Estimation of growth in intact grazing Holstein steers

Summary Background: animal growth does not follow a linear pattern. Accordingly, fitted non-linear models are used to analyze the relationship between growth rate and age. Objective: to assess the ability of several mathematical models (Gompertz, Brody, and von Bertalanffy) to describe growth and...

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Main Authors: Raul Velásquez Vélez, Ricardo R Noguera, Sandra L Posada, Alvaro Hoyos Velásquez, Juan Manuel Cerón
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Antioquia 2013-09-01
Series:Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias
Online Access:https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/rccp/article/view/324826