四川黄牛品种线粒体DNA 遗传多样性研究

测定了四川黄牛5个品种的线粒体细胞色素b部分片段（420bp）42个个体以及28个个体线粒体DNA控制区（D-loop）的全序列，结合已报道的中国8个黄牛品种22个个体的线粒体DNA控制区（D-loop）全序列，分析结果表明：四川黄牛的部分Cytb基因片段有5个变异位点，7种单倍型可分为以2个单倍型为主的2大类型；线粒体DNA控制区检测到64个变异位点，28种单倍型，单倍型H1～H23为普通黄牛类型，单倍型H24～H28为瘤牛类型的单倍型。在四川黄牛中，67．86％为普通牛类型，32．14％为瘤牛类型。研究结果表明四川黄牛主要有2类母系来源。     

重庆本地山羊资源——铜梁麻羊的分子系统学分析

为了分析铜梁麻羊线粒体DNA(mtDNA)D-loop区遗传多样性,鉴别其是否为一个新的山羊遗传资源,试验采用生物信息学方法,对8只铜梁麻羊线粒体D-loop区序列和川渝13个山羊品种的线粒体D-loop区共88条序列一起进行了分子系统学分析。结果表明:铜梁麻羊线粒体D-loop区序列为1 212 bp,共发现39个变异位点,共定义出4种品种特有单倍型,其核苷酸多样度为0.015±0.010,单倍型多样度为0.700±0.008;品种间的遗传距离显示,铜梁麻羊与成都麻羊、黔北麻羊的遗传距离较大;聚类分析显示,铜梁麻羊与成都麻羊和黔北麻羊同在一个支系,但亲缘关系较远。说明铜梁麻羊在外貌和基因层次上均与现有的麻羊品种有明显的区别,很可能是一个新的山羊类群,值得进一步保护和开发。     

利用线粒体D-loop区分析家鸭品种遗传多态性与系统进化

通过线粒体DNA控制区的结构和多态性来研究我国家鸭的遗传多态性与系统进化。利用DNA测序技术测定了我国9个家鸭品种106个个体线粒体DNA控制区多变序列。序列分析结果显示:A、C、T、G碱基的平均含量分别为25.6%、33.3%、15.2%和25.9%。检测到34个变异位点,约占分析位点总数的5.1%,有转换、颠换、插入/缺失4种类型的变异。确定了31种单倍型,其中单倍型A7为家鸭的主体单倍型,品种之间有9种共享单倍型。9个家鸭品种单倍型多样度(Hd)平均为0.798,核苷酸多样度(Pi)平均为0.28%,单倍型多样度在荆江麻鸭中最高,其次是攸县麻鸭和恩施麻鸭,在文登黑鸭中最低。9个品种家鸭之间双参数距离范围为0.001 3~0.004 4。31个家鸭单倍型序列的系统发生分析表明,9个家鸭品种只有1个母系起源,没有发现东亚斑嘴鸭对9个家鸭品种起源有贡献的证据。     

山羊线粒体DNA D-loop区遗传多样性研究

本研究利用PCR-SSCP技术对8个山羊品种分析了线粒体DNA D-loop区5′端部分序列的遗传多样性。378个个体共检测到A、B、C、D、E、F、G 7种单倍型,平均的单倍型比例为1.9%。单倍型多样度以太行黑山羊最高,为0.8003;洪洞奶山羊最低,为0.5772,但也属于较高的遗传多样性。结果表明,8个山羊品种均有较高的遗传多样性。     

4个引进山羊品种mtDNA控制区序列变异和系统发生关系研究

本研究测定了四川4个引进山羊品种24个个体的线粒体控制区全序列,并从GenBank获得山羊属2个野山羊种的2每控制区序列。利用MEGA2．0软件构建分子系统发育无根树。序列分析表明:山羊控制区线粒体控制全序列长度为1 212bp或1 213 bp,A+T含量占59．9％,其中64个核苷酸位点存在变异(约占5．28％),核苷酸多样度为 1．731％,这些差异共定义了16种单倍型,单倍型多样性为0．913±0．048。安哥拉山羊、波尔山羊都有自己独特的单倍型,与其他品种间都没有共享类型。使用NJ法构建了系统发育树,结果表明:2个野山羊种中,角(?)羊与家养山羊的关系相对较近,4个家养山羊品种有2个母系来源,在4个家养山羊品种内部,安哥拉山羊的分化要比其他3个品种早。     

