Dietary fiber in a low-protein diet during gestation affects nitrogen excretion in primiparous gilts,with possible influences from the gut microbiota

We investigated the effects of dietary fiber (DF) supplementation in normal or low crude protein (CP) diets on reproductive performance and nitrogen (N) utilization in primiparous gilts. In total, 77 Landrace × Yorkshire pregnant gilts were randomly allocated to four dietary treatments in a 2 × 2 factorial design. The groups comprised 1) equal intake of normal CP (12.82% and 0.61% total lysine), 2) low CP (LP) (10.53% and 0.61% total lysine), and 3) with or 4) without DF supplementation (cellulose, inulin, and pectin in a 34:10:1 ratio). A low-protein diet during gestation significantly reduced daily weight gain from days 91 to 110 of pregnancy (−162.5 g/d, P = 0.004). From N balance trials conducted at days 35 to 38, 65 to 68, and 95 to 98 of pregnancy, DF addition increased fecal N excretion at days 65 to 68 (+24.1%) and 95 to 98 (+13.8%) of pregnancy (P < 0.05) but reduced urinary N excretion (P < 0.05), resulting in greater N retention at each gestational stage. DF increased fecal microbial protein levels and excretion during gestation. An LP diet also reduced urinary N excretion at different gestational stages. An in vitro fermentation trial on culture media with nonprotein N urea and ammonium bicarbonate (NH₄HCO₃) as the only N sources revealed that microbiota derived from feces of gestating gilts fed the high DF diet exhibited a greater capacity to convert nonprotein N to microbial protein. Microbial fecal diversity, as measured by 16S rRNA sequencing, revealed significant changes from DF but not CP diets. Gilts fed an LP diet had a higher number of stillbirths (+0.83 per litter, P = 0.046) and a lower piglet birth weight (1.52 vs. 1.37 kg, P = 0.006), regardless of DF levels. Collectively, DF supplementation to gestation diets shifted N excretion from urine to feces in the form of microbial protein, suggesting that the microbiota had a putative role in controlling N utilization from DF. Additionally, a low-protein diet during gestation negatively affected the litter performance of gilts.     

后海、后三里、大肠俞对大鼠便秘及胃肠运动神经递质的影响

后海（GV-1）、后三里（ST-36）、大肠俞（BL-25）是治疗动物便秘的常用穴位,本文旨在明确3个穴位对大鼠便秘的缓解作用及其对胃肠运动相关神经递质的调节作用,比较3个穴位作用途径的异同,探索便秘的优势穴位。选取SPF健康大鼠60只,随机分为6组。除对照A组外,其他5组大鼠每只每天灌服3 mg·（kg·d）^-1洛哌丁胺,建立便秘模型。5 d后,在便秘模型基础上,西药治疗C组灌服莫沙必利1.38 mg·（kg·d）^-1混悬液,D、E、F组分别针刺GV-1、ST-36、BL-25各30 min,连续6 d。检测血清5-羟色胺（5-HT）、生长抑素（SS）、血管活性肠肽（VIP）、P物质（SP）,结肠组织中5-羟色胺3受体（5-HT₃R）mRNA、5-羟色胺4受体（5-HT₄R）mRNA相对表达量及结肠组织结构。结果显示：造模5 d后,模型B组大鼠出现典型便秘症状,血清中5-HT、SS含量显著增加,VIP、SP显著下降,结肠组织5-HT₃R和5-HT₄R mRNA显著降低。西药治疗组和3个穴位组大鼠的便秘症状均显著缓解,首粒粪便时间缩短,粪便含水量增加,粪便长度增加。另外,针刺GV-1使血清中SS含量极显著降低36.34%（P<0.01）,5-HT含量显著下降。针刺双侧ST-36下调血清中5-HT含量23.93%,显著增加结肠组织5-HT₃R、5-HT₄R mRNA相对表达量（P<0.01）。针刺双侧BL-25,血清中VIP、SP含量分别提高27.48%、22.75%,显著降低5-HT含量。另外针刺3个穴位均可增加结肠杯状细胞表达。GV-1、ST-36、BL-25缓解便秘的途径有一定差异,但均能缓解大鼠便秘,改善胃肠道运动,调节胃肠道神经递质的含量,其中GV-1对便秘的改善作用最为显著。     

