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Body composition by carcass analysis after mild energy and zinc restriction. |
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| Energy/zinc (%) |
100/100 |
70/100 |
100/70 |
70/70 |
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| Dietary treatment |
GHi1 |
NSS2 |
GHi |
NSS |
GHi |
NSS |
GHi |
NSS |
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| Body fat (%) |
12.0 ± 1.3 |
12.8 ± 2.1 |
8.4 ± 2.6 |
8.3 ± 1.0 |
12.3 ± 1.4 |
12.6 ± 2.1 |
7.2 ± 1.0 |
8.8 ± 3.0 |
| Fat-free mass (%) |
88.0 ± 1.3 |
87.2 ± 2.2 |
91.6 ± 2.6 |
91.7 ± 1.0 |
88.1 ± 1.4 |
87.6 ± 0.9 |
92.8 ± 1.0 |
91.2 ± 3.0 |
| Total Body water (%) |
57.7 ± 3.3 |
60.3 ± 2.2 |
61.1 ± 1.6* |
65.8 ± 2.1 |
57.3 ± 2.9 |
59.9 ± 1.6 |
58.8 ± 7.2* |
66.6 ± 2.1 |
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* = P < 0.05 between treatment groups 1 Immunoreactive recombinant human growth hormone 2 Normal saline solution | ||||||||
Rising et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2005 2:10 doi:10.1186/1743-7075-2-10 |
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