Growth curve in Mambrina goats raised in caatinga Curva de crescimento em caprinos, da raça Mambrina, criados na caatinga

The objective of this work was to evaluate the application of non-linear models to describe the growth of Mambrina goats. Data from 18 monthly weights of 45 animals, at 540 days of age, were used. The non-linear models tested were: Brody, Von Bertalanffy, Richards, Logistic and Gompertz. The Logisti...

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Main Authors: José Carlos Suzart, Milton Ribeiro Júnior, Derval Gomes Pereira, Paulo Roberto Antunes Mello Affonso, Carlos Henrique Mendes Malhado, Paulo Luiz Souza Carneiro, José Lindenberg Rocha Sarmento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal da Bahia 2009-09-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Saúde e Produção Animal
Online Access:http://revistas.ufba.br/index.php/rbspa/article/view/1241