scholarly journals Influence of Testosterone on Body and Testicular Development in Zebu Cattle in the Tropical Climate

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo Chacur ◽  
Alex Arikawa ◽  
Eunice Oba ◽  
Camila Souza ◽  
Luis Roberto Gabriel Filho
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Climate ◽  
Testicular Development ◽  
Zebu Cattle

Observations on the grazing habits of Grade and Zebu cattle II. Their behaviour under favourable conditions in the tropics

1962 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. H. Lampkin ◽  
J. Quarterman
Keyword(s):  
Heat Tolerance ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Tropical Climate ◽  
Striking Feature ◽  
Zebu Cattle ◽  
Food Conversion ◽  
Temperate Environment ◽  
The Tropics

1. The behaviour of six grade and six zebu steers in a temperate environment was compared with their behaviour when moved to a tropical climate.2. Reaction of both groups to the heat was demonstrated by seeking shade, increased water consumption and an alteration of grazing times. The similarity in their behaviour was, however, the most striking feature. The grades lay down slightly longer than the zebus, but showed no other differences and were not apparently distressed by heat.3. The greatest difference found was in ruminating times and it is suggested that differences in food conversion may be more important than differences in heat tolerance, provided the animals are given the opportunity to adapt themselves fully to their environment.

Reduction of spermatogonia and testosterone in rat testes flown on space lab-3

1986 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 248-249
Author(s):  
Delbert E. Philpott ◽  
W. Sapp ◽  
C. Williams ◽  
T. Fast ◽  
J. Stevenson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Status ◽  
Population Size ◽  
Physiological Response ◽  
Social Rank ◽  
Reproductive Function ◽  
Testicular Development ◽  
Organ Weights ◽  
Reproductive Maturation ◽  
Metabolic Activities

Space Lab 3 (SL-3) was flown on Shuttle Challenger providing an opportunity to measure the effect of spaceflight on rat testes. Cannon developed the idea that organisms react to unfavorable conditions with highly integrated metabolic activities. Selye summarized the manifestations of physiological response to nonspecific stress and he pointed out that atrophy of the gonads always occurred. Many papers have been published showing the effects of social interaction, crowding, peck order and confinement. Flickinger showed delayed testicular development in subordinate roosters influenced by group numbers, social rank and social status. Christian reported increasing population size in mice resulted in adrenal hypertrophy, inhibition of reproductive maturation and loss of reproductive function in adults. Sex organ weights also declined. Two male dogs were flown on Cosmos 110 for 22 days. Fedorova reported an increase of 30 to 70% atypical spermatozoa consisting of tail curling and/or the absence of a tail.

Postnatal growth rate and gonadal development in circadian tau mutant hamsters reared in constant dim red light

Reproduction ◽  
2000 ◽  
pp. 327-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
RJ Lucas ◽  
JA Stirland ◽  
YN Mohammad ◽  
AS Loudon
Keyword(s):  
Time Course ◽  
Red Light ◽  
Somatic Growth ◽  
Postnatal Growth ◽  
Gonadal Development ◽  
Testicular Development ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Similar Time ◽  
Syrian Hamsters ◽  
Body Weights

The role of the circadian clock in the reproductive development of Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus was examined in wild type and circadian tau mutant hamsters reared from birth to 26 weeks of age under constant dim red light. Testis diameter and body weights were determined at weekly intervals in male hamsters from 4 weeks of age. In both genotypes, testicular development, subsequent regression and recrudescence exhibited a similar time course. The age at which animals displayed reproductive photosensitivity, as exhibited by testicular regression, was unrelated to circadian genotype (mean +/- SEM: 54 +/- 3 days for wild type and 59 +/- 5 days for tau mutants). In contrast, our studies revealed a significant impact of the mutation on somatic growth, such that tau mutants weighed 18% less than wild types at the end of the experiment. Our study reveals that the juvenile onset of reproductive photoperiodism in Syrian hamsters is not timed by the circadian system.

