Genetic management of Dutch golden retriever dogs with a simulation tool

Excessive inbreeding rates and small effective population sizes are an important problem in many populations of dogs. Proper genetic management of these populations can decrease the problem, and several measures are available. However, the effectiveness of these measures is not clear beforehand. Therefore, a simulation model was developed to test measures that aim to decrease the rate of inbreeding. The simulation program was used to evaluate inbreeding restriction measures in the Dutch golden retriever dog population. This population consisted of approximately 600 dams and 150 sires that produce 300 litters each year. The five most popular sires sire approximately 25% of the litters in a year. Simulations show that the small number of popular sires and their high contribution to the next generation are the main determinants of the inbreeding rates. Restricting breeding to animals with a low average relatedness to all other animals in the population was the most effective measure and decreased the rate of inbreeding per generation from 0.41 to 0.12%. Minimizing co‐ancestry of parents was not effective in the long run, but decreased variation in inbreeding rates. Restricting the number of litters per sire generally decreased the generation interval because sires were replaced more quickly, once they met their restriction. In some instances, this lead to an increase in inbreeding rates because the next generations were more related. The simulation tool proved to be a powerful and educational tool for deciding which breeding restrictions to apply, and can be effective in different breeds and species as well.     

‘热引19号’坚尼草选育研究报告

1998年从澳大利亚引入坚尼草TD58(Panicum maximum‘TD58')后,相继完成适应性评价、品种比较试验、区域试验和生产试验,2007年选育而成‘热引19号'坚尼草(P.maximum'Reyin NO.19')。结果表明:该品种年均干草产量达21753.02 kg·hm~(-2),种子年均产量为800.05 kg·hm~(-2),营养价值适中,且耐低温、耐荫、耐旱、花期晚,综合性状均优于对照品种,是适合于我国南方热带亚热带地区推广种植的牧草新品种。     

内蒙古地区暖棚养羊的必要性和太阳能采暖的应用

内蒙古大部分地区的严寒季节长达6~7个月,受寒冷气候条件的影响,散养羊生长缓慢,饲料消耗量增加,掉膘现象严重,产羔率和羔羊成活率也受到严重影响,大大降低了养羊的经济效益。建筑暖棚不仅能提供充足的热能,还可防止羊只掉膘。但是,常用的取暖方式以燃烧木材、煤或羊粪砖为主,存在着污染环境的隐患,并会受资源短缺的限制。太阳能作为一种新能源,是人类可以利用的最丰富的能源,可以就地开发利用,不存在运输问题,是一种洁净的能源,不会造成污染和公害。因此,利用太阳能采暖和暖棚养羊能够推动畜牧业向健康、高效、资源节约的合理方向发展。     

Effects of Parity of Dam and Breeding Date on the Litter Size of Inner Mongolia White Cashmere Goats

The article through the analysis and research to the effects of parity of dam and breeding date on the litter size of Inner Mongolia White cashmere goats,determine the optimal mating time of Inner Mongolia White cashmere goats,in order to improve the efficiency of reproductive.Data used were 1998 to 2013 reproductive performance records collected from the Arbas stock farm in Inner Mongolia,China.The GLM procedure of SAS 9.0 software was used to determine the significant effect of the parity of dam and breeding date,the results showed that the parity of dam and breeding date had significant effect on litter size (P< 0.01).Litter size was the lowest in 1st parity does (1.37),the significantly increase in litter size with advance in parity and decline after six parity;Mating cycles for September 29th to October 16th had the highest litter size (1.76),and the estrous months and estrus peak time mainly concentrated in October,so this stage in production could be used as breeding period of Inner Mongolia White cashmere goats.     

芳樟工厂化育苗技术研究

通过对芳樟工业原料林良种茎尖的离体培养和繁殖 ,探讨芳樟茎尖诱导、分化、不定芽生长分化、生根的适宜的培养基和适宜的培养条件。结果表明 :适宜芳樟茎尖诱导培养基为MS +6 -BAa～ 2amg .L-1+NAAbmg .L-1,诱导率达 70 %以上 ,适宜分化丛生芽的理想培养基为改良MS +6 -BAa′～ 2a′mg .L-1+NAA0～ 2bmg .L-1+GA0～cmg .L-1芽年增殖系数达4 5 12 以上 ,有效芽苗率达 80 %以上 ,适合生根培养基为 1/2改良MS +NAAb′mg .L-1+IBA0～b′mg .L-1或 1/2改良MS +IBAb′mg .L-1+NAA0～b′mg .L-1,或R +IBAc2 mg .L-1+NAAc1 mg .L-1生根率达 98%以上。移栽土壤基质以黄心土加沙(10∶1)理想 ,移栽成活率可达 85 %以上     

印榕仙人掌栽培和胭脂虫养殖技术

用胭脂虫干体加工提取的胭脂红，广泛应用于食品、医药、纺织和化妆等行业。胭脂虫（Dactylopius coccus costa）的唯一寄主是仙人掌。中国林科院资源昆虫研究所从墨西哥等地引种印榕仙人掌（Opuntia ficus-indica（L））在元江等地取得成功。文章介绍了印榕仙人掌的栽培和胭脂虫的养殖技术。     

观赏植物组培与辐射结合育种研究进展

综合分析了组培与辐射结合育种方式的优点,对这种复合育种方式在观赏植物上的应用进行了分析归纳。总结出组培与辐射结合育种体系的基本技术路线,指出不同植物、不同材料的辐射效果的差异,并列出一些供育种者参考辐射剂量。最后分析了以后的研究方向。     

从国内外林木育种进展谈福建省林木育种工作

本文回顾了国内林木育种工作的进展情况，介绍了林业发达国家林木育种的特点，并对福建省林木育种工作提出建议。     

刺嫩芽有性繁殖试验初报

刺嫩芽是近几年来市场上倍受人们青睐的1种森林蔬菜。在刺嫩芽野转家栽培过程中,由于种子自然萌发能力较弱,苗木供应不足,阻碍了其野转家栽培的进程。湖北省林业科学研究院鹤峰森林药材研究所经过2 a时间的研究,其结果表明:经过用醋处理了的刺嫩芽种子出苗量最多,为35株/m2,而未处理的仅为5株/m2。这一研究成果保证了刺嫩芽野转家栽培的苗木来源。