甘肃地区牛源金黄色葡萄球菌分子鉴定及RAPD分型

本研究目的是分离鉴定引起甘肃地区奶牛乳房炎的金黄色葡萄球菌,掌握其基因型情况。利用16S、23SrRNA保守序列PCR扩增对乳房炎奶样中的金黄色葡萄球菌进行鉴定,并进行RAPD基因分型。结果表明,310份奶样中共分离出金黄色葡萄球菌100株,RAPD结果显示这100株金黄色葡萄球菌均可得到清晰的RAPD指纹图谱,扩增产物在2～7条带之间,具有多种带型组成。通过聚类分析100株菌产生11个基因型,其中Ⅰ型4株,Ⅱ型4株,Ⅲ型10株,Ⅳ型13株,Ⅴ型7株,Ⅵ型24株,Ⅶ型16株,Ⅷ型6株,Ⅸ型4株,Ⅹ型10株,Ⅺ型2株。Ⅵ型为该地区的流行优势菌群,不同牛场各基因型菌株分布有明显差异。本研究说明牛场的环境与养殖条件对病原菌流行传播有明显的影响,这一结果对地区性奶牛乳房炎的防治提供了可靠的理论依据。     

贵州地区牛源金黄色葡萄球菌分离株16S rRNA分子鉴定及RAPD分型研究

利用16S rRNA保守序列对引起贵州地区奶牛乳房炎的金黄色葡萄球菌进行分离鉴定,建立随机多态性扩增体系对金黄色葡萄球菌分离株进行基因分型研究。结果表明,69份奶样中共分离出金黄色葡萄球菌37株,DNA随机多态性扩增（random amplified polymorphic DNA,RAPD）结果显示这37株金黄色葡萄球菌扩增产物在1～7条带之间,产物大小为400～4500 bp。菌株可分为7个基因型,其中Ⅰ型7株（18.9%）、Ⅱ型2株（5.4%）、Ⅲ型2株（5.4%）、Ⅳ型1株（2.7%）、Ⅴ型19株（51.4%）、Ⅵ型1株（2.7%）、Ⅶ型5株（13.5%）,Ⅴ型为该地区的流行优势菌群。地理和气候环境对病原菌流行传播的影响是病原菌基因型分布差异的重要原因。     

奶牛乳房炎金黄色葡萄球菌基因多态性分型试验

利用随机引物AP-7,建立引物随机多态性扩增(RAPD)体系对71株引起内蒙古和贵州地区奶牛乳房炎的金黄色葡萄球菌分离株进行基因分型研究。结果表明,71株金黄色葡萄球菌均得到清晰的RAPD指纹图谱,扩增产物为2～9条带,产物大小为240～4 500bp。菌株共分为6个基因型,其中Ⅰ型17株(占23.9%)、Ⅱ型3株(占4.2%)、Ⅲ型33株(占46.5%)、Ⅳ型15株(占21.1%)、Ⅴ型2株(占2.8%)、Ⅵ型2株(占2.8%)。Ⅰ型为内蒙古地区的流行优势菌群,Ⅲ型为贵州地区的流行优势菌群。两地区各基因型菌株比例有明显差异,这可能与奶牛养殖业水平和环境差异有关。     

奶牛乳房炎金黄色葡萄球菌脉冲场凝胶电泳分型研究

为探讨新疆北疆奶牛乳房炎致病菌的流行规律,本研究采用Sma Ⅰ酶切,脉冲场凝胶电泳(PFGE)分型的方法对43株分离自新疆6个规模奶牛场隐性乳房炎奶样的金黄色葡萄球菌进行了分子分型比较研究.结果表明,所有菌株都能被PFGE法分型,43株金黄色葡萄球菌可分为A、B、C、D和E 5个基因型.A型株(22株,51.2%)有13个亚型,相似度在81.8%～96.8%之间,在5个奶牛场均分离到,是主要的流行株;B型(25.6%)、C型(14.0%)、D型(7.0%)各型别内菌株间的相似度为100%,E型仅有1株.不同地区主要流行株有差别:乌鲁木齐主要流行A型菌株,昌吉以A型和B型菌株为主,而奎屯主要流行C型和B型.有2个奶牛场流行株只有1个基因型,也有2种基因型(3个牛场)或3种基因型(1个牛场)同时存在,但以1种为优势株.这些结果提示,不同地区主要流行株有差别,多数奶牛场以1种流行株感染为主,不同牛场可能流行相同的菌株,在较大地域范围内某些流行株具有侵染优势.     

