scholarly journals Influence of housing conditions, number of farrowing and number of pigs in litter on weight loss in sows during lactation

2013 ◽  
Vol 67 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 337-348
Author(s):  
Z. Sladojevic ◽  
D. Kasagic ◽  
B. Kukolj ◽  
Danijela Kirovski
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Body Weight Loss ◽  
Housing Conditions ◽  
Intensive Farming ◽  
Group I ◽  
Lower Body Weight ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Extensive Farming

The objective of this work was to investigate the influence of housing conditions, number of farrowing and number of pigs in litter on weight loss in sows during lactation. The experiment included 60 sows, half breed developed by cross breeding of Big Yorkshire and Swedish Landrace in lactation. Body weight of the sows (kg) was determined 2nd, 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th day after farrowing. On the basis of the obtained values, there was calculated the difference in body weight between two consecutive investigation periods. The sows were divided into two groups and held in different housing conditions: 30 of them were held in extensive, and other 30 sows in intensive way of farming. In regard to number of farrowing, the sows were divided into three groups: sows with one or two farrowing (group P1, n=20), with three or four farrowing (group P2, n=20), and sows that farrowed five or more times (P3,n=20). In regard to number of pigs in litter, the sows were divided into two groups: the first (Group I, n=30) with sows that had up to eight pigs, and the second (Group II, n=30) with sows that had nine or more pigs in litter. The obtained results showed that in all perids of the investigation during lactation, body weight in sows held in extensive farming conditions was statistically significantly higher compared to those from intensive farming conditions. On the other hand, the loss of body weight during lactation was significantly higher in sows from extensive in regard to intensive farming conditions in the first two weeks of lactation. The sows with bigger number of farrowing had greater body weight, compared to those with smaller number of farrowing. There was no statistically significant difference in body weight loss during lactation, between sows with different number of farrowing, but considering that the sows with less farrowings had significantly lower body weight, they consequently lost more weight in percentage. The sows with greater number of pigs had significantly smaller body weight in the end of lactation, that is on 21st and 28th day of lactation. The results of this investigation point out to the fact that mainly housing conditions, that is nutrition influence body weight loss, and after that comes the number of pigs in litter.

scholarly journals Sleeve Gastrectomy vs. Fundus Resection in Bariatric Surgery (Animal Study)

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alimohammad Bananzadeh ◽  
Seyed Vahid Hosseini ◽  
Hajar Khazraei ◽  
Mohammad Mehdi Lashkarizadeh ◽  
Leila Ghahramani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bariatric Surgery ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Sleeve Gastrectomy ◽  
Body Weight Loss ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Total Ghrelin ◽  
The Difference ◽  
High Level

Background: Bariatric surgery has resulted in body weight loss, which claimed by surgery removal specific parts of the stomach with enzyme or sleeve gastrectomy. Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine weight loss and endocrine changes by 12-week fundus resection and sleeve gastrectomy in rabbits. Methods: Twenty-one rabbits, weighing 2.5 - 3.5 kg, were divided into three groups (n = 7): sleeve gastrectomy, experimental fundus resection, and sham group. The weight of rabbits and total ghrelin and leptin levels in the plasma before and after surgery were measured in 12 weeks. Statistical analyses were performed using the Kruskal-Walis test for comparison of the means between the groups, and the difference after months in one group was assayed by Friedman test. Results: The results showed sleeve gastrectomy had a significant weight loss after one month when compared to fundus resection and sham-operated controls (P = 0.008). There was no significant difference in the ghrelin levels after these surgeries, but leptin levels decreased significantly after the fundectomy (P = 0.025). Conclusions: Sleeve gastrectomy is more efficient than the fundus resection in weight loss. It could be suggested as a new option in metabolic disorders due to the high level of leptin.

Feeding of heifers for survival on whole and cracked sorghum grain under simulated drought conditions

1968 ◽  
Vol 8 (35) ◽  
pp. 668 ◽  
Author(s):  
JG Morris
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Body Weight Loss ◽  
Initial Body Weight ◽  
Fresh Weight Basis ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Simulated Drought ◽  
Sorghum Grain ◽  
Body Energy

