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Empirical Growth Curve Estimation Using Sigmoid Sub-functions that Adjust Seasonal Compensatory Growth for Male Body Weight of Thoroughbred Horses

Thoroughbred horses are seasonal mating animals, raised in northern regions or countries. Foals born yearly in spring generally show a typical seasonal compensatory growth pattern, in which their growth rate declines in the first winter and increases in the next spring. In this study, a new empirica...

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Autores principales: ONODA, Tomoaki, YAMAMOTO, Ryuta, SAWAMURA, Kyohei, INOUE, Yoshinobu, MATSUI, Akira, MIYAKE, Takeshi, HIRAI, Nobuhiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Equine Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4013972/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24833986
http://dx.doi.org/10.1294/jes.22.37