Association of diet with clinical outcomes in dogs with dilated cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure

IntroductionDilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs has been associated with feeding of grain-free (GF), legume-rich diets. Some dogs with presumed diet-associated DCM have shown improved myocardial function and clinical outcomes following a change in diet and standard medical therapy.HypothesisPrior GF (pGF) diet influences reverse cardiac remodeling and clinical outcomes in dogs with DCM and congestive heart failure (CHF).Animals and methodsA retrospective study was performed with 67 dogs with DCM and CHF for which diet history was known. Dogs were grouped by diet into pGF and grain-inclusive (GI) groups. Dogs in the pGF group were included if diet change was a component of therapy. Survival was analyzed using Kaplan–Meier curves and the Cox proportional-hazards model.ResultsThe median survival time was 344 days for pGF dogs vs. 253 days for GI dogs (P = 0.074). Statistically significant differences in median survival were identified when the analysis was limited to dogs surviving longer than one week (P = 0.033). Prior GF dogs had a significantly worse outcome the longer a GF diet was fed prior to diagnosis (P = 0.004) or if they were diagnosed at a younger age (P = 0.017). Prior GF dogs showed significantly greater improvement in normalized left ventricular internal diastolic diameter (P = 0.038) and E-point septal separation (P = 0.031) measurements and significant decreases in their furosemide (P = 0.009) and pimobendan (P < 0.005) dosages over time compared to GI dogs.ConclusionsPrior GF dogs that survived at least one week after diagnosis of DCM, treatment of CHF, and diet change had better clinical outcomes and showed reverse ventricular remodeling compared to GI dogs.     

复合益生菌和纤维寡糖对断奶仔猪生长性能、粪便微生物及血清指标的影响

本试验旨在研究复合益生菌和纤维寡糖对断奶仔猪生长性能、粪便微生物及血清指标的影响。选用120头初始平均体重为(9.72±2.25)kg的断奶仔猪,随机分为4组,每组3个重复,每个重复10头。分别饲喂基础饲粮(对照组)、基础饲粮+0.30%复合益生菌(A组)、基础饲粮+0.08%纤维寡糖(B组)、基础饲粮+0.30%复合益生菌+0.08%纤维寡糖(C组),试验预试期4 d,正试期35 d,正试期分为第1阶段(1~14 d)和第2阶段(15~35 d)2个阶段。结果表明:1)除试验15~35 d时C组试验仔猪料重比(F/G)显著低于对照组外(P0.05),其余各阶段各组试验仔猪平均日采食量(ADFI)、平均日增重(ADG)、料重比均无显著差异(P0.05);试验1~14 d时A、C组试验仔猪腹泻率(DR)均显著低于对照组(P0.05)。2)试验第14、35天时各组试验仔猪粪便中芽孢杆菌数、乳酸菌数和大肠杆菌数均无显著差异(P0.05)。3)各组试验仔猪各项血清指标也均无显著差异(P0.05)。由此可见,本试验条件下,添加复合益生菌和纤维寡糖可改善断奶仔猪断奶后1~14 d的腹泻情况,提高断奶仔猪断奶后15~35d的饲料利用效率。     

