Mechanistic modelling in pig and poultry production

An introduction to modelling in the animal sciences, Cap.1 Scientific progress and mathematical modelling: Different approaches to modelling animal systems, Cap.2 Basic concepts describing animal growth and feed intake, Cap.3 The effects of social stressors on the performance of growing pigs, Cap.4 Modelling populations for purposes of optimization, Cap.5 Advancements in empirical models for prediction and prescription, Cap.6 The problem of predicting the partitioning of scarce resources during sickness and health in pigs, Cap.7 Nutrient flow models, energy transactions and energy feed systems, Cap.8 Evaluating animal genotypes through model inversion, Cap.9 Considerations for representing micro-environmental conditions in simulation models for broiler chickens, Cap.10 Using physiological models to define environmental control strategies, Cap.11 Modelling egg production in laying hens, Cap.12 Comparison of pig growth modeols - the genetic point of view, Cap.13 Mechanistic modelling at the metabolic level: a model of metabolism in the sow as an example, Cap.14 The place of models in the new technologies of production systems, Cap.15