Beyaz ve Kahverengi Varyetelerine Göre Japon Bıldırcın’larının (Coturnix coturnix japonica) Canlı Ağırlık ve Zoometrik Yapılarının Belirlenmesi

This study was carried out to determine some zoometric measurements and body weights in two different varieties of Japanese Quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica), white and brown. For this purpose, live weights and variables of twelve different body measurements were evaluated in 30 white and brown varieties (15 males, 15 females), a total of 60 six-week-old quails housed under the same nutritional and environmental conditions. Although higher values were obtained in terms of average body weights at six weeks of age compared to many of the literature reports, there was no difference in terms of the two-color varieties compared in this study, while females were found to be significantly heavier than males. While white quails had higher values than brown ones in terms of head width, beak width, beak length, sternum length, tarsus length and wing length, females had higher values in live weight, body length, chest circumference and tarsus diameter variables according to gender. Positive correlations were found between body weights of six-week-old Japanese quails and the variables of skull length, body length, sternum length, middle finger length, wing length, chest circumference and tarsus diameter. Considering the fact that the consumption of quail will increase for the spread of quail breeding, it can be recommended to carry out more comprehensive studies on the factors that will enable people to prefer quail in nutrition.

THE BOBY DIMENSIONS OF LOCAL CHICKENS AT THE PULLET PHASE AFTER L-THREONINE AND L-TRYPTOPHAN SUPPLEMENT IN FED

ABSTRACT The purpose of this experiment was to know the body dimensions of Kampong chickens at the pullet phase after l-threonine and l-tryptophan supplement in the feed. This experiment was conducted in Kelurahan Sasi and the Laboratory of Agricultural Faculty, University of Timor, Kefamenanu from July 2019 to September 2019. The experiment used 96 fourteen-week kampong chickens, was designed with a Completely Randomized Design, consisting of 4 treatments and 4 replications. The dietary treatments were T0 (control feed), T1 (supplementation of 0.15% l-threonine and 0.06% l-tryptophan), T2 (supplementation of 0.37% l-threonine and 0.11% l-tryptophan), and T3 (supplementation of 0.50% l-threonine and 0.15% l-tryptophan). The variables measured were body weight, chest circle, sternum length, wing length, back length, femur, tibia, and shank circle. Data obtained was analyzed by analysis of variance and Duncan’s test. The result showed that the bodyweight of T0, T1, T2, and T3 were 1542.83±10.54, 1600.03±1.82, 1638.49±14.97, and 1716.85±23.84 g/bird, respectively. The chest circle, wing length, back length, sternum length, femur, tibia, circle and length of shank were 26.20±1.87, 26.38±0.47, 28.63±2.21, and 29.83±1.83 cm/bird; 17.78±1.00, 17.98±0.36, 18.75±0.95, and 19.85±1.63 cm/bird; 15.75±0.64, 16.50±1.08, 18.50±0.57, and 18.38±0.85 cm/bird; 12.93±1.77, 13.75±1.19, 13.88±0.85, and 14.73±0.48 cm/bird; 10.50±0.70, 10.93±1.20, 10.95±0.10, and 11.73±0.73 g/bird; 10.70±0.50, 11.10±0.89, 12.23±0.58, and 12.15±0.57 cm/bird; 4.23±0.05, 4.20±0.21, 4.23±0.22, and 4.40±0.20 cm/bird; and 8.90±0.11; 8.88±0.47; 9.13±0.62, and 10.38±0.62 cm/bird, respectively. Statistical analysis showed that levels of l-threonine and l-tryptophan significantly affected body weight, chest circle, sternum length, wing length, and back length (P<0,05). It was concluded that supplementation with 0.50% l-threonine and 0.15% l-tryptophan to the diet increases the body dimensions kampong chickens at the pullet phase.

