Growth rate consists of baseline and systematic deviation components in Thoroughbreds

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1007-1015

  Staniar, W B ^a,c   Kronfeld, D S ^a   Treiber, K H ^a   Splan, R K ^a   Harris, P A ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WALTHAM CENTRE FOR PET NUTRITION   (United Kingdom)

^c Middleburg Agricultural Research and Extension Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth; Physiological Model; Sigmoid Function; Thoroughbred

Indexed keywords

SIGMOIDEA;

EID: 2342560503     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ansci/82.4.1007     Document Type: Article

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