Estimation of Body Weight From Linear Body Measurements In Two Commercial Meat-Type Chicken

The prediction of body weight from body girth, keel length and thigh length was studied using one hundred Ross and one hundred Anak Titan broilers. Data were collected on the birds from day-old to 9 weeks of age. Body measurement was regressed against body weight at 9 weeks of age using simple linear and non-linear (exponential and double-log) regression analyses. The relationship between body weight and body measurements were highly significant (P Keywords : Body weight, body measurement, regression function, commercial broilers. Global Journal of Agricultural Sciences Vol. 7 (1) 2008: pp. 57-59