Evaluation of Different Mixed Model Nonlinear Functions to Describe the Body Weight Growth of Pigs of Different Sire and Dam Lines

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 307-324

  Schinckel, A P ^a   Einstein, M E ^a   Jungst, S ^b   Booher, C ^b   Newman, S ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PIC North American   (United States)

Author keywords

Mixed effects model; Nonlinear growth function; Pig growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860826954     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)30723-3     Document Type: Article

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