Parameter estimation and sensitivity analysis of fat deposition models in beef steers using acslXtreme

Mathematics and Computers in Simulation

Volumn 79, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2701-2712

  McPhee, Malcolm ^a,b   Oltjen, Jim ^c   Fadel, James ^c   Mayer, David ^a,d   Sainz, Roberto ^c  

^a Cooperative Research Centre for Beef Genetic Technologies ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cattle; Fat deposition; Parameter estimation; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

BEEF CATTLE; BODY FATS; CATTLE; COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRES; DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACIDS; DEPOSITION MODELS; DEPOSITION PARAMETERS; ENERGY NEEDS; FAT DEPOSITION; FAT DEPOT; FIRST ORDER DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION; FRAME SIZE; GENETIC TECHNOLOGY; GROWTH MODELS; INTEGRAL COMPONENTS; LOGISTIC GROWTH; MODEL FUNCTIONS; NET ENERGY; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; PROCESSING TIME; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

DEPOSITION; DNA; FUNCTION EVALUATION; GENES; MEATS; METAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECIFICATIONS;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

EID: 67349132547     PISSN: 03784754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matcom.2008.08.011     Document Type: Article

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