Document Type
Report
Report Number
95-16
Publication Date
1995
Keywords
hoof circumference, birth weight, calves
Summary
Records from 81 calves showed that hoof circumference is an unreliable predictor of birth weight. A hoof tape predicted only 25.9% of birth weights within 2 Ib of actual birth weight. For 29.6% of the calves the error in predicting birth weight was over 10 Ib.
Number of Pages
2
Format
application/pdf
Language
en
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Rights
Copyright © 1995 South Dakota State University.
Recommended Citation
Pruitt, R. J.; Van Der Wal, K.; and Britt, M., "Evaluation of Hoof Circumference to Predict Birth Weight" (1995). South Dakota Beef Report, 1995. 17.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/sd_beefreport_1995/17