Comparison of different nonlinear functions to describe Nelore cattle growth

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 496-506

  Forni, S ^a   Piles, M ^b   Blasco, A ^c   Varona, L ^d   Qliveira, H N ^a   Lobo R B ^e   Albuquerque, L G ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b Unidad de Cunicultura   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Beef cattle; Growth curve; Longitudinal data; Model choice; Nonlinear function

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; NONLINEAR SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 62249130884     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-0845     Document Type: Article

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