Assessment of indigenous Shaka cattle structural indices reared in Shaka zone, south west Ethiopia

Morphometric traits and structural indices of indigenous cattle reared in Bench Sheko zone, southwestern Ethiopia

“…The body weights of the animals examined in the current research were consistent with Woldeyohannes et al. (2019) and smaller than those indicated by Masho et al. (2022) for Hadiya sheka indigenous cattle, respectively.…”

“…Cattle in the Debub-Bench district were heavier than in the Giddy Bench district, which might be ascribed to better cattle management and husbandry techniques in that region, leading to improved muscle building and growth rate. The body weights of the animals examined in the current research were consistent withWoldeyohannes et al, (2019) and smaller than those indicated by(Masho et al, 2022) for Hadiya sheka indigenous cattle, respectively.Chest girth (CG) measurement of cattle in Debub Bench and Giddy Bench was 133.74±0.08 cm and 133.04±0.37cm, respectively, with no significant difference (p>0.05) across the districts.…”

“…(2007) for the Limousin, Blonde d’Aquitaine, and Red Angus breeds. Contrarily, Masho et al. (2022) reported that sheka indigenous cattle have longer HI than BL.…”

Detection of genetic markers in the zoometrical index of Indonesian local cattle with Bovine 50K SNP BeadChip

“…Therefore, the feed ration was combined in a ratio of 30% of concentrateand 70% of forages with ad libitum water. Nine zoometrical index parameters such as body index (BI), area index (AI), conformation index (CI), length index (LI), body ratio (BR), height index (HI), thoracic development (TD), index of compression (IC) and over-increase index (OII) were estimated to explain the body conformation of cattle [3][4][5][6][7][8]. All these parameters were determined from withers height, hip height, body length, and chest girth measurements [9].…”

“…Many zoometrical index parameters have been used to evaluate the morphostructure of cattle [3][4][5][6][7][8]. The zoometrical index is a method to evaluate livestock with body measurements assessment [9].…”