Comparison of Gompertz and neural network models of broiler growth

Poultry Science

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 794-797

  Roush, W B ^a   Dozier III, W A ^a   Branton, S L ^a  

^a POULTRY RESEARCH UNIT   (United States)

Author keywords

Gompertz; Growth equation; Neural network

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHICKEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER);

EID: 33646927522     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/85.4.794     Document Type: Article

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