版纳微型猪近交系VEGF基因克隆及其组织中转录水平的检测

为克隆版纳微型猪近交系血管内皮生长因子(VEGF)基因并检测该基因在各组织中的转录水平,本研究提取版纳微型猪近交系18种组织RNA,利用RT-PCR方法扩增VEGF基因编码区全长序列,进行克隆测序。利用VEGF基因序列的推导氨基酸序列与牛等8个物种的VEGF氨基酸序列构建物种系统进化树,同时采用半定量RT-PCR方法分析VEGF基因在版纳微型猪近交系18种组织中的转录水平。结果显示,版纳微型猪近交系VEGF基因编码区全长573 bp,编码190个氨基酸。氨基酸序列同源性分析表明,与牛等8个物种具有90%以上的相似性,分子系统进化表明其序列与人的关系最近,其次为牛、羊和兔。多组织半定量RT-PCR研究表明VEGF mRNA在版纳微型猪近交系的18个组织中均有转录水平的表达,其中在卵巢、脾脏、心脏、肺脏及皮肤中表达量较高,其他组织中表达量略低。     

梅山猪UBE2b基因的克隆及组织表达特征的研究

UBE2b基因编码的泛素结合酶参与的泛素-蛋白酶通路(UPP)在哺乳动物精子发生中起着重要作用。本研究根据相关ESTs拼接的序列采用PCR扩增鉴定的方法获得梅山猪UBE2b基因cDNA全序列,对其序列进行生物信息学分析,利用半定量RT-PCR的方法研究150日龄梅山公猪UBE2b基因的组织表达特征和不同日龄(2、30、60、90、150日龄)公猪睾丸的表达规律。结果表明:梅山猪UBE2b基因cDNA全长1 329 bp,编码153个氨基酸,具有UBCc家族的保守结构域。该基因编码氨基酸序列在不同物种间具有较高的保守性,根据编码氨基酸序列构建的分子进化树显示猪与牛的亲缘关系最近,与斑马鱼的关系最远。UBE2b基因在梅山公猪各组织中广泛表达,其中睾丸为高丰度表达。该基因在梅山猪睾丸中的表达随日龄增加呈显著上升趋势,与睾丸发育显著相关(r=0.82,P<0.01),推测UBE2b可能在梅山猪精子发育和性发育中起重要作用。     

猪NDUFS2基因的定位、克隆和组织表达谱分析

利用辐射杂种克隆板对猪NDUFS2(NADH dehydrogenase(ubiquinone)Fe-S protein 2)基因进行了染色体定位,克隆了该基因的CDS序列,用相关软件进行了基因结构和功能预测,并利用半定量RT-PCR对基因的组织表达谱进行了分析。研究结果表明:NDUFS2基因定位于猪的4号染色体SSC4q,与标记SW589紧密连锁。获得NDUFS2基因的CDS为1 392 nt,编码463个氨基酸。物种间系统进化树分析表明:猪与牛的NDUFS2基因序列同源性更高。结构预测发现猪NDUFS2基因具有一个NuoD保守结构域,与能量的产生和转化功能有关。根据组织表达谱分析结果,NDUFS2在猪的11种组织中的表达量有差异。     

梅山猪SLC36A1基因cDNA克隆、组织表达及生物信息学分析

为了研究SLC36A1基因的功能及其与梅山猪毛色等表现的关系,试验以梅山猪皮肤组织cDNA为模板,PCR扩增SLC36A1基因完整CDS序列,利用生物信息学方法分析SLC36A1基因CDS序列及其编码的氨基酸序列,用RT-PCR方法检测SLC36A1基因在梅山猪各组织中的相对表达量。结果表明:SLC36A1基因CDS全长为1 431 bp,编码476个氨基酸,属于跨膜疏水性蛋白,具有转运功能,是比较保守的基因;RT-PCR检测该基因在梅山猪雄性生殖系统及肾脏中有较高的表达量,在肝脏、肌肉、子宫、输卵管等组织中表达量很低,并且首次发现该基因在尿道球腺中有最高的表达量。     

猪ADSL基因克隆及其在部分组织中的mRNA定量表达

试验以通城猪为研究对象,在对猪ADSL基因全长编码区cDNA片段进行克隆、序列测定、与GenBank中已收录的其他14种动物的ADSL全长编码区序列进行同源性分析,并构建系统发生树的基础上,采用实时(相对)定量PCR方法对刚出生和65日龄两个不同生长发育时期的通城猪心、肝、肾脏、背最长肌4种组织的ADSL基因表达谱进行分析。结果表明,所克隆的ADSL基因片段大小为1 548 bp(GenBank登录号:GU249574),其中包含一长为1 455 bp的完整阅读框,通过核酸序列分析发现,该基因编码484个氨基酸;与GenBank中已收录的猪ADSL基因序列同源性最高,达99.9%;与恒河猴和黑猩猩的序列同源性最低,分别为66.3%和41.3%;15种动物的20条ADSL全长CDS序列聚类分布为两个主支。刚出生时的通城猪ADSL基因在心、肝、肾脏组织的mRNA表达水平均高于65日龄通城猪的心、肝、肾脏组织中的mRNA表达;然而,其背最长肌的ADSL基因mRNA表达水平则低于65日龄的通城猪。本结果为猪ADSL基因的生物学功能研究和遗传进化研究提供了分子依据。     

