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Universidade Estadual de Maringá
2020
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- Morphofunctional characteristics of working mules in mountain areas of the Colombian Central Andes Juan Carlos Velásquez Mosquera Juan David Corrales Alvarez Carolina Bespalhok Jacometo Agrociencias Biotype load carriage index morphological index Equus caballus x Equus asinus The application of morphofunctional measurements allows the selection of suitable animals to perform working activities and ensure that animal maximum capacities are not exceeded. Mules are commonly used by small farmers for agricultural work in mountain areas where the access is extremely difficult. We aimed to estimate the functionality indexes of working mules in mountain areas of the Colombian Central Andes. A total of 94 adult mules were evaluated for withers height, thoracic perimeter, body length, neck length, and body weight, which were used to determine the body index (BI), proportionality index (PI), and load carriage index (LCI). Descriptive statistics, analysis of correlations, and principal component analysis were performed. Males presented higher morphometric measurements than females. There was a negative correlation between BI with PI and LCI. The principal component analysis was able to merge characteristics in two components explaining 81.78% of the variance in the indexes. These results demonstrated that working mules in the studied area have morphometric characteristics that define them as mesolinear animals with a low frame and broad chest, and these characteristics can function as a guide to identify desirable conformation indices for working mules, determining values of adequate load, respecting animal welfare. 2020 artículo científico 1806-2636 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=303162575011 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/3031/303162575011/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/3031/303162575011/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/3031/303162575011/303162575011.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/3031/303162575011/movil 10.4025/actascianimsci.v42i1.46379 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3031 Acta Scientiarum. Animal Sciences application/pdf Universidade Estadual de Maringá Acta Scientiarum. Animal Sciences (Brasil) Vol.42