模毒蛾性信息素应用技术研究

模毒蛾Lymantria monacha是内蒙古大兴安岭林区重大森林害虫。通过对模毒蛾性信息素诱捕器应用技术的研究显示:不同类型的诱捕器诱虫效果不同,圆筒型和船型诱捕器的诱捕效果较好,方形的较差;诱捕器设置高度对诱虫效果的影响不同,设置在树冠下层和中层的诱捕器诱捕效果较好,上层的较差;不同设置距离的诱捕器的诱虫效果不同,随着设置距离的增加,诱捕器的诱捕量逐渐下降,设置于距林缘50 m的诱捕器诱虫效果最好,性信息素诱捕器的最远引诱距离可能为280 m。研究结果为利用性信息素对模毒蛾进行种群监测和防治提供了依据。     

天牛科昆虫信息化合物研究现状

天牛科昆虫是危害严重的林业害虫,给林业生产造成重大损失。昆虫信息化合物的鉴定及应用,在害虫综合治理(IPM)中发挥着重要的作用。到目前为止,已从100多种天牛科物种中鉴定出信息化合物质,天牛亚科(Cerambycinae)、沟胫天牛亚科(Lamiinae)和椎天牛亚科(Spondylidinae)鉴定出雄性天牛的聚集信息素组分,花天牛亚科(Lepturinae)和锯天牛亚科(Prioninae)物种主要是鉴定出雌性天牛释放性的性信息素组分。这些信息素组分在不同亚科、不同属和种之间重叠率高,同一种组分可以在多种天牛物种中发挥作用,调节昆虫行为活动的信息化学物质在害虫治理中具有应用潜力和广阔的前景。对国内外已研究的天牛科信息素组分进行系统分析,可为今后鉴定新的天牛科信息素组分提供依据,加快我国天牛科信息素组分鉴定和应用进程。     

不同品种公猪睾丸、精液品质发育规律及相关性研究

为明确公猪睾丸在选育中的意义，研究公猪睾丸参数、精液质量参数的发育性规律以及两者间的关联性。选择936头分布在280～1 409日龄的生产公猪，其中589头杜洛克、233头长白、114头大白。对睾丸和精液质量参数采用一般线性模型，以品种和日龄分组为固定因素进行多变量分析；使用二次项模型分品种分别对睾丸总体积和有效精子数进行发育曲线拟合；控制日龄变量，对睾丸与精液质量参数进行偏相关性分析。在睾丸大小方面：杜洛克>大白>长白，其中杜洛克与大白差异不显著（P>0.05），但两者均极显著（P<001）高于长白；在精液质量整体比较上：长白优于杜洛克优于大白，但差异不显著（P>0.05）；但在体积、密度、活力和畸形率上，三品种公猪均存在显著（P>0.05）或极显著(P<0.01)差异；睾丸随日龄增长呈先增大后萎缩趋势，精液整体质量随日龄增长呈下滑趋势；三品种公猪睾丸的大小均与精液量和有效精子数呈正相关，且大部分具有显著（P<0.05）或极显著性(P<0.01)。同日龄时期，三品种公猪睾丸的大小顺序为杜洛克>长白>大白，其中长白大于大白具有普遍性； 综合来看，三品种的精液质量比较结果为长白优于杜洛克优于大白，其中长白优于大白具有普遍性；公猪睾丸萎缩临界日龄可用于公猪淘汰依据，选育公猪时可重点选留睾丸较大者。     

