Stress and pain response after oligofructose induced-lameness in dairy heifers

Lameness is one of the most painful conditions that affects dairy cattle. This study was conducted to evaluate clinical signs and plasma concentration of several pain and stress biomarkers after oligofructose-induced lameness in dairy heifers. Lameness was induced using an oligofructose overload model in 12 non-pregnant heifers. Clinical parameters and blood samples were obtained at 48 and 24 h and at 6, 12, 24, 36 and 48 h after induction of lameness. Clinical parameters included heart rate, respiratory rate, ruminal frequency and lameness score. Plasma biomarkers included cortisol, haptoglobin, norepinephrine, beta-endorphin and substance P. Differences were observed in all parameters between control and treated heifers. The plasma concentration of biomarkers increased significantly in treated animals starting 6 h after induction of lameness, reaching maximum levels at 24 h for cortisol, 48 h for haptoglobin, 6 h for norepinephrine, 12 h for substance P and at 24 h for beta-endorphin. Overall, our results confirm that lameness associated pain induced using the oligofructose model induced changes in clinical parameters and plasma biomarkers of pain and stress in dairy heifers.     

透明质酸生理功能及其应用研究进展

透明质酸是一种在体内广泛分布的黏多糖,已成功用于骨科、眼科、整形美容、保健食品等领域,但仍有许多新的应用领域不断被开发。主要介绍了透明质酸的生理功能,并结合透明质酸的结构特性,综述了透明质酸在保健食品、化妆品、美容、骨科、眼科等几个方面应用的研究进展。     

Effects of Feeding Different Dietary Crude Protein and Digestible Energy to Yili Mares during Late Lactation Stage on Growth Development and Blood Biochemical Parameters of Foals

In this paper, thirty Yili mares aged 11 to 12 years with weighing 410 kg ± 30 kg, parity of 4 to 5 in third lactation month were selected, and were randomly divided into six groups, each group with five repeats.Two factors quadratic regression orthogonal rotational combination design was adopted to evaluate the effects of feeding different dietary CP and DE to mares on growth development and blood biochemical parameters of foals.Daily DE and CP feeding levels of the 6 groups were 92 MJ/d and 1.20 kg/d, 125 MJ/d and 1.20 kg/d, 92 MJ/d and 1.55 kg/d, 107 MJ/d and 1.35 kg/d, 125 MJ/d and 1.44 kg/d, 115 MJ/d and 1.55 kg/d, respectively.The results showed that body weight, body height, chest circumference and cannon circumference of foals of four and five months were not significant affected by maternal protein and energy intake (P>0.05).As compared with ration contained high DE (125 MJ/d) and low CP (1.20 kg/d), feeding with ration contained moderate DE (107 MJ/d) and CP (1.35 kg/d) improved body length of foals of four and five months significantly (P<0.05).From the blood biochemical parameters, such as total protein, albumin, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, urea nitrogen, creatinine, alanine aminotransferase, there were no significant differences among all groups (P>0.05).Mares fed with ration contained moderate DE (107 MJ/d) and CP (1.35 kg/d) obviously improved the aspartate aminotransferase and uric acid level.In summary, Yili mares during lactation late stage fed with 1.35 kg/d CP and 107 MJ/d DE daily could significantly improve body length development of foals, and foals nitrogen metabolism was altered by maternal dietary nutrition through increasing blood aspartate aminotransferase activity.     

杉木无性系与环境的交互效应及其稳定性研究

49个杉木无性系、4个点10年生测定结果表明,杉木无性系与环境的交互效应极其显著。不同无性系在不同环境条件下表现出来的交的交互效应的大小具体反映在稳定度的高低。根据交互效应得出的稳定参数,对49个杉木无性系进行分类,确定了不同无性系的类型和适生范围。     

不同磷效率马褂木种源对磷胁迫的生理反应

低磷胁迫条件下,植物将以一系列形态、生理、生化和遗传机制主动适应胁迫环境,包括根系对生长环境中难溶性磷的活化,有效吸收、运转、分配及再利用等.植物通过改变对养分的需求以维持自身代谢和改变根系形态、生理机能来增强自身活化和吸收养分的强度[1].具有较高的磷素吸收能力是植物耐低磷胁迫的基础[2],研究低磷胁迫条件下植物的生理生化特性对揭示耐低磷机理具有重要意义.以往在农作物方面有过一些研究[3～6],但在林木方面研究不多.本试验以不同磷效率的马褂木(Liriodendron chinense (Hemsl.)Sarg.)6个种源为材料,试图研究低磷营养胁迫下马褂木种源在膜脂过氧化、可溶性蛋白含量、叶绿素含量及酸性磷酸酶活性等方面的差异及与磷效率的关系,为优良耐低磷马褂木种源的选育提供理论依据.     

