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This study aimed to evaluate the correlation between the scrotal circumference and thoraxcircumference and between the scrotal circumference and body weight of Anglo-Nubian bucks from a livestockexhibition in Maranhão, Brazil. 15 bucks were equally divided into three groups according their ages: G1 with9 to 12 months old animals , G2 with 14 to 19 months old animals , and G3 with 22 to 29 months oldanimals. The measurements were taken while the event was happening. The data was subjected to thecorrelation coefficient of Pearson. The measures of the scrotal circumference had a positive correlation with thethorax circumference in the groups G1 and G2. G1 group also presented a positive correlation for the bodyweight. However, in this study, it was observed a negative correlation between the scrotal circumference andthorax circumference measures for the animals from the G2 and G3 groups.(AU)
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Animais , Ruminantes/anatomia & histologia , Ruminantes/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Ruminantes/fisiologia , Extremidade Superior , Peso Corporal , ReproduçãoRESUMO
This study aimed to evaluate the correlation between the scrotal circumference and thoraxcircumference and between the scrotal circumference and body weight of Anglo-Nubian bucks from a livestockexhibition in Maranhão, Brazil. 15 bucks were equally divided into three groups according their ages: G1 with9 to 12 months old animals , G2 with 14 to 19 months old animals , and G3 with 22 to 29 months oldanimals. The measurements were taken while the event was happening. The data was subjected to thecorrelation coefficient of Pearson. The measures of the scrotal circumference had a positive correlation with thethorax circumference in the groups G1 and G2. G1 group also presented a positive correlation for the bodyweight. However, in this study, it was observed a negative correlation between the scrotal circumference andthorax circumference measures for the animals from the G2 and G3 groups.
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Animais , Extremidade Superior , Peso Corporal , Ruminantes/anatomia & histologia , Ruminantes/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Ruminantes/fisiologia , ReproduçãoRESUMO
Aiming to understanding the goat industry in the State of Rio de Janeiro, from 1998-2000, this study was carried out in 48 goat farms, 72.9 percent of which with an area of less than eight hectares. Also, 62.5 percent of the farms had irregular topography, and 69 percent of them kept Saanen breed in a confined system (93.7 percent). Animals were housed between 16 to 24 hours/day in suspended wooden stalls, and 83.3 percent were dairy goats.(AU)