The effects of dietary fiber level on nutrient digestibility in growing pigs

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of total dietary fiber level on nutrient digestibility and the relationship between apparent total tract digestibility of total dietary fiber, and soluble dietary fiber, insoluble dietary fiber and available energy. Sugar beet pulp was as the only fiber source. The experiment was designed as a 6 × 6 Latin square with an adaptation period of 7 d followed by a 5-d total collection of feces and urine. Feed intake tended to decrease (P =0.10) as total dietary fiber level increased. The apparent total tract digestibility of dry matter, crude protein and gross energy decreased (P <0.01) when total dietary fiber increased but the digestibility of soluble dietary fiber and insoluble dietary fiber increased (P <0.01). The digestible energy and metabolizable energy content of diets decreased (P <0.01) as the total dietary fiber increased.     

Restricted nutrient intake does not alter serum-mediated measures of implant response in cell culture

Background: During nutritional stress, reduced intake may reduce the efficacy of anabolic implants. This study was conducted to evaluate basic cellular responses to a growth promotant implant at two intake levels.Methods: Sixteen crossbred steers(293 ± 19.3 kg) were used to evaluate the impact of anabolic implants in either an adequate or a restricted nutritional state. Steers were trained to individual Calan gates, and then randomly assigned to 1 of 4 treatments in a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement. Treatments consisted of: presence or absence of an anabolic growth implant(Revalor-XS, 200 mg TBA and 40 mg estradiol; IMPLANT or CONTROL) and a moderate energy, pelleted, starting cattle diet fed at either 2.0 × or 1.0 × maintenance energy(NEM) requirements(HIGH or LOW). Serum(d 0, 14, and 28) was used for application to bovine muscle satellite cells. After treatment with the serum(20% of total media) from the trial cattle, the satellite cells were incubated for 72 h. Protein abundance of myosin heavy chain(MHC), phosphorylated extracellular signal-related kinase(phospho-ERK), and phosphorylated mammalian target of rapamycin(phospho-mTOR) were analyzed to determine the effects of implant, intake, and their interaction(applied via the serum).Results: Intake had no effect on MHC(P = 0.85) but IMPLANT increased(P 0.01) MHC abundance vs. CONTROL.Implant status, intake status, and the interaction had no effect on the abundance of phospho-ERK(P ≥ 0.23).Implanting increased phospho-mTOR(P 0.01) but there was no effect(P ≥ 0.51) of intake or intake × implant.Conclusions: The nearly complete lack of interaction between implant and nutritional status indicates that the signaling molecules measured herein respond to implants and nutritional status independently. Furthermore, results suggest that the muscle hypertrophic effects of anabolic implants may not be mediated by circulating IGF-1.     

Changes in feed intake,nutrient digestion,plasma metabolites,and oxidative stress parameters in dairy cows with subacute ruminal acidosis and its regulation with pelleted beet pulp

The objectives of this study were to 1) determine the variation of nutrient digestion, plasma metabolites and oxidative stress parameters triggered by induced subacute ruminal acidosis(SARA); and 2) evaluate the ability of pelleted beet pulp(BP) as a replacement for ground corn to alleviate SARA. Eight Holstein-Friesian cows were fed four diets during four successive17-day periods: 1) total mixed ration(TMR) containing 0% finely ground wheat(FGW)(W0); 2) TMR containing 10% FGW(W10); 3) TMR containing 20% FGW(W20); and 4) TMR containing 10% BP as a replacement for 10% ground corn(BP10). The SARA induction protocol reduced the mean ruminal pH from6.37 to 5.94, and the minimum ruminal pH decreased from 5.99 to 5.41 from baseline to challenge period. Mean ruminal pH increased from 5.94 to 6.05, and minimum daily ruminal pH increased from 5.41 to 5.63, when BP was substituted for corn. The apparent digestibility of nutrients was not affected by the dietary treatments, except that the digestibility of neutral detergent fibre(NDF) and acid detergent fibre(ADF) was reduced in cows fed the W20diet compared with cows fed the W0 and W10 diets, and cows fed the BP10 diet had higher NDF and ADF digestibility than the cows fed the W20 diet. Cows fed the W20 diet had a lower plasma concentration ofβ-hydroxybutyrate(BHBA), non-esterified fatty acids(NEFA), cholesterol, triglyceride, and total antioxidative capacity(TAC), and a higher plasma concentration of glucose, insulin, malonaldehyde(MDA), super oxygen dehydrogenises(SOD), and glutathione peroxidase(GSH-Px) than cows fed the W0 diet. Substitution of BP for corn increased concentrations of plasma BHBA and TAC, but decreased concentrations of plasma MDA. Our results indicate that reduction of fibre digestion; the concomitant increase of plasma glucose and insulin; the decrease of plasma BHBA, NEFA, cholesterol, and triglyceride; and changes of plasma oxidative stress parameters are highly related to SARA induced by W20 diets. These variables may be alternative candidates for SARA diagnosis. We also suggest that the substitution of BP for corn could reduce the risk of SARA, increase fibre digestion, and improve the antioxidant status in dairy cows.     

