@conference {39915,
	title = {Theoretical considerations for partitioning nutrients between muscle and adipose tissue},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {44},
	year = {1984},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {193-200},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {Calorimetry apparatus was used to measure CO2 production and oxygen consumption in 2 Romney and 2 Southdown ewes. Each pair consisted of a long-lean ewe and a short-fat ewe as determined from previous records of height, length, weight and ultrasonic back fat thickness. The respiratory exchange ratio (RER) was calculated as the ratio of CO2 produced/d to O2 consumed/d. When the 4 ewes were fed, the RER remained about 1, characteristic of the oxidation of glucose and short chain fatty acids. When the ewes were fasted for 4 to 5 days the RER declined in a straight linear fashion with time. This is consistent with the mobilisation of long chain fatty acids. The ewes of fatter genotypes exhibited significantly steeper regressions of RER on time.},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Waghorn GC and Wolff JE}
}
