The hydration status of lambs after lairage at two Australian abattoirs

2006 ◽  
Vol 46 (7) ◽  
pp. 909 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. H. Jacob ◽  
D. W. Pethick ◽  
E. Ponnampalam ◽  
J. Speijers ◽  
D. L. Hopkins
Keyword(s):  
Specific Gravity ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
The State ◽  
Urine Samples ◽  
Urine Specific Gravity ◽  
Hydration Status ◽  
The South ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Carry Over

Urine samples were collected from lambs slaughtered at 2 abattoirs, 1 in Western Australia (WA) and 1 in Victoria (Vic.), for the purpose of estimating hydration status at the time of slaughter. Collections were made from 219 consignments at WA and 57 consignments at Vic., over a 12-month period commencing in July 2003 and finishing in June 2004. The average consignment urine specific gravity was high, suggesting subclinical dehydration was common at both abattoirs. Consignment urine specific gravity was higher at Vic. than WA during the months from January to June. Analyses of demographic data collected at WA suggested that average consignment urine specific gravity was higher in sucker lambs than carry over lambs, highest in August and lowest in January, and higher in lambs from the south-eastern districts compared with other districts within the state.

scholarly journals Our New Cathedrals: Spirituality and Old-Growth Forests in Western Australia

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Worth
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
The State ◽  
The South ◽  
Old Growth ◽  
The Past ◽  
South West ◽  
Old Growth Forests ◽  
Heated Debate ◽  
Policy Proposals

Over the past 30 years in Western Australia (WA), there has been heated debate about the future use of the remaining karri and jarrah forests in the south-west of the State. This debate revolves around policy proposals from two social movements: one wants to preserve as much of the remaining old-growth forests as possible, and an opposing movement supports a continued

Effect on urine specific gravity of the addition of glucose to urine samples of dogs and cats

2019 ◽  
Vol 80 (10) ◽  
pp. 907-911 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen N. Behrend ◽  
Annabel N. Botsford ◽  
Samuel A. Mueller ◽  
Erik H. Hofmeister ◽  
Hollie P. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Specific Gravity ◽  
Urine Samples ◽  
Urine Specific Gravity

Hydration status of Greco-Roman wrestlers in an authentic precompetition situation

2013 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 621-625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vahur Ööpik ◽  
Saima Timpmann ◽  
Andres Burk ◽  
Innar Hannus
Keyword(s):  
Specific Gravity ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Urine Osmolality ◽  
Mass Gain ◽  
The Body ◽  
Urine Specific Gravity ◽  
Hydration Status ◽  
Greco Roman ◽  
Reduced Body ◽  
Body Mass Gain

We assessed the urinary indexes of hydration status of Greco-Roman wrestlers in an authentic precompetition situation at the time of official weigh-in (OWI). A total of 51 of 89 wrestlers competing in the Estonian Championship in 2009 donated a urine sample. Questionnaire responses revealed that 27 wrestlers (body mass losers (BMLs)) reduced body mass before the competition, whereas 24 wrestlers (those who do not lose body mass (n-BMLs)) did not. In 42 wrestlers, values of urine specific gravity ≥1.020 and urine osmolality ≥700 mOsmol·kg−1 revealed a hypohydrated status. The prevalence of hypohydration in the BMLs (96%) was higher than in the n-BMLs (67%) (χ2 = 7.68; p < 0.05). The prevalence of serious hypohydration (urine specific gravity >1.030) was 5.3 times greater (χ2 = 8.32; p < 0.05) in the BMLs than in the n-BMLs. In the BMLs, the extent of body mass gain during the 16-h recovery (2.5 ± 1.2 kg) was associated (r = 0.764; p < 0.05) with self-reported precompetition body mass loss (4.3 ± 2.0 kg) and exceeded the body mass gain observed in the n-BMLs (0.7 ± 1.2 kg; p < 0.05). We conclude that hypohydration is prevalent among Greco-Roman wrestlers at the time of OWI. The prevalence of hypohydration and serious hypohydration is especially high among wrestlers who are accustomed to reducing body mass before competition. These results suggest that an effective rehydration strategy is needed for Olympic-style wrestlers, and that changes in wrestling rules should be considered to reduce the prevalence of harmful body mass management behaviours.