Effects of dietary soluble or insoluble fiber intake in late gestation on litter performance,milk composition,immune function,and redox status of sows around parturition

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of dietary soluble fiber (SF) or insoluble fiber (ISF) intake in late gestation on litter performance, milk composition, immune function, and redox status of sows around parturition. A total of 60 Yorkshire sows were randomly assigned into three dietary treatments: normal level of dietary fiber (CON, 16.16% dietary fiber with 1.78% soluble fiber and 14.38% insoluble fiber), high insoluble fiber (ISF, 30.12% dietary fiber with 2.97% soluble fiber and 27.15% insoluble fiber), and high soluble fiber (SF, 30.15% dietary fiber with 4.57% soluble fiber and 25.58% insoluble fiber). Digestible energy and crude protein intake were comparable among treatments via adjusting feed intake from day 90 of gestation to parturition. After parturition, all sows were fed the same lactation diet. Results showed that litter performance of sows was not markedly affected by maternal fiber intake. However, sows fed ISF or SF diet had increased concentration of plasma mmunoglobulin G at day 107 (P < 0.05) and parturition (P < 0.01), and the SF diet had a tendency to increase fat content in both colostrum and milk relative to the CON diet. Furthermore, sows fed ISF diet had increased glutathione peroxidase activity (P < 0.05) at day 107, but decreased the plasma level of malondialdehyde at parturition (P < 0.05). High maternal SF intake tended to decrease the number of weaned piglets due to the increased preweaning mortality, as compared with sows fed the ISF diet. In conclusion, high fiber intake in late gestation may improve immune function and redox status, but differentially influenced the milk composition and preweaning mortality.     

高纤营养奶粉的研制

本文研究了以生鲜牛乳为主要原料，强化膳食纤维高蛋白低脂营养奶粉的工艺过程，探讨了膳食纤维在奶粉中的应用。     

膳食纤维保健酸奶的研制

以膳食纤维和低聚木糖为功能因子,研究了膳食纤维保健酸奶的生产配方和生产工艺。试验结果表明：膳食纤维添加量为1．5％、低聚木糖添加量为0．3％、白砂糖6．0％、复合稳定剂0．6％,并采用微波杀菌技术,制成的膳食纤维保健酸奶具有营养和保健双重功效。     

牧草膳食纤维及其发展趋势

膳食纤维对人体健康具有重要的生理功能和医疗作用,引起世界各国营养学家的极大关注,随着人们对牧草应用研究的不断深入,牧草已成为提取膳食纤维的重要原料.綜述了牧草膳食纤维研究概况,包括牧草膳食纤维的优点、生理功能、分离制备和改性方法等,并对今后牧草膳食纤维发展提出一些看法和展望.牧草膳食纤维的开发不但可以提高牧草的综合利用率,增加经济效益,为牧草的加工开辟了新途径.加大牧草等新膳食纤维资源的研究工作,对于改善人口的膳食结构,促进经济发展,都具有重要的现实意义.     

Anatomy,Microbes, and Fiber: Small Versus Large Intestine

Nutrient absorption occurs from the intestinal surfaces. Strategy in nutrient recovery by the small intestine is opposite to that of the large intestine. The duodenum, jejunum, and ileum have a very expansive mucosa by virtue of villi from the wall and microvilli on enterocytes, whereas the cecal body dominates the large intestine with its mucosa providing minimal surface area exposure to the lumen. Refluxive motility and villi movement in the small intestine provide ready convective contact between lumen contents and the unstirred water layer at the villi surfaces while contractile elements move microvilli to enhance contact after transfer into this surface. Refluxive motility in the colon gently separates fine from coarse particulates of small intestinal indigesta using urine moved from the urodeum. Cecal entry is restricted to fluid and fines by narrow orifices and protruding villi. Microbes in the small intestine are suppressed and reflect a bird's environment, whereas rapid motility favors aerobes because of oxygen exchange with the wall. Microbes in the large intestine are highly concentrated with low oxygen levels that support anaerobes. Plant fiber that has high proportions of cellulose lends to coarse particulates after feed manufacturing, whereas fiber high in hemicellulose-pectin combinations disintegrate and may be partially soluble. Fiber generally acts as a dietary diluent with coarse particulates being more rapidly evacuated than soluble nonstarch polysaccharides or fines. Soluble nonstarch polysaccharides that increase viscosity of the small intestine's luminal contents adversely affect live performance because of impaired efficiency of convection, reduced rate of exchange with the mucosa, and an expanded microbial population. Both nonstarch soluble fiber and the fine particulates are readily fermented to volatile fatty acids in the ceca that contribute to metabolizable energy.     

