Born in summer?

Undegradable intake protein supplementation of compensating spring-born steers and summer-born steers during summer grazing.

Three trials were conducted to determine the effects of previous winter gain (Trials 1 and 3) and age of calf (Trials 1 and 2) on response to undegradable intake protein (UIP) supplementation during summer grazing. In Trial 1, 48 spring-born steers (243 kg) were used in a 4 x 2 factorial arrangement. Steers were wintered at four rates of gain: 0.65 (FAST), 0.24 (SLOW), 0.38 (S/F), and 0.38 (F/S...

Children born in the summer have increased risk for coeliac disease.

STUDY OBJECTIVE Coeliac disease, also called permanent gluten sensitive enteropathy, is being recognised as a widespread health problem. Defining the possible role of environmental factors in its aetiology might open doors to primary prevention. This study therefore analysed if the risk for coeliac disease varies with month of birth as a proxy for a seasonal pattern for possible causal environm...

A plastic interval timer synchronizes pubertal development of summer- and fall-born hamsters.

Summer and fall decreases in day length induce reproductive regression in adult hamsters and delay reproductive maturation of their young. The following year pubertal development is triggered by an interval timer (IT) that renders animals refractory to inhibitory short day lengths after approximately 25 wk. Timing of gonadal and somatic development was examined among offspring born to Siberian ...

Most Scandinavians Are Born During Summer Time and Less Norwegians Are Born the First Quarter of the Year: A Study Comparing Scandinavian Birth Patterns 2000-2012

OBJECTIVES Summer time is a challenging period in obstetric care as many health care workers are on holiday. We aimed to explore the Scandinavian birth patterns and the Norwegian kindergarten reform's possible influence on time of delivery in Norway. METHODS A retrospective analysis using data (2000-12) from the medical birth registries of Denmark, Norway and Sweden was carried out. Annual da...

Cryptosporidium spp. in new born lambs in IRAN