Use of dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry in non-ruminant nutrition research

ABSTRACT Precise body composition measurements are essential in animal nutrition studies because the impact of treatments is evaluated based on changes in body weight and composition. Various indirect techniques for animal compositional evaluation have been developed and evaluated for applicability...

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Main Authors: Candido Pomar, Marcos Kipper, Marcel Marcoux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
Subjects:
DXA
pig
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982017000700621&lng=en&tlng=en