Body Weight Prediction of Dromedary Camels Using the Machine Learning Models
Subject Areas : CamelN. Asadzadeh 1 , M. Bitaraf Sani 2 , E. Shams Davodly 3 , J. Zare Harofte 4 , M. Khojestehkey 5 , S. Abbaasi 6 , A. Shafie Naderi 7
1 - Department of Animal Production Mnangement, Animal Science Research Institute of Iran (ASRI), Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran
2 - Department of Animal Science, Yazd Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Yazd, Iran
3 - Department of Computer Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
4 - Department of Animal Science, Yazd Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Yazd, Iran
5 - Department of Animal Science, Qom Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Qom, Iran
6 - Department of Computer Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
7 - Department of Animal Science, Yazd Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Yazd, Iran
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