How does mass loss compare with total body score when assessing decomposition of human and pig cadavers?

"Declarations Ethics approvalHuman donors were obtained through the UTS Body Donation Program, approved by the UTS Human Research Ethics Committee Program Approval (UTS HREC REF NO. ETH15-0029). Domestic pigs (Sus scrofa) were purchased post-mortem from a licensed abattoir, therefore requiring no ethics approval in accordance with the Australian Code of Practice for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes (2004). Conflict of interestThe authors declare no competing interests. Conflict of interest The authors declare no competing interests."

"Funding Open Access funding enabled and organized by CAUL and its Member Institutions. This work was supported in part by the Australian Research Council (LE150100015), as well as by a SMAH Small Project Grant (University of Wollongong)."