我国部分地区牛源金黄色葡萄球菌基因多态性分型研究

为了解我国牛源金黄色葡萄球菌(S.aureus)的基因多态性,本研究利用随机引物多态性扩增(RAPD)体系对174株分离自贵州、内蒙古、四川、上海、甘肃等地奶牛乳房炎的S.aureus及一株标准菌CVCC2246进行基因分型。结果表明,175株S.aureus均得到清晰的RAPD指纹图谱,扩增产物为1~9个片段,产物大小为240 bp~4 500 bp。所有菌株共分为8个基因型,其中1型16株;2型和3型各37株;4型15株;5型18株;6型14株;7型13株;8型8株。2型和3型菌株占总菌株42%以上,在贵州、内蒙古、四川、上海、甘肃分布广泛,为流行优势基因型;但5型是内蒙古地区的流行优势基因型。各地区菌株基因型比例有明显差异,可能与奶牛饲养水平和环境差异有关。     

奶牛乳房炎样品金黄色葡萄球菌分离株的基因分型

为了掌握上海地区引起奶牛乳房炎的金黄色葡萄球菌基因型,本文采用ERIC-PCR分型方法,对从患有乳腺炎的奶牛乳汁中分离所得的74株金黄色葡萄球菌进行了基因分型。结果显示,74株金黄色葡萄球菌可扩增出4~9条带,共分为4个聚类群,亲缘关系相同或相近的菌株占97.7%。发现在同一牛群中的分离株可以是相同的基因型,也可以存在不同的基因型,而不同牛群中的分离株也可属于同一基因型。但总的来说,上海地区引起奶牛乳房炎的金黄色葡萄球菌多为同一基因型,在某个或某些牛群中存在金黄色葡萄球菌的优势基因型,而不同地区、不同环境和条件下同一种病原菌的基因型也存在一定差异,可能存在多个金黄色葡萄球菌基因型。     

新疆部分地区奶牛乳房炎金黄色葡萄球菌荚膜多糖分型的研究

为调查新疆奶牛乳房炎金黄色葡萄球菌主要流行血清型,本研究采用玻板凝集和双重PCR方法对不同地区奶牛乳房炎乳样中分离的117株金黄色葡萄球菌进行血清分型.结果表明荚膜多糖5型占10.26％(12/117),8型占13.68％(16/117),336型占64.96％(76/117),未分型菌株占11.11 ％(13/117).该研究为新疆奶牛乳房炎金黄色葡萄球菌疫苗菌株的筛选提供了依据.     

奶牛乳房炎金黄色葡萄球菌的分子流行病学调查

实验对从内蒙古自治区分离到的63株引起奶牛乳房炎的金黄色葡萄球菌进行了随机扩增多态性分析（RAPD），可扩增出2—13条条带，主要分为12个基因型，亲缘关系相同或相近的菌株占73％。     

奶牛乳房炎金黄色葡萄球菌的分离鉴定与耐药分析

为了解本地区规模化奶牛场奶牛乳房炎金黄色葡萄球菌的流行与耐药情况，本研究采集了300份奶牛乳房炎奶样，进行金黄色葡萄球菌的分离、培养，利用荧光PCR方法鉴定，同时对分离出的阳性菌株采用纸片扩散法进行耐药性分析。结果表明：从奶牛乳房炎样品中分离出42株金黄色葡萄球菌，分离率为14%；耐药性分析表明分离的金黄色葡萄球菌对青霉素、磺胺异噁唑耐药率超过70%，对庆大霉素、氧氟沙星、头孢哌酮敏感性大于90%。本研究为本地区奶牛乳房炎的防控与临床用药提供了依据。     

北京某牛场奶牛乳房炎金黄色葡萄球菌的分离鉴定与药敏试验

为调查北京某牛场乳房炎金黄色葡萄球菌的耐药性,采集该牛场48头奶牛的乳头涂抹点、牛乳、粪便以及卧床土等200份样品进行金黄色葡萄球菌的分离鉴定及药敏试验,共检出可疑菌株142株,并通过耐热核酸酶试验、触酶试验、凝固酶试验等确定出致病性金黄色葡萄球菌47株。药敏试验结果表明,分离的47株菌株对多种药物具有不同程度的耐受性,对牛场常用药青霉素的耐药率高达83%,对氨苄西林、链霉素的耐药率分别为60%、53%,已具有较高的耐药性,建议不再经常使用;氧氟沙星、诺氟沙星、环丙沙星、庆大霉素、万古霉素、头孢哌酮、头孢唑啉、头孢噻吩、阿米卡星等具有较强的抗菌活性(S﹥80%),可用于奶牛乳房炎的临床用药。本研究结果为该牛场在对乳房炎致病性金黄色葡萄球菌的诊断及治疗药物的选择方面提供了技术服务。     

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.     

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.     

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.