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Yonke JA, Seymour KA, El-Kadi SW. Branched-chain amino acid supplementation does not enhance lean tissue accretion in low birth weight neonatal pigs, despite lower Sestrin2 expression in skeletal muscle. Amino Acids 2023; 55:1389-1404. [PMID: 37743429 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-023-03319-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Postnatal muscle growth is impaired in low birth weight (L) neonatal pigs. Leucine supplementation has been established as a dietary intervention to enhance muscle growth in growing animals. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of supplementing L neonatal pig formulas with branched-chain amino acids (B) to enhance the rate of protein accretion. Twenty-four 3-day old pigs were divided into two groups low (L) and normal birth weight (N) based on weight at birth. Pigs were assigned to a control (C) or 1% branched-chain amino acids (B) formulas, and fed at 250 mL·kg body weight -1·d-1 for 28 d. Body weight of pigs in the L group was less than those in the N group (P < 0.01). However, fractional body weight was greater for L pigs compared with their N siblings from day 24 to 28 of feeding regardless of formula (P < 0.01). In addition, feed efficiency (P < 0.0001) and efficiently of protein accretion (P < 0.0001) were greater for L than N pigs regardless of supplementation. Pigs fed the B formula had greater plasma leucine, isoleucine, and valine concentrations compared with those fed the C formula (P < 0.05). Longissimus dorsi Sestrin2 protein expression was less for pigs in the L group compared with those in the N group (P < 0.01), but did not result in a corresponding increase in translation initiation signaling. Longissimus dorsi mRNA expression of BCAT2 was less for LB pigs compared with those in the LC group, and was intermediate for NC and NB pigs (P < 0.05). Hepatic mRNA expression of BCKDHA was greater for pigs in the L compared with those in the N groups (P < 0.05). However, plasma branched-chain keto-acid concentration was reduced for C compared with those in the B group (P < 0.05). These data suggest that branched-chain amino acid supplementation does not improve lean tissue accretion of low and normal birth weight pigs, despite a reduction in Sestrin2 expression in skeletal muscle of low birth weight pigs. The modest improvement in fractional growth rate of low birth weight pigs compared with their normal birth weight siblings was likely due to a more efficient dietary protein utilization.
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- Joseph A Yonke
- School of Animal Sciences, Virginia Tech, 175 West Campus Drive, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA
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- School of Animal Sciences, Virginia Tech, 175 West Campus Drive, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA
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- School of Animal Sciences, Virginia Tech, 175 West Campus Drive, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.
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Kasper C, Schlegel P, Ruiz-Ascacibar I, Stoll P, Bee G. Accuracy of predicting chemical body composition of growing pigs using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Animal 2021; 15:100307. [PMID: 34273875 DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2021.100307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Studies in animal science assessing nutrient and energy efficiency or determining nutrient requirements benefit from gathering exact measurements of body composition or body nutrient contents. Those are acquired by standardized dissection or by grinding the body followed by wet chemical analysis, respectively. The two methods do not result in the same type of information, but both are destructive. Harnessing human medical imaging techniques for animal science can enable repeated measurements of individuals over time and reduce the number of individuals required for research. Among imaging techniques, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is particularly promising. However, the measurements obtained with DXA do not perfectly match dissections or chemical analyses, requiring the adjustment of the DXA via calibration equations. Several calibration regressions have been published, but comparative studies of those regression equations and whether they are applicable to different data sets are pending. Thus, it is currently not clear whether existing regression equations can be directly used to convert DXA measurements into chemical values or whether each individual DXA device will require its own calibration. Our study builds prediction equations that relate body composition to the content of single nutrients in growing entire male pigs (BW range 20-100 kg) as determined by both DXA and chemical analyses, with R2 ranging between 0.89 for ash and 0.99 for water and CP. Moreover, we show that the chemical composition of the empty body can be satisfactorily determined by DXA scans of carcasses, with the prediction error ranging between 4.3% for CP and 12.6% for ash. Finally, we compare existing prediction equations for pigs of a similar range of BWs with the equations derived from our DXA measurements and evaluate their fit with our chemical analysis data. We found that existing equations for absolute contents that were built using the same DXA beam technology predicted our data more precisely than equations based on different technologies and percentages of fat and lean mass. This indicates that the creation of generic regression equations that yield reliable estimates of body composition in pigs of different growth stages, sexes and genetic breeds could be achievable in the near future. DXA may be a promising tool for high-throughput phenotyping for genetic studies, because it efficiently measures body composition in a large number and wide array of animals.
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- C Kasper
- Agroscope, Swine Research Unit, Tioleyre 4, 1725 Posieux, Switzerland; Agroscope, Animal Genophenomics Group, Tioleyre 4, 1725 Posieux, Switzerland.
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- Agroscope, Swine Research Unit, Tioleyre 4, 1725 Posieux, Switzerland
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- Agroscope, Swine Research Unit, Tioleyre 4, 1725 Posieux, Switzerland
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- Agroscope, Swine Research Unit, Tioleyre 4, 1725 Posieux, Switzerland
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- Agroscope, Swine Research Unit, Tioleyre 4, 1725 Posieux, Switzerland
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Calnan H, Williams A, Peterse J, Starling S, Cook J, Connaughton S, Gardner GE. A prototype rapid dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) system can predict the CT composition of beef carcases. Meat Sci 2020; 173:108397. [PMID: 33370621 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2020.108397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The development of a novel rapid dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) system provides the opportunity to improve measurement of beef carcase composition. A prototype rapid DEXA system was built in a shipping container to scan 51 beef carcases selected for a wide range in weight and fatness. One side of each carcase was spray chilled and the other conventionally chilled overnight before being quartered for DEXA scanning and then being cut into 16 pieces for CT scanning to determine carcase composition. Spray chilling did not impact DEXA prediction of CT composition, with the DEXA system describing 89%, 95%, and 87% of the variation in beef carcase CT lean %, fat % and bone %, with a root mean square error of prediction of 2.31 lean %, 2.15 fat %, and 1.12 bone % units. These results demonstrate that the novel rapid DEXA system has excellent capacity to predict CT composition in beef carcases.
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- H Calnan
- School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Australia.
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- School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Australia
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- School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Australia
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- Scott Automation and Robotics Pty Ltd, 10 Clevedon Street, Botany, NSW, Australia
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- Scott Automation and Robotics Pty Ltd, 10 Clevedon Street, Botany, NSW, Australia
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- School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Australia
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- School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Australia
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Using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry to estimate commercial cut weights at abattoir chain-speed. Meat Sci 2020; 173:108400. [PMID: 33316705 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2020.108400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2020] [Revised: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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This experiment assessed the ability of an on-line dual energy x-ray absorptiometer (DEXA) installed at a commercial abattoir to determine commercial cut weights in lamb carcases at abattoir chain-speed. 200 lamb carcases were scanned using a DEXA that was trained to predict the computed tomography determined proportions of fat, lean, and bone. Models were then trained using hot carcase weight and, DEXA fat% value or GR tissue depth to predict cut weight. Results from validation tests of DEXA models demonstrated excellent precision for predicting cut weight, in most cases describing more than 85% of the variation, and RMSE values that represented between 5 and 13% of the average weight of each cut. For most cuts these weight predictions were superior to those informed by GR tissue depth. This precision was maintained upon validation. Additional analyses utilised pixel information from the fore, saddle, and hind sections of DEXA images. This further enhanced the predictive power of cut weight models.
