scholarly journals PECULIARITIES OF THE PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN AND RURAL SCHOOLCHILDREN OF THE IRKUTSK REGION

2018 ◽  
Vol 97 (10) ◽  
pp. 957-961 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inna V. Mylnikova ◽  
N. V. Efimova ◽  
E. A. Tkachuk

Introduction. Physical development is one of the informative indices characterizing the health of the child population and reflecting the adverse effects of various environmental factors. Aim. To carry out a comparative assessment of physical development indices both in urban and rural schoolchildren in the Irkutsk region. Material and methods. The total body dimensions were studied. Results. Urban schoolchildren differ from rural peers in large body length indices (p = 0.000) and smaller values of the circumference of the chest (p = 0.002). The body weight of urban and rural boys had similar values, except for the age groups 9 (p=0,000), 12 (p=0,000) and 16 years (p=0,005). Rural schoolgirls outpaced urban peers by their body weight (р=0,016). Some differences from general patterns characteristic for the given period of ontogenesis are revealed: in rural schoolchildren, three crosses of growth curves are established. Correlation ratio of body length indices with other total sizes showed schoolchildren to have signs of desynchronization of physical development processes in different age periods. Discussion. The materials of the study indicate the processes of formation of total body size of rural and urban schoolchildren to differ. An assessment of the correlation ratios of body length parameters with other total sizes showed schoolchildren in different age periods to show signs of desynchronization of physical development processes.

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Valery V. Yatsyshen ◽  
Tatyana L. Yatsyshena

The study objective was to analyze the parameters of physical development (body length and weight) in children and youth 7-17 yo – students of Volgograd region educational institutions over 2012-2016 using the percentile method. Material and methods — We examined 4,367 school students, of which 2,056 and 2,311 were boys and girl, correspondingly. The body lengths and weights were assessed by conventional methods. The results were processed using the programs Statistica 6.0 and MATLAB 7. Results — The values of the body length and weight centiles (3, 10, 25, 50, 75, 90 and 97%) in 7-17 yo girls and boys were computed. It was established that the lowest body length indicators were currently typical for 7 yo boys. Starting at 13 yo, body length indicators in boys were ahead of those for girls. In 15-16 yo girls, growth stabilization was observed, while boys continued growing until the age of 17 yo. All percentile values of body weight in primary school age boys (except for 8 year-olds) were ahead or equivalent to those of girls. At the level of 75-97% in all age groups, the body mass values in boys were ahead of those in girls. At the age of 16-17 yo, all percentile values of body weight in boys were higher than in girls. Harmonious physical development was detected in 69.6% of boys and 61.7% of girls. Conclusion — Percentile analysis of body lengths and weights in children and youth of the Volgograd region facilitated the identification of gender-specific characteristics and assessment of harmonious physical development.


Author(s):  
M. Rani ◽  
B. Ekambaram ◽  
B. Punya Kumari

Data on 1350 Nellore sheep of 2, 4, 6 and 8-teeth age, reared under field conditions in 12 mandals of Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh were utilized for development of prediction equations and study the phenotypic association among body measurements and body weights. The coefficients of correlation between body weight with the height at withers, chest girth, paunch girth, hip width and body length were positive and high in magnitude in both males and females in majority of the age groups studied. Step-down regression equations were fitted to predict the body weight based on biometrical measurements at different ages. The height at withers, chest girth, paunch girth, hip width and body length have contributed significantly to the expression of body weights at the majority of the ages studied. High coefficient of determination (R2) value was observed in males at 6 and 8-teeth age as 88 per cent, while in females 50 per cent at 2-teeth age.


