Using data mining to identify factors that influence the degree of leg injuries in broilers Uso de mineração de dados para identificação de fatores que influenciam o grau de lesões de perna em frangos de corte

Locomotor problems prevent the bird to move freely, jeopardizing the welfare and productivity, besides generating injuries on the legs of chickens. The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of age, use of vitamin D, the asymmetry of limbs and gait score, the degree of leg injuries in...

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Main Authors: Alexandra F. da S. Cordeiro, Marta dos S. Baracho, Irenilza de A. Nääs, Guilherme R. do Nascimento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola 2012-08-01
Series:Engenharia Agrícola
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69162012000400003