EVALUACIÓN DEL MODELO CNCPS-S PARA PREDECIR EL CRECIMIENTO DEL BORREGO PELIBUEY. Evaluation of the CNCPS-S Model to Predict the Pelibuey Sheep Growth

The Cornell Net Carbohydrate and protein System for sheep (CNCPS-S) was evaluated on its prediction capacity for daily weight gain and food intake of hair sheep. A data base contain- ing information from 29 experiments, 1189 Pelibuey sheep and 93 diets was utilized. Data were grouped by sex, model ade- quacy was analyzed using correlation and lineal regression analysis (r