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<journal-id>2007-9028</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Ecosistemas y recursos agropecuarios]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Ecosistemas y recur. agropecuarios]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2007-9028</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Dirección de Investigación y Posgrado]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S2007-90282020000200109</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.19136/era.a7n2.2515</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Body mass index and body chemical components in Pelibuey ewes]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Índice de masa corporal y composición química corporal en ovejas Pelibuey]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Salazar-Cuytun]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Eufracia R.]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Sarmiento-Franco]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis A.]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aguilar-Caballero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Armando J.]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fonseca]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mozart A.]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Tedeschi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis O.]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Mérida Yucatán]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,University of Nevada Department of Agriculture, Nutrition &amp; Veterinary Sciences ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>USA</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Texas A&amp;M University Department of Animal Science, College ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>USA</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
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<year>2020</year>
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<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>7</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2007-90282020000200109&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2007-90282020000200109&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2007-90282020000200109&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The present study determined the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and chemical components in Pelibuey ewes. The BMI was determined in 28 ewes. At slaughter, internal organs and blood were weighed, then were mixed and grounded. The half-carcasses were dissected into subcutaneous and intermuscular fat, muscle, and bone. The muscle and fat of each animal were ground together, and one sample of the mixture was taken. The carcass and viscera samples were freeze-dried and further analysed for crude protein (CP), fat (F), and ash (A). The relationship between BMI and body composition were estimated using correlation coefficients (r) and regression models. The r between BMI and carcass crude protein and visceral crude protein were 0.51 and 0.48, respectively (p &lt; 0.001), and between BMI and carcass F and visceral F were 0.82 and 0.71, respectively (p &lt; 0.0001). The r2 of the models relating to BMI and body chemical components ranged from 0.62 to 0.97. There was a quadratic relationship between total body CP, and A. The chemical carcass components (CP, F, and carcass energy [CE]) showed a linear relationship with BMI, with an r2 ranging from 0.67 to 0.96. It was concluded that BMI could be used as predictors of body chemical composition in non-pregnant and non-lactating Pelibuey ewes. The use of empty body weight for calculating BMI yielded more accurate estimates of the chemical components of the body of adult sheep.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo determinar la relación entre el índice de masa corporal (IMC) y los componentes químicos del cuerpo en ovejas Pelibuey. El IMC se determinó en 28 ovejas. Al sacrificio, se pesaron los órganos internos y la sangre de cada oveja y posteriormente se mezclaron y molieron. Las medias canales se diseccionaron en grasa subcutánea e intermuscular, músculo y hueso. El músculo y la grasa de cada animal se mezclaron y molieron, y se tomó una muestra. Las muestras de canal y vísceras se liofilizaron y se analizaron para proteína cruda (PC), grasa (G) y cenizas (C). Las relaciones entre el IMC y la composición corporal se estimaron mediante coeficientes de correlación (r) y modelos de regresión. Los r entre el IMC y la PC de canal y la PC visceral fueron 0.51 y 0.48, respectivamente (p &lt; 0.001), y entre el IMC y la G en canal y la G visceral fueron 0.81 y 0.71, respectivamente (p &lt; 0.0001). El r2 de los modelos que relacionan el IMC y la composición química del cuerpo variaron de 0.62 a 0.97. Se encontró una relación cuadrática entre la PC y la C total del cuerpo. Los componentes químicos de la canal (CP, G y energía de la canal [EC]) mostraron una relación lineal con el IMC, con un r2 entre 0.67 y 0.96. Por lo tanto, el IMC puede usarse como un predictor moderadamente preciso de la composición corporal en ovejas de pelo no gestantes y no lactantes. El uso del peso vivo vacío para calcular el IMC (IMCc) generó estimaciones más precisas de los componentes químicos del cuerpo en ovejas adultas.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Body condition]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[body energy status]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[body measurements]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[sheep]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Condición corporal]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[estado de energía del cuerpo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[medidas corporales]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[oveja]]></kwd>
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