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Table 1 Hot carcass weight, cresty neck scores (CNS), carcass fat and nape fat measured in horses (n = 17)

From: Correlations between cresty neck scores and post-mortem nape fat measurements in horses, obtained after photographic image analysis

Parameter

Mean

SD

Min.

Max

CV (%)

Hot carcass weight, kg

164.6

50.7

105

272

30.8

CNS, 1–5

2.35

0.745

1.00

3.00

31.7

Carcass fat level, 1–15

7.24

2.93

3.00

13.0

40.5

Nape fat measurements

 Major axis (cm)

17.1

4.34

11.0

26.3

25.3

 Area (cm2)

310.5

156.3

120.5

691.8

50.3

 Thickness (cm)

8.99

3.07

3.30

14.2

34.1

  1. SD standard deviation; Min. minimum values; Max. maximum values; CV coefficient of variation