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Body mass index and glucose variations during the night in free-ranging Artibeus planirostris (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)

MONTEIRO, A. W. U.; LIMA, I. C. S.; ANDRADE, I. R. A. de; MARTINS, G. A.; ARAÚJO, A. A.; DIAS, A. C. S.; ESTEVAM, F. N. de L.; AGUIAR, G. V.; CAMPOS, A. C. N..

Resumo: Foram coletados 41 pares de testículos e epidídimos. Antes do abate, verificou-se a idade, a circunferência escrotal (CE) e o peso corporal (PC) dos animais. Após o abate, os testículos e os epidídimos foram mensurados. Os testículos (PT) e epidídimos (PTE) foram separados e pesados aos pares e depois separadamente. Cada testículo foi mensurado quanto ao comprimento (CT), à largura (LT) e à espessura (ET). Os epidídimos foram pesados individualmente e depois divididos em cabeça, corpo e cauda (CAE) e novamente pesados em separado. A CAE foi mensurada quanto ao comprimento (CCAE), a largura (LCAE) e a espessura (ECAE). A concentração da reserva espermática foi determinada no fluido da CAE. A idade, o PC, a CE e a concentração da reserva espermática...

Tipo: Artigo de periódico

Palavras-chave: Reserva epididimária; Concentração espermática; Peso corporal; Epídídimo.; Ovino; Reprodução animal; Biometria; Testículo; Condição corporal.; Sheep; Epididymis; Testes; Biometry; Body weight; Body condition; Reproduction.

Ano: 2014

URL: http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1000155

Rev. Bras. Zool.

Azeredo,Luane Maria Melo; Ximenes,Monique Silva; Pereira,Kleytone Alves; Fracasso,Maria Paula Aguiar; Lopez,Luiz Carlos Serramo.

ABSTRACT Body condition is an important measure to estimate the energy reserve of an organism. Scientists frequently use body condition indices (BCIs) with morphometric measures but direct measurements, such as blood glucose, seem to be more reliable. We observed oscillations in the body condition and glucose indexes of individuals of Artibeus planirostris (Spix, 1823) during 13 nights in the field. We assume that if glucose levels are proportional to feeding state and body condition is a measure of energy reserve, blood glucose and BCI should be positively correlated and both are expected to increase during the night as the bats leave their diurnal roost to feed. To test this, we examined the relationship between blood glucose levels, BCI and reproductive...

Body measurements and serum lipid profile of overweight adult dogs fed diet with containing conjugated linoleic acid

Palavras-chave: Body condition; Blood metabolites; Foraging.

Ano: 2019

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702019000100310

Ciência Rural

Rivera,Nancy Lorena Montaño; Félix,Ananda Portela; Ferreira,Fabiano Montiani; Silva,Ana Vitória Fisher da; Maiorka,Alex.

Studies with human beings and animals have shown that dietary conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) promotes changes in body structure, markedly, body fat reduction. This research aimed to assess the effect of CLA (60% of conjugated linoleic acid methyl ester, at the proportion of 1:1 of the 9, 11: 10, 12 isomers) on changes in body weight, subcutaneous tissue thickness, body fat mass and concentration of serum lipids (triacylglycerols, total cholesterol, LDL and HDL) in overweight dogs. Dogs of different breeds weighting 16.85±7.13 assigned in a randomized assay. Two types of diets were offered for 120 days: control (-CLA) and test (+CLA, 0.3%). There was no difference between control and test groups considering body weight and serum levels of triacylglycerols,...

Condition corporelle et conséquences sur la plasticité des traits d’histoire de vie chez les petits pélagiques de Méditerranée

Palavras-chave: Body condition; Cholesterol; CLA.

Ano: 2011

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782011001100028

Densité d'élevage chez la truite arc-en-ciel (Onchorynchus mykiss W.). Conséquences sur la qualité de la chair et l'état apparent

Brosset, Pablo.

Multiple changes have been described since 2008 in the Gulf of Lions ecosystem and particularly in small pelagic fish dynamic. In particular, the two main exploited species, i.e. anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) and sardine (Sardina pilchardus) are now smaller and in poor condition while a third species, the sprat (Sprattus sprattus) strongly increased in terms of biomass and abundance. This PhD thesis investigated these changes through the analysis of small pelagic fish body condition (i.e individual energy stores) variations, its causes and consequences. Anchovy and sardine body condition was optimal in 2005 and 2006 and decreased after 2008 to remain steady at low level since 2010. Moreover, older sardine have particularly displayed poor body condition...

Tipo: Text

Palavras-chave: Condition corporelle; Traits d’histoire de vie; Reproduction; Body condition; Life-History traits; Reproduction.