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Catteuw A, Devreese M, De Baere S, Antonissen G, Huybrechts B, Ivanova L, Uhlig S, Martens A, De Saeger S, De Boevre M, Croubels S. Toxicokinetic Studies in Piglets Reveal Age-Related Differences in Systemic Exposure to Zearalenone, Zearalenone-14-Glucoside, and Zearalenone-14-Sulfate. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2020; 68:7757-7764. [PMID: 32584032 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c01943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Juveniles are considered as one of the most vulnerable population groups concerning mycotoxins and their modified forms. The weaning stage is a particularly vulnerable period in the life of mammals, reflected in intestinal and immune dysfunction. The current study investigated the toxicokinetic (TK) characteristics of zearalenone (ZEN), zearalenone-14-glucoside (ZEN14G), and zearalenone-14-sulfate (ZEN14S) in weaned (4-week-old) piglets, by means of oral and intravenous administration of equimolar doses, i.e., 331, 500, and 415 μg/kg bodyweight, respectively. Plasma and urine were sampled pre- and post-administration and were quantitatively analyzed for ZEN, ZEN14G, ZEN14S, and in vivo metabolites by liquid chromatography-high-resolution mass spectrometry. Tailor-made TK models were elaborated to process data. A statistical comparison of the results was performed with TK data obtained in a previously reported study in pigs of 8 weeks of age. Additionally, porcine plasma protein binding was determined to support TK findings. The TK results for ZEN, ZEN14G, and ZEN14S, obtained in 4- and 8-week-old pigs, revealed significant age-related differences, based on differences in intestinal permeability, body fat content, gastrointestinal transit time, and biotransformation, with a special emphasis on an increased absorbed fraction of ZEN14G, i.e., 94 vs 61% in 4- compared to 8-week-old pigs. Since the growing pig has been reported to be a suitable pediatric animal model for humans concerning TK processes, these results may contribute to refine the risk assessment concerning modified ZEN forms in juvenile animals and humans.
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- Amelie Catteuw
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
- Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Toxinology Research Group, Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Ullevålsveien 68, 0454 Oslo, Norway
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- Toxinology Research Group, Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Ullevålsveien 68, 0454 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Surgery and Anaesthesiology of Domestic Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Department of Bioanalysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Bioanalysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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Schallier S, Li C, Lesuisse J, Janssens GPJ, Everaert N, Buyse J. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry is a reliable non-invasive technique for determining whole body composition of chickens. Poult Sci 2019; 98:2652-2661. [PMID: 30839076 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pez013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In this study, a Lunar Prodigy dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scanner was validated as a technique to estimate chicken body composition in a non-invasive way. Former research has emphasized the importance of validation of every scanner and software version. In a first trial, DEXA estimated body composition for broilers was correlated with chemical carcass analysis to develop prediction equations. As such, those equations can be used in later experiments with chickens to correct DEXA estimations to estimate body composition accurately by DEXA. DEXA estimated fat mass, lean tissue mass, bone mineral content (BMC) and total body mass, which is the sum of fat, lean mass and BMC, were compared to chemically analyzed crude fat, lean mass as the sum of protein and water and body ash content and scale body weight, respectively. Those regression equations were then used in a second trial to determine body composition based upon DEXA for breeders at different ages. In this experiment, fat and lean tissue determined by DEXA, were compared to dissection parameters commonly used for assessing carcass quality, namely breast muscle and abdominal fat. The first trial showed that DEXA provides high correlations for body mass (ρ = 1) and the individual tissue masses separately (ρ ranging between 0.98 and 1). These high correlations allow for accurate prediction of those components with the developed regression equations. Proportional fat and lean tissue were correlated with their chemical counterparts, however, to a lower extent than absolute values due to lower variation between the proportional weights. BMC percentage was not significantly correlated with ash percentage. Furthermore, in trial 2 high correlations were observed between dissection parameters and DEXA-corrected estimations. These correlations show that DEXA can assess carcass quality in breeders without sacrificing the birds. In conclusion, DEXA is a reliable technique to estimate breeder and broiler body composition in a non-invasive way, hence allowing for longitudinal studies over longer periods of time while avoiding sacrificing of birds.
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- S Schallier
- Department of Biosystems, Laboratory of Livestock physiology, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 30, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Biosystems, Laboratory of Livestock physiology, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 30, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Biosystems, Laboratory of Livestock physiology, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 30, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Nutrition, Genetics and Ethology, Ghent University, Heidestraat 19, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Passage des Déportés, 2, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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- Department of Biosystems, Laboratory of Livestock physiology, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 30, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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Gonçalves CA, Sakomura NK, Pereira da Silva E, Artoni SMB, Suzuki RM, Gous RM. Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry is a valid tool for assessing in vivo body composition of broilers. ANIMAL PRODUCTION SCIENCE 2019. [DOI: 10.1071/an17637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The use of non-invasive techniques to estimate body composition in animals in vivo conforms to the desire to improve the welfare of animals during research and also has the potential to advance scientific research. The purpose of the present study was to determine a predictive equation of the dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) method for broilers by comparing the measurement of body composition using DXA with that by chemical analysis. In total, 720 day-old Cobb500 broilers were distributed into a split-plot arrangement 3 (crude protein concentrations of diets) × 2 (genders) × 2 (methods of chemical body evaluation), with six replications of 20 birds each. To promote the modification of the body composition of broilers, diets varied in the crude protein concentration, which was 70%, 100% and 130% of the required. Two hundred and sixteen birds in different ages were evaluated by its bodyweight, lean, fat and ash contents. The data were submitted to ANOVA and it was demonstrated that the dietary crude protein levels applied allowed a greater variation of the body composition of the birds. Also, the results indicated that the DXA method did not predict fat mass, lean mass or bone mineral content as well as did chemical composition analysis, resulting in the need to develop regression equations for improving the in vivo prediction of these chemical components. The regression equations developed here enable the feather-free body composition of individual broilers to be directly estimated throughout growth using the DXA non-invasive technique.