豚鼠气单胞菌引起山羊猝死的鉴定

2020年5月,江苏省某养殖场饲养的220只山羊疑似感染产气荚膜梭菌,共死亡25只。为鉴定感染的产气荚膜梭菌复合群类型,采集大肠、小肠内容物以及肠系膜淋巴结、肝、脾、肾等组织病料进行细菌分离鉴定,并对分离菌株进行药敏试验及致病性试验。结果显示：分离菌株为革兰氏阴性短杆菌,经生化试验和16S rRNA试验鉴定为豚鼠气单胞菌;该分离株对多种常用抗菌药物耐药,仅对呋喃唑酮敏感;该菌能造成小鼠发病死亡。此次从临床发病羊病料中分离到致病性豚鼠气单胞菌,在国内较为少见,截至目前未见类似报道,本研究为避免此类疫病的临床误诊以及做好该病防控提供了帮助。     

Effects of dietary lysozyme levels on growth performance,intestinal morphology,non‐specific immunity and mRNA expression in weanling piglets

The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of dietary lysozyme levels on growth performance, gut health and non‐specific immunity of weanling piglets. A total of 150 weanling piglets were allocated to six treatments. The piglets were fed the same basel diet supplemented with 0, 30, 60, 90 and 120 mg/kg lysozyme as well as antibiotics for 28 days. From day 14 to day 28 of dietary treatment, piglets fed 90 mg/kg lysozyme had greater average daily gain than piglets fed control diet. During the whole experimental period, piglets fed 120 mg/kg lysozyme tended to have greater average daily gain than piglets fed control diet. Compared with piglets fed control diet, piglets fed diets containing antibiotics and 90 mg/kg lysozyme had greater villus height to crypt depth ratio in duodenum and jejunum. Additionally, dietary supplementation of 60 and 90 mg/kg lysozyme as well as antibiotics enhanced the phagocytic activity of peritoneal macrophages in piglets. In conclusion, dietary lysozyme can accelerate the growth of weanling piglets by improving gut health and non‐specific immunity and supplementing 90 mg/kg lysozyme is as effective as antibiotics (20 mg/kg colistin sulphate + 50 mg/kg kitasamycin) in improving the growth performance of weanling piglets.     

Rearing conditions affected responses of weaned pigs to organic acids showing a positive effect on digestibility,microflora and immunity

Three experiments were conducted to assess the response of weaned pigs to organic acid SF3, which contains 34% calcium formate, 16% calcium lactate, 7% citric acid and 13% medium chain fatty acids. Dietary treatments had no effect on growth performance of piglets (21‐day weaning) fed the commercial prestart diet for 1 week before receiving the experimental diets supplemented with SF3 at 0, 3 or 5 g/kg diet (Exp. 1), whereas diarrhea frequency averaged across a week was decreased by SF3 supplementation (5 g/kg diet) in piglets fed the experimental diets immediately after weaning (Exp. 2). In Exp. 3, piglets (28‐day weaning) were fed the control (containing pure colistin sulfate and enramycin, respectively, at 20 mg/kg diet) for 1 week and then were fed the control or SF3‐supplemented (5 g/kg diet) diet for 2 weeks. The SF3‐fed piglets had greater apparent ileal digestibility of calcium and dry matter, while also demonstrating greater overall gross energy, up‐regulated jejunal expression of sodium‐glucose cotransporter‐1 and transforming growth factor‐β, down‐regulated jejunal expression of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)‐α, higher ileal Lactobacillus, with lower total bacteria content, lower plasma TNF‐α but higher IgG levels than the control‐fed piglets. Collectively, SF3 consumption improved diarrhea resistance of weaned pigs by improving nutrient digestibility, piglet immunity and intestinal bacteria profile. © 2016 Japanese Society of Animal Science     

