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An algorithm to fit the Gompertz function to growth curves

H. Pasternak and B.A. Shalev 1

Agricultural Engineering Institute, Agricultural Research Organization PO Box 6, Bel Dagan 50250
1Ministry of Agriculture, Extension Service, Poultry Division PO Box 7054, Hakirya, Tel Aviv 61070, Israel

An algorithm to fit the Gompertz growth Junction is presented. This algorithm is easy to program on a microcomputer. The algorithm is based on employing a searching technique to solve a set of equations derived from the Gompertz function. Its application may prove valuable when access to a computer mainframe is difficult. Such a method may be useful in construction of a specific growth curve in biology, or as a managerial tool in livestock enterprise, as well as in the clinical treatment of tumors. Demonstration of the successful application of this algorithm in experimental livestock growth data are presented.

Received on July 5, 1991; accepted on November 11, 1991

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