庆阳驴的保种和利用

本文通过介绍庆阳驴的品种形成、品种特征、生产性能及养驴业现状,提出了目前庆阳驴产业出现的问题,并就这一地方优良品种—庆阳驴资源的保种和合理利用进行了探讨。     

乐都驴血液生化参数测定

对青海省乐都县５１头驴的１３项血清（浆）生化参数进行测定，结果：总蛋白为７４．４±９．７ｇ／Ｌ，Ａ／Ｇ为Ｏ．９±０．２，总脂为２．５±０．６ｇ／Ｌ，胆固醇为２．５±０．９ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ，Ｋ￣＋为４．５±０．５ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ，Ｎａ￣＋为１３７±３ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ，Ｃａ￣（２＋）为２．３±０．３ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ，Ｍｇ￣（２＋）为１．６±０．４ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ，无机磷为２．０±０．６ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ，ＧＰＴ为８．４±６．４ＩＵ／Ｌ，ＧＯＴ为１１．６±９．７ＩＵ／Ｌ，血浆葡萄糖为５．６±０．５ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ；上述参数在骟、母驴间无显著差异。     

庆阳驴的保种与开发利用

本文通过介绍庆阳驴的品种形成、品种特征、生产性能及养驴业现状,提出了目前庆阳驴产业出现的问题,并就这一地方优良品种--庆阳驴资源的保种和合理利用进行了探讨。     

Electroencephalographic Responses to a Noxious Surgical Stimulus in Mules,Horses, and Ponies

The aim of this study was to investigate the electroencephalographic (EEG) response of equidae to a castration stimulus. Study 1 included 11 mules (2½–8 years; 230–315 kg) and 11 horses (1½–3½ years; 315–480 kg); study 2 included four ponies (15–17 months; 176–229 kg). They were castrated under halothane anesthesia after acepromazine premedication (IV [study 1] and intramuscular [study 2]) and thiopental anesthetic induction. Animals were castrated using a semiclosed technique (study 1) and a closed technique (study 2). Raw EEG data were analyzed and the EEG variables, median frequency (F50), total power (Ptot), and spectral edge frequency (F95), were derived using standard techniques at skin incision (skin) and emasculation (emasc) time points. Baseline values of F50, Ptot, and F95 for each animal were used to calculate percentage change from baseline at skin incision and emasculation. Differences were observed in Ptot and F50 data between hemispheres in horses but not mules (study 1) and in one pony (study 2). A response to castration (>10% change relative to baseline) was observed in eight horses (73% of animals) and four mules (36% of animals) for F50 and nine horses (82%) and four mules (36%) for Ptot. No changes in F95 data were observed in any animal in study 1. Responses to castration were observed in three ponies (75% of animals) for F50, one pony (25%) for F95, and all ponies for Ptot. Alteration of acepromazine administration and castration technique produced a protocol that identified changes in EEG frequency and power in response to castration.     

乐都驴9项血液生理指标测定

对６８头乐都县本地驴的９项血液生理指标进行测定，结果：ＲＢＣ５．４３±０．８８×１０￣（１２）／Ｌ；ＨＢ１３２．４±１２．５ｇ／Ｌ；ＰＣＶ０．３８±０．０４Ｌ／Ｌ；ＭＣＨ２４．９８±４．１５ｐｇ；ＭＣＶ７１．０１±１１．４８ｆｌ；ＭＣＨＣ３５２．３６±２８．８９ｇ／Ｌ；ＷＢＣ１１．２１±２．５６×１０￣９／Ｌ；ＷＢＣ－ＤＣ中，嗜酸性白细胞１４．９９±６．９０％、嗜碱性白细胞０．０４±０．２１％、嗜中性白细胞４０．８７±９．８６％（内杆状核５．１６±３．９２％、分叶核３５．６６±９．７１％）、淋巴细胞４２．７６±１０．８１％、单核细胞１．２４±１．７６％；ＥＳＲ中，１５ｍｉｎ１１．６４±１５．６４ｍｍ、３０ｍｉｎ２３．７６±１９．５７ｍｍ，４５ｍｉｎ３１．８８±１９．２２ｍｍ，６０ｍｉｎ３５．３８±１８．８７ｍｍ。     

利用微卫星DNA多态性预测半番鸭的杂种优势

为探究微卫星DNA多态性与鸭肉用性能杂种优势的相关关系,选取10对微卫星标记对金定鸭、樱桃谷鸭、F1(樱桃谷鸭×金定鸭)和番鸭进行遗传多样性检测。利用ONEDscan、GENEPOP、Mstools软件对目的基因进行分型,计算遗传多样性参数以及群体间标准遗传距离,并测定半番鸭各杂交组合F1代体重杂种优势。结果表明:在4个鸭群体共检测到52个等位基因,金定鸭、F1(樱桃谷鸭×金定鸭)、樱桃谷鸭与番鸭群体间标准遗传距离分别为0.57678、0.52220、0.46356,樱桃谷鸭与金定鸭遗传距离为0.38949。并根据遗传距离,采用对数曲线模型对半番鸭体重杂种优势进行了预测,χ2检验结果显示,预测结果与实验测定结果无显著性差异,表明本研究建立的根据微卫星DNA多态性预测半番鸭部分生长阶段体重杂种优势是可行的。     