Evaluation of vitamin A status on myogenic gene expression and muscle fiber characteristics

A randomized complete block design experiment with 30 yearling crossbred steers (average BW = 436.3 ± 39.8 kg) fed a steam-flaked corn-based diet was used to evaluate the effects dietary vitamin A (Rovimix A 1000; DSM Nutritional Products Ltd., Sisseln, SUI) supplementation on myogenic gene expression and skeletal muscle fiber characteristics during the finishing phase. Steers were blocked by BW (n = 5 blocks; 6 steers/block), randomly assigned to pens (n = 2 steers/pen), and one of the following treatments: no added vitamin A (0 IU; 0.0 IU/kg of dietary dry matter intake of additional vitamin A), vitamin A supplemented at the estimated requirement (2,200 IU; 2,200 IU/kg of dietary dry matter (DM) of additional vitamin A), and vitamin A supplemented at 5× the estimated requirement (11,000 IU; 11,000 IU/kg of dietary DM of additional vitamin A). After all treatments underwent a 91-d vitamin A depletion period, additional vitamin A was top-dressed at feeding via a ground corn carrier. Blood, longissimus muscle, and liver biopsy samples were obtained on days 0, 28, 56, 84, and 112. Biopsy samples were used for immunohistochemical and mRNA analysis. Sera and liver samples were used to monitor circulating vitamin A and true vitamin A status of the cattle. Expression for myosin heavy chain (MHC)-I diminished and rebounded (P = 0.04) over time. The intermediate fiber type, MHC-IIA, had a similar pattern of expression (P = 0.01) to that of MHC-I. On day 84, C/EBPβ expression was also the greatest (P = 0.03). The pattern of PPARγ (P < 0.01) and PPARδ (P < 0.01) expression seemed to mimic that of MHC-I expression, increasing from days 84 to 112. Distribution of MHC-IIA demonstrated a change over time (P = 0.02). Muscle fiber cross-sectional area increased by day (P < 0.01) for each MHC with the notable increase between days 0 and 56. Total nuclei density decreased (P = 0.02) over time. Cells positive for only Myf5 increased (P < 0.01) in density early in the feeding period, then declined, indicating that satellite cells were fusing into fibers. The dual-positive (PAX7+Myf5) nuclei also peaked (P < 0.01) around day 56 then declined. These data indicated that gene expression associated with oxidative proteins may be independent of vitamin A status in yearling cattle.     

裙带菜膳食纤维对高脂血症大鼠体内内皮素-1水平的影响

目的：研究裙带菜可溶性膳食纤维对体内内皮素－1水平的影响。方法：40只大鼠分为4组（n=10）：正常对照组、高脂模型组、膳食纤维低剂量组（5％）、膳食纤维高剂量组（10％）;经裙带菜可溶性膳食纤维处理8W后,检测血浆内皮素－l（ET－1）水平,并用RT－PCR检测内皮素－1（ET－1）mRNA表达水平。结果：裙带菜可溶性膳食纤维显著降低ET－1水平并伴随着（ET－1）mRNA表达下调。结论：裙带菜可溶性膳食纤维能降低高脂血症大鼠血浆ET－l的水平,这可能与ET－1mRNA表达水平的下调有关。     

甘薯膳食纤维提取工艺的研究

试验模拟甘薯淀粉提取过程获得甘薯渣,通过单因素与正交试验研究了各种酶添加量对膳食纤维提取率的影响,确定糖化酶为主要酶,并且通过正交试验确定了糖化酶酶解条件(温度、时间、pH值)的最优组合。试验结果表明,各种酶的最适添加量分别为:α-淀粉酶1.4mL/g、胰蛋白酶0.5mL/g、糖化酶为5.0mL/g,其中,糖化酶是影响提取率的主要酶。糖化酶酶解的最佳工艺条件为:温度60℃,时间40min,pH值4.5。在最优工艺条件下制备甘薯渣膳食纤维产品,对产品进行分析表明,总膳食纤维提取率为81.6%,其中可溶性膳食纤维提取率可达25.7%,甘薯渣膳食纤维的膨胀力和持水力分别达到3.42mL/g和665%。     