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Solano-Aguilar GI, Jang S, Lakshman S, Gupta R, Beshah E, Sikaroodi M, Vinyard B, Molokin A, Gillevet PM, Urban JF. The Effect of Dietary Mushroom Agaricus bisporus on Intestinal Microbiota Composition and Host Immunological Function. Nutrients 2018; 10:nu10111721. [PMID: 30424006 PMCID: PMC6266512 DOI: 10.3390/nu10111721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Revised: 10/28/2018] [Accepted: 11/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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A study was designed to determine the potential prebiotic effect of dietary mushrooms on the host immune response, and intestinal microbiota composition and function. Thirty-one six-week-old pigs were fed a pig grower diet alone or supplemented with either three or six servings of freeze-dried white button (WB)-mushrooms for six weeks. Host immune response was evaluated in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), and alveolar macrophages (AM) after stimulation with Salmonella typhymurium-Lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Isolated DNA from fecal and proximal colon contents were used for 16S rDNA taxonomic analysis and linear discriminant analysis effect size (LEfSe) to determine bacterial abundance and metabolic function. Pigs gained weight with no difference in body composition or intestinal permeability. Feeding mushrooms reduced LPS-induced IL-1β gene expression in AM (P < 0.05) with no change in LPS-stimulated PBMC or the intestinal mucosa transcriptome. LEfSe indicated increases in Lachnospiraceae, Ruminococcaceae within the order Clostridiales with a shift in bacterial carbohydrate metabolism and biosynthesis of secondary metabolites in the mushroom-fed pigs. These results suggested that feeding WB mushrooms significantly reduced the LPS-induced inflammatory response in AM and positively modulated the host microbiota metabolism by increasing the abundance of Clostridiales taxa that are associated with improved intestinal health.
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- Gloria I Solano-Aguilar
- Diet Genomics and Immunology Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Northeast Area, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
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- Diet Genomics and Immunology Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Northeast Area, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
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- Diet Genomics and Immunology Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Northeast Area, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
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- Microbiome Analysis Center, George Mason University, Science & Technology Campus, Manassas, VA 20108, USA.
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- Diet Genomics and Immunology Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Northeast Area, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
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- Microbiome Analysis Center, George Mason University, Science & Technology Campus, Manassas, VA 20108, USA.
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- Statistics Group, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Northeast Area, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
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- Diet Genomics and Immunology Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Northeast Area, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
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- Microbiome Analysis Center, George Mason University, Science & Technology Campus, Manassas, VA 20108, USA.
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- Diet Genomics and Immunology Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Northeast Area, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
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Kipper M, Marcoux M, Andretta I, Pomar C. Repeatability and reproducibility of measurements obtained by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry on pig carcasses. J Anim Sci 2018; 96:2027-2037. [PMID: 29722809 DOI: 10.1093/jas/skx046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2017] [Accepted: 03/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The precision of a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) device in terms of repeatability and reproducibility was evaluated on nine left half-carcasses from pigs with large variability in body weight and fat content. Repeatability was assessed by scanning each carcass 10 times sequentially in the same position. Reproducibility was assessed by scanning each carcass in 10 different positions. Images were analyzed with DXA software using a custom region of interest (ROI) and the standard head, trunk, arm, and leg ROI. Predicted values from the DEXA for bone mineral content (BMC), bone area, bone mineral density (BMD), total weight, soft-tissue weight, fat-tissue weight, and lean-tissue weight were considered. Repeatability was associated with the variance between measurements on the same carcass in the same position (repeatability conditions). An average variance value was obtained with all the carcasses combined, and the SD was calculated as the square root of this combined variance. The CV was the ratio between the SD of the measurements and its average value. Reproducibility was calculated for each carcass as the difference between the variance obtained under the reproducibility conditions and that obtained under the repeatability conditions. The effects of the ROI and conditions were evaluated by ANOVA and Tukey's test. Means of BMC, bone area, BMD, fat tissue, and lean tissue differed among the ROI (P < 0.05) in both the repeatability and reproducibility conditions. The CV of DXA measurements under repeatability condition obtained in the head, arm, and leg ROI was lesser than 1%. Only the repeatability errors of fat tissue differed (P < 0.05) among the ROI, with the lowest precision found for the trunk ROI. The reproducibility errors of BMC, bone area, fat tissue, and lean tissue differed (P < 0.05) among the ROI. The custom ROI had reproducibility errors greater than 2% for fat tissue and greater than 3.5% for BMC and bone area. In addition, the trunk ROI had the highest reproducibility errors for fat tissue (20.7%) and lean tissue (6.2%) when compared to the other ROI. In conclusion, repeatability and reproducibility results obtained for most of the studied ROI indicate that DXA is a valuable tool for carcass evaluation. From a methodological viewpoint and considering the variations observed in this study, the ROI should be chosen based on the item to be evaluated or on the conditions in which the DXA measurements are to be taken.
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- M Kipper
- Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.,Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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Gardner GE, Starling S, Charnley J, Hocking-Edwards J, Peterse J, Williams A. Calibration of an on-line dual energy X-ray absorptiometer for estimating carcase composition in lamb at abattoir chain-speed. Meat Sci 2018; 144:91-99. [PMID: 30008338 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2018.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2018] [Accepted: 06/18/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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This experiment assessed the ability of an on-line dual energy x-ray absorptiometer (DEXA) installed at a commercial abattoir to determine carcase composition at abattoir chain-speed. 607 lamb carcases from 7 slaughter groups were DEXA scanned and then scanned using computed tomography to determine the proportions of fat (CT fat%), lean (CT lean%), and bone (CT bone%). Data between slaughter groups were standardised relative to a synthetic phantom consisting of Nylon-6. Models were then trained within each dataset using hot carcase weight and DEXA value to predict CT composition, and then validated in the remaining datasets. Results from across-dataset validation tests demonstrated excellent precision for predicting CT fat%, with RMSE and R2 values of 1.32 and 0.89, compared to values of 1.69 and 0.69 for CT lean%, and 0.81 and 0.68 for CT bone% which had less precision. Accuracy across datasets was also robust, with average bias values of 0.66, 0.83, and 0.51 for CT fat%, lean%, and bone%.
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- G E Gardner
- Murdoch University, School of Veterinary & Life Sciences, Western Australia 6150, Australia; Australian Cooperative Research Centre for Sheep Industry Innovation, Australia.
