Identification of lactic acid bacteria in the feces of dairy cows fed whole crop maize silage to assess the survival of silage bacteria in the gut

In order to assess the survival of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in whole crop maize silage in the gut of dairy cows, one representative silage sample and three different feces samples were collected from dairy cows on three dairy farms in Hua Bei, China and three dairy farms in Kyushu, Japan. The composition of the bacterial community was examined by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Lactobacillus acetotolerans was detected in all bunker‐made maize silage samples, regardless of the dairy farm or sampling region from which they were sourced. A total of eight LAB species were detected in the maize silage samples, of which three (L. acetotolerans, L. pontis and L. casei) appeared to survive digestion. The populations of L. acetotolerans in silage and feces were 10^6–7 and 10^3–4 copies/g, respectively, indicating that, even for the LAB species showing potential survival in the gut, competition in this niche may be harsh and the population may substantially decrease during the digestion process. It may be difficult for silage LAB to survive in the gut of silage‐fed dairy cows, because marked decrease in population can take place during the digestion process, even for surviving species.     

新疆伊犁地区马疱疹病毒1型ORF30基因序列分析

为研究马疱疹病毒1型（EHV-1-XJ2015）新疆伊犁分离株致病基因型,评估新疆EHV-1-XJ2015的潜在风险因素,本试验设计特异性引物,应用PCR技术扩增EHV-1-XJ2015分离株ORF30基因相应区域,连接至克隆载体,成功构建重组质粒pMD19-T-ORF30。测序结果表明,EHV-1-XJ2015毒株ORF30基因2 254 bp处为A,且编码天冬酰胺（N）,分析证明EHV-1-XJ2015基因型为非神经型毒株,毒力倾向表现为流产型毒株;遗传进化显示,EHV-1-XJ2015毒株与日本分离株90c16、00c19、HH1、NY03为同一分支,氨基酸同源性最高为100%。本研究结果为开展EHV-1分子流行病学调查研究及为新疆地区现有诊断方法和防控措施的评估提供理论依据。     

包衣技术提高药物药学性能的研究进展

兽药对畜牧生产中的疾病防控和健康养殖意义重大,但由于某些药物味苦、对胃黏膜刺激性大、稳定性差和药理作用部位靶向性差等限制了其在临床上的使用。包衣技术在改善药物适口性、提高药物稳定性和实现药物控缓释和靶向性等方面具有显著优势。作者总结了国内外关于包衣技术在改善药物适口性、提高药物稳定性、制备控缓释剂型和高效靶向释药剂型方面的研究进展,分析了包衣膜的形成原理,剖析了几种常见包衣技术的优缺点和其产业化面临的挑战,在此基础上展望了包衣技术在兽药领域的应用前景,以期为基于包衣技术的兽药新制剂的开发提供新思路。     

香猪卵巢StAR和CYP11A1基因的差异表达研究

为了揭示香猪繁殖调控的分子机制,本试验结合生物信息学分析方法对StAR和CYP11A1基因在香猪卵巢组织中的差异表达进行分析。运用实时荧光定量PCR方法检测高、低产群体6月龄香猪卵巢组织中StAR和CYP11A1基因的表达量变化;从香猪基因组中克隆两个基因的启动子区域,分析两个基因表达差异的分子机制。高通量转录组测序和实时荧光定量PCR检测结果均显示,高产香猪两个基因的表达量较高,启动子区序列长分别为1 144与970 bp。StAR基因启动子区结合转录因子ER、COUP、Sp1等34种72个,转录起始位点上游68~698 bp存在8个变异位点,但不影响转录因子的结合;与CYP11A1基因启动子区相结合的转录因子为Sp1、PU.1、C/EBPdel等30种75个,转录起始位点上游12~593 bp存在5个变异位点,其中69 bp处检测到C-T变异,高产香猪的T等位基因检出频率为17%,低产香猪为33%;对预测结果整合分析,T等位基因丢失了转录因子Sp1的结合位点。高、低产香猪之间StAR和CYP11A1基因的表达存在差异,CYP11A1基因启动子区69 bp处的变异可能是基因表达量差异的原因之一。     

2017年春季北方蚕区桑蚕新品种实验室鉴定(陕西点)报告

2017年春季,西北农林科技大学蚕桑丝绸研究所对鲁41×鲁42和锦23×2308这2对桑蚕新品种进行了实验室鉴定。这2对品种孵化良好、发育整齐、上簇齐涌,全茧量、茧层量、茧层率、万头蚕收茧量、万头蚕茧层量等五项成绩都明显高于对照品种,解舒率明显低于对照品种,其它丝质鉴定成绩基本一致。     