有机螯合锰添加水平对母貂繁殖性能及仔貂生长性能的影响

本试验旨在探讨繁殖期母貂饲粮中锰的适宜量.试验选取150只平均体重为(1005±113)g的健康成年母貂,根据随机区组法分成5组,每组设30个重复,每个重复1只水貂.各组水貂分别饲喂在基础饲粮中添加0(Ⅰ组)、15(Ⅱ组)、50(Ⅲ组)、100(Ⅳ组)和500mg/kg(V组)锰的试验饲粮.锰以有机螯合锰形式添加,基础饲粮中锰含量约为25mg/kg.试验时间为2011年1月26日至2011年6月23日.结果表明:饲粮有机螯合锰添加水平对母貂血清雌二醇与孕酮含量、妊娠天数、受配率、产仔率、窝产仔数、窝产活仔数,以及仔貂初生窝重、断奶成活数、断奶成活率、1日龄和7日龄平均个体重均无显著影响(P＞0.05),但母貂产仔率、窝产仔数、窝产活仔数,以及仔貂断奶成活数、断奶成活率有随着锰添加水平的升高而增加的趋势.饲粮中添加有机螯合锰对配种跨度影响不大,但能够缩短平均初配持续天数,使配种更为集中.饲粮有机螯合锰添加水平对仔貂断奶窝重、15日龄和45日龄平均个体重及1～45日龄平均日增重的影响差异显著(P＜0.05).仔貂断奶窝重随着锰添加水平的升高先增后降,Ⅳ组、V组显著高于Ⅱ组(P＜0.05)；仔貂15日龄平均个体重随着锰添加水平的升高而降低,Ⅰ组、Ⅱ组与V组相比差异达到显著水平(P＜0.05)；仔貂45日龄平均个体重和1～45日龄平均日增重均以Ⅱ组最小,与Ⅰ组相比有显著差异(P＜0.05).本试验条件下,综合母貂繁殖性能及仔貂生长性能,建议繁殖期母貂基础饲粮锰含量在25mg/kg左右时,锰(有机螯合锰形式)的添加水平为100mg/kg,即饲粮中锰总含量在125mg/kg左右.     

Preputial injuries in beef bulls: 172 cases (1980-1985)

One hundred seventy-two bulls with preputial injuries were treated from 1980 through 1985. Most of the injuries developed during the breeding season (April through August), with a peak during June. The number (111) of bulls represented by 3 beef breeds (Brangus, Brahman, Beefmaster) was greater than the number (61) of the other 9 breeds included in the survey. Preputial prolapse (PP) and posthitis without obvious laceration was diagnosed in 82 of 172 bulls. Preputial laceration, abscessation, stricture with phimosis, and PP with penile hematoma were diagnosed in 46, 22, 15, and 9 bulls, respectively. These abnormalities were treated medically and/or surgically. Questionnaires (n = 145) were mailed, and 83 (57.4%) replies were received. Owners (80/83) of affected bulls responded to questions regarding the future use of their bulls for breeding. Of the bulls with PP and posthitis (n = 34), laceration (n = 17), abscessation (n = 15), stricture with phimosis (n = 8) and PP with penile hematoma (n = 6) and treated medically and/or surgically, 30, 11, 7, 7, and 4 bulls, respectively, (74% overall) were returned to breeding use successfully.     

饲粮核黄素水平对15～42日龄北京鸭生长性能和血浆生化指标的影响

本试验旨在研究饲粮核黄素水平对15~42日龄北京鸭生长性能和血浆生化指标的影响。采用单因子完全随机试验设计,选取288只体重相近的15日龄雄性北京鸭,随机分为6个组,每组6个重复,每个重复8只鸭。对照组饲喂基础饲粮(核黄素水平为1.38 mg/kg),试验组分别饲喂在基础饲粮中添加1.00、2.00、3.00、4.00和5.00 mg/kg核黄素的试验饲粮。试验期为28 d。结果表明,与对照组相比,饲粮中添加核黄素显著提高了15~42日龄北京鸭的平均日增重和平均日采食量(P0.05),显著提高了血浆核黄素含量(P0.05),显著降低了血浆谷丙转氨酶活性和甘油三酯含量(P0.05)。由此可见,饲粮中添加核黄素可显著提高15~42日龄雄性北京鸭的生长性能和血浆核黄素含量。以平均日增重、平均日采食量、料重比和血浆核黄素含量为评价指标,采用折线模型估测15~42日龄雄性北京鸭核黄素需要量为2.24~2.66 mg/kg。     

The metabolite products of chlorocholine chloride (CCC) in eggs and meat of laying hens fed 15N-CCC containing diets

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the metabolic products of chlorocholine chloride (CCC) in eggs and meat of laying hens fed a diet containing (15)N-CCC. Ten brown laying hens were randomly divided into two groups of five each. One group was offered (15)N-CCC free diet while the other group received a diet with 100 ppm (15)N-CCC for 11 days. Samples of eggs and meat from the laying hens were collected. Egg yolks and albumen were separated. Meat was collected from the breast and femur. The metabolic products of CCC were measured using ion trap electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry (ion trap-ESI-MS/MS). Determination of CCC or its metabolites in eggs and meat showed that CCC was metabolised to choline. Corresponding MS/MS spectra were obtained for m/z 104 (choline) or 105 ((15)N-choline), whereas nothing was detected at m/z 122 (CCC) or 123 ((15)N-CCC). The results from this study indicate that CCC will be metabolised in tissues of laying hens.     

