Efficacy of essential oils combination on performance,ileal bacterial counts,intestinal histology and immunocompetence of laying hens fed alternative lipid sources

This study was carried out to assess the effects of a blend of herbal essential oils (namely Thymus vulgaris, Mentha piperita, Rosmarinus offisinalis and Anethum graveolens) and different dietary lipid sources on the performance, ileal bacterial enumeration, intestinal histological alterations and immune responses in laying hens. For this purpose, a total of 150 laying hens were randomly allocated to six experimental treatments with five replicates of five birds each. Dietary treatments consisted of three levels of a mixture of essential oils (0, 100 and 200 mg/kg) and two sources of lipid (soybean oil and fish oil containing different ratios of n‐6 to n‐3 fatty acids) fed to the animals during an 80‐days feeding trial. Findings indicated that dietary administration of fish oil not only increased significantly the spleen relative weight (p < 0.01) and the antibody titre against Newcastle virus (p < 0.05) but also led to reductions in liver relative weight (p < 0.05) and feed conversion ratio (p < 0.05). Moreover, the mixture of herbal essential oils brought about declines in hepatic relative weight, heterophile to lymphocyte ratio (p < 0.05) and intestinal pathogen populations (p < 0.01). Mention must also be made of the improvements it made in spleen weight (p < 0.01), antibody titres against SRBC (p < 0.01) and Newcastle virus (p < 0.05), villus height to crypt depth ratio (p < 0.01), goblet cell numbers (p < 0.05), lamina propria lymphatic follicle diameters (p < 0.01) and feed conversion ratio (p = 0.06). It may be claimed that the enhancements observed in the performance of laying hens fed fish oil and 200 mg/kg of the blend of essential oils could have potentially been associated with improved intestinal health indices as well as cellular and humoral immune responses.     

Effect of parental origin on early life history traits of European eel

Establishment of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) hatchery production will rely on selectively bred individuals that produce progeny with the best traits in successive generations. As such, this study used a quantitative genetic breeding design, between four females and nine males (four wild‐caught and five cultured), to investigate the effect of paternal origin (wild‐caught vs. cultured) and quantify the relative importance of parental effects, including genetic compatibility, on early life history (ELH) performance traits (i.e. fertilization success, embryonic survival at 32 hr post‐fertilization, hatch success and larval deformities at 2 days post‐hatch) of European eel. Wild‐caught males had higher (56%) spermatocrit values than cultured males (45%), while fertilization success, embryonic survival, hatch success and larval deformities were not significantly impacted by paternal origin. This demonstrates that short‐term domestication of male eels does not negatively affect offspring quality and enables the consideration of cultured male broodstock in future breeding programmes. Moreover, paternity significantly explained 9.5% of the variability in embryonic survival, providing further evidence that paternal effects need to be taken into consideration in assisted reproduction protocols. Furthermore, maternity significantly explained 54.8% of the variation for fertilization success, 61.7% for embryonic survival, 88.1% for hatching success and 62.8% for larval deformities, validating that maternity is a major factor influencing these “critical” ELH traits. At last, the parental interaction explained 12.8% of the variation for fertilization success, 8.3% for embryonic survival, 4.5% for hatch success and 20.5% for larval deformities. Thus, we conclude that eggs of one female can develop more successfully when crossed with a compatible male, highlighting the importance of mate choice for successful propagation of high‐quality offspring. Together, this knowledge will improve early offspring performance, leading to future breeding programmes for this critically endangered and economically important species.     

雨洪利用工程在农村建设中的应用

随着经济的快速发展,水资源短缺矛盾日益突出,通过对国内外雨洪利用情况进行介绍,着重阐述了坑塘雨洪利用工程及沟道雨洪利用工程,并以房山雨洪利用工程为例,详细介绍了2种工程的设计方法、内容和工艺。     

加州鲈弹状病毒三水株全基因组序列测定及分析

【目的】对加州鲈弹状病毒弱毒三水株(MSRV-SS-7)及其母源株(MSRV-SS)进行全基因组克隆和测序分析。【方法】采用分段扩增方法对MSRV-SS-7及MSRV-SS基因组核心序列进行PCR扩增,第1轮根据鳜鱼弹状病毒(SCRV)基因序列(NC_008514.1)设计10对引物进行扩增并测序;在第1轮扩增产物测序、拼接基础上,设计8对引物进行第2轮扩增,拼接后获得基因组核心序列。同时用cDNA末端快速扩增法(RACE)获得3′和5′末端序列。采用Vector NTI 8.0对基因组核心序列和末端序列进行拼接,获得基因组全序列,使用Clone Manager 8.0对MSRV-SS-7和MSRV-SS进行序列比对分析;同时使用DNAMAN将基因组G基因序列转换为氨基酸序列,并通过MEGA 5.0与其他鱼类弹状病毒的G蛋白氨基酸序列进行进化树分析。【结果】MSRV-SS-7及其母源株MSRV-SS基因组全长均为11 548 bp,包含N、P、M、G、L等5个结构基因,基因组结构为3′Leader-N-P-M-G-L-Trailer 5′;MSRV-SS-7与MSRV-SS全基因组中共有10处核苷酸不同。G蛋白进化分析表明,MSRV-SS-7及母源株MSRV-SS与SCRV亲缘关系最近,且与鲈鱼弹状病毒属(Perhabdovirus)聚为一支。【结论】克隆分析了MSRV-SS-7的全基因组序列,可以用于后续活疫苗的开发。     