西南“旱三熟”区不同作物和秸秆覆盖对土壤团聚体及固碳潜力的影响

为了探讨西南"旱三熟"(小麦/玉米/大豆)套作种植模式下农田土壤团聚体的分布特征及有机碳含量变化情况,进而估算该模式下的土壤固碳潜力,在重庆北碚西南大学试验农场对传统耕作(traditional tillage,T)和传统耕作+秸秆覆盖(traditional tillage+straw mulching,TS)2种处理下的土壤团聚体进行筛分和测定。结果表明,3种作物种植下的2mm粒径与2~0.25mm粒径团聚体含量此消彼长,存在显著的负相关关系(r=-0.985,P0.05)。土壤团聚体结构对不同作物的响应不同,水稳性大团聚体(0.25mm粒径)含量在小麦和大豆种植后高达90%左右,玉米种植后约为80%,说明种植玉米有利于土壤水稳性微团聚体的形成。2~0.25mm粒径团聚体的有机碳含量最高,而水稳性微团聚体的两个粒径团聚体有机碳含量相差不大,有机碳含量在团聚体中的分布规律不受种植作物和耕作方式的影响。秸秆覆盖显著提高了0~5cm和5~10cm土层的本土及各个粒径中的有机碳含量,且5~10cm土层团聚体有机碳受秸秆覆盖的影响较大。通过估算固碳潜力发现,玉米条带的土壤固碳潜力显著大于小麦-大豆条带,在耕作处理保持一致的情况下,土壤团聚体有机碳含量对农作物的响应不同。因此,在西南"旱三熟"地区,农田土壤团聚体分布特征和不同粒径有机碳含量受到耕作措施和种植作物的双重影响,土壤固碳潜力主要由水稳性大团聚体的固碳能力决定,水稳性大团聚体更易受到耕作措施和种植作物的影响,在实践中通过秸秆还田提高土壤固碳外,合理安排农作物也有助于提高土壤的固碳能力。     

亲鸽日粮蛋白水平对1～28日龄信鸽生长性能和肠道形态的影响

试验通过对信鸽亲鸽(每对饲喂3只雏鸽)饲喂不同蛋白水平(16%、17%和18%)日粮,观察其对亲鸽体重和1~28日龄信鸽生长性能和肠道形态的影响,探究亲鸽适宜的日粮蛋白水平。结果表明:亲鸽饲喂18%蛋白水平的试验组,1~28日龄信鸽的平均日增重比16%蛋白组高3.96%(P0.05),比17%蛋白组高1.24%(P0.05),料重比较16%蛋白组低4.75%(P0.05),较17%蛋白组低1.32%(P0.05);各试验组乳鸽的成活率差异不显著(P0.05);16%蛋白组亲鸽体重减少约8 g,而17%蛋白组和18%蛋白组亲鸽体重则略有增加。17%蛋白组乳鸽的小肠绒毛高度、绒毛高度与隐窝深度比值均高于16%蛋白组、18%蛋白组;隐窝深度低于16%蛋白组、18%蛋白组。综上所述,亲鸽饲喂17%蛋白水平的日粮更有助于乳鸽肠道发育,增强肠道消化吸收功能,而18%蛋白水平的日粮则更有利于提高信鸽乳鸽的生长性能。     

Transcriptome profiling reveals differentially expressed genes associated with wizened flower bud formation in Chinese pear (Pyrus bretschneideri Rehd.)

Flower buds are very important for pear yield; non-germinated flower buds become wizened and drop from the branch, reducing pear production. However, little research has focused on the study of wizened flower bud (WB) formation in spring. In order to elucidate the mechanism of WB formation in pear, physiological indices relating to plant hormones and antioxidases were measured. We found that activities of peroxidase (POD) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were higher and lower, respectively, in WBs than in normal flower buds (NBs). The contents of indole acetic acid (IAA), gibberellin (GA), and cytokinin (CTK) were lower in WBs, while the level of addition of abscisic acid (ABA) was higher in WBs than in NBs. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were surveyed between WBs and NBs. In total, 23 DEGs relating to POD and SOD were detected from GO (Gene Ontology) enrichment, and 29 DEGs associated with plant hormone biosynthesis were found from the KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) pathway. Notably, the expression patterns of these 52 genes were consistent with variations of antioxidase activities or hormone contents. Because POD and SOD are stress-response enzymes, the differences in POD and SOD activities between NBs and WBs indicated that WB formation in pear could result from ambient environmental stresses that influence expression levels of hormone biosynthesis genes.     

陕西省苹果树大改形的问题与对策

陕西苹果树因大改形技术的应用几乎发生了翻天覆地的变化,一时间人人谈改形、讲改形的好处,但也有人对改形态度漠然,甚至有抵触情绪.笔者在省内几个主要果区作了调查,可以说是有喜有忧.……