Multiple regression models for lactation curves

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Autor(a) principal: Pereira, Marta S. P.
Data de Publicação: 2007
Outros Autores: Oliveira, Teresa, Mexia, João Tiago
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/2056
Resumo: Several methods have been developed in order to study lactation curves. However, the lactation curves are often not well adjusted since several factors affect milk production. The usual model used to describe a lactation curve is Wood’s Model, which generally uses a logarithmic transformation of an incomplete gamma curve to obtain least squares estimates of three constants: a - a scaling factor associated with average daily yield; b - associated with prepeak curvature; and c associated with post-peak curvature (Wood, 1976). Some disadvantages of Wood’s model are strongly connected with the overestimation of milk production at the beginning of lactation, with underestimation of the lactation peak: the self correlated residuals and highly correlated parameter estimates (Scott et al,1996). Fleischmann’s Method is usually used to estimate total milk production. This method generally overestimates actual yields up to peak lactation as well as yield during the period following the last measurement, but underestimates yields for other periods (Norman et al, 1999). The total milk yield estimate according to this method, considers a constant daily milk production between two records and equal to the mean of these two records, which does not describe the true variation of milk secretion during lactation. The mentioned disadvantages led us to consider the milk curve concept as a graphical representation of milk production described by mathematical models. In our work we considered a new approach using polynomial regression, one for each group. Polynomial curves were adjusted to daily milk records for each group and the respective hypo-graphic area was calculated to estimate total yields. An ANOVA to the comparison of these total yiels was carried out and the Scheffémultiple comparison method was applied. This approach greatly increases the power of the test, enabling work with smaller experiments, the reason for this increase being the replacement of classical replicates by time replicates, leading to a great increase in the degrees of freedom. Another advantage of this method is the use of a continuous process instead of an obligatory discrete process conversion. Differences between protein supplements and stocking rate were found using an adaptation of Scheffé's method. We concluded that a lower stocking rate and high protein content in supplement enable higher milk production.
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spelling Multiple regression models for lactation curvesMultiple regressionLactation curveEwes milk productionSeveral methods have been developed in order to study lactation curves. However, the lactation curves are often not well adjusted since several factors affect milk production. The usual model used to describe a lactation curve is Wood’s Model, which generally uses a logarithmic transformation of an incomplete gamma curve to obtain least squares estimates of three constants: a - a scaling factor associated with average daily yield; b - associated with prepeak curvature; and c associated with post-peak curvature (Wood, 1976). Some disadvantages of Wood’s model are strongly connected with the overestimation of milk production at the beginning of lactation, with underestimation of the lactation peak: the self correlated residuals and highly correlated parameter estimates (Scott et al,1996). Fleischmann’s Method is usually used to estimate total milk production. This method generally overestimates actual yields up to peak lactation as well as yield during the period following the last measurement, but underestimates yields for other periods (Norman et al, 1999). The total milk yield estimate according to this method, considers a constant daily milk production between two records and equal to the mean of these two records, which does not describe the true variation of milk secretion during lactation. The mentioned disadvantages led us to consider the milk curve concept as a graphical representation of milk production described by mathematical models. In our work we considered a new approach using polynomial regression, one for each group. Polynomial curves were adjusted to daily milk records for each group and the respective hypo-graphic area was calculated to estimate total yields. An ANOVA to the comparison of these total yiels was carried out and the Scheffémultiple comparison method was applied. This approach greatly increases the power of the test, enabling work with smaller experiments, the reason for this increase being the replacement of classical replicates by time replicates, leading to a great increase in the degrees of freedom. Another advantage of this method is the use of a continuous process instead of an obligatory discrete process conversion. Differences between protein supplements and stocking rate were found using an adaptation of Scheffé's method. We concluded that a lower stocking rate and high protein content in supplement enable higher milk production.Repositório AbertoPereira, Marta S. P.Oliveira, TeresaMexia, João Tiago2012-03-01T13:25:11Z20072007-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/2056engPereira, Marta S. P.; Oliveira, Teresa; Mexia, João Tiago - Multiple regression models for lactation curves. "Biometrical Letters" [Em linha]. ISSN 1896-3811. Vol. 44, nº 1 (2007), p. 71-811896-3811info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-16T15:15:14Zoai:repositorioaberto.uab.pt:10400.2/2056Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T22:43:37.039804Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Multiple regression models for lactation curves
title Multiple regression models for lactation curves
spellingShingle Multiple regression models for lactation curves
Pereira, Marta S. P.
Multiple regression
Lactation curve
Ewes milk production
title_short Multiple regression models for lactation curves
title_full Multiple regression models for lactation curves
title_fullStr Multiple regression models for lactation curves
title_full_unstemmed Multiple regression models for lactation curves
title_sort Multiple regression models for lactation curves
author Pereira, Marta S. P.
author_facet Pereira, Marta S. P.
Oliveira, Teresa
Mexia, João Tiago
author_role author
author2 Oliveira, Teresa
Mexia, João Tiago
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author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório Aberto
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Pereira, Marta S. P.
Oliveira, Teresa
Mexia, João Tiago
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Multiple regression
Lactation curve
Ewes milk production
topic Multiple regression
Lactation curve
Ewes milk production
description Several methods have been developed in order to study lactation curves. However, the lactation curves are often not well adjusted since several factors affect milk production. The usual model used to describe a lactation curve is Wood’s Model, which generally uses a logarithmic transformation of an incomplete gamma curve to obtain least squares estimates of three constants: a - a scaling factor associated with average daily yield; b - associated with prepeak curvature; and c associated with post-peak curvature (Wood, 1976). Some disadvantages of Wood’s model are strongly connected with the overestimation of milk production at the beginning of lactation, with underestimation of the lactation peak: the self correlated residuals and highly correlated parameter estimates (Scott et al,1996). Fleischmann’s Method is usually used to estimate total milk production. This method generally overestimates actual yields up to peak lactation as well as yield during the period following the last measurement, but underestimates yields for other periods (Norman et al, 1999). The total milk yield estimate according to this method, considers a constant daily milk production between two records and equal to the mean of these two records, which does not describe the true variation of milk secretion during lactation. The mentioned disadvantages led us to consider the milk curve concept as a graphical representation of milk production described by mathematical models. In our work we considered a new approach using polynomial regression, one for each group. Polynomial curves were adjusted to daily milk records for each group and the respective hypo-graphic area was calculated to estimate total yields. An ANOVA to the comparison of these total yiels was carried out and the Scheffémultiple comparison method was applied. This approach greatly increases the power of the test, enabling work with smaller experiments, the reason for this increase being the replacement of classical replicates by time replicates, leading to a great increase in the degrees of freedom. Another advantage of this method is the use of a continuous process instead of an obligatory discrete process conversion. Differences between protein supplements and stocking rate were found using an adaptation of Scheffé's method. We concluded that a lower stocking rate and high protein content in supplement enable higher milk production.
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