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The research study was conducted under project of RKVY Goat unit at SKN College of Agriculture, SKNAU, Jobner, Jaipur, Rajasthan. During this study 40 Sirohi goat kids (20 males and 20 females) were selected and randomly divided into four groups on the basis of age as 0, 1, 2 and 3 months. For the estimation body weight of Sirohi goat kids total four body measurements were recorded followed as: height at wither, heart girth, body length and paunch girth. In goat kids, the highest correlation (r) was observed between body weight and heart girth at 0 (r =0.695) and 1 (r =0.756) months of age. Similarly, height at wither at 2 month (r=0.824) and paunch girth at 3 months (r=0.837) of age. These correlations between body weight and body measurements were significant (P<0.01). The coefficient of determination (R 2 ) for weight estimation were for height at wither and paunch girth (86.0%) at 3 months. It was concluded that body weight of goat kids can be estimated in field using body measurements taken with a tape in the absence of weighing scales.

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