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rumenGP 0.1.0

Initial release

rumenGP provides tools for importing, processing, visualizing, fitting, comparing, and interpreting in vitro rumen gas production data.

Data Import and Processing

  • Added support for importing ANKOM RF data.
  • Added metadata import and validation workflows.
  • Added timestamp parsing utilities.
  • Added pressure-to-volume conversion using the ideal gas law.
  • Added standardized rumen_gp objects.
  • Added quality-control and data-validation functions.
  • Added tools for excluding problematic bottles while preserving exclusion records.

Kinetic Models

Implemented the following gas production models:

  • Brody
  • Dual Logistic
  • EXP0
  • EXPL
  • Gompertz
  • Groot
  • LE0
  • LEL
  • Logistic
  • Mitscherlich
  • Michaelis-Menten
  • Orskov and McDonald

Custom Models

  • Added fit_custom() for user-defined nonlinear models.
  • Supports custom formulas.
  • Supports custom starting values.
  • Supports parameter bounds.
  • Integrates with plotting and model-comparison tools.

Model Comparison

  • Added model performance comparison tools.
  • Added model ranking functions.
  • Added treatment-level model comparison.
  • Added treatment-level model ranking.
  • Added best-model selection by treatment.
  • Added model win frequency summaries.

Visualization

  • Added raw gas production plots.
  • Added fitted curve visualization.
  • Added treatment mean visualizations.
  • Added residual diagnostics.
  • Added model comparison visualizations.
  • Added model ranking visualizations.
  • Added dual-pool decomposition plots.

Documentation

  • Added extensive function documentation.

  • Added parameter interpretation guidance.

  • Added executable examples throughout the package.

  • Added five package vignettes:

    • Getting Started
    • Importing Data
    • Custom Models
    • Model Equations
    • Interpreting Models

Website

  • Added a pkgdown website.
  • Added searchable reference documentation.
  • Added rendered examples and figures.
  • Added article and vignette integration.

Quality Assurance

  • Achieved clean R CMD check:

    • 0 errors
    • 0 warnings
    • 0 notes