Growth is a key characteristic of animals and can be defined as any change in body size per
time unit, and is influenced by genotype and environment. Mathematical functions called …

The objectives of this study were to identify a suitable mathematical model for describing the
growth curve of Baluchi sheep based on monthly records of live weight from birth to yearling; …

The present study aims to validate the Gompertz model to predict the growth performance of
chicken crosses according to growth curve parameters of the parental lines and the …

The three nonlinear curves of Logistic, Gompertz and Bertalanffy model were used to fit the
growth model in Jinghai Yellow chicken of different sex. The results indicated that the three …

This study compared seven growth models using body weight measurements from 300
progeny obtained from unselected random bred parents. The study which lasted for 20 …

Seven non-linear growth models were compared in the Andalusian turkey, an endangered
native breed. To this aim, turkeys were weekly weighted until they reached 35 weeks. The …

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of different feed restrictions which were
applied in early period on change of Body Mass Index of Ross 308 broiler chickens. For this …

, Ř2) and standard error of the mean (±SE) were calculated for 487 male and 493 female
chickens. The comparison of results obtained demonstrated the gompertz model to be the …

Growing the Ross broiler parent according to the target growth curve ensures that males and
females achieve optimum lifetime performance and well-being. Accurate control of growth …

Growth is a complex physiological process from conception until maturity (CHAMBERS,
1990) and is determined as body weight on a longitudinal time frame (AGGREY, 2002). The …