Non-linear modeling of broiler growth using a time-variant parameter estimation method

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1757-1764

  Van Buggenhout, S ^a   Aerts, J M ^a   Vranken, E ^a   Berckmans, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Broiler chickens; Growth; Non linear modeling; Recursive parameter estimation

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; FOOD PRODUCTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METABOLISM; OILS AND FATS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

BROILER CHICKENS; GROWTH TRAJECTORIES; REPRODUCTION CAPACITY; SKELETAL DISEASES;

FARMS;

GROWTH MODELING; PARAMETERIZATION; POULTRY;

CHICKENS; DISEASES; FATS; METABOLISM; POULTRY;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 11144272647     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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