Estimation of growth parameters in Brahman cattle from Mexico

dc.date.accessioned2023-07-05T14:44:33Z
dc.date.available2023-07-05T14:44:33Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.identifierdoi:10.17170/kobra-202306128204
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/14872
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsNamensnennung 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjecttropical livestockeng
dc.subjectBos indicuseng
dc.subjectnonlinear modelseng
dc.subjectweight gaineng
dc.subjectZebu cattleeng
dc.subject.ddc570
dc.subject.ddc590
dc.subject.ddc630
dc.subject.swdMexikoger
dc.subject.swdZebuger
dc.subject.swdRinderzuchtger
dc.subject.swdGewichtszunahmeger
dc.titleEstimation of growth parameters in Brahman cattle from Mexicoeng
dc.typeAufsatz
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dcterms.abstractThe objectives were to evaluate non-linear models (NLM) to define the growth curve of Brahman cattle in Mexico. The database was derived from weight development control, with live weight measurements (150,932 in females and 286,804 in males) taken in the interval from birth to 1095 days of age. Four NLM were evaluated: Brody, Bertalanffy, Gompertz and Logistic. The selection of the NLM with the best adjustment was made based on the Akaike and Bayesian information criteria. Growth parameters were generated: adult weight (AW), growth rate (GR), correlation (ϒ) between AW and GR, age and weight at the inflection point, evolution of live weight (as a percentage of adult weight), maturity level, daily growth rate (DGR; kg/day-¹). The model with the best fit was Brody, followed by Bertalanffy. For AW, the average value was 787.2 kg for males and 592.1 kg for females; for GR, the average values (%) were 0.28 for males and 0.25 for females. All ¡ were less than -0.90. The DGR, for males presented values in the range of 0.347 to 0.786 and a mean of 0.537; for females, the mean was 0.424 with values in the range of 0.274 to 0.620. Heifers at 15 months of age reach an average weight of 287 kg, representing 57.7% of the adult weight. The growth analysis shows the response and/or adaptation to tropical livestock, based on a growth curve with a constant growth rate and no inflection point.eng
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
dcterms.creatorDominguez-Viveros, Joel
dcterms.extent77-82
dcterms.source.identifiereissn:2363-6033
dcterms.source.issueNo. 1
dcterms.source.journalJournal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics (JARTS)eng
dcterms.source.volumeVol. 124
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