In order to understand the growth and development of body weight and body size traits of Wenshan female cattles, strengthen breed selection and further improve the production performance of Wenshan female cattles.In this study, 91 Wenshan female cattles were selected as experimental subjects. The body weight and body size indexes at 0, 6, 12, 18, 24 and 36 months of age were determined by correlation analysis, regression analysis and the establishment of the optimal regression equation.The results show that the cumulative growth of body weight, body height, cross height, body oblique length, chest circumference, abdominal circumference and tube circumference of Wenshan female cattles increased with the increase of months, while the absolute growth and relative growth decreased with the increase of months, indicating that the body weight and body size of Wenshan female cattles increased with the increase of months, but their strength and speed were constantly declining.The growth rate was fast in the early stage and slow in the late stage, and reached the peak at 6 months of age, increasing by 77.95kg, 25.22cm, 25.68cm, 32.34cm, 40.10cm, 49.71cm and 2.62cm, respectively.The coefficient of variation of body weight in different growth and development stages was the largest (9.88%, 17.25%, 18.04%, 19.05%, 18.50%, 16.43%). In addition to birth stage, abdominal circumference was followed (15.19%, 12.82%, 12.79%, 12.04%, 10.37%).There was no significant correlation between body oblique length and tube circumference at birth stage (P>0.05), but there was significant correlation between other growth stages (P<0.01).The optimal regression equations of body weight and partial body size indexes at 0, 6, 12, 18, 24 and 36 months of age were Y1=-23.044+0.247X2+0.362X3+0.978X6(R2=0.677)、Y2=-58.296+1.102X2+0.656X3(R2=0.414)、Y3=-222.431+1.561X1+1.038X3+9.317X6(R2=0.561)、Y4=-319.109+2.534X2+0.982X4+7.987X6(R2=0.693)、Y5=-342.313+2.852X2+1.728X4(R2=0.697)、Y6=-352.721+2.570X1+2.170X4(R2=0.678), respectively. |