共表达AsiaⅠ型口蹄疫病毒P1-2A和3C基因重组山羊痘病毒的构建及鉴定

将口蹄疫病毒（FMDV）衣壳蛋白前体P1-2A基因和蛋白酶3C基因与启动绿色荧光蛋白双向串连痘苗病毒启动子相连,以KpnⅠ为插入位点,将整体基因片段插入山羊痘病毒转移载体骨架pUC119-TK之中,构建共表达重组山羊痘病毒转移载体pTK-P7.5-GFP-P12A3C。与疫苗弱毒株山羊痘病毒共转染BHK21细胞,经绿色荧光筛选,RT-PCR检测,成功获得能正确表达目的蛋白的重组山羊痘病毒株vTK-3CP1-GFP。     

基因重组山羊痘病毒的构建及鉴定

 将口蹄疫病毒（FMDV）衣壳蛋白前体P1-2A基因和蛋白酶3C基因与启动绿色荧光蛋白双向串连痘苗病毒启动子相连,以KpnⅠ为插入位点,将整体基因片段插入山羊痘病毒转移载体骨架pUC119-TK之中,构建共表达重组山羊痘病毒转移载体pTK-P7.5-GFP-P12A3C。与疫苗弱毒株山羊痘病毒共转染BHK21细胞,经绿色荧光筛选,RT-PCR检测,成功获得能正确表达目的蛋白的重组山羊痘病毒株vTK-3CP1-GFP。     

表达O型口蹄疫病毒P1-2A-3C基因的山羊痘病毒弱毒株的构建及筛选

为构建和筛选表达O型口蹄疫病毒P1-2A-3C基因的山羊痘病毒弱毒株,用已构建的口蹄疫病毒O/Chi-na99毒株的EGFP-P7.5-P1-2A-3C基因整体通过平末端连接到KpnⅠ酶切后的线性载体pUC119-TK中,得到重组载体pUC119-TK-EGFP-P7.5-P1-2A-3C。重组载体通过缺失的TK基因与羊痘病毒弱毒株在BHK-21细胞中同源重组,用EGFP作为标记筛选出重组毒株,并进行PCR鉴定、抗原捕获ELISA试验检测及Western blot分析。结果显示该重组弱毒株能在1~10代BHK-21细胞中稳定传代,扩增出约3000bp片段,并经测序确证为基因P1-2A-3C;抗原捕获ELISA试验检测均为阳性;Western blot分析表明转移载体pUC119-TK-EGFP-P7.5-P1-2A-3C在感染的GTPV AV41BHK-21细胞中表达的蛋白可被O型FMDV高免血清特异性识别,并具有反应原性。这些结果表明获得了表达O型口蹄疫病毒P1-2A-3C基因的重组山羊痘弱毒株。     

融合PCR技术在山羊痘病毒表达载体构建中的应用

为了构建山羊痘病毒表达载体,试验利用融合PCR的方法连接4种组合的3个不同来源的基因片段,插入含有TK基因的载体中,快速构建羊痘病毒表达载体,并转染至BHK-21细胞中进行验证。结果表明:利用融合PCR技术成功融合了P11-7.5-ZSG、P11-7.5-GFP、I1L-7.5-ZSG、I1L-7.5-GFP 4个组合中的3个基因片段,产物长度均在1.2 kb左右,并插入PGEM-TK载体中,构建了4个表达载体,测序结果与理论上100%同源,转染BHK-21细胞可见绿色荧光。说明试验成功构建了4个山羊痘病毒的表达载体。     

新城疫病毒F48E9株病毒F基因表达盒的火鸡疱疹病毒转移质粒载体构建

将新城疫病毒（NDV）F48E9株融合蛋白（F）基因1700bp克隆到真核表达载体pcDNA3中，构建成表达F基因的载体pc3F。然后将包含F基因及其上游的细胞巨化病毒启动子和增强子的3800bp DNA片段再克隆入包含火鸡疱疹病毒（HVT）非必须片段载体pTK2B中，构建成功含有F基因表达盒的HVT转移质粒体pTK3F。经限制性内切酶酶切分析，F基因表达盒的插入方向与pTK2B中TK基因转录方向一致。该研究为进一步在细胞中转染并获得表达F基因的HVT重组病毒奠定了基础。     

