Mechanistic modelling in pig and poultry production

Contents......Page 5
List of Contributors......Page 7
Preface......Page 9
Acknowledgements......Page 11
1 An Introduction to Modelling in the Animal Sciences......Page 13
2 Scientific Progress and Mathematical Modelling: Different Approaches to Modelling Animal Systems......Page 18
3 Basic Concepts Describing Animal Growth and Feed Intake......Page 34
4 The Effects of Social Stressors on the Performance of Growing Pigs......Page 66
5 Modelling Populations for Purposes of Optimization......Page 88
6 Advancements in Empirical Models for Prediction and Prescription......Page 109
7 The Problem of Predicting the Partitioning of Scarce Resources during Sickness and Health in Pigs......Page 129
8 Nutrient Flow Models, Energy Transactions and Energy Feed Systems......Page 155
9 Evaluating Animal Genotypes through Model Inversion......Page 175
10 Considerations for Representing Micro-environmental Conditions in Simulation Models for Broiler Chickens......Page 200
11 Using Physiological Models to Define Environmental Control Strategies......Page 221
12 Modelling Egg Production in Laying Hens......Page 241
13 Comparison of Pig Growth Models–the Genetic Point of View......Page 272
14 Mechanistic Modelling at the Metabolic Level: a Model of Metabolism in the Sow as an Example......Page 294
15 The Place of Models in the New Technologies of Production Systems......Page 317
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M......Page 340
P......Page 341
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Y......Page 343