Anesthetic potency of nitrous oxide in young swine (Sus scrofa)

Determination of nitrous oxide (N2O) potency was accomplished by extrapolation using the concepts of minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) and additivity among inhalation anesthetics. Halothane and isoflurane anesthetic requirement (alveolar concentration) necessary to achieve MAC in 9 pigs decreased with each successive increase in the percentage of inspired N2O (25%, 50%, 75%). Halothane and isoflurane MAC was determined to be 0.94 +/- 0.03 and 1.75 +/- 0.01 volumes percent, respectively. Halothane and isoflurane requirements decreased to 0.74 +/- 0.02, 0.66 +/- 0.02, and 0.58 +/- 0.02; and to 1.56 +/- 0.02, 1.38 +/- 0.02, and 1.08 +/- 0.03 volumes percent with 25%, 50%, and 75% N2O, respectively. The line of best fit derived from regression analysis of the combined data (isoflurane and halothane MAC values) had a correlation coefficient of 0.987 and an X intercept equivalent to 195% N2O. The potency of N2O in pigs was similar to that of other domesticated mammals and reduced halothane and isoflurane anesthetic requirements by approximately 50% of the reduction observed in human beings.     

Intravenous anesthesia

Anticholinergics, tranquilizers, and sedative-hypnotics are the usual agents used for preanesthetic sedation of the horse. Of these drugs, the anticholinergics are of little importance in the horse. Acepromazine is the most useful and widely used tranquilizer, whereas xylazine is a safe and popular sedative. A newer sedative recently made available to the veterinarian for clinical use in horses is detomidine. Thiobarbiturates are seldom used alone any longer but are still useful when combined with guaifenesin for induction and maintenance of anesthesia. Other, more contemporary drug combinations that have largely replaced thiobarbiturates and chloral hydrate include xylazine with ketamine, xylazine with Telazol, detomidine with Telazol, and guaifenesin with ketamine and xylazine.     

树木根系分布与季节冻结滞水关系探讨

采用造林技术于冻结滞水理论技术相结合的方法,研究树木根系发育分布与冻结滞水的相关性,为防治荒漠,提高造林成活率提供理论技术依据,研究结果表明,苗木和高秆造林树木根系主要分布在地表以下20 cm~75 cm深度内,即冻结滞水富水带内,含水量达40%~50%,春季冻融水满足苗木生根成活的要求.80 cm~160 cm深度分贫水带,含水量〉5%,高杆造林树木根系极少.到160 cm~200 cm含水量增加,发育,第二层根系。冻结滞水资源是提高苗木成活率,生存繁的重要水资源。     

Partial pressures of oxygen and carbon dioxide, pH, and concentrations of bicarbonate, lactate, and glucose in pleural fluid from horses

Samples of pleural fluid from 20 horses with effusive pleural diseases of various causes were evaluated; samples from 19 horses were used for the study. There were differences for pH (P = 0.001) and partial pressure of oxygen (PO2) between arterial blood and nonseptic pleural fluid (P = 0.0491), but there were no differences for pH, PO2, partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PCO2), and concentrations of bicarbonate (HCO3-), lactate, and glucose between venous blood and nonseptic pleural fluid. Paired comparisons of venous blood and nonseptic pleural fluid from the same horse indicated no differences. There were differences (P = 0.0001, each) for pH, PO2, PCO2, and concentrations of HCO3- between arterial blood and septic pleural fluid. Differences also existed for pH (P = 0.0001), PCO2 (P = 0.0003), and concentrations of HCO3- (P = 0.0001), lactate (P = 0.0051), and glucose (P = 0.0001) between venous blood and septic pleural fluid. Difference was not found for values of PO2 between venous blood and septic pleural fluid, although 4 samples of septic pleural fluid contained virtually no oxygen. Paired comparisons of venous blood and septic pleural fluid from the same horse revealed differences (P less than 0.05) for all values, except those for PO2. These alterations suggested functional and physical compartmentalization that separated septic and healthy tissue. Compartmentalization and microenvironmental factors at the site of infection should be considered when developing therapeutic strategies for horses with septic pleural disease.     

