[Quantitative-morphological studies on the Berlin miniature pig heart. 1. Report: absolute and relative heart weight]

Body dimensions, carcass weight, as well as absolute and relative heart weight of 29 Berlin miniature pigs were assessed and statistically evaluated. The correlations between all variables were checked. Significant correlation coefficients were established between absolute heart weight and live or carcass weight as well as between live and carcass weight. The trend towards a relationship between absolute heart and live weight is given by the major axis function. The mean value of relative heart weight was 0.314 per cent. The results are discussed.