Body measurements were collected from 144 heads of Bali cattle and 171 heads

of Brahman Cross cattle at the regencies of Takalar, Bone and Sidrap in the province of

South Sulawesi, from 2000 to 2005. The purpose of experiment was to determine the

equations for estimating body weight (BB) based on body measurements such as chest

girth (LD), body length (PB), hip height (TPG) and withers height (TPD). The data

were analysed according to multiple regression equation with Program StatisticalPackage for Social Science (SPSS) 10.0 for windows. The results of experiment

indicated that the highest correlation coefficient between BB with body measurements

was PB for Bali and LD for Brahman Cross cattle. The mean difference between the

actual and the estimated BB according to LD, PB, TPG and TPD was 12% and 9% for

Bali and Brahman Cross cattle, respectively.