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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

F. D. Mellett  and
J. H. Randall
F. D. Mellett
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University of Stellenbosch, 7600 Stellenbosch, South Africa
J. H. Randall
Affiliation:
Department of Biometry, University of Stellenbosch, 7600 Stellenbosch, South Africa
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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.

Keywords

carcass gradinggrowthostriches.
Type
Research Article
Information
Animal Production , Volume 58 , Issue 2 , April 1994 , pp. 291 - 293
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1994

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