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for body weight, hip height and body length using non-linear model and the correlation
between the parameters in Brakmas cows. Cross-sectional data of body weight,
hip height and body length of 363 heads of Brakmas cows were collected to determine
the growth pattern using Brody and Gompertz growth model. The results showed
that Gompertz growth function had the best goodness of fit to describe the growth
of Brakmas cattle for body weight, hip height and body length as shown by its
high coefficient of determination (0.96, 0.99 and 0.99, respectively). Brody
model estimated higher mature sizes compared to Gompertz model as the rate of
maturing derived by Brody model are lower for the parameters as shown by negative
correlation between mature size and maturing. Body length-body weight has the
highest correlation coefficient (0.95) and hip height-body weight showed the
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