Effects of hyperparathyroidism and dietary calcium supplementation on bone healing.

Effects of nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism and dietary calcium supplementation on bone healing were determined. Groups (n = 4) of 5 mature male dogs each were fed the following diets: group 1, control diet (0.48% Ca, 0.43% P); group 2, test diet (0.12% Ca, 1.14% P): group 3, control diet plus calcium; group 4, test diet plus calcium. The dietary calcium supplementation was calcium gluconate. Lesions were induced in the right tibial cortex by trephinization. Within the time limitations of this study, it was determined that nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism does not inhibit bone healing and that dietary calcium supplementation does not aid bone healing.     

蛋白酶和益生菌复合制剂对白羽肉鸡生长性能、养分利用率和粪便有害气体排放的影响

本试验旨在研究饲粮中添加蛋白酶和益生菌复合制剂对白羽肉鸡生长性能、养分利用率和粪便有害气体排放的影响.试验选取体重接近、健康的1日龄爱拔益加(AA)肉仔鸡192只,按照体重随机分为2组,每组8个重复,每个重复12只鸡.对照组饲喂基础饲粮,试验组饲喂添加蛋白酶、枯草芽孢杆菌、地衣芽孢杆菌、凝结芽孢杆菌、酵母菌复合制剂的基...     

Neuropathology of experimental 3-nitro-4-hydroxyphenylarsonic acid toxicosis in pigs

Twenty pigs were fed a diet containing 187.5 mg kg-1 of 3-nitro-4-hydroxyphenylarsonic acid (3-nitro). Ten pigs were euthanized at intervals up to 29 days, 3-nitro was withdrawn from the diet of the remaining pigs on day 30, and these animals were subsequently euthanized at intervals up to 49 days after commencement of the experiment. A nervous syndrome characterized by clonic convulsive episodes inducible by exercise, developed at day 11. Paraparesis was apparent at day 22 progressing to paraplegia by day 33 (3 days after cessation of 3-nitro feeding). Histopathologic examination revealed myelin and axonal degeneration in the white matter of the spinal cord coincident with the onset of nervous signs. Marchi-positive degeneration was present in the dorsal funiculus at cervical level at day 22. Lesions intensified with increasing duration of toxicosis and while degenerate fibers were seen in all funiculi, there was preferential involvement of the fasciculi gracilis and cuneatus, the peripheral regions of the ventral and lateral funiculi, and a discrete area of the dorsal region of the lateral funiculus. Peripheral and optic neuropathies were evident from day 32 but were always mild and focal. The experiment establishes 3-nitro as a central-peripheral neurotoxicant of pigs.     

CC-Dp对伊犁马驹麦草采食量和血清激素的影响

本试验旨在探讨日粮中添加CC-Dp对马驹麦草采食量和血清中摄食调控激素的影响。选取20匹17月龄健康无病、体况和采食量相近的伊犁马驹,采用单因素试验设计,随机分为4组,每组5匹,对照组饲喂基础日粮,试验Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ组分别在基础日粮中添加500、1000、1500 mg/kg CC-Dp。预试期7 d,正试期30 d。结果表明,与对照组相比,试验Ⅱ组马驹麦草采食量在试验第1~15天显著提高(P<0.05),血清中胆囊收缩素(CCK)和γ-氨基丁酸(GABA)含量在试验进行1~15 d分别显著降低和升高(P<0.05);与对照组相比,试验Ⅲ组马驹麦草采食量在试验全期内显著提高(P<0.05),血清中CCK含量在试验进行1~15 d极显著降低(P<0.01)、16~30 d显著降低(P<0.05),血清中GABA含量在试验全期均显著提高(P<0.05);各组间血清中神经肽Y(NPY)、5-羟色胺(5-HT)、瘦素(LEP)含量差异均不显著(P>0.05)。综上所述,日粮中添加1500 mg/kg CC-Dp能显著提高伊犁马驹麦草采食量,显著降低血清中胆囊收缩素含量,显著升高血清中γ-氨基丁酸含量,推测其作用机制可能是通过降低动物体内胆囊收缩素水平以调控动物的采食,且与γ-氨基丁酸的调控途径有关。     

