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A note on a urine collection system for male pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

W. F. Colebrook  and
J. L. Black
W. F. Colebrook
Affiliation:
C.S.I.R.O., Division of Animal Production, P.O. Box 239, Blacktown, N.S.W., 2148, Australia
J. L. Black
Affiliation:
C.S.I.R.O., Division of Animal Production, P.O. Box 239, Blacktown, N.S.W., 2148, Australia
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Summary

A urine collection system suitable for male pigs is described. The system was tested by the recovery from urine of an intravenous infusion of51 chromium as the EDTA complex. Recovery from four pigs was 99·2 ± 1·6%.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 95 , Issue 1 , August 1980 , pp. 17 - 20
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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