表达鸡传染性喉气管炎病毒GB基因重组鸡痘病毒转移载体的构建

根据文献设计2对引物,PCR扩增FPV复制非必需区中外源基因插入位点两侧翼的片段,分别克隆到pUC19和pSK质粒中,并命名为pFP1和pFP2。根据文献设计引物,PCR扩增鸡传染性喉气管炎病毒(ILTV)的GB基因的编码区。将GB基因克隆到质粒pFP1中获得重组质粒pFP1-GB;用酶切质粒pEGFP,得到GFP片段并克隆到质粒pFP2中,得到重组质粒pFP2-GFP。双酶切pFP1-GB得到FP1-GB片段,并克隆到质粒pFP2-GFP中,得到重组质粒pFP1GB-FP2GPF。酶切质粒pE/L-7.5,获得背向连接的2个鸡痘病毒启动子片段——PE/L-7.5,并将该片段克隆到重组质粒pFP1GB-FP2GPF获得重组质粒pGB-GFP,该质粒即为鸡痘病毒的转移质粒。在质粒pGB-GFP中,2个背向连接的启动子被克隆到的GB和GFP基因之间,分别启动GB和GFP基因的表达。经酶切和测序鉴定pGB-GFP,启动子PE/L和P7.5已分别正确地插入到GB和GFP基因之间,分别启动外源表达基因GB和筛选标记基因GFP的表达,从而证明已获得表达鸡传染性喉气管炎病毒GB基因重组鸡痘病毒转移载体pGB-GFP。该载体为下一步获得表达鸡传染性喉气管炎病毒GB基因的重组鸡痘病毒奠定基础。     

山羊痘病毒TK基因功能缺失对其增殖的影响

为了研究山羊痘病毒TK基因功能缺失对其增殖的影响,同源重组构建TK基因缺失型重组山羊痘病毒,检测其增殖特性。试验在通用转移质粒pTKfpgigp内插入不同长度的X1~X4片段,构建了4个重组转移质粒;重组质粒转染已感染山羊痘病毒的羔羊睾丸细胞,经同源重组产生4株TK基因缺失型重组山羊痘病毒rGPV/tk^－,其TK基因内分别插入了长度约为2 800、4 000、5 200、7 700 bp的外源DNA片段;筛选纯化重组毒株,测定rGPV/tk^－病毒滴度。结果显示,TK基因失活后,rGPV/tk^－病毒滴度明显降低;随着插入DNA片段的延长,重组毒株的病毒滴度下降程度更加明显。研究表明,TK基因功能的缺失对山羊痘病毒的增殖具有一定的抑制作用,并与外源DNA的长度具有相关性。     

伪狂犬病病毒鄂A株 TK－／LacZ＋突变株的构建

本研究以地高辛标记的含TK基因的BamHI／KpnI片段为探针，通过Southern杂交确定伪狂犬病病毒鄂A株基因组中一大小约5.9kb的KpnI片段中含有TK基因，回收该片段并克隆于pUC18的KpnI位点。然后进一步克隆其中含TK基因的PstI／KpnI片段，并将LacZ表达盒插入到该片段中的BamHI位点，构建转移质粒pUEKPZ。将该质粒与伪狂犬病病毒鄂A株基因组共转染PK-15细胞，待完全病变后在X-gal存在下筛选蓝斑，蓝斑纯化3次后，经PCR扩增、Southern杂交证实获得的病毒为伪狂犬病病毒鄂A株TK     