Sternum Length and Rib Cage Dimensions Compared with Bodily Proportions in Adults with Cystic Fibrosis

BACKGROUND: A greater structural expansion of the rib cage in females compared with males has been described in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients; however, conflicting data exist as to whether an elongation of the bony ribs and sternum contributes to this expansion.OBJECTIVES: To compare height-adjusted anthropometric measures and sternum length between a group of normal subjects and a group of CF patients of both sexes.METHODS: Anthropometric measurements including body weight, height, upper and lower limb lengths, biacromial distance and pelvic width were measured in the standing position in 30 CF patients (13 males) and 28 normal subjects (14 males). Body surface measurements of anterior-posterior and lateral diameters of the rib cage at functional residual capacity, and sternum length were also obtained.RESULTS: Compared with normal subjects, CF patients had lower body weight, shorter standing height and shorter height-adjusted upper and lower limb lengths. Rib cage diameters were greater in CF patients than in normal subjects of either sex, but height-adjusted sternum length was not different.CONCLUSION: Significant differences in bodily proportions were found between normal subjects and CF patients, suggesting a differential growth pattern for the trunk and limbs. However, increased rib cage dimensions with lung hyperinflation and airway obstruction was not associated with an elongation of the sternum.

Morphology and Morphometry of Caeca in the Tufted Duck Aythya Fuligula

Morphology and Morphometry of Caeca in the Tufted Duck Aythya Fuligula In this study, we examined the caeca of 44 individuals of Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula): 29 males (23 adult and 6 young) and 15 females (8 adult and 7 young). We analyzed the correlations between lengths of left (CLL) and right (CRL) caeca vs. the dimensions of the bird's body: body weight (BW), body length (BL), sternum length (SL) and tarsus length (TL), in relation to the sex of the animals. We also analyzed the asymmetry of caeca and determined its direction and strength, using a fluctuating asymmetry coefficient. Despite the observed sexual dimorphism in the body size, we found neither sex-related differences in the length of caeca, nor any significant correlation between the CLL and CRL vs. body size (BW, BL, SL, TL). 42 birds (94.5%) were asymmetrical with respect to the length of caeca, and in 37 (84.1%) the left caecum was longer. The fluctuating asymmetry coefficient for the length of these organs in the examined group was 0.413.

Gut Morphometrics in the Long-Tailed Duck Clangula Hyemalis Wintering on the Polish Baltic Coast

Gut Morphometrics in the Long-Tailed DuckClangula HyemalisWintering on the Polish Baltic CoastThe study included guts of 140 individuals of the long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisobtained in autumn and winter of 1993-2000 in the western part of the Polish Baltic Coast. The following morphometric characters were analysed: duodenum length (DL), combined jejunum and ileum length (JIL), small intestine length (SIL), combined terminal intestine and cloaca length (TCL), and combined length (CBL) and weight (CBW) of both caeca. In the analysis the birds' sex and age were taken into consideration, as well as their body size characterised by body weight, body length, and sternum length. Ontogenetic differences in the gut morphometric characters were more pronounced in males than in females, and immature drakes were characterised by higher average values of JIL and CBW, compared to adult males. Besides the CBL and CBW, sexual dimorphism was manifest in the body size and other gut measurements - those parameters achieved higher average values in males than in females. No such differences were recorded with respect to relative parameters: DL, SIL, and TCL expressed as the percentage of the birds' body length. In case of JIL, CBL, and CBW no relation with any of the body size parameters was found. No relevant relations between SIL and JIL, and the measurements of CBL and TCL were noticed.

Sternum Length, Torso Length, and Internipple Distance in Newborn Infants

In order to define standards for sternal length, torso length, and internipple distance in the newborn infant, 198 term and preterm infants (27 to 41 gestational weeks) were examined. In every case, the gestational age was determined chronologically and clinically. Sternal and torso length and internipple distance were measured by two observers using standard measurement techniques. Normal values are presented by plotting the mean ±2 SD for each gestational week v the gestational age.