Fitting mathematical models to lactation curves from holstein cows in the southwestern region of the state of Parana, Brazil

The objective of this study was to evaluate four mathematical models with regards to their fit to lactation curves of Holstein cows from herds raised in the southwestern region of the state of Parana, Brazil. Initially, 42,281 milk production records from 2005 to 2011 were obtained from "Associ...

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Main Authors: Abílio G.T. Ferreira, Douglas S. Henrique, Ricardo A.M. Vieira, Emilyn M. Maeda, Altair A. Valotto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2015-03-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652015000100503&lng=en&tlng=en