Bacteriophages as antimicrobial agents against major pathogens in swine: a review

In recent years, the development of antibiotic resistant bacteria has become a global concern which has prompted research into the development of alternative disease control strategies for the swine industry. Bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria) offer the prospect of a sustainable alternative approach against bacterial pathogens with the flexibility of being applied therapeutically or for biological control purposes. This paper reviews the use of phages as an antimicrobial strategy for controlling critical pathogens including Salmonella and Escherichia coli with an emphasis on the application of phages for improving performance and nutrient digestibility in swine operations as well as in controlling zoonotic human diseases by reducing the bacterial load spread from pork products to humans through the meat.     

Developmental programming: the role of growth hormone

Developmental programming of the fetus has consequences for physiologic responses in the offspring as an adult and, more recently, is implicated in the expression of altered phenotypes of future generations. Some phenotypes, such as fertility, bone strength, and adiposity are highly relevant to food animal production and in utero factors that impinge on those traits are vital to understand. A key systemic regulatory hormone is growth hormone (GH), which has a developmental role in virtually all tissues and organs. This review catalogs the impact of GH on tissue programming and how perturbations early in development influence GH function.     

Meat Juice Serology and Improved Food Chain Information as Control Tools for Pork‐Related Public Health Hazards

The seroprevalence of Salmonella spp., pathogenic Yersinia spp., Toxoplasma gondii and Trichinella spp. was studied in 1353 finishing pigs from 259 farms that were allocated according to farm types: large fattening farms (≥1000 pig places), small fattening farms (< 1000 pig places) and farrow‐to‐finish farms. The antibodies were analysed with commercial ELISA kits in meat juice samples that were collected at Finnish slaughterhouses. Salmonella antibodies were rare (3% of pigs, 14% of farms) when the cut‐off optical density (OD) value 0.2 was used. Antibodies to pathogenic Yersinia spp. and T. gondii were detected in 57% of pigs and 85% of farms (OD ≥0.3) and in 3% of pigs and 9% of farms (OD ≥0.15), respectively. No antibodies to Trichinella spp. were detected (OD ≥0.3). The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) considers Salmonella spp., Yersinia enterocolitica, T. gondii and Trichinella spp. as the most relevant biological hazards in the context of meat inspection of pigs. The seroprevalence of these important zoonotic pathogens was low in Finland, except that of Yersinia. The seroprevalence of Toxoplasma was significantly higher in pigs originating from small‐scale fattening farms (P < 0.05). Strong positive correlation was observed at the animal level between Salmonella and Yersinia seropositivity and between Salmonella and Toxoplasma seropositivity (P < 0.05). We suggest that these results reflect the level and importance of biosecurity measures applied on the farms. Meat juice serology at slaughter is a useful tool for targeting measures to control these pathogens. The information obtained from analyses should be used as part of the food chain information (FCI).     

水杉异砧嫁接中的内源激素

本实验分析了水杉异砧（杉木）嫁接砧木、接穗各器官（叶片，♀、♂球花等）及对照植株中的内源激素，探讨砧穗体激素间的相互协调变化，为研究异属间嫁接成功及促花结实机理奠定一些基础。     

马尾松毛虫安全区划分的动物多样性指数指标研究

通过比较广西宾阳县、宁明县、陆川县、临桂县、全州县马尾松毛虫安全区春季与夏季松林群落中的害虫种数、天敌种数、中性动物种数和益害比、动物多样性指数,认为划分马尾松毛虫安全区动物多样性指数的具体数值为≥2.300,据此进一步将安全区划分为基本稳定区、中等稳定区和高度稳定区.     

两种外源激素在白掌组织培养不同阶段的剂量研究

文章研究了不同浓度的细胞分裂素6-BA对白掌外植体诱导、愈伤组织增殖、不定芽增殖及生长素IBA对诱导生根的影响。结果表明：初代培养基以1／2MS CM100ml／L 蔗糖30g／L 琼脂6g／L 6-BA 1.0mg／L效果最好；在培养基MS NAA 0．1mg／L 蔗糖30g／L 琼脂6g／L中添加6-BA 1.0mg／L愈伤组织和不定芽的增殖倍数最高；在培养基1／2MS 活性炭2g／L 蔗糖30g／L 琼脂6g／L中添加2．0mg／L IBA可显著提高生根率。     

雷竹开花期内源激素、氨基酸和营养成分含量变化

竹类植物开花较罕见 ,对其开花的原因也有不同的学说 ,如病理学说、营养学说、周期学说、个体变异和突变学说、气候学说等 (毛高喜等 ,1996 ;周芳纯 ,1998) ,但有学者认为内源激素对植物的开花有一定的调节作用 (王锋 ,1990 ;梁武元等 ,1986 ;王白坡等 ,1999;马国华等 ,1995 ;王彦清等 ,1998;陆军等 ,1993)。根据植物生长习性 ,开花植物有 2种不同衰老方式。其中一类是一生中只开一次花 ,即在开花结实后整株植株就衰老死亡 ,这类植物称为单稔植物 ,竹类植物就属于这一类植物。植物内源激素是体内十分重要的活性物质 ,它参与并调整植物的新陈…     

谈如何加强变电运行安全生产

变电运行的主要任务是电力设备的运行操作和维护管理工作。其特点是维护的设备多,出现异常和障碍的机率大;工作繁琐乏味,容易造成人员思想上的松懈;一旦发生变电事故,轻则造成经济上的损失,重则危及电网、设备和人身的安全,甚至会给社会带来不安定因素,影响社会的稳定。     

紫椴扦插繁殖技术的研究

通过L9(33 )正交试验 ,影响紫椴硬枝扦插生根的主要因素是穗条母株年龄 ,其次是激素的浓度 ,最佳组合筛选是采用 1～ 2年生枝条 ,用质量分数为 1.0× 10 -4的ABT生根粉催根处理 2 4h ,最高生根率达 82 .6 % ;通过L16(4 4 )正交试验影响嫩枝扦插生根的主要因素也是穗条母株年龄和激素浓度 ,经方差分析均达显著水平 ,最佳组合筛选出 1～ 2年生超级苗 ,采用ABT(质量分数为 1.0× 10 -4) +NAA(质量分数为 5 .0× 10 -5)处理 8h ,生根率最高 ,达88.5 %。     

中间锦鸡儿硬枝扦插试验

以中间锦鸡儿为材料进行了硬枝扦插试验,在珍珠岩和粗沙2种不同的基质上进行扦插,分别采用不同浓度的吲哚丁酸(IBA)、奈乙酸(NAA)、ABT1#、ABT2#生根粉进行处理。试验表明:粗沙硬枝扦插较为理想,平均生根率较珍珠岩提高14.1%;不同激素种类对中间锦鸡儿硬枝插穗生根情况影响极显著,珍珠岩基质上扦插,以ABT1#100 ppm和200 ppm生根效果最佳;粗沙基质上扦插,处理浓度以IBA 1000 ppm、ABT1#500 ppm、ABT2#500 ppm对中间锦鸡儿硬枝扦插生根效果最佳。