Bush cover and range condition assessments in relation to landscape and grazing in southern Ethiopia

Progressive growth of bush cover in dry savannahs is responsible for declines in range conditions. In southern Ethiopia, the Booran pastoralists assisted our understanding of spatial patterns of bush cover and range conditions in 54 landscape patch types grouped into six landscape units within an area of 30000 km². The size of landscape patches sampled was 625 m². We assessed the relationships between bush cover, grass cover and bare soil and grazing pressure and soil erosion and changes in range condition. Externally, political conflicts and internally, break down of land use, and official bans on the use of fire promoted bush cover and the decline in range conditions. Bush cover was negatively correlated with grass cover, and positively correlated with bare soil. Grass cover was negatively correlated with bare soil and grazing pressure in most landscape patch types. Grazing pressure was not significantly correlated with bush cover or bare soil, while soil erosion was directly related to bare soil. Soil erosion was absent in 64% of the landscape patch types, and seemingly not a threat to the rangelands. The relationship between bush cover, grass cover, bare soil and soil erosion is complex and related to climate, landscape geology, and patterns of land use. Main threats to range conditions are bush climax, loss of grass cover and unpalatable forbs. Currently, >70% of the landscape patch types are in poor to fair range conditions. Decline in range conditions, unless reversed, will jeopardise the pastoral production system in southern Ethiopia.     

湖南地区常绿草坪混播组合筛选研究

根据立地条件和生物学特性,选择暖季型草坪草狗牙根和冷季型草坪草草地早熟禾的不同品种按照不同比例混播成24种草坪进行试验,并对不同混播组合进行了适应性和成坪品质的观察测定,成坪后用模糊数学综合评判法评定草坪质量。结果表明,24种不同混播草坪质量有所差异,初步确定在湖南地区用金字塔狗牙根3 g/m2+自由2号早熟禾10 g/m2的混播草坪全年综合质量表现最佳。     

Effects of field pea (Pisum sativum L.) hay feeding on dry matter intake and milk production of Murrah buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) fed rice straw ad libitum

To identify the effects of field pea hay (FPH) as a supplement of rice straw (RS) on feed intake and milk production of mid‐late lactation buffaloes in Tarai, Nepal, nine multiparous Murrah were fed a concentrate at 0.6% of their bodyweight (BW) on a concentrate dry matter (DM) basis daily while having ad libitum access to RS. The buffaloes were divided into three groups, and the experiment with three levels of FPH feeding was conducted at the following rate of BW: 0% (T1), 0.5% (T2) and 1.0% (T3) on an FPH DM basis. The DM intake (DMI) was higher in T2 and T3 than in T1. As the amount of FPH was raised, the BW change, crude protein intake (CPI) and total digestible nutrient intake (TDNI) was increased. Although the yield of milk and milk composition did not differ among the treatments, the 7% fat corrected milk yield (FCMY) tended to increase as FPH feeding amount was raised. Although there were no significant differences in FCMY/DMI and FCMY/TDNI among the treatments, FCMY/CPI decreased with FPH feeding. Supplementary FPH increased DMI, CPI and TDNI that might have raised BW, and tended to improve FCMY in mid‐late lactating buffaloes as a result of an increase in TDNI.     

牛奶中蛋白质含量的直接电位测定方法研究

在碱性条件下牛奶中的两性氨基酸与甲醛溶液反应,氨基上的两个氢原子被次甲基所取代,失去了氨基的碱性特性,释放出游离的羧基,从而使牛奶的电化学特性发生变化。据此,笔者提出并建立了一种全新的快速测定牛奶中蛋白质含量的直接电位方法。实验研究结果表明,其蛋白质含量的线性测定范围为2.4～3.0%,回收率高达95%以上。该方法具有操作使用简单方便快捷准确等特点,在乳品企业的生产实践中具有一定的推广使用价值。     

浙西南山区旱地多熟间套作不同培肥方法的效果研究

通过采取一年三熟间套作三年定位培肥的方法,设三季栏肥还地、三季秸秆 冬绿肥还地、三季秸秆还地、冬绿肥还地及主施化肥(对照)等5个处理,进行不同培肥方法对一年三熟间套作物增产效果和土质改良效果的研究。试验结果表明:栏肥还地对各熟作物增产效果显著,并有效改善了土壤肥力,其次为三季秸秆 冬绿肥>三季秸秆>冬绿肥>对照。     

