scholarly journals Association between the social rank, body mass, testicular circumference and linear body measures of rams

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 253-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Maksimovic ◽  
M. Zujovic ◽  
S. Hristov ◽  
M.P. Petrovic ◽  
B. Stankovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass ◽  
Social Rank ◽  
Food Competition ◽  
The Body ◽  
Body Development ◽  
The Social ◽  
Chest Girth ◽  
Main Determinants ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Linear Body

The social rank refers to the relative position of an individual animal within the dominant hierarchy developed in a group. In rams, social rank is mostly associated with body mass, body size and body condition. However, although the body mass is generally considered as one of the main determinants of social rank, only few studies have been carried out for the purpose of associating of the social behavior and body development of these animals. Objective of this research was to determine how the ram body development measures relate to establishment of social hierarchy. Social rank was established using food competition test at the age of animals between 4 and 17 months. Testing was done on total of 20 male animals of which number 12 animals were selected for further testing (6 dominant and 6 submissive animals). Body mass and testicular circumferences were measured at the age of 4, 7, 12 and 18 months, and linear body measures were taken at the age of 12 and 18 months. Dominant males had higher body mass and greater testicular circumference. The social rank had no significant effect on linear body measures of rams, except for chest girth (P<0.05) in both control periods. Body mass was moderately to highly positively associated with studied body parameters. Significant positive correlations were established between body mass and body length (r=0.58; P<0.01), chest width (r=0.44; P<0.05), chest girth (r=0.65; P<0.01) and testicular circumference (r=0.62; P<0.01). Results obtained in this study indicate that it is justified to observe the body mass as one of the main determinants of social rank, as well as the possibility of earlier maturation of dominant animals.

scholarly journals Predictors healthy physical condition from Social Determinants in Colombian schoolchildren: Multicenter study

Retos ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 182-186
Author(s):  
Jose Armando Vidarte Claros ◽  
Alejandro Arango Arenas ◽  
Jose Hernán Parra Sánchez ◽  
Consuelo Velez ALvarez
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Social Determinants Of Health ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
School Children ◽  
Physical Condition ◽  
The Body ◽  
Determinants Of Health ◽  
Predictive Capacity ◽  
The Social

Abstract. Today it is necessary to analyze health and living conditions with the so-called Social and Economic Determinants approach as relevant variables to determine the healthy physical condition behavior of school children. The objective was to estimate the best predictive model of the Social Determinants of Health and of the healthy physical condition of Colombian school children. The present was a socio-sport study, through a quantitative descriptive statistical analysis. A total of 3458 school children aged 10 to 18 from 10 cities in Colombia participated. A survey was applied to establish the Social Determinants of Health and the healthy physical condition was objectively evaluated through the extended version of the ALPHA FITNESS battery. As results, the following were obtained: a higher percentage of 15-year-old men had a healthy physical condition, age, being active, unhealthy habits, leisure activities and body mass index, and socioeconomic level, coexistence and educational level showed a statistically significant association with healthy physical condition. It is concluded that the body mass index (BMI), the permanence of the father, the number of daily meals, being a beneficiary of a school restaurant, the number of hours that he sleeps at night, are the social determinants of health that are associated with the healthy physical condition variable, in turn, the binary logit model has a good predictive capacity (70.1%). 

scholarly journals Sources of variability of growth and body development traits of Simmental bulls in performance test

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 339-348
Author(s):  
M. Lazarevic ◽  
D. Niksic ◽  
V. Pantelic ◽  
N. Stanisic ◽  
N. Delic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Growth Traits ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Average Daily Gain ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
The Body ◽  
Body Development ◽  
High Level ◽  
Daily Gain