Water Budget of Constructed Wetland System with Subsurface Vertical Flow in Sub-Humid Tropical Climate

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
pp. 235-242
Author(s):  
Édio Damásio da Silva Júnior ◽  
Rogério de Araújo Almeida ◽  
Elisa Rodrigues Siqueira ◽  
Ábio Roduvalho da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Constructed Wetland ◽  
Water Budget ◽  
Tropical Climate ◽  
Vertical Flow ◽  
Humid Tropical Climate ◽  
Wetland System

AMEBAS PATÓGENAS DE VIDA LIBRE DEL GÉNERO ACANTHAMOEBA EN AGUAS RECREATIVAS EN LA HUASTECA POTOSINA, MÉXICO

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo Ortiz Ortega ◽  
Alonso Vilches Flores ◽  
Marco Aurelio Rodríguez Monroy ◽  
Patricia Bonilla Lemus
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Water Body ◽  
Tropical Climate ◽  
Dry Season ◽  
Thermal Waters ◽  
Free Living ◽  
Severe Infections ◽  
Amebic Encephalitis ◽  
Animal Tests

Studies accomplished in freshwater demonstrate the importance of identify the presence of<br />protozoa like free living amoebae (FLA). In particular, the genera Acanthamoeba is associated with<br />severe infections in man, as the Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis (GAE). The most important<br />factor for the development of these organisms is the high temperature of the water body. The<br />region of the Huasteca Potosina in Mexico, with a tropical climate and great aquatic resorts, like<br />rivers, waterfalls and pools of thermal waters, that allows the development of amoebae. In this<br />study we evaluated the presence of amoebas in the most visited places on the Huasteca Potosina.<br />Samples of a liter were taken in nine sites during the rainy and dry season. 54 strains of amoebas<br />were identify, 46 belong to the genera Acanthamoeba, resulting 30 of them pathogenic in the<br />animal tests. The pathogenic isolated amoebas were present in the most attended resorts by the<br />people in the waterfalls or pools of the places sampling. Temperature turned out to be the most<br />important factor for the presence of amoebae.

scholarly journals Analysis of energy usage in mosques in urban area with tropical climate: case study in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 599 ◽  
pp. 012091
Author(s):  
Suhono ◽  
A D Athaya ◽  
L H Anwari ◽  
F D H Sinaga ◽  
S F Hadaina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Area ◽  
Tropical Climate ◽  
Energy Usage

scholarly journals Investigation of ancestral alleles in the Bovinae subfamily

BMC Genomics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maulana M. Naji ◽  
Yuri T. Utsunomiya ◽  
Johann Sölkner ◽  
Benjamin D. Rosen ◽  
Gábor Mészáros
Keyword(s):  
Extreme Points ◽  
Genetic Mutation ◽  
Zebu Cattle ◽  
Ancestral State ◽  
Initial State ◽  
High Count ◽  
Environmental Pressures ◽  
Ancestral States ◽  
Productive Traits ◽  
Species Specific

Abstract Background In evolutionary theory, divergence and speciation can arise from long periods of reproductive isolation, genetic mutation, selection and environmental adaptation. After divergence, alleles can either persist in their initial state (ancestral allele - AA), co-exist or be replaced by a mutated state (derived alleles -DA). In this study, we aligned whole genome sequences of individuals from the Bovinae subfamily to the cattle reference genome (ARS.UCD-1.2) for defining ancestral alleles necessary for selection signatures study. Results Accommodating independent divergent of each lineage from the initial ancestral state, AA were defined based on fixed alleles on at least two groups of yak, bison and gayal-gaur-banteng resulting in ~ 32.4 million variants. Using non-overlapping scanning windows of 10 Kb, we counted the AA observed within taurine and zebu cattle. We focused on the extreme points, regions with top 0. 1% (high count) and regions without any occurrence of AA (null count). High count regions preserved gene functions from ancestral states that are still beneficial in the current condition, while null counts regions were linked to mutated ones. For both cattle, high count regions were associated with basal lipid metabolism, essential for survival of various environmental pressures. Mutated regions were associated to productive traits in taurine, i.e. higher metabolism, cell development and behaviors and in immune response domain for zebu. Conclusions Our findings suggest that retaining and losing AA in some regions are varied and made it species-specific with possibility of overlapping as it depends on the selective pressure they had to experience.

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