传染性支气管炎病毒S1基因DNA免疫质粒的构建及其免疫原性

为探讨ＤＮＡ免疫防制传染性支气管炎（ＩＢ）的可能性，以克隆的Ｍａｓｓｃｈｕｓｅｔｅ型类Ｍ４１地方分离ＱＤ株Ｓ１基因为免疫原基因，引入终止密码后插入ＳＶ４０启动子、增强子下游和ＳＶ４０ｐｏｌｙＡ信号上游，构建了Ｓ１基因ＤＮＡ免疫表达质粒ｐＳＶＱＤＳ１。将大量扩增并经聚乙二醇纯化的ｐＳＶＱＤＳ１溶于ＰＢＳ，以３００μｇ／只的剂量肌肉注射免疫小鼠，于４周后采集分离免疫小鼠血清进行鸡胚病毒中和试验。结果表明，ｐＳＶＱＤＳ１能够诱导产生针对传染性支气管炎病毒（ＩＢＶ）Ｍ４１株的中和抗体，具有良好的免疫原性。     

用单抗介导的荧光抗体技术检测鸡尿囊细胞内传染性支气管炎病毒的研究

用传染性支气管炎病毒（ＩＢＶ）Ｈ１２０、Ｈ５２、Ｍ４１、ＡＲＫ、澳大利亚Ｔ株、野外分离株ＲＳ、ＲＹ及鸡新城疫病毒（ＮＤＶ）、鸡传染性法氏囊病毒（ＩＢＤＶ），鸡传染性喉气管炎病毒（ＩＬＴＶ）、减蛋综合症病毒（ＥＤＳＶ）等分别接种９日龄ＳＰＦ鸡胚，３７℃孵育４８小时后，将其尿囊液离心，沉淀用ＰＢＳ悬浮，涂片，用抗ＩＢＶ单抗ＭＣ作一抗、进行间接荧光抗体检测。结果：Ｈ１２Ｏ、Ｈ５２、Ｍ４１“ＡＲＫ、Ｔ株及ＲＳ、ＲＹ均显阳性，而ＮＤＶ、ＩＢＤＶ、ＩＬＴＶ、ＥＤＳＶ均为阴性。结果表明、用此法检测鸡胚尿囊液中ＩＢＶ．具有快速、敏感、特异的优点。     

应用RT-PCR技术扩增禽传染性支气管炎病毒S_1基因的研究

选择Ｓ１基因做为目的基因,运用ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ技术分别扩增１２株以非免疫鸡胚繁殖并通过超速离心浓缩的鸡胚尿囊液中的ＩＢＶ,所用引物为ＩＢＶＢｅａｕｄｅｔｔｅ株Ｓ１基因两侧的对应序列,跨幅为１．７２ｋｂ。结果６株ＩＢＶ毒株（ＳＡＩＢ３、Ｆ、Ｄ４１、Ｍ４１、Ｈ５２、Ｈｏｌｔｅ）扩增出了长约１．７ｋｂ的Ｓ１基因片段,而另６株ＩＢＶ毒株虽经４次ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ重复后也显阴性。用ＨａｅⅢ内切酶对６个毒株的ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ产物进行酶切,结果显示Ｍ４１、Ｈ５２、Ｄ４１３个ＩＢＶ毒株的Ｓ１基因包含两个ＨａｅⅢ位点,Ｆ株与Ｈｏｌｔｅ株Ｓ１基因包含１个ＨａｅⅢ位点,而ＳＡＩＢ３株Ｓ１基因则已丢失ＨａｅⅢ位点。实验结果表明：运用ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ技术检测ＩＢＶ时,由于Ｓ１基因的核酸序列具有较高的变异率,因此Ｓ１基因不宜做为目的基因。     