Endoscopic evaluation of changes in gastric lesions of Thoroughbred foals

Gastroendoscopic examinations were conducted on thirty-two 2- to 60-day-old Thoroughbred foals on 5 breeding farms. Repeat gastroendoscopic examinations were performed 35 to 135 days after the initial examination, with the age of foals ranging from 39 to 190 days. On initial endoscopic examination, lesions consisting of ulcers and/or erosions were most prevalent in the stratified squamous epithelial mucosa adjacent to the margo plicatus along the greater curvature of the stomach (15 of 32 foals), and were observed much less frequently at other sites within the stomach. In addition to ulcers and erosions, squamous epithelial desquamation at the margo plicatus was observed in 16 of 19 foals less than 30 days old and in 3 of 13 foals 30 to 60 days old, and was not seen in any foal on repeat endoscopy. At the time of repeat endoscopic examination, the frequency of ulcers and erosions at the margo plicatus was significantly (P less than 0.01) less than at initial examination (4 of 32 foals vs 15 of 32 foals). Lesions had healed in 14 of the 15 foals with lesions at the margo plicatus on the initial examination. Lesions were observed in the glandular mucosa of the fundus in 3 of 32 foals on initial examination and in 6 of 32 foals reexamined. Lesions in the glandular fundus observed on initial examination had healed in 2 of 3 foals, and of the 6 foals with glandular mucosal lesions on reexamination, 5 had developed lesions since the initial examination.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

蛋鸡脂肪肝综合征模型的建立

试验旨在建立蛋鸡脂肪肝综合征病理模型。选取5日龄的海兰褐蛋鸡公雏280只，随机分为对照组（基础日粮组）和3个模型组（A、B、C组），试验第1~10天给模型组饲喂不同配比的高脂饲料，第11~20天饲喂常规基础日粮，每天观察并记录试验鸡精神状态、外观体征、饮水量和食欲情况，试验第0、10、20天从各组随机抽取15只鸡进行翅静脉采血并剖取肝脏和腹脂，测定肝脏系数、肝脂率、腹脂率，血清总胆固醇（TC）、甘油三酯（TG）、谷丙转氨酶（ALT）和谷草转氨酶（AST）水平。结果显示，试验第10天，3个模型组剖检时可见腹腔和肠系膜有大量的脂肪沉积，肝脏系数、肝脂率和腹脂率，以及血清中总胆固醇、甘油三酯、谷丙转氨酶和谷草转氨酶指标均符合鸡脂肪肝综合征模型的诊断标准；试验第20天，模型A、B组谷丙转氨酶和谷草转氨酶水平有所恢复，其他指标仍高于对照组，而模型C组的临床症状和各项检测指标仍符合鸡脂肪肝综合征模型的诊断标准。因此采用连续饲喂高脂饲料C（74.5%基础日粮、6%胆固醇、14%猪油、5%蔗糖、0.5%丙基硫氧嘧啶）可成功建立蛋鸡脂肪肝综合征模型。     

