Effect of oak (Quercus persica) acorn level on apparent digestibility,ruminal fermentation,nitrogen balance and urinary purine derivatives in pregnant goats

The aim of this experiment was to investigate the effect of dietary oak (Quercus persica) acorn (OA) level on dry matter intake (DMI), apparent nutrient digestibility, nitrogen (N) utilization, ruminal fermentation, protozoa population and urinary purine derivatives (PD) during the last 60 days of goat pregnancy. Twenty‐four multiparous pregnant goats (41.7 ± 2.3 kg BW) were assigned to one of three experimental diets consisted of control diet (C, without OA) and diets containing 20 (OA₂₀) or 40 g/100 g of OA (OA₄₀) on a DM basis in a completely randomized block design. Goats fed OA₄₀ had lower DMI (p < .01), DM (p < .01), OM (p < .01) and NDF (p < .05) digestibility, ruminal NH₃‐N concentration (p < .01), N intake (p < .01) and N retention (p < .01). Crude protein digestibility and ruminal acetate and total volatile fatty acid (VFA) concentration were lower in animals fed OA‐contained diets (p < .01), whereas ruminal propionate concentration was higher in goats fed the C diet (p < .01). Animals fed OA₄₀ had higher faecal N excretion and lower urinary N excretion (p < .01). Urinary PD was lower in goats fed diets containing OA in relation to those fed the C diet (p < .01). Total protozoa population decreased linearly with increasing OA level in the diet (p < .05). These results suggest that feeding OA, especially high level, has negative impacts on DMI, nutrient digestibility, VFA concentration, N retention and urinary PD excretion that may have adverse effects on metabolism and performance of pregnant goats.     

Effects of concentrate‐to‐forage ratios and 2‐methylbutyrate supplementation on ruminal fermentation,bacteria abundance and urinary excretion of purine derivatives in Chinese Simmental steers

This study evaluated the effects of dietary concentrate levels and 2‐methylbutyrate (2MB ) supplementation on performance, ruminal fermentation, bacteria abundance, microbial enzyme activity and urinary excretion of purine derivatives (PD ) in steers. Eight ruminally cannulated Simmental steers (12 months of age; 389 ± 3.7 kg of body weight) were used in a replicated 4 × 4 Latin square design with a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement. Moderate‐concentrate (400 g/kg diet [MC ]) or high‐concentrate (600 g/kg diet [HC ]) diets were fed with or without 2MB (0 g/day [2MB ?] or 15.0 g/day [2MB +]). Dry matter intake and average daily gain increased, but feed conversion ratio decreased with the HC diet or 2MB supplementation. Ruminal pH decreased, but total volatile fatty acid increased with the HC diet or 2MB supplementation. Molar proportion of acetate and acetate‐to‐propionate ratio decreased with the HC diet, but increased with 2MB supplementation. Propionate molar proportion and ruminal NH ₃‐N content increased with the HC diet, but decreased with 2MB supplementation. Neutral detergent fibre degradability decreased with the HC diet, but increased with 2MB supplementation. Crude protein degradability increased with the HC diet or 2MB supplementation. Abundance of Ruminococcus albus , Ruminococcus flavefaciens , Fibrobacter succinogenes and Bufyrivibrio fibrisolvens as well as activities of carboxymethyl cellulase, cellobiase, xylanase and pectinase decreased with the HC diet, but increased with 2MB supplementation. However, abundance of Prevotella ruminicola and Ruminobacter amylophilus as well as activities of α‐amylase and protease increased with the HC diet or 2MB supplementation. Total PD excretion also increased with the HC diet or 2MB supplementation. The results suggested that growth performance, ruminal fermentation, CP degradability and total PD excretion increased with increasing dietary concentrate level from 40% to 60% or 2MB supplementation. The observed diet × 2MB interaction indicated that supplementation of 2MB was more efficacious for improving growth performance, ruminal fermentation and total PD excretion with promoted ruminal bacteria abundance and enzyme activity in the MC diet than in the HC diet.     

