Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Combined oral contraceptive (COC) use in obese adult women dramatically increases the relative risk of developing a pulmonary embolism (PE). The risk of a PE in obese adolescent females taking contraceptives is currently unknown. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effect of body mass index (BMI) and contraceptive
John Puetz, Joanne Salas
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Intake, growth and carcass traits in male progeny of sires differing in genetic merit for beef production [PDF]
, 2009 peer-reviewedValidation of economic indexes under a controlled experimental environment, can aid in their acceptance and use as breeding tools to increase herd profitability. The objective of this study was to compare intake, growth and carcass traits in
Evans, R. D. +5 more
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Brief communication: Can weighing multiple times increase the accuracy of live weight recording? [PDF]
, 2013 The recording of live weight in livestock enterprises is fundamental for breeding and production, the ease of which has been greatly improved with the advent of automated weighing and recording platforms. However, the extent to which significant advances
Logan, CM, Galwey, JM, Greer, Andrew
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Effect of road transport for up to 24 hours followed by twenty-four hour recovery on live weight and physiological responses of bulls [PDF]
, 2010 peer-reviewedBackground: The transport of livestock can have major implications for their welfare, and there is strong public interest and scientific endeavour aimed at ensuring that the welfare of transported animals is optimal.
Daniel J Prendiville +8 more
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Ethanol through Crop Route in Broilers: Effects on FCR, Live Weight and on Different Organs [PDF]
Pakistan Veterinary Journal, 2011 In this study, we investigated the effects of ethanol on different parameters in broilers. A-day- old broiler chicks (n = 90) were randomly divided into five groups from A to E (negative control) at 22 days of age.
A. Naqi, M. Tariq Javed*, M. Suleman, M. Bashir and M. Irfan
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Fertility preservation (FP) is increasingly integrated into the care of pediatric patients exposed to gonadotoxic therapy or conditioning for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), yet perioperative data in infants and toddlers remain scarce.
Kerstin Saalabian +13 more
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Relationship of transport distance, sex on live weight loss of pigs during transit to slaughter house [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2012 The transport distance have a significant impact on the levels of stress burden on animals before slaughter and have an impact on veterinary decision-making about meat edibility and also on the quality of slaughtered animal meat.
P H G J DeSilva, A Kalubowila
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An examination of the relationships between live weight and body measurements in karacabey merino sheep through the path analysis approach [PDF]
Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 2017 Direct and indirect effects of some of the body measurements on Karacabey Merino Sheep"s live weights were estimated using a path analysis in this study.
Pınar AMBARCIOĞLU +3 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Cerebellar ataxia after pediatric brain tumor treatment can cause persistent gait, balance, and speech impairment, yet no established rehabilitation strategy exists. Somato‐cognitive coordination therapy (SCCT) is a virtual reality–guided intervention designed to promote sensorimotor integration through visually constrained reaching
Masanobu Takeuchi +10 more
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A note on the estimation of the body fat, protein and energy content of lactating Holstein-Friesian cows by measurement of condition score and live weight [PDF]
, 1993 The relationships between body composition, live weight (LW) and subjective condition score (CS) were examined in an experiment in which 54, second to fourth parity, lactating autumn-calving Holstein-Friesian dairy cows were slaughtered at 0, 2, 5, 8, 11,
M. J. Gibb +3 more
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