Predicting the Digestive Tract Development and Growth Performance of Goat Kids Using Sigmoidal Models

The transition from monogastric to rumination stage is crucial in ruminants’ growth to avoid stressors—weaning and neonatal mortalities. Poor growth of the digestive tract could adversely affect the performance of the animal. Modeling informative growth curves is of great importance for a better und...

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Main Authors: Mahmoud Abdelsattar, Yimin Zhuang, Kai Cui, Yanliang Bi, Naifeng Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/3/757