Interaction between the sequence of feeding of hay and concentrate,and boiling of barley on feed intake,the activity of hydrolytic enzymes and fermentation in the hindgut of Arabian mares

The interaction between the sequence of feeding of hay and concentrate and the hydrothermal processing of barley in alleviating concentrate effects on intake, and hindgut fermentation in horses was tested. Six Arabian mares (4–10 years of age, 410 ± 35 kg body weight) were used to evaluate the effects of feeding sequence (FS) and type of barley (TB) on intake, and faecal volatile fatty acids (VFA), activities of α‐amylase (AA: EC 3.2.1.1), carboxymethyl cellulase (CMCase: EC 3.2.1.4), microcrystalline cellulase (MCCase: EC 3.2.1.91) and general filter paper degrading activity (FPD). Mares were offered a ration of air‐dried alfalfa and concentrate (70:30 as‐fed) in four subsequent periods of 14 days including 8 days of adaptation and 6 days of sampling. In each period and each meal, mares received concentrate either 30 min after (HC) or 30 min before (CH) alfalfa hay. Barley was either milled or boiled in water. Rectal samples were grabbed directly from rectum once per period. Mares subjected to CH had higher dry matter intakes than mares under HC regime. The acetate:propionate ratio (A:P ratio) in rectal content was higher with CH than HC. The AA activity was higher under CH than under HC. Mares fed boiled barley had lower rectal concentrations of VFA and propionate and a higher A:P ratio than mares fed milled barley. Furthermore, the rectal content showed a higher MCCase activity but a lower AA activity when mares were fed boiled compared with milled barley. Interactions between FS and TB were observed with respect to CMCase activity, and concentrations of propionate and valerate. In conclusion, the present results suggest that both, feeding concentrate before hay and boiling the barley, might improve the hindgut environment in Arabian mares, and that the two measures were mostly additive and sometimes even synergistic.     

DMDC前处理对巨峰冰葡萄酒发酵及其品质的影响

【目的】研究二甲基二碳酸盐(DMDC)杀菌技术对巨峰冰葡萄酒发酵过程及品质的影响,为DMDC应用于巨峰冰葡萄酒发酵加工提供理论依据。【方法】在糖质量浓度分别为350和400 g/L的浓缩葡萄浆醪中,分别添加250 mg/L DMDC和200 mg/L亚硫酸盐进行杀菌处理,比较2种杀菌处理方法对巨峰冰葡萄酒发酵期间可溶性固形物、总糖、还原糖、酒精度、pH、总酸、挥发酸、花色苷等理化指标及酒体感官评分的影响。【结果】处理前,当糖质量浓度分别为350和400 g/L时,其对葡萄醪的微生物菌落总数无显著影响。与处理前相比,DMDC处理能降低葡萄醪的菌落总数、霉菌和乳酸菌菌落数,优于亚硫酸盐处理;DMDC处理使葡萄醪的酵母菌菌落数降低至检测限之下,而亚硫酸盐对酵母菌只有微弱的杀菌作用。当糖质量浓度为400 g/L时,DMDC处理的可溶性固形物、总糖、还原糖质量浓度均高于亚硫酸盐处理,且二者之间差异显著;当糖质量浓度为350 g/L时,DMDC与亚硫酸盐处理之间的可溶性固形物、总糖、还原糖质量浓度无差异显著。在整个发酵过程中,当糖质量浓度分别为350和400 g/L时,DMDC处理的酒精度、pH均高于亚硫酸盐处理,DMDC处理的花色苷质量浓度低于亚硫酸盐处理,但二者总酸质量浓度差异不大。在发酵前期,各处理组的挥发酸质量浓度无显著差异(P0.05);在发酵后期,当糖质量浓度为400 g/L时,DMDC和亚硫酸盐处理的挥发酸质量浓度均较高。由感官评价结果可知,DMDC处理能改善巨峰冰葡萄酒的口感,酒体颜色呈桃红色;亚硫酸盐处理巨峰冰葡萄酒的口感较差,酒体颜色呈紫红的宝石色。【结论】用250 mg/L DMDC对葡萄浆醪进行处理可能成为一种有效控制发酵冰葡萄酒品质的杀菌前处理方式。     

