Mechanistic modelling in pig and poultry production / / edited by R. Gous, T. Morris and C. Fisher

• Pubblicazione: Wallingford, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI, c2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (343 p.)
• Disciplina: 636.40015118
• Soggetto topico: Swine - Mathematical models; Poultry industry - Mathematical models
• Altri autori: GousR MorrisT. R (Trevor Raymond) FisherC
• Note generali: Papers from a conference held at the Ithala Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal from 13-16 April 2005.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 Pigs ; 8 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; E ; FG; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
• Sommario/riassunto: Based 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Mechanistic modelling in pig and poultry production
• ISBN: 1-280-73625-9; 9786610736256; 1-84593-108-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910446339203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II