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- Meat and Livestock Australia, 40 Mount Street, North Sydney 2060, Australia
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- Scott Automation and Robotics Pty Ltd, 630 Kaikorai Rd, Dunedin, NZ
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- South Australian Research & Development Institute, South Australia 5271, Australia
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- Murdoch University, School of Veterinary & Life Sciences, Western Australia 6150, Australia
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- Murdoch University, School of Veterinary & Life Sciences, Western Australia 6150, Australia
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Matthan NR, Solano-Aguilar G, Meng H, Lamon-Fava S, Goldbaum A, Walker ME, Jang S, Lakshman S, Molokin A, Xie Y, Beshah E, Stanley J, Urban Jr. JF, Lichtenstein AH. The Ossabaw Pig Is a Suitable Translational Model to Evaluate Dietary Patterns and Coronary Artery Disease Risk. J Nutr 2018; 148:542-551. [PMID: 29659954 PMCID: PMC6669954 DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxy002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2017] [Accepted: 12/26/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background Animal models that mimic diet-induced human pathogenesis of chronic diseases are of increasing importance in preclinical studies. The Ossabaw pig is an established model for obesity-related metabolic disorders when fed extreme diets in caloric excess. Objective To increase the translational nature of this model, we evaluated the effect of diets resembling 2 human dietary patterns, the Western diet (WD) and the Heart Healthy Diet (HHD), without or with atorvastatin (-S or +S) therapy, on cardiometabolic risk factors and atherosclerosis development. Methods Ossabaw pigs (n = 32; 16 boars and 16 gilts, aged 5-8 wk) were randomized according to a 2 × 2 factorial design into 4 groups (WD-S, WD+S, HHD-S, and HHD+S) and were fed the respective diets for 6 mo. The WD (high in saturated fat, cholesterol, and refined grain) and the HHD (high in unsaturated fat, whole grain, and fruit and vegetables) were isocaloric [38% of energy (%E) from fat, 47%E from carbohydrate, and 15%E from protein]. Body composition was determined by using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, serum fatty acid (FA) profiles by gas chromatography, cardiometabolic risk profile by standard procedures, and degree of atherosclerosis by histopathology. Results Serum FA profiles reflected the predominant dietary FA. Pigs fed the WD had 1- to 4-fold higher concentrations of LDL cholesterol, non-HDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) compared with HHD-fed pigs (all P-diet < 0.05). Statin therapy significantly lowered concentrations of LDL cholesterol (-39%), non-HDL cholesterol (-38%), and triglycerides (-6%) (P-statin < 0.02). A greater degree of atheromatous changes (macrophage infiltration, foam cells, fatty streaks) and lesion incidence was documented in the coronary arteries (P-diet < 0.05), as well as 2- to 3-fold higher lipid deposition in the aortic arch or thoracic aorta of WD- compared with HHD-fed pigs (P-diet < 0.001). Conclusions Ossabaw pigs manifested a dyslipidemic and inflammatory profile accompanied by early-stage atherosclerosis when fed a WD compared with an HHD, which was moderately reduced by atorvastatin therapy. This phenotype presents a translational model to examine mechanistic pathways of whole food-based dietary patterns on atherosclerosis development.
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- Nirupa R Matthan
- Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA,Address correspondence to NRM (e-mail: )
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- Diet, Genomics, and Immunology Laboratory, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Beltsville, MD
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- Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA
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- Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA
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- Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA
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- Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA
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- Diet, Genomics, and Immunology Laboratory, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Beltsville, MD
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- Diet, Genomics, and Immunology Laboratory, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Beltsville, MD
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- Diet, Genomics, and Immunology Laboratory, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Beltsville, MD
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- Department of Parasitology, Sichuan Agricultural University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Diet, Genomics, and Immunology Laboratory, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Beltsville, MD
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- Diet, Genomics, and Immunology Laboratory, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Beltsville, MD
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- Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA
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Soladoye O, López Campos Ó, Aalhus J, Gariépy C, Shand P, Juárez M. Accuracy of dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in assessing carcass composition from different pig populations. Meat Sci 2016; 121:310-316. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2016.06.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2016] [Revised: 06/29/2016] [Accepted: 06/29/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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AbstractPotential measures of muscularity derived from X-ray computer tomography (CT) were assessed using data for 160 sheep (50 Suffolk males, 50 Suffolk females, 40 Texel males and 20 Charollais males). One-fifth of the lambs within each breed and sex were slaughtered at each of 14, 18 or 22 weeks of age and two-fifths slaughtered at 26 weeks. All lambs were CT scanned prior to slaughter with longitudinal and cross-sectional scans taken at three positions along the body [5th lumbar vertebra (LV5), mid-shaft of the femur (FEM) and ischium (ISC)]. After slaughter, linear measurements of side length (SL) and M. longissimus thoracis et lumborum (LTL) width (A) and depth (B) (12/ 13th thoracic vertebra) were taken on the left side of the carcass. The side was dissected and femur length (FL), the weight of three muscles surrounding the femur (M3) and the total muscle weight in the side (TM) were recorded. Five muscularity measures were calculated for the carcass. Two for the LTL muscle (A/SL, B/SL), one for the hind leg (√M3/FL3) and one for the whole carcass (√TM/SL3).Correlations between spine length measured on the CT longitudinal scans and side length measured on the carcass were high (> 0·62), while correlations between measurements of LTL width and depth on the carcass with those on the LV5 scan were moderate (> 0·41). CT measures of muscularity were derived using linear measurements taken on CT scans together with a prediction of total muscle weight using CT tissue areas. Correlations between CT measures and dissection measures of LTL and whole carcass muscularity were moderate to high (0·33–0·54). Correlations between the dissection measure and four CT measures of hind leg muscularity were higher (0·48-0·60). These results clearly show that good in vivo measures of muscularity can be obtained for sheep by using measurements that can be taken on CT scans. This will be a useful tool for selection programmes aiming to improve sheep carcass shape, particularly those already using CT scanning to increase rates of genetic improvement in lean tissue growth.
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Mitchell AD. Validation of quantitative magnetic resonance body composition analysis for infants using piglet model. Pediatr Res 2011; 69:330-5. [PMID: 21150693 DOI: 10.1203/pdr.0b013e31820a5b9c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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A study was conducted to validate the use of a quantitative magnetic resonance (QMR) device for measuring the body composition of infants and neonates weighing < 12 kg using the pig as a model. A total of 25 piglets weighing between 2 and 12 kg were studied. Body composition was assessed by QMR, dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA), and whole-body chemical analysis (CA) of carcass for lipid and water content. The precision, mean and SD of repeated measurements, of QMR to estimate fat mass (FM), lean mass (LM), and total body water (TBW) for five consecutive scans with reposition was 12.5, 32.0, and 36.0 g, respectively. QMR measures of FM, LM, and TBW were highly and significantly correlated with CA of carcass. In terms of accuracy, mean difference between QMR and CA (percent of mean value for CA), QMR overestimated FM by 40 g (4.7%), overestimated LM by 114.9 g (2.1%), and underestimated TBW by 134.6 g (3.1%). This study concludes that QMR provides precise and accurate measures of FM, LM, and TBW in piglet weighing up to 12 kg. These results suggest that QMR can provide valuable body composition data in longitudinal studies in infants.
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- Alva D Mitchell
- Animal Bioscience and Biotechnology Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, Maryland 20715, USA.