Undersowing wheat with annual legumes: Effects on wheat yields and legume seed yields in the south-eastern wheat belt of Western Australia

1970 ◽  
Vol 10 (42) ◽  
pp. 84 ◽  
Author(s):  
ML Poole ◽  
JW Gartrell
Keyword(s):  
Seed Yield ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Seed Set ◽  
Wheat Yield ◽  
The South ◽  
Legume Seed ◽  
Mixed Stands ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Different Response ◽  
Seed Yields

Ten annual Trifolium and Medicago cultivars were sown at low (1-6 lb an acre) and high (3-18 lb an acre) seeding rates with wheat crops in five trials in the south-eastern wheatbelt of Western Australia. Wheat and legume seed yields from these mixed stands were compared with stands of the same rates of wheat and legume sown alone. Sowing the legumes with the crop reduced wheat yields by from 7.4 bushels an acre (25 per cent) in one trial to 1.5 bushels an acre (5 per cent) in another. The evidence did not suggest which factors caused the different response. Legume seed production under the crop was severely reduced in all trials. In 30 of the 44 comparisons made it was reduced by more than 50 per cent, and in 13 cases by more than 75 per cent. In 9 cases the amount of seed set under the crop was less than 30 lb an acre. In most cases trebling the amount of legume seed sown under the crop greatly increased legume seed yield but caused only a small (less than one bushel per acre) further decrease in wheat yield.

scholarly journals Adaptation and Validation of the Hydration Status Questionnaire in a Spanish Adolescent-Young Population: A Cross Sectional Study

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 565 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Isabel Laja García ◽  
Maria de Lourdes Samaniego-Vaesken ◽  
Teresa Partearroyo ◽  
Gregorio Varela-Moreiras
Keyword(s):  
Specific Gravity ◽  
Water Intake ◽  
Total Body Water ◽  
Body Water ◽  
Urine Specific Gravity ◽  
Hydration Status ◽  
Young Population ◽  
Dietary Record ◽  
Adequate Hydration ◽  
Total Body

The achievement of adequate hydration status is essential for mental and physical performance and for health in general, especially in children and adolescents. Nevertheless, little is known about hydration status of this population, mainly due to the limited availability of research tools; thus, the objective of the current study was to adapt and validate our hydration status questionnaire in a Spanish adolescent-young population. The questionnaire was validated against important hydration markers: urine colour, urine specific gravity, haemoglobin, haematocrit and total body water and involved 128 subjects aged between 12–17 years. Water intake was also estimated through a three-day dietary record and physical activity was assessed through accelerometers. Participants completed the questionnaire twice. Water balance and water intake were correlated with urine specific gravity and with total body water content. Water intake obtained by the questionnaire was correlated with results from the three-day dietary record. The intraclass correlation coefficient indicated moderate concordance between both recordings and the Cronbach’s alpha revealed high consistency. The Bland and Altman method indicated that the limits of agreement were acceptable to reveal the reliability of the estimated measures. In conclusion, this is the first time that a questionnaire is valid and reliable to estimate hydration status of adolescent-young populations.

Urine specific gravity in exercisers prior to physical training

2006 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 320-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A Stover ◽  
Heather J Petrie ◽  
Dennis Passe ◽  
Craig A Horswill ◽  
Bob Murray ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Specific Gravity ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
The United States ◽  
Time Of Day ◽  
Fluid Replacement ◽  
Urine Specific Gravity ◽  
Hydration Status ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Gender

Urine specific gravity (USG) is used as an index of hydration status. Many studies have used USG to estimate pre-exercise hydration in athletes. However, very little is known about the pre-exercise hydration status of recreational exercisers. The purpose of the present study was to measure the pre-exercise USG in a large sample of recreational exercisers who attended 2 different fitness centers in the United States. In addition, we wanted to determine if factors such as time of day, geographic location, and gender influenced USG. We tested 166 subjects in Chicago and 163 subjects in Los Angeles. Subjects completed a survey on their typical training regimen and fluid-replacement habits, and thereafter voided and delivered a urine sample to the investigators prior to beginning exercise. Samples were measured on site for USG using a hand-held refractometer. The mean (SD) USG was 1.018 (± 0.007) for all subjects. Males had a higher average USG (1.020 ± 0.007) when compared with females (1.017 ± 0.008; p = 0.001). Despite differences in climate, no difference in mean USG occurred based on location or time of day. Based on standards used for athletes (USG >= 1.020), 46% of the exercisers were likely to be dehydrated.Key words: dehydration, exercise, hydration.

