Describing Growth Pattern Using Gompertz Growth Function – A Case Study of Kuchi Chicken in Kenya

This study was conducted to determine the growth patterns of the Kuchi ecotype of chicken in Kenya. Data was obtained from intensively reared Kuchi birds at Indigenous Chicken Improvement Programme (INCIP) facility at Egerton University. Gompertz's nonlinear growth model was fitted to the Kuchi...

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Main Authors: GO Lihare, CB Wasike, AK Kahi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources 2020-11-01
Series:Poultry Science Journal
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Online Access:http://psj.gau.ac.ir/article_5195_4ed9fac8b5202e1e995fa95afb1d32c7.pdf