Ano: 2016

URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00498/60928/64322.pdf

Determinism of Temporal Variability in Size at Maturation of Sardine Sardina pilchardus in the Bay of Biscay

Sampietro Coloh, Sonia.

A triploid strain of rainbow trout (Onchorynchus mykiss) was reared in two experiments testing density effect on growth and flesh quality. Physiological index and corporal condition were also considered. Environmental parameters were maintained identical between densities. Two fold 20, 50 and 80 Kg m·3 stocking densities were reared at 1.3% daily ration. No differences were found in fish growth neither in fish quality. A second experience compared two densities (50 and 110 kg m-3 ) and oxygen supplementation. Fish were fed ad libitum. Weight gain diminished at higher densities and oxygen supplementation had a favourable effect on fish growth. No differences were found in flesh quality parameters tested.

Tipo: Text

Palavras-chave: Rainbow trout; Onchorynchus mykiss stocking density; Flesh quality; Fin condition; Body condition.

Ano: 1997

URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00443/55473/57003.pdf

Development and reproductive performance of beef heifers supplemented with brown rice meal and/or protected fat on temperate grasslands

Véron, Matthieu; Duhamel, Erwan; Bertignac, Michel; Pawlowski, Lionel; Huret, Martin; Baulier, Loic.

Age and size at maturation appear as key parameters governing the dynamics of a population as they affect growth rate, fecundity, and survival. The expression of such life history traits is determined by genetic make-up and modulated by environmental factors mainly through phenotypic plasticity. Moreover, fishing, besides decreasing population size and changing demographic composition can alter allelic frequencies through fisheries-induced evolution by selecting for some particular traits. In the Bay of Biscay, a decreasing trend in both sardine body condition and size-at-age has recently been pointed out at the population level. The Probabilistic Maturation Reaction Norm (PMRN) approach was applied to help disentangle phenotypic plasticity and genetic...

Tipo: Text

Palavras-chave: Fisheries-induced evolution; Body condition; Phenotypic plasticity; Maturation; Growth; Sardina pilchardus; Bay of biscay.

Ano: 2020

URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00660/77203/78637.pdf

R. Bras. Zootec.

Pizzuti,Luiz Angelo Damian; Alves Filho,Dari Celestino; Brondani,Ivan Luiz; Restle,João; Freitas,Leandro da Silva; Argenta,Flânia Mônego; Machado,Diego Soares; Cardoso,Gilmar dos Santos.

The response of energy supplementation was evaluated on the development and reproductive performance of beef heifers on temperate grasslands. Twenty-eight Charolais × Nellore heifers, with initial average age of 18 months and initial live weight of 274.9 kg were utilized. The animals were maintained on oat + ryegrass pasture and distributed in the following treatments: no supplementation (NS): heifers kept exclusively on pasture; MEG: supplementation with protected fat Megalac®; BRM: supplementation with brown rice meal; BRM+MEG: supplementation with BRM + protected fat. The average final weight of the heifers was of 403.4 kg and corresponded to 89.5% of the adult weight. The body condition of heifers increased linearly with daily increase of 0.012 points,...

Development and validation of an objective method for the assessment of body condition scores and selection of beef cows for timed artificial insemination.

Palavras-chave: Body condition; Daily weight gain; Intake; Reproductive tract.

Ano: 2012

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982012001000018

Different suckling regimens and return to postpartum cyclic ovarian activity in Santa Inês ewes.

PFEIFER, L. F. M.; CASTRO, N. A.; NEVES, P. M. A.; CESTARO, J. P.; SIQUEIRA, L. G. B..

The objectives of this study were to: 1) evaluate the relationship of the angle formed between the left and right sides of the rump with body condition score (BCS) in cattle; and 2) develop an objective tool to select cows for timed artificial insemination (TAI) based on their BCS. In Experiment 1, 801 lactating Nelore cows, 3?12 years old and weighing 400?625 kg were enrolled. All females were evaluated according to BCS (scale 1?5). In addition, the angle formed between both sides of the rump was measured in all cows with a goniometer. The relationship between BCS and the rump angle was analyzed by linear regression. There was a positive relationship between BCS and rump angle (P<0.0001). The linear regression equation was angle =77.76+9.94 x BCS;...

Tipo: Artigo de periódico

Palavras-chave: Fertility; Timed artificial insemination; Gravidez; Inseminação artificial cronometrada.; Condição Corporal; Fertilidade.; Cattle; Body condition; Pregnancy..

Ano: 2017

URL: http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1063261

Effects of the weaning age of calves on somatic development and on reproductive performance of beef cows

ALVES, N. G.; ASCARI, I. J.; ALVES, A. C.; LIMA, R. R.; GARCIA, I. F. F.; PÉREZ, J. R. O.; JUNQUEIRA, F. B.; FERNANDES, V. P.; VIEIRA, J. A.; MACIEL, L. F. S.; FONSECA, J. F. da; AZIANI, W. L. B.; CASTRO, T. R.; NEPPE, L. M..

Abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different suckling regimens on body condition and interval from lambing to onset of the cyclic ovarian activity in Santa Inês ewes. Thirty-two ewes were allocated to blocks according to parity, number of lambs, and body weight and submitted to 3 treatments: continuous suckling (n = 11 ewes, 13 lambs), controlled suckling (n = 10 ewes, 14 lambs) with 2 suckling periods per day for 1 h from Day 10 postpartum (pp), or early weaning (n = 11 ewes, 14 lambs) with total separation of the lambs from Day 10 pp. The animals were evaluated in the interval from Day 12 pp to first estrus or to Day 60 pp. Dry matter intake was evaluated daily. The body weight of ewes and lambs and body condition score (scale...

Tipo: Parte de livro

Palavras-chave: Amamentação; Raça Santa Inês; Ovino; Condição corporal; Aleitamento; Pós-parto; Sheep; Ewes; Postpartum period; Body condition; Suckling.

Ano: 2013

URL: http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/966385

R. Bras. Zootec.

Vaz,Ricardo Zambarda; Lobato,José Fernando Piva.

This study evaluated body development and reproductive performance of beef cows whose calves were submitted to early weaning (76 days of age), or conventional weaning (148 days of age). It was used 141 Braford cows that calved in 2004, 2005, and 2006 to evaluate weight at calving at 76 days, weight at calving at 148 days, weight at the beginning and end of the breeding season, variation of the average daily weight, body condition, pregnancy rate, and calving interval. Dams of calves weaned at 148 days of age showed daily weight gain higher body weight and better body condition at 148 days of age. The weights at the end of breeding season and average weight gain during the breeding season were higher in early weaning cows than in conventional cows....

Evaluation of Three Mathematical Functions to Describe the Relationship Between Body Weight, Body Condition and Testicular Dimensions in Yankasa Sheep

Palavras-chave: Body condition; Braford; Conventional weaning; Early weaning; Weight gain.

Ano: 2010

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982010000500016

International Journal of Morphology

Yakubu,A; Musa-Azara,I. S.

Body size and testicular measurements have been found to be important parameters utilized in breeding soundness evaluation. The present study therefore, aimed at determining the relationship between body weight (BW), body condition score (BCS), testicular length (TL), testicular diameter (TD) and scrotal circumference (SC) in 120 extensively reared Yankasa rams (approximately 30 months old) using linear, quadratic and cubic predictive models. Coefficient of determination (R2), Adjusted R2, the estimate of Mallows' Cp, RMSE (Root mean squares error) and the parsimony principle (p=number of parameters) were used to compare the efficiency of the different models. Strong Pearson's correlation coefficients (r = 0.83-0.94; P<0.01) were found between BW, TL,...

Tipo: Journal article

Palavras-chave: Body size; Body condition; Testicular measurements; Rams; Regression models.

Ano: 2013

URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022013000400036

Fine scale geographic residence and annual primary production drive body condition of wild immature green turtles ( Chelonia mydas ) in Martinique Island (Lesser Antilles)

Food in the Sea: Size Also Matters for Pelagic Fish

Bonola, Marc; Girondot, Marc; Robin, Jean-patrice; Martin, Jordan; Siegwalt, Flora; Jeantet, Lorène; Lelong, Pierre; Grand, Clément; Chambault, Philippine; Etienne, Denis; Gresser, Julie; Hielard, Gaëlle; Alexandre, Arqué; Régis, Sidney; Nicolas, Laurence; Frouin, Cédric; Lefebvre, Fabien; Sutter, Emmanuel; Vedie, Fabien; Barnerias, Cyrille; Laurent, Thieulle; Bordes, Robinson; Guimera, Christelle; Aubert, Nathalie; Bouaziz, Myriam; Pinson, Adrien; Frédéric, Flora; Matthieu, Duru; Benhalilou, Abdelwahab; Céline, Murgale; Maillet, Thomas; Andreani, Lucas; Campistron, Guilhem; Sikora, Maxym; Rateau, Fabian; Francis, George; Joffrey, Eggenspieler; Woignier, Thierry; Allenou, Jean-pierre; Louis-jean, Laurent; Chanteur, Bénédicte; Béranger, Christelle; Crillon, Jessica; Brador, Aude; Habold, Caroline; Le Maho, Yvon; Chevallier, Damien.

The change of animal biometrics (body mass and body size) can reveal important information about their living environment as well as determine the survival potential and reproductive success of individuals and thus the persistence of populations. However, weighing individuals like marine turtles in the field presents important logistical difficulties. In this context, estimating body mass based on body size is a crucial issue. Furthermore, the determinants of the variability of the parameters for this relationship can provide information about the quality of the environment and the manner in which individuals exploit the available resources. This is of particular importance in young individuals which growth quality might be a determinant of adult fitness....

