The Effect of Supplementation with Fresh Browse of Ziziphus mauritiana or Combretum aculeatum on Feed Intake,Nitrogen Utilization and Growth of Grazing Range Sheep

The influence of 0, 60 or 120 min access to a grove of either Ziziphus mauritiana (Ziziphus) or Combretum aculeatum (Combretum) on forage intake and on the digestibility, growth and excretion of nutrients was determined using 40 Oudah rams grazing for 7 h/day on poor-quality dry season pasture in the Sahel. The effects of browse species and browsing duration (0, 30, 60 or 120 min) on the ruminal ammonia content were also evaluated using 8 mature fistulated rams. Ziziphus increased both total digestible organic matter and total dry matter intakes per (kg live weight)^0.75 without decreasing herbage intake, whereas 60 or 120 min access to Combretum reduced herbage intake by 6.3% and 4.2%, respectively. The digestibility of the diet decreased (p<0.05) with the duration of access to the groves. Despite the provision of more nitrogen (N) than in the control diet, ruminal NH₃-N decreased 24 h after browsing commenced. The reduced live weight gain of sheep browsing Combretum may indicate more deleterious compounds in Combretum than in Ziziphus. Ziziphus appears to have more potential than Combretum to increase sheep production in low-input crop/livestock systems.     

The Effect of Anthelmintic Capsules on the Egg Output and Larval Viability of Drug-resistant Parasites

Challenge with an equal mix of drug-resistant and drug-susceptible larvae of Teladorsagia circumcincta resulted in infections in groups of lambs (n = 6) either untreated or given controlled-release capsules, containing either albendazole or ivermectin. Lambs treated with albendazole capsules contained similar numbers of adult worms at necropsy to the other groups but had no detectable faecal egg count. Animals treated with ivermectin capsules had similar worm burdens and faecal egg counts to the control group but the worms had significantly higher numbers of eggs in utero. These results provide evidence for suppression of egg production by both anthelmintic treatments. The observation that albendazole caused a significant reduction in the developmental success of parasite eggs also has implications for the use of faecal egg count as an indicator for pasture contamination with resistant parasites. In two further groups of lambs, either untreated or given albendazole capsules, treatment caused a significant reduction in egg count and adult worm burden of Trichostrongylus colubriformis. No significant effects were observed on in utero egg counts or egg viability and the apparent effect on the number of eggs produced in faeces per adult female was not significant (p = 0.077). There was, therefore, no evidence that albendazole controlled-release capsules caused suppression of egg output in this species.     

高寒牧区陶赛特绵羊鲜胚移植试验观察

选取兰州信合牧业34只陶赛特绵羊为供体，采用递减法注射FSH进行超排，采用人工授精配种，30只长途运输到青海省海北州西海镇手术法回收胚胎，鉴定后移值。155只藏系绵羊作为受体，采用两次PG注射进行同期发情，119只受体在西海镇移植，32只长途运输到甘肃兰州信合牧业进行移植。结果表明：34只供体获得胚胎共168枚，每只供体平均获得4．94枚，合格率89．88％，151只受体表现发情，发情率为97．42％。其中．在西海镇移植的119只产羔73只，产羔率为61．34％，在兰州移植的32只产羔21只，产羔率为65．6％。     

接种高效根瘤菌对紫花苜蓿—禾本科混播组合生产性能的影响

利用筛选的高效根瘤菌接种紫花苜蓿,分别与高羊茅、无芒雀麦及1年生黑麦草混播。与对照相比,接种高效根瘤菌后,紫花苜蓿-高羊茅混播组合中苜蓿干草增产17.0%,高羊茅增产15.1%,总计增产16.3%;紫花苜蓿-无芒雀麦混播组合中紫花苜蓿增产14.0%,无芒雀麦增产51%,总生物量增产20.5%;紫花苜蓿-1年生黑麦草混播组合中,紫花苜蓿增产7.6%,1年生黑麦草干草产量比对照增产4.8%,总生物量增产6.8%。从LER(Land equivalent ratio)和CR(Competitive ratio)变化看,接种高效根瘤菌有利于提高LER值和禾本科作物的CR值。     

