Erratum to: Relationship between litter birthweight and litter size in five goat genotypes

2011 ◽  
Vol 51 (5) ◽  
pp. 490
Author(s):  
Miguel Mellado ◽  
Cesar A. Meza-Herrera ◽  
José R. Arévalo ◽  
Maria A. De Santiago-Miramontes ◽  
Alvaro Rodríguez ◽  
...  

The aim of the present study was to use a non-linear regression approach to investigate the relationship between litter birthweight and litter size of five breeds of goat under intensive conditions in a hot arid environment. Litter-size and litter-weight data on 20�117 kids from 13�685 litters representing five breeds, namely Saanen, Toggenburg, French Alpine, Anglo-Nubian and Granadina, were compared to evaluate this relationship. Regardless of breed, birthweight for kids born as twins, triplets and quadruplets was, on average, 92%, 87% and 83%, respectively, of that of singleton kids; litter size accounted for 81% of the variation in litter weight. The coefficient of the power regression differed (P < 0.01) among breeds, with similar slopes for French Alpine, Toggenburg and Saanen goats and a smaller litter-weight increase for every additional fetus in Anglo-Nubian and Granadina goats than in other breeds of goat. These results support the hypothesis that, regardless of parity, litter weight in dairy and Granadina goats increases at a reduced rate with increases in litter size, although the rate of change with the increasing number of fetuses was moderate, as indicated by a power regression of the form y = axb between these variables across age categories and breeds of goat.

2011 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Mellado ◽  
Cesar A. Meza-Herrera ◽  
José R. Arévalo ◽  
Maria A. De Santiago-Miramontes ◽  
Alvaro Rodríguez ◽  
...  

The aim of the present study was to use a non-linear regression approach to investigate the relationship between litter birthweight and litter size of five breeds of goat under intensive conditions in a hot arid environment. Litter-size and litter-weight data on 20 117 kids from 13 685 litters representing five breeds, namely Saanen, Toggenburg, French Alpine, Anglo-Nubian and Granadina, were compared to evaluate this relationship. Regardless of breed, birthweight for kids born as twins, triplets and quadruplets was, on average, 92%, 87% and 83%, respectively, of that of singleton kids; litter size accounted for 81% of the variation in litter weight. The coefficient of the power regression differed (P < 0.01) among breeds, with similar slopes for French Alpine, Toggenburg and Saanen goats and a smaller litter-weight increase for every additional fetus in Anglo-Nubian and Granadina goats than in other breeds of goat. These results support the hypothesis that, regardless of parity, litter weight in dairy and Granadina goats increases at a reduced rate with increases in litter size, although the rate of change with the increasing number of fetuses was moderate, as indicated by a power regression of the form y = axb between these variables across age categories and breeds of goat.


Author(s):  
Taat Guswantoro ◽  
Manogari Sianturi ◽  
Nurafni Prapitasari ◽  
Areli Elona