Effect of soluble and insoluble fiber on energy digestibility, nitrogen retention, and fiber digestibility of diets fed to gestating sows

Twenty-four sows (12 nulliparous, 12 multiparous) were used to determine soluble fiber (SF) and insoluble fiber (ISF) effects on energy digestibility, N balance, and SF and ISF digestibility. Experimental diets included a corn-soybean meal control (C; 1.20% SF, 9.78% ISF), a 34% oat bran diet high in SF (HS; 3.02% SF, 10.11% ISF), a 12% wheat straw diet high in ISF (HIS; 1.11% SF, 17.86% ISF), and a 16% sugar beet pulp diet (HS + HIS; 2.32% SF, 16.08% ISF). Sows were assigned randomly to diets within parity group and individually fed to meet their energy requirements according to the NRC model assuming 10 pigs per litter and 40 kg of gestation gain. Total feces and urine were collected in 5-d periods at wk 5, 10, and 14 of gestation. There were no interactions between dietary treatments and parity group for any of the response criteria evaluated. Dietary energy digestibility was greatest (P < 0.01) for females fed C (87.9%) and HS (89.3%) diets compared with females fed diets high in ISF (HIS, 82.9; HS + HIS, 86.8%). Energy digestibility was not affected by stage of gestation. Dietary N digestibility was similar between C and HS (86.1 and 86.2%) but greater (P < 0.01) than HIS and HS + HIS (82.8 and 82.8%, respectively). Nitrogen digestibility declined (P < 0.05) as gestation progressed for sows fed HS only. Nitrogen retention as a percentage of N intake was not affected by diet (C, 51.8; HS, 44.0; HIS, 42.0; HS + HIS, 48.6). Soluble fiber digestibility was different (P < 0.01) among experimental diets (C, 85.8; HS, 89.5; HIS, 77.7; HS + HIS, 80.3%). Sows fed HS + HIS (61.8%) and HS (58.4%) had greater (P < 0.05) ISF digestibility than sows fed C (53.5%), whereas sows fed HIS (38.3%) had lower (P < 0.01) ISF digestibility than sows fed the other experimental diets. Greater digestibility of dietary energy (87.1 vs. 86.2%; P < 0.05), N (85.7 vs. 83.2%; P < 0.01), and ISF (54.5 vs. 51.2%; P < 0.06) was observed in multiparous vs. nulliparous sows. In conclusion, increased intake of ISF decreased energy digestibility, whereas increasing SF intake improved energy digestibility. Diet had no effect on N retention. Insoluble fiber digestibility improved when SF intake increased, suggesting that knowledge of specific dietary fiber components is necessary to accurately predict effects of dietary fiber on digestibility. Multiparous sows demonstrated a greater ability to digest fibrous diets than nulliparous sows.     

饲粮纤维源对育肥猪生长性能、胴体组成和肉品质的影响

本文旨在探讨不同纤维源对育肥猪生长性能、胴体组成和肉品质的影响.试验选用125头初始体重为(48.88±0.81) kg健康“杜×长×大”三元杂交生长肥育猪,随机分为5组,每组5个重复,每个重复5头猪,分别饲喂基础饲粮(对照组)以及添加玉米纤维、大豆纤维、小麦麸纤维和豌豆纤维的4种试验饲粮,饲粮纤维的添加量为30％.试验猪体重约为100kg时结束试验.结果表明:1)与对照组相比,大豆纤维组猪的末重和平均日增重显著降低(P＜0.05),大豆纤维组、小麦麸纤维组和豌豆纤维组猪的平均日采食量极显著降低(P＜0.01),小麦麸纤维组和豌豆纤维组猪的料重比显著降低(P＜0.05).2)饲粮中添加4种纤维有降低猪屠宰率的趋势(P=0.06),但对猪的胴体斜长和眼肌面积无显著影响(P＞0.05);而大豆纤维组、小麦麸纤维组和豌豆纤维组猪的平均背膘厚显著低于对照组(P＜0.05).3)饲粮中添加4种纤维有增加猪背最长肌中粗蛋白质含量的趋势(P=0.07),但对背最长肌PH45min亮度值、大理石纹评分和剪切力均无显著影响(P＞0.05);与对照组相比,豌豆纤维组猪的背最长肌pH24h显著提高(P＜0.05),背最长肌滴水损失显著降低(P＜0.05);而大豆纤维组和小麦麸纤维组猪背最长肌肌内脂肪含量显著降低(P＜0.05).本研究提示,饲粮中不同的纤维来源会对育肥猪的生长性能、胴体组成和肉品质产生不同程度的影响,其中,豌豆纤维对保障育肥猪的生长性能、改善肉品质的效果较好.     