枯草芽孢杆菌对肉鸡生长性能、抗氧化功能和肠道形态的影响

本试验旨在研究枯草芽孢杆菌对肉鸡生长性能、抗氧化功能和肠道形态的影响。选取1日龄雄性爱拔益加(AA)肉鸡420只,随机分为4组,每组7个重复,每个重复15只鸡。对照组饲喂基础饲粮,枯草芽孢杆菌组在基础饲粮中添加200 g/t枯草芽孢杆菌,杆菌肽锌组在基础饲粮中添加250 g/t杆菌肽锌,枯草芽孢杆菌+杆菌肽锌组在基础饲粮中添加200 g/t枯草芽孢杆菌和250 g/t杆菌肽锌。试验期42 d。结果表明,与对照组相比,饲粮中添加枯草芽孢杆菌显著提高了22~42日龄肉鸡的平均日增重(ADG)和血清丙二醛(MDA)含量(P<0.05),显著降低了1~21日龄肉鸡的ADG、平均日采食量(ADFI)及血清超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性和空肠隐窝深度(P<0.05)。饲粮中添加枯草芽孢杆菌和杆菌肽锌对22~42日龄肉鸡的料重比(F/G)、1~42日龄欧洲效益指数和肝脏MDA含量有显著交互作用(P<0.05)。综上所述,饲粮中添加200 g/t的枯草芽孢杆菌能提高22~42日龄肉鸡的生长性能,在一定程度上改善肉鸡空肠黏膜形态;饲粮中添加200 g/t的枯草芽孢杆菌和250 g/t的杆菌肽锌能够提高肉鸡的生长性能。     

桑叶粉对育肥猪生长性能、肉品质和血清生化指标的影响

本试验旨在研究饲粮中添加桑叶粉对育肥猪生长性能、肉品质和血清生化指标的影响。选用始重[(87.10±5.33)kg]基本一致的健康"杜×大×长"三元杂交育肥猪160头,随机分为4组(每组4个重复,每个重复10头):对照组饲喂基础饲粮,试验组分别饲喂含5%、10%、15%桑叶粉饲粮,试验期50 d。结果表明:与对照组相比,1)饲粮中添加5%和10%的桑叶粉对育肥猪平均日增重影响不显著(P0.05);添加15%的桑叶粉显著降低育肥猪平均日增重和显著提高料重比(P0.05)。2)添加5%和10%桑叶粉对屠宰后45 min、24 h肌肉剪切力和p H影响不显著(P0.05),可提高肌肉的大理石纹评分,但差异不显著(P0.05);当桑叶粉添加15%时,平均背膘厚和肌肉总胆固醇含量显著降低(P0.05)。3)添加5%、10%、15%桑叶粉能显著提高肌肉中超氧化物歧化酶的活性(P0.05),降低肌肉中丙二醛的含量(P0.05),有效提高肌肉的抗氧化能力。4)添加5%、10%、15%桑叶粉血清尿素氮含量均显著提高(P0.05),脂肪酶活性降低,但差异不显著(P0.05),饲粮中添加15%桑叶粉能显著降低血清甘油三酯含量(P0.05)。综合各项指标,饲粮中添加10%的桑叶粉对育肥猪生长速度影响较小,但可有效提高肉品质。     

Susceptibility of colostrum-deprived swine of various ages to streptococcic lymphadenitis

The effect of age on susceptibility of young pigs to streptococcic lymphadenitis was investigated. Twenty-nine cesarean-derived, colostrum-deprived pigs were allotted to 7 groups exposed to type IV group E Streptococcus (GES) at 5, 14, 28, 35, 56, 70, and 84 days of age. Four cesarean-derived, colostrum-deprived pigs were maintained as nonexposed controls. Six naturally farrowed, susceptible controls were exposed to GES at 63 to 84 days of age. All exposed pigs were killed and necropsied 28 days after exposure. Lesions of streptococcic lymphadenitis were not observed in pigs exposed at 5 or 14 days of age, except for 1 microabscess in a mandibular lymph node in a pig exposed at 14 days, but GES was recovered from 11% of lymph nodes examined from pigs of those age groups. Lesions and GES-positive lymph nodes were frequent in cesarean-derived, colostrum-deprived pigs exposed at 28 days and older and in susceptible controls. Serologic response to exposure, as determined by microtitration agglutination test and bactericidal test, was observed only in pigs exposed at 14 days and older. The absence of abscess development in pigs exposed at 5 or 14 days of age was not caused by antibody or failure of infecting organisms to reach the target organs.     

