The energetics of early weaned (13 to 16 days old) pigs were examined under four temperature regimes. The pigs, in groups of 10 (0.28 m2/pig), were housed in the indirect calorimeter chambers at initial air temperatures of 31.1, 28.9, 26.7, or 24.4°C which then were decreased by 1.1°C per week for the three weeks of the post-weaning period. The feed efficiency and average daily gain during the ...

Whole room indirect calorimeter (WRIC) validation techniques consist of propane combustion (PC) or infusion of mixed carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen (N2) by a precision blender (PB). To determine the best method, PC of 6, 10, 22-h and PB infusions of 6, 10, and 14-h, were conducted. The 14-h infusion consisted of two metabolic settings. Energy expenditure (EE; kJ), ventilation (V; liters/min)...

BACKGROUND Heart failure is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in society. Current medical therapy centres on neurohormonal modulation with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and β-blockers. There is growing evidence for the use of metabolic manipulating agents as adjunctive therapy in patients with heart failure. We aim to determine the effect of perhexiline on cardiac energetics a...

This investigation into the reactions of Tyroglyphut farinae to varying concentrations of carbon dioxide and oxygen and to the presence of small quantities of hydrocyanic acid, was carried out in order to obtain some insight into the respiratory activities of the mite, very little being known of its physiological reactions. As a necessary preliminary, its reactions to humidity were determined. ...

Regulatory functions of glycogen stores and blood glucose on human appetite, particularly relating to exercise, are not fully understood. Ten men (age 20-31 yr) performed glycogen-depleting exercise in an evening, ate a low-carbohydrate dinner, and stayed overnight in the laboratory. The next day, blood glucose was monitored continuously for 517 +/- 23 (SE) min. Subjects had access to high-fat ...

The respiration rate and respiratory quotient of mature tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L. cv. ‘Himsona’) fruits harvested at the turning stage were determined under closed system at 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 35 °C (ambient) temperatures. The rate of respiration was higher at the start of the experiment and gradually declined as the storage period prolonged, before becoming almost constant. The steady...

Studies on the influence of light on respiration have yielded different results with different organisms. In some instances results were interpreted as evidence for light stimulation of respiration (3, 4, 5, 6), in other cases for photoinhibition (8, 13), and in still other examples for a negligible effect (1). With a given species simultaneous measurements of respiratory and photosynthetic 02 ...

The purpose of this study was to test the effect of acute dairy calcium intake on exercise energy metabolism and endurance performance. Trained female runners completed two trials. Each trial consisted of a 90-min glycogen depletion run followed by a self-paced 10K time trial, conducted one hour after consumption of a high dairy (500 mg Ca+2) or low dairy (80 mg Ca+2) meal. During the 90-min ru...