广西乌鸡线粒体DNA D-loop区序列遗传多样性分析

采用PCR和直接测序的方法测定广西东兰乌鸡线粒体DNA(mt DNA)D-loop第一高变区序列,比较分析东兰乌鸡(片羽、丝羽)的遗传变异。结果表明:在东兰乌鸡mt DNA D-loop区中,共发现27个变异位点,46种单倍型,其变异方式主要是转换和缺失;检测片段的G+C含量(60.59%)明显高于A+T含量(39.41%),具有偏倚性(P0.05);单倍型多样度和核苷酸多样度分别为(0.890±0.020)、(0.01653±0.02483),表明东兰乌鸡的遗传多样性较丰富,其中丝羽乌鸡的变异位点、单倍型数量、单倍型多样度和核苷酸多样度等均比片羽乌鸡高。在NJ系统发生树上,东兰乌鸡分为3大支,说明具有3个血统来源,起源于中国红色原鸡。     

浙江省本地及引进鹅种遗传多样性研究

本研究利用PCR和DNA克隆测序技术扩增并分析了浙江省5个地方鹅种和1个引进家鹅品种96个个体的线粒体DNA D环区(D-loop)全序列。结果表明:浙江省境内的家鹅线粒体DNA D-loop全序长为1 166～1 179 bp,共发现89个变异位点,定义了36种单倍型,群体总核苷酸多样度达到了0.007 25,单倍型多样度为0.862,说明鹅群的遗传资源较为丰富,其中磐石灰鹅的遗传多样性最丰富,朗德鹅的遗传多样性最匮乏,而且没有发现朗德鹅与其他本地鹅种之间的显著差异。同时,个体聚类图中同品种内的个体没有聚在一起,说明浙江省鹅品种的母系来源比较混杂,品种选育偏重于父系,应同时结合基因组水平对其遗传结构进行分析。     

天水乌鸡线粒体DNA D-loop序列遗传多样性分析

试验旨在通过研究天水乌鸡线粒体DNA(mt DNA)D-loop序列的遗传多样性,确定天水乌鸡品种资源价值,从而进行保护和利用。随机抽取50只乌鸡血样,采用PCR和直接测序的方法测定天水乌鸡mt DNA D-loop序列。结果:在天水乌鸡mt DNA D-loop区中发现17个变异位点,10种单倍型;检测片段的G+C含量为47.60%,A+T含量为52.40%;单倍型多样度为0.876±0.023,核苷酸多样度为0.01654±0.01140;在NJ系统发生树上,天水乌鸡大致分为两大支,说明具有2个血统来源。研究表明:天水乌鸡的遗传多样性较为丰富,并且在其进化过程中应存在多个母系来源。     

中国水牛mtDNA D-loop区遗传多样性与母系起源

[目的]检测中国水牛21个群体232条线粒体DNA D-loop 915 bp全序列的遗传多样性及系统进化关系.[方法]PCR扩增、测序和生物信息学方法.[结果]发现232条序列中共有87种单倍型,其核苷酸多态位点88个,其中有79个转换,6个颠换,3个颠换与转换共存.中国水牛mtDNA D-loop区核苷酸多样度(π值) 为0.01403±0.00178, 单倍型多样度(H)为0.8460±0.0240,表明中国水牛mtDNA 遗传多样性丰富.根据单倍型构建了中国水牛的NJ分子系统树,发现中国水牛变异类型主要为两个大支系A和B,表明中国水牛有两个主要母系起源.进一步分析发现支系B具有较大的差异,可以细分为两个亚支B1 和B2.[结论]中国水牛mtDNA 遗传多样性丰富,有2个母系起源.     