To test the variability of traits of Simmental bulls in performance test, data of the Livestock - Veterinary Centres for Reproduction and Artificial Insemination of Velika Plana and Krnjaca were used. In the analysis, data on 113 performance tested bulls born from 2008 to 2009 were used. The analysis included two sets of characteristics: body development traits and growth traits. The average body mass of calves entering the test was 195.75 kg, while the body mass at the end of the test was 476.50 kg, average daily gain in the test was 1138.69 g. Average values of body development traits measured at the end of the test, with 12 months of age were: height at withers 127.13 cm, chest circumference 179.42 cm, the chest depth 61.19 cm and body length 151.34 cm. The influence of their sires, the year and the Centre on the variability of traits was studied. The effect of age is present at a high level of statistical significance (p<0.01) for all traits that are registered at the end of the test, while the effect of the Centre was present in the variability of body mass at the end of the test, the daily gain in the test and the length of the body. The bulls-sires' influence was demonstrated (p<0.05) on the variability in body mass of calves entering the test.

scholarly journals The Relation Pattern Between Energy and Protein Intake Against Student's Body Mass Index

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-106
Author(s):  
Ilham Ilham ◽  
Sarita Oktorina ◽  
Moh. Rizqi Haqiqi As'at
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Protein Intake ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
The Body ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Unhealthy Lifestyle ◽  
Transition Age ◽  
Body Development ◽  
The Relationship

The content of food nutrients is the key to for the body development as well maintenance. Poor food intake along with unhealthy lifestyle is one of the factors that cause various chronic diseases. Students belong to the transition age group from late adolescence to early adulthood. Most students live in boarding houses and dormitories, so students have an irregular diet and are unhealthy. The research aimed to investigate the relationship between energy and protein intake with Body Masa Index among active students at the Faculty of Science and Technology. The result showed that there was a significant correlation between energy consumption, protein consumption and students knowledge, with student;s Body Mass Index, while 8.3% of the respondents were identified into the 1st category of obesity

scholarly journals Body mass index and glucose variations during the night in free-ranging Artibeus planirostris (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luane Maria Melo Azeredo ◽  
Monique Silva Ximenes ◽  
Kleytone Alves Pereira ◽  
Maria Paula Aguiar Fracasso ◽  
Luiz Carlos Serramo Lopez
Keyword(s):  
Blood Glucose ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Body Condition ◽  
The Body ◽  
Energy Reserve ◽  
Glucose Levels ◽  
Reproductive Phase ◽  
Condition Indices ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Free Ranging

Body condition is an important measure to estimate the energy reserve of an organism. Scientists frequently use body condition indices (BCIs) with morphometric measures but direct measurements, such as blood glucose, seem to be more reliable. We observed oscillations in the body condition and glucose indexes of individuals of Artibeusplanirostris (Spix, 1823) during 13 nights in the field. We assume that if glucose levels are proportional to feeding state and body condition is a measure of energy reserve, blood glucose and BCI should be positively correlated and both are expected to increase during the night as the bats leave their diurnal roost to feed. To test this, we examined the relationship between blood glucose levels, BCI and reproductive phase of free flying male bats (n = 70) for 12 hours after sunset for 13 nights. Bats were captured in Reserva Biológica de Guaribas (Paraíba, Brazil) using mist nets. Blood glucose was analyzed with a portable glucometer. Supporting our assumptions, the number of hours after sunset and BCI presented significant positive correlations with glucose levels in A.planirostris. Reproductive phase did not present a significant correlation with any other variables. As we predicted, glucose level can be used as proxy for morphometric BCI and it can be measured with a simple portable glucometer. The increase both in glucose and BCI around the night can be explained by the efficient assimilation of nutrients present in fruits ingested by bats and the quick metabolism that increases the levels of glucose (an other nutrients) in blood, increasing the body mass.