Groups of Hereford heifers of a mean (� SE.) body weight 187 � 3 kg were fed in yards a sole ration of sorghum grain + one per cent limestone for 26 weeks. Four groups were fed the equivalent of 1.36 kg of sorghum grain per head per day as either whole or cracked grain at either daily or twice weekly intervals. A fifth group was fed 1.64 kg of whole sorghum grain per head per day which provided a digestible dry matter intake comparable to that of 1.36 kg of cracked grain. When heifers were fed the same quantity of dry matter as whole and cracked grain, the rate of body weight loss of those fed whole grain was significantly greater than that of those fed cracked grain; and the rate of body weight loss of those fed daily was significantly greater than that of those fed twice weekly. With similar intakes of digestible dry matter from whole and cracked grain, there was no significant difference in the rate of body weight loss. Heifers from sub-groups of high initial body weight lost significantly more body weight than heifers from sub-groups of low initial body weight. The whole bodies of three heifers that died from undernutrition contained less than 0.3 per cent ether extract on a fresh weight basis, indicating complete exhaustion of body energy reserves.

scholarly journals Reductions in feed and water consumptions and body weight in rats consuming aqueous extracts or ground leptadenia pyrotechnic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bushra S. Alsahafi ◽  
◽  
Sawsan H. Mahassni ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Folk Medicine ◽  
Body Weight Loss ◽  
Laboratory Animals ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Albino Rats ◽  
Therapeutic Uses ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Wistar Albino Rats

Leptadenia pyrotechnica (Forssk.) Decne. (LP) is used in folk medicine for the treatment of different ailments. No published studies on the affects of ground and aqueous LP extract in laboratory animals exist. Thus, this study is the first to investigate the difference between using ground or aqueous extract of LP on body weight parameters and consumptions of feed and water in young adult Wistar albino rats. Four groups (one rat of either sex for each group) were administered 25%, 50% and 75% ground LP mixed with the regular feed for 7 days, while the control rats were given the regular diet. Five groups (two rats of either sex for each group) were orally gavaged with 3, 9, 15 and 20 g LP extract/kg body weight, while the control group was gavaged with water, daily for 14 days. Findings were compared with the control groups. The mean body weight loss and feed inefficiency ratio s for the ground LP groups were higher, leading to lower feed and water intakes. Rats that consumed 15 and 20 g LP extract/kg had higher mean body weight loss and feed inefficiency ratio and lower water and feed intakes for the first but not for the second week. Therefore, both forms of LP affect weights and consumptions of water and feed during the first week. Thus, while using LP for any medicinal or therapeutic uses in humans, any affects on weight or feed and water consumptions may last only for a week.

Some observations on high- and low-potassium Chokla sheep given water intermittently under semi-arid conditions

1981 ◽  
Vol 96 (2) ◽  
pp. 463-469 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. More ◽  
P. S. Rawat ◽  
K. L. Sahni
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Water Intake ◽  
Water Deprivation ◽  
Body Weight Loss ◽  
High Potassium ◽  
Group I ◽  
Body Weights ◽  
Blood Potassium ◽  
Breeding Groups

SUMMARYNon-breeding groups, I, II and III, each with six high-potassium (HK) and six lowpotassium(LK) Chokla ewes were given water once in 24, 48 and 72 h respectively. In the next summer, seven ewes (4 HK and 3 LK) from each group I, II and III were switched over to a watering schedule of once in 24, 72 and 96 h respectively and were naturally bred. All the animals were maintained on grazing alone.Water deprivation for 72 h caused 18·8 and 19·2% body weight loss in HK and LKewes respectively; an overall average maintenance of weight loss in LK ewes was significantly higher than in HK ewes from the same group. There were significant differences in water intake due to treatments only. The HK and LK ewes from groups I and III showed a similar trend.Pregnant ewes of HK and LK types given water once in 96 h lost 21·7 and 23·8% of their body weights respectively. Corresponding weight loss in aborted ewes were 23·8 and 33·3%. Two ewes, each from 3 LK and 4 HK animals aborted owing to water deprivation for 96 h. The water intake reached 30 and 36·5% of body weight in LK and HK pregnant ewes given water intermittently.The wool attributes of non-pregnant ewes did not indicate a significant influence of blood potassium types. Four out of five ewes of the LK phenotype died during 3 years, irrespective of watering schedule.

scholarly journals P088 TLR3 ameliorates colitis-associated colon tumourigenesis in mice

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S179-S179
Author(s):  
Y K Jun ◽  
S J Koh ◽  
H W Gang ◽  
K Y Chung ◽  
J M Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Experimental Model ◽  
Free Water ◽  
Body Weight Loss ◽  
Poly I:C ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Tumour Development ◽  
Iκb Kinase ◽  
Significant Difference

