Determination of biogenic amines in aerobically stored beef using high-performance thin-layer chromatography densitometry

The aim of this study was to develop a high-performance thin-layer chromatography densitometry method to simultaneously evaluate levels of different biogenic amines (BAs) in beef stored aerobically at 4°C. Steaks from M. longissimus thoracis et lumborum muscles were overwrapped with polyvinyl chloride film and stored for 0, 4, 7, and 10 days. For this purpose, the solvent system and pH for the derivatization of BAs with dansyl chloride were optimized. Moreover, this method was also validated for linearity, limits of detection and quantification, precision, and recovery. As found using this method in beef samples, spermine content decreased significantly after 7 days of storage, and tyramine and cadaverine were not detected until day 10.     

Pyruvate kinase is necessary for Brucella abortus full virulence in BALB/c mouse

Brucellosis, caused by a facultative intracellular pathogen Brucella, is one of the most prevalent zoonosis worldwide. Host infection relies on several uncanonical virulence factors. A recent research hotpot is the links between carbon metabolism and bacterial virulence. In this study, we found that a carbon metabolism-related pyruvate kinase (Pyk) encoded by pyk gene (locus tag BAB_RS24320) was associated with Brucella virulence. Determination of bacterial growth curves and resistance to environmental stress factors showed that Pyk plays an important role in B. abortus growth, especially under the conditions of nutrition deprivation, and resistance to oxidative stress. Additionally, cell infection assay showed that Pyk is necessary for B. abortus survival and evading fusion with lysosomes within RAW264.7 cells. Moreover, animal experiments exhibited that the Pyk deletion significantly reduced B. abortus virulence in a mouse infection model. Our results elucidated the role of the Pyk in B. abortus virulence and provided information for further investigation of Brucella virulence associated carbon metabolism.     

Content and distribution of different phosphorus forms in broiler chickens

To understand the background value of phosphorus in chickens, the quantitative distribution of different phosphorus forms, including total phosphorus (TP), free phosphate (FP) and phospholipid (PL), in viscera, blood and bones of broiler chickens was investigated. Results showed that phosphorus contents exhibited significant differences in different parts of chickens. TP content of breast and thigh meat was over 5.0 g/kg, in which most of the phosphorus was in the form of water‐soluble phosphates. TP content in viscera was higher than that in meat, and spleen was observed to contain the highest amount of phosphorus (10.0 g/kg). In all tested organs, FP and PL contents in liver were the highest, ranging between 1207–1989 and 81–369 mg/kg respectively. TP content in chicken bone was in the range of 52 716–136 643 mg/kg, and FP content in the bone was relatively lower than that in chicken meat.     

Estimation of the standardized ileal digestible lysine requirement for primiparous pregnant sows

This experiment was conducted to determine the optimal standardized ileal digestible lysine (SID Lys) level in diets fed to primiparous sows during gestation. A total of 150 (Landrace × Large White) crossbred gilts (weighing 149.9 ± 3.1 kg) were fed gestation diets (12.55 MJ of ME/kg) containing SID Lys levels of 0.43, 0.52, 0.60, 0.70 or 0.80% respectively. Gilts were fed 2.0 kg/day from day 1 to 80 and 3.0 kg/day from day 80 to 110 of gestation respectively. Gilts were allocated to treatments based on their body weight on the day of breeding. Weight gain from day 80 to 110 increased with increasing dietary SID Lys levels (p = 0.044). Fitted broken‐line (p = 0.031) and quadratic plot (p = 0.047) analysis of body weight gain indicated that the optimal SID Lys level for primiparous sows was 0.70 and 0.69% respectively. During gestation, neither backfat thickness nor loin eye area was affected by dietary SID Lys level. Increasing dietary Lys had no effect on the litter size at birth or pigs born alive per litter. Litter weight at birth was not affected by dietary SID Lys level. The litter weight variation at birth quadratically decreased with increasing dietary SID Lys (p = 0.021) and was minimized at 0.70% dietary SID Lys. Gilts fed the 0.70% SID Lys diet had the highest dry matter (p = 0.031) and protein (p = 0.044) content in colostrum. On day 110 of gestation, gilts fed the 0.70% SID Lys diet tended to have the highest serum prolactin (p = 0.085) and serum insulin (p = 0.074) levels. The data demonstrate that the optimal dietary SID Lys was 0.70% for pregnant gilts, which is similar to the recommendation of 0.69% that was estimated by the NRC (2012).     

