Body Composition Analysis of Chickens by Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry

Poultry Science

Volumn 76, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1746-1752

  Mitchell, A D ^a   Rosebrough, R W ^a   Conway, J M ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b BELTSVILLE HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Chicken; Dual energy x ray absorptiometry

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

MINERAL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; BODY WATER; BODY WEIGHT; BONE ASH; BONE DENSITY; CHICKEN; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIODENSITOMETRY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WATER; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; CHICKENS; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MINERALS;

EID: 0031300790     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/76.12.1746     Document Type: Article

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