鸡传染性法氏囊病病毒野毒株VP2基因高可变区酶切位点分析

参照澳大利亚鸡传染性法氏囊病病毒（ Ｉ Ｂ Ｄ Ｖ）００２７３ 毒株基因组序列设计的 １ 对引物,位于 Ｖ Ｐ２ 高可变区两端,通过 Ｒ Ｔ Ｐ Ｃ Ｒ,扩增了 ５ 个 Ｉ Ｂ Ｄ Ｖ 山东分离株 Ｖ Ｐ２ 基因的 ６０７～１ ０８０ 位核苷酸片段（ａａ２０３～３０６）。 Ｐ Ｃ Ｒ 产物经纯化后,分别用 Ｄｒａ Ⅰ、 Ｓａｃ Ⅰ、 Ｓｓｐ Ⅰ、 Ｐｓｔ Ⅰ和 Ｓａｕ３ Ａ Ｉ共 ５ 种限制性内切酶（ Ｒ Ｅ）进行消化处理,结果 ５ 个分离株均为 Ｄｒａ Ⅰ（－ ）、 Ｓａｃ Ⅰ（－ ）和 Ｓａｕ ３ Ａ Ｉ（＋ ）, Ｌ Ｃ２ 和 Ｔ Ａ 株为 Ｓｓｐ Ⅰ（＋ ）, Ｌ Ｃ１ 和 Ｊ Ｎ 株为 Ｓｓｐ Ⅰ（－ ）, Ｌ Ｃ１ 和 Ｌ Ｃ２ 株为 Ｐｓｔ Ⅰ（＋ ）, Ｊ Ｎ、 Ｌ Ｌ 和 Ｔ Ａ 株为 Ｐｓｔ Ⅰ（－ ）;５ 个分离株的酶切图谱与美国变异株迥异,而 Ｔ Ａ 株与日本超强毒株 ９０１１ 相类似。５ 个分离株与现用疫苗株对比,至少在 Ｖ Ｐ２ 可变区内存在着一定的差异,这可能是 Ｉ Ｂ Ｄ Ｖ 接种免疫鸡群仍然暴发 Ｉ Ｂ Ｄ 的原因之一。     

鸡传染性支气管炎病毒沈阳分离株生物学特性及其免疫原S1基因的克隆与序列分析

本研究对分离自沈阳地区的一株传染性支气管炎病毒（ＳＹ毒株）进行了生物学特性的研究,同时成功地对其免疫原Ｓ１基因进行了ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ扩增、克隆与序列分析。 通过电镜观察、动物回归试验、血凝特性研究等试验验证分离自沈阳地区的ＳＹ毒株确实为一株传染性支气管炎病毒。气管环组织培养交叉中和试验结果表明,分离株ＳＹ株不同于参考毒株澳大利亚Ｔ、Ｈ５２、Ｍ４１,且不同于国内其它流行株ＨＤ、ＨＢ、ＸＢ、ＤＢ等,是一个新的变异株。 利用ＩＢＶ Ｓ１基因特异性寡聚核苷酸引物,经ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ扩增ＳＹ毒株的Ｓ１基因,得到预期的约１．７Ｋｂ片段;并将扩增所得ｃＤＮＡ插入克隆质粒ｐＵＣ１９的ＥｃｏＲⅠ／ＢａｍＨⅠ位点,在大肠杆菌ＤＨ５ａ中实现目的基因的克隆。经限制性核酸内切酶分析及ＰＣＲ鉴定,证实为阳性重组质粒,利用末端双脱氧链终止法对其测序,得到Ｓ１基因全长１６４０ｂｐ,包括整个开放阅读框。通过序列分析软件ＤＮＡＳＩＳ、ＰＲＯＳＩＳ、ＭＥＧＡ等软件对Ｓ１基因核苷酸序列及推导的氨基酸序列进行分析,结果表明：分离株ＳＹ与７株参考株和国内流行株ＨＤ株相比,无论是核苷酸序列同源百分率还是氨基酸序列同源百分离都较低,均未达到８０％,这就提示我们ＳＹ毒     

