestock animal, in this study it was found that hearth girth (HG) could be used to estimate BW of Tülü calves (R2=61.16). The higher correlation coefficient found between BW and HG (r=0.782) also supports this idea.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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