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A note on the estimation of the chemical body composition of sows

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

R. H. King ,
Elizabeth Speirs  and
P. Eckerman
R. H. King
Affiliation:
Animal Research Institute, Werribee, Victoria 3030, Australia
Elizabeth Speirs
Affiliation:
Animal Research Institute, Werribee, Victoria 3030, Australia
P. Eckerman
Affiliation:
Mount Derrimut Pig Research Unit, Deer Park, Victoria 3023, Australia
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Present day sows, particularly young sows, have smaller fat reserves than they did 10 to 20 years ago (Whittemore, Franklin and Pearce, 1980). Consequently, changes in the sows' body reserves during pregnancy and lactation have become much more critical in evaluating various nutritional strategies. The interpretation of many experiments designed ot investigate the effects of nutrition of the sow would be enhanced if changes in the body composition of the animal could be determined.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 43 , Issue 1 , August 1986 , pp. 167 - 170
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1986

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