腺胃病变型鸡传染性支气管炎病毒变异株的比较研究

腺胃病变型鸡传染性支气管炎病毒（ＩＢＶ）变异株Ｈ９５提纯样品经ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ和Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎｂｌｏｔｉｎｇ,证明Ｈ９５株单抗ＤＥ７和Ｍ４１株单抗６ＤＨ８均能识别Ｈ９５株５４０００蛋白多肽。采用单抗、多抗介导间接ＥＬＩＳＡ试验表明,Ｈ９５毒株能与抗ＩＢＶＭ４１Ｎ蛋白单抗６ＤＨ８和ＩＢＶＭ蛋白单抗ＭＣ发生反应,也能与抗Ｍ４１、Ｇｒａｙ、Ｈｏｌｔｅ、Ｔ、Ｈ５２、Ｎ１１５和分离株Ｃ９００１、ＤＬＺ９１１１的多抗血清反应,同时抗Ｈ９５株的４株单抗、多抗血清也能与上述毒株反应。卵磷脂酶Ｃ处理的Ｈ９５株的血凝活性能被相应的Ｈ９５株的单克隆抗体和高免血清所抑制,也能被Ｍ４１单抗和高免血清所抑制。通过ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ获得了Ｈ９５毒株的免疫原基因Ｓ１,经Ｓｏｕｔｈｅｒｎｂｌｏｔｉｎｇ和ＩＢＶ的Ｓ探针检测呈阳性。     

禽传染性支气管炎病毒免疫原基因组的RT—PCR研究

本文报道了用聚合酶链反应获取ＩＢＶ Ｍ４１株和广东肾变栋Ｄ４１免疫基因的研究情况，所用引物为ＩＢＶ Ｂｅａｕｄｅｔｔｅ株Ｓ１基因两侧的对应序列，跨幅为１．７ｋｂ；ＤＮＡ模板为ＩＢＶＭ４１和Ｄ４１株经病毒ＲＮＡ提取后反转录而得；２株病毒所获的ＰＣＲ产物与预期一致。     

青海细毛羊生化遗传多态性的研究

采用聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳和火焰光度法对５０９只青海细毛羊细血液和乳汁中ＨＢ，ＥＰ－１，ＥＰ－２，ＫＥ，ＴＦ，ＡＭＹ１，ＡＭＹ２，ＥＳ，ＡＬＰ，ＲＢＣ－ＬＤＨ，Ｈｐα－ＬＡ和β－ＬＧ总共１３个位点的多态性进行了研究。结果为：（１）在青海细毛羊的ＨＢ，ＫＥ，ＴＦ，ＡＭＹ２，ＥＳ，ＡＬＰ，ＲＢＣ－ＬＤＨ１，Ｈｐ，β－ＬＧ总共９个位点上发现多态性，多态性位点的比例为６９．２３％；（２）每个位点实有的平均等位     

传染性支气管炎病毒类M_(41)地方分离株S_1基因克隆及高变区序列分析

传染性支气管炎病毒（ＩＢＶ）分离株ＱＤ经ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ扩增出约１．７ｋｂＳ１糖蛋白基因ｃＤＮＡ，修饰后插入ｐＵＣ１８ＳｍａｌⅠ／ＥｃｏＲＩ位点构成质粒ｐＵＣＱＤＳ１。对克隆的Ｓ１基因５′端高变区序列测定显示，起始密码上游６０碱基和下游３８０碱基中与参考株Ｍ４１Ｓ１基因序列仅有１个碱基的差异，表明ＱＤ为一类Ｍ４１分离株。     

用单抗介导的荧光抗体技术检测鸡尿囊细胞内传染性支气管炎病毒的研究

用传染性支气管炎病毒Ｈ１２０、Ｈ５２、Ｍ４１、ＡＲＫ、澳大利亚Ｔ株、野外分离株ＲＳ、ＲＹ及鸡新城疫病毒（ＮＤＶ）、鸡传染性法氏囊病毒、鸡传染性喉气管炎病毒，减蛋综合症病毒等分别接种９日龄ＳＰＦ鸡胚，３７Ｃ孵育４８小时后，将其尿囊液离心，沉淀用ＰＢＳ悬浮，涂片，用抗ＩＢＶ单抗ＭＣ作一抗，进行间接荧光抗体检测。结果：Ｈ１２０、Ｈ５２、Ｍ４１“ＡＲＫ、Ｔ株及ＲＳ、ＲＹ均显阳性，而ＮＤＶ、ＴＢＤＶ、ＩＬＴ     

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.     

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。