野猪粪便中乳酸菌的分离鉴定及特性研究

【目的】筛选安全的、具有优良特性的乳酸菌菌株,进一步研发益生制剂,为饲料添加剂等动物相关产品提供资源。【方法】从我国黑龙江省大兴安岭地区采集野猪粪便样品13份,编号后置于4℃保温箱迅速运回实验室,利用MRS培养基分离纯化乳酸菌。使用细菌基因组DNA提取试剂盒提取分离菌株的基因组DNA,利用细菌16S rDNA通用引物进行PCR鉴定,将扩增得到的序列测序后在NCBI上使用BLAST与GenBank数据库中序列进行对比分析,确定各菌株的分类学地位。将鉴定后的乳酸菌菌株分别接种于酸性（pH 3.0）和含胆盐（0.3%）的MRS培养基,在不同条件下评价乳酸菌菌株的耐酸、耐胆盐特性。将过夜培养的乳酸菌于室温条件下静置,在不同时间测定其OD_600nm,进行自凝集能力评价;过夜培养的菌株分别与致病性埃希氏大肠杆菌、金黄色葡萄球菌和鼠伤寒沙门氏菌3种致病菌混合后于室温静置,进行共凝集能力检测。在体外,分别进行乳酸菌菌株对Caco-2细胞和IPEC-J2细胞的黏附能力测定,评价不同菌株的黏附能力。通过测定乳酸菌菌株对致病性埃希氏大肠杆菌、金黄色葡萄球菌和鼠伤寒沙门氏菌3种致病菌的抑菌环直径,评价分离菌株的抑菌活性。通过体内外试验评价乳酸菌菌株的安全性。在体外,分别以模式菌株嗜酸乳杆菌和金黄色葡萄球菌作为阴性对照和阳性对照,将3株乳酸菌菌株和对照菌株在血平板上划线,37℃厌氧孵育18—24 h,观察细菌菌落周围是否形成溶菌环,评价分离菌株的溶血特性。使用文献中已报道的毒力因子引物对分离的乳酸菌菌株进行PCR扩增,检测是否存在毒力因子的编码基因,评估分离菌株的安全性。在体内,将过夜培养的乳酸菌连续饲喂7周龄的BALB/c小鼠21 d,分别测定小鼠的初始体重和最终体重,观察计算体重变化情况;饲喂21 d后,解剖获取小鼠的脾脏、肝脏和肾脏计算器官指数,评价分离乳酸菌菌株的体内安全性。【结果】从野猪粪便中分离得到3株对酸和胆盐具备一定耐受力的乳酸菌,经鉴定分别为蒙氏肠球菌（Enterococcus mundtii）、耐久肠球菌（Enterococcus durans）和黏膜乳杆菌（Lactobacillus mucosae）。3株乳酸菌菌株均表现出较强的自凝集能力和对致病菌的共凝集能力,同时对Caco-2细胞和IPEC-J2细胞均表现出较强的黏附能力,抑菌试验结果显示黏膜乳杆菌对3种致病菌均具备较强的抑菌活性。经体内外安全性评价,3株乳酸菌菌株无溶血性,且均未检测到毒力基因,经其连续饲喂的小鼠行为表现正常、状态良好,其中,与对照组相比,黏膜乳杆菌饲喂后小鼠增重显著。【结论】从大兴安岭野猪粪便中分离的3株乳酸菌（特别是黏膜乳杆菌）具有良好的特性和安全性,具备进一步开发益生菌制剂的潜力。     

后备公猪的科学选育与利用

后备公猪的科学选育及利用直接影响猪场制种效果和经济效益,同时也能体现规模化猪场的制种技术与水平。文章针对后备公猪选育的基本环节和操作要点,从如何选种选育、科学饲养管理、合理配种利用等方面进行系统阐述,为规模化猪场后备公猪生产提供技术指导和参考依据。     

Major ascaroside pheromone component asc-C5 influences reproductive plasticity among isolates of the invasive species pinewood nematode

Pheromones are communication chemicals and regulatory signals used by animals and represent unique tools for organisms to mediate behaviors and make “decisions” to maximize their fitness. Phenotypic plasticity refers to the innate capacity of a species to tolerate a greater breadth of environmental conditions across which it adapts to improve its survival, reproduction, and fitness. The pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, an invasive nematode species, was accidentally introduced from North America into Japan, China, and Europe; however, few studies have investigated its pheromones and phenotypic plasticity as a natural model. Here, we demonstrated a novel phenomenon, in which nematodes under the condition of pheromone presence triggered increased reproduction in invasive strains (JP1, JP2, CN1, CN2, EU1, and EU2), while it simultaneously decreased reproduction in native strains (US1 and US2). The bidirectional effect on fecundity, mediated by presence/absence of pheromones, is henceforth termed pheromone-regulative reproductive plasticity (PRRP). We further found that synthetic ascaroside asc-C5 (ascr#9), the major pheromone component, plays a leading role in PRRP and identified 2 candidate receptor genes, Bxydaf-38 and Bxysrd-10, involved in perceiving asc-C5. These results suggest that plasticity of reproductive responses to pheromones in pinewood nematode may increase its fitness in novel environments following introduction. This opens up a new perspective for invasion biology and presents a novel strategy of invasion, suggesting that pheromones, in addition to their traditional roles in chemical signaling, can influence the reproductive phenotype among native and invasive isolates. In addition, this novel mechanism could broadly explain, through comparative studies of native and invasive populations of animals, a potential underlying factor behind of the success of other biological invasions.     

The effect of Curcuma longa extracted (curcumin) on the quality of cryopreserved boar semen

The aim of this study was to determine the optimal concentration of curcumin needed for cryopreservation of boar semen. Semen samples (n = 9) were collected from nine Duroc boars which having proven fertility were used for routine artificial insemination. Semen samples were collected and divided into six groups (groups A‐F) according to various concentrations of curcumin in freezing extender (i.e. 0, 0.125, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75 and 1.0 mmol/L, respectively). The semen was frozen by traditional liquid nitrogen vapor method and stored at ?196°C in the liquid nitrogen tank. After storage, frozen semen samples were thawed at 50°C for 12 s and evaluated for progressive motility, viability and acrosome integrity. The present results indicated that the addition of curcumin at 0.25 (group C) or 0.50 mmol/L curcumin (group D) yielded the higher percentage of progressive motility (33.3 and 36.1%, respectively) (P < 0.001). A significantly higher percentage of acrosome integrity was found in groups B (29.7%), C (31.1%) and D (30.2%) than in the other groups (P < 0.01). However, there was no significant difference in percentage of viability among groups. In conclusion, addition to the freezing extender of curcumin during cryopreservation at a concentration of 0.25 or 0.50 mmol/L is the optimal concentration of curcumin for improving the quality (i.e. increased progressive motility and acrosome integrity) of cryopreserved boar semen.