Computer tomographic investigation of subcutaneous adipose tissue as an indicator of body composition

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Mcevoy, Fintan J ^a   Madsen, Mads T ^b   Nielsen, Mai B ^b   Svalastoga, Eiliv L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Danish Pig Production   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIOGRAPHY; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; SWINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; SWINE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 67749095182     PISSN: 0044605X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-28     Document Type: Article

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