Two single nucleotide polymorphisms in the promoter of the ovine myostatin gene (MSTN) and their effect on growth and carcass muscle traits in New Zealand Romney sheep

Myostatin is a negative regulator of muscle growth and development in mammals, and variation in ovine myostatin gene (MSTN) has been demonstrated to be associated with variation in the muscularity of sheep. Polymerase chain reaction–single‐stranded conformational polymorphism (PCR–SSCP) was used to look for single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in a 304‐bp amplicon from the promoter region of ovine MSTN. Sequence analyses revealed two previously identified SNPs (c.?2449G/C and c. ?2379T/C) that resulted in three haplotypes (H₁ (c.[?2449G; ?2379C]), H₂ (c.[?2449C; ?2379C]) and H₃ (c.[?2449G; ?2379T]). The effect of these SNPs on growth and carcass traits was investigated in 357 NZ Romney lambs. General linear mixed‐effect models revealed that sheep with the genotype c.?2449GC had a higher loin meat yield (p = 0.032) and proportion loin yield (p = 0.028), than those with the genotype c.?2449GG. The genotype c.?2379CC was associated with an increase in three weight traits: birthweight (p = 0.003), tailing weight (p = 0.009) and weaning weight (p = 0.028), when compared with the genotype c.?2379TC, but it was not found to have an association with growth rate. This suggests that c.?2379T/C has an effect that originates at, or before birth. Haplotype H₃ was associated with a decrease in birthweight (p = 0.002), tailing weight (p = 0.003) and weaning weight (p = 0.011). Haplotype H₂ was associated with increased loin yield (p = 0.012) and proportion loin yield (p = 0.002). The SNPs may have value as genetic markers for improved Romney breeding.     

影响‘小凤兰’根状茎增殖、分化和壮苗的因素研究

以‘小凤兰’根状茎为试材,研究了影响‘小凤兰’根状茎增殖、分化、生根壮苗的因素。结果表明:MS基本培养基、蔗糖30g/L、6-BA 2.0mg/L+NAA 0.5mg/L、活性炭0.5g/L有利于根状茎增殖,而添加20%椰汁和番茄汁40g/L会抑制根状茎增殖。1/2MS基本培养基、蔗糖30g/L、6-BA 2.0mg/L+NAA 0.2mg/L、20%椰汁、1 000lx光照强度有利于根状茎分化,不加活性炭有利于芽分化,但抑制根分化,而添加活性炭则抑制芽分化,促进苗分化。添加土豆泥60g/L显著促进试管苗生长,3~4cm高的苗在培养基1/2MS+6-BA 0.1mg/L+NAA0.5mg/L+蔗糖20g/L+土豆泥60g/L+卡拉粉8g/L+活性炭0.5g/L中培养40d即可移栽。     

苹果园几种鸟雀驱避技术效果研究

选择种有"美国八号"(早熟)、"嘎啦"(中熟)、"富士"(晚熟)的混栽果园4片(各2/3hm~2)为研究对象,设置4个处理(分别为有色防鸟网、风动叶轮、超声波、生物驱避剂),对比了4种鸟雀驱避技术,调查其驱避效果,以筛选出最优的鸟雀驱避技术。结果表明:在相同品种条件下,4种鸟雀驱避技术防鸟害的有效程度以有色防鸟网驱避效果最好,持效性最长,稳定性最好;其受啄率分别为"美国八号"0.44%、"嘎啦"0.16%、"富士"0.20%。其次为生物驱避剂,其受啄率分别为"美国八号"1.92%、"嘎啦"2.24%、"富士"1.52%。然后为超声波驱避技术,其受啄率分别为"美国八号"9.64%、"嘎啦"5.56%,"富士"3.24%。驱避效果最差、持效性最短、稳定性最差的是风动叶轮驱鸟,其受啄率分别为"美国八号"10.00%、"嘎啦"6.52%、"富士"2.60%。3个品种综合调查结果表明,早熟苹果受啄率最高,其次是中熟品种,受啄率最低的是晚熟品种。     

新疆黄瓜品种对枯萎病的抗性鉴定评价

以黄瓜为试材,采用室内苗期孢子悬浮液灌根接种和田间土壤接菌鉴定的方法,研究了当地市场销售的23个黄瓜品种对枯萎病的抗性。结果表明:室内鉴定试验中,高抗品种3个,占13.0%;抗病品种5个,占21.7%;中抗品种9个,占39.1%;感病品种6个,占26.1%。田间鉴定试验中,高抗品种2个,占8.7%;抗病品种8个,占34.8%;中抗品种10个,占43.5%;感病品种3个,占13.0%。试验表明,供试的23个黄瓜品种中有10个品种属于高抗或抗病,适宜在当地推广种植。     

铁皮石斛优质试管苗繁育技术研究

以野生铁皮石斛为试材,采用限根培养法,研究了铁皮石斛种子非共生萌发特性及优质试管苗繁育技术。结果表明:授粉120d的种子达到生理成熟,能够顺利萌发;授粉140d种子达到形态成熟,萌发率可达98.51%;低温黑暗限制保存原球茎可控制其生长;在特定容器中用限根培养基MS+0.10mg·L~(-1) 6-BA+0.3mg·L~(-1) NAA+香蕉泥80g·L~(-1)培养小苗可得到优质试管苗;把试管苗移栽到松树皮中,成活率可达97.62%,该研究为铁皮石斛产业化育苗提供了新方法。