Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Forums
Cattle Boards
Beginners Board
Tape measure - weight
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support CattleToday:
Message
<blockquote data-quote="alisonb" data-source="post: 793911" data-attributes="member: 13050"><p>I have been using a tape measure to give me an estimation of an animals weight for some time now and it has proved to be relatively accurate when comparing it to actual scale weights. It seems to be more accurate on younger animals though.</p><p>I culled a cow this week (fertility problems) and when I got the weight from the butcher the difference between tape weight and actual weight would have been a lot different. Here are the details -</p><p>Tape weight - 880kg (1936 lbs). Chest measured 2.23m (87,80")</p><p>Slaughtered weight (cold carcass) - 378kg (832 lbs)</p><p>That's about 43% of live weight. I usually expect a % closer to 50%. She was in very good condition, could fat have made a big difference or is the tape measure not very reliable would you think? When measuring a big animal should one allow for about a 50kg (110 lb) error margin?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="alisonb, post: 793911, member: 13050"] I have been using a tape measure to give me an estimation of an animals weight for some time now and it has proved to be relatively accurate when comparing it to actual scale weights. It seems to be more accurate on younger animals though. I culled a cow this week (fertility problems) and when I got the weight from the butcher the difference between tape weight and actual weight would have been a lot different. Here are the details - Tape weight - 880kg (1936 lbs). Chest measured 2.23m (87,80") Slaughtered weight (cold carcass) - 378kg (832 lbs) That's about 43% of live weight. I usually expect a % closer to 50%. She was in very good condition, could fat have made a big difference or is the tape measure not very reliable would you think? When measuring a big animal should one allow for about a 50kg (110 lb) error margin? [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Cattle Boards
Beginners Board
Tape measure - weight
Top