The haematological and biochemical effects of the gastrointestinal nematodes prevalent in camels (Camelus dromedarius) in central Saudi Arabia

Coprological examinations on 1200 Najdi camels (Camelus dromedarius) in the Gassim region of central Saudi Arabia between October 1992 and September 1993 revealed the presence of strongyletype, Nematodirus and Strongyloides eggs. In addition, examination of the gastrointestinal tracts of 240 camels slaughtered in different abattoirs in the Gassim region from March to August 1994 revealed 11 species of helminths. Infection with gastrointestinal trichostronglyes resulted in normocytic, normochromic anaemia. Adult infected camels showed leukocytosis, a decrease in total serum protein concentration and increases in blood urea concentration and in serum creatine phosphokinase activity.Abbreviations ALP alkaline phosphatase - AST aspartate aminotransferase - CPK creatine phosphokinase; epg, eggs per gram - GGT gamma-glutamyl transferase - Hb haemoglobin - MCV mean corpuscular volume - MCHC mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration - PCV packed cell volume - RBC red blood cell     

夏大豆施肥效应研究

试验结果表明,复播大豆各施肥处理较对照明显增产,差异达极显著水平;每公顷追施尿素75kg、普钙187.5kg,单产最高;在施肥总量一定时,苗期和分枝期或始花期两次追施较苗期一次追施效果好。     

秋季叶施尿素及乙烯利对枣树贮藏氮素的影响

枣树(Zizyphus jujuba Mill.)秋季叶施尿素、乙烯利及尿素十乙烯利均可促进叶片及落性枝的氮素向树体回流,增加树体贮藏氮素水平,尤以尿素 200ppm乙烯利的效果最佳;尿素及乙烯利处理均增加了次年枣吊长度、平均单果重及枣果还原糖含量;尿素处理还显著增加了叶片及新梢含氮量,座果数,但降低了枣果蔗糖含量。枣树秋冬季地上部与根系具有同等重要的贮藏氮素作用;蛋白态氮是主要贮藏形态,为非蛋白态氮的2—3倍。     

Response of Black Nightshade (Solanum nigrum L.) to Nitrogen Application

A pot experiment was conducted on Black nightshade ( Solanum nigrum L.) to study the effect of urea nitrogen and select the optimum dose required for its vegetative and reproductive growth, leaf NPK content, yield of fruit and fruit solasodine. Urea was applied at 0.0, 0.45, 0.90, 1.35, 1.80 and 2.25 g N per pot which contained 3.5 kg soil. Seeds were sown directly in pots and plant samples were drawn at fortnightly intervals for recording growth and yield parameters. In addition, solasodine content in fruit and N, P and K in leaves were also estimated. The results showed that all the parameters were influenced by N. In general, N at 1.80 g per pot was optimal.     

Tear urea nitrogen and creatinine levels in horse and their correlation with serum values

The objective of this paper was to determine the physiological values of urea nitrogen and creatinine in tears, and to compare the results with those obtained from serum. Thirty healthy thoroughbred horses were included in the study. Tear fluid samples were obtained using a glass capillary tube placed in lower conjunctival cul-de-sac. Blood samples were taken from the jugular vein. Tear and serum urea nitrogen and creatinine levels were quantitatively analyzed by an enzymatic colorimetric method. Urea nitrogen values were 4.22+/-1.84 mmol/l in tears and 4.44+/-1.78 mmol/l in serum, whereas creatinine values in tears were 14.14+/-7.74 micromol/l and in serum 147.63+/-12.17 micromol/l. Statistical analysis confirmed a significant correlation between serum and tear urea levels (P<0001). However, there was no significant correlation between blood and tear creatinine values. Mean value of creatinine obtained from tears was 9.6% of the mean value from serum. Urea nitrogen and creatinine levels can be measured in tears. A significant correlation was found between serum and tears urea levels. This finding may permit development of a new alternative laboratory diagnosis of uremia based on the content of urea in tears.     

