Re-evaluating neonatal-age models for ungulates: does model choice affect survival estimates?

New-hoof growth is regarded as the most reliable metric for predicting age of newborn ungulates, but variation in estimated age among hoof-growth equations that have been developed may affect estimates of survival in staggered-entry models. We used known-age newborns to evaluate variation in age est...

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Main Authors: Troy W Grovenburg, Kevin L Monteith, Christopher N Jacques, Robert W Klaver, Christopher S DePerno, Todd J Brinkman, Kyle B Monteith, Sophie L Gilbert, Joshua B Smith, Vernon C Bleich, Christopher C Swanson, Jonathan A Jenks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4181310?pdf=render