内蒙古东北部天然牧草生态气候适应性研究

应用积分回归、模糊数学中隶属函数和地理信息系统,对内蒙古东北部的天然牧草进行分区生态气候适应性综合评价。分析表明:牧草的自然生态适应性在半干旱、干旱环境中明显不如湿润、半湿润地区;对天然牧草的资源总量、生态系统进行了系统辩识;以定量、客观的方法分析和评价牧草气候资源区域分布特征,揭示出了资源的总体状况和各气候生态要素间的相互匹配情况。可为制定畜牧业发展规划提供决策依据。     

Appropriateness of inexpensive, hand-held global positioning system units for creating weed maps in a pasture

This paper describes the practical use of a global positioning system receiver (hand-held GPS) as a means of measuring and describing pasture areas invaded by weeds. The accuracy of two GPS units, a hand-held GPS with an external antenna (GPS with an antenna) and the differential global positioning system receiver (DGPS), were examined in Morioka, northern Japan. In addition, an area of weed patches and a pasture, determined using the GPS with an antenna, were compared to the measurements made with a conventional tape and a weed map was created based on the coordinate data of latitude and longitude measurements. The accuracy of the GPS with an antenna was poor (8.3 m); however, the precision of the unit was reasonable in measuring area. An area estimation error by the GPS with an antenna was 7% when practically measuring weed patches of 141 m² and 1% in a paddock of 12 566 m². From these results, it appears that the GPS with an antenna might have an acceptable error in measuring areas for weed control in a pasture. A weed map produced from the coordinate data surveyed using the GPS with an antenna enables the state of weed growth and its domination in an area of pasture to be visually understood. Therefore, GPS technologies easily can be applied to quickly obtain information on weed infestation.     

西北牧区灌溉人工草地适宜发展规模分析

针对西北牧区水资源和草地资源已被超极限利用的现状,应用水草畜平衡原理,分析了西北牧区灌溉人工草地的发展规模,提出了西北牧区灌溉人工草地适宜发展规模为215.76～239.71万hm^2,载畜量控制在13833.18万羊单位之内即可实现草畜平衡,总体可达到人工种植冷季补饲水平。新增灌溉需水量约为71.85～83.55亿m^3,占2000年灌溉总用水量（777亿m^3）的9.25%～10.75%。解决这一灌溉需水量的可行途径是建设节水型社会,提高水资源利用效率。     

退化人工草地更新效果观测

利用草地建植方法,对１７５．７ｈｍ＾２退化人工草地进行了更新改良,结果,当年平均干草产量达３５７０ｋｇ／ｈｍ＾２比未更新地带提高２０５８ｋｇ／ｈｍ＾２;播种牧草相对重量６５．９％,未更新地带１５．１％,优势度由重建前的２７．０％上升至６１．８％,恶性杂草竞争力下降,基本形成白叶＋黑麦草＋鸭茅＋画眉草＋红三叶＋狗尾草＋白茅＋蒿类的格局。     

人工草地绵羊系统优化研究Ⅳ人工草地划区轮牧罗姆尼怀孕母羊群体采食量研究

人工草地划区轮牧条件下,牧草生长旺季罗姆尼(Romney)怀孕母羊羊群采食量与怀孕日龄间呈显著正相关,回归方程Y=0.003 2X+0.853 7,r=0.949 5;但霜冻到来后采食量与怀孕日龄间呈显著负相关,回归方程Y=-0.007 3X+1.784 1,r=-0.985 1.     

新疆干旱荒漠区旱生牧草混播研究

对新疆年降水量250mm荒漠草地牧草混播模式进行了探讨，分析了各参试草种的生长发育、植株变化、草群覆盖度、杂草侵入、牧草产量与草群营养状况，提出适合该地区的最佳混播方案。