title: An algorithm to fit the Gompertz function to growth curves.
abstract: An algorithm to fit the Gompertz growth function 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.
authors.affiliation: Agricultural Engineering Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Bet Dagan, Israel.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pasternak
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Shalev
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D006128:Growth; D008297:Male; D011200:Poultry / Q000254:growth & development; D012984:Software