Assessment of Phenotypic Characteristics and Work Suitability for Working Donkeys in the Central Highlands in Kenya

Table 1

A comparison of different equations for estimating the live weight of working donkeys and their respective regression coefficients (R²).

Source	Equation	R^2
Nengomasha et al. [10], Zimbabwe		0.86
		0.88
Nininahazwe et al. [12], West Africa	Estimated LW (kg) = 2.55 × HG (cm) − 153.49	0.81
	Estimated LW kg = heart girth (cm)^2.68/2312	0.81
Pearson and Ouassat [9], Morocco		0.81
		0.77
		0.84
		0.87

Formula used to estimate the body weight for young and adult donkeys.