Evaluation of a revised model of body composition in sheep

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Title:	Evaluation of a revised model of body composition in sheep
Contributor(s):	Dougherty, H C (author) ; Evered, M (author); Clayton, E H (author); Oltjen, J W (author); Oddy, V H (author)
Publication Date:	2022-09
DOI:	10.1016/j.anscip.2022.07.433
Handle Link:	https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/58979
Abstract:	*Introduction* Current feeding systems calculate heat production (HP) and energy requirements for a given level of production or feed intake from the sum of maintenance energy and energy used for gain. Changes in body composition are calculated from fixed, empirically-derived, relationships between fat and protein gain relative to degree of maturity and body condition (Freer et al., 2007). However, these fixed relationships may not be able to capture the variation in body protein and fat as animals respond to nutritional changes, nor the effects of compensatory growth on body composition.
Publication Type:	Conference Publication
Conference Details:	MODNUT 2022: 10th Workshop on Modelling Nutrient Digestion and Utilization in Farm Animals (MODNUT), Sardinia, Italy, 18th to 21st September, 2022
Source of Publication:	Animal - science proceedings, 13(4), p. 561-562
Publisher:	Elsevier BV
Place of Publication:	The Netherlands
ISSN:	2772-283X
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020:	3003 Animal production
HERDC Category Description:	E5 Conference Poster
Appears in Collections:	Conference Publication School of Environmental and Rural Science School of Science and Technology

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