猪流行性腹泻病毒实时荧光定量RT-PCR检测方法的建立及初步应用

为建立一种特异、灵敏、量化、快速的猪流行性腹泻病毒(PEDV)检测方法,设计1对PEDV N基因的特异性引物,建立Eva Green染料的实时荧光定量RT-PCR的检测方法,并对疑似PEDV感染的临床样品进行检测。结果显示,所建立的实时荧光定量RT-PCR方法的标准曲线具有良好的线性关系,线性相关系数R2=0.999;不与猪传染性胃肠炎病毒(TGEV)、猪瘟病毒(CSFV)、猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒(PRRSV)发生交叉反应,具有较强的特异性;灵敏度比常规RT-PCR方法高100倍;重复性试验的变异系数均小于5%,重复性良好。对43份临床样品进行检测,结果比普通PCR多检出2份阳性。结果表明,建立的实时荧光定量RT-PCR检测方法在特异性、灵敏度和重复性方面都很好,可用于临床PEDV检测。     

猪流行性腹泻病毒变异毒株一步法SYBR Green I荧光RT-PCR检测方法的建立及应用

为了建立猪流行性腹泻病毒变异毒株快速、敏感的检测方法。本研究利用RT-PCR技术扩增出猪流行性腹泻病毒变异毒株S基因中298bp的保守序列,并克隆到pM D18-T载体中作为标准品制作标准曲线,建立了PEDV的SYBR Green I荧光定量RT-PCR检测方法。该方法检测灵敏度可达5.2×10~1拷贝,与猪流行性腹泻病毒经典毒株、猪瘟病毒、猪伪狂犬病毒、猪圆环病毒2型、猪蓝耳病毒、猪传染性胃肠炎病毒、轮状病毒均不发生交叉反应,具有良好的特异性和重复性。结果表明,建立的实时荧光定量RT-PCR具有特异、敏感、快速、定量、重复性好等优点,可用于临床PEDV变异毒株的检测。     

塞尼卡谷病毒重组酶聚合酶扩增技术(RPA)实时荧光检测方法的建立

塞尼卡谷病毒(Seneca valley virus,SVV)可感染猪,引起类似口蹄疫病毒感染造成的水疱性病变,新生仔猪病死率达30%~70%。本研究利用重组酶聚合酶扩增技术(RPA),针对SVV 3D基因设计了引物和探针,并进行筛选、反应条件优化以及敏感性、特异性和重复性试验,建立了实时荧光RPA方法。结果显示,本方法在40℃、10 min内检测的最低浓度为28拷贝/μL;与口蹄疫病毒、猪瘟病毒、猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒、猪流行性腹泻病毒、猪传染性胃肠炎病毒无交叉反应;通过3次重复试验检测2.8×10~6~2.8×10~1拷贝/μL的6个稀释度样品,在荧光强度达1500 mV所需时间变异系数范围在2.44%~14.95%。该等温、快速扩增方法为猪群出现水疱性疾病的鉴别诊断提供了技术支持,对及时采取适当防控措施具有重要意义。     

牛轮状病毒TaqMan实时荧光RT-PCR 快速检测方法的建立

本研究按照牛轮状病毒(BRV)结构蛋白VP6基因序列,设计合成引物和探针,经各反应条件的优化,建立了BRV TaqMan实时荧光定量RT-PCR技术。对BRV进行了特异性、敏感性和重复性试验。结果表明,TaqMan实时荧光RT-PCR最低可检测到100个拷贝病毒RNA;与牛病毒性腹泻病毒(BVD)、猪瘟病毒(CSFV)、牛结核杆菌(MB)和牛传染性鼻气管炎病毒(IBRV)不发生交叉反应;所制作的标准曲线在10²~10⁹拷贝/μL浓度范围内有极好的线性关系且线性范围宽,相关系数为0.997;与常规的RT-PCR相比,该方法具有快速、特异、敏感、重复性好、可同时检测大量样品等优点。可对样品中微量BRV进行准确检测,对BRV的诊断有重要意义。     

