The Effects of Methimazole on Weight Gains, Carcass Composition, Thyroid Gland Weight and Blood Components of Cockerels ,

AbstractIdentify criteria and create a risk scoring system to predict hypothyroidism after hemithyroidectomy. We have retrospectively studied 216 cases of patients with goiter who had undergone hemithyroidectomy from January 2002 to December 2007 at Vilnius University Hospital Santariškių Klinikos. Patients were divided into two groups according to their thyroid function after hemithyroidectomy: 168 (77.8%) patients’ thyroid function was normal (group A), 48 (22.2%) patients had symptoms of hypothyroidism (group B). The relationship between groups and parameters such as patients’ sex, age, patient’s weight, preoperative serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) level, weight of the remnant gland, ratio of the remaining thyroid gland weight to patient’s weight was statistically analysed. The patients’ mean age was 41.6 ± 14.1 years in group A and 52.9 ± 13.9 years in group B (p=0.0002). The mean preoperative TSH level was 0.79 ± 0.5 mU/L in group A, compared with 1.42 ± 1.00 mU/L in group B (p= 0.005). The mean ratio of the remaining thyroid gland weight to patient’s weight was 0.102 ± 0.053 g/kg in group A and 0.063 ± 0.027 g/kg in group B (p=0.04). The groups did not establish a significant difference between patients’ sex, patient’s weight or weight of the remaining gland. Patient’s age, preoperative serum TSH level, ratio of the remaining thyroid gland weight to patient’s weight is the main factors of hypothyroidism after hemithyroidectomy. A risk scoring system was created to predict hypothyroidism after hemithyroidectomy before the operation.

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EXPLORATION OF GOITROGENIC/ANTITHYROIDAL POTENTIALITY OF BAMBOO-SHOOTS IN RELATION TO THIOUREA

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences ◽

10.22159/ijpps.2017v9i10.20332 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 9 (10) ◽

pp. 7

Author(s):

Deotima Sarkar ◽

Arijit Chakraborty ◽

Chandrima Bhattacharya ◽

Laishram Hemchandra Singh ◽

Amar K. Chandra

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Thyroid Gland ◽

Atpase Activity ◽

Treated Group ◽

Consumption Pattern ◽

Gland Weight ◽

Bamboo Shoots ◽

Serum T3 ◽

Food Consumption Pattern ◽

Thyroid Gland Weight

Objective: Natural goitrogens present in plant foods or antithyroidal drugs both alter the morphology and normal functional status of the thyroid gland interfering the synthesis and secretion of thyroid hormones. In this study, the goitrogenic potential of bamboo shoots (BS) containing natural goitrogens has been compared against a potent synthetic antithyroidal drug thiourea.Methods: BS was fed to 6 rats by 1/3rdreplacement of 180grams (g) of their food i.e.60g of BS containing 35g of goitrogens of cyanogenic origin such that each rat ideally consumed 6 mg/100g of body weight per day and thiourea at a near equal dose of 6 mg/100g of body weight per day was force fed to another 6 rats for a period of 45 d. Changes in food consumption pattern, serum toxicity marker SGOT and SGPT, morphological changes like thyroid gland weight and histology and functional aspects like TPO activity, Na+-K+ATPase activity, urinary iodine excretion and serum T3,T4 and TSH levels induced by this natural and synthetic agent respectively were investigated. Results analyzed by ANOVA followed by post hoc tests.Results: Food consumption pattern was similar in all groups while serum toxicity markers SGOT, SGPT showed a non-significant increase in experimental groups. Increase in body and thyroid gland weight as compared to control was seen on treatment with both antithyroidal agents, a greater percentage of increase was seen in thiourea treated group. TPO activity, Na+-K+ATPase activity, serum T3 and T4levels were decreased significantly in both treated groups as compared to normal, with maximum inhibition in the thiourea treated group. Histological plates of BS treated thyroid revealed hypertrophy and thyroid follicular cell disruption with microcytic infiltration. Thiourea treated gland histological plate revealed complete abolition of normal histoarchitecture with marked changes in colloidal area and hyperplasia with folding and papillae on the epithelium.Conclusion: In overall, the data indicate that though the goitrogenic potentiality of BS cannot be considered having similar efficacy to that of thiourea but as a food entity by itself, it has potent antithyroidal activity even in presence of adequate iodine intake.