The Diurnal Variation of Urea in Cow’s Milk and how Milk Fat Content,Storage and Preservation Affects Analysis by a Flow Injection Technique

Six Swedish Red and White dairy cows, producing 20-39 kg of 4% fat-corrected milk were given a ration balanced in energy and protein. They had access to feed from 05.15 to 09.00 and from 13.00 to 16.30 and were milked at 06.15 and 15.30. The milk was analysed for urea with a FIA technique.There was a significant diurnal variation in milk urea. The highest values were found 3–5 h after the beginning of the morning feeding and the lowest values (down to 60% of the max. values) during late night. Within 1 h after the start of the morning feeding the urea values had increased significantly, but they had decreased within the same time after the start of the afternoon feeding. Since there was a pronounced diurnal variation in the milk fat content, the urea concentration was also recalculated to concentration in the water phase of the milk. It was higher in that phase, but the pattern of the diurnal variation was not changed significantly. However, analyses on milk with a very high fat content may give misleading results.There were no important differences in the milk urea concentration of different udder quarters. When calculated as concentration in the water phase of the milk, no differences in urea concentration were found between the beginning and the end of milking. The analytical method had a good precision (coefficient of variation max. 3%). The milk urea concentration was not changed significantly after storage during 10 days at 4°C when no preservative was added; but after 17 days the milk had turned sour and the urea value had increased. When a preservative (bronopole) was added the urea concentration remained unchanged during 17 days. Deepfreezing did not influence the urea concentration.     

Effect of Supplementation of a Basal Diet of Maize Stover with Erythrina variegata,Gliricidia sepium or Leucaena leucocephala on Feed Intake and Digestibility by Goats

Two 4 x 4 Latin square design experiments were carried out. In experiment 1, four mature Anglo-Nubian x Fiji local goats, pre-experimental body weight 25.0 +/- 0.6 kg, 22-24 months old, were used to study the effect of supplementation of a basal diet of maize stover with Erythrina variegata (EV), Gliricidia sepium (GS) and Leucaena leucocephala (LL) on dry matter intake (DMI) and nutrient digestibility. Maize stover treated with urea was used as a control diet. E. variegata was higher in crude protein content than LL or GS. The DMI of the urea treated stover diet was significantly lower (p < 0.05) than that of the diets of untreated stover supplemented with forage legumes. The DMI was significantly lower (p < 0.05) in the GS diet than in the EV or LL diets. Significant (p < 0.05) differences existed between the urea-treated stover and the diets of stover supplemented with forage legumes in the digestibility of dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fibre (NDF), organic matter (OM) and energy. In experiment 2, four mature goats, pre-experimental body weight 27.0 +/- 0.3 kg, 24-28 months old, were used to measure their response when the urea-treated maize stover and the maize stover and forage legume diets were sprayed with molasses. The intake of the urea-treated stover diet sprayed with molasses was significantly lower (p < 0.05) that that of the maize stover/forage legume diets sprayed with molasses. The DMI of the diets improved with the addition of molasses. The DMI among the goats offered the maize stover/forage legume diets + molasses did not differ significantly. (p > 0.05). Statistically significant (p < 0.05) differences were obtained in this second study between the urea-treated stover and the stover supplemented with forage legumes in the digestibility of DM, CP, NDF, OM and energy. The stover supplemented with forage legumes had a higher (p < 0.05) nutrient digestibility. The present studies demonstrated that the use of forage legumes as protein supplements improved the feed quality of maize stover in the diets of mature goats. It is suggested that molasses should be sprayed on fresh leaves of Gliricicia sepium and other forage legumes that are initially rejected, in order to improve acceptance and DMI when fed to ruminant animals in confinement or in a cut-and-carry system of production.     

