Mechanistic modelling in pig and poultry production /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Recent Advances in Pig and Poultry Modelling
Other Authors:	Fisher, C. (Editor), Gous, R. (Rob) (Editor), Morris, T. R. (Trevor Raymond) (Editor)
Format:	Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2006.
Subjects:	Poultry industry > Mathematical models. Swine > Mathematical models. Animal Genetics and Breeding, (New March 2000) Animal Nutrition (General) Animal Nutrition (Physiology) Animal Physiology and Biochemistry (Excluding Nutrition) Egg Producing Animals. Mathematics and Statistics. Meat Producing Animals. Prion, Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens of Animals, (New March 2000) Animal production. Broilers. Egg production. Energy metabolism. Environmental control. Feed intake. Feeds. Fowls. Genotypes. Growth models. Growth. Hens. Mathematical models. Metabolism. Microenvironments. Models. Nutrients. Pigs. Populations. Poultry. Prediction. Simulation models. Sows. Stress factors. Stress. Swine diseases. Technology. Zoology. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

An Introduction to Modelling in the Animal Sciences / T.R. Morris
Scientific Progress and Mathematical Modelling : Different Approaches to Modelling Animal Systems / J. France and J. Dijkstra
Basic Concepts Describing Animal Growth and Feed Intake / N.S. Ferguson
The Effects of Social Stressors on the Performance of Growing Pigs / I.J. Wellock, G.C. Emmans and I. Kyriazakis
Modelling Populations for Purposes of Optimization / R.M. Gous and E.T. Berhe
Advancements in Empirical Models for Prediction and Prescription / W.B. Roush
The Problem of Predicting the Partitioning of Scarce Resources during Sickness and Health in Pigs / I. Kyriazakis and F.B. Sandberg
Nutrient Flow Models, Energy Transactions and Energy Feed Systems / J. van Milgen
Evaluating Animal Genotypes through Model Inversion / A.B. Doeschl-Wilson, P.W. Knap and B.P. Kinghorn
Considerations for Representing Micro-environmental Conditions in Simulation Models for Broiler Chickens / O.A. Blanco and R.M. Gous
Using Physiological Models to Define Environmental Control Strategies / M.A. Mitchell
Modelling Egg Production in Laying Hens / S.A. Johnston and R.M. Gous
Comparison of Pig Growth Models : the Genetic Point of View / P. Luiting and P.W. Knap
Mechanistic Modelling at the Metabolic Level : a Model of Metabolism in the Sow as an Example / J.P. McNamara
The Place of Models in the New Technologies of Production Systems / D.M. Green and D.J. Parsons.