山羊痘病毒SS株5个ANK基因缺失的重组病毒构建

为研究锚定蛋白基因(Ankyrin,ANK)对山羊痘病毒的影响,试验采用融合PCR和Overlap PCR技术扩增山羊痘病毒SS株5个ANK基因(ANK010、ANK138、ANK140、ANK141.2和ANK145)两端侧翼序列和绿色荧光蛋白(GFP)基因,并将其产物连接Trans1-T 1载体构建ANK缺失的转移载体,经过菌液PCR以及质粒双酶切鉴定,阳性重组质粒用Lip 2000转染至已经感染羊痘病毒SS株的羊睾丸原代细胞,依报告基因GFP的表达情况在荧光显微镜下筛选目的基因缺失的重组病毒,同时设立不感染病毒的对照。结果表明:通过融合PCR方法成功扩增山羊痘病毒SS株ANK基因010和138的两端侧翼序列及GFP基因片段,大小约1200 bp;通过Overlap PCR方法成功得到ANK基因140、141.2和145基因的侧翼及GFP基因片段,大小约900 bp,与理论相符。研究成功构建了基因缺失转移载体,将其转染感染SS病毒的细胞中,5个ANK基因缺失的表达载体均可见绿色荧光斑点,说明得到各自基因缺失的重组羊痘病毒。     

伪狂犬病病毒TKˉ/gIˉ株PK基因转移载体的构建及LacZ基因表达

伪狂犬病病毒TKˉ/gIˉ株基因组经AscⅠ酶切获得含PK基因的8.7kb片段,将此片段克隆入pPolyⅡ载体的AscⅠ位点,获得中间载体P8-AA,将LacZ表达盒插入其SphⅠ/NdeⅠ位点,构建重组转移载体P8AA-lacZ,将其与伪狂犬病病毒TKˉ/gIˉ株基因组共转染PK-15细胞,细胞出现病变后通过覆盖含有X-gal的营养琼脂进行蓝白斑筛选,通过蚀斑克隆方法分离到重组体PRV（rPRV）,且经过连续传代的rPRV仍能稳定的表达β-半乳糖苷酶活性。通过对重组病毒PRV-LacZ和亲本株TKˉ/gIˉ株TCID50的试验表明,PK基因的缺失对病毒增殖无影响。     

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.     

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.     

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.     

Micronutrient Content of Certain Tropical Conventional and Unconventional Feed Resources of Southern India

The ash, silica and certain important micronutrients were estimated in conventional and unconventional feed and fodder resources available in Southern India. Commonly used dry roughages, such as paddy straw, ragi straw, maize kadbi/stalk, jowar kadbi/stalk, bajra stalk and wheat straw, were high in ash (9.9% +/- 0.77%) and silica (6.4% +/- 0.65%) and low in most of the other micronutrients, except iron, with paddy straw containing most silica (>9%). Cultivated non-leguminous (maize, jowar) and improved green crops (hybrid napier, guinea, green panic, NB-21, CO-1) were also high in ash (10.5% +/- 0.60% and 12.5% +/- 0.51%) but were moderate sources of P, Mg and Cu and good sources of Zn (98 +/- 13.8 ppm and 55 +/- 6.7 ppm). Leguminous green fodders (stylosanthus, lucerne, cow pea, soyabean) were excellent sources of Ca (1.9% +/- 0.16%), Mg (0.40% +/- 0.05%), Cu (30 +/- 5.2 ppm), Zn (121 +/- 14.7 ppm) and Fe (1234 +/- 166 ppm) and moderate sources of P. Mixed local grasses and weeds were high in silica (6.9% +/- 1.00%) but were good sources of Cu, Zn and Fe. Cereal grains (maize, wheat, rice, ragi) were low in ash (2.9% +/- 0.33%) and were relatively poor sources of Ca (0.22% +/- 0.03%), Mg (0.19% +/- 0.03%) and Cu (13 +/- 3.1 ppm). Pulses were low to medium sources of most minerals and good sources of Fe (1230 +/- 293 ppm). Oil seed cake/extractions (groundnut cake, cotton seed cake, soyabean meal, sunflower cake, safflower cake) and cereal by-products (rice polish, rice bran, wheat bran) were excellent sources of P (1.1% +/- 0.47% and 2.3% +/- 0.19%) and good sources of Zn (65 +/- 3.9 ppm and 66 +/- 10.7 ppm) and Fe (938 +/- 130 ppm and 662 +/- 126 ppm). Among the unconventional feeds screened, orange peel, sunflower heads, meat meal, rubber seed cake, spirulina algae and sea weeds contained plentiful Ca, Zn and Fe: tree leaves/top feeds (mulberry, erythrina, glyricidia, banana, subabul, groundnut haulms) were excellent sources of Ca (1.5% +/- 0.13%), Zn (120 +/- 22.9 ppm) and Fe (1033 +/- 133 ppm) but relatively poor sources of P. Soyabean husk, cocoa seed husk, rubber seed cake and meat meal were moderate to good sources of P (1.0% and 0.33%). The high Zn and Fe values of most feeds/fodders were probably due to soil contamination. This account of the micronutrient content of feed/fodder resources should help in strategic supplementation intended to alleviate local deficiencies.     

