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A note on an alternative form of the lactation model of Wood

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

M. S. Dhanoa
M. S. Dhanoa
Affiliation:
Grassland Research Institute, Hurley, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 5LR
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Abstract

An alternative form, y = Anmce−cn, of the lactation model of Wood, y = Anbe−cn, is suggested. The new parameter, m, is the time required to achieve maximum milk yield. The correlations between non-linear parameters are reduced.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 32 , Issue 3 , June 1981 , pp. 349 - 351
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1981

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