滩羊FGF21基因CDS区克隆表达及生物信息学分析

为了探究滩羊卷曲被毛时空变化特征,本研究运用基因克隆技术对滩羊FGF21基因的编码区全长序列进行克隆测序,利用生物信息学方法进行序列分析,并对FGF21基因在滩羊不同生长时期皮肤中的表达模式进行分析。结果表明:滩羊FGF21基因的CDS区有1个630 bp的开放阅读框,编码209个氨基酸,其编码蛋白分子量和理论等电点分别为22645.8 ku和6.08 ku,该蛋白不存在跨膜结构,为膜外蛋白,且属于亲水性蛋白;二级结构由α-螺旋、延伸、β-折叠及无规则卷曲4种结构组成;滩羊FGF21基因序列与山羊、牛等物种间同源性较高,所构建系统发生树与其物种同源性关系吻合。半定量RT-PCR分析FGF21基因在滩羊不同组织中分布发现,FGF21仅在肝脏、肺脏、胃和皮肤中表达,在皮肤中表达量低于在肝脏中的表达量,但高于在胃中的表达量;不同时期滩羊皮肤组织荧光定量PCR结果显示,FGF21基因在幼龄组(1月龄)滩羊皮肤中表达量极显著高于成年组(48月龄)表达量(P0.01),表明FGF21基因有可能是调控滩羊皮肤被毛卷曲差异的候选基因之一。本研究将为滩羊毛发生长的生物学机制研究提供一定的参考价值。     

鹿茸尖端组织核心蛋白多糖基因全长cDNA的克隆及其表达分析

为了进一步了解鹿源DCN基因的结构与功能,揭示该基因在鹿茸尖端不同组织层的表达规律,本研究从梅花鹿鹿茸尖端组织cDNA文库中首次克隆具有完整编码区的DCN基因全长cDNA序列,并结合生物信息学方法和实时荧光定量RT-PCR技术对该基因的氨基酸序列结构和表达特征进行分析.结果表明,梅花鹿DCN基因cDNA全长为1 831 bp,编码360个氨基酸;其编码蛋白具有N端信号肽,相对分子质量为39.9 ku,理论等电点为8.8,其一级结构中亮氨酸所占比例最高(12.5%);梅花鹿与绵羊DCN氨基酸序列的相似性最高(98%).实时荧光定量RT-PCR分析表明,DCN在间充质层的表达显著高于其他3层组织,提示DCN的抗纤维化活性可能是维持鹿茸间充质层快速生长的重要调节因素.     

从江香猪CAST基因的组织时序表达规律分析

为探究钙蛋白酶抑制蛋白(CAST)基因在从江香猪组织中的时序表达规律,实验采用实时荧光定量PCR技术检测1、3、6、9、12月龄从江香猪心肌、肝脏、骨骼肌、背最长肌和脂肪5个组织中CAST基因mRNA的表达情况,并采用RT-PCR方法对贵州从江香猪CAST编码区基因进行克隆。结果表明:CAST基因在不同年龄阶段从江香猪的不同组织中均有表达,在幼龄阶段从江香猪的肝脏中CAST基因的表达量极显著低于其他组织,成年后CAST基因在心脏、骨骼肌、背最长肌中的表达量显著增加;6月龄时在心脏中的表达量极显著高于其他组织,9月龄和12月龄在骨骼肌中的表达量极显著高于其他组织,在脂肪中的表达量一直较低;CAST基因在3月龄和12月龄时各组织表达量均较低,在1月龄、6月龄和9月龄时各组织表达量均较高。本研究结果说明CAST基因对从江香猪肌肉剪切力及嫩度具有一定的调控作用。     

猪FoxO4基因cDNA部分序列的克隆及其组织表达

为探究FoxO4基因序列和组织表达特征,采用RT-PCR法从猪肝脏中克隆FoxO4基因c DNA的部分序列,采用荧光定量PCR对大白猪、从江香猪2个猪品种的不同组织m RNA表达进行了相对定量分析。结果:获得猪FoxO4基因615 bp编码区序列;FoxO4基因m RNA在大白猪所检测的9个组织样中均有表达,在肺中表达量最高,在脂肪中表达量次之;FoxO4基因m RNA在从江香猪所检测的9个组织样中也均有表达,在脂肪中表达量最高,在肺中表达量次之;在2个品种中FoxO4基因在肺、肾、大肠、脂肪中m RNA表达水平差异极显著(P0.01)。     

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.