Higher Ca and Na content in the hair of obese people in Poland

2019 ◽  
Vol 89 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 176-184
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Kwiecień ◽  
Wioletta Samolińska ◽  
Sławomir Puczkowski ◽  
Magdalena Waśko ◽  
T. Blicharski
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Optical Emission ◽  
The Body ◽  
Emission Spectrometry ◽  
Obese People ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Hair Samples ◽  
Positive Correlations

Abstract. The authors of this paper decided to check whether the content of selected minerals in human hair is projected into the nutritional status of the body expressed as the BMI. The study focused on evaluating the content of calcium, sodium, potassium and magnesium in the hair of 7845 individuals in relation to their BMI. 5126 women and 2719 men aged from 18 to 92, domiciled throughout Poland, were involved in the study. Hair samples were taken from several points of the occipital scalp. Ca, Na, K and Mg in the hair were determined using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). The content of Ca and Na in the hair of obese people (>30.0 kg·m2) was higher (323 mg·kg−1 and 180 mg·kg−1) in comparison with the groups of people with normal body weight and those grade 2 underweight (<16.9 kg·m2): 191 mg·kg−1 and 103 mg·kg−1 respectively. The highest level of K (317 mg·kg−1) was found in the hair of people classed as grade 2 underweight. The body mass index caused no differentiation in the content of Mg in hair. Positive correlations were found between Ca-Na, Ca-Mg and Na-Mg and between the BMI of the subjects and the content of Ca in hair (R = 0.163; p < 0.01) and between the BMI and the content of Na (R = 0.191; p < 0.01). On the other hand, a negative relation between K and the BMI was correlated only to an infinitesimal degree (R = −0.030, p < 0.01). The results point to a relationship between the body mass index and the content of Ca, Na and K in the hair of adults.

DYNAMIC CHANGES OF SOME ANTHROPOMETRIC INDICES OF THE NEWBORN CHILDREN IN PLOVDIV FOR A PERIOD OF 70 YEARS (1939 – 2009)

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 1018-1021
Author(s):  
Daniela Ivova Taneva
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Physical Development ◽  
The Body ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Anthropometric Indices ◽  
Dynamic Changes ◽  
Acceleration Rate ◽  
The Social ◽  
Newborn Children

Introduction: The periodical tracking and comparison of the physical development indices give an idea of the dynamics of the acceleration and the efficiency of the social and medical events for a protection of maternity.Aim: Tracing the accelerative changes of the newborn Bulgarian children for 70 years.Materials and methodology: The study is retrospective longitudinal research and includes the period 1939 – 2009. The initial information of the last survey was obtained at the Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at University Hospital St George – Plovdiv for the period 1 Jan 2009 – 31 Dec 2009. For the statistical processing is used variation analysis.Results and discussion: The dynamic changes of two anthropometric indices are traced – height and body mass. There are two periods in the survey. The first, a 46-year period, is characterized by an apparent increase in the values of the two indices until 1975, inclusive, after which the acceleration rate gradually slows down. During the second ten-year period, 1985 – 1995, there is a sharp decrease in the height and the body mass of the newborns, as their values are back to the level of 1946-47. The authors relate this negative tendency with the economic situation in the country, with the progressive impoverishment of the population, with the unemployment and the uncertainty in the future. In the last period, 1995 – 2009, there is a slight increase in the values.Conclusions: This survey is the most extended study of the physical development of the newborn children in Bulgaria. The accelerative changes in the basic indices for physical development start in the antenatal period. The social factors are the basis for acceleration.

Estimating body mass of Florida white-tailed deer from standard age and morphometric measurements

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 334
Author(s):  
Tad M. Bartareau
Keyword(s):  
Odocoileus Virginianus ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Body Length ◽  
The Body ◽  
Predictor Variables ◽  
Estimation Model ◽  
Morphometric Measurements ◽  
Mass Estimation ◽  
Chest Girth ◽  
Body Mass Estimation

