Antineurotoxic activity of Galactia glaucescens against Crotalus durissus terrificus venom

Ethanolic extract of leaves of Galactia glauscescens (GGE) at concentration of 100 and 500 mug/ml prevented the neuromuscular paralysis induced by Crotalus durissus terrificus venom on mouse phrenic nerve-diaphragm preparation.     

Does Thyrinteina arnobia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) use different defense behaviours against predators?

Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection - The efficiency of biological control programs with predators depends on knowing defense behaviour of caterpillars to avoid or to reduce predation. The...     

带拉杆的U形壳槽槽身横向内力计算有关问题的分析

在U形壳槽横向内力计算中,若不考虑槽底局部加厚对Φ=90°截面内力的影响,则计算所得的该截面弯矩绝对值偏小.温度变化对截面内力的影响较大,特别是温降引起多数截面的弯矩增加,而轴向力减少;温升引起Φ=90°截面弯矩与轴向拉力均增加,再考虑槽底局部加厚的影响,弯矩值还要增加.槽底局部加厚与温度变化的作用均不能忽略不计,否则,内力计算成果值会偏于不安全.用结构力学方法,推导出二者对内力影响的计算公式,并附有应用的算例.     

Prevention of Toxoplasma gondii abortion in goats by vaccination with oocysts of Hammondia hammondi

Nineteen does (female goats) were dosed with 500,000 oocytes of Hammondia hammondi prior to breeding. At about 90 days of gestation these, and 18 uninoculated does were challenged with 25,000 Toxoplasma gondii oocysts. The 19 H. hammondi--inoculated does produced 26 live and one dead kid (newborn goat). The 18 does not given H. hammondi produced 12 live and 19 dead kids. However, examination of all of the kids by isolation of T. gondii in mice, serology and histology revealed that they were all infected with T. gondii. Thus, while H. hammondi "vaccination" is protective against the deleterious effects of T. gondii on pregnant does, perhaps by reducing the severity of placental lesions, it does not prevent foetal infection.     

Inclusion of licuri meal in the diet of pasture dairy cows

Tropical Animal Health and Production - The objective of this study was to evaluate the inclusion of increasing levels of licuri meal as a substitute for soybean bran in the diet of pasture-based...     

Cervical transposition test using Hegar dilator at oestrus as a tool to select ewes for transcervical embryo collection

This study evaluated the cervical transposition method as a tool to select ewes for embryo collection by transcervical route. Adult Santa Inês ewes (n = 50) received Day 0 protocol for superovulation treatments. The cervix transposition test was performed both at oestrus and at the embryo collection time. The latter was preceded by hormonal cervical dilation. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and accuracy were 85.7%, 66.6%, 85.7%, 66.6% and 80.0%, respectively. The kappa index yielded a moderate score (κ = 0.52). In conclusion, the high sensitivity and accuracy indicate that the cervical transposition test is a screening option to select ewes for embryo collection by transcervical route.