Tipo: Text

Palavras-chave: Green turtles; Juveniles; Body mass; Body condition; Biometry.

Ano: 2019

URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00593/70493/68640.pdf

Food limitation and low-density populations of sympatric hamster species in North China

Queiros, Quentin; Fromentin, Jean-marc; Gasset, Eric; Dutto, Gilbert; Huiban, Camille; Metral, Luisa; Leclerc, Lina; Schull, Quentin; Mckenzie, David; Saraux, Claire.

Small pelagic fish are key components of marine ecosystems and fisheries worldwide. Despite the absence of recruitment failure and overfishing, pelagic fisheries have been in crisis for a decade in the Western Mediterranean Sea because of a marked decline in sardine size and condition. This situation most probably results from bottom-up control and changes in the plankton community toward smaller plankton. To understand such an unusual phenomenon, we developed an original and innovative experimental approach investigating the mechanisms induced by a reduction in the quantity and size of sardine prey. While experimentations offer the unique opportunity to integrate behavior and ecophysiology in understanding key demographic processes, they remain rarely...

Tipo: Text

Palavras-chave: Experimentation; Small pelagics; Sardina pilchardus; Body condition; Bottom-up control.

Ano: 2019

URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00505/61669/65585.pdf

Naturalis

Xiong, W.; Liang, H.; Yu, X.; Cong, L.; Zhang, Z..

Although food has been proposed as a possible factor on population regulation of small mammals, evidence of food restriction in field conditions is still lacking. Food restriction is generally thought to occur in high-density years of oscillating populations of small mammals. By using two body condition indices (muscle protein concentration and cleaned carcass index), we investigated variations of body condition of the greater long-tailed hamster (Tscherskia triton) and the striped hamster (Cricetulus barabensis) in the Raoyang County of the North China Plain during a population decline- and low-phase from 1998 to 2003. Our laboratory experiments showed that food restriction reduced muscle protein concentration and cleaned carcass index of greater...

Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor

Palavras-chave: Body condition; Cricetulus barabensis; Density-dependent food restriction; Population dynamics; Tscherskia triton; 42.84.

Ano: 2009

URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/311810

Host-parasite interaction between crustaceans of six fish species from the Brazilian Amazon.

VASCONCELOS, H. C. G.; TAVARES-DIAS, M..

Host-parasite interactions between crustaceans and six fish species (Psectrogaster falcata, Ageneiosus ucayalensis, Acestrorhynchus falcirostris, Hemiodus unimaculatus, Serrasalmus gibbus and Geophagus proximus) from a reservoir in eastern Amazon, northern Brazil, were investigated. Eight hundred and seventy-eight parasites belonging to three crustacean species, Excorallana berbicensis, Argulus chicomendesi and Ergasilus turucuyus, which parasitized the hosts? mouth, gills and tegument, were collected from 295 fish and examined. High infestation levels were caused by E. berbicensis on the body surface of the hosts. Excorallana berbicensis showed aggregate dispersion, except in S. gibbus, while E. turucuyus showed random dispersion in A. falcirostris. The...

Tipo: Artigo de periódico

Palavras-chave: Ambiente; Parasite animal.; Infestation; Peixe de água doce; Condição corporal; Parasito de animal; Infestação.; Freshwater; Body condition; Environment..

Ano: 2016

URL: http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1049449

Host-parasite interaction between crustaceans of six fish species from the Brazilian Amazon

Biological Sciences

Vasconcelos, Huann Carllo Gentil; Tavares-Dias, Marcos.

Host-parasite interactions between crustaceans and six fish species (Psectrogaster falcata, Ageneiosus ucayalensis, Acestrorhynchus falcirostris, Hemiodus unimaculatus, Serrasalmus gibbus and Geophagus proximus) from a reservoir in eastern Amazon, northern Brazil, were investigated. Eight hundred and seventy-eight parasites belonging to three crustacean species, Excorallana berbicensis, Argulus chicomendesi and Ergasilus turucuyus, which parasitized the hosts’ mouth, gills and tegument, were collected from 295 fish and examined. High infestation levels were caused by E. berbicensis on the body surface of the hosts. Excorallana berbicensis showed aggregate dispersion, except in S. gibbus, while E. turucuyus showed random dispersion in A. falcirostris. The...

How body condition score affects milk production and the metabolic parameters in postpartum crossbred dairy cows raised in Amazon biome?

Palavras-chave: Body condition; Ectoparasites; Environment; Freshwater fish; Infestation.

Ano: 2016

URL: http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/29601