瘤胃微生物对饲料中霉菌毒素的脱毒作用

反刍动物瘤胃内微生物数量巨大、种类繁多,具有多种生理功能,对霉菌毒素也具有高效的脱毒作用。本文介绍了近年来瘤胃微生物对几种主要的霉菌毒素的脱毒作用。     

2种玉米青贮饲料青贮过程中主要微生物的变化规律研究

旨在研究玉米青贮过程中各主要微生物的数量变化及变化趋势.做去棒揉丝和带穗切段瓶制青贮,取青贮前玉米青贮原料及在装瓶后第0.5、1、2、3、4、5、6、7、9、11、13、15、20、25、30、35、40、45、50天的青贮样品,用无菌水浸泡,然后用选择性培养基培养其中的主要微生物,包括乳酸菌、酵母菌和霉菌,最后进行计数.结果表明,在玉米青贮密封后60 d内,水分含量变化很小.pH在第2天下降到4以下,然后稳定在3.5左右,带穗切段玉米青贮pH低于去棒揉丝玉米青贮.乳酸菌数量剧增,在第6、7天时达到最高峰,为109数量级,之后数量缓慢下降,于第15～20天时稳定在107数量级,去棒揉丝玉米青贮的乳酸菌数量在第7天达到最高峰,带穗切段玉米青贮则在第6天出现最高峰,其稍高于去棒揉丝玉米青贮.酵母菌在青贮初期数量有些波动,出现最高峰到达107数量级后数量随时间的延长而减少,去棒揉丝玉米青贮时酵母菌数量迅速下降,第40天后没有再检测到酵母菌的存在,而带穗切段玉米在青贮12 h之内数量迅速增加,之后缓慢下降,第50天后没有再检测到酵母菌的存在.霉菌因密封后氧气缺乏而数量很快减少,最晚在第11天左右便检测不到,去棒揉丝玉米青贮中霉菌数量下降较迅速,第4天之后便检测不到霉菌存在,而带穗切段玉米青贮则比较平缓,直到第11天之后便检测不到霉菌存在.综上所述,在玉米青贮过程中主要微生物随时间大致呈现逐步减少的趋势；对玉米秸秆进行纵切揉丝处理有利于玉米青贮饲料的制作.     

芦荟乙酰化甘露聚糖对肉仔鸡肠道主要菌群、小肠微绒毛密度、免疫功能及生产性能的影响

为研究芦荟凝胶、芦荟多糖、乙酰化甘露聚糖对内仔鸡肠道主要菌群、小肠微绒毛密度、免疫功能及生产性能的影响，600只粤黄鸡随机分为5组．每组设6个重复．雌雄各半。分别施以5种不同日粮：①基础日粮添加乙酰化甘露聚糖0．1％；②基础日粮添加乙酰化甘露聚糖0．05％；③基础日粮添加芦荟多糖0．1％；④基础日粮添加芦荟凝胶干粉0.1％；⑤对照组（基础日粮），试验期为56d。结果表明．肉仔鸡饲粮中添加芦荟凝胶、芦荟多糖、乙酰化甘露聚糖。能显著降低盲肠内容物大肠杆菌浓度．提高盲肠内双歧杆菌和乳酸菌杆菌浓度（P〈0．05）；回肠微绒毛高度增加、密度加大（P〈0．05）；免疫器官胸腺、脾脏、法氏囊相对质量均显著增加．新城疫抗体效价显著提高（P〈0．05）；添加芦荟多糖提高了肉仔鸡的日增重和降低了料肉比．但试验组与对照组之间的差异不显著。     

不同寡糖对肉仔鸡肠道主要菌群和免疫器官指数的影响

为研究含糖量相同(0.015%)的不同种类寡糖对肉仔鸡肠道菌群和免疫机能的影响,本试验选用150只健康的1日龄艾维茵肉仔鸡(公母各半),随机分为5个处理,每个处理设3个重复,每个重复10只鸡。对照组饲喂基础日粮,试验组为分别在基础日粮添加果寡糖组(FOS)、甘露寡糖组(MOS)、低聚异麦芽糖组(GOS)、低聚木糖组(XOS),试验期为42d。试验结果表明:42日龄时,低聚木糖组对肠道菌群的改善效果最好;寡糖极显著提高了胸腺指数(P<0.01),且低聚木糖组极显著提高了法氏囊指数(P<0.01)。     

中草药和芦荟多糖对肉仔鸡肠道微生态、免疫功能及生产性能的影响

研究了中草药添加剂、芦荟多糖对肉仔鸡肠道主要菌群、小肠微绒毛密度、免疫功能及生产性能的影响.结果表明,肉仔鸡饲粮中添加中草药、芦荟多糖,能显著降低盲肠内容物大肠杆菌浓度,提高盲肠内双歧杆菌和乳酸菌杆菌浓度(P＜0.05);回肠微绒毛高度增加、密度加大(P＜0.05);免疫器官胸腺、脾脏、法氏囊相对质量均显著增加,新城疫抗体效价显著提高(P＜0.05);添加中草药、中草药 芦荟多糖显著提高了肉仔鸡的日增重和降低了料肉比(P＜0.05).     

