HOW TO MEASURE GOAT / COW/ HORSE BODY WEIGHT TO CALCULATE RIGHT DOSES OF DRUGS
Body weight calculation for different animals
Measuring Body Weights.
Horse
W = HG×HG×L / 280,300,330
As For;
Weaning – Divide by 280
Yearling – Divide by 300
Adult – Divide by 330
Cow
Divide by 300
As
W = HG×HG×L / 300
Sheep/Goat
Divide by 660
As
W = HG×HG×L / 660
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Note:
“W” is the live body weight of Animal in pounds, “G” is the Heart Girth (in inches) and “L” is the length from the point of shoulder to the point of pin bone (in inches).
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The heartgirth measurement: Take a measuring tape and measure all the way around the horse’s girth from the highest point of the wither going to just behind the elbows.
Length Girth: Length from Point of Shoulder to Point of Pin Bone.
SOURCE-Veterinary daily
