ASAS-NANP SYMPOSIUM: Applications of machine learning for livestock body weight prediction from digital images

Z Wang, S Shadpour, E Chan, V Rotondo… - Journal of Animal …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Monitoring, recording, and predicting livestock body weight (BW) allows for timely
intervention in diets and health, greater efficiency in genetic selection, and identification of …

[PDF][PDF] Growth Traits as Predictors of Body Weight in Sheep: A Review

MK Madikadike, TL Tyasi - World, 2024 - researchgate.net
The sheep production industry affects most rural areas and communal farm enterprises in
the tropics and sub-tropics as a source of income. The motivation behind the present …

[HTML][HTML] Correlation and path analysis of body weight and biometric traits of Nguni cattle breed

TL Tyasi, ND Mathye, LW Danguru… - Journal of Advanced …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: This work was conducted to examine the association between body weight (BW)
and biometric traits viz. head width (HW), head length (HL), ear length (EL), body length …

Using Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines to Estimate the Body Weight of Savanna Goats

LT Rashijane, K Mokoena, TL Tyasi - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The current study was conducted to predict the live body weight using
body length, heart girth, rump height and withers height of 173 Savanna goats from a stud …

Comparison of linear and nonlinear models to estimate body weight of Pelibuey ewes from body measurements

R Macedo-Barragán, V Arredondo-Ruiz… - Tropical Animal Health …, 2021 - Springer
The aim of this study was to develop prediction equations for the body weight of Pelibuey
ewes from body measurements comparing linear vs nonlinear models. A subsample of 197 …

[HTML][HTML] Nguni cattle body weight estimation using regression analysis

VR Hlokoe, TL Tyasi - J. Anim. Health Prod, 2022 - researcherslinks.com
Regression analysis is used for estimating the relationship between the dependent variable
and one or more independent variables. The current study was carried out to determine the …

[HTML][HTML] Using Morphological Traits to Predict Body Weight of Dorper Sheep Lambs

LJ Selala, TL Tyasi - World's Veterinary Journal, 2022 - cyberleninka.ru
The Dorper sheep are known to be a fast-growing breed with a very good body conformation
that produces high-quality carcass. The recent study was conducted to determine the …

[HTML][HTML] Correlation and Path Analysis of Body Weight and Biometric Traits of Ross 308 Breed of Broiler Chickens

L Bila, TL Tyasi, TWN Tongwane… - Journal of World's …, 2021 - cyberleninka.ru
Understanding the correlation between body weight (BW) and biometric traits helps
breeders to select the best biometric trait that might be used to improve body weight during …

[PDF][PDF] Application of biometric traits for predicting weaning weight of Dorper sheep using path analysis.

KM Molabe, TL Tyasi - 2021 - researchgate.net
The current study was conducted to examine the relationship between weaning weight and
biometric traits viz; heart girth (HG), rump height (RH), body length (BL), withers height (WH) …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of MARS, CART, and Linear Regression Models for Prediction of Body Weight of Non-descript Indigenous Goats in Lepelle-Nkumbi Local …

MC Mathapo, TL Tyasi, K Mokoena, RV Hlokoe… - 2024 - intechopen.com
Abstract In Lepelle-Nkumbi Local Municipality of South Africa, 200 none-descript indigenous
goats ranging in age from one to five years were the subjects of a study that compared the …