Relationship between BCS and BW
for goats
Breed
Purpose
a
b
BW
at
BCS
2.5
References
Angora
23.21
6.10
38.5
CSIRO (1990)
Boer x Spanish
22.08
7.21
40.1
Ngwa et al. (2006)
Senegalese
13.61
3.70
22.9
Cissé et al. (1994)
Maltese
29.20
8.80
51.2
Fedele et al. (1992)
Cannas et al. (2007;
ASAS)
There was no difference between sheep
and goat reserves model; therefore, the
reserves model developed for sheep is
used for goats