Table 5 Body composition by carcass analysis after mild energy and zinc restriction.
From: Exogenous recombinant human growth hormone effects during suboptimal energy and zinc intake
Energy/zinc (%) | 100/100 | 70/100 | 100/70 | 70/70 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dietary treatment | GHi1 | NSS2 | GHi | NSS | GHi | NSS | GHi | NSS |
Body fat (%) | 12.0 ± 1.3 | 12.8 ± 2.1 | 8.4 ± 2.6 | 8.3 ± 1.0 | 12.3 ± 1.4 | 12.6 ± 2.1 | 7.2 ± 1.0 | 8.8 ± 3.0 |
Fat-free mass (%) | 88.0 ± 1.3 | 87.2 ± 2.2 | 91.6 ± 2.6 | 91.7 ± 1.0 | 88.1 ± 1.4 | 87.6 ± 0.9 | 92.8 ± 1.0 | 91.2 ± 3.0 |
Total Body water (%) | 57.7 ± 3.3 | 60.3 ± 2.2 | 61.1 ± 1.6* | 65.8 ± 2.1 | 57.3 ± 2.9 | 59.9 ± 1.6 | 58.8 ± 7.2* | 66.6 ± 2.1 |