Abbreviata (Nematoda: Physalopteroidea) in Lizards of the Varanus Gouldii Complex (Varanidae) in Western Australia.

1983 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 285 ◽  
Author(s):  
HI Jones
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Host Immune Response ◽  
The State ◽  
Stomach Wall ◽  
Host Size ◽  
The South ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
South West

Six species of nematode in the genus Abbreviata were recovered from the stomachs of 58 Varanus gouldii, s.l., in Western Australia: A. hastaspicula, A. barrowi, A, antarctica, A. levicauda, sp. nov., A. tumidocapitis, sp. nov., and an unnamed species. A. occidentalis Jones, 1978 is reduced to synonomy with A. antarctica (Linstow, 1899). A, hastaspicula was recovered from all hosts examined except those from the south-west of the State, where it was replaced by A. antarctica. A. levicauda and A. tumidocapitis occurred concurrently with one or both of the above species. Th'e increase in A. hastaspicula numbers with host size in V. gouldii, s.s., (P<0,05) and in V. panoptes (P<0,05) indicates that there is no effective host immune response. A. hastaspicula numbers were unaffected by concurrent A. levicauda infection. There was a positive correlation between numbers of Abbreviata sp. larvae and A. hastaspicula (P<0.01), and between Abbreviata sp. larvae and A. antarctica (P<0.01), in V. gouldii, s.s. No larvae were seen in the stomach wall of these Varanus, and it is concluded that those which occur commonly in this situation in elapid snakes are probably larvae of A. hastaspicula or A. levicauda, which appear to be unable to mature in these hosts.

scholarly journals Assessment of construction workers’ hydration status using urine specific gravity

2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saideh Montazer ◽  
Ali Farshad ◽  
Mohammad Monazzam ◽  
Meysam Eyvazlou ◽  
Ali Yaraghi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Specific Gravity ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
Urine Specific Gravity ◽  
Hydration Status

Abstract

scholarly journals Oil spill modelling methods: application to the south–eastern part of the Baltic Sea

Baltica ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (special) ◽  
pp. 15-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Kileso ◽  
Boris Chubarenko ◽  
Petras Zemlys ◽  
Igor Kuzmenko
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
The State ◽  
The South ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
Modelling Methods ◽  
State Of Art

The state-of-art in oil spill modelling methods is summarized, focusing on development since 2000. Some recommendations for possible application of these methods to the south–eastern part of the Baltic Sea are prepared. Particular attention is paid on the methods of parameterization of volume of oil spill and calculation of advection of the oil spills. Consideration is also given to methods used in oil weathering models.

scholarly journals POSITION OF AMBASSADORS OF THE BELZ VOIVODESHIP AT THE TORUN SEJM OF 1576

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-90
Author(s):  
Mariia Motuz
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Joint Movement ◽  
The South ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Universal Order

The author explores the peculiarities of the functioning of parliamentarism in the Ukrainian lands during their stay in the Commonwealth. The county Sejm of the Belz Voivodeship in the 1570s is used as an example. Particular attention is paid to the activities of representatives of this region at the Toruń Sejm in 1576. As a result of the research, it is established that the Belz ambassadors were consolidating with the representatives of the Ukrainian voivodeships and the crown nobility in the main issues considered during this Sejm. Thus, the nobility demanded the establishment of the Crown Tribunal and the strengthening of the defense of the south-eastern borders of the state. Instead, the newly elected monarch insisted on the need to convene a joint movement to quell the uprising in Gdansk and adopt new taxes. Due to the different positions of the king and the Chamber of Ambassadors, the Sejm ended without the adoption of the Constitution and the Universal Order.

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