Effects of different five-day progesterone-based synchronization protocols on the estrous response and follicular/luteal dynamics in dairy cows

This study compared the responses shown by lactating dairy cows to four different P4-based protocols for AI at estrus. Cows with no estrous signs 96 h after progesterone intravaginal device (PRID) removal were subjected to fixed-time AI (FTAI), and their data were also included in the study. In Experiment I, follicular/luteal and endometrial dynamics were assessed every 12 h from the beginning of treatment until AI. The estrous response was examined in Experiment II, and fertility was assessed in both experiments. The protocols consisted of a PRID fitted for five days, along with the administration of different combinations of gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH), equine chorionic gonadotropin and a single or double dose (24 h apart) of prostaglandin F_2α. In Experiment I (40 cows), animals receiving GnRH at the start of treatment showed a significantly higher ovulation rate during the PRID insertion period while estrus was delayed. In Experiment II (351 cows), according to the odds ratios, cows showing luteal activity at the time of treatment were less likely to show estrus than cows with no signs of luteal activity. Treatment affected the estrous response and the interval from PRID removal to estrus but did not affect conception rates 28–34 days post AI. Primiparous cows displayed a better estrous response than multiparous cows. Our findings reveal acceptable results of 5-day P4-based protocols for AI at estrus in high-producing dairy cows. Time from treatment to estrus emerged as a good guide for FTAI after a 5-day P4-based synchronization protocol.     

蛋白修饰调控植物育性与生殖发育的研究进展

植物育性与生殖发育不仅与植物繁衍后代息息相关,也是作物杂种优势利用技术的遗传基础。探究作物生殖发育的分子调控机制是植物发育研究的重要科学内容,也是农作物杂交育种的重要需求。蛋白质修饰是重要的翻译后调控方式,广泛参与植物生长发育的各个过程。近年来,植物育性调控和生殖发育的分子网络调控研究取得了重要进展,但尚未系统总结蛋白质修饰在该发育过程中的功能和作用。为此,本文总结了磷酸化、泛素化、SUMO化和糖基化等多种蛋白修饰类型在植物育性调控和生殖发育阶段的调控作用,以期为后续的研究提供参考和思路。     

抗旱新品种沧麦15丰产性、稳产性、适应性分析

为了全面了解小麦新品种沧麦15的生产特性,以2 a的区域生产试验产量结果为依据,通过产量、变异系数、高稳系数和回归系数分别对参试品种丰产性、稳定性和适应性进行比较、分析。结果表明：沧麦15表现为较好的丰产性、稳定性和适应性,通过抗性鉴定沧麦15表现为较好的抗旱性,是一个比较理想的高产冬小麦新品种。     

华中地区水旱轮作酸性土磷、铁形态转化及机理

为探讨华中地区水旱轮作体系酸性土壤磷与铁的形态转化以及磷生物有效性变化,本研究于2018年和2019年水稻收获后采集该区域典型酸性红壤（低磷铁比）和黄棕壤（高磷铁比）,采用张守敬-杰克逊无机磷分级方法和梯度扩散薄膜（DGT）技术,对干湿交替培养样品磷形态、生物有效性磷（DGT-P）与铁（DGT-Fe）、Fe（Ⅱ）及无定形氧化铁（Fe_ox）等进行定量分析。结果表明：淹水过程中黄棕壤和红壤pH逐渐升高趋于中性;二者氧化还原电势（Eh）在淹水期间降低,土壤环境呈明显的还原条件。淹水过程黄棕壤和红壤中Fe²⁺与Fe_ox均增加,干燥后均明显降低。黄棕壤与红壤磷形态以铁结合态磷（Fe-P）与闭蓄态磷（Oc-P）为主,干湿交替过程中黄棕壤Oc-P向Fe-P转化,红壤Fe-P向Oc-P转化。在水-土界面以下120 mm土壤垂直剖面内,黄棕壤DGT-P和DGT-Fe释放水平先增加后减少;红壤DGT-Fe增加,DGT-P减少,黄棕壤P和Fe的同步释放相关性更显著。研究表明,干湿交替条件下酸性土壤磷形态主要是Fe-P与Oc-P之间转化,低P/Fe红壤以磷闭蓄化为主,高P/Fe黄棕壤Fe-P增加,以铁吸附磷为主;淹水导致DGT-P含量增加,生物有效性增加;干燥过程磷闭蓄化加深,但磷有效性并无明显降低,这与土壤磷水平有关。     

Relationship of Sperm Quality to Fertility after 4 Days of Cooled Storage of Equine Semen

This study evaluated measures of sperm quality in relation to fertility achieved with fresh semen or semen cooled and stored. Semen from 1 stallion was collected and processed to provide 3 treatments: group 1 received fresh semen; group 2 received cooled semen containing 50% seminal plasma (SP) stored for 4 days; and group 3 received cooled semen containing 50% SP stored for 1 day, then centrifuged and resuspended in fresh extender containing 10% SP on days 1 to 3. Inseminates were evaluated for sperm motion characteristics and the percentage of sperm with intact membranes (SMI). Mares (n = 34) in estrus were treated with an ovulation-inducing drug and inseminated with 100 million membrane-intact sperm on the following day. Pregnancy status was determined via transrectal ultrasonography 2 weeks after ovulation. The mean percentage of SMI was higher in group 1 (81%, initial) than in group 2 (74%, day 4) or group 3 (74%, day 4) (P < .05). The median percentages of total sperm motility differed among the groups (77%, 5%, 59% for groups 1, 2, and 3 respectively; P < .05). Median values for the percentages of progressively motile sperm and curvilinear velocity for group 1 (55%, 216 μm/s) and 3 (37%, 186 μm/s) were higher than for group 2 (1%, 73 μm/s) (P < .05). Pregnancy rates did not differ among groups (5 of 11, 45% in group 1; 5 of 11, 45% in group 2; and 7 of 12, 58%, in group 3; P = .77). These data suggest that, at least for this stallion, sperm membrane integrity may be a more valuable means of assessing potential fertility of cooled-stored semen than sperm motion characteristics.     

