Comparison of calorimetry and the doubly labelled water technique for the measurement of energy expenditure in Equidae

Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 293-303

  Fuller, Z ^a,d   Maltin, C A ^b   Milne, E ^b   Mollison, G S ^b   Cox, J E ^c   Argo, C McG ^a,c  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deuterium; Horses; Metabolism; Nutrition; Oxygen 18

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 1942478434     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1357729800054084     Document Type: Article

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