饲粮纤维在家禽生产中的研究进展

本文就饲粮纤维对家禽生产性能、消化器官发育、消化道微生物区系、消化液的分泌与内源酶活性、其他营养素的消化吸收及日常行为的影响进行综述;同时对家禽利用饲粮纤维的效率、机理和影响因素进行了分析。     

Prediction of enteric methane emissions from lactating cows using methane to carbon dioxide ratio in the breath

The aim of this study was to develop prediction equations for methane (CH₄) emissions from lactating cows using the CH₄/carbon dioxide (CO₂) ratio in the breath measured in the automatic milking system (AMS) and to evaluate the predicted values and factors affecting the CH₄/CO₂ ratio. The model development was conducted using a dataset determined in respiration chambers or head boxes (n = 121). Then, gas measurements in the AMS as well as in the head box were carried out with six lactating cows fed one of three different levels of neutral detergent fiber (NDF) content, following a 3 × 3 Latin square experimental design. The obtained equation that is suitable for practical use on farms to predict CH₄ was CH₄ (L/day) = −507 + 0.536 live weight (kg) + 8.76 energy-corrected milk (kg/day) + 5,029 CH₄/CO₂ (adjusted R² = 0.83; root mean square error = 40.8 L/day). Results showed that the predicted values correlated positively with the observed values, the determined CH₄/CO₂ ratio increased with increasing dietary NDF content, and the detected eructation rate was in the normal range. On the other hand, the CH₄/CO₂ ratio was affected by the time interval between measurement and last eating before the measurement.     

野山杏果肉成分分析及对小鼠小肠蠕动作用的研究

考察野山杏干果肉的营养成分及其膳食纤维的润肠通便作用,同时研究用碱处理法从野山杏果肉中提取膳食纤维的最佳工艺条件。研究结果表明,野山杏干果肉含有丰富的膳食纤维（51．84％）和钾、镁、磷、铁、钠等多种矿物质元素及维生素;制备野山杏果肉膳食纤维的最佳工艺条件是碱处理温度为30℃．碱处理时间为60min,碱（NaOH）溶液用量为11mL／g;肠蠕动实验组与模型组相比,中、高剂量对便秘模型小鼠的小肠蠕动和推进作用有显著性差异（P〈0．05）,表明野山杏果肉膳食纤维可明显促进小鼠小肠蠕动,具有润肠通便作用。     

