The use of ultrasound measurement of perirenal fat thickness to estimate changes in body condition of young female rabbits

Animal Science

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 435-442

  Pascual, J J ^a   Castella, F ^a   Cervera, C ^b   Blas, E ^b   Fernandez Carmona J ^b  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body condition; Perirenal fat; Rabbits; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034195628     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S135772980005178X     Document Type: Article

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