2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-189
Author(s):  
Junardi Junardi

AbstrakCacing Nipah Pendek Namalycastis abiuma memiliki tubuh yang elastis dan mudah putus sehingga diperlukan pendekatan morfometri tubuh lain untuk menentukan panjang tubuh sesungguhnya. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk menentukan panjang tubuh total cacing nipah pendek dengan menggunakan bobot tubuh, jumlah total segmen berseta, panjang tiga segmen anterior pertama (L3) dan lebar segmen berseta atau setiger ke-10 (S-10). Spesimen yang digunakan dipilih hanya individu yang lengkap dan utuh. Pengukuran dilakukan dibawah mikroskop dengan lensa okular yang dilengkapi dengan mikrometer. Data dianalisis dengan analisis korelasi. Cacing yang digunakan sebanyak 258 individu yang terdiri atas 190 immature, 54 submature dan 14 mature dengan ukuran panjang tubuh rata-rata berturut-turut 108,62±34,80 mm, 172,27±42,78 mm dan 123,14±57,40 mm. Cacing betina ditemukan memiliki ukuran tubuh lebih besar dari jantan. Panjang tubuh N. abiuma dapat diduga dengan bobot tubuh, panjang L3 dan lebar S-10 dengan nilai koefisien korelasi (r) berturut-turut 0,82, 0,73 dan 0,78. Pendekatan morfometri dapat digunakan untuk menentukan ukuran tubuh N. abiuma.Abstract The short nypa palm worm Namalycastis abiuma has an elastic and fragile body. Therefore, an alternative approach of morphometrical techniques is needed to determine the total body length. This research aimed to estimate the total body length of the short nypa palm worm based on body weight, the total number of segments, the length of the first three anterior segment (L3) and the tenth setiger width (S10). Body measurement was done using stereomicroscope fitted with the micrometer. Correlation analysis was done to describe the relationship between the length of L3 and the width of S10. A total of 258 complete and whole specimens consisted of 190 immature, 54 submature, and 14 mature individuals. The average body length of immature individuals was 108.62±34.80 mm, 172.27±42.78 mm for sub mature individuals, and 123.14±57.40 mm for mature individuals. Based on sexual dimorphism, the female body size is larger than male. The body length of N. abiuma can be estimated by body weight, the length of L3, and the  width of S10, with  correlation coefficient (r) of 0.82, 0.73 and 0.78, respectively. Morphometry approach can be used to determine the body size of N. abiuma. 


2019 ◽  
Vol 199 ◽  
pp. 83-97
Author(s):  
V. P. Ovsyannikov ◽  
A. Yu. Nemchenko ◽  
A. N. Kanzeparova

Data on biology, ecology and fishery of asiatic smelt in the Uda River during its spawning migration are analyzed. The spawning begins in May-June in 2–11 km from the river mouth and lasts 3–10 days. Timing of its start varies from May 22 (2014 and 2018) to June 14 (2001), with 24 days difference. The spawning migration begins under the water temperature 6.0 оС, during the spawning the temperature varies from 6.2 to 11.9 оС. The river flow velocity on the spawning grounds is 1.2–2.6 m/s, the river depth varies from 0.3 to 2.5 m. Age of the spawners is 2–8 years, their length is 11.5–32.0 cm and weight 10.8–275.0 g, males usually prevail in number (63–81 %). Depending on the year-class strength, the fish in age of 3 or 4 years prevail among the spawners. After spawning, females leave the spawning grounds immediately — in that time their occurrence in the catches below the spawning grounds can reach 85 %. Size of the spawners decreases during the migration, for males the decreasing was from 19.0 to 15.0 cm in 2007, from 20.2 to 18.8 cm in 2014, from 19.3 to 16.6 cm in 2015, and from 19.4 to 16.0 cm in 2016, for females — from 21.0 to 18.0 cm in 2007, from 22.1 to 19.6 cm in 2014, from 21.3 to 19.0 cm in 2015, and from 24.5 to 16.1 cm in 2016. Annual increments of the smelt body length are 0.7–7.8 cm, on average 3.9 cm, for the body weight 17.1–39.9 g, on average 32.1 g. The minimum registered size of mature male and female was 11.5 and 13.0 cm, respectively. Percentage of the smelt with non-commercial size during spawning migration was 19.2 % in 2007, 0.4 % in 2014, 15.4 % in 2015, and 28.4 % in 2016. The group linear growth of asiatic smelt could be approximated by Bertalanffy equation: L = 30.5 [1 – e–0.317 (t – 0.533)]. Its body length dependence on weight is described by the equation of simple allometry: W = 0.002 L3.380 (determination r 2 = 0.92–0.99). The body weight depends on age as the function: Wt = 2.974t 2.136. Individual absolute fecundity of the smelt in the Uda varies from 11300 to 141300 eggs, on average 52500 eggs in 2016 and 50400 eggs in 2007; these values are close to the smelt fecundity in the Ulbeya and Inya rivers. The fecundity variation generally increases with the age: the registered ranges of absolute fecundity (thousand eggs) were, by age groups: 19.1 for 3 years, 53.5 for 4 years, 37.8 for 5 years, 57.5 for 6 years, and 60.3 for 7 years old fish, the ranges of relative fecundity (eggs/g of body weight) were: 864, 537, 565, 501, and 449 eggs/g for the same age groups. The total population fecundity was 32.7. 109 eggs in 2016. The individual absolute fecundity has the following dependencies on body length, weight, and age: AF(L) = 0.001 L3.437, AF(W) = 0.650 W0.986, and AF(t) = 1.661 t 2.250, respectively. The stock of asiatic smelt in the Uda is represented by migrating fish only. Its fishery was conducted by 8 companies, their total annual landing increased from 10 t in 2012 to 373 t in 2017 and slightly decreased recently: the mean landing for 2013–2019 was 276 t. The spawning biomass of smelt was estimated from 637 to 1734 t, by years, that was about 70 % of the biomass of mature smelt in the Shantar Sea.