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Gjessing PF, Fuskevåg OM, Hagve M, Revhaug A, Irtun Ø. Hyperinsulinemic euglycemic step clamping with tracer glucose infusion and labeled glucose infusate for assessment of acute insulin resistance in pigs. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2010; 298:E1305-12. [PMID: 20371732 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00701.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The present study aimed to establish hyperinsulinemic euglycemic step clamping with tracer glucose infusion and labeled glucose infusate (step hot-GINF HEC) for assessment of acute insulin resistance in anesthetized pigs and to arrange for combination with invasive investigative methods. Tracer enrichment was measured during D-[6,6-(2)H(2)]glucose infusion before and after surgical instrumentation (n = 8). Insulin dose-response characteristics were determined by two step hot-GINF HEC procedures, with accordingly labeled glucose infusates performed at a total of six insulin infusion rates ranging from 0.2 to 2.0 mU kg(-1) min(-1) (n = 8). Finally, three-step hot-GINF HEC (0.4, 1.2, and 2.0 mU kg(-1) min(-1)) was performed subsequent to major surgical trauma (n = 8). Tracer enrichment, basal glucose kinetics, and circulating levels of C-peptide, cortisol, glucagon, and catecholamines were not influenced by surgical instrumentation. Mean intraindividual coefficient of variance levels for glucose infusion rates and repeatedly measured insulin, glucose, and tracer enrichment indicated stable clamping conditions. Basal and maximal insulin-stimulated glucose utilization was twice as high as in humans at approximately 5.5 and 21 mg kg(-1) min(-1). Surgical trauma elicited pronounced peripheral and moderate hepatic insulin unresponsiveness (45% lower whole body glucose disposal and 19% less suppressed endogenous glucose release) and apparently diminished metabolic insulin clearance. Step hot-GINF HEC seems suitable for assessment of acute insulin resistance in anesthetized pigs, and combination with invasive investigative methods requiring surgical instrumentation can be accomplished without the premises for utilization of the technique being altered, but attention must be paid to alterations in metabolic insulin clearance.
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Stevenson KT, van Tets IG. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) can accurately and nondestructively measure the body composition of small, free-living rodents. Physiol Biochem Zool 2008; 81:373-82. [PMID: 18419562 DOI: 10.1086/587096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is a nondestructive technique that can potentially measure specific components of whole-body composition in free-living and lab-raised animals. Our aim was to test the ability of DXA to measure the composition of a common arvicoline rodent, the northern red-backed vole (Clethrionomys rutilus). We used a DXA apparatus to obtain measurements of fat mass (FM), lean mass (LM),bone mineral content, bone mineral density, and fat-free mass(FFM) in carcasses of free-living and lab-raised voles. We then used chemical carcass analysis to derive predictive algorithms for actual values of FM, total body water, total protein, total mineral, LM, and FFM. Unexplained error in the equations for all voles grouped collectively ranged from R(2) = 0.82 to R(2) = 0.98. The DXA FM measurement had the highest coefficient of variation, and it was higher for free-living voles than for lab-raised voles. However, FM can be determined by difference with excellent precision by using the FFM equation (R(2) = 0.98). We also derived corrective terms for passive integrated transponder-tagged animals. Thus, DXA is a nonlethal, nondestructive tool capable of precisely and accurately measuring many specific parameters of whole-body composition in small free-living and lab-raised rodents.
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- Kalb T Stevenson
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alaska, 3211 Providence Drive, Ecosystems Biomedical Building 130, Anchorage, Alaska 99508, USA.
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Mawby DI, Bartges JW, d'Avignon A, Laflamme DP, Moyers TD, Cottrell T. Comparison of various methods for estimating body fat in dogs. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 2007; 40:109-14. [PMID: 15007045 DOI: 10.5326/0400109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Obesity is considered one of the most common forms of malnutrition occurring in dogs. Laboratory methods of evaluation of body composition in live dogs have included dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) and deuterium oxide (D(2)O) dilution. Clinical methods of evaluation include assigning a body condition score (BCS) based on visual observation, palpation, and morphometric measurements. This study used these four methods to evaluate 23 healthy, adult, client-owned dogs. Good correlation (coefficient of determination [r(2)]=0.78) was found between measurements of percent body fat (%BF) determined by the D(2)O dilution method and the DEXA scan. Percent body fat can also be estimated using BCS (r(2)=0.92 comparison with DEXA) or by using morphometric measurements with simple calculations (r(2)=0.92 comparison with DEXA).
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- Dianne I Mawby
- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-4544, USA
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Angel R, Saylor WW, Mitchell AD, Powers W, Applegate TJ. Effect of dietary phosphorus, phytase, and 25-hydroxycholecalciferol on broiler chicken bone mineralization, litter phosphorus, and processing yields. Poult Sci 2006; 85:1200-11. [PMID: 16830860 DOI: 10.1093/ps/85.7.1200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Three floor pen experiments (Exp) were conducted to evaluate low nonphytin P (NPP) concentrations and the NPP sparing effect of phytase (PHY) and 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25D) on bone mineralization, bone breaking during commercial processing, litter P, and water-soluble P (WSP) concentrations. Tested treatments (TRT) were control, National Research Council NPP; University of Maryland (UMD) NPP; UMD + PHY, UMD NPP reduced by 0.064% NPP + 600 U of PHY/kg; UMD + PHY + 25D, UMD NPP reduced by 0.090% NPP + 600 U of PHY and 70 microg of 25D/kg; control + PHY mimicked the industry practice of diets by 0.1% when PHY is added; and negative control with 90% UMD NPP concentrations. UMD + PHY and control + PHY diets contained 600 U of PHY/kg, and UMD + PHY + 25D contained 600 U of PHY + 70 microg of 25D/kg. Performance results were presented separately. After each Exp, litter P and WSP were determined, and bone measurements were obtained on 8 or 10 broilers per pen. Tested TRT did not affect broiler BW. Femur ash weight of broilers fed the UMD and UMD + PHY + 25D was lower in all Exp compared with that of broilers fed the control diet. Femur ash was similar for control and UMD + PHY broilers, yet averaged over all Exp, UMD + PHY broilers consumed 39% less NPP and required less NPP per gram of femur ash than those on the control (4.87 and 7.77 g of NPP/g of ash, Exp 3). At the end of Exp 3, broilers were processed in a commercial facility. Despite reductions in NPP intake and bone mineralization, no differences were observed in measurements of economic importance (parts lost, carcass yield, and incidence of broken bones). The P excretion per bird was lowest for birds fed the UMD + PHY + 25D diet followed by those fed the UMD + PHY and negative control diets (10.44, 12.00, and 13.78 g of P/bird, respectively) and were highest for those fed the control diet (19.55 g of P/bird). These results suggest that feeding diets low in P together with PHY and 25D will not affect performance or increase losses at processing while resulting in improved P retention and reductions in P and WSP excreted.
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- R Angel
- University of Maryland, College Park 20742, USA.
