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Main Title Body composition analysis of animals : a handbook of non-destructive methods /
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Speakman, J. R.
Publisher Cambridge University Press,
Year Published 2001
OCLC Number 45806419
ISBN 0521663385; 9780521663380
Subjects Body composition--Measurement--Handbooks, manuals, etc ; Nondestructive testing--Handbooks, manuals, etc ; Dieren ; Anatomie ; Fysiologie ; Lichaamssamenstelling ; Niet-destructieve methoden ; Body composition--analysis--animals
Internet Access
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http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam021/2001018435.html
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ELBM  QP33.5.B62 2001 AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 01/04/2010
Collation x, 242 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents Notes
Morphological indicators of body condition: useful or wishful thinking? -- Standard methods for destructive body composition analysis -- The isotope dilution method for the evaluation of body compostition -- Gas dilution methods: elimination and absorption of lipid-soluble gases -- The use of total body electrical conductivity (TOBEC) to determine body composition in vertebrates -- The use of bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) for estimation of body composition -- The assessment of body composition and other parameters by ultrasound scanning -- The use of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry for the measurement of body composition.