03409nam 2200637Ia 450 991044633920332120200520144314.01-280-73625-997866107362561-84593-108-49781845930707 (hbk.)(CKB)1000000000337499(EBL)289687(OCoLC)228146908(SSID)ssj0000200177(PQKBManifestationID)11954332(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000200177(PQKBWorkID)10220932(PQKB)11607276(MiAaPQ)EBC289687(Au-PeEL)EBL289687(CaPaEBR)ebr10157978(CaONFJC)MIL73625(EXLCZ)99100000000033749920061114d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMechanistic modelling in pig and poultry production /edited by R. Gous, T. Morris and C. Fisher1st ed.Wallingford, UK ;Cambridge, MA CABIc20061 online resource (343 p.)Papers from a conference held at the Ithala Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal from 13-16 April 2005.1-84593-070-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 An Introduction to Modelling in the Animal Sciences; 2 Scientific Progress and Mathematical Modelling: Different Approaches to Modelling Animal Systems; 3 Basic Concepts Describing Animal Growth and Feed Intake; 4 The Effects of Social Stressors on the Performance of Growing Pigs; 5 Modelling Populations for Purposes of Optimization; 6 Advancements in Empirical Models for Prediction and Prescription; 7 The Problem of Predicting the Partitioning of Scarce Resources during Sickness and Health in Pigs8 Nutrient Flow Models, Energy Transactions and Energy Feed Systems9 Evaluating Animal Genotypes through Model Inversion; 10 Considerations for Representing Micro-environmental Conditions in Simulation Models for Broiler Chickens; 11 Using Physiological Models to Define Environmental Control Strategies; 12 Modelling Egg Production in Laying Hens; 13 Comparison of Pig Growth Models-the Genetic Point of View; 14 Mechanistic Modelling at the Metabolic Level: a Model of Metabolism in the Sow as an Example; 15 The Place of Models in the New Technologies of Production Systems; Index; A; B; C; D; EFG; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; YBased on papers presented at a symposium held in 2005 in South Africa, this book brings together the academic writings on modelling concepts, problems and applications of models and looks at the development, usefulness and limitations of models in pigs and poultry.SwineMathematical modelsPoultry industryMathematical modelsSwineMathematical models.Poultry industryMathematical models.636.40015118Gous R906576Morris T. R(Trevor Raymond)906577Fisher C906578MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910446339203321Mechanistic modelling in pig and poultry production2027596UNINA