Determination of rearing practices combinations increasing the carcase weight according to the heifers slaughter age by the decision tree method

This work aims to identify the rearing practices which increase the carcase weight according to slaughter age. For this purpose, an innovative statistical method, the decision tree method, was used to identify the most influential action levers on the carcase weight, with associated thresholds value...

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Main Authors: Valérie Monteils, Cécile Sibra, Claire Laurent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2021.1988738