Improving a nonlinear Gompertz growth model using bird-specific random coefficients in two heritage chicken lines
Growth models describe body weight (BW) changes over time, allowing information from longitudinal measurements to be combined into a few parameters with biological interpretation. Nonlinear mixed models (NLMM) allow for the inclusion of random factors. Random factors can account for a relatively lar...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-05-01
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Series: | Poultry Science |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579121000936 |