<p class="AbstractEnglish"><strong>Abstract</strong>: In this study hot water was placed in two erlenmeyer scale 100 ml clogged and without plug, each filled with 150 ml hot water and allowed to cool in air. Measurement of water temperature using sensor connected to the interface and recorded using the pasco capstone 14.1. The wind is raised with the fan, to adjust the wind speed by adjusting the fan distance, the speed is measured using an anemometer. The water cooling constant is obtained by a decay exponential regression analysis of temperature vs time. The relationship between water colling coefficient with wind speed is used linear regression. From the research, the water cooling coefficient naturally for clogging erlenmeyer is 3,1 x 10<sup>-4</sup> s<sup>-1</sup> and for erlenmeyer without plug 3.8 x 10<sup>-4</sup> s<sup>-1</sup>, the rate of change of water cooling constant to wind speed is 1 , 4 x 10<sup>-4</sup> m<sup>-1</sup>.</p><p class="KeywordsEngish"> </p><p class="AbstrakIndonesia"><strong>Abstrak: </strong>Pada penelitian ini air panas ditempatkan dalam dua buah erlenmeyer berskala 100 ml bersumbat dan tanpa sumbat, masing-masing diisi air panas dengan volume 150 ml dan dibiarkan mendingin di udara. Pengukuran suhu air dengan menggunakan sensor panas yang dihubungkan ke interface dan dicatat menggunakan program pasco capstone 14.1. Angin dibangkitkan dengan kipas, untuk mengatur kecepatan angin dengan cara mengatur jarak kipas, kecepatan angin diukur menggunakan anemometer. Konstanta pendinginan air diperoleh dengan analisis regresi eksponensial meluruh dari data suhu dan waktu. Hubungan antara koefisien pendinginan air dengan kecepatan angin digunakan regresi linier. Dari penelitian diperoleh koefisien pendinginan air secara alami untuk erlenmeyer tersumbat sebesar 3,1 x 10<sup>-4</sup> s<sup>-1</sup> dan untuk erlenmeyer tanpa sumbat sebesar  3,8 x 10<sup>-4</sup> s<sup>-1</sup>, laju perubahan konstanta pendinginan air terhadap kecepatan angin adalah sebesar 1,4 x 10<sup>-4</sup> m<sup>-1</sup><sub>.</sub></p>


2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Mellado ◽  
Claudia G. Orta ◽  
Eloy A. Lozano ◽  
Jose E. García ◽  
Francisco G. Veliz ◽  
...  

The objectives of this study were to examine the effects of several factors affecting fawning rate, litter size, litter weight and neonatal fawn mortality in white-tailed deer inseminated either transcervically or by means of laparoscopy. Oestrus synchronisation with a controlled internal drug release (CIDR)-based protocol and fixed-time artificial insemination (FTAI) was conducted in 130 white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus texanus) during three reproductive seasons (2007–2009; 271 services) in a game-hunting ranch in a hot–arid environment (26°4′ N, 101°25′ W). Ninety additional non-treated does were exposed to bucks for natural mating. Fawning rate did not differ between AI methods (40.0 vs 45.0% for transcervical and laparoscopic AI, respectively). Overall fawning rate (proportion of all does fawning after FTAI and a subsequent period of buck exposure) did not differ between transcervical (89.5%), laparoscopic (80.3%) or natural (88.9%) insemination. Litter size per fawning doe was higher (P&lt;0.05) in naturally-served does (1.65±0.48) than in transcervically-inseminated does (1.40±0.51) or in laparoscopically-inseminated does (1.48±0.50). The main conclusion was that no enhancement of fawning rate or litter size occurred as a result of intrauterine deposition of semen by laparoscopy compared with the transcervical insemination technique.


1981 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-222
Author(s):  
W. R. Congleton

ABSTRACTThe relationship between litter size at birth and litter weight at weaning is curvilinear, with an intermediate litter size resulting in the heaviest litter weight at weaning. Relative to feral mice, the mean and variation for litter size at birth was larger for domesticated mice which had been selected for fertility and crossbred. Consequently, some of the litters from the crossbred domesticated mice were larger than the litter size at birth which optimized litter weight at weaning, primarily due to increased pre-weaning mortality. If litter weight at weaning is to be optimized by indirect selection for litter size at birth, the variation around an intermediate optimum litter size at birth could be most effectively reduced by negative assortative mating.


2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-160
Author(s):  
O. N. Durunna ◽  
U. E. Ogundu

A total of 135 kittens from 22 kindlings were used to determine the relationship between gestation length (GL) and some preweaning litter traits alongside the weight of their 12 dams. Average daily gain at 21 days (ADG21), average litter weight at birth (ALWB), kindling to weaning viability (KWV), litter size at birth{L.SB), litter size at 21 days (LS21), litter weight at 21 days(LW21), litter weight at birth (LWAB), and still birth number (SBN) when subjected to multiple regression analysis revealed non-significant t-test value with GL. However, Average litter weight at 21 days (ALW21) was highly significant (P<0.01) suggesting that such can be used to predict GL. Weight of doe (WOD) was highly significant (P<0.01) showing that such parameter is important for predicting GL. A high R2 value was obtained indicating that the variability in GL is explained by the linearity of the preweaning litter traits and WOD. However the correlation coefficient R, (0.89) revealed a high degree of association between the preweaning litter traits in the rabbits and the weight of doe in a linear form. The F-value was significant at P<0.05 indicating that WOD and the preweaning litter traits in rabbits have significant contribution to the variation in GL. The correlations among traits were positive and significant for majority of the traits, which include live birth number (LBN), ADG21, ALW21, KWV, LS21, and LW21. However SBN had negative correlation with other traits.


