title: Energy losses associated with oven-drying and the preparation of rat carcasses for analysis.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001823:Body Composition; D001835:Body Weight; D002151:Calorimetry; D004032:Diet; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005612:Freeze Drying; D006358:Hot Temperature; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000032:analysis; D051381:Rats / Q000378:metabolism*; D013816:Thermodynamics; D014304:Triolein
chemical_list: D014304:Triolein; D009584:Nitrogen