The influence of pasture distribution, and temperature on adult body weight of feral pigs in a semi-arid environment

2003 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick Dexter
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Arid Environment ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Feral Pigs ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Adult Body ◽  
Adult Body Weight ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Semi Arid

The influence of high temperature and the distribution and abundance of pasture on variation in adult body weight of feral pigs was examined at Nocoleche Nature Reserve, semi-arid New South Wales, over the course of a drought. The influence of the pig's sex, and the mean maximum environmental temperature and pasture biomass on the adult pig's body weight, were examined. There was no significant difference between the sexes with respect to adult body weight, with the mean adult body weight being 37.5 kg for both sexes. Adult body weight was negatively correlated with mean maximum temperature and positively correlated with pasture biomass in woodlands. The conclusion from this study is that body weight increased over the course of the study as the drought eased but showed definite seasonal increases during winter when temperatures were lowest.

The influence of pasture distribution, temperature and sex on home-range size of feral pigs in a semi-arid environment

1999 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 755 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick Dexter
Keyword(s):  
Home Range ◽  
Radio Telemetry ◽  
Arid Environment ◽  
Home Range Size ◽  
Range Size ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Home Ranges ◽  
Feral Pigs ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Semi Arid

In this study the home-range sizes of feral pigs (Sus scrofa) at Nocoleche Nature Reserve, semi-arid New South Wales were measured by radio-telemetry over the course of a drought. The abundance of food was indexed simultaneously by the amount of pasture in the four most common habitats at Nocoleche (shrubland, woodland, riverine woodland, and ephemeral swamps). The influence of the pig's sex, and mean maximum temperature and pasture biomass on the home-range size of pigs were examined using ANOVA and multiple regression, respectively. Mean home-range size of males was 7.9–11.6 km2 and that for females was 4.2–8.0 km2 . Males had significantly larger home ranges than females, and their home-range size did not change significantly over the course of the drought. In contrast, the size of the home ranges of females changed significantly and was correlated negatively with the abundance of pasture biomass in shrublands and mean maximum temperature, and positively with the abundance of pasture biomass in ephemeral swamps. The conclusion from this study is that males maintained a large, unvarying, home range to maximise access to females while females changed their home-range size according the abundance of food and the constraints of high temperature.

Adult body weight of indigenous and crossbred ewes under semi-arid conditions in India

1979 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 227-230
Author(s):  
B. S. Mehta ◽  
N. Kandasamy ◽  
C. L. Arora
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Arid Conditions ◽  
Adult Body ◽  
Adult Body Weight ◽  
Semi Arid

scholarly journals The efficacy of suppository versus oral ibuprofen for reducing fever in children

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 211
Author(s):  
Suhesti Handayani ◽  
Sri Rezeki Hadinegoro ◽  
Sudigdo Sastroasmoro
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Duration Of Effect ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Oral Group ◽  
Oral Ibuprofen ◽  
The Mean ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Mean Time

Background Ibuprofen suppository is used to reduce fever inchildren who are unable to receive it orally. The effectiveness ofibuprofen suppository compared to that of oral ibuprofen has notbeen documented in Indonesian children.Objective The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy ofibuprofen suppository with that of oral ibuprofen for reducingfever in children.Methods This study was a randomized clinical trial without blind-ing on children aged 2-5 years with body weight of 12.5 to 16 kgwho had fever. Subjects received ibuprofen in either oral (7.5mg/kg) or suppository (125 mg) form. The temperature was mea-sured prior to ibuprofen administration, 30 minutes afterwards,and every subsequent half hour until the end of the sixth hour.Any observed adverse effects were recorded.Results Mean time needed for fever reduction was 2.72 (SD 1.1)hours in the suppository group, compared to 3.43 (SD 0.9) hoursin the oral group (P=0.004). The mean rate of fever reduction inthe suppository group was 0.90 (SD 0.4) °C/hour, while in theoral group it was 0.61 (SD 0.3) °C/hour. However, mean maxi-mum temperature lowering ability did not differ significantly [2.11(SD 0.7) °C for the suppository group and 1.99 (SD 0.7) °C, forthe oral group (P=0.489)]. There was no significant difference inmean duration of effect [220.8 (SD 83.0) hours for the supposi-tory group and 196.6 (SD 92.7) hours for the oral group (p=0.231)].Conclusions There was no significant difference between bothpreparations in maximum temperature lowering ability and dura-tion of effect. Temperature reduction was significantly fasterwith the administration of ibuprofen suppository

Oral Character and Attitudes and Behavior Related to Food and Eating

1988 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon K. Mills ◽  
Jean Cunningham
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Developmental Stages ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Adult Personality ◽  
Adult Body ◽  
Adult Body Weight ◽  
Projective Measure ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
Early Developmental

Freudian theory predicts that adult personality characteristics and behavior will reflect unresolved conflicts from early developmental stages. In this study, a card from the Blum's Blacky test was used as a projective measure of oral conflict with 35 male and 61 female college students. The presence of such conflict was significantly associated with deviations from norms for body weight, greater variability in adult body weight, rating food as important, and eating more frequently. However, ratings of preoccupation with food were not significantly related to scores for oral conflict. These findings support predictions from psychoanalytic theory and also point to the continued usefulness of the Blacky test in psychoanalytic research.

scholarly journals Thermoregulation in colonies of africanized and hybrids with Caucasian, Italian and Carniolan Apis mellifera honey bees

