Open AccessPreparation and administration of medicaments body weight of animals and drug dosage
Author(s) -
Tagesu Abdisa
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of veterinary science and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2640-7604
DOI - 10.17352/ijvsr.s1.104
Subject(s) - livestock , body weight , balance (ability) , drug administration , drug , zoology , medicine , pharmacology , biology , physical therapy , endocrinology , ecology
The body condition of a livestock is generally assessed by visual observation. The references to an animal being too thin, in good fl esh, or obese all relate to the animal’s weight. Therefore, the weight of an animal can be used as a measurement tool to determine its well-being, or the presence of problems which may threaten the health of the horse. The weight of small animalsand poultry may be carried out by balance by automatic balance machine several methods can be used to determine the body weight of livestock in an approximate scale.