一步法SYBR Green Ⅰ荧光定量RT-PCR检测鸡传染性支气管炎病毒方法的建立

为了建立鸡传染性支气管炎病毒快速、敏感的检测方法,本研究利用RT-PCR技术扩增出鸡传染性支气管炎病毒M基因中134bp的保守序列,并克隆到pMD18-T载体中作为标准品制作标准曲线,建立了IBV的SYBR Green Ⅰ荧光定量RT-PCR检测方法。该方法检测灵敏度可达3.5×10~1拷贝,与禽呼肠孤病毒、新城疫病毒、H9N2亚型禽流感病毒、传染性法氏囊病病毒、禽白血病病毒和禽网状内皮组织增生病病毒均不发生交叉反应,具有良好的特异性和重复性。结果表明,建立的实时荧光定量RT-PCR具有特异、敏感、快速、定量和重复性好等优点,可用于临床IBV的检测。     

口蹄疫病毒抗原胶体金试纸条的研究

利用单克隆抗体技术制备抗口蹄疫病毒的单克隆抗体,特异性试验表明其只与O、A、Asia 1型3种血清型FMDV抗原结合。进而采用胶体金标记技术,以胶体金标记的抗口蹄疫病毒单克隆抗体、多克隆血清抗体和葡萄球菌A蛋白为主要材料,研制口蹄疫快速检测试纸条。该试纸条检测O、A、Asia 1型3种血清型灭活口蹄疫病毒均为阳性,检测水疱性口炎病毒、猪水疱病病毒、蓝舌病病毒、猪蓝耳病病毒4种灭活抗原及小反刍兽疫病毒疫苗株均为阴性,试验结果与口蹄疫实时荧光定量RT-PCR方法的完全一致,表明其具有良好的特异性。敏感性试验结果是,试纸条的检测极限为1∶160稀释的样品,其敏感性相当于实时荧光定量RT-PCR方法的1/64。由于试纸条具有操作方便、检测快速等优点,因此该试纸条可以用于大量临床样品的快速检测和现场检测。     

猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒SYBR GreenⅠ实时荧光定量PCR检测方法的建立

为建立猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒(PRRSV)SYBR GreenⅠ实时荧光定量PCR检测方法,采用RT-PCR扩增PRRSV N基因266bp片段,并克隆到pMD18-T载体中,以纯化的重组质粒为模板进行荧光定量PCR扩增,建立了PRRSV荧光定量PCR检测方法,该方法检测灵敏度可达1.3×101拷贝/μL,与猪瘟病毒(CSFV)、猪传染性胃肠炎病毒(TGEV)、猪流行性腹泻病毒(PEDV)和猪日本脑炎病毒(JEV)均不发生交叉反应,具有很好的特异性和重复性。结果表明,建立的PRRSV实时荧光定量PCR具有特异、敏感、快速、定量、重复性好等优点,可用于临床猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒病(PRRS)的诊断。     

猪δ冠状病毒TaqMan荧光定量RT-PCR检测方法的建立与初步应用

本研究旨在建立一种灵敏、快速检测猪δ冠状病毒(porcine deltacoronavirus,PDCoV)的TaqMan荧光定量RT-PCR方法。参照GenBank中PDCoV有关基因序列,设计一对特异性引物用于扩增PDCoV M 基因。将测序正确的基因片段克隆入pMD18-T载体,构建重组质粒作为建立标准曲线的病毒模板。设计合成一对特异性引物与TaqMan探针,进行反应条件和反应体系的优化,建立快速检测PDCoV的TaqMan实时荧光定量RT-PCR方法,并进行该方法的灵敏性、特异性与重复性验证。结果表明,该方法能有效扩增1.0×10^1 ~1.0×10^9 拷贝·μL^-1 的PDCoV标准质粒,建立的标准曲线呈现良好的线性关系。该方法的检测灵敏度为1.0×10^1 拷贝·μL^-1;对猪流行性腹泻病毒、猪传染性胃肠炎病毒、猪伪狂犬病病毒等病原不发生交叉反应,具有很好的特异性;重复性试验结果显示变异系数(CV)小于1%,重复性良好。对2017—2018年期间收集的河南省不同猪场的100份腹泻病料进行检测,PDCoV的阳性检出率为23%(23/100),与PDCoV SYBR Green Ⅰ荧光定量RT-PCR检测方法的符合率为100%。人工感染PDCoV的仔猪,取攻毒后不同时间的粪便样品,应用本研究建立方法与常规RT-PCR方法对样品进行检测,TaqMan荧光定量RT-PCR检测方法的灵敏度远远优于常规RT-PCR。上述结果表明,本研究所建立的TaqMan荧光定量RT-PCR检测方法能够灵敏、特异地检测PDCoV,可用于临床PDCoV的检测。     

