Soybean plant height QTL mapping and meta‐analysis for mining candidate genes

Plant height is closely related to seed yield of soybean. The goal of this study was to identify important loci affecting soybean plant height using meta‐analysis based on a reference physical map. Plant height related to QTLs was mapped across eight years with a RIL population by WinQTLCart v2.5. 182 QTLs related to plant height of soybean from database and our research were collected, and each QTL was projected onto the soybean physical map by software BioMercator v2.1. The confidence interval of meta‐QTL ranged from 0.09 to 5.07 Mb, and the mean phenotypic variance ranged from 4.9% to 73.0%. Furthermore, 4,259 candidate genes were located in these consensus QTLs, and 40 of them were involved in the plant growth and stem elongation and annotated as plant hormone signal transduction (pathway ID ko04075) in KEGG pathway. These results would lay a foundation for fine mapping of QTLs/genes related to plant height and marker‐assisted selection for breeding in soybean.     

比格犬胫神经皮层体感诱发电位正常值研究

为了测定比格犬胫神经皮层体感诱发电位(somatosensory evoked potential,SEP)的波形及其潜伏期和波幅的正常值。选用15只健康比格犬,在异氟烷吸入麻醉状态下,使用肌电诱发电位仪电刺激其胫神经,将自制参考电极和记录电极分别放置于头部Fz处和Cz处记录SEP波形。结果表明:15只比格犬刺激左右侧胫神经均可记录到清晰的双向SEP波。刺激左侧胫神经引发的波形潜伏期为P(21.71±1.978)ms、N(32.61±2.568)ms、P-N(10.90±1.338)ms,其变异系数分别为9.11%、7.87%、12.88%;波幅为(2.762±1.230)μV,变异系数为41.47%;刺激右侧胫神经引发的波形潜伏期为P(21.49±1.985)ms、N(32.55±2.359)ms、P-N(11.06±1.153)ms,其变异系数分别为9.24%、7.25%、10.24%;波幅为(2.634±1.092)μV,变异系数为44.55%。潜伏期和波幅左右侧差异均不显著(P0.05)。对正常比格犬胫神经皮层SEP的测定,获得了清晰的SEP波形及各波潜伏期和波幅的正常值,印证了潜伏期的稳定性优于波幅的稳定性,可以为实验室研究犬病理状态下的SEP和宠物临床应用SEP诊断疾病提供参考依据。     

不同粗纤维水平饲粮对烟台黑猪肥育性能及胴体肉品质的影响

选择2014年春季出生的生长发育良好、胎次相近、体重35 kg左右的烟台黑猪仔猪95头为研究对象,随机分为3组,低纤维水平组31头饲喂低纤维水平饲粮,中纤维水平组34头饲喂中等纤维水平饲粮,高纤维水平组30头饲喂高纤维水平饲粮。每组3个重复,每个重复10~12头。结果表明:不同粗纤维水平饲粮对烟台黑猪35~75 kg生长期和75~95 kg肥育期的平均日增重影响显著。其中,生长期平均日增重以低纤维水平组最高,分别比中纤维水平组和高纤维水平组提高14.91%(P0.05)、23.05%(P0.01);肥育期平均日增重以中纤维水平组最高,分别比低纤维水平组、高纤维水平组提高20.96%(P0.05)、5.62%(P0.05)。生长期和全期料重比以低纤维水平组最低即饲料报酬最高,分别比中纤维水平组、高纤维水平组降低6.59%、15.51%、2.85%、6.14%。饲粮粗纤维水平对烟台黑猪胴体性能影响不显著,对肉质性状中的a值及干物质含量影响显著。a值、干物质和肌内脂肪含量都以低纤维水平组最高,分别比中纤维水平组和高纤维水平组提高9.75%(P0.05)、13.72%(P0.05)、6.09%(P0.05)、8.31%(P0.05)和110%(P0.05)、122.35%(P0.05)。不同粗纤维水平饲粮对烟台黑猪背最长肌的酪氨酸和苯丙氨酸影响显著,酪氨酸和苯丙氨酸含量都以高纤维水平组最高,分别比低纤维水平组和中纤维水平组提高10.00%(P0.05)、4.05%(P0.05)、11.90%(P0.05)、5.62%(P0.05)。不同粗纤维水平饲粮对烟台黑猪背最长肌亚油酸含量影响显著,对其他3种脂肪酸影响不显著。亚油酸含量以高纤维水平组最高,比低纤维水平组、中纤维水平组分别提高35.14%(P0.05)、4.74%(P0.05),其次是中纤维水平组较高,比低纤维水平组提高29.02%(P0.05)。综合分析,烟台黑猪适宜的饲粮粗纤维水平生长期为10%,肥育期为12%。     

宁夏首起牛结节性皮肤病疫情流行病学调查

2020年10月,宁夏盐池县、利通区、平罗县发生输入性牛结节性皮肤病疫情。为查明疫情发生原因,分析疫情扩散风险,宁夏回族自治区农业农村厅畜牧兽医局组织成立督导组进行流行病学调查。通过现场调查、座谈及实验室检测,综合发病、溯源和追踪情况以及实验室检测结果,分析认为此次疫情是由调入纯种荷斯坦育成奶牛引起的。因及时采取了封锁疫点、控制移动、扑杀、无害化处理、清洗消毒、杀灭蚊蝇、免疫等综合处置措施,疫情扩散风险较低。此次疫情警示,要强化牛只及其产品的调运监管,加强疫情排查监测,及时发现和处置疫情。     

