A comparison of several indices for assessing body condition of Mongolian gazelle

摘要

Riney kidney fat index (RKFI), whole kidney fat index (WKFI), femur marrow fat index (FMFI), and tibia marrow fat index (TMFI) of 51 Mongolian gazelles (Procapra gutturosa), collected in Hulunbeier grassland, Inner Mongolian, China, were measured during spring, autumn and winter in 1997-98. These different indexes were Compared for using them in assessing the body condition. There was linear relationship (y=0.9444x-20.139; R=0.9454; p<0.01) between RKFI and KMFI.