温州水牛线粒体DNA D-loop遗传多态性分析

以30头温州水牛为研究对象,对每个个体的线粒体DNA(mtDNA)D-loop区915bp全序列进行了分析研究,结果共检测到14种单倍型,50个核苷酸多态位点,其中出现核苷酸转换48个,颠换2个.温州水牛mtDNAD-loop区核苷酸多样度(π值)为0.0184,单倍型多样度(H)为0.8575,表明温州水牛线粒体DNA遗传多样性丰富.NJ聚类分析表明,温州水牛有2个母系起源.     

白术、微米白术和白术多糖对断奶仔猪生长性能和肠道形态及微生态区系的影响

试验选用96头平均体重14.82 kg左右的杜×长×大断奶仔猪,随机分成4组,每组3栏,每栏8头(公母各半)。对照组饲喂基础日粮,试验1、2、3组分别添加1%80目白术、0.2%白术多糖和1%微米白术。试验期30 d。结果表明:在生长性能方面,与对照组相比,1%微米白术添加组可显著提高日增重(P0.05)、降低饲料增重比和腹泻率,而且效果优于1%80目白术组和0.2%白术多糖组,在肠道形态和肠道微生态区系方面,与对照组相比,日粮添加1%80目白术、0.2%白术多糖、1%微米白术均可不同程度的提高十二指肠和空肠的绒毛高度,加深十二指肠和空肠的隐窝深度,并且增加肠道微生态区系的多样性,其中以1%微米白术添加组的效果最佳。     

Prevalence and seasonal incidence of nematode parasites and fluke infections of sheep and goats in eastern Ethiopia

Sissay, M.M., Uggla, A. and Waller, P.J., XXXX. Prevalence and seasonal incidence of nematode parasites and fluke infections of sheep and goats in eastern Ethiopia. Tropical Animal Health and Production, XXXX. A 2-year abattoir survey was carried out to determine the prevalence, abundance and seasonal incidence of gastro-intestinal (GI) nematodes and trematodes (flukes) of sheep and goats in the semi-arid zone of eastern Ethiopia. During May 2003 to April 2005, viscera including liver, lungs and GI tracts were collected from 655 sheep and 632 goats slaughtered at 4 abattoirs located in the towns of Haramaya, Harar, Dire Dawa and Jijiga in eastern Ethiopia. All animals were raised in the farming areas located within the community boundaries for each town. Collected materials were transported within 24 h to the parasitology laboratory of Haramaya University for immediate processing. Thirteen species belonging to 9 genera of GI nematodes (Haemonchus contortus, Trichostrongylus axei, T. colubriformis, T. vitrinus, Nematodirus filicollis, N. spathiger, Oesophagostomum columbianum, O. venulosum, Strongyloides papillosus, Bunostomum trigonocephalum, Trichuris ovis, Cooperia curticei and Chabertia ovina), and 4 species belonging to 3 genera of trematodes (Fasciola hepatica, F. gigantica, Paramphistomum {Calicohoron} microbothrium and Dicrocoelium dendriticum) were recorded in both sheep and goats. All animals in this investigation were infected with multiple species to varying degrees. The mean burdens of adult nematodes were generally moderate in both sheep and goats and showed patterns of seasonal abundance that corresponded with the bi-modal annual rainfall pattern, with highest burdens around the middle of the rainy season. In both sheep and goats there were significant differences in the mean worm burdens and abundance of the different nematode species between the four geographic locations, with worm burdens in the Haramaya and Harar areas greater than those observed in the Dire Dawa and Jijiga locations. Similar seasonal variations were also observed in the prevalence of flukes. But there were no significant differences in the prevalence of each fluke species between the four locations. Overall, the results showed that Haemonchus, Trichostrongylus, Nematodirus, Oesophagostomum, Fasciola and Paramphistomum species were the most abundant helminth parasites of sheep and goats in eastern Ethiopia.     