1999 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vagner de Alencar Arnaut de Toledo ◽  
Regina Helena Nogueira-Couto
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Honey Bees ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Tropical Region ◽  
Internal Temperature ◽  
Africanized Honey Bees ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Mean ◽  
One Year ◽  
Brood Nest

This experiment was carried out to study the internal temperature regulation of a colony of Africanized honey bees (AFR), compared with hybrid Caucasian (CAU), Italian (ITA), and Carniolan (CAR) bees, during the period of one year and different size hives located in a sub-tropical region. The instant internal temperature, 33.7 ± 1.5° C for the AFR, 33.5 ± 1.4° C for the CAU, 33.7 ± 1.5° C for the ITA and 33.8 ± 1.4° C for the CAR, did not show any significant difference (P>0.05). The maximum temperature (36.1 ± 2.3° C) was statistically different (P<0.05) from the minimum (27.6 ± 5.3° C). There was no difference (P>0.05) in the mean internal temperature, between the nucleus (31.7 ± 6.3° C) and the brood nest (32.1 ± 5.3° C) measured between two and four o'clock in the afternoon.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF DEXAMETHASONE ON SPERMATOGONIUM AND SERTOLI CELL OF IPSILATERAL TESTIS IN UNILATERAL TESTICULAR TORSION WISTAR RAT

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ferdyan Rachmat Efendi ◽  
Johan Renaldo ◽  
Tarmono Djojodimedjo
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Sertoli Cell ◽  
Sertoli Cells ◽  
Testicular Torsion ◽  
Wistar Rat ◽  
Male Rats ◽  
Sham Operation ◽  
Group I ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Mean

Objective: To investigate the effect of dexamethasone on spermatogonium and sertoli cell of ipsilateral testis in unilateral testicular torsion strain wistar rat. Material & Method: Experimental study with post-test only control group design. The present  study was conducted on 30 Wistar male rats aged 10 – 12 weeks grouped into 5 groups. Group I was the normal/sham operation group (KN), group II was left testicular torsion for 4 hours group and followed  by manual detorsion  (K1), group III was left testicular torsion for 10 hours group and followed  by manual detorsion (K2),  group IV was left testicular torsion for 4 hours group and given dexamethasone 10 mg/kg body weight subcutaneously 30 minutes before manual etorsion (D1), and group V was left testicular torsion for 10 hours group and  given dexamethasone 10 mg/kg body weight subcutaneously 30 minutes before manual detorsion. All rats had left orchidectomy 4 hours after detorsion. The number of spermatogonium and sertoli cells were counted in histological seminiferous tubular testis that have obtained Haematoxylin Eosin staining. Data were analyzed by ANNOVA followed by Post Hoc Tukey for spermatogonium and Kruskal Wallis followed by Mann Whitney test for sertoli cell. Differences were considered significant at p <0.05. Results: There was significant difference in the mean number of spermatogonium between K1 & D1 group. Otherwise, there was no significant difference in the mean number of spermatogonium between K2 & D2. There was significant difference in the mean number of Sertoli cells between K1 & D1 group, likewise that between K2 & D2 group. Conclusion: These results suggest that dexamethasone has protective effect in spermatogonium and sertoli cell in testicular torsion for 4 hours.

scholarly journals Heritability Estimates of Adult Body Weight and Egg Production Traits in Indigenous Uttara Chickens

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 357 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. K. Singh ◽  
S. Kumar ◽  
R. K. Sharma ◽  
S. K. Singh ◽  
B. Singh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Egg Production ◽  
Production Traits ◽  
Adult Body ◽  
Adult Body Weight ◽  
Heritability Estimates

scholarly journals Leptin-Independent Programming of Adult Body Weight and Adiposity in Mice

2011 ◽  
Vol 96 (2) ◽  
pp. 555-556
Author(s):  
Elizabeth C. Cottrell ◽  
Malgorzata S. Martin-Gronert ◽  
Denise S. Fernandez-Twinn ◽  
Jian'an Luan ◽  
Lindsey M. Berends ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Adult Body ◽  
Adult Body Weight

The influence of pasture distribution and temperature on habitat selection by feral pigs in a semi-arid environment

1998 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick Dexter
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
High Temperatures ◽  
Radio Telemetry ◽  
Arid Environment ◽  
Food Distribution ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Feral Pigs ◽  
North West ◽  
Hot Weather ◽  
Two Parameters

The two parameters believed to influence habitat utilisation by feral pigs and wild boar (Sus scrofa) are protection from high temperatures and distribution of food. However, whether there is an interaction between these parameters is unknown. To examine the influence of high temperature on habitat utilisation, the use of four rangeland habitats (shrubland, woodland, riverine woodland, and ephemeral swamps) by feral pigs in north-west New South Wales, Australia, was measured by radio-telemetry during and after a drought. In each habitat, protection from high temperature was indexed once by vegetation cover, at three strata, while over the course of the study, food distribution was indexed by estimating pasture biomass in each habitat. Riverine woodland provided the most shelter from high temperature, followed by woodland, shrubland and ephemeral swamps. On average, ephemeral swamps had the highest pasture biomass, followed by riverine woodland, shrubland and woodland. The amount of pasture in each habitat increased after the drought but changed at different rates. During autumn, spring and summer feral pigs preferred riverine woodland but in winter shrubland was preferred. Multivariate regression indicated that habitat utilisation was significantly influenced by pasture biomass in shrubland and mean maximum temperature in the study area. The results suggest that feral pigs are restricted by high temperatures to more shady habitats during hot weather but when the constraint of high temperature is relaxed they distribute themselves more according to the availability of food.

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