Levelled-container: a new utility for determining the testicular volume in small ruminants
This study is conducted to assess the validity of a designed utility, suitable for measuring testicular volume. We describe a beaker, equipped with two vial levels, based on a water displacement method, known as a “levelled container” for measuring testicular volume. Testicular volumes of 47 Boer bu...
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Faculty of Animal Husbandry, Brawijaya University
2017
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| author | Harighi, Mohammadfazel Haron, Abd Wahid Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse Thomson, P. C. Yusop, Mohd Rafii |
| author_facet | Harighi, Mohammadfazel Haron, Abd Wahid Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse Thomson, P. C. Yusop, Mohd Rafii |
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| description | This study is conducted to assess the validity of a designed utility, suitable for measuring testicular volume. We describe a beaker, equipped with two vial levels, based on a water displacement method, known as a “levelled container” for measuring testicular volume. Testicular volumes of 47 Boer bucks were measured using two different tools, namely an overflow vessel and a levelled container as the standard and targeted equipment respectively. A Passing-Bablok regression analysis (to assess linearity) and a Bland-Altman method plot were performed to assess the validity of testicular volume measurement of the levelled-container method compared with that from the overflow vessel. The results indicated that the levelled-container is a valid utility and its results have a significant linear association with the estimated testicular volume from the overflow vessel. In conclusion, the levelled container can be recommended as an alternative method to measure testicular volume in goats, particularly because of its ease of use. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-666112019-03-04T00:00:01Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66611/ Levelled-container: a new utility for determining the testicular volume in small ruminants Harighi, Mohammadfazel Haron, Abd Wahid Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse Thomson, P. C. Yusop, Mohd Rafii This study is conducted to assess the validity of a designed utility, suitable for measuring testicular volume. We describe a beaker, equipped with two vial levels, based on a water displacement method, known as a “levelled container” for measuring testicular volume. Testicular volumes of 47 Boer bucks were measured using two different tools, namely an overflow vessel and a levelled container as the standard and targeted equipment respectively. A Passing-Bablok regression analysis (to assess linearity) and a Bland-Altman method plot were performed to assess the validity of testicular volume measurement of the levelled-container method compared with that from the overflow vessel. The results indicated that the levelled-container is a valid utility and its results have a significant linear association with the estimated testicular volume from the overflow vessel. In conclusion, the levelled container can be recommended as an alternative method to measure testicular volume in goats, particularly because of its ease of use. Faculty of Animal Husbandry, Brawijaya University 2017 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66611/1/SAADC-2017-9.pdf Harighi, Mohammadfazel and Haron, Abd Wahid and Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse and Thomson, P. C. and Yusop, Mohd Rafii (2017) Levelled-container: a new utility for determining the testicular volume in small ruminants. In: 6th International Conference on Sustainable Animal Agriculture for Developing Countries (SAADC 2017), 16-19 Oct. 2017, The Singhasari Resort, Batu City, Indonesia. (pp. 521-523). |
| spellingShingle | Harighi, Mohammadfazel Haron, Abd Wahid Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse Thomson, P. C. Yusop, Mohd Rafii Levelled-container: a new utility for determining the testicular volume in small ruminants |
| title | Levelled-container: a new utility for determining the testicular volume in small ruminants |
| title_full | Levelled-container: a new utility for determining the testicular volume in small ruminants |
| title_fullStr | Levelled-container: a new utility for determining the testicular volume in small ruminants |
| title_full_unstemmed | Levelled-container: a new utility for determining the testicular volume in small ruminants |
| title_short | Levelled-container: a new utility for determining the testicular volume in small ruminants |
| title_sort | levelled container a new utility for determining the testicular volume in small ruminants |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66611/1/SAADC-2017-9.pdf |
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