两种沉水植物在不同水深和生长时期对入侵植物的响应

为研究沉水植物在不同水深和生长时期对不同种类入侵植物的响应,选取2种湿地入侵植物凤眼莲Eichhornia crassipes、水盾草Cabomba caroliniana和2种常见本地沉水植物黑藻Hydrillaverticillata、菹草Potamogeton crispus为研究对象,通过模拟试验探究在不同水深（0.2、0.4 m）和生长时期（生长初期和生长旺期）的本地沉水植物对2种入侵植物的响应。结果显示,当水深为0.4 m时更有利于黑藻的生长,并可削弱入侵植物对黑藻生长的消极作用,而水深对菹草的生长无显著影响;入侵植物种类对本地沉水植物的生长无显著影响,但影响方式却存在差异,其中水盾草倾向于直接抑制本地沉水植物的生长,而凤眼莲可以通过降低水体透明度以及总磷含量进而间接抑制本地沉水植物的生长。此外,外来植物在本地沉水植物生长初期入侵对本地沉水植物产生的消极影响较生长旺期入侵时更显著。表明凤眼莲及水盾草入侵对本地沉水植物生长的影响机制存在差异,本地沉水植物在适宜水深和生长旺期对2种入侵植物具有更强的抵抗能力。     

RRR-RRR Ⅱ级杆组的等效系统动力学建模

将等效的思想与有限元的方法结合起来，用等效元素法建立了RRR Ⅱ级杆组的动力学等效模型，给出了其动力学微分方程，将建模的关键归结为二阶张量Tia和三阶张量Tibc的建立以及等效质量阵的组装。对给定的RRR—RRR六杆机构进行了建模和求解，给出了其动力响应曲线。实例表明，此方法与传统方法比较，无论从微分方程的列写，还是由计算机进行的解算，都显示出强大优势，解题效率高。     

城市垃圾填埋及沼气收集利用

本文针对目前我国日益严重的城市固体废物污染环境的问题，在对此填埋，焚烧和高温堆肥等处理处置方法的基础上，分析了填埋产沼技术的可行性，指出其兼有的废物处理与处置的双重性，具有处理量大、处理费用低、可还原利用上地、能回收能源等多种优点，在我国有广阔应用前景。     

基于运动信息引导的高原鼠兔目标跟踪方法

针对自然生境环境下高原鼠兔平滑运动和突变运动共存时,基于平滑性运动假设的跟踪方法稳定性和准确性低的问题,提出了一种运动信息引导的高原鼠兔跟踪方法。通过提取鼠兔相邻帧的运动信息,利用运动信息来判断鼠兔的运动模式,从而采取相应的采样跟踪策略。当运动模式判定为平滑运动时,采用马尔可夫链蒙特卡罗采样跟踪方法;当运动模式判定为突变运动时,采用Wang-Landau蒙特卡罗采样跟踪方法。实验结果表明:基于运动信息引导的目标跟踪方法的成功率达到95.49%,而Wang-Landau蒙特卡罗方法的成功率为93.68%;所提方法的中心点误差均值和方差为13.46和67.89,分别是Wang-Landau蒙特卡罗方法的84.18%和40.67%,减小了15.82%和59.33%。     

优化施肥对大豆氮素积累及产量的影响

采用大田试验方法,在两种密度(28、33万株.hm-2)条件下,研究了优化施肥对大豆不同器官的含氮量、氮积累量及产量的影响。结果表明,优化施肥显著提高了大豆植株R6期的含氮量,在高密度条件下,叶片含氮量提高了10.6%,茎秆含氮量提高了11.3%(P<0.05)。优化施肥显著增加了R2~R6阶段的氮素积累,其中R4~R6阶段高密度条件下氮积累量提高了41.4%(P<0.01)。R2~R6阶段的氮素积累与产量呈显著正相关。高密度条件下,优化施肥的产量比常规施肥提高了10.5%(P<0.05)。