Bovine Mastitis in Selected Areas of Southern Ethiopia

A study on bovine mastitis, designed to determine the causal agents, prevalence of infection and impact of risk factors in three cattle breeds, was conducted in selected areas of southern Ethiopia. A total of 307 lactating and non-lactating cows, of which 162 were indigenous Zebu, 85 Jersey and 60 Holstein-Friesian, were examined by clinical examination and the California mastitis (CMT) test. Of these, 40.4% were positive by CMT and bacteriology for clinical or subclinical mastitis, with prevalence rates of 37.1% and 62.9%, respectively. Out of 1133 quarters examined, 212 (18.7%) were found to be infected, 83 (39.2%) clinically and 129 (60.8%) subclinically. The prevalence of mastitis was significantly higher in Holstein-Friesian than in indigenous Zebu, in non-lactating cows than in lactating cows, in the early lactation stage than in the mid-lactation stage, in cows with lesions and/or tick infestation on skin of udder and/or teats than in cows without this factor, and in the wet season than in the dry season. Mastitis increased with parity number (R = 0.9). Of 248 CMT and clinically positive udder quarter samples analysed microbiologically, 212 were culturally positive for known mastitis pathogens and 36 were negative. Of the 199 positive samples, Staphylococcus accounted for 39.2%, Streptococcus for 23.6%, coliforms for 14.1%, Micrococcus and Bacillus species for 8.0% each and Actinomyces or Arcanobacterium (Corynebacterium) for 7.0%. It was concluded that there was a high prevalence of clinical and subclinical mastitis, mainly caused by Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus agalactiae and Escherichia coli, in this study area.     

不同日粮氮水平对山羊氮代谢和微生物蛋白质合成的影响

本试验旨在探讨不同日粮氮水平对内蒙古白绒山羊氮代谢和微生物蛋白质合成(MCP)的影响,以达到提高氮利用率,减少环境污染和饲料资源的浪费。试验选用9只体况良好、体重为(43.83±2.95)kg,装有瘤胃瘘管的内蒙古白绒山羊,按体重随机分为3组,每组3只。日粮分为低氮7.5%、中氮10.5%、高氮13.5%3个氮水平。试验使用常规试验方法分析测定粪尿血液等生化指标,通过全收尿法和尿嘌呤衍生物法估测MCP。结果表明:随着氮水平增加,氨氮(NH3-N)浓度、氮摄入量、尿氮排出、尿中尿素氮(UUN)和MCP显著增加(P0.05),干物质采食量(DMI)显著降低(P0.01);沉积氮占总摄入氮的比例在中氮组最高,MCP在高氮组最高。综上所述,适当降低日粮氮水平可减少粪尿氮排放,提高反刍动物氮利用率。     

Microsporidial keratopathy in two dogs

A microsporidial keratopathy is described in two dogs. Both dogs presented with a unilateral stromal keratopathy characterized by multifocal coalescing opacities, and the diagnosis was made on histopathologic examination of keratectomy specimens. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) on formalin‐fixed, paraffin‐embedded corneal tissue was performed in one dog, and the morphologic features were consistent with Nosema species infection. Both dogs were initially diagnosed and treated by superficial keratectomy. One dog received additional antifungal medication and underwent a penetrating keratoplasty following local recurrence two years later. No other systemic lesions attributable to the microsporidial infection were identified clinically. The clinical and diagnostic pathology findings, treatment, and follow‐up are discussed.     

