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A Mathematical Procedure for Estimating Animal Growth and Body Composition
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1986
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FitnessAnimal GrowthAbstract Amathematical EquationAnimal StudyBody CompositionBiostatisticsPublic HealthAnimal ProductionHealth SciencesAnimal PhysiologyAnimal PerformanceAllometric StudyBiologyDevelopmental BiologyBody SizeAnimal SciencePhysiologyFeed IntakeEquation Parameters
ABSTRACT Amathematical equation is presented requiring three parameters to describe animal growth. The equation parameters can be defined physiologically in terms of the animal being described. The equation is used to describe the growth of rats, cattle and swine as well as the body composition of the swine animal.