The present study investigated basic statistics for biometric traits as well as non-genetic factors that may affect these traits in the Moghani breed of sheep. The data-set was computed by using biometric records of the Moghani sheep breeding and raising station over a period of 15 years (1996 to 2012). Year of birth, month of birth, birth type and lamb's sex and dam permanent environment were ...

A historical cohort of children born between January 2000 and December 2002 from low-income families attending a primary health care facility on the periphery of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, was studied in relation to prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding. Analysis was based on a life table focusing on interruption of exclusive breastfeeding (month-by-month after birth) as the target out...

this is a field study to assess the growth and development of 15 month-old children who have been   breast fed continuously from birth . this study has been conducted in the health centers related to iran   medical university in tehran in 1995 .   one hundred (n =100) 15 month-old children (50 girls, 50 boys) took pan in this research . brought in   by their mothers , they have referred to one ...

Introduction. The developmental origins of health and disease hypothesis and season of birth have been linked to a wide variety of later life conditions including cancer. Whether any relationship between month and season of birth and colorectal cancer exists is unknown. Methods. A case-control study was performed with month of birth extracted from a dedicated colorectal cancer database. Age and...

BACKGROUND It has been suggested that season of birth might influence the susceptibility to cataract in later life. METHODS This hypothesis was investigated using data pooled from two case-control studies carried out in Oxfordshire. RESULTS/CONCLUSION The results showed no relation between month or season of birth and cataract in later life in an English population.

This study investigates the relationship between month of birth and life span. It uses 2 different data for total populations in Austria and Denmark. The Austrian data are based on vital statistics of the exact data of birth and the exact date of death for each person dying after age 50 between 1988 and 1996. The Danish data consist of the total population aged 50+ on April 1, 1968. These p...

OBJECTIVE To assess whether the month of birth in different latitudes of South America might influence the presence or severity of multiple sclerosis (MS) later in life. METHODS Neurologists in four South American countries working at MS units collected data on their patients' month of birth, gender, age, and disease progression. RESULTS Analysis of data from 1207 MS patients and 1207 contr...

in this study two indices of tempo and quantum of fertility for the city of tehran are calculated. the tables are based on data which have been collected in a survey in 1986. the sampling was administrated at two stages. at the beginning 158 geographical points were considered (the number of first birth order during 24 hours in tehran), then on the first stage 17 random geographical points were...