Logistic nonlinear mixed effects model for estimating growth parameters

Poultry Science

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 276-280

  Aggrey, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fixed effect; Growth; Nonlinear mixed effect model; Random effect

Indexed keywords

AVES; COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; QUAIL; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; QUAIL;

EID: 63249099047     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2008-00317     Document Type: Article

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