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Energy losses associated with oven-drying and the preparation of rat carcasses for analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

Mahshid Lofti ,
I. A. MacDonald  and
M. J. Stock
Mahshid Lofti
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology, Queen Elizabeth College, London W8 7AH
I. A. MacDonald
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology, Queen Elizabeth College, London W8 7AH
M. J. Stock
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology, Queen Elizabeth College, London W8 7AH
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Abstract

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1. The effect of oven-drying on the heat of combustion of rat carcasses was studied and found to produce losses of 10% of the original energy content. Oven-drying also produced a small loss of nitrogen.

2. A method of carcass preparation not involving oven-drying was tested and found to produce suitably homogeneous samples for analysis without any loss of energy.

Type
Short Papers
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 36 , Issue 2 , September 1976 , pp. 305 - 309
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1976

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