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Body composition in lambs and young sheep and its prediction in vivo from tritiated water space and body weight

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

T. W. Searle
T. W. Searle
Affiliation:
C.S.I.R.O., Division of Animal Physiology, The Ian Clunies Ross Animal Research Laboratory, Prospect, N.S.W. 2149, Australia
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Summary

Tritiated water (TOH) space was determined in sixty-one sheep of known age (3 days to 18 months). Representative samples of the minced carcass were subsequently analysed to determine body composition (water, fat, protein, ash and energy). The regressions of the weight of the various body components on TOH space and body weight reported here gave equations suitable for prediction. These were similar to equations derived from published results for adults. Combining data on young sheep and adults gave broadly based equations that could be used to predict the body composition of healthy sheep of all ages from 3 days to adults.

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Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 74 , Issue 2 , April 1970 , pp. 357 - 362
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1970

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