青海省欧拉型藏羊血钾型及其与血红蛋白型关系的研究

血钾型（Blood potassium pbenolype）是家畜红细胞钾浓发多态性的表型。绵羊红细胞钾浓度的多态性是由Evans等首先在英国绵羊中发现的。他们发现绵羊的红细胞钾浓度不是呈正态分布，而是呈现高血钾和低血钾两区，彼此间界限分明，互不重叠，由此可以分为高血钾（HK）和低血钾（LK）两种走型，同时证明绵羊的血钾型是受遗传控制的。     

青海细毛羊血钾型与生产性状的相关性研究

Evans等（1955）首先在英国绵羊中发现红细胞钾浓度不是呈正态分布，而是呈现高血钾和低血钾两区，彼此间界限分明，互不重迭而表现为高血钾（HK）和低血钾（LK）两种表型，同时证明绵羊的血钾型是受遗传控制的。此后，各国学者对绵羊血钾型的品种特点、地区差异及其与生产性状、环境适应性的关系等方面进行了广泛深入的研究。而张才骏等对青海高原的青海细毛羊血钾型进行了研究报道，但目前尚无青海省细毛羊血钾型与生产性状间的相关性研究。鉴此，笔者对青海细毛羊血钾型与生产性状进行了研究，以揭示青海高原细毛羊血钾型多态性的特征，为高原绵羊的种质研究提供基础资料。     

湖羊、苏联美利奴羊血红蛋白型及钾型的研究

<正> 前言自1955年Harris和Warren等用滤纸电流法研究了成年绵羊血红蛋白型,1954年Evahs研究了绵羊红细胞的钠和钾的浓度,把绵羊分成二个型即高钾型(HK)和低钾型(LK)之后,不少国家学者曾对不同品种绵羊进行血红蛋白型和钾型测定,     

青海绵羊红细胞钾型的研究

采用火焰光度法对青海省8个品种绵羊的红细胞钾型多态性特征进行了调查研究。结果发现,被检的8个品种绵羊均有高钾(HK)和低钾(LK)两种表型而呈现多态性,其中欧拉羊、藏羊、小尾寒羊以HK型为优势表型,新疆细毛羊、青海细毛羊、青海半细毛羊以LK型为优势表型;绵羊的红细胞钾型没有性别差异;红细胞钾型与生产性状指标间没有显著性关系;在被检的15项血液指标中,除WBC,BK值和EK值差异显著(P<0.01)以外,其他血液指标没有型间差异(P>0.05);不同红细胞钾型绵羊的HB型分布非常相似(P>0.05)。     

乐都县杂种绵羊唾液与血清钠和钾含量的测定

采用火焰光度计法对乐都县30只杂种绵羊唾液与血清钠和钾含量进行了测定,并对唾液与血清的相应的指标进行了相关分析。结果表明被检绵羊的血清钠和钾的含量分别为(126±18.10)mmol/L,(7.11±3.41)mmol/L。唾液钠和钾的含量分别为(126.50±19.17)mmol/L、(17.12±6.40)mmol/L。血清钠和唾液钠的含量以及血清钾与唾液钾含量的相关性很弱,相关系数(r)分别为-0.131和0.128。     

岩羊的红细胞钾型和血红蛋白型

采用火焰光度法和聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳法对岩羊的红细胞钾型和血红蛋白型进行研究。结果发现：按绵羊中的判定标准，被检岩羊全部呈现高血钾型和单一的ＨＢＢＢ型。     

从绵羊体内分离出抗伊维菌素的捻转血矛线虫

南非把伊维菌素引荐到马来西亚之后仅三年的时间,就有了绵羊体内捻转血矛线虫对伊维菌素产生抗药性的最初报道(Van Wyk等1987)。最近,报道抗伊维菌素的有巴西绵羊(Echevarria等,1989)和美国德克萨斯州山羊体内的捻转血矛线虫(Craig等1990)、新西兰绵羊和山羊及苏格兰山羊体内的奥     

国产克洛素隆在绵羊体内的药代动力学和生物利用度研究

应用 YWG-C1 8色谱柱 ( 2 5 0 mm× 4.6mm,5 μm) ,Waters TM486型可调波长紫外检测器 ,检测波长 2 65 nm;0 .0 1 M磷酸钾 ( p H=7.0 )∶乙腈 ( 3∶ 1 )为流动相 ;含量测定采用标准曲线法 ,建立了反相 HPLC法检测绵羊血浆中克洛素隆含量的方法。同时对绵羊以 7mg/ kg单剂量经静脉注射、口服 2种途径给药的药代动力学及生物利用度进行了研究。血药浓度在 0 .0 0 5～ 2 .0 μg/ ml及 2 .0～ 5 0 .0 μg/ ml范围呈良好线形关系 ( R=0 .9941、0 .9970 ) ,平均回收率 93 .2 %,血药最低检测限 0 .0 0 5 μg/ ml,日内日间变异系数分别小于 1 0 %、1 1 %。2种途径给药后血药浓度结果经 MCPKP药代动力学统计软件处理 ,体内药物运转分别符合三室开放模型和一室开放模型。结果表明 ,绵羊静注克洛素隆后体内药物分布广泛 ,口服后吸收较好 ,但消除较静注缓慢。     

捻转血矛线虫ZJ株滞育虫体的获得及其形态特征

为进一步研究寄生性线虫的滞育机制,参照Adams(1986)的方法,通过瘤胃灌注,将捻转血矛线虫感染性三期幼虫攻入绵羊体内,对绵羊进行处理后,获得捻转血矛线虫滞育虫体。滞育虫体发育程度一致,虫体长(1 067±97)μm(n=18),肠道细胞中含有大量棒状结晶块;性腺开始发育,出现雌驱器原基;颈部出现颈乳突。通过温度检测分析,温度可能不是滞育现象的主要刺激因素。棒状结晶块可以被DAPI特异性着色,其成分可能含有核酸。本试验将为进一步研究捻转血矛线虫的滞育机制及其防治奠定基础。     

奶牛乳腺炎金黄色葡萄球菌溶血素基因型和表现型分析

为调查奶牛乳腺炎金黄色葡萄球菌溶血素基因型和表现型分布,并对两者之间的关系进行研究,采用PCR方法对从奶牛乳腺炎病例中分离的33株金黄色葡萄球菌的溶血素基因进行检测,并分别用牛血琼脂平板和绵羊血琼脂平板检测其溶血性。结果表明,各溶血素hla,hlb,hld,hlg,hlg2基因的检出率分别为90.91%,100%,93.94%,78.79%,66.67%;牛血平板检测表明β溶血占84.85%,绵羊血平板检测β溶血只有57.58%,金黄色葡萄球菌在牛血和绵羊血琼脂平板上均以β血为主,但牛血检测出的β溶血比例更高,表明牛红细胞对金黄色葡萄球菌β溶血素更为敏感。综上表明,金黄色葡萄球菌溶血素基因型和表现型之间无对应关系。     

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.     

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.