优质肉鸡S3系体重与体尺性状指标的主成分分析

为研究地方优质肉鸡S3系体重和体尺性状之间的内在相关性,12周龄时选取同一饲养条件下的150只鸡(公母各半)进行体重和体尺性状等7个指标的测定。结果表明:S3系公鸡的体重、体斜长、龙骨长、胸角均显著高于母鸡(P0.05);公母鸡体重、体斜长、胸宽、胫围这4项指标变异系数较大,有较大选育空间;体重与体斜长、龙骨长、胸宽、胸角、胫围呈极显著正相关(P0.01),相关系数分别为0.57、0.52、0.51、0.49和0.47,与胸深、胫长呈显著相关(P0.05),相关系数分别为0.44和0.39;其他各体尺指标间也存在不同程度的正负相关性(P0.05或P0.01);体重和7个体尺性能指标综合成5个复合指标,累计贡献率达92.6355%,其中第l、2、3、4、5主成分分别解释总变异的36.5353%、22.8642%、13.3115%、10.4535%和8.4710%;各主成分的特征根分布较广,经统计计算入选的5个主成分所包含信息的侧重点各有相同,分别都在一定程度上反映了S3鸡的体型特征和生长发育规律,为今后选育出更加符合市场需求的屠宰加工优质型肉鸡指明了的方向。     

Efficacy of tropicamide,homatropine, cyclopentolate,atropine and hyoscine as mydriatics in Angora goats

Abstract

AIM: To document the efficacy of five commercially available mydriatics for their potential for diagnostic and therapeutic use in Angora goats.

METHODS: Over 8 weeks, the mydriatic effects of 1% tropicamide, 2% homatropine, 1% cyclopentolate, 1% atropine and 0.25% hyoscine were evaluated. Given as block treatments, drugs were applied randomly to one eye of 10 Angora goats, and the contralateral eye served as a control. Vertical and horizontal pupil diameters were measured to document onset ofeffect, time to reach a difference of 5 mm in the vertical/horizontal pupil diameter between eyes, time to maximum pupillary dilation, and duration of mydriatic action.

RESULTS: Onset of mydriasis for all drugs occurred within 15 minutes. Time to reach a difference of 5 mm in the vertical pupil diameter between eyes was shortest for 1% tropicamide and 0.25% hyoscine (0.5 h), then 2% homatropine and 1% atropine (0.75 h), and longest for 1% cyclopentolate (1.5 h). The maximum vertical pupillary dilation occurred earliest with 1% tropicamide and 1% atropine (2 h), followed by 0.25% hyoscine (3 h), 2% homatropine (4 h), and latest with 1% cyclopentolate (8 h). The duration of vertical dilation of the pupil was shortest with 1% tropicamide (6 h), then 2% homatropine (12 h), 1% cyclopentolate (12 h), 1% atropine (24 h), and longest for 0.25% hyoscine (96 h).

The time to reach maximum horizontal dilation of the pupil in treated eyes was shortest with 1% cyclopentolate (1 h), followed by 1% tropicamide (1.5 h), 0.25% hyoscine (3 h), 2% homatropine (3.5 h), and 1% atropine (4 h). The duration of horizontal pupil dilation was shortest with 1% tropicamide (4.5 h), and longest with 0.25% hyoscine (48 h).

CONCLUSION: All five mydriatics induced clinical dilation. Tropicamide (1%) had the shortest duration of effect, but gave incomplete dilation. Good dilation was achieved with 1% cyclopentolate and 2% homatropine, but took too long to reach maximum dilation for routine mydriasis. The largest vertical dilation of the pupil was achieved with 1% atropine and 0.25% hyoscine, but pupils remained dilated for more than 24 h.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE: For routine mydriasis in goats, it is recommended that 1% tropicamide be used, though there may be incomplete dilation. For a longer duration of mydriasis, such as in the treatment of anterior uveitis, 1% atropine or 0.25% hyoscine would be the drugs of choice.