Naphthalophos combinations with benzimidazoles or levamisole as effective anthelmintics for sheep

Objective: To investigate the relative efficacy and safety of the anthelmintic naphthalophos in sheep, either given alone or in combination with benzimidazole (fenbendazole and albendazole) or levamisole anthelmintics.
Design: A parasitological study using faecal egg count reduction tests, a validating slaughter trial and field safety trials.
Procedure: Faecal egg count reduction tests were carried out on 13 farms. Naphthalophos and combinations of naphthalophos with levamisole and fenbendazole were included in the drench tests. On one property a controlled efficacy study was carried out to validate faecal egg count reduction test findings. In this trial, sheep were slaughtered 10 days after treatment and the remaining parasites recovered from the gastro-intestinal tract. Safety trials were carried out on eight farms where approximately 50 000 sheep were treated with naphthalophos and albendazole that were tank mixed in the backpack.
Results: The efficacy of naphthalophos alone in faecal egg count reduction tests ranged from 59 to 98% with one test showing 95% reduction. The efficacy of naphthalophos and levamisole ranged from 74 to 100%, with 5 farms showing 95% reduction. The efficacy of naphthalophos and fenbendazole ranged between 88 and 100% with 95% reduction achieved on 10 farms. The controlled efficacy study showed a good correlation between the faecal egg count reduction tests and numbers of parasites recovered, except for Nematodirus where the faecal egg count reduction tests overestimated efficacy. The mortality rate in the safety trials was 0.05%, with most fatalities occurring on one farm.
Conclusion: The combination of naphthalophos and fenbendazole was more effective than a combination of naphthalophos and levamisole, and will provide a sufficiently safe drench rotation option.     

黑龙江省马铃薯气候生产力特征及区划

利用黑龙江省81个气象站1975-2004年30 a的逐日气象资料及相应插值的网格同期逐日气象资料,采用WOFOST作物生长模型,模拟并分析了马铃薯气候生产力的空间分布特征,同时分析了各地气候生产力影响因素及分布特征;利用气候生产力的距平百分率、变异系数及与气候生产力密切相关的有关生育期的4个气候因子(平均气温、气温日较差、日平均日照时数、降水量),采用动态聚类分析方法,将黑龙江省马铃薯可能种植区初步划分为9类气候栽培区,为充分利用当地气候资源发展马铃薯生产提供参考。     

营口农业水资源现状及利用途径的研究

水是农业生产的命脉,农业水资源短缺,影响到农业生产和农业经济发展,我省是我国水资源严重匮乏的地区之一,营口市又是省内几个重度缺水地区之一,近几年来,营口市在农业水资源利用上面临降水量逐年减少,地表和地下水资源持续下降,农业用水量和耗水增长迅速,水污染严重等一系列问题。因此要通过多途径增加农业水资源总量,节约农业用水,防治水污染,加快农业生态建设和水利设施建设等措施提高农业水资源利用效率。     

大庆地区草地退化驱动机制分析

为探讨资源型城市大庆市草地退化驱动机制,找出驱动草地退化的主导因素,为科学保护现有草地资源和有效治理退化草地提供依据和参考.该文在定性描述大庆地区草地退化驱动因素的基础上,运用主成分分析和多元线性回归的方法,选取与草地退化密切相关并比较容易获取的数据作为变量,对大庆地区草地退化的主要影响因素进行了定量分析.根据对草地退化的影响程度,影响因子排序为:畜牧业产值>人口密度>油井个数>总人口>大牲畜存栏>人均居住面积>GDP>工业产值>盐碱、沙化.并且根据大庆地区1988—2001年不同退化程度草地的面积与驱动因子建立多元线性回归模型,对不同退化程度草地面积变化的驱动机制进行了分析.结果表明,不合理的人类活动与石油开采加工的工业化进程占用大量草场是大庆地区草地退化的主要驱动因素,决定着草地生态系统逆向演替的总体趋势.最后根据以上分析提出大庆地区草地退化的防治措施.     

电场处理油葵种子对其萌发期水分胁迫敏感性的影响

用不同电场强度处理油葵种子15min,以PEG(聚乙二醇)模拟水分胁迫,测定电场处理对种子萌发期抗旱性的影响.结果表明:在0～6.0kV/cm场强范围,不同电场强度,对种子水分胁迫的敏感性的影响程度不同.随着电场强度的增加,种子敏感性以振荡关系变化.适当电场处理条件能够显著地提高种子的吸水率,减轻细胞膜对干旱胁迫的敏感性,从而减小水分胁迫对细胞膜的伤害.提高种子抗旱性最佳电场处理条件的选取与处理时间和电场强度有关.