藏野驴鼻形杯环线虫的形态及其变异类型

首次对藏野驴的蠕虫调查结果表明：鼻形杯环线虫是危害该动物的主要虫种，对其形态观察测量发现，部份雄虫的口囊，交合伞及伞肋以及雌虫属部形态与国内外主要资料记载存在明显差异，且表现出四种变异类型：（１）背肋对称或基本对称２型；（２）痛肋不对称型；（３）侧枝退化型；（４）宽口囊型。     

The Role of Equine Chorionic Gonadotropin in the Stimulation of Luteal Steroidogenesis in Mares Carrying Horse or Mule Pregnancies

The stimulatory role of equine Chorionic Gonadotropin (eCG) in the production of steroid hormones was evaluated during the first 4 months of pregnancy in mares impregnated by either stallions or jack donkeys. Twenty mares were divided in two groups: Mares in the first group were inseminated with stallion semen (horse pregnancies), and those in the second group were inseminated with donkey semen (mule pregnancies). Blood samples were collected twice weekly from day 30 to day 120 of pregnancy to determine the concentrations of eCG, progesterone, androstenedione, and testosterone. Analysis of variance for repeated measures was used to compare the concentrations of each hormone between groups. Linear regression models that considered the linear and quadratic effects of week of gestation as well as the linear and quadratic effects of the concentrations of eCG on the production of each steroid hormone were carried out. Concentrations of eCG, progesterone, and androstenedione were higher in horse than in mule pregnancies (P < .01 for eCG and P < .05 for progesterone and androstenedione). Testosterone concentrations were also higher in horse pregnancies than in mule pregnancies at weeks 7, 9, and 10 (P < .05). Regression analysis indicated that eCG had considerable stimulatory effects on the secretion of progesterone and androstenedione and weaker effects on the secretion of testosterone. The results suggest that eCG stimulates luteal production of progesterone, androstenedione, and testosterone in horse and mule pregnancies, these effects being more evident in horse pregnancies than in mule pregnancies due to the higher concentrations of eCG in horse pregnancies.     

Assessment of the welfare of working horses, mules and donkeys, using health and behaviour parameters

Working animals provide an essential transport resource in developing countries worldwide. Many of these animals are owned by poor people and work in harsh environments, so their welfare is a cause for concern. A protocol was developed to assess the welfare of working horses, mules and donkeys in urban and peri-urban areas, using direct observation of health and behaviour parameters. In this study, 4903 animals used for draught, pack and ridden work in Afghanistan, Egypt, India, Jordan and Pakistan were assessed between December 2002 and April 2003. The data showed that donkeys were more likely than mules or horses to demonstrate avoidance or aggressive behaviour towards an observer, while horses were most likely to make a friendly approach. Fewer than 8% of working equines had abnormal mucous membranes, ectoparasites or poor coat condition. Body lesions occurred predominantly in the areas of the breast/shoulder, withers and girth in all three species, with mules having the highest prevalence of lesions in these areas (22.5, 21.3 and 28.4%, respectively). Among horses and donkeys, the prevalence of these lesions was influenced by the type of work carried out. Lesions on the head, neck, ribs, flank and tail base were seen in less than 10% of animals. Across all three species approximately 70% of animals were thin, having a body condition score (BCS) of 2 or less on a scale of 1–5 (1, very thin; 5, very fat) and more horses were in very thin condition (BCS 1) than mules or donkeys. Over 75% of animals demonstrated limb deformities and abnormalities of gait. The results of this study are being used as the initial stage of a long-term strategy to inform priorities for welfare interventions in working equines and to establish a welfare benchmark. Subsequent stages will rank the welfare concerns identified, assess the contributing risk factors and implement specific interventions to address these risks. Following intervention, success in improving welfare will be measured by repetition of this protocol and comparison with the benchmark.     

半番鸭羽色性状AFLP标记初步研究

本研究初步利用AFLP标记对半番鸭及其母本-北京鸭进行检测。结果显示,AFLP标记扩增带丰富,10对引物组合共检测到2046条扩增带,平均每对引物组合/每个池DNA可产生60.15条。半番鸭白羽性状特有的扩增带共有15条,分布在E AAC/M CTA、E AAC/M CTT、E AAG/M CAG、E ACA/M CTC、E ACT/M CTA和E ACT/M CTC等6对引物组合上,为半番鸭个体羽色与AFLP标记相关分析和验证提供了素材。