Retrospective data from Sebele Dairy Farm were analysed for reproductive performance of Friesian/Holstein cows. Three hundred records from 1989 to 1995 were used. The herd was zero grazed and the data was analysed for age at first calving (AFC), calf birth weights (BW), calving interval (CI), days open (DO), calving rate (CR), reproductive wastage (RW) and calving difficulty (CD); dystocia, aft...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to assess the incidence and survival rates of neonates weighing less than 2500g for duration of the first 28 days in an Iranian community. METHODS In this prospective longitudinal study, all neonates with birth weight less than 2500g were selected from the list of all neonates born in the only public-sector referral hospital, for a six months period. The weight of ...

The aim of this study was to determine the rate and risk factors for low birth weight (LBW) in the all hospitals at Elazig, a city in eastern Turkey. This cross-sectional and descriptive study is carried out between December 1, 2010 and February 28, 2011. The study involved 802 babies who were born in the obstetrics and gynecology units of these seven hospitals. The weight and height of the par...

The data on 6772 growth records of Sirohi goats maintained at All India Coordinated Research Projecton Sirohi goat at Livestock Research Station, Vallabhnagar, Udaipur, India, and recorded between 2004 and 2016, were analysed to study the growth related traits and their genetic control. The overall least squares means of body weight at birth, W3M, W6M, W9M, W12M, were 2.34 ± 0.03, 12.44 ± 0.19,...

The blood pressures of hypertensive patients living in the southeastern region of the United States are less responsive to several classes of antihypertensive medications. Birth weights are lower among blacks and those living in the Southeast, and evidence suggests that this developmental difference increases blood pressure. As an initial step in addressing the possibility that birth weight inf...