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Mercier J, Pomar C, Marcoux M, Goulet F, Thériault M, Castonguay FW. The use of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry to estimate the dissected composition of lamb carcasses. Meat Sci 2006; 73:249-57. [PMID: 22062296 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2005.11.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2005] [Revised: 11/30/2005] [Accepted: 11/30/2005] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A total of 140 male and female Dorset and Suffolk lambs were slaughtered according to four live weight classes (36-39kg, 41-44kg, 46-49kg and 51-54kg). Total tissue, fat and lean masses, and bone mineral content measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) were used to predict dissected tissue weights. The DXA total weights accurately predict half-carcasses and primal cuts weights (shoulder, leg, loin and flank) (R(2)>0.99, CVe<1.3%). The prediction of the half-carcass dissected fat percentage is weaker (R(2)=0.77, CVe=10.4%). Fatness prediction accuracy is equivalent for the shoulder, leg and loin (R(2) between 0.68 and 0.78, CVe between 10% and 13%). The R(2) obtained when predicting dissected lean content from DXA variables is 0.93 for the half-carcass and higher than 0.83 for all cuts other than flank (CVe are between 3.5% and 6.5%, except for the flank, which is 9.1%). The prediction of bone weight using the bone mineral content is not very accurate for the half-carcass, shoulder and leg (R(2): 0.48, 0.47 and 0.43; CVe: 10.2%, 12.0% and 11.6%, respectively). The situation improves, however, for the loin (R(2)=0.70, CVe=10.7%). In conclusion, DXA is an effective technology for predicting total weight and the amount of lean and fat in lamb carcasses and their primal cuts.
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- J Mercier
- Département des sciences animales, Université Laval, Québec, Qué., Canada G1K 7P4
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Blanc S, Colman R, Kemnitz J, Weindruch R, Baum S, Ramsey J, Schoeller D. Assessment of nutritional status in rhesus monkeys: comparison of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and stable isotope dilution. J Med Primatol 2005; 34:130-8. [PMID: 15860121 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0684.2005.00106.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Body composition estimates from dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and stable isotope dilution ((2)H and (18)O) were compared in 61 rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) from the ongoing long-term energy restriction study at the University of Wisconsin. Their average age was 18.9 +/- 2.5 y/o. Of the animals, 51% were in the energy restricted group and 38% were females. Although the correlation between methods was highly significant for fat mass (R(2) = 0.97, SEE = 0.25 kg or 7.5%, P < 0.0001) and fat-free mass (R(2) = 0.98, SEE = 0.29 kg or 3.6%, P < 0.0001), we observed that dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry underestimated fat mass by 0.67 +/- 0.26 kg (7.5%, P < 0.0001) and overestimated fat-free mass by 0.57 +/- 0.29 kg (20%, P < 0.0001) when compared with isotope dilution. Taken together with data from the literature, the present results emphasize the usefulness of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry to derive body composition and thus nutritional status in monkeys, but demonstrate the importance of validation experiments for a given DXA model and software.
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- Stéphane Blanc
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
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Keene BE, Knowlton KF, McGilliard ML, Lawrence LA, Nickols-Richardson SM, Wilson JH, Rutledge AM, McDowell LR, Van Amburgh ME. Measures of Bone Mineral Content in Mature Dairy Cows. J Dairy Sci 2004; 87:3816-25. [PMID: 15483166 DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(04)73521-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The objectives of this investigation were to assess the relationship between chemical measures and imaging estimates (radiographic photometry and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry) of bone mineral content in dairy cows and to evaluate the effects of parity, stage of lactation, and site of measurement (fused third and fourth metacarpal bone vs. caudal vertebrae 14 and 15) on bone mineral content. In a preliminary study, the caudal vertebrae were excised from 33 cows following slaughter. Samples were analyzed by radiographic photometry and then analyzed for mineral content chemically. In a second experiment, the caudal vertebrae and right front metacarpal (sample pairs) were excised from 107 Holstein cull cows following slaughter. Parity and days in milk (DIM) of the donor animals were obtained for 43 pairs of samples. Samples were grouped by parity (1, 2, 3, and >or=4) stage of lactation (Stage 1: <90 DIM, Stage 2: 90 to 150 DIM, Stage 3: 151 to 250 DIM, and Stage 4: >250 DIM). Samples were analyzed by radiographic photometry and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry and then analyzed for mineral content chemically. In both experiments, the relationship between mineral content estimated via the imaging techniques and mineral content measured chemically was poor, likely because of the relative maturity of animals in the sample set and lack of variation in mineral content. Ash content was higher in the metacarpal than in the caudal vertebrae, as were concentrations of Mg (expressed as a proportion of bone ash). No effects of stage of lactation were observed on bone mineral in the caudal vertebrae, but in the metacarpal, P content (proportion of total mineral) was highest in second lactation cows. Total bone mineral content (ash) was not affected by parity in the metacarpal or caudal vertebra, but Ca and P content of the metacarpal increased with parity. Noninvasive imaging techniques are not sufficiently sensitive to detect changes in mineral content or composition of mature cows, and only modest changes in bone mineral were observed with stage of lactation and parity.
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- B E Keene
- Department of Dairy Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg 24061, USA
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Schmelzle H, Schröder C, Armbrust S, Unverzagt S, Fusch C. Resting energy expenditure in obese children aged 4 to 15 years: measured versus predicted data. Acta Paediatr 2004; 93:739-46. [PMID: 15244220 DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2004.tb01000.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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AIM To measure the relationship of resting energy expenditure (REE) and body composition, and to compare REE data calculated from anthropometric parameters using published equations with measurements obtained by indirect calorimetry (IC) in a population of obese paediatric patients. METHODS The study included 82 healthy obese paediatric subjects (49 boys, 33 girls; body mass index 29.6 +/- 5.0 kg/m , age 1 1.4 +/- 2.6 y, weight 72.4 +/- 20.9 kg, height 155 +/- 14 cm). REE was measured by IC, body composition was determined by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Bootstrap analysis was performed to validate the step-down linear regression analysis results. RESULTS Lean body mass (LBM) and weight were identified as the most significant determinants of REE. LBM was the best single predictor (r = 0.78; p < 0.001) for REE. Regression equations are given in the text. Prediction of REE on the basis of published anthropometric formulas was strongly dependent from the equation used. Some equations tend to underestimate REE in the population studied with a considerable systematic error. CONCLUSION In the present paper we show that (1) the published equations to predict REE in obese subjects yield scattered data and some are even biased by a systematic error, and that (2) the inclusion of DXA-derived LBM improves accuracy and precision of predicted REE in boys and girls aged from 4 to 10 y and in boys from 11 to 15 y.