2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-19
Author(s):  
P. A. John ◽  
A. O. Iyiola-Tunji

Body linear measurements of different age categories of donkeys were used to predict the body weight of donkeys using stepwise regression procedure. This work was conducted to estimates the live body weight of donkeys from biometric traits. A total of 700 donkeys were measured into three age groups (weaners 6 months- 1 year, young above 1- 3 years and adults 3 years and above). Morphometric measures taken were body weight, head length, head width, ear length, neck length, neck circumference, shoulder width, height at withers, heart girth, body length and tail length using random sampling technique. Significant variations were observed in morphometric (P<0.05, P<0.01) traits. The results of the study showed that significantly (P<0.01) predicted body weight of these donkeys with good efficiencies were neck circumference (NC), tail length (TL) and body length (BL) were the best predictors of body weight with R2= 100% in weaners, head width (HWD), neck circumference (NL), neck circumference (NC) and height at withers (HW) with R2= 100% in young and HW, HG with R2 = 100% in adult category. The traits were significantly (p<0.05, 0.01) and positively correlated amongst themselves (r=0.09-0.87).It is therefore concluded that the inclusion of two variables improved the prediction marginally, but the addition of further variables gave little further improvement. The association may be useful as selection criterion, since positive correlations of traits suggest that the traits are under the same gene action (pleiotropy/linkage). It is therefore recommended that tail length, neck circumference, body length, height at withers and heart girth should be used as the best predictors of body weight across the sex and age categories of donkeys. 


1970 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 8-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
AHMS Sylvia Rahman ◽  
MAMY Khandoker ◽  
SS Husain ◽  
AS Apu ◽  
A Mondal ◽  
...  

The present study was conducted at the Artificial Insemination Center, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh to record the Black Bengal bucks morphology and to relate body weight with different body measurements. A total of 22 Black Bengal bucks of different ages were taken and were divided into six age groups (0, 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15 months). The body weight of Black Bengal bucks at 0, 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15 months of age were 1.21 ± 0.12, 4.26 ± 0.25, 7.68 ± 0.31, 12.76 ± 0.42, 16.56 ± 0.57 and 21.82 ± 0.70 kg respectively. Age had a significant effect (P<0.05) on heart girth, body length and height at wither (P<0.05) except the measurement of height at wither at 0 and 3 months. The measurement of fore and hind leg length, head length and width, ear length and breadth and also tail length differed significantly (P<0.05) between the age groups. The average scrotal circumferences (SC) were recorded as 4.85 ± 0.22, 10.35 ± 0.39, 15.42 ± 0.34, 18.05 ± 0.24, 19.72 ± 0.33 and 20.83 ± 0.41 cm at 0, 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15 months of age, respectively and differed significantly (P<0.05) with the advancement of age. Animals of the same age group supposed to be similar in conformation. Body weight was highly correlated (P<0.01) with heart girth (0.94), body length (0.95) and height at wither (0.96). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjas.v37i2.9876 BJAS 2008; 37(2): 8-16