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Serum Thyroid Hormone and Thyroid Gland Weight Measurements in Protein-Energy Malnutrition

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism ◽

10.1515/jpem.1998.11.6.719 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 11 (6) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Z. Orbak ◽

Y. Akin ◽

E. Varoglu ◽

H. Tan

Keyword(s):

Thyroid Hormone ◽

Thyroid Gland ◽

Protein Energy Malnutrition ◽

Gland Weight ◽

Protein Energy ◽

Serum Thyroid Hormone ◽

Thyroid Gland Weight

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355 Growth performance, organ weights, thyroid hormone levels, and hindgut pH of nursery pigs fed diets containing cold-pressed canola cake without or with resistant starch

Journal of Animal Science ◽

10.1093/jas/skz258.260 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 97 (Supplement_3) ◽

pp. 127-127

Author(s):

Jung Wook Lee ◽

Tofuko A Woyengo

Keyword(s):

Thyroid Gland ◽

Growth Performance ◽

Block Design ◽

Average Daily Gain ◽

Blood Parameters ◽

Nursery Pigs ◽

Organ Weights ◽

Gland Weight ◽

Cold Pressed ◽

Thyroid Gland Weight

Abstract An experiment was conducted to determine effects of reducing cecal and colonic pH through dietary inclusion of high-amylose cornstarch (HA-starch) on growth performance, organ weights, and blood parameters of nursery pigs fed cold-pressed canola cake (CPCC). A total of 240 pigs (initial BW = 7.1 kg) were housed in 40 pens (6 pigs/pen) and fed 4 diets (10 pens/diet) in a randomized complete block design for 28 d. Four diets were a basal diet with CPCC at 0 or 40%, and with HA-starch at 0 or 40% in a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement. Diets were fed in 2 phases of 14 d each. At the termination of the experiment, one pig per pen was euthanized for determining organ weights, blood parameters, and hindgut pH of pigs. Dietary CPCC reduced (P < 0.05) overall average daily gain (ADG) by 15%; increased (P < 0.05) liver and thyroid gland weights relative to BW by 27 and 64%, respectively; and reduced (P < 0.05) serum tetraiodothyronine (T4) level from 30.3 to 17.8 ng/mL. Dietary HA-starch reduced (P < 0.05) overall ADG, thyroid gland weight relative to BW, cecal and colonic pH; but increased (P < 0.05) colon weight and tended to increase (P = 0.062) serum T4 level. Dietary CPCC and HA-starch interacted (P = 0.024) on the thyroid gland weight relative to BW such that dietary CPCC increased (P < 0.05) thyroid gland weight of pigs fed HA-starch-free diet (120 vs. 197 mg/kg of BW), but not of pigs fed HA-starch-containing diet (104 vs. 130 mg/kg of BW). In conclusion, dietary CPCC reduced growth performance, increased metabolic activities of liver and interfered with thyroid gland functions of nursery pigs. However, the negative effects of dietary CPCC on thyroid gland functions of pigs were alleviated by dietary HA-starch.

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An evaluation of beef carcass quality 1. The influence of cereal feeding on the growth and carcass quality of Friesian steers

Animal Science ◽

10.1017/s0003356100011478 ◽

1972 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 215-227 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

C. E. Hinks ◽

J. H. D. Prescott

Keyword(s):