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- H Schmelzle
- Neonatology, University Children's Hospital, Greifswald, Germany
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Ma G, Yao M, Liu Y, Lin A, Zou H, Urlando A, Wong WW, Nommsen-Rivers L, Dewey KG. Validation of a new pediatric air-displacement plethysmograph for assessing body composition in infants. Am J Clin Nutr 2004; 79:653-60. [PMID: 15051611 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/79.4.653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 190] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The accurate measurement of body composition is useful in assessments of infant growth and nutritional status. OBJECTIVE This study evaluated the reliability and accuracy of a new air-displacement plethysmography (ADP) system for body-composition assessment in infants. DESIGN Between- and within-day reliability was assessed by comparing the percentage body fat (%BF) obtained on consecutive days and on the same day, respectively, in 36 full-term infants. Accuracy was assessed by comparing %BF measured with the use of ADP and %BF measured with the use of deuterium (2H2O) dilution in 53 infants. RESULTS There were no significant differences in %BF between days (-0.50 +/- 1.21%BF) or within days (0.16 +/- 1.44%BF). Mean between- and within-day test-retest SDs of 0.69 and 0.72%BF, respectively, indicated excellent reliability. The %BF measurements obtained by using ADP were not significantly influenced by infant behavioral state. Mean %BF obtained by using ADP (20.32%BF) did not differ significantly from that obtained by using 2H2O dilution (20.39%BF), and the regression line [%BF(2H2O) = 0.851%BF (ADP) + 3.094] gave a high R2 (0.76) and a low SEE (3.26). The 95% limits of agreement between ADP and 2H2O (-6.84%BF, 6.71%BF) were narrower than those reported for other body-composition techniques used in infants. Individual differences between the 2 methods were not a function of body mass or fatness. CONCLUSION ADP is a reliable and accurate instrument for determining %BF in infants, and it has the potential for use in both research and clinical settings.
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- Guansheng Ma
- National Institute for Nutrition and Food Safety, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing
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Dunshea FR, Suster D, Kerton DJ, Leury BJ. Exogenous porcine somatotropin administered to neonatal pigs at high doses can alter lifetime fat but not lean tissue deposition. Br J Nutr 2003; 89:795-801. [PMID: 12828796 DOI: 10.1079/bjn2003843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The growth rate of the young pig is generally much less than its potential and may be constrained by endocrine status as well as nutrient intake. The aim of the present study was to determine whether porcine (p) somatotropin (ST) treatment of the sucking pig could alter subsequent body composition. Twelve mixed-parity cross-bred sows with an average litter size of ten piglets were used to nurse pigs for the present study. On day 1 of lactation, the median two male pigs (by weight) from each litter were randomly allocated to one of two doses of pST (0 or 1 mg/kg per d) until weaning on day 21. Pigs were weaned and offered feed ad libitum until slaughter at 134 d of age. Body composition was measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) at 21, 49, 77, 105 and 133 d of age. There was no significant difference in growth rates between day 1 and 21 of lactation in pigs injected with either saline (9 g/l NaCl/l) or pST (258 v. 246 g/d for control and pST-treated pigs respectively, P=0.61), and as a consequence there was no significant difference in liveweight at weaning (7.13 v. 6.84 kg, P=0.59). However, fat mass at weaning tended to be decreased (1.18 v. 0.96 kg, P=0.064), while the % fat in the body at weaning was significantly (16.7 v. 13.9 %, P=0.008) decreased by exogenous pST treatment. In the immediate post-weaning period there was a reduction in lean tissue deposition (347 v. 300 g/d, P=0.021) but no effect on fat deposition (35 v. 33 g/d, P=0.72). Over the entire weaning-to-slaughter period, pST treatment of neonatal pigs decreased the rate of fat deposition (130 v. 112 g/d, P=0.033), but had no effect on lean tissue deposition (550 v. 538 g/d, P=0.49). Therefore, treatment of nursing pigs with high doses of pST for a short period before weaning may provide a means of reducing the fat content of pork and pork products.
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- Frank R Dunshea
- Victorian Institute of Animal Science, Werribee 3030, Australia.
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Marcoux M, Bernier J, Pomar C. Estimation of Canadian and European lean yields and composition of pig carcasses by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Meat Sci 2003; 63:359-65. [DOI: 10.1016/s0309-1740(02)00094-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2001] [Revised: 04/13/2002] [Accepted: 04/13/2002] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Ostrowska E, Suster D, Muralitharan M, Cross RF, Leury BJ, Bauman DE, Dunshea FR. Conjugated linoleic acid decreases fat accretion in pigs: evaluation by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Br J Nutr 2003; 89:219-29. [PMID: 12575906 DOI: 10.1079/bjn2002765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Thirty female Large White x Landrace pigs (average weight 57.2 (sd 1.9) kg) were allocated to one of six dietary treatments containing 0, 1.25, 2.5, 5.0, 7.5 or 10.0 g 55 % conjugated linoleic acids (CLA) isomers (CLA-55)/kg diet and fed for 8 weeks. Each pig was scanned at 0, 28 and 56 d and again at post slaughter using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) to determine the temporal pattern of body composition responses. Values determined by DXA were adjusted using regression equations generated from validation experiments between chemically and DXA-predicted values. Overall, there was a significant linear reduction in fat content with the increasing levels of CLA in the diet (P=0.007, P=0.011, P=0.008 at week 4, week 8 and for the carcass, respectively). The greatest improvement was recorded at the early stages of CLA supplementation and for the highest dose of CLA (week 4, -19.2 % compared with week 8, -13.7 %). In the first 4 weeks of feeding CLA, pigs receiving 10 g CLA-55/kg diet deposited 93 g less fat/d than pigs fed basal diets (P=0.002) compared with only 6 g less fat than control animals in the final 4 weeks. Lean content and lean deposition rate were maximised at 5 and 2.5 g CLA-55/kg diet for the first 4 weeks (P=0.016) and the final 4 weeks of treatment respectively. DXA estimates of bone mineral content and bone mineral density were not affected by CLA supplementation throughout the experiment. These data demonstrate that dietary CLA decreases body fat in a dose-dependent manner and that the response is greatest over the initial 4 weeks of treatment.