动物践踏干扰对生物结皮中微生物生态分布的影响

古尔班通古特沙漠作为北疆冬季牧场,普遍承受牲畜的践踏干扰,研究表明:动物践踏干扰导致各种类型生物结皮的覆盖度有不同程度的降低,干扰主要集中于结皮层(0～2 cm).微生物各类群对践踏干扰的反应具差异性,真菌与干扰的相关性最高,细菌和放线菌对干扰不敏感.践踏干扰改变了微生物各类群在垄间低地的数量垂直分布格局,但并未改变微生物区系组成.有机质对干扰不敏感,仍随土层加深而递减,在结皮层(0～2 cm)中与干扰率的相关性相对较高.     

基因芯片及其在病原微生物检测中的应用

基因芯片是近年来迅速发展的一门生物高新技术,它以其能够快速、高效、大规模地同步检测生物遗传信息的卓越功能而得到发展。在基因测序、基因表达分析、药物筛选、基因诊断等领域显示出重要的理论和实用价值。作者就基因芯片技术的原理、技术要点以及在病原微生物检测中的应用作一综述。     

肠道激素和食欲的关系

食欲的调控涉及到中枢和外周神经系统和内分泌系统。最近的研究结果显示一些消化道激素(ghre lin、神经肽YY、胰多肽、GLP-1和胃泌酸调节素)在有下丘脑调控的食欲过程中扮演一定的生理角色。这表明消化道激素食欲调控系统可能是研发抗肥胖病药物以及调节动物食欲的一个有潜力的对象。     

Digestive Physiology and the Role of Microorganisms

The gastrointestinal tract contains within it a microenvironment of bacteria that influences the host animal in many ways. The microflora can metabolize several nutrients that the host cannot digest and converts these to end products (such as short-chain fatty acids), a process that has a direct impact on digestive physiology. The microbiota directs the assembly of the gut-associated lymphoid tissue, helps educate the immune system, affects the integrity of the intestinal mucosal barrier, modulates proliferation and differentiation of its epithelial lineages, regulates angiogenesis, modifies the activity of the enteric nervous system, and plays a key role in extracting and processing nutrients consumed in the diet. Despite these important effects, the mechanisms by which the gut microbial community influences host biology remain almost entirely unknown. Recent molecular-based investigations have confirmed the species diversity and metabolic complexity of gut microflora, although there is much work to be done to understand how they relate to each other as well as the host animal. It is almost a century ago that Eli Metchnikoff proposed the revolutionary idea to consume viable bacteria to promote health. Since that time, the area known as probiotics has made dramatic progress, particularly during the past 2 decades. The last 20 yr have also seen the emergence of a new, related area of study—prebiotics. Use of these 2 ideas—providing live nonpathogenic bacteria as well as substrates for their growth—have potential to help optimize the health of animals by manipulating the gastrointestinal tract in positive ways.     

A Simple Apparatus for Frequent Measurement of Gastrointestinal Intraluminal PCO2

The accuracy and precision of an end-tidal infrared CO₂ monitor and customized capnography tubing system designed to measure gastrointestinal intraluminal CO₂ partial pressure (P_iCO₂) were tested in vitro. Samples were taken from the customized capnography tubing placed in either 5% or 10% CO₂ gas at discrete intervals ranging from one minute to twelve minutes. For a given time interval, the tubing PCO₂ measurement was a constant fraction of the actual PCO₂ (all standard errors < 0.02). For increasing time intervals, the ratio of the tubing PCO₂ to actual PCO₂ increased logarithmically. In the 5% and 10% CO₂, the regression coefficients were 0.89 and 0.85 for 8 French tubing and 0.99 and 0.91 for 6 French tubing. Beacuase of its accuracy and precision, this system may provide automated gastrointestinal CO₂ partial pressure monitoring at short intervals (e.g. 5 minutes), facilitating testing of the role of gastrointestinal P_iCO₂ information in treatment algorithms. (Vet Emerg & Crit Care, 1998; 8: 109–116)