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Weighing maiden heifers.

oooge1 · 2012-03-07 13:37:04

hey guys, just wondering is there a formula for calculating the weight of a heifer, is it just multiplying girth and height??.. haven't got around to buying a scales yet.. thanks in advance for any help.

07-03-2012 2:37pm

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oooge1

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hey guys,
just wondering is there a formula for calculating the weight of a heifer, is it just multiplying girth and height??.. haven't got around to buying a scales yet.. thanks in advance for any help.

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#2 07-03-2012 2:52pm

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I saw this on magenta recently. hard to go wrong at 6.56 Euro + PP
MEASURING WEIGHT TAPE
http://www.magentadirect.ie/proddetail.php?prod=MAE0128

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#3 07-03-2012 4:39pm

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Girth x girth x length /300 will give you weight in lbs

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#4 07-03-2012 6:18pm

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is that girth squared x lenth from hip to shoulder divided by 300. does this hold for bulls as well ?

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#5 09-03-2012 3:48pm

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cjmc wrote: »

is that girth squared x lenth from hip to shoulder divided by 300. does this hold for bulls as well ?

Yes girth squared and length from the point of shoulder to tail head it will work for bulls and heifers.

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