海南岛尖峰岭热带山地雨林下层乔木中华厚壳桂光合生理生态特性的研究

2001年旱季,用Li 6400便携式光合测定仪对尖峰岭热带山地雨林下层乔木中华厚壳桂主要光合生理生态因子进行了初步测定,结果显示:冠层不同部位叶片的净光合速率无明显差异;中华厚壳桂具有较低的光饱和点(800μmol·m-2·s-1)、光补偿点(15～20μmol·m-2·s-1)和最大光合速率(≤7μmolCO2·m-2·s-1)等耐荫性光合特性,并且缺乏对高光强改变的光合调节能力,但对光斑却有快速的光合响应能力;短期内高CO2浓度会使其光合速率增加,但对气孔导度和蒸腾作用却有抑制作用;在光合最适温度范围内,温度的升高将明显促进光合作用,温度升高4℃能够使其净光合速率平均提高1 6倍,但一旦超过此范围,温度的升高却将抑制光合作用的进行。在自然条件下净光合速率与光照、温度、CO2浓度及气孔导度并无明显的相关关系,而在控制条件下却呈显著的曲线相关。     

喀斯特区顶坛花椒适生的土壤水分环境

2005年5月以盆栽顶坛花椒幼苗为对象,在不同水分梯度及充分供水条件下用CI-301 CO2气体分析仪进行林木生理指标观测,研究了顶坛花椒1年生苗净光合速率、蒸腾速率、气孔导度、叶片水分利用效益与土壤含水量的关系,结果表明:维持顶坛花椒净光合作用的最佳土壤含水量为22%,维持顶坛花椒较高蒸腾速率的土壤含水量范围为22.5%～25.6%,气孔导度最大时对应的土壤含水量为25.6%,维持顶坛花椒叶片水分利用效益的最佳土壤含水量为28%,根据喀斯特造林的基本构思,可选取维持最佳叶片水分利用效益的土壤含水量临界值和维持最佳净光合速率的土壤含水量低限值作为喀斯特造林树种顶坛花椒的适宜土壤水分的高限值和低限值。这一指标可量化为22%～28%。     

梭梭被肉苁蓉寄生后的生理代谢反应

在新疆吉木萨尔县林木良种试验站肉苁蓉良种繁育基地内,选择立地条件、梭梭树龄、林分密度、林木株行距、接种肉苁蓉方式以及管理措施等基本一致的梭梭人工林为试验地,以被肉苁蓉寄生、未被肉苁蓉寄生和曾被肉苁蓉寄生但已解除寄生关系的梭梭为研究对象,通过对梭梭同化枝的相对含水量、束缚水/自由水、叶绿素、脯氨酸、丙二醛含量等水分代谢和生化指标的测定,研究梭梭被肉苁蓉寄生以后的生理代谢反应.结果表明:与未被肉苁蓉寄生的以及曾被肉苁蓉寄生但采收了肉苁蓉种子的梭梭比较,被肉苁蓉寄生的梭梭同化枝的相对含水量有所降低,而束缚水/自由水的比值有所提高;与此同时,被肉苁蓉寄生的梭梭同化枝的叶绿素含量降低,而脯氨酸和丙二醛含量有所提高.三者之间的各项测定指标的差异达到显著程度.梭梭被肉苁蓉寄生以后引发的一系列生理代谢反应,既是梭梭被肉苁蓉寄生以后的一种生理代谢适应,也是引起被肉苁蓉寄生的梭梭生长衰退的主要原因之一.     

木材纤维与回收聚丙烯的热压复合工艺研究

研究了热压时间、热压温度、聚丙烯和偶联剂加入量等工艺因子对木材纤维和回收聚丙烯复合材料性能的影响。确定了压制密度为0．80g／cm3、10mm厚的木塑复合材料的最佳工艺条件为:热压温度175℃、热压时间8min、塑料加入量40％、偶联剂的加入量4％。在此条件下压制的木塑复合板材,物理力学性能中的内结合强度和吸水厚度膨胀率与中密度板的国家标准相比达到优等水平,静曲强度和弹性模量基本满足中密度板的国家标准要求。     

赤霉酸对3种针叶树幼苗生长及生理特性的影响

研究了用浓度分别为0，10，50，100，500mg／L的赤霉酸（GA3）溶液浸种对3种针叶树幼苗生长和一些生理指标的影响。试验结果表明，GA3能促进樟子松、鱼鳞云杉、红皮云杉幼苗的生长，株高（PH）、根系体积（RV）和干物质积累（DW）明显增加。同时，GA3能调节3种针叶树幼苗的代谢，提高脱氢酶（阴G）和硝酸还原酶（NR）的活性，增加可溶性糖（SS）、可溶性蛋白（SP）、自由氨基酸（FAA）的含量。GA3最适宜的处理浓度是50—1130ms／L的水溶液。