Nonlinear equations to determine the growth curve of immunocastrated pigs
2020
Marcos Speroni Ceron | Vladimir de Oliveira | Natielei Alexandre Nunes Novais Pieve | Nhayandra Christina Dias e Silva | Carlos Augusto Rigon Rossi | Bruno Neutzling Fraga | Henrique da Costa Mendes Muniz | Alexandre de Mello Kessler
Abstract: The objective of this work was to compare the performance of the nonlinear Gompertz, logistic, and von Bertalanffy equations, to describe the growth curve of immunocastrated male pigs from birth until reaching 140 kg body weight. Standard error, number of iterations, mean square of the error, and coefficient of determination were compared between the models. The logistic and von Bertalanffy equations do not accurately estimate the initial and slaughter weights. The Gompertz equation shows the highest reliability and is, therefore, the most suitable one to describe the growth curve of immunocastrated pigs from birth until 140 kg body weight is reached.
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