旱作节水农业综合效益评价体系研究

从旱作节水农业综合效益的基本内涵分析入手,分析了旱作节水农业的社会效益、经济效益、生态效益及其综合效益,并以可持续发展理论、生态—经济—社会耦合发展理论和区域局部均衡理论为基础,初步构建了旱作节水农业综合效益评价理论体系,包括理论基础、评价模型、指标体系、多目标综合评价方法和评价程序5个部分。在此基础上,重点探讨了评价指标体系的选择和确立,将指标体系划分为目标层、准则层、准则亚层和指标层4个层次,列出了每个亚层可能包含的基本指标。     

哺乳动物胚胎玻璃化冷冻保存的研究进展

自1985年胚胎玻璃化冷冻(v itrification)保存技术发明以来,玻璃化法先后在小鼠、兔、绵羊、牛、猪、山羊等动物胚胎上获得成功,近年来有关哺乳动物胚胎玻璃化冷冻保存的研究主要集中在冷冻和解冻方法上,相继发明了一些新的玻璃化冷冻方法:冷环玻璃化法(cryo loop)和开放式细管法(open pu lled straw,OPS),并且对解冻后细管内直接脱除防冻剂进行了广泛深入的研究,使得冷冻胚胎移植更易于在生产上推广应用。现将胚胎玻璃化冷冻的原理、冷冻保护剂、冷冻方法、解冻后保护剂脱除方法的最新研究进展作一综述。     

添加膨化全脂大豆对高产奶牛血液和乳中尿素氮的影响

选择12头基本条件相近、泌乳50d左右的中国荷斯坦高产奶牛,随机分为四组,采用4×4复合拉丁方试验设计研究高产奶牛日粮中添加膨化全脂大豆对血中尿素氮(BUN)与乳中尿素氮(MUN)动态关系的影响。在基础日粮(TMR)中加入不同水平(0kg、1kg、1.7kg、2.5kg)膨化全脂大豆,每期试验21d,共四期。每期试验第15d、17d、19d、21d取奶样,试验第21d取血样。试验结果表明,对乳中尿素氮,1kg组与对照组差异不显著(P>0.05),1.7kg添加水平与对照组的差异极显著(P<0.01),2.5kg组与对照组的差异显著(P<0.05);对于血液尿素氮2.5kg添加水平显著高于其他三个组(P<0.05)。经BUN与MUN相关分析,MUN值约为BUN的80%。     

氮素对大蒜生长及养分吸收的影响

以地方品种金乡白皮蒜为试材,研究不同氮肥处理对大蒜蒜薹和鳞茎产量的影响,以及在适宜施氮量的条件下,大蒜干物质积累及养分吸收的情况。结果表明:每生产1000kg大蒜需从土壤中吸收氮8.5kg、磷1.4kg、钾5.2kg。从播种到鳞芽花芽分化期(180d),大蒜干物质日均积累量相对较低,对氮、磷、钾的吸收量分别占整个生育期的30.7%、36.8%和46.1%;从鳞芽花芽分化期到收获(52d),蒜薹伸长、鳞茎膨大,大蒜干物质日均积累量迅速增加,对氮、磷、钾的吸收分别占整个生育期的69.3%、63.2%和53.9%,到收获前期干物质积累和养分吸收达到高峰。本试验条件下适宜氮素用量为240kg·hm-2,大蒜对氮、磷、钾的吸收分别为0.710、0.114和0.434g·株-1,吸收比例为1∶0.16∶0.61。     

用表达人溶菌酶基因的重组质粒防治干乳期奶牛乳腺炎

将人溶菌酶（human lysozyme，hLYZ）cDNA插入由pcDNA3改造而成的pcDNAK表达载体。用获得的重组载体pcDNAKLYZ转染COS-1细胞，经免疫荧光试验证明能进行正确表达。将重组载体注射于哺乳母鼠，取其乳汁进行溶菌酶活性测定，结果显示，分泌在乳汁中的重组hLYZ高达139mg／L。根据乳汁体细胞检测结果，选择健康奶牛和乳腺炎阳性奶牛，分别在干奶时和产犊前2周2次注射重组质粒pcDNAKLYZ，注射途径为乳腺基部穿刺，注射剂量为300μg／乳区,于产犊后1个月采集奶样进行体细胞检测，结果显示，对前一泌乳期发生的奶牛乳腺炎的治愈率为91．5％，对下一泌乳期奶牛孔腺炎的预防有效率王少为96．97％。由此认为。构建的表达hLYZ基因的重组表达质粒，可以替代抗菌素类油乳剂用于干乳期乳腺炎的防治。