2020 ◽  
Vol 98 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiah M Gourley ◽  
Hilda I Calderon ◽  
Jason C Woodworth ◽  
Joel M DeRouchey ◽  
Mike D Tokach ◽  
...  

Abstract AbstractUnderstanding the relationship between sow and piglet characteristics that are associated with stillborn rate and preweaning mortality is beneficial as litter size continues to increase. Two experiments were previously conducted to evaluate prefarrowing nutrition regimens on sow and litter characteristics. These two datasets (experiments 1 and 2) were then used to identify sow and piglet characteristics associated with stillborn rate and piglet survival to weaning. A total of 1,201 sows that gave birth to 19,168 pigs comprised the dataset. The following characteristics were used in multivariate logistic regression analysis for traits associated with stillborn rate or survival to weaning: parity, litter weight, mean piglet birth weight, sow backfat, and BW at day 113 of gestation, gestation length, farrowing duration, litter size, piglet birth order, farrowing assistance, pig to teat ratio, colostrum intake, and colostrum yield. Sows within each experiment (herd) were categorized into quartiles for each of the independent variables to quantify the relationship to stillborn rate or survival to weaning. Increased stillborn rate was associated (P &lt; 0.01) with heavier litter weights, lighter piglet birth weights, and larger litters in both experiments. In experiment 1, increased stillborn rate was associated (P &lt; 0.01) with longer farrowing duration. Increased stillborn rate was associated with sows with less backfat depth at day 113, older parity, or increased farrowing assistance in experiment 2. In both experiments, pigs born later in the birth order had an increased (P &lt; 0.01) risk of being stillborn. In both experiments, heavier piglet birth weight, greater colostrum intake, and lower total born were associated (P &lt; 0.01) with increased survival to weaning. In experiment 2, pigs born in the first 75% of the litter, or in a litter with lower pig to teat ratio were associated (P &lt; 0.01) with increased survival to weaning. Although the stillborn rate was similar between experiments (6.5% vs. 6.6%), differences in the traits associated with stillborn rate between studies indicate that some associated traits may be herd dependent. However, improving piglet birth weight, placing an emphasis on assisting pigs born later in the birth order and increasing colostrum intake will increase piglet survival from birth to weaning.


2020 ◽  
Vol 218 ◽  
pp. 03038
Author(s):  
Yutong Ren

This paper mainly studied the relationship between obesity and BMI. BMI is the ratio of height to weight and measures a person’s health. In this paper, height and weight data of obese children from 2 to 18 years old in local hospitals were collected. The linear regression method was used to find the correlation between BMI and children’s health degree, and the regression curve between age and BMI was plotted. This paper supplemented the vacancy of BMI study on children, and a complete BMI curve could be obtained for each child according to the curve, so as to predict possible health problems of children in advance.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-31
Author(s):  
Hari Imbrani

The discount policy applied by the company will affect the level of sales, how the company applies the discount policy and how the sales level increases due to the policy and how much influence the implementation of this discount policy has on the company's sales level. This type of research is descriptive statistics with a correlational approach. The study concludes that discount policy has an effect on increasing sales at PT. Lembang Abadi Indah Bandung by 93%, the remaining 7% is influenced by factors, the magnitude of the significant influence is with a very strong relationship between the two variables, namely 0.965, the relationship is functionally with a linear regression approach, namely Y = 1.650. 267 + 13,687X, the results of the hypothesis test state that Ho is rejected and Ha is accepted because t count (10.335) > t table (4.473).


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