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- Ewa Ostrowska
- Agriculture Victoria, Victorian Institute of Animal Science, 600 Sneydes Road, Werribee, VIC 3030, Australia
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Sainz RD, Urlando A. Evaluation of a new pediatric air-displacement plethysmograph for body-composition assessment by means of chemical analysis of bovine tissue phantoms. Am J Clin Nutr 2003; 77:364-70. [PMID: 12540395 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/77.2.364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Body-composition assessment reflects infant growth and nutritional status but is limited by practical considerations, accuracy, and safety. OBJECTIVE This study evaluated the precision and accuracy of a new air-displacement plethysmography (ADP) system for pediatric body-composition assessment. DESIGN We used 24 phantoms constructed from bovine lean muscle and fat. The phantoms varied in mass (1.3894-9.9516 kg) and percentage fat (%Fat; 2.08-34.40%), thereby representing infants between birth and 6 mo of age. Estimates of %Fat obtained with chemical analysis (CA), hydrostatic weighing, and ADP were compared. RESULTS There was no significant difference between %Fat measured with ADP (%Fat(ADP)) and %Fat measured with CA (%Fat(CA)); the mean values were 18.55% and 18.59%, respectively. SDs for %Fat(ADP) and %Fat(CA) were not significantly different (0.70% and 0.73%, respectively). %Fat measurements obtained with ADP, CA, and hydrostatic weighing were highly correlated (r > 0.99, P < 0.0001). The regression equation (%Fat(CA) = 0.996%Fat(ADP) + 0.119; SEE = 0.600; adjusted R(2) = 0.997; P < 0.0001) did not differ significantly from the line of identity (%Fat(CA) = %Fat(ADP)). There was high agreement between individual measurements of %Fat(ADP) and %Fat(CA), as shown by the narrow 95% limits of agreements between methods (-1.22% to 1.13%), and there was no systematic bias in individual differences across the phantom mass and %Fat ranges. CONCLUSION ADP provides a highly precise and accurate estimate of %Fat in bovine tissue phantoms in the pediatric ranges of body weight and body fatness.
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- Roberto D Sainz
- Department of Animal Science, the University of California, Davis, 95616-8521, USA.
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Budde RA, Crenshaw TD. Chronic metabolic acid load induced by changes in dietary electrolyte balance increased chloride retention but did not compromise bone in growing swine. J Anim Sci 2003; 81:197-208. [PMID: 12597391 DOI: 10.2527/2003.811197x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The effects of chronic dietary acid loads on shifts in bone mineral reserves and physiological concentrations of cations and anions in extracellular fluids were assessed in growing swine. Four trials were conducted with a total of 38 (8.16 +/- 0.30 kg, mean +/- SEM) Large White x Landrace x Duroc pigs randomly assigned to one of three dietary treatments. Semipurified diets, fed for 13 to 17 d, provided an analyzed dietary electrolyte balance (dEB, meq/kg diet = Na+ + K+ - Cl-) of -35, 112, and 212 for the acidogenic, control, and alkalinogenic diets, respectively. Growth performance, arterial blood gas, serum chemistry, urine pH, mineral balance, bone mineral content gain, bone-breaking strength, bone ash, and percentage of bone ash were determined. Dietary treatments created a range of metabolic acid loads without affecting (P > 0.10) growth or feed intake. Urine pH was 5.71, 6.02, and 7.65 +/- 0.48 (mean +/- SEM) and arterial blood pH was 7.478, 7.485, and 7.526 +/- 0.006 for pigs fed acidogenic, control, and alkalinogenic treatments, respectively. A lower dEB resulted in an increased (P < 0.001) apparent Cl- retention (106.6, 55.4, and 41.2 +/- 6.3 meq/d), of which only 1.6% was accounted for by expansion of the extracellular fluid Cl- pool as calculated from serum Cl- (105.5, 103.4, 101.6 +/- 0.94 meq/L (mean +/- SEM) for pigs fed acidogenic, control, and alkalinogenic treatments, respectively. A lower dEB did not decrease (P > 0.10) bone mineral content gain, bone-breaking strength, bone ash, percentage of bone ash, or calcium and phosphate balance. In conclusion, bone mineral (phosphate) was not depleted to buffer the dietary acid load in growing pigs over a 3-wk period.
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- R A Budde
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706, USA
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Kearns CF, McKeever KH, Abe T. Overview of horse body composition and muscle architecture: implications for performance. Vet J 2002; 164:224-34. [PMID: 12505395 DOI: 10.1053/tvjl.2001.0702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Locomotion requires skeletal muscle to sustain and generate force. A muscle's force potential is proportional to its weight. Since the larger the muscle the larger its potential power output, a better understanding of the proportion of skeletal muscle a horse possesses may lead to a better understanding of horse performance. Several techniques exist to assess body composition, which include dual energy X-ray absorption, underwater (hydrostatic) weighing, derivation from total body water, bio-electric impedance, air displacement, body condition scoring, cadaver dissection and ultrasound. The relevance of each method to the equine industry will be discussed as will the practical information that the existing horse body composition studies have provided. Attention will be given to the data regarding the implications of body composition on the performance horse. The limited number of studies discussing different varieties of muscle architectures and the functional importance of these muscles will also be addressed. These body composition data may provide a better understanding of important issues in horse care that can lead to more optimal horse care techniques and a healthier and safer environment for horses.
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- C F Kearns
- Department of Animal Science, Rutgers the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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Lauten SD, Cox NR, Brawner WR, Baker HJ. Use of dual energy x-ray absorptiometry for noninvasive body composition measurements in clinically normal dogs. Am J Vet Res 2001; 62:1295-301. [PMID: 11497454 DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2001.62.1295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine quantitative values for components of body composition in clinically normal dogs of various breeds by use of dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) and validate the precision and accuracy of DEXA technology in dogs. ANIMALS 103 clinically normal sexually intact adult dogs. PROCEDURE In a cross-sectional study, Beagles, Pembroke Welsh Corgis, Golden Retrievers, Great Danes, Pointers, Rottweilers, and nonpurebred dogs received total body DEXA scans. For the validation portion of the study, the results of DEXA scans of 6 dogs were compared with values obtained by chemical analyses of tissues from euthanatized dogs to determine the accuracy of this modality in dogs. RESULTS Results (coefficient of variation) of the precision tests ranged from 0.10% for lean tissue to 5.19% for fat tissue, whereas accuracy tests revealed a difference between percentage bone mineral content and ash values. Body composition differed by sex, such as higher lean tissue and bone mineral content in males within some breeds, and among breeds. Regardless of body size or weight, the percentage of body weight that was bone mineral ranged from 3 to 4.0% [corrected]. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Results of this cross-sectional study provide valuable body composition data for clinically normal adult dogs, which may have research and clinical applications.
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- S D Lauten
- Scott-Ritchey Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, AL 36849, USA
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Mitchell AD, Scholz AM, Pursel VG. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry measurements of the body composition of pigs of 90- to 130-kilograms body weight. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2000; 904:85-93. [PMID: 10865714 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2000.tb06425.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We used the pig as an in vivo model for evaluating the effects of extreme body depth on the measurement of body composition by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). One group of 17 pigs weighed an average of 90 kg and had a maximum body depth of approximately 30 cm; another group of 54 pigs weighed 123 kg on average and had a maximum body depth of about 35 centimeters. In the larger pigs, DXA tended to measure a higher percentage of total body fat relative to the chemical analysis than in the smaller pigs. In both groups, but more predominantly in the larger pigs, there were areas in the bone of extreme thickness and/or density that were excluded from the analysis, which caused underestimation of bone mineral content and total tissue mass.
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- A D Mitchell
- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Growth Biology Laboratory, BARC-East, MD 20705, USA.
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