Abstract Background Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) signalling regulates innate and adaptive immune systems by the recognition of dsRNA. Activation of TLR3 signalling by poly(I:C) attenuates dextran sodium sulphate (DSS)-induced murine colitis. However, little information is available on the role of TLR3 signalling in the development of colitis-associated colon tumourigenesis. Methods Wild-type (WT) and TLR3-deficient (TLR3−/−) mice were intraperitoneally injected azoxymethane (AOM) 12.5 mg/kg on day 0 followed by three cycles of 2% DSS for 5 days and 2 weeks of free water consumption. Clinical indices such as weight change, colon length, the number of tumours, and the histologic severity of colitis were evaluated in each experiment. Immunohistochemical or immunofluorescence analyses for phospho-IκB kinase (IKK) and β-catenin were performed in colon tissues. To elucidate the antitumourigenic mechanism by colon inflammation, poly(I:C) or PBS was intraperitoneally injected in the AOM/DSS-induced tumourigenesis model in WT mice. To evaluate direct antitumor effect on tumourigenesis, as first experimental model, both WT and TLR3−/− mice were intraperitoneally injected AOM weekly for 12 weeks without DSS treatment. As the second experimental model, WT and TLR3−/− mice were received 2% DSS mixed with drinking water three times for 5 days every 2 weeks after one intraperitoneal AOM injection. Results TLR3−/− mice exhibited a higher tumour burden compared with wild-type mice. Body weight loss was greater in TLR3−/− mice than in WT mice. However, here was no significant difference in colon length and the severity of colitis between the two groups. Immunoreactivity for β-catenin was markedly increased in TLR3−/− mice. However, there was no difference in IKK expression. Activation of TLR3 by poly(I:C) was not associated with the reduced tumour development in WT mice. However, repeated AOM injections without DSS resulted in greater body weight loss in TLR3−/− mice than in WT mice, which was associated with the increased tumour development in TLR3−/−mice. Conclusion TLR3 signalling attenuated colitis-associated colon cancer development. Based on our experiments, TLR3 signalling inhibits colon tumourigenesis by direct antitumor activity rather than anti-inflammatory effect of colitis.

Ratio Kadar Ldl/Hdl Tikus Putih Sprague Dawley Hiperlipidemia Setelah Diberi Cangkang Udang Laut (Penaeus monodon F.)

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 118
Author(s):  
Sri Isdadiyanto
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Penaeus Monodon ◽  
Male Rats ◽  
Sprague Dawley ◽  
High Fat ◽  
Group Iii ◽  
Group I ◽  
Sprague Dawley Rats ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Difference

The objective of this study was to analyze the ratio of LDL/HDL level of Sprague Dawley rats induced by high fat ration after given of sea shrimp carapace (Penaeus monodon F.). The animals for this study were twenty adult male rats divided into four groups, i.e. group I as the control was fed with basal ration containing normal fat for 3 months, group II was fed ration containing high fat for 3 months, group III was fed ration containing high fat and given sea shrimp carapace 180 mg per kg body weight per day orally in 2 ml aquadest for 3 months, group IV was fed ration containing high fat for 3 months and after 1 month given sea shrimp carapace 180 mg per kg body weight per day orally in 2 ml aquadest for 2 months. Each group consisted of five animals. After 90 days, the rats were necropsied and the blood were collected to analyzes ratio of LDL/HDL level. LDL level and HDL level were measured using colorimetric enzymatic method and Roche/Hitachi cobas c systems automatically calculate.  The difference between treatments was statistical analysis by Anava, and continued by Lowest Significant Difference Test to locate the difference. The result showed that high fat diet increased ratio of LDL/HDL level and Sea shrimp carapace decreased ratio of LDL/HDL level.   Keywords: Sea shrimp carapace, Sprague Dawley rats, ratio of LDL/HDL level

scholarly journals Effect of beluntas (Pluchea indica) leaf extract on mice spermatogenesis

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-51
Author(s):  
NUR AMALINA ◽  
SUYATMI SUYATMI ◽  
ENDANG LISTYANINGSIH SUPARYANTI
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Leaf Extract ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Control Group ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Group Iii ◽  
Group I ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Difference

