Nutrient Requirements of Exercising Swamp Buffalo, Bubalus bubalis, from Materials Balance and In Vivo Body Composition by the Body Density Method. I. Aspects of Energy and Protein Metabolism in Working Cows

Abstract. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of a cross-sectional scan as an alternative to the total body DXA scan for predicting the body composition of pigs in vivo. A total of 212 pigs (56 to 138 kg live body weight) were scanned by DXA. The DXA scans were analyzed for percentage fat and lean in the total body and in 14 cross-sections (57.6 mm wide): 5 in the front leg/thoracic region, 4 in the abdominal region, and 5 in the back leg region. Regression analysis was used to compare total body and cross-sectional DXA results and chemical analysis of total body fat, protein and water. The relation (R2) between the percentage fat in individual slices and the percentage of total body fat measured by DXA ranged from 0.78 to 0.97 and by chemical analysis from 0.71 to 0.85, respectively. The relation between the percentage of lean in the individual slices and chemical analysis for percentage of total body protein and water ranged from 0.48 to 0.60 and 0.56 to 0.76, respectively. These results indicate that total body composition of the pig can be predicted (accurately) by performing a time-saving single-pass cross-sectional scan.

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The application of digital imaging techniques in the in vivo estimation of the body composition of pigs: a review

Livestock Production Science ◽

10.1016/s0301-6226(99)00050-0 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 60 (1) ◽

pp. 1-11 ◽

Cited By ~ 47

Author(s):

Cs. Szabo ◽

L. Babinszky ◽

M.W.A. Verstegen ◽

O. Vangen ◽

A.J.M. Jansman ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Body Composition ◽

Digital Imaging ◽

Imaging Techniques ◽

The Body

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Follow-up of GK rats during prediabetes highlights increased insulin action and fat deposition despite low insulin secretion

AJP Endocrinology and Metabolism ◽

10.1152/ajpendo.00501.2007 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 294 (1) ◽

pp. E168-E175 ◽

Cited By ~ 32

Author(s):

Jamileh Movassat ◽

Danièle Bailbé ◽

Cécile Lubrano-Berthelier ◽

Françoise Picarel-Blanchot ◽

Eric Bertin ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Body Composition ◽

Insulin Secretion ◽

Insulin Sensitivity ◽

Cell Function ◽

Cell Mass ◽

The Body ◽

Whole Body ◽

Β Cell ◽

Gk Rats

The adult Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rat is characterized by impaired glucose-induced insulin secretion in vivo and in vitro, decreased β-cell mass, decreased insulin sensitivity in the liver, and moderate insulin resistance in muscles and adipose tissue. GK rats do not exhibit basal hyperglycemia during the first 3 wk after birth and therefore could be considered prediabetic during this period. Our aim was to identify the initial pathophysiological changes occurring during the prediabetes period in this model of type 2 diabetes (T2DM). To address this, we investigated β-cell function, insulin sensitivity, and body composition in normoglycemic prediabetic GK rats. Our results revealed that the in vivo secretory response of GK β-cells to glucose is markedly reduced and the whole body insulin sensitivity is increased in the prediabetic GK rats in vivo. Moreover, the body composition of suckling GK rats is altered compared with age-matched Wistar rats, with an increase of the number of adipocytes before weaning despite a decreased body weight and lean mass in the GK rats. None of these changes appeared to be due to the postnatal nutritional environment of GK pups as demonstrated by cross-fostering GK pups with nondiabetic Wistar dams. In conclusion, in the GK model of T2DM, β-cell dysfunction associated with increased insulin sensitivity and the alteration of body composition are proximal events that might contribute to the establishment of overt diabetes in adult GK rats.

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In vivo assessment of body composition and growth potential of modern broiler using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

Animal Production Science ◽

10.1071/an18792 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 60 (16) ◽

pp. 1959

Author(s):

Camila Angelica Gonçalves ◽

Nilva Kazue Sakomura ◽

Miryelle Freire Sarcinelli ◽

Letícia Graziele Pacheco ◽

Letícia Soares ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Body Composition ◽