对贻贝养殖中的敌害生物中华豆蟹的繁殖和世代交替研究

本文根据在河北秦皇岛山海关东姜庄贻贝养殖海区三年来的调查研究资料，概述了中华豆蟹对贻贝养殖的危害和繁殖习性，着重探讨了中华豆蟹的世代交替情况，并提出两项改变现有贻贝养殖周期以防止中华豆蟹危害的措施．     

Fertility and motility of sperm from Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) in relation to dose and timing of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist implant

In broodstocks of Atlantic halibut, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, male and female gamete production often becomes unsynchronised towards the end of the spawning season—milt becomes very viscous and difficult to express while the females are still producing batches of good quality eggs. Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) has been shown to stimulate spermiation in a number of fish species. Therefore, we conducted two experiments where male halibut were implanted intramuscularly with pellets containing GnRHa. The effect of the pellets was tested at three periods: before, at the height of and at the end of spermiation. In the middle period, GnRHa was tested at two doses (5 and 25 μg/kg bodyweight). Measurements were made of milt hydration, sperm motility and fertilisation rate. Implanted males began spermiation at least 4 weeks before control males. Both doses of GnRHa increased the fluidity of the milt. This effect lasted for at least 20 days in the low dose group and for 40 days in the high dose group. When applied at the end of the season, GnRHa reversed the normal trend for the milt to become more viscous. GnRHa treatments did not affect fertilisation rates obtained with the sperm. However, towards the end of the spawning season, sperm motility was enhanced in males treated with the high dose of GnRHa (25 μg/kg) compared to controls. As described previously, plasma concentrations of the gonadal steroids, 5β-pregnane-3β,17,20β-triol 20-sulphate and 17,20-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one, were significantly enhanced by GnRHa treatment. Concentrations of testosterone on the other hand decreased when spermiating males were treated with GnRHa. Our data suggest that 17,20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one or its metabolites are involved in milt hydration, possibly through affecting ion transport.     

蚯蚓堆肥前后对污泥肥力和小白菜种子发芽情况的影响

[目的]主要研究蚯蚓堆肥前后对污泥肥力和小白菜种子发芽情况的影响。[方法]利用蚯蚓堆肥处理污泥,通过测定堆肥前后污泥全氮、有效氮、全磷、有效磷、全钾、有效钾的变化,研究蚯蚓堆肥对污泥肥力的影响;利用堆肥处理后的污泥培养小白菜种子,通过测定发芽势、发芽指数和发芽率,研究堆肥后污泥肥力变化对其发芽率的影响。[结果]A1～A5(A2除外)试验组全氮下降幅度分别为27%、26%、21%和18%;A2组中全磷增加最大,为实验前的1.6倍;A2组中有效钾含量上升了20%;A5组中发芽率最低。[结论]蚯蚓堆肥提高了污泥中有效氮含量和全氮含量,而全磷含量、有效磷含量出现不同程度的增加,全磷增量大于有效磷,全钾和有效钾含量变化小;土壤中加入辅料对小白菜发芽势和发芽率均有不同程度的改善,发芽指数的变化趋势与发芽率一致。     

地力水平和种植密度对冬小麦子粒产量和氮素利用率的影响

[目的]旨在探讨不同地力水平下冬小麦子粒产量和氮素利用率对种植密度的响应并分析子粒产量和氮素利用率协同提高的途径,为制定冬小麦高产高效栽培管理措施奠定理论基础。[方法]试验在高、低两个地力条件下进行,以大穗型冬小麦品种泰农18为试验材料,设置135万、270万和405万株/hm23个种植密度,研究地力水平和种植密度对子粒产量及构成、氮素吸收效率、氮素利用效率和氮素利用率等相关指标的影响。[结果]高地力水平下子粒产量高于低地力水平,但氮素利用效率和氮素利用率均较低。各地力水平下,提高种植密度可显著提高冬小麦穗数和子粒产量,提高成熟期地上部氮素积累量和氮素吸收效率,但氮素收获指数和氮素利用效率随种植密度上升呈下降趋势,增密对子粒含氮量无显著影响。各地力水平下增密后氮素吸收效率增加的幅度远高于氮素利用效率降低的幅度,所以氮素利用率随着种植密度的提高而呈上升趋势。低地力水平下增密后子粒产量和氮素利用率提高的幅度均高于高地力地块。[结论]在高、低地力水平下,增加种植密度均可提高子粒产量和氮素利用率,有利于实现冬小麦的高产高效栽培,且低地力水平下增密后子粒产量和氮素利用率的增幅高于高地力水平。     

地力水平和播期对冬小麦籽粒产量及氮素利用率的影响

以泰农18为试材,在播种密度(基本苗)405.0万株/hm2条件下,研究两个不同地力水平和适度早播(10月1日)、适播(10月8日)和适度晚播(10月15日)对冬小麦籽粒产量和氮素利用率的影响。结果表明:高地力水平下小麦籽粒产量较高但氮素利用率偏低;同地力条件下,适当推迟播期,通过协调单位面积穗数和穗粒数,仍可维持与早播和适播条件下相当水平的籽粒产量;虽然推迟播期降低冬小麦氮素吸收效率,但可提高氮素利用效率,两者互补,所以适当推迟播期氮素利用率仍可维持与早播和适播相当的水平。因此,在不同地力水平下,适当推迟播期可以调控冬小麦冬前群体免受冷害和寒害的影响,维持较高的籽粒产量和氮素利用率。