SIMPLIFIED ESTIMATION FORMULA OF THE MILK PRODUCTION IN SHEEP
Keywords:
milk, milking curve, sheepAbstract
The paper proposes a simplified formula to estimate the milk production in sheep.
The formula is based on using the polynomial of Hermite interpolation of 0 degree.
The result constitutes a control value for the milk production parameter. This value is well correlated with the correctly calculated value by a polynomial interpolation of superior degree.
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