Internal Parasites and Haematological Values in Cattle Slaughtered in Buea Subdivision of Cameroon

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Phase I evaluation of CCNU (lomustine) in tumor-bearing cats

1-(2-Chloroethyl)3-cyclohexyl-1-nitrosourea (CCNU) is an alkylating agent in the nitrosourea subclass. A prospective evaluation of CCNU was done to determine the maximally tolerated dosage of CCNU in tumor-bearing cats. Response data were obtained when available. Twenty-five cats were treated with CCNU at a dosage of 50-60 mg/m3 body surface area. Complete hematologic data were available for 13 cats. Neutropenia was the acute dose-limiting toxicity. The median neutrophil count at the nadir was 1,000 cells/microL (mean, 2,433 cells/microL; range, 0-9,694 cells/microL). The time of neutrophil nadir was variable, occurring 7-28 days after treatment, and counts sometimes did not return to normal for up to 14 days after the nadir. Based on these findings, a 6-week dosing interval and weekly hematologic monitoring after the 1st treatment with CCNU are recommended. The nadir of the platelet count may occur 14-21 days after treatment. The median platelet count at the nadir was 43,500 cells/microL. No gastrointestinal, renal, or hepatic toxicities were observed after a single CCNU treatment, and additional studies to evaluate the potential for cumulative toxicity should be performed. Five cats with lymphoma and 1 cat with mast cell tumor had measurable responses to CCNU. Phase II studies to evaluate antitumor activity should be completed with a dosing regimen of 50-60 mg/m3 every 6 weeks.     

Chemotaxis of macrophage in inflammation

Our particular attention in this article was given to natural mediators for macrophages isolated from the sites of tissue injury. A number of chemotactic factors, which may satisfy many criteria making them acceptable as inflammatory leucocyte chemotactic factors, has been separated. Among them, our laboratory has isolated three macrophage (monocyte) chemotactic factors (MCF-a, -b and -c). Their purification, characterization and functional specificity are discussed.     

Prevalence of gastric lesions in racing Alaskan sled dogs

Human and equine athletes are reported to have a high prevalence of gastric disease, and anecdotal evidence suggests a similar phenomenon applies to racing sled dogs. To investigate the prevalence of gastric disease in racing sled dogs, we conducted 2 gastroscopy studies on dogs competing in the annual Iditarod Sled Dog Race. A pilot study of dogs that were either dropped from the 2000 Iditarod Sled Dog Race because of illness or that finished the race indicated that, approximately 5 days after competing, 10 of 28 dogs (35%) had endoscopic evidence of gastric ulceration, erosion, or hemorrhage. The next year, an endoscopic study of 73 dogs participating in the 2001 Iditarod race was performed in order to evaluate a larger population of dogs. Data from 70 of these dogs could be used; 34 (48.5%) had ulceration, erosion, gastric hemorrhage, or some combination of these findings. When this group of 70 dogs was compared retrospectively to a control group of 87 dogs presented to the Texas A&M University (TAMU) Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, the Iditarod sled dogs had a significantly higher prevalence (P = .049) of gastric lesions. These findings suggest that, similar to athletes of other species, elite canine athletes have an increased prevalence of gastric disease compared to the canine population at large.     

Y‐chromosomal variation of local goat breeds of Turkey close to the domestication centre

Genetic variations in chromosome Y are enabling researchers to identify paternal lineages, which are informative for introgressions and migrations. In this study, the male‐specific region markers, sex‐determining region‐Y (SRY), amelogenin (AMELY) and zinc finger (ZFY) were analysed in seven Turkish native goat breeds, Angora, Kilis, Hair, Honaml?, Norduz, Gürcü and Abaza. A SNP in the ZFY gene defined a new haplotype Y2C. All domestic haplogroups originate from Capra aegagrus, while the finding of Y1A, Y1B, Y2A and Y2C in 32, 4, 126 and 2 Turkish domestic goats, respectively, appears to indicate a predomestic origin of the major haplotypes. The occurrence of four haplotypes in the Hair goat and, in contrast, a frequency of 96% of Y1A in the Kilis breed illustrate that Y‐chromosomal variants have a more breed‐dependent distribution than mitochondrial or autosomal DNA. This probably reflects male founder effects, but a role in adaptation cannot be excluded.     

