Abstract
This study was conducted at department of Animal Resources at College of Agriculture and Forestry to study the correlation between body weight and different body dimensions during different fattening periods (every 4 weeks) for (140) days. The results showed highly significant (P < 0.01) effect of fattening periods on heart girth , body length., and the fore and rear thickness and significant (P < 0.05) in fore and rear deepness, while there was no significant effect on fore and rear highness. The average final body weight and the different body measurements were (249.13 kg) and (146.50, 127.63, 110.25, 114.25, 53.75, 46,50, 31.88 and 34.88 cm) for the heart girth, body length, fore and rear height, fore and rear deepness and fore and rear thickness respectively. Correlation coefficient between body weight and body measurements were highly significant (P < 0.01). stepwise regression for prediction about increasing body weight gain at the end of the experiment could be done thrue the known values of heart girth, rear highness, fore deepness and rear thickness.