水疱性口炎病毒荧光RT-PCR鉴别检测方法的建立与应用

本研究建立荧光定量RT-PCR鉴别检测水疱性口炎病毒的方法。针对Gen Bank登录的水疱性口炎两血清型-新泽西型(VSV-NJ)和印第安纳型(VSV-IND)的L基因保守区,设计1对引物和2条探针。通过对荧光定量RT-PCR反应条件的优化,建立了Taq Man荧光定量RT-PCR快速检测VSV的方法。与常规RT-PCR试验比较表明,所建立的荧光RT-PCR检测技术快速、敏感,检测时限3 h以内,具有很好的特异性和重复性,可以实现水疱性口炎病毒的快速检测分型。通过对342份临床样品进行检测,结果表明,所建立的检测方法适用于样品中水疱性口炎病毒的直接检测。     

猪传染性胃肠炎病毒S基因实时荧光定量RT-PCR检测方法的建立及初步应用简

据猪传染性胃肠炎病毒（transmissible gastroenteritis virus of swine,TGEV）S基因序列设计1对特异性引物,通过对实时荧光定量RT-PCR反应条件的优化,建立了SYBR GreenⅠ实时荧光定量RT-PCR检测TGEV的方法,同时对12份病料进行检测,并与常规RT-PCR进行比较。结果显示,该方法的敏感性达到43.07拷贝/μL,具有良好的特异性和重复性,而常规RT-PCR最低只检测到4.307×10³ 拷贝/μL,敏感性较低。本试验建立的检测TGEV S基因的SYBR GreenⅠ实时荧光定量RT-PCR方法为传染性胃肠炎的鉴别诊断及TGEV的分离鉴定奠定了技术基础。     

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.     

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.     

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.     

The Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Nematodes of Dairy Cattle in Central Kenya

The epidemiology of H. placei and of other gastrointestinal nematodes in yearling dairy cattle was examined on two farms in Kiambu District, central Kenya during each of 13 one-month periods from April 1993 to April 1994. On each farm, 32 newly weaned dairy calves were given a single dose of albendazole and then placed on experimental pastures. Twelve of the animals were designated for bi-monthly slaughter (n = 2) and analysis of worm population characteristics and 20 were designated for blood and faecal collection and for weighing. Two parasite-free tracer calves were grazed alongside the weaner calves each month throughout the study period and were also slaughtered for analysis of worm populations. Faecal egg counts, haematological and serum pepsinogen determinations, herbage larval counts, and animal live weight changes were recorded monthly. The study revealed that Haemonchus placei, Trichostrongylus axei, Cooperia spp. and Oesophagostomum radiatum were responsible for parasitic gastroenteritis and that H. placei was the predominant nematode present in the young cattle on both farms. Faecal egg counts from resident cattle and necropsy worm counts revealed that pasture larval levels were directly related to the amount of rainfall. The total worm burdens in the animals were highest during the rainy season (March–June and October–December) and lowest during the dry seasons (July–September and January–February). The very low recovery of immature larvae of H. placei from the tracer calves indicated that arrested development is not a feature of the life cycle of this parasite in central Kenya. The maintenance of the parasite population depended on continuous cycling of infection between the host and the pasture. The agroclimatic conditions of the study area were such that, in general, favourable weather conditions for the development and survival of the free-living stages of gastrointestinal nematodes existed all year round.     

