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Application of non-linear mixed models for modelling the quail growth curve for meat and laying

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2019

H. B. Santos Open the ORCID record for H. B. Santos [Opens in a new window] ,
D. A. Vieira Open the ORCID record for D. A. Vieira [Opens in a new window] ,
L. P. Souza ,
A. L. Santos ,
F. R. Santos  and
F. R. Araujo Neto Open the ORCID record for F. R. Araujo Neto [Opens in a new window]
H. B. Santos
Affiliation:
Instituto Federal Goiano, Campus Rio Verde, Rodovia Sul Goiana, Km 01, CEP 75901-970, Rio Verde, Goiás, Brazil
D. A. Vieira*
Affiliation:
Instituto Federal Goiano, Campus Rio Verde, Rodovia Sul Goiana, Km 01, CEP 75901-970, Rio Verde, Goiás, Brazil
L. P. Souza
Affiliation:
Instituto Federal Goiano, Campus Rio Verde, Rodovia Sul Goiana, Km 01, CEP 75901-970, Rio Verde, Goiás, Brazil
A. L. Santos
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso, Campus Rondonópolis, Rodovia Rondonópolis-Guiratinga, Km 06, MT 270, CEP 78735-901, Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil
F. R. Santos
Affiliation:
Instituto Federal Goiano, Campus Rio Verde, Rodovia Sul Goiana, Km 01, CEP 75901-970, Rio Verde, Goiás, Brazil
F. R. Araujo Neto
Affiliation:
Instituto Federal Goiano, Campus Rio Verde, Rodovia Sul Goiana, Km 01, CEP 75901-970, Rio Verde, Goiás, Brazil
*
Author for correspondence: D. A. Vieira, E-mail: dh08@hotmail.com
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Abstract

The objective of the current paper was to apply mixed models to adjust the growth curve of quail lines for meat and laying hens and present the rates of instantaneous, relative and absolute growth. A database was used with birth weight records up to the 148th day of female quail of the lines for meat and posture. The models evaluated were Brody, Von Bertalanffy, Logistic and Gompertz and the types of residues were constant, combined, proportional and exponential. The Gompertz model with the combined residue presented the best fit. Both strains present a high correlation between the parameters asymptotic weight (A) and average growth rate (k). The two strains presented a different growth profile. However, growth rates allow greater discernment of growth profiles. The meat line presented a higher growth rate (6.95 g/day) than the lineage for laying (3.65 g/day). The relative growth rate was higher for lineage for laying (0.15%) in relation to the lineage for meat (0.13%). The inflection point of both lines is on the first third of the growth curve (up to 15 days). All results suggest that changes in management or nutrition could optimize quail production.

Keywords

Coturnix coturnix coturnixCoturnix coturnix japonicamodel selectionSAEM algorithm
Type
Modelling Animal Systems Research Paper
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 156 , Issue 10 , December 2018 , pp. 1216 - 1221
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2019 

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