Predicting caloric and feed efficiency in turkeys using the group method of data handling-type neural networks

Poultry Science

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1325-1331

  Mottaghitalab, M ^a   Faridi, A ^a   Darmani Kuhi, H ^a   France, J ^b   Ahmadi, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUILAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Caloric efficiency; Feed efficiency; Group method of data handling type neural networks; Modeling; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); TURKEYS;

EID: 77954625739     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2009-00490     Document Type: Article

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