反刍家畜胃肠道甲烷排放与减排策略

反刍家畜胃肠道甲烷排放是重要的温室气体排放源,减少反刍家畜胃肠道甲烷排放有助于缓解全球温室效应和提高家畜饲养效率。本论文从中国反刍家畜胃肠道甲烷排放现状、瘤胃甲烷生成机制、甲烷生成的日粮营养影响因子和甲烷减排策略与潜力4个方面系统综述反刍家畜胃肠道甲烷排放的研究进展。目前,中国反刍家畜甲烷总排放量超过10 Tg,占全球胃肠道甲烷排放的比例超过15%。反刍家畜胃肠道甲烷排放主要来自瘤胃和后肠道,其中瘤胃甲烷占胃肠道甲烷生成总量的80%以上。二氧化碳还原路径利用瘤胃内的氢和二氧化碳合成甲烷,是瘤胃内生成甲烷的主要路径。瘤胃内的氢还可被相关微生物利用,合成挥发性脂肪酸和微生物蛋白等代谢产物,进而被机体利用。减少反刍家畜胃肠道甲烷排放的关键在于促进瘤胃内氢的利用,以及阻断瘤胃内的氢被甲烷菌利用合成甲烷。甲烷减排的日粮营养调控策略包括优化日粮组成、改善饲料品质、提高瘤胃流通速率、添加氢池和甲烷抑制剂等。大多数营养调控策略的甲烷减排效果小于40%,最新研制的3-NOP抑制剂的甲烷减排效果最高可达80%。但是,一些减排策略的产业化应用还受添加剂残留、抗生素禁用、食品安全、产品价格和消费者喜好等因素影响。牧场管理和遗传选育也是降低甲烷排放量的重要手段,过去100年来已实现每千克标准乳的甲烷排放量减排效果为57%。未来反刍家畜胃肠道甲烷研究将主要集中在低排放品种的遗传选育、不同营养调控策略间的组合效果、甲烷减排的经济效益和可持续性、家畜生长性能与健康、食品安全、消费者喜好等方面。     

秸秆生物炭配施沼液对土壤有机质和全氮含量的影响

为增加沼液中养分在土壤中的滞留量,提高沼液利用效率,本文采用室内土柱试验,研究了不同生物炭混掺量(CK、0.5%、1.0%、2.0%)、生物炭混掺厚度(0、5、10、15、20 cm)和土壤容重(1.30、1.35 g·m^-3)对土壤有机质和全氮含量的影响。结果表明:土壤容重相同时,土柱入渗液渗出速率随生物炭混掺量和混掺厚度的增加而增大;土壤容重不同时,1.35 g·cm^-3土壤土柱入渗液渗出速率小于1.30 g·cm^-3土壤,土壤有机质和全氮含量均呈1.30 g·cm^-3土壤容重小于1.35 g·cm^-3土壤容重;土柱内有机质和全氮含量随生物炭混掺量增大而逐渐增加,生物炭混掺量为2.0%时对土壤有机质和全氮含量影响最大;土柱内有机质含量随生物炭混掺厚度增大而逐渐增加,生物炭混掺厚度为20 cm时对土壤有机质含量影响最大,而全氮含量在土壤容重为1.30 g·cm^-3、混掺厚度10 cm时影响最显著,土壤容重为1.35 g·cm^-3、混掺厚度15 cm时效果较为显著。研究表明生物炭配施沼液时土壤有机质和全氮含量受生物炭混掺厚度、混掺量和土壤容重综合作用的影响。     

西藏地区不同作物秸秆体外发酵特性研究

本试验旨在利用体外产气法评定西藏地区不同作物秸秆的营养价值。选取西藏地区5种常见作物秸秆(豌豆秸秆、玉米秸秆、青稞秸秆、小麦秸秆、油菜秸秆),通过单因素试验设计,利用体外产气法评定5种作物秸秆体外发酵48 h的产气量、理论最大产气量(Vf)、甲烷(CH4)产量、逻辑斯谛-指数(LE)模型产气参数、发酵液p H和氨态氮(NH3-N)浓度、主要挥发性脂肪酸(VFA)产量、体外干物质降解率(IVDMD)和体外中性洗涤纤维降解率(IVNDFD)等指标。结果显示:5种作物秸秆体外发酵48 h的产气量按玉米秸秆、青稞秸秆、豌豆秸秆、小麦秸秆、油菜秸秆的顺序依次降低。体外发酵48 h后,玉米秸秆的Vf、IVDMD、IVNDFD、CH4产量(豌豆秸秆除外)、丙酸和总VFA产量均显著高于其他4种作物秸秆(P0.05),其体外发酵液p H则显著低于其他秸秆(P0.05)。结果表明,玉米秸秆体外发酵效果最佳,与其他试验作物秸秆相比更容易被瘤胃微生物降解利用。     

