Growth Curves and Genetic Parameters in Colombian Buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis Artiodactyla, Bovidae) Curvas de crecimiento y parámetros genéticos en búfalos (Bubalus bubalis Artiodactyla, Bovidae) en Colombia Curvas de crescimento e parâmetros genéticos em búfalos (Bubalus bubalis Artiodactyla, Bovidae) na Colômbia
Non-linear mathematical functions proposed by Brody, Gompertz, Richards, Bertalanffy and Verhulst were compared in several buffalo production systems in Colombia. Herds were located in three provinces: Antioquia, Caldas, and Cordoba. Growth was better described by the curves proposed by Brody and Go...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidad de Antioquia
2009-06-01
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| Series: | Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-06902009000200007 |