Context Measuring a mammal’s body mass has importance in understanding nutritional condition, reproductive biology and ecology. It can be impractical for a researcher to measure the body mass when equipment needed to weigh individuals is inadequate or unavailable. Aims The purpose of this study was to develop a model to accurately estimate the body mass of hunter-harvested Florida white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus osceola, Odocoileus virginianus seminolus) based on the relationship between scale mass, sex and standard age and morphometric measurement predictor variables easily obtainable in the field. Methods An information-theoretic approach was used to evaluate simple and multiple linear regression models with 67% of the data, and the best model in the set was validated using the remaining 33%. Key results Chest girth was the best single predictor of body mass. A global model including sex, age, age2 and body length variables was better supported than chest girth alone, and subspecies information did not contribute significantly to the body-mass–predictor-variable relationship. The best model explained 98.5% of the variation in body mass as follows: body mass (kg) = –18.41 + 6.53 × sex (0 = female, 1 = male) + 5.04 × age (year) – 0.49 × age2 (year2) + 4.76 × 10−3 × chest girth2 (cm2) + 0.12 × body length (cm). The 95% confidence interval on the bias of the estimated body mass of the best model was –0.50 to 0.59 kg. The difference between estimated and scale body mass was –0.04 kg ± 0.28 (s.e.). Conclusions Individuals maintained a similar proportion of body mass to predictor variables, and differences between the observed and estimated body mass of model applied to the validation dataset were not significant. Implications The validated body-mass-estimation model presented will enable accurate estimates of the body mass of white-tailed deer in cases where standard age and morphometric measurements are available, but the individuals were not weighed. These results provide a basis to formulate and parameterise body-mass-estimation models for other white-tailed deer subspecies and populations. Without the need for specialised equipment, the body-mass-estimation model can be used by personnel involved in white-tailed deer research, management and sport hunting to assess trends in individual and population health in support of this species’ conservation. Photograph by Carlton Ward Jr.

Studies on linear body measurements of gaolao calves in the breeding tract of Maharashtra

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. U. Wagh ◽  
B. M. Thombre ◽  
A. T. Shinde
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Bone Growth ◽  
The Body ◽  
Body Measurements ◽  
Stages Of Growth ◽  
Live Body Weight ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Chest Girth ◽  
Real Picture ◽  
Linear Body

The body measurement and body weight of Gaolao calves at various stages of growth were studied for both male and female at different location in the breeding tract. The idea is to obtain the real picture of the breed in the breeding tract. The body measurements play an important role in judging calves and often help in predicting probable value of the calves. Body length and height at wither are the measures of bone growth while chest girth is measures of development of muscles, bone and fat and it has close relationship with the live body weight.

Effect of Breed and Sex on Body Weight and Linear Body Measurements of Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo)

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
I. M. Chana ◽  
M. Kabir ◽  
O. Orunmuyi ◽  
A. A. Musa
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Wing Length ◽  
Meleagris Gallopavo ◽  
The Body ◽  
Body Measurements ◽  
Neck Length ◽  
Linear Measurements ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Chest Girth ◽  
Linear Body

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of breed and sex on body weight and linear body measurements of 100 Turkeys which included 50 Norfolk and 50 Mammoth breeds each. Study Design and Duration: The experiment lasted for 20 weeks during which the performance parameters were monitored in 100 Turkeys using completely randomized design. Methodology: The body weight and linear measurements were taken at an interval of two weeks (i.e. day 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20 weeks). Parameters monitored were shank length (cm), back length (cm), chest girth (cm), neck length (cm), thigh length, and wing length and body weight. Results: Result obtained showed that there where significant differences (P<0.05) in body weight across the breed with Norfolk having 2.70±0.04 and Mammoth 2.55±0.04. The linear measurements studied (body length, neck length, back length, shank length, thigh length, wing length, and chest girth) showed that the Norfolk had superiority over the Mammoth breed. Conclusion: Result showed remarkable and better growth performance of male turkeys than their female counterparts for all traits and ages. Also, higher values in linear body parameters noted in males.

191: Does the Body Mass Index Affect the Outcome Following Reconstruction of Orthotopic Neobladder?

2007 ◽  
Vol 177 (4S) ◽  
pp. 64-64
Author(s):  
Murugesan Manoharan ◽  
Martha A. Reyes ◽  
Alan M. Nieder ◽  
Bruce R. Kava ◽  
MarkS Soloway
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
The Body ◽  
Orthotopic Neobladder
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