Growth Rates ◽

Dual Energy ◽

The Body ◽

Growth Potential ◽

Chemical Components ◽

Potential Growth ◽

X Ray ◽

Growing Period

Context Genetic improvements in modern strains have led to continuous increments in broiler growth rates, which, as a consequence, have resulted in higher economic returns for broiler producers over the last decades. Aim The present study was conducted to characterise the potential growth of the body and feathers of Cobb 500, Hubbard Flex and Ross 308 male and female broilers, as well as to assess the changes in chemical composition that occur up to 16 weeks of age. Methods Birds were fed isoenergetic diets divided in four phases and formulated to marginally exceed the nutritional requirements of the strains throughout the growing period. They were maintained in a controlled environment so as not to limit growth. A dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scanner was used to follow the in vivo body composition of 12 broilers of each strain and sex (total of 72 broilers), and the feather weight and composition was determined in four birds of each strain and sex selected at intervals during the growing period (total of 288 broilers) through comparative slaughter with later chemical analysis. Key results Parameters of Gompertz growth curve to describe the strains were estimated for body and feather weight as well as for the growth of their chemical components. Conclusion Differences in the growth rates between strains were evident, indicating the possible differences in selection methods used by geneticists in the different breeding companies. These genetic parameters would explain part of the variation on broiler´s performance which impacts on the way they should be fed and housed during growth. Implications The accurate description of genetic growth potential is useful information to be associated with factorial models that predict nutritional and feed intake requirements of birds. The main advantage of DXA technology is to decrease the variation of body deposition on the Gompertz model, resulting from the use of the same bird throughout its life. Despite the speed of obtaining chemical values of the body, the method is unsuitable for measuring the growth of feathers, which is also important data to be collected and related to the broiler strains.

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Body composition in vivo. III. The composition of living ruminants and its relation to the tritiated water spaces

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research ◽

10.1071/ar9630944 ◽

1963 ◽

Vol 14 (6) ◽

pp. 944 ◽

Cited By ~ 34

Author(s):

BA Panaretto

Keyword(s):

Body Composition ◽

Tritiated Water ◽

The Body ◽

Precise Method

Two methods for predicting the body composition of living goats from the tritiated water spaces derived in them were proposed previously from results obtained with 11 goats. The relation of tritiated water spaces to body composition has been studied in an addltlonal 10 goats and 9 sheep, and these results together with those previousl y published have yielded a more precise method for calculating the body composition of living ruminants in terms of water, fat, protein, and ash.

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Ingestion Rates and Aspects of Water, Sodium and Energy Metabolism in Caged Swamp Buffalo, Bubalus Bubalis, From Isotope Dilution and Materials Balances.

Australian Journal of Zoology ◽

10.1071/zo9820779 ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 30 (5) ◽

pp. 779 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

CK Williams ◽

B Green

Keyword(s):

Body Mass ◽

Close Agreement ◽

Bubalus Bubalis ◽

The Body ◽

High Rate ◽

Evaporative Heat Loss ◽

Northern Australia ◽

Water Turnover ◽

Daily Rate ◽

Swamp Buffalo

Exchanges of DM, sodium, water and energy were estimated on caged swamp buffalo of body mass (W) 297 plus or minus 13 kg. Estimates of feed ingestion estimated from rates of 22Na and 3H turnover were in close agreement with estimates from weighing. Tritium equilibrated in 6 h and 22Na in 12 h. Tritium space was 78.9 plus or minus 1.6% of body mass at 6 h and 83.9 plus or minus 1.1% at 24 h. The body pool of exchangable Na was 40.56 plus or minus 1.79 mmol/kg W at 12 h, and 44.62 plus or minus 2.12 mmol/kg W at 24 h. The daily rate of water turnover was 34.72 plus or minus 2.33 litres or 326.1 plus or minus 17.2 ml/kg W0.82, about three times that expected on the basis of body size, reflecting adaptation to a tropical swamp habitat. It was due mainly to the high rate of imbibition, 30.78 plus or minus 2.15 litres daily or 289.1 plus or minus 16.3 ml/kg W0.82 daily. Daily rates of water loss were partitioned as: faecal, 9.99 plus or minus 0.761 (94.1 plus or minus 7.0 ml/kg W0.82); urinary, 10.39 plus or minus 0.76 litres (98.2 plus or minus 7.6 ml/kg W0.82); pulmocutaneous, 14.34 plus or minus 1.37 litres (133.8 plus or minus 8.9 ml/kg W0.82). Swamp buffalo are unlikely to be able to satisfy their water requirements from food alone during the dry season in northern Australia. The daily rate of Na turnover was 6.29 plus or minus 0.41 mmol/kg W0.75. Na in the faeces was low, 8.3 plus or minus 0.9 mmol/kg dry faeces, indicating very effective alimentary absorption of Na. Apparent digestible energy intake (DE) per day for maintenance was about 651 plus or minus 41 kJ/kg W0.75. Daily rates of evaporative heat loss were high, 481 plus or minus 33 kJ/kg W0.75, exceeding the non-evaporative component of the DE, 321 plus or minus 35 kJ/kg W0.75; evaporative processes may have contributed to the high maintenance DE.