Furosemide continuous rate infusion in the horse: evaluation of enhanced efficacy and reduced side effects

Continuous rate infusion (CRI) of furosemide in humans is considered superior to intermittent administration (IA). This study examined whether furosemide CRI, compared with IA, would increase diuretic efficacy with decreased fluid and electrolyte fluctuations and activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) in the horse. Five mares were used in a crossover-design study. During a 24-hour period, each horse received a total of 3 mg/kg furosemide by either CRI (0.12 mg/kg/h preceded by a loading dose of 0.12 mg/kg IV) or IA (1 mg/kg IV q8h). There was not a statistically significant difference in urine volume over 24 hours between methods; however, urine volume was significantly greater after CRI compared with IA during the first 8 hours ([median 25th percentile, 75th percentile]: 9.6 L [8.9, 14.4] for CRI versus 5.9 L [5.3, 6.0] for IA). CRI produced a more uniform urine flow, decreased fluctuations in plasma volume, and suppressed renal concentrating ability throughout the infusion period. Potassium, Ca, and Cl excretion was greater during CRI than IA (1,133 mmol [1.110, 1,229] versus 764 mmol [709, 904], 102.7 mmol [96.0, 117.2] versus 73.3 mmol [65.0, 73.5], and 1,776 mmol [1,657, 2.378] versus 1,596 mmol [1,457, 1,767], respectively). Elimination half-lives of furosemide were 1.35 and 0.47 hours for CRI and IA, respectively. The area under the excretion rate curve was 1,285.7 and 184.2 mL x mg/mL for CRI and IA, respectively. Furosemide CRI (0.12 mg/kg/h) for 8 hours, preceded by a loading dose (0.12 mg/kg), is recommended when profound diuresis is needed acutely in horses.     

Changes in proportion of canine urinary calculi composed of calcium oxalate or struvite in specimens analyzed from 1981 through 2001

The objective of this report was to characterize 20-year changes in proportion of calcium oxalate (CaOx) calculi and struvite calculi in dogs, and associations with breed, age, and sex. In this retrospective study, results of analysis of urinary calculi from dogs were reviewed for specimens received between July 1, 1981, and December 31, 2001. Breed, sex, age, year of submission of the specimen, and mineral type(s) were analyzed statistically. CaOx or Struvite or both were contained in 18,966 of 20,884 (91%) specimens. For both sexes, a 20-year statistically significant increase was observed in the proportion of calculus specimens that contained CaOx. The increase in this proportion was greater in females (1% to 31%) than in males (18% to 82%). From 1998 to 2001, when proportions may have plateaued, the odds of specimens containing CaOx were markedly higher in 18 breeds, markedly lower in 5 breeds, and not significantly different in 13 breeds compared with crossbreds. For both sexes, a 20-year statistically significant decrease was observed in the proportion of calculus specimens that contained struvite. This decrease in proportion was greater for males (79-16%) than for females (97-68%). From 1998 to 2001, when proportions plateaued, the odds of calculi containing struvite were markedly lower in 20 breeds, markedly higher in 1 breed, and not significantly different in 15 breeds when compared with crossbreds. Breed, age, and sex were associated statistically with CaOx or struvite urolithiasis. In conclusion, there appears to have been a long-term increase in the proportion of specimens of canine urinary calculi that contain CaOx as well as a long-term decrease in the proportion of specimens of calculi that contain struvite for both male and female dogs. The rate of change appeared to begin leveling off in the period 1998 to 2001. The recent proportion of dogs with either CaOx- or struvite-associated urolithiasis may depend on breed, age, and sex, and on interactions among these 3 factors.     

Smart Phone Assisted City-scale Wireless Sensor Network Deployment for Transportation System Monitoring

<正>1.INTRODUCTION Ensuring transportation network security is one Of the most daunting challenges confronting homeland security agencies today.Significant research has been dedicated.To model and analyze the vulnerability of transportation systems,while notably fewer studies propose specific strategies for deploying defensive technologies to safeguard these systems.