Influence of ear tags on the results of body composition analysis in mice.

He LiuYinghua ZhangPeng ZhangWeiping TengZhongyan ShanYushu LiDan Wang

Published in: Animal models and experimental medicine (2024)

Ear tagging significantly lowered the results of body composition analysis in mice and higher the results of measurement error. Therefore, ear tagging should be avoided as much as possible when conducting body composition analysis experiments in mice.

Keyphrases

body composition
resistance training
bone mineral density
type diabetes
insulin resistance
wild type