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IN albino rats1, guinea pigs2, swine3 and cattle4 a close relationship has been shown to exist between specific gravity and percentage fat in the eviscerated carcass. Likewise in living man5 a relationship has been established between specific gravity and percentage fat in the body.
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BARTON, R., KIRTON, A. Determination of Fat in Mutton Carcasses by Measurement of Specific Gravity. Nature 178, 920 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/178920a0
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