title: A note on comparing growth rates of animals between groups.
abstract: A statistical analysis of growth rates for groups of animals is considered. An overall analysis of variance is given that is conditional upon the acceptance of a preliminary homogeneity test for parameters that describe the growth of individuals within groups.
authors.affiliation: CSIRO, Division of Mathematics and Statistics, Lindfield, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Donnelly
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D001699:Biometry / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006128:Growth; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D015233:Models, Statistical; D012756:Sheep / Q000254:growth & development