低磷低蛋白日粮添加植酸酶和氨基酸对泌乳母猪粪氮磷排出量的影响

选择3~7胎长白×大白二元杂交母猪45头,随机分为3个组,每个组15头,泌乳期21 d。处理1组的日粮粗蛋白为18%、总磷为0.68%;处理2组的日粮粗蛋白为16.5%、总磷为0.58%;处理3组的日粮粗蛋白为15%、总磷为0.58%;处理2组和处理3组日粮中添加植酸酶。结果表明,日粮蛋白质降低1.5~3个百分点和总磷降低0.1%,对泌乳母猪的采食量和哺乳仔猪日增重无显著影响,母猪泌乳期体重损失显著减少,粪氮和磷的排放量显著减少。     

大豆磷脂油有效能值评定及其在仔猪饲粮中的应用效果

本研究包括2个试验,试验1旨在评定大豆磷脂油的有效能值;试验2旨在研究大豆磷脂油对断奶仔猪生长性能、血清脂质代谢及直肠微生物数量的影响。试验1(代谢试验):选用16头平均体重(27.54±1.20)kg的"杜×长×大"去势公猪,随机分为2个组,每个组8个重复,每个重复1头猪,分别饲喂基础饲粮和4%大豆磷脂油替换基础饲粮的试验饲粮,预试期5d,正试期4 d。试验2(饲养试验):选用54头23日龄断奶、初始体重(6.50±0.48)kg"杜×长×大"仔猪,按体重相近原则随机分为3个组,每个组6个重复,每个重复3头猪,分别饲喂基础饲粮(含2%大豆油,对照组)、1.0%磷脂油饲粮(大豆磷脂油等量替代基础饲粮中50%大豆油,即含1.0%大豆油+1.0%磷脂油)和1.5%磷脂油饲粮(大豆磷脂油等能替代基础饲粮中50%大豆油,即含1.0%大豆油+1.5%磷脂油),试验期35 d。代谢试验结果表明:大豆磷脂油的表观消化能为31.32 MJ/kg,表观代谢能为30.07 MJ/kg。饲养试验结果表明,与对照组相比:1)第15~35天,1.0%、1.5%磷脂油饲粮组仔猪平均日采食量(ADFI)分别提高了6.23%和3.13%(P0.05),平均日增重(ADG)分别提高了6.66%和5.28%(P0.05);第1~35天,1.0%磷脂油饲粮组仔猪ADFI和ADG分别提高了5.34%和5.64%(P0.05)。2)1.0%磷脂油饲粮组仔猪腹泻率和腹泻指数分别降低了5.81%和13.41%(P0.05)。3)1.0%磷脂油饲粮组仔猪血清甘油三酯和游离脂肪酸的含量分别降低了10.91%和12.80%(P0.05);1.5%磷脂油饲粮组血清甘油三酯、总胆固醇和高密度脂蛋白胆固醇含量分别降低了7.27%、5.33%和10.53%(P0.05)。4)第15天,1.0%和1.5%磷脂油饲粮组仔猪直肠粪便大肠杆菌数量分别降低了4.88%和4.12%(P0.05);第36天,1.0%磷脂油饲粮组仔猪直肠粪便大肠杆菌数量降低了4.88%(P0.05)。综上可见,大豆磷脂油的表观消化能为31.32 MJ/kg,表观代谢能为30.07 MJ/kg;饲粮添加1.0%大豆磷脂油等量替代基础饲粮中的大豆油,可一定程度提高仔猪ADFI和ADG,降低腹泻率和直肠粪便大肠杆菌数量。     