Author(s):  
Ayhan Yilmaz ◽  
Ferda Karakus ◽  
Mehmet Bingöl ◽  
Baris Kaki ◽  
Gazel Ser

he aims were to identify the body weight of the several age groups in Norduz lambs and its correlations between these traits were to determine the best non-linear growth curve models for the growth performance of the Norduz sheep breed. A total of 91 male and female of Norduz lambs were evaluated under extensive system conditions. The least square means for weights at birth and at 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90, 105, 120, 135, 150, 165, 180, 195 and 210 days of age periods were 4.51±0.56, 9.28±0.25, 11.14±0.29, 14.99±0.37, 18.21±0.43, 22.54±0.54, 22.33±0.25, 23.59±0.54, 25.58±0.55, 28.07±0.58, 29.45±0.60, 29.98±0.84, 32.44±0.61, 32.03±0.59 and 31.45±0.57 kg, respectively. There were differences in favor of lambs of four-year old dams at 15 days of age and also lambs born single at 90 days of age for the body weight. The effect of weight of dam at birth, 30, 45, 60 days of age was significant (P less than 0.05-P less than 0.01) and the birth weight in lambs importantly effected the weights at 15, 30, and 45 days of age. All correlations between the body weights of several age periods were significant as statistical (P less than 0.01). As for the growth models, distinguished models were compared using the coefficient of determination and mean square error for both sexes. As a result, we concluded that von Bertalanffy model were the best model in comparison with the other models for biological growth curves in Norduz male and female lambs.


2018 ◽  
Vol 97 (9) ◽  
pp. 844-847 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. I. Latyshevskaya ◽  
V. V. Yatsyshen ◽  
Ludmila A. Davidenko ◽  
T. L. Yatsyshen

Based on three investigations (1976, 2000, 2016), conducted using the uniform procedures, we compared physical development characteristics of school-age children (aged of 7-17) in the city of Volgograd between 1976 and 2016. Between 1976 and 2000 we found the physical rate of growth in younger school children to stabilize. We also observed the gain in the body length in older age groups as well as higher weight and height growth rates. Between 2000 and 2016 we recorded a decrease in the body length and weight gain in most children and adolescents which was more male-specific. In general, between 1976 and 2016 there was a decrease in body length in both girls and boys of the primary school age, an increase in the body length in boys aged 12-17 and in girls of 13 years as well as a weight gain in children of the school age. The dynamics of physical development characteristics should be considered when developing preventive and health-promoting measures.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Turki M. AlHarbi ◽  
Abdullaziz AlGarni ◽  
Fasial AlGamdi ◽  
Mona Jawish ◽  
Tariq Ahmad Wani ◽  
...  

Objective.To determine the accuracy of the Broselow Tape (BT) versions 2007 and 2011 in estimating weight among pediatric population.Methods.A cross-sectional study was conducted at King Fahad Medical City and six schools across Riyadh province on 1–143-month-old children. BT 2007 and 2011 estimated weights were recorded. Both tapes via the child’s height produce an estimated weight, which was compared with the actual weight.Results.A total of 3537 children were recruited. The height (cm) of the subjects was97.7±24.1and the actual weight (kg) was16.07±8.9, whereas the estimated weight determined by BT 2007 was15.87±7.56and by BT 2011 was16.38±7.95. Across all the five age groups, correlation between actual weight and BT 2007 ranged between 0.702 and 0.788, while correlation between actual weight and BT 2011 ranged between 0.698 and 0.788. Correlation between BT 2007 and BT 2011 across all the five age groups ranged from 0.979 to 0.989. Accuracy of both the tape versions was adversely affected when age was >95 months and body weight was >26 kilograms.Conclusions.Our study showed that BT 2007 and 2011 provided accurate estimation of the body weight based on measured body height. However, 2011 version provided more precise estimate for weight.


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