Classical nonlinear models to describe the growth curve for Murrah buffalo breed Modelos não-lineares clássicos para descrever a curva de crescimento de búfalos da raça Murrah

With the objective of to adjust nonlinear models for the growth curves for a buffaloes herd raised in floodable lands in Rio Grande do Sul state, monthly records measured from birth to two years-old of 64 males and 63 females born between 1982 and 1989 were used. The models used were: Von Bertalanff...

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Main Authors: Ronyere Olegário de Araújo, Cintia Righetti Marcondes, Maria Cecília Florisbal Damé, Analía del Valle Garnero, Ricardo José Gunski, Dionéia Magda Everling, Paulo Roberto Nogara Rorato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2012-03-01
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782012000300022