猪流行性腹泻病毒SYBR Green I荧光定量RT-PCR检测方法的建立与应用

为快速、准确、灵敏检测猪流行性腹泻病毒（porcine epidemic diarrhea virus,PEDV）,以PEDV N基因为靶标设计引物,建立了一种PEDV SYBR Green I荧光定量RT-PCR检测方法。该方法最低可以检测到10个拷贝的病毒核酸,与猪传染性胃肠炎病毒、猪δ冠状病毒和猪轮状病毒等胃肠道病毒均无交叉反应,批内、批间重复试验的变异系数均在2%以内,表明该方法具有较好的敏感性、特异性和重复性。运用该方法对2018—2019年采集自山东省不同地区猪场的161份临床样品进行检测,检测结果与RT-PCR方法完全一致。以上结果说明,本试验所建立的SYBR Green I实时荧光定量RT-PCR检测方法为PEDV的快速检测提供了良好工具和技术支持。     

Paratracheal air cyst in a foal

A 1-day-old American Paint Horse was presented for a large air-filled mass along the ventral aspect of the neck. Bronchoscopy and oesophagoscopy revealed no sign of communication with the trachea or oesophagus. Radiographs and a computed tomography scan of the neck identified a communicating tract between the lumen of the cystic mass and mid-trachea. The foal was systemically healthy at this initial presentation, and delayed removal of the cyst was recommended to allow further maturation of the foal prior to undergoing general anaesthesia. Upon discharge, the cyst continued to grow in size and became more fluid than air-filled requiring repeat centesis and draining. The foal was then re-presented at 3 weeks of age for surgical removal. In surgery, direct communication with the trachea was identified and ligated. Histopathology demonstrated that the cyst lining was composed of squamous epithelium with goblet cells and occasional ciliated cells. The location, morphological features and congenital presentation of the mass were consistent with a paratracheal air cyst (PAC). Surgical resection resulted in excellent functional and cosmetic outcome. Although not previously reported in horses, PAC should be included in the differential diagnosis of an air-filled ventral neck mass in equine neonates. Complete surgical excision may result in a successful outcome.     

Novel avian orthoavulavirus 13 in wild migratory waterfowl: biological and genetic considerations

Avian orthoavulavirus 13 (AOAV-13), formerly known as Avian paramyxovirus 13 (APMV-13), is found scatteredly in wild birds around the world. Although four complete genome sequences of AOAV-13 had been identified since the first discovery in Japan in 2003, the information available on the genetic variation and biological characteristics of AOAV-13 is still limited. In the present study, we isolated six AOAV-13 strains from fecal samples of wild migratory waterfowls during annual (2014–2018) viral surveillance of wild bird populations from wetland and domestic poultry of live bird markets (LBMs) in China. The phylogenetic analyses based on the HN and F genes showed that they had very close relationship and the molecular clock estimations showed a low evolutionary rate of AOAV-13. However, Bean goose/Hubei/V97–1/2015 is 1953 nt in size (ORF, 1, 776 nt), which is a unique size and longer than other reported AOAV-13 strains. Additionally, four repeats of conserved sequences “AAAAAT” was presented in the 5′-end trailer region of Swan goose/Hubei/VI49–1/2016, which is unprecedented in the AOAV-13. These findings highlight the importance of continuous monitoring the specific species of APMVs.

     

A STUDY ON FRACTURE MECHANICS OF BRITTLE MATERIAL WITH PER-CRACKS

In this paper the fracture process of specimen,with single crack, double cracks and triple cracks is observed and analysed. The experimental results show that the fracture process of specimen is different because of the differention of the number, the distance and the type of array of cracks. And the fracture propagation of specimen with triple cracks and double cracks is foundmentally the same.     

小麦富硒生产技术研究

通过国家发明专利产品——富硒增产素（ZL96107830.8）在小麦上的应用，生产出人类理想的天然富硒小麦，进而加工成品种多样的天然富硒保健食品，使硒进入食物链，实现安全、方便、经济地给人体补硒，将从根本上解决人畜缺硒状况，从而提高中华民族的健康水平，造福人类，实属一项绿色保健型农业新技术。为了生产富硒小麦，笔者以叶面喷施的方式在小麦拔节期、灌浆初期和灌浆中期喷施硒液肥，探索硒液肥对小麦籽粒硒含量的影响，结果表明：小麦籽粒中硒含量高于对照3倍左右。     

60Co-γ射线辐照处理对天竺葵、观赏椒种子发芽率及幼苗的影响

用60Co-γ射线辐照处理天竺葵、观赏椒种子,观察其发芽率和幼苗生长情况.结果表明:γ射线辐射对这2种观赏植物的发芽率和幼苗生长发育具有不同的影响.对天竺葵的发芽率有促进作用,但抑制幼苗生长;对观赏椒发芽率作用不显著,对幼苗前期生长有抑制作用.