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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2007-9028</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Ecosistemas y recursos agropecuarios]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Ecosistemas y recur. agropecuarios]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2007-9028</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Dirección de Investigación y Posgrado]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S2007-90282019000200383</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.19136/era.a6n17.1786</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Parámetros de crecimiento y sus efectos en la edad al primer empadre de vacas Siboney]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Growth parameters and their effects on age at first mating of Siboney cows]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Domínguez-Viveros]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Joel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González-Prieto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Simón]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Palacios-Espinosa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alejandro]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Suárez-Tronco]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marco Antonio]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez-Almeida]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Felipe Alonso]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Espinoza-Villavicencio]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Luis]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez-Castro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Manuel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua Facultad de Zootecnia y Ecología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Chihuahua Chihuahua]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro de Investigaciones para el Mejoramiento Animal de la Ganadería Tropical  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Loma de Tierra La Habana]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur Departamento de Zootecnia ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Paz Baja California Sur]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Agraria de la Habana &#8220;Fructuoso Rodríguez Pérez&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San José de Las Lajas Mayabeque]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>6</volume>
<numero>17</numero>
<fpage>383</fpage>
<lpage>389</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2007-90282019000200383&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2007-90282019000200383&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2007-90282019000200383&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: El objetivo fue caracterizar el crecimiento de vacas Siboney con modelos no lineales (MNL) y los efectos de los parámetros de crecimiento sobre la edad al primer empadre (EPE). Se analizaron 10 064 datos de peso vivo de 2 021 vaquillas. Los MNL evaluados fueron logístico, Gompertz, Brody y Bertalanffy. La selección del mejor modelo fue con el coeficiente de determinación, criterios Akaike y Bayesiano. Con regresión lineal de orden cuadrático, la EPE se analizó con respecto al peso a 24 meses (P24M), tasa de crecimiento (TAC), peso al punto de inflexión (PPI) y madurez a los 24 meses (GM24). El MNL de mejor ajuste fue Bertalanffy; con peso asintótico de 514.3 kg, punto de inflexión a los 5.93 meses con 152.4 kg. Del análisis de regresión: EPE = (0.026102)(P24M) - (0.0000636)(P24M2), EPE = (23.86)(TAC) - (59.17)(TAC2), EPE = (0.0796)(GM24) - (0.000675)(GM242), EPE = (0.0299)(PPI) - (0.00009506)(PPI2), todos diferente de cero (p &lt; 0.01).]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: The objectives were to characterize the growth of Siboney cows with nonlinear models (MNL) and the effects of growth parameters on age at first mating (AFM). It was analyzed 10 064 live weight data from 2 021 heifers. The MNL evaluated were Logistic, Gompertz, Brody and Bertalanffy. The selection of best model was with the coefficient of determination, Akaike and Bayesian criteria. With a linear regression of quadratic order, the AFM was analyzed with respect to the weight at 24 months (W24M), growth rate (GRA), weight at the point of inflection (WPI) and maturity at 24 months (M24M). The MNL of best fit was Bertalanffy; with asymptotic weight of 514.3 kg, inflection point was at 5.93 months with 152.4 kg. From the regression analysis: AFM = (0.026102)(W24M) - (0.0000636)(W24M2), AFM = (23.86)(GRA) - (59.17)(GRA2), AFM = (0.0796)(M24M) - (0.000675)(M24M2), AFM = (0.0299)(WPI) - (0.00009506)(WPI2), all different from zero (p &lt; 0.01).]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Bovinos leche]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ganadería tropical]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[modelos no lineales]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[pubertad]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[razas sintéticas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[tasa de crecimiento]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Bovine milk]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[growth rate]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[non-linear models]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[puberty]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[synthetic breeds]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[tropical cattle ranching]]></kwd>
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