Meat Quality ◽

Live Weight ◽

Carcass Composition ◽

Factorial Experiment ◽

Carcass Quality ◽

Grazing Cattle ◽

Weight Gains ◽

Second Period ◽

Tasting Panel

SUMMARYTwenty-four Friesian steers, initially 5 months of age, were involved in a 2 × 2 factorial experiment which spanned grazing and silage feeding periods of 22 weeks' duration. In the first period, cattle were stocked at a uniformly high density, with half of the group being fed 1·25 kg/head per day of supplementary barley. In the second period, the cattle were subdivided into four groups and fed varying levels of barley with silage. Finally all the animals received 3·65 kg/head per day of barley. Replicates of the four treatments were slaughtered at random after 5 to 11 weeks on this treatment. Whilst supplementary cereal feeding significantly increased the live-weight gains of steers at grass by 11%, this live-weight advantage was offset by their slower gains in the final weeks before slaughter. Feeding cereals to grazing cattle had little effect on carcass composition or the proportions of carcass joints, but their beef was considered, by a tasting panel, to be more tender than the meat from the control steers.Increasing the level of barley fed with silage only increased live-weight gains by 2%, and had little effect on carcass or meat quality.

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The relationship between the thyroid gland and body at different gestational age of developing human foetuses

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences ◽

10.3126/ajms.v9i6.20868 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (6) ◽

pp. 40-44

Author(s):

Rajeev Mukhia ◽

Bhawani Prasad Powar

Keyword(s):

Thyroid Gland ◽

Gestational Age ◽

Left Lobe ◽

Medical Sciences ◽

Mean Values ◽

Gland Weight ◽

Morphometric Features ◽

Long Time ◽

The Relationship ◽

Human Foetuses

Background: Thyroid gland is one of the organs of interest for researchers since a long time. Though, detailed study about adult thyroid gland is there in the literature but thyroid gland at different stages in the foetal period is far less available.Aims and Objective: To find out the morphological and morphometric features on the development of foetal thyroid gland in relation with different gestational weeks.Materials and Methods: The study was carried in the Department of Anatomy, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal, on 40 human foetuses of known gestational age. The midline dissection of the neck was done to expose the thyroid gland. The shape and measurements like length, breadth and thickness of both lobe of the gland were noted.Results: The mean values of all parameters by gestational age were calculated. In the present study, the weight of foetuses showed gradual increase from 10th week to 38th weeks of gestation. In the normally developing foetuses the thyroid gland dimension and its weight also increases with increase gestational age.Conclusion: There was no more difference between the dimension of right and left lobe of thyroid gland. The study provides morphological and morphometric knowledge on the development of foetal thyroid gland from 10th week to 38th weeks of gestation. The knowledge of thyroid gland weight and dimension and body weight in relation to the gestational age might be helpful to judge the thyroid structure in preterm babies.Asian Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.9(6) 2018 40-44

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Effect of breed on growth performance and carcass composition of Aberdeen Angus, Charolais,Herefordand Simmental bulls

Czech Journal of Animal Science ◽

10.17221/3908-cjas ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 51 (No. 2) ◽

pp. 47-53 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

L. Bartoň ◽

D. Řehák ◽

V. Teslík ◽

D. Bureš ◽

R. Zahrádková

Keyword(s):

Weight Gain ◽

Growth Performance ◽

Subcutaneous Fat ◽

Live Weight ◽

Carcass Composition ◽

The Other ◽

Live Weight Gain ◽

Weight Gains ◽

Dressing Percentage

Breed effects on live weight gain, slaughter characteristics and carcass composition were compared in Aberdeen Angus, Charolais, Hereford and Simmental bulls. The experiment extended over 2 years and involved totally 96 animals. The target slaughter live weights were determined 550 kg for earlier maturing breeds Aberdeen Angus and Hereford and 630 kg for later maturing breeds Charolais and Simmental. Charolais and Simmental gained more rapidly (P < 0.05) than Aberdeen Angus while Hereford were intermediate. Hereford had lower (P < 0.05) dressing percentage than the other breeds. Percentages of grade I meat were significantly higher (P < 0.05) in Charolais and Simmental. The highest percentage of separable fat was recorded in Hereford (P < 0.05). Charolais and Simmental had lower (P < 0.05) thickness of subcutaneous fat over MLLT than Aberdeen Angus andHereford. The later maturing bulls generally tended to achieve higher live weight gains during the experiment, produced less fat and had higher percentage of meat from high priced joints in comparison with earlier maturing animals.  

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