巴林右旗干草原主要牧草的营养成分季节动态与饱和链烷烃组成结构的研究

通过测定10种牧草5月至翌年1月的7种常规营养成分含量及其中8种牧草7和10月的8种饱和链烷烃浓度,对巴林右旗典型干草原的主要牧草的营养成分季节变化规律和同一季节饱和链烷烃组成差异进行了研究。结果表明,多数草样的粗蛋白含量5月到翌年1月逐季显著降低(P<0.05),Ca含量10月最高(P<0.01),总磷(TP)含量5月最高(P<0.01),中性洗涤纤维与酸性洗涤纤维含量极显著正相关(P<0.01),Ca与TP含量极显著负相关(P<0.01);7、10月,多数草样的C₂₉、C₃₁饱和链烷烃浓度极显著(P<0.01)高于其余的6种饱和链烷烃,其饱和链烷烃组成结构的主成分值Z₁、Z₂的差异显著(P<0.05)。上述研究表明,巴林右旗干草原的主要牧草的蛋白质逐季减少且钙磷含量彼此反向变化,需对家畜及时补饲,其饱和链烷烃组成差异明显,通过链烷烃技术估测放牧家畜采食结构可行。     

三江源区典型草甸草场14种牧草饱和链烷烃浓度模式

针对放牧家畜营养研究中新兴的饱和链烷烃技术应用的基础工作需要,以三江源区典型草甸的14种牧草为研究对象,对牧草具有的饱和链烷烃浓度模式进行测定与分析。结果表明:高山嵩草+杂类草草地型草场14种主要牧草间链烷烃浓度模式差异明显,不同生长季节也存在明显差异,表现出特有的"植物指纹"信息;同时14种牧草中均以长链的奇数烷烃含量丰富,偶数烷烃含量较低,即C_(27)、C_(29)、C_(31)、C_(33)烷烃含量丰富,且C_(29)烷烃含量最高,浓度大于100mg/kg。这为今后饱和链烷烃技术在高寒草甸草场放牧家畜采食量和择食性研究中应用提供了科学依据;同时也为高寒地区草地牧草分类学研究提供了一个可靠的分析手段。     

巴林右旗干草原主要牧草的营养成分季节动态与饱和链烷烃组成结构的研究

通过测定10种牧草5月至翌年1月的7种常规营养成分含量及其中8种牧草7和10月的8种饱和链烷烃浓度,对巴林右旗典型干草原的主要牧草的营养成分季节变化规律和同一季节饱和链烷烃组成差异进行了研究。结果表明,多数草样的粗蛋白含量5月到翌年1月逐季显著降低(P0.05),Ca含量10月最高(P0.01),总磷(TP)含量5月最高(P0.01),中性洗涤纤维与酸性洗涤纤维含量极显著正相关(P0.01),Ca与TP含量极显著负相关(P0.01);7、10月,多数草样的C_(29)、C_(31)饱和链烷烃浓度极显著(P0.01)高于其余的6种饱和链烷烃,其饱和链烷烃组成结构的主成分值Z_1、Z_2的差异显著(P0.05)。上述研究表明,巴林右旗干草原的主要牧草的蛋白质逐季减少且钙磷含量彼此反向变化,需对家畜及时补饲,其饱和链烷烃组成差异明显,通过链烷烃技术估测放牧家畜采食结构可行。     

利用饱和烷烃技术对短花针茅荒漠草原放牧绵羊食性的测定

为进一步研究饱和烷烃技术在放牧绵羊食性测定中的应用,本研究在4.4 hm2放牧试验区内,放牧8只蒙古羊,分别于6、9和11月利用饱和烷烃技术对放牧绵羊的食性进行测定.结果表明,同一季节,不同牧草的烷烃模式存在差异,其中以C27和C31差异最为显著,C33次之,C29最差.绵羊的食性表现出明显的季节性变化,夏季羊只所食的牧草主要以冷蒿、无芒隐子草和银灰旋花为主,分别占79.68%、12.12%和7.30%,而短花针茅只占0.90%;而进入秋季后,随着适口性好植物密度的降低,羊只开始对短花针茅进行采食,由原来占食入牧草总量的0.90%升高到3.81%,同时无芒隐子草的采食量也开始增加,由原来占食人牧草总量的12.12%提高到23.57%;冬季家畜采食牧草的种类开始减少,冷蒿占羊只采食量的86.26%,无芒隐子草和银灰旋花分别减少到8.33%和5.41%,而对短花针茅不采食.综上,饱和烷烃技术可以准确测定短花针茅荒漠草原放牧绵羊的食物组成.     

