Modelling Growth Curves in a Nondescript Italian Chicken Breed: an Opportunity to Improve Genetic and Feeding Strategies

Modelling Growth Curves in a Nondescript Italian Chicken Breed: an Opportunity to Improve Genetic and Feeding Strategies

Growth, known as the relation between liveweight and age, is explained mathematically by functions that have parameters with biological meaning. These parameters are used to describe growth pattern over time and to estimate the expected weight of animals at specific ages. Animal growth generally f...

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Main Authors: Maria Selvaggi, Vito Laudadio, Cataldo Dario, Vincenzo Tufarelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Poultry Science Association 2015-10-01
Series:The Journal of Poultry Science
Subjects:
chicken breed
growth curve
nonlinear model
Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpsa/52/4/52_0150048/_pdf/-char/en

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