Abstract:-Height at withers data mostly from birth to 36 months of age of 26 Pantaneiro horses were used to fit Brody, Richards, Gompertz, Logistic, Weibull and Morgan-Mercer-Flodin nonlinear response functions. Based on measures of average curvature and combined mean square error, the Weibull model was chosen. The asymptote of this curve, representing the average height at maturity, was higher for males than females. The maturity index, however, was more elevated for females than males. There was indication of a negat… Show more
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