控释尿素对玉米产量、氮肥利用率及土壤氮素的影响

采用田间试验,研究了施用硅藻土为载体的控释尿素对玉米不同生育期地上部生物量、吸氮量以及土壤尿酶活性、硝态氮和铵态氮含量及产量和氮肥利用率的影响.结果表明:与普通尿素一次性施用相比,控释尿素能提高玉米生长后期地上部生物量和吸氟量,抑制脲酶活性,维持土壤氮素水平,提高玉米产量和氮肥利用率,其效果与普通尿素分次施用相当.尿素分次施用和控释尿素处理分别比尿素一次性施用处理产量增加23.48％和17.70％,氮肥利用效率提高17.33％和17.58％,这说明以硅藻土为载体的控释尿素替代普通尿素,一次性基施的施肥方式替代基肥加追肥是可行的,能达到省工、增效的目的.     

硫包膜控释尿素和树脂包膜控释尿素混施对番茄生长及氮代谢酶活性的影响

在日光温室盆栽条件下,研究了尿素(U)、硫包膜控释尿素(SCU,控释期4个月)和树脂包膜控释尿素(RCU,控释期6个月)混施(各提供50%氮素)在同等氮素及减氮30%、50%条件下,对番茄生长、光合作用及氮代谢相关酶活性的影响。结果表明,所有取样时期,番茄叶片中叶绿素a(Chla)、叶绿素b(Chlb)和类胡萝卜素(Car)含量、净光合速率(Pn)及硝酸还原酶(NR)、谷氨酰胺合成酶(GS)和谷氨酸合成酶(GOGAT)活性均随氮素用量减少而下降,进而表现为番茄株高和茎粗随之降低。同等氮素条件下定植30 d后,硫包膜控释尿素和树脂包膜控释尿素混施处理其NR、GS和GOGAT活性均低于尿素处理,Chla、Chlb、Car含量和Pn无显著差异;定植60 d和90 d后,硫包膜控释尿素和树脂包膜控释尿素混施处理所有指标均高于尿素,且定植60 d后,在减氮30%条件下,其叶片中Chla、Chlb、Car含量、Pn及NR、GS和GOGAT活性与100%尿素处理差异不显著,番茄株高和茎粗长势良好。综上所述,硫包膜控释尿素和树脂包膜控释尿素混施在番茄生长中后期养分释放规律与番茄需肥规律基本一致,能促进光合色素合成和氮代谢相关酶活性,延缓叶片衰老,更有利于番茄产量的提高。     

尿素和氢氧化钙处理玉米秸对体外瘤胃内环境的影响

为了研究尿素和氢氧化钙处理玉米秸对体外瘤胃内环境的影响,采用2因素3水平完全交叉试验设计,将尿素和氢氧化钙均按玉米秸干物质质量的2%、3%和4%的量分别添加,共9个试验组和1个对照组(添加量为0),通过短期人工瘤胃技术研究不同水平尿素和氢氧化钙处理玉米秸对瘤胃液pH值、氨氮(NH3-N)质量浓度、微生物蛋白(MCP)产量和挥发性脂肪酸(VFA)浓度的影响。结果表明,不同水平尿素和氢氧化钙处理玉米秸对瘤胃液pH值影响不显著(P>0.05);对氨氮质量浓度影响显著或极显著(P<0.05或P<0.01),但均在正常范围内;在MCP产量方面,第6、7、8组和第10组极显著高于对照、第2、3、4组和第9组(P<0.01),分别比对照组高26.74%、27.91%、36.05%和32.56%,第7、8组和第10组3个组间无显著差异(P>0.05),第8组和第10组显著高于第5组和第6组(P<0.05),第7组和第5、6组间无显著差异(P>0.05);第10组的乙酸、丙酸和丁酸3种挥发性脂肪酸总浓度极显著高于对照组(P<0.01),比对照组高84.59%,第10组极显著或显著高于其他试验组(P<0.01或P<0.05)。结果显示,第10组即尿素和氢氧化钙处理玉米秸时,添加水平均为其干物质量的4%是最适宜的。