The informative value of back fat thickness for assessment of body fat content in cattle;Aussagekraft der Rückenfettdicke zum Körperfettgehalt beim Rind

Tierarztliche Praxis Ausgabe K: Kleintiere - Heimtiere

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 133-138

  Klawuhn, D ^a   Staufenbiel, R ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Back fat thickness; Body composition; Body fat content; Body weight; Total body water

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WATER; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LACTATION; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WATER; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0031113472     PISSN: 14341239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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