Model parameters of growth curves of three meat-type lines of Japanese quail

Czech Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 22-30

  Sezer, M ^a,b   Tarhan, S ^b  

^a Department of Animal Science ^*  (Turkey)

^b GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Growth curve; Nonlinear model parameter comparison; Quail; Richards function

Indexed keywords

COTURNIX AUSTRALIS; COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 19544363955     PISSN: 12121819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/3991-cjas     Document Type: Article

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