谷物膳食纤维对高胆固醇饮食小鼠脂质代谢及肠道菌群的影响

本研究旨在探讨谷物膳食纤维(DF)对高胆固醇饮食小鼠的脂质代谢和肠道菌群的影响。选取C57BL/6J小鼠30只,并根据体重随机分为4组,分别饲喂基础饲粮(对照,CO组,n=8)、基础饲粮+5 g/kg DF(CO+DF组,n=8)、高脂高胆固醇饲粮(HF组,n=7)及高脂高胆固醇饲粮+5 g/kg DF(HF+DF组,n=7)。试验期8周,测定各组小鼠生长性能、血清和肝脏生化指标、粪便总胆固醇(TC)、短链脂肪酸(SCFA)、相关肝脏胆固醇和胆汁酸(BA)蛋白表达及肠道菌群。结果表明:1)CO+DF组的最终体重显著低于CO组(P<0.05),与HF组相比,CO组和HF+DF组的4周和最终体重均显著降低(P<0.05),肝脏和脂肪的重量显著减少(P<0.05)。且与HF组相比,DF+HF组摄食效率显著降低(P<0.05)。2)CO+DF组血清TC、甘油三酯(TG)含量及天冬氨酸转氨酶(AST)和丙氨酸转氨酶(ALT)活性以及肝脏TC和TG含量显著低于CO组(P<0.05),CO组和HF+DF组显著低于HF组(P<0.05),粪便TC含量仅在HF+DF组显著低于HF组(P<0.05)。3)DF对肝脏胆固醇调节元件结合蛋白-2(SREBP-2)、3-羟基-3-甲基戊二酰辅酶A还原酶(HMGR)、肝脏X受体α(LXRα)、微管相关蛋白1轻链3-Ⅰ(LC3-Ⅰ)和微管相关蛋白1轻链3-Ⅱ(LC3-Ⅱ)蛋白表达没有显著影响(P>0.05)。CO+DF组肝脏胆固醇7-羟化酶(Cyp7a1)的蛋白表达水平显着低于CO组(P<0.05),但HF组和HF+DF组之间没有显著差异(P>0.05)。4)HF+DF组的粪便总SCFA和丙酸盐含量显著高于HF组(P<0.05)。与相应的对照组相比,CO+DF组和HF+DF组的粪便丁酸盐含量显著增加(P<0.05)。5)在门水平上,DF组厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)相对丰度减少,HF+DF组的拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes)相对丰度高于HF组。梭状芽孢杆菌属ⅪⅤa(ClostridiumⅪⅤ)相对丰度在CO+DF组和HF+DF组显著增加(P<0.05)。此外,与其他组相比,仅HF+DF组中阿克曼菌属(Akkermansia)相对丰度显著增加(P<0.05)。由此可见,每千克饲粮添加5 g DF可降低饲喂含脂45%饲粮小鼠的体重和肝脏脂肪含量,降低血清TC、TG含量及AST和ALT活性以及肝脏TC和TG含量,降低胆固醇合成相关蛋白Cyp7a1的表达水平,提高总SCFA含量及肠道有益菌群和优势菌群相对丰度。     

日粮纤维的营养学功能及对母猪产仔数的影响

母猪繁殖性状主要包括总产仔数、产活仔数、初生个体均重及初生窝重、泌乳力、断奶仔猪数、断奶个体均重及断奶窝重,其中,产仔数是最重要的繁殖力评定指标。日粮纤维对家畜的营养物质的消化率存在负面影响,但是近半个世纪以来由于日粮纤维独特的性质在母猪的营养研究中备受关注。文中将从日粮纤维的定义及分析方法、理化特性着手,阐述日粮纤维添加到母猪妊娠日粮中对产仔数的影响并分析其可能原因。     

Correlation analysis of the total IgY level in hen serum,egg yolk and offspring serum

The correlation between IgY levels of the serum and the yolk has been well documented in wild and domestic birds. The levels of total yolk IgY can be an index of the general health status of birds and may contribute to breeding programs when fitness of the offspring is a concern. We measured the levels of total serum IgY and yolk IgY in three different breeds （White Leghorn, Silkie and Dongxiang blue-shell） using indirect ELISA, and found that there was a significantly positive correlation between the levels of total serum IgY and total yolk IgY in all three breeds （White Leghorn： r = 0.404, P 〈 0.001, n = 100; Silkie： r = 0.561, P 〈 0.001, n = 70; Dongxiang blue-shell： r = 0.619, P 〈 0.001, n = 30）. We also measured the total serum IgY levels in the 3-day-old offspring hatched from the Silkie hens and results were significantly correlated for serum IgY levels （r = 0.535, P 〈 0.001, n = 70） and the yolk IgY levels （r = 0.481, P 〈 0.001, n = 70）. The regression analysis showed simple linear regression between IgY levels in hen serum, yolk and offspring serum. Our results suggest that total IgY level could be used as an index for chicken fitness.     

裙带菜可溶性膳食纤维对红细胞变形性影响

目的：研究裙带菜可溶性膳食纤维对红细胞变形性影响。方法：实验分体内和体外两部分。体内实验分4组（n=8）：①正常对照组;②高脂模型组;③裙带菜可溶性膳食纤维（UP—sdf）低剂量组（5％）;④UP-sdf高剂量组（10％）。8周后。颈总动脉插管取抗凝血,分离红细胞,检测红细胞变形性;体外实验,取高脂血症大鼠血,分离红细胞后,再以不同浓度（10^-7、10^-6、10^-5M）的UP—sdf处理红细胞,检测不同时间（15、30、45min）红细胞变形性变化。结果：高脂血症大鼠红细胞变形性较正常对照组有显著降低,2个UP—sdf组高脂血症大鼠红细胞变形性显著升高．体外实验显示,用UP—sdf（10^-3M）孵育30min后,红细胞变形性显著升高。结论：UP—sdf可增加红细胞变形性。