Amalina N, Suyatmi, Suparyanti EL. 2010. Effect of beluntas (Pluchea indica) leaf extract on mice spermatogenesis. Biofarmasi 8: 47-51. This research aimed to determine the effect of beluntas (Pluchea indica L.) leaf extract in habiting spermatogenesis. Flavonoids can inhibit aromatase enzyme that function to catalyze the conversion of androgens into estrogen so that the level of the testosterone hormone will increase. The high concentration of testosterone will affect on the feedback to the pituitary, that not releasing FSH and LH, so it will inhibit spermatogenesis. This research is an experimental research with post-test only controlled group design method, using male mice, 2-3 months age, weight 20-30 g, as many as 24 mice divided into 4 groups. The first group was a control group, the second group as treatment group I that given with 1.4 mg/20 g body weight beluntas extract, the third group as treatment group II that given with 2.8 mg/g body weight beluntas extract. The fourth group as treatment group III that given with 5.6 mg/g body weight beluntas extract. The treatment was given for 10 days after that the testes of mice were taken and from each testicle was made 3 slices and from each slice the most representative seminiferous tubule was taken for spermatid cells. So, each mice had 18 units of data would be analyzed. The data obtained were analyzed with Anova to determine the significant differences before and after the treatment of extract and to be compared the difference between four groups with Dunnet T3 test to determine the difference between each group. Based on the statistical test results with Dunnet T3, it showed a significant difference between the fours study groups, except between treatment groups I and II. This might be due to the effectiveness of the two doses equally so that by doubling the dose, it did not give a doubling effect on decreasing spermatids. The provision of beluntas leaf extract can cause a decrease in the number of spermatid cells in mice. The average spermatid cells number decreased with increasing beluntas leaf extract dose. The best dose for reducing the number of spermatids in this study was the dose in the treatment group III that was 5.6 mg/g body weight.

scholarly journals Sargassum crasifolium Extract Could Prevent the Decrese in the Thyroxine Hormone and the Body Weight Loss of Javanese Randu Goats during Transportation

2020 ◽  
pp. 335-343
Author(s):  
Claude Mona Airin ◽  
Amelia Hana ◽  
Sarmin ◽  
Pudji Astuti ◽  
Amir Husni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Vitamin B1 ◽  
Body Weight Loss ◽  
The Body ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Group Iii ◽  
Group I ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Group Ii

Thyroxine hormone (T4) was one of the hormones related to metabolism rate. Animal transportation could be stressor interfering metabolism. Sargassum crasifoium was one of brown algae species that contained some important nutrients and also flavonoids. The study aimed at finding out the effect of the Sargassum on the decrase in thyroxine hormone and body weight loss. It used 9 Javanese Randu goats that were classified into 3 treatment groups. Group I served as control, Group II was treated with 450 mg/kg BW of Sargassum estract and Group III was treated with vitamin B1. All of the goats were transported for 12 hours using pickup truck at the speed of 60 km/hour. Blood samples were drawn before the transportation, during loading, 6 hours after the transportation and at the end of the transportation, while the body weight of the goats was weighed before and after the transportation. The results of the study showed that the T4 hormone decreased in the Group I and increased in the Group III during the transportation, while it was stable in the Group II. The biggest percentage of the body weight loss took place to the Group III (0.13%), while the smallest percentage took place to the Group II (0.063%). Statistical analysis showed that the Sargassum extract did not have any significant effect (p>0.05) on both the thyroxine hormone and the body weight loss during the transportation. Based on the results of the study it could be concluded that the Sargassum extract could stabilize the thyroxine hormone during the transportation so that it could prevent the body weight loss

scholarly journals Effect of heat exposure on the thermoregulatory responses of selected naked neck chickens

2002 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.M. Mazzi ◽  
M.I.T. Ferro ◽  
A.A.D. Coelho ◽  
V.J.M. Savino ◽  
M. Macari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Heat Stress ◽  
Heat Exposure ◽  
Body Weight Loss ◽  
The Other ◽  
Naked Neck ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Slight Advantage

The variation in cloacal temperature, body weight loss and expression of the 70 kDa heat shock protein (Hsp70) in three naked neck broiler genotypes during heat stress were studied. Twelve birds of each genotype (Na/Na, Na/na and na/na) were reared to market weight (approximately 2.1kg) at thermoneutral temperature. Six birds from each group served as controls and the remaining six underwent gradual heat stress (from 28ºC to 36ºC). Cloacal temperature and body weight were measured before and after exposure to heat. Liver samples were collected and Hsp70 levels were quantified using western blotting with monoclonal anti-chicken Hsp70 antibody. Heterozygous (Na/na) birds had a significantly lower cloacal temperature variation and less body weight loss during heat stress than the other genotypes. There was no significant difference in the Hsp70 levels among the genotypes. Heterozygous birds (Na/na) appeared to have a slight advantage over the other genotypes during gradual heat stress, perhaps because of a heterotic effect.

1965-P: Glucagon Receptor Agonism Stimulates Body Weight Loss in Antibiotic Treatment in Obese Mice

Diabetes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 1965-P
Author(s):  
TEAYOUN KIM ◽  
JESSICA P. ANTIPENKO ◽  
SHELLY NASON ◽  
NATALIE PRESEDO ◽  
WILLIAM J. VAN DER POL ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Antibiotic Treatment ◽  
Body Weight Loss ◽  
Obese Mice ◽  
Glucagon Receptor
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