Heart Girth

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ALLEFT
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Heart Girth

Post by ALLEFT » Sat May 11, 2019 11:36 am

Which is the more accurate formula for estimating weight?
10.1709 x Heart girth (inches) - 205.7492 or
Girth x girth x length / 400

mict71
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Re: Heart Girth

Post by mict71 » Mon May 13, 2019 7:56 pm

I have used the washington state heart girth weight chart. It is fairly accuate + or - 5 pounds. Just make sure you dont pull too tight

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Re: Heart Girth

Post by Taylor_Ann » Sun Apr 19, 2020 9:37 pm

Honestly, I would just try to get access to a scale. I tried formulas a couple of years ago to estimate my barrow’s weight and once we gained access to a scale, we weighed him and discovered that we were WAY off, like 50 lbs. off. So if you can use a scale somehow, that is the most accurate I have found. Hope this helps! :)

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