Diversity of Ectoparasites in Sheep Flocks in Sa~o Paulo,Brazil

The occurrence of ectoparasites in sheep flocks is frequently reported but seldom quantified. Sheep production used to be a predominantly family activity in the state of Sa~o Paulo (Brazil), but it began to become a commercial activity in the past decade. Thus, information about the ectoparasites existing in sheep flocks has become necessary. The present data were obtained by means of questionnaires sent to all sheep breeders belonging to the `Associaça~o Paulista de Criadores de Ovinos' (ASPACO; Sa~o Paulo State Association of Sheep Breeders). Response reliability was tested by means of random visits paid to 10.6% of the respondents. Most of the properties (89.5%) reported the presence of one or more ectoparasites. Screw-worm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) was the most frequent ectoparasite (72.5%), followed by bot fly larvae (Dermatobia hominis, 45.0%), ticks (Amblyomma cajennense) and Boophilus microplus, 31.3%) and finally lice (Damalinia ovis, 13.8%). Combined infestations also occurred, the most common one being screw-worm with bot fly larvae (36.0%) followed by bot fly larvae with ticks (13.9%), screw-worm with ticks (9.3%), bot fly larvae with lice (6.9%), and ticks with lice (5.0%). The most common triple combination was screw-worm, bot fly larvae and ticks (12.8%). Breeds raised for meat or wool were attacked by bot fly larvae and ticks more often than other breeds. Lice were only absent from animals of indigenous breeds. The relationships among these ectoparasites are discussed in terms of sheep breeds, flock size, seasonality and the ectoparasitic combinations on the host.     

Feline intracranial neoplasia: retrospective review of 160 cases (1985-2001)

The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of different tumor types within a large cohort of cats with intracranial neoplasia and to attempt to correlate signalment, tumor size and location, and survival time for each tumor. Medical records of 160 cats with confirmed intracranial neoplasia evaluated between 1985 and 2001 were reviewed. Parameters evaluated included age, sex, breed, FeLV/FIV status, clinical signs, duration of signs, number of tumors, tumor location(s), imaging results, treatment, survival times, and histopathologic diagnosis. Most of the cats were older (11.3 +/- 3.8 years). Primary tumors accounted for 70.6% of cases. Metastasis and direct extension of secondary tumors accounted for only 5.6 and 3.8% of cases, respectively. Twelve cats (7.5%) had 2 or more discrete tumors of the same type, whereas 16 cats (10.0%) had 2 different types of intracranial tumors. The most common tumor types were meningioma (n = 93, 58.1%), lymphoma (n = 23, 14.4%), pituitary tumors (n = 14, 8.8%), and gliomas (n = 12, 7.5%). The most common neurological signs were altered consciousness (n = 42, 26.2%), circling (n = 36, 22.5%), and seizures (n = 36, 22.5%). Cats without specific neurological signs were common (n = 34, 21.2%). The tumor was considered an incidental finding in 30 (18.8%) cats. In addition to expected relationships (eg, meninges and meningioma, pituitary and pituitary tumors), we found that lesion location was predictive of tumor type with diffuse cerebral or brainstem involvement predictive of lymphoma and third ventricle involvement predictive of meningioma.     

A brief history of the prevention of infectious diseases by immunisations

Infectious diseases have always been a terrible scourge for humans. The appearance of these plagues, as they were called without distinction, was generally connected to various conditions: asters, climatic changes or religious reasons. The concept of contagious, and then infectious, diseases came slowly. Variolation, i.e. transmission of ‘virulent’ matter to induce a natural disease and the immunity against it, was brought from Constantinople to England by Lady Montague, in 1721. This ‘variolation’ technique was also often performed in veterinary medicine against diseases like sheep-pox or pleuropneumonia. As ‘vaccination’ is the term generally accepted for ‘immunisation’, variolation can be the word designating such a technique. The second period of the history of immunisation began, in 1880, with the studies of Pasteur and his collaborators. A great number of bacterial vaccines were developed: dead, live but attenuated or only parts of pathogens. The viruses were produced in animals, then in eggs and at last, in tissue cultures. Second generation vaccines appeared with genetic engineering: recombinant vaccines, vector vaccines, nucleic acids vaccines, and markers vaccines, among others. These novel technologies can permit the development of new ones and improve the quality of the vaccines already existing.