农村户用沼气服务体系评价建模及应用——基于2010年壳牌中国能源调查河南省偃师市调研项目

作为新能源的沼气具有巨大的应用前景.近年来,在我国农村沼气事业的发展过程中出现了以服务体系不完善为主的诸多问题,如何科学、合理地评价农村沼气服务体系水平,发现原因及时解决,对我国农村能源战略的发展具有重要的现实意义.本文首先根据实地调研情况并使用专家咨询法构建了服务体系评价的指标体系；其次,建立了基于三角白化权函数的灰色评价模型；最后根据调研数据,运用评价模型分析了偃师市农村沼气服务体系的现状.     

颗粒日粮中添加柠条对滩羊生长性能、血液生化指标、瘤胃发酵及羊肉品质的影响

[目的]研究颗粒日粮中添加柠条对滩羊生长性能、血液生化指标、瘤胃发酵及羊肉品质的影响。[方法]选择体重相近的健康去势滩羊20只,随机分成两组,每组10只;对照组饲喂含有10%菊花粕的颗粒日粮,试验组饲喂含有6%柠条和4%菊花粕的颗粒日粮;开展周期为50天的育肥试验,测定滩羊的生长性能指标;育肥试验结束后,测定滩羊血液生化指标;屠宰后测定滩羊的屠宰性能指标,并取瘤胃液测定瘤胃发酵指标;取背腰最长肌,测定粗脂肪、粗蛋白、氨基酸含量以及脂肪酸组成。[结果]试验组和对照组滩羊的初始体重和终末体重无显著（P>0.05）差异;试验组平均日增重较对照组降低10.84%,差异不显著（P>0.05）;对照组平均日采食量显著（P<0.05）高于试验组;两组试验羊料肉比相同。试验组滩羊血清中的总蛋白含量显著（P<0.05）高于对照组,其他血液生化指标无显著（P>0.05）差异。对照组滩羊屠宰率比试验组高1.59%,差异不显著（P>0.05）;两组试验羊肝脏重、肝脏指数、心脏和肺脏重、心脏和肺脏指数差异不显著（P>0.05）。试验组滩羊瘤胃液中丁酸浓度显著（P<0.05）高于对照组,异戊酸浓度显著（P<0.05）低于对照组。对照组和试验组滩羊背腰最长肌中分别检测出18种和20种脂肪酸,粗蛋白含量分别为17.51%和20.92%,粗脂肪含量分别为3.22%和3.89%,总氨基酸含量分别为13.25%和14.09%。[结论]颗粒日粮中加入柠条对滩羊生长性能、血液生化指标和屠宰性能影响不明显,但可改善瘤胃发酵,丰富羊肉中脂肪酸组成及含量,增加肉中粗蛋白、粗脂肪和氨基酸含量。     

药用真菌双向固体发酵草乌后菌质对小鼠的急性毒性及致大鼠心律失常作用

[目的]研究药用真菌灵芝、茯苓、红栓菌和扇菇菌运用双向固体发酵草乌后菌质(分别称为灵乌菌质、茯乌菌质、栓乌菌质和扇乌菌质)对小鼠的急性毒性作用和对大鼠心脏毒性的影响.[方法]运用双向发酵技术获得菌质,根据急性毒性预试验结果进行最大耐受量试验,采用Powerlab生理信号记录系统,通过观察大鼠Ⅱ导联心电图变化研究不同药物对大鼠的心脏毒性.[结果]相同剂量下灌胃给药,在给药7d后各处理组小鼠体重增长明显低于正常对照组;给药14 d后,灵乌菌质组体重增长很快,接近于正常对照组;与炮制品组相比,灵乌菌质组、扇乌菌质组和栓乌菌质组对大鼠心律失常发生次数有显著性降低作用(P ＜0.05或P＜0.01),而茯乌菌质组对大鼠心律失常的影响和炮制品组没有显著差异;各发酵组间没有显著差异.[结论]灵乌菌质、扇乌菌质和栓乌菌质具有降低心律失常发生率的作用.