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Prediction equations for the estimation of body composition in the elderly using anthropometric data

British Journal Of Nutrition ◽

10.1079/bjn19940189 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 71 (6) ◽

pp. 823-833 ◽

Cited By ~ 49

Author(s):

Marjolein Visser ◽

Ellen Van Den Heuvel ◽

Paul Deurenberg

Keyword(s):

Body Composition ◽

Body Fat ◽

The Elderly ◽

The Body ◽

Elderly Subjects ◽

Body Density ◽

Prediction Equations ◽

Anthropometric Data ◽

Percentage Body Fat ◽

The Relationship

To study the relationship between health and nutritional status in elderly populations, information about body composition is essential. To collect this information in large epidemiological studies, practical methods based on anthropometric data must be available. In the present study the relationship between body composition, determined by densitometry, and anthropometric data in 204 elderly men and women, aged 60–87 years, was analysed. Existing prediction equations described in the literature, and mainly based on young and middle-aged subjects, generally underestimated percentage body fat in the elderly study population. Therefore, new prediction equations were developed, based on sex and the sum of two (biceps and triceps) or four (biceps, triceps, suprailiaca and subscapula) skinfolds or the body mass index (BMI). Addition of age or body circumferences to the models did not improve the prediction of body density. Internal cross validation and external validation revealed that the formulas are valid for the estimation of body density in elderly subjects. The standard errors of estimate of the three models, expressed as percentage body fat, were 5.6, 5.4 and 4.8% respectively.

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Body composition among long distance runners

Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira ◽

10.1590/1806-9282.66.2.180 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 66 (2) ◽

pp. 180-186

Author(s):

Joana Rosado ◽

João P. Duarte ◽

Paulo Sousa-e-Silva ◽

Daniela C. Costa ◽

Diogo V. Martinho ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Body Composition ◽

Fat Mass ◽

Adult Male ◽

Bioelectrical Impedance ◽

The Body ◽

Fat Free Mass ◽

Body Density ◽

Distance Runners ◽

Long Distance ◽

Air Displacement Plethysmography

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE The current study aimed to examine the body composition of adult male ultra-trail runners (UTR) according to their level of participation (regional UTR-R, vs. national UTR-N). METHODS The sample was composed of 44 adult male UTR (aged 36.5±7.2 years; UTR-R: n=25; UTR-N: n=19). Body composition was assessed by air displacement plethysmography, bioelectrical impedance, and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. In addition, the Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) was applied. A comparison between the groups was performed using independent samples t-test. RESULTS Significant differences between groups contrasting in the competitive level were found for chronological age (in years; UTR-R: 38.8±8.2 vs. UTR-N: 33.5±4.1); body density (in L.kg-1; UTR-R: 1.062±0.015 vs. UTR-N: 1.074±0.009); and fat mass (in kg; UTR-R: 12.7±6.8 vs. UTR-N: 7.6±2.7). CONCLUSION UTR-N were younger, presented higher values for body density, and had less fat mass, although no significant differences were found for fat-free mass. The current study evidenced the profile of long-distance runners and the need for weight management programs to regulate body composition.

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In vivo estimation of body composition of lactating dairy cattle from urea space measurements

Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science ◽

10.1017/s1752756200005883 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 2001 ◽

pp. 206-206 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

R. E. Agnew ◽

W J McCaughey ◽

J.D. McEvoy ◽

D C Patterson ◽

M G Porter ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Body Composition ◽

Body Fat ◽

Total Body Water ◽

Body Water ◽

The Body ◽

Water Volume ◽

Plasma Urea ◽

Space Technique ◽

Total Body

San Pietro and Rittenberg (1953) reported that urea appeared to meet all the requirements of a satisfactory tracer. Urea is non toxic, not foreign to the body and it shows an even and rapid distribution throughout the total body water without any physiological effect. For these reasons in addition to its easy and accurate measurement, urea is an ideal candidate tracer to estimate empty body water in vivo. Total body water volume (urea space) can be estimated by dividing the total amount of urea infused by the increase in plasma urea concentration from prior to infusion until 12 or 30 minutes after mean infusion time. Kock and Preston (1973) reported significant relationships between urea space measurements and percentage of empty body fat and water in cattle. However, Andrew et al. (1995) using 21 Holstein cows showed that prediction of empty body water using the urea space technique only explained 31 % of the variation. The objective of this experiment was to use the urea dilution technique to estimate the body composition of lactating dairy cows and produce relationships between urea space and body fat and protein content.

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