手掌参多糖提取物对氧化应激舍饲肉羊生产性能、抗氧化机能及肉品质的影响

本试验旨在研究手掌参多糖提取物对氧化应激舍饲肉羊生长性能、肉品质及抗氧化应激作用的影响，为手掌参及其提取物的深入研究与开发提供依据。试验选用20只6月龄体重为（35.0±4.0）kg的健康雄性小尾寒羊，随机分为两组，每组10只羊，分别为试验组和对照组。整个试验期42 d，一共分为3个阶段，前15 d为空白期，中间15 d为处理期，后12 d为造模后观测期。处理期第1天开始，对照组饲喂基础日粮，试验组饲喂在基础日粮内添加30 mg·kg^-1手掌参粗多糖提取物的颗粒饲料。在处理期第15天时，对各组试验羊只按体重（BW）一次性腹腔注射Diquat（敌草快）溶液10 mg·kg^-1，制造氧化应激模型，进入造模后观测期。在整个试验期第1、15、30、33、36、39和42天晨饲前空腹称重并采血，分离血清，测定血清中的抗氧化指标（SOD、GSH-Px、T-AOC、MDA）。在试验期第42天，每组随机选取5只羊屠宰后采集肉样，检测肉品质相关指标。试验结果显示，舍饲肉羊日粮中添加手掌参多糖提取物可显著提高肉羊平均日采食量（P<0.05），且当机体遭受氧化应激时，日粮中添加手掌参多糖提取物的试验处理组平均日采食量、平均日增重以及抗氧化酶含量等指标恢复较快，羊肉滴水损失显著降低，羊肉剪切力显著提高（P<0.05）。试验结果证明，手掌参多糖提取物可提高肉羊生产性能，且能缓解氧化应激造成的生产性能和抗氧化性能下降的问题，具有一定的抗氧化应激作用。     

Effects of Gymnadenia Conopsea Polysaccharide Extract on Growth Performance,Antioxidant Function and Meat Quality of House-fed Mutton Sheep under Oxidative Stress

The purpose of this experiment was to study the effects of Gymnadenia conopsea polysaccharide (GCP) extract on growth performance, meat quality and antioxidant function house-fed mutton sheep under oxidative stress, so as to provide experimental basis for extensive research and development of Gymnadenia conopsea and its extracts. Twenty 6-month-old healthy male Small-Tailed Han sheep with body weight of (35.0 ±4.0) kg were randomly divided into two groups. The experimental group (n=10) and control group(n=10). The whole experiment lasted for 42 d and was divided into 3 periods: the first 15 days were the blank period; the middle 15 days were the treatment period; the last 12 days were the observation period ofter modeling. From the first day of the treatment period, the control group was fed with basal diet, and the experimental group was fed pellet basal diet containing 30 mg·kg^-1 GCP extract. On the 15th day of the treatment period, the sheep in each group were intraperitoneally injected with 10 mg·kg^-1 Diquat solution according to sheep body weight(BW), and then fed for another 12 days. On the 1 st, 15th, 30th, 33rd, 36th, 39th and 42nd morning of the whole experimental period, fasting weight and blood samples were collected before feeding. The serum was separated and the antioxidant indexes (SOD, GSH-Px, T-AOC, MDA) in serum were determined. On the 42nd day of the whole experimental period, 5 sheep randomly selected from each group were slaughtered and meat samples were collected to determine the meat quality. The results showed that the addition of GCP extract to the diet of the sheep could increase the average daily feed intake (P<0.05). When the body was subjected to oxidative stress, the indexes of daily gain and antioxidant enzymes recovered rapidly on experimental group, the mutton drip loss decreased significantly, and the mutton sheer force increased significantly(P<0.05). The results indicated that GCP extract could improve the growth performance of mutton sheep, and alleviated the decline of growth performance and antioxidant performance caused by oxidative stress, and had a certain effect of antioxidant stress.     

Dietary L-carnitine supplementation enhances the lipopolysaccharide-induced acute phase protein response in broiler chickens

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the potential effects of dietary L-carnitine supplementation on acute phase protein response upon a lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenge of male broiler chickens receiving a commercial broiler diet supplemented with 15 or 100 mg L-carnitine/kg or an unsupplemented (control) diet from 14 days of age onwards. At 28 days of age, eight chickens per dietary treatment were weighed and subcutaneously injected with 300 microg LPS from E. coli (100 microg LPS/ml saline) or 3 ml saline (unsupplemented group only). During the next 10 days, blood samples were taken repeatedly and analysed for their hemopexin (HX) and alpha-1 acid glycoprotein (AGP) levels. Extra dietary L-carnitine did not affect broiler performance. At day 1 postinjection, plasma HX and AGP levels were significantly increased in all treatment groups. However, the elevations in circulating HX and AGP levels were more pronounced in the L-carnitine supplemented chickens, especially in the 100mg L-carnitine group. It is concluded that extra L-carnitine in the diet of broiler chickens enhances or advances the acute phase protein response. The exact mode of action needs to be elucidated but seems to be consistent with a glucocorticoid mimicking effect.