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<journal-id>0122-0268</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista MVZ Córdoba]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev.MVZ Cordoba]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0122-0268</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Córdoba - Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0122-02682017000306310</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.21897/rmvz.1135</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Description of growth in sheep creole ( Ovis aries ) in two populations from Córdoba, Colombia]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Descripción del crecimiento de ovinos criollos ( Ovis aries ) en dos poblaciones de Córdoba, Colombia]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Simanca S Esp]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vergara G Dr.Sc]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Oscar]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bustamante Y M.Sc]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Moris]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Córdoba Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Montería ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Vigilancia de Medicamentos y Alimentos - INVIMA  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Antioquia]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>22</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>6310</fpage>
<lpage>6319</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0122-02682017000306310&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0122-02682017000306310&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0122-02682017000306310&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Objective.  Evaluate the model that best described the growth in sheep creole in the Department of Cordoba.  Materials and methods.  Weights of 55 Criollos sheep were used to select the model that best fit the data. Brody, Logistic, Gompertz and Von Bertalanffy models were evaluated. The parameters of the models were estimated using the NLIN procedure of SAS. The selection of the curve that best described the growth was done considering the Aikaike Information Criterion (AIC), the Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC), the Determination Coefficient (R2), and the Percentage of Convergent Curves (CCP). For the model that best described the growth curve, the percentage of maturity at 4 (M4) and 6 (M6) months of age and age at 75 (AM75) and 95% (AM95) at maturity was estimated.  Results.  The Brody model presented the best fit. Sex effect was significant (p&#8804;0.05) for &#946;2, M4, M6, EM75 and EM95. While the Farm effect had only a significant effect (p&#8804;0.05) for &#946;2.  Conclusions.  The Brody model best described growth of the studied sheep populations, its estimated values for maturity and age at maturity were low.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Objetivo.  Determinar curvas de crecimiento en ovinos Criollos en dos poblaciones del Departamento de Córdoba.  Materiales y métodos.  Se utilizaron registros de pesos de 55 ovinos Criollos para seleccionar el modelo que mejor se ajustara a los datos. Los modelos evaluados fueron Brody, Logístico, Gompertz y Von Bertalanffy. Los parámetros de los modelos fueron estimados por medio del procedimiento NLIN de SAS. La selección de la curva que mejor describió el crecimiento se realizó considerando el Criterio de Información Aikaike (AIC), el Criterio de Información Bayesiana (BIC), el Coeficiente de Determinación (R2) y el Porcentaje de Curvas Convergentes (PCC). Para el modelo que mejor describió la curva de crecimiento se estimó el porcentaje de madurez a los 4 (M4) y 6 (M6) meses de edad y edad al 75 (EM75) y 95% (EM95) de madurez.  Resultados.  El modelo de Brody fue el que presentó mejor ajuste. El efecto sexo fue significativo (p&#8804;0.05) para &#946;2, M4, M6, EM75 y EM95, mientras que el efecto finca solo presentó efecto significativo (p&#8804;0.05) para &#946;2.  Conclusiones.  El modelo de Brody fue el que mejor describió el crecimiento en las poblaciones ovinas estudiadas, siendo los valores estimados para porcentaje de madurez y edad a la madurez bajos.]]></p></abstract>
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