不同气候条件对早期断奶犊牛生长发育的影响

本试验研究了不同气候条件对早期断奶犊牛生长发育的影响。结果表明，不同气候对犊牛的生长发育有一定的影响，但犊牛开食料等饲养管理达到犊牛所需的标准，不会影响犊牛的生长发育指标，３个月龄时体重均能达ＮＲＣ饲养标准。在整个试验期呼市地区早期断奶犊牛平均增重为６４．０５ｋｇ，日增重为７０３．８５ｇ，而锡盟东乌旗犊牛平均增重为５７．５０ｋｇ，日增重为６３１．８７ｇ。体高、体长、胸围、十字部高等体尺指标呼市地区犊牛均高于锡盟东乌旗犊牛，而腹围呼市地区略低于锡盟东乌旗犊牛。干物质的进食量，气候条件差的地区有高于相对暖和地区犊牛的趋势。     

犊牛代用乳中蛋白质原料应用研究进展

代用乳是犊牛主要的液体饲料来源之一,与全乳和乳副产品相比不仅降低了犊牛生产成本,而且更适合犊牛饲养设备的操作和使用.在以代用乳为主要饲料来源培育犊牛过程中,代用乳中蛋白质的营养作用是决定饲养效果和经济性的关键性因素.本文对代用乳常用蛋白质的原料特性等方面做了简要综述.     

Acute cortisol responses of calves to scoop dehorning using local anaesthesia and/or cautery of the wound

Objective To measure plasma cortisol responses in calves dehorned using a scoop after administration of local anaesthesia and/or cautery of the wounds.
Design A physiological study with controls.
Procedure There were six treatments: control handling with and without local anaesthesia, dehorning, dehorning after local anaesthesia, dehorning followed by wound cautery, and dehorning after local anaesthesia followed by wound cautery. Blood samples were taken before and after dehorning.
Results Dehorning caused an increase in plasma cortisol concentrations, which decreased a little to plateau values and then declined to pretreatment values 3 to 4 h after dehorning. The peak was smaller after local anaesthesia was administered but when its effects wore off, cortisol concentrations increased and thereafter were similar to those in the dehorned animals. The combination of local anaesthesia and cautery resulted in a plasma cortisol response similar to those in control calves with or without local anaesthesia.
Conclusions If plasma cortisol concentrations reflect the distress being experienced by the calves, then local anaesthesia reduces the acute distress for about 3 h after dehorning but not during the subsequent 3 to 4 h. Combining local anaesthetic and cautery prevented the significant increase in plasma cortisol following dehorning and may eliminate the acute distress caused by scoop dehorning.     

利用奶公牛育肥生产高档牛肉

[目的]为了提高奶公牛育肥效率,拓展奶公牛高档牛肉市场。[方法]本研究通过对32头奶公牛分三组进行育肥、屠宰和分割肉实验。[结果]发现95%精料的A组屠宰率显著高于80%精料的B组（P〈0.05）,宰前活重和胴体重均数高于B组,但差异不显著（P＆gt;0.05）;80%精料饲养10月龄的C组在宰前活重和胴体重显著高于B组（P〈0.05）;在高档分割肉占胴体重比例上：B组＆gt;A组＆gt;C组。[结论]实验证明影响奶公牛育肥屠宰性状的主要因素是月龄,利用奶公牛育肥生产高档部位分割肉可以达到胴体重的2.85%。     

捻转血矛线虫离体培养的研究

本实验研究了:(1)三种人工合成培养基:M199、NCTC109、F_(12);(2)小牛脱纤维蛋白血(以下简称小牛脱纤血)、Filde’s试剂,Bovine hemin;(3)pH值等几种因素对离体培养中捻转血矛线虫(Haemonchou contortus)L_3发育至L_4的影响。结果表明:(1)在相同条件下,NCTC109和M199培养系中的L_3可发育至L_4晚期,F_(12)中L_3只发育至L_4早期;三种培养系中L_3发育至L_4的虫体数占存活虫体数的90％以上,以NCTC109中的发育率为最高,达100％。(2)小牛脱纤血、Filde’s试剂和Bovine hemin对L_3发育至L_4均有促进作用,虫体的存活率明显提高,晚四期幼虫的存活时间延长;小牛脱纤血和Filde’s试剂可使L_3至晚L_4的时间缩短。(3)pH 5.8～6.2时,L_3发育至L_4;速度明显减慢,发育率不到50％;pH 6.6～6.8时,L_3发育至L_4的同步性及发育率明显提高,以pH6.6为最佳。     

Fatal meningitis in a calf caused by Mannheimia varigena

Mannheimia varigena was identified as the etiologic agent of meningitis in a young Belgian White Blue heifer calf. Species identification of the bacterium was done by phenotyping and molecularly confirmed by tDNA-PCR. Standard bacteriological examination might fail to differentiate species belonging to the genus Mannheimia.     

犊牛传染性肺炎病原分析及其防治

犊牛肺炎的发病率高居不下,与平时的饲养管理方式关系密切。其病原复杂多样,更是增加了预防和治疗困难．了解犊牛肺炎的病原及地方流行性、改善提高饲养管理模式能够有效降低犊牛传染性肺炎的发病率和死亡率．