南京地区斑点叉尾鮰养殖池塘水体微生物群落结构研究

微生物群落在水产养殖中起着重要作用,深入了解微生物群落组成及其构建机制对了解池塘生态功能具有重要意义。本研究采用高通量测序技术对南京地区斑点叉尾鮰(Ictalurus punctatus)养殖池塘水体中细菌群落结构特征进行了分析。结果显示,斑点叉尾鮰养殖池塘水体细菌群落结构呈现出明显的季节性变化,整个年度水体细菌群落呈现出连续的演替特征,冬季与春季、夏季与秋季的细菌群落结构较为相似。优势菌群主要为蓝藻门(Cyanobacteria)、放线菌门(Actinobacteria)、变形菌门(Proteobacteria)和拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes)。环境因子中,总溶解性悬浮物(TDS)、水温(Temp)、酸碱度(pH)、亚硝酸盐(NO_2~--N)和总有机碳(TOC)与斑点叉尾鮰养殖池塘水体细菌群落结构有显著相关(P0.05),对细菌群落结构的塑造影响也最大(r~20.6)。     

Food resources and cyprinid diet in permanent and temporary Mediterranean rivers with natural and regulated flow

This study addresses the differences in food availability, diet and feeding activity of the Iberian barbel, between permanent and temporary nonregulated rivers, and the effect of flow regulation on feeding parameters. A total of 267 adult barbels were seasonally collected in four nonregulated and regulated rivers from permanent and temporary basins, and their gut content was analysed. Locally available food sources were evaluated across sites and seasons. Barbels from the permanent nonregulated river exhibit a more variable and diversified diet in which invertebrates assumed a large importance, especially during high flows. Barbels from the temporary nonregulated river presented a more uniform diet composed of plant material and detritus, particularly in drought seasons. Flow regulation affected different flow components in both systems, but the effects on food resources and barbels' diet were similar, resulting in an intra‐annual stabilisation of resource availability and fish diet, with a higher consumption of plants and detritus. Changes in fish diet and feeding activity in both nonregulated and regulated rivers were strongly associated with the seasonal variability of streamflow components, particularly between low‐ and high‐flow periods, and with the reduction in flow variability in the case of dam regulation. Results from this study can be used to improve guidelines for flow requirement implementation.     

Influences of population density,temperature and latitude on the growth of invasive topmouth gudgeon Pseudorasbora parva

Plasticity in life‐history traits provides advantages for introduced fish in overcoming demographic bottlenecks that would otherwise inhibit establishment. Here, the influence of population density, temperature and latitude was tested on the growth increments and growth rates of invasive populations of topmouth gudgeon Pseudorasbora parva, a small Asian cyprinid fish that is invasive across Europe. Aquaria experiments tested the roles of fish number and temperature on growth increments under a fixed food supply, pond experiments tested the role of density on growth increments, and a field study completed in England and Wales tested the influence of density and latitude on growth rates. In aquaria experiments, whilst growth increments were higher at 21 and 23 °C than at 19 and 25 °C, fish number had a greater influence on growth than temperature. Higher growth increments were produced at lower densities. In experimental ponds, growth increments were significantly higher in ponds with low densities of P. parva compared with those at elevated densities. In the field study comprising 10 wild populations across a latitudinal gradient of 4.0°N, a difference in mean air temperatures of approximately 3 °C, and estimated densities between 0.5 and 65.0 m^?2, population density was the only significant predictor of growth rates. Whilst populations at very low densities comprised of significantly faster growing individuals, there were no significant differences when densities were between 15 and 65 m^?2. Thus, invasive P. parva populations have considerable growth plasticity, especially at low densities, with this likely to be important in their ability to colonise new environments.     

南美白对虾池塘养殖水质智能控制系统设计与开发

南美白对虾池塘养殖对于水体质量有着较为严苛的要求,残饵及生物排泄物的增多会大量消耗水体溶解氧,进而打破水体动态平衡,导致NH₃-N、NO₂-N等毒害成分升高,引起南美白对虾病害甚至导致死亡,造成养殖户经济损失并且阻碍了南美白对虾养殖产业的健康发展。针对上述问题,笔者研究并开发一种能够实时监测养殖池塘水质,并能根据南美白对虾生长习性智能控制增氧机、水泵等养殖设备的南美白对虾池塘养殖水质智能控制系统。系统具有控制智能、运行可靠、集成度高等特点,在养殖生产试验中取得了良好效果,保证了南美白对虾养殖过程的安全,有效降低了南美白对虾池塘养殖风险。     

人工养殖麦穗鱼的生长特性

分析麦穗鱼(Pseudorasbora parva)在人工养殖条件下的生长特性，为麦穗鱼养殖提供参考依据。2016年3—11月，于室外水泥池中开展了麦穗鱼养殖试验，分别测量其体重、体长及全长指标，进行生长特性分析。经180天的养殖，麦穗鱼平均全长达到3.96cm，平均体长达到3.23 cm，平均体重达到0.49g。特定生长率、日均增量和肥满度均受水温影响变化明显。体长(LB)与全长(LT)之间存在线性回归关系：LT=1.0589LB 0.767 (R2=0.8628)，体长与体重(W)的回归方程为：W=0.0466LB2.1623 (R2=0.8306)。麦穗鱼体长的变异系数范围为6%~14%，体重的变异系数范围为20%~41%，肥满度在1.45~5.31之间变动。麦穗鱼在室外水泥池中生长效果良好，适宜进行规模化人工养殖。     

基于滤食鱼类天然产力的安康库区生态负荷量测定

为厘清汉江水体鱼类集约养殖与生态负荷量的关系，测定安康库区滤食性鱼类天然鱼产力，测算Ⅱ类水质限定条件下的安康库区生态负荷量，并与以水体磷含量为标准的计算结果比较。结果表明，设定网箱深度3 m，单位水体生态负荷量为193.44 g/m³，总产量控制为10.47×10⁴ t。库区网养单产为100 kg/m³时，网箱养殖面积控制为1.93‰，网箱生态养殖面积与单位面积产量呈反比。