链烷技术估测典型草原放牧牛食性食量方法研究

为进一步探讨饱和链烷技术在典型草原自由放牧家畜中的应用,定量研究放牧牛食性及食量,于2004年夏秋季节在中国科学院内蒙古草原生态系统定位研究站典型草原进行自由放牧试验,选择体重相近4岁肉乳兼用哺乳牛4头,分两期测定其食性和食量,每头牛投喂一粒YC饱和链烷缓释胶囊,试验期内每天跟踪放牧牛的采食路线,收集其所采食的牧草及粪便样品,利用气相色谱分析牧草和粪样中的链烷含量,应用链烷技术估测放牧牛的排粪量、牧草采食比例和干物质采食量.结果表明:不同放牧季节放牧牛采食的牧草种类基本相同,但采食的比例存在差异,随放牧季节后移,放牧牛采食量显著增加(P<0.05),但日排粪量差异不显著.因此,链烷技术可以估测典型草原放牧牛的排粪量、食物组成和采食量,且放牧季节对放牧牛的采食量影响较大.建议在牧草种类组成较为复杂的典型草原估测放牧家畜食性食量时要进行多种方法比较,以进一步完善链烷技术.     

链烷技术估测典型草原不同放牧率绵羊食性食量方法研究

为了进一步探讨饱和链烷技术在典型草原自由放牧家畜中的应用,定量研究自由放牧绵羊食性及食量,于2004年6-9月在中国科学院内蒙古草原生态系统定位研究站放牧样地进行试验,选择体重及体况相近、健康无病的二岁羯羊(内蒙古细毛羊×蒙古羊)60只,按体重(36.9±2.6) kg聚类分组,设置6种放牧率(0,1.33,2.67,4.00,5.33和6.67羊/hm²)的轮牧实验,绵羊采食量的测定选择放牧率为1.33,4.00和6.67羊/hm²的处理,试验开始,每只羊投喂1粒QSM饱和链烷缓释胶囊。食性测定选用全部的放牧率进行,同时辅助全粪法、扣笼法一同评价。试验期内定期收集试验地牧草样品及绵羊粪便样品,使用气相色谱分析牧草和粪样中的链烷含量,应用链烷技术估测放牧绵羊的排粪量、牧草采食比例和干物质采食量。结果表明,植物链烷模式存在种间差异,运用链烷技术估测的排粪量和实际测得排粪量差异不显著(P>0.05),放牧绵羊主要采食7~9种牧草,且不同放牧季节不同放牧率绵羊采食的牧草种类和比例不同,但采食量差异不显著(P>0.05)。本研究表明,运用链烷技术结合扣笼方法可以估测天然草地自由放牧家畜牧草的采食比例、干物质采食量和排粪量。     

放牧绵羊冬春季节牧草采食量和消化率的研究

为了研究冬春季节放牧绵羊的营养状况,采用饱和链烷烃法,测定了新疆昭苏牧区春冬季放牧绵羊的牧草干物质采食量和消化率。结果表明:冬春季育成母羊牧草采食量分别为661.68g/d,856.92g/d,成年母羊牧草采食量分别为876.97g/d,1021.83g/d,绵羊春季牧草采食量高于冬季,差异显著(P0.05)。冬春季育成母羊牧草干物质消化率分别为39.05%、45.85%,成年母羊牧草干物质消化率分别为45.76%、50.50%,绵羊春季牧草干物质消化率高于冬季,差异显著(P0.05)。     

三种估测牧草消失量方法的比较

<正> 引言可移动的笼罩技术(D.Brown, 1954; R.D.Pieper, 1978)广泛地用于估测牧草产量和草原或放牧地上家畜对牧草的利用。以牧草的消失量(disappearance)——放牧样区和保护样区现存植物量的差——在某些情况下还可以进行一定精度的放牧家畜采食量的估测(R.J.K. Walter和E.M.Evans,     

放牧家畜采食量估测方法研究进展

放牧家畜采食量是评价草地生态系统转化效率和动物生产力的主要参数,受草地植被生长情况、环境条件、放牧方式、家畜生理特征及其瘤胃内环境等因素影响。放牧家畜采食量的准确测定一直以来都是食性研究的难点和热点问题,关系到动物营养状态的评估、补饲策略的制定以及食性理论的探索。传统采食量估测方法大多基于观察法或放牧前后牧草生物量差值法,这些方法对动物的干扰较小,但是受技术本身和适用范围的限制,如未能估测单个动物的采食量,很难适用于大范围的采食量估测。链烷烃技术和近红外技术的出现为准确测定采食量提供了前所未有的机遇,不仅能克服传统测定方法的缺点,还在准确率、适用范围（圈养动物和放牧动物）等方面优势较为明显,但由于粪便回收率和数据库完整性等因素的影响,目前应用于生物多样性较高草地的放牧动物采食量估测尚有难度。在简要总结不同方法的原理和影响因素基础上,综述了差值法、内标法、链烷烃法和近红外法在放牧家畜采食量测定方面取得的最新进展及存在的问题,并建议多种方法结合可以准确测定放牧家畜采食量,以期为制定合理的草地生态系统管理策略和实现草地可持续生态服务功能提供新思路和启发。     

饱和链烷烃法在放牧家畜采食量和消化率测定中的应用

近年来,国内外学者对利用饱和链烷烃法测定放牧家畜采食量和消化率进行了大量研究。与其它方法相比,饱和链烷烃法具有较多优点。论文综述了饱和链烷烃法在测定放牧家畜采食量及消化率中的研究和应用现状,并提出了应注意的一些问题。     

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.     

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.     

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.     

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.