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A note on the growth of body parts of the ostrich (Struthio camelus)

Authors :
J. H. Randall
F. D. Mellett
Source :
Animal Production. 58:291-293
Publication Year :
1994
Publisher :
Cambridge University Press (CUP), 1994.

Abstract

In a study of the growth of various body parts of the ostrich, only the growth of the head could be described with the Gompertz function. The growth of the ostrich head (y in g) with time (x in months) is described by the Gompertz function y = 613 exp[−ln (613/133) exp(−0·26x)]. This information could be used in the design of carcass classification systems.

Details

ISSN :
20535872 and 00033561
Volume :
58
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Animal Production
Accession number :
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