Bioelectrical impedance analysis as a means of estimating total body water in grey seals
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Estimates of total body water (TBW) play an important role in studies of body composition and energetics in mammals. We evaluated bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) as a means of rapidly and inexpensively estimating TBW in 38 grey seals (Halichoerus grypus). Twenty-two males and 16 females, representing the range of body sizes in the population, were studied at Sable Island, Nova Scotia. Seals were chemically immobilized with Telazol during BIA measurement. TBW was determined by dilution of tritiated water. The mean difference in duplicate BIA measurements did not differ significantly from zero. BIA-measured resistance accounted for 83% of the variation in TBW over a range of body masses from 38.5 to 294 kg. Bioelectrical conductor volume (length2/resistance) accounted for 97% of the variation in TBW. Average error in predicting TBW was +0.10% for a validation set of nine animals, but errors in predicting TBW of individual seals were up to 25%. Our results indicate that BIA measurements can be a valuable adjunct to the use of isotope dilution for estimating TBW in chemically immobilized grey seals; however, individual estimates may be associated with varying degrees of error. Résumé : L’estimation du contenu hydrique total (TBW) joue un rôle important dans l’étude de la composition corporelle et la dynamique énergétique des mammifères. Nous avons procédé à l’analyse de l’impédance bioélectrique (BIA) comme moyen d’estimation rapide et économique du contenu TBW chez 38 Phoques gris (Halichoerus grypus). Vingt-deux mâles et 16 femelles, représentant tout l’éventail des tailles au sein de la population, ont été étudiés à l’île des Sables, Nouvelle-Écosse. Les phoques ont été immobilisés chimiquement au Telazol durant la mesure de l’impédance. Le contenu TWB a été déterminé par dilution d’eau tritiée. La différence moyenne des mesures BIA (au cours de tests répétés) ne diffère pas significativement de zéro. La résistance BIA mesurée explique 83% de la variation du contenu TBW dans une étendue de masses corporelles de 38,5 à 294 kg. Le volume bioélectrique conducteur (longueur2/résistance) explique 97% de la variation du contenu TBW. L’erreur moyenne reliée à la prédiction du contenu TBW est de +0,10% pour un ensemble de validation de neuf animaux, mais les erreurs de prédiction du contenu TBW chez des individus peuvent atteindre 25%. Nos résultats indiquent que la mesure de l’impédance, BIA, constitue un complément précieux à la méthode de dilution des isotopes lors de l’estimation du contenu TBW chez des Phoques gris immobilisés chimiquement, mais les estimations chez des individus en particulier peuvent être associées à des degrés variables d’erreur. [Traduit par la Rédaction] Bowen et al. 422
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