青海省欧拉型藏羊血钾型及其与血红蛋白型关系的研究

血钾型（Blood potassium pbenolype）是家畜红细胞钾浓发多态性的表型。绵羊红细胞钾浓度的多态性是由Evans等首先在英国绵羊中发现的。他们发现绵羊的红细胞钾浓度不是呈正态分布，而是呈现高血钾和低血钾两区，彼此间界限分明，互不重叠，由此可以分为高血钾（HK）和低血钾（LK）两种走型，同时证明绵羊的血钾型是受遗传控制的。     

青海细毛羊血钾型与生产性状的相关性研究

Evans等（1955）首先在英国绵羊中发现红细胞钾浓度不是呈正态分布，而是呈现高血钾和低血钾两区，彼此间界限分明，互不重迭而表现为高血钾（HK）和低血钾（LK）两种表型，同时证明绵羊的血钾型是受遗传控制的。此后，各国学者对绵羊血钾型的品种特点、地区差异及其与生产性状、环境适应性的关系等方面进行了广泛深入的研究。而张才骏等对青海高原的青海细毛羊血钾型进行了研究报道，但目前尚无青海省细毛羊血钾型与生产性状间的相关性研究。鉴此，笔者对青海细毛羊血钾型与生产性状进行了研究，以揭示青海高原细毛羊血钾型多态性的特征，为高原绵羊的种质研究提供基础资料。     

湖羊、苏联美利奴羊血红蛋白型及钾型的研究

<正> 前言自1955年Harris和Warren等用滤纸电流法研究了成年绵羊血红蛋白型,1954年Evahs研究了绵羊红细胞的钠和钾的浓度,把绵羊分成二个型即高钾型(HK)和低钾型(LK)之后,不少国家学者曾对不同品种绵羊进行血红蛋白型和钾型测定,     

青海绵羊红细胞钾型的研究

采用火焰光度法对青海省8个品种绵羊的红细胞钾型多态性特征进行了调查研究。结果发现,被检的8个品种绵羊均有高钾(HK)和低钾(LK)两种表型而呈现多态性,其中欧拉羊、藏羊、小尾寒羊以HK型为优势表型,新疆细毛羊、青海细毛羊、青海半细毛羊以LK型为优势表型;绵羊的红细胞钾型没有性别差异;红细胞钾型与生产性状指标间没有显著性关系;在被检的15项血液指标中,除WBC,BK值和EK值差异显著(P<0.01)以外,其他血液指标没有型间差异(P>0.05);不同红细胞钾型绵羊的HB型分布非常相似(P>0.05)。     

乐都县杂种绵羊唾液与血清钠和钾含量的测定

采用火焰光度计法对乐都县30只杂种绵羊唾液与血清钠和钾含量进行了测定,并对唾液与血清的相应的指标进行了相关分析。结果表明被检绵羊的血清钠和钾的含量分别为(126±18.10)mmol/L,(7.11±3.41)mmol/L。唾液钠和钾的含量分别为(126.50±19.17)mmol/L、(17.12±6.40)mmol/L。血清钠和唾液钠的含量以及血清钾与唾液钾含量的相关性很弱,相关系数(r)分别为-0.131和0.128。     

岩羊的红细胞钾型和血红蛋白型

采用火焰光度法和聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳法对岩羊的红细胞钾型和血红蛋白型进行研究。结果发现：按绵羊中的判定标准，被检岩羊全部呈现高血钾型和单一的ＨＢＢＢ型。     

从绵羊体内分离出抗伊维菌素的捻转血矛线虫

南非把伊维菌素引荐到马来西亚之后仅三年的时间,就有了绵羊体内捻转血矛线虫对伊维菌素产生抗药性的最初报道(Van Wyk等1987)。最近,报道抗伊维菌素的有巴西绵羊(Echevarria等,1989)和美国德克萨斯州山羊体内的捻转血矛线虫(Craig等1990)、新西兰绵羊和山羊及苏格兰山羊体内的奥     

国产克洛素隆在绵羊体内的药代动力学和生物利用度研究

应用 YWG-C1 8色谱柱 ( 2 5 0 mm× 4.6mm,5 μm) ,Waters TM486型可调波长紫外检测器 ,检测波长 2 65 nm;0 .0 1 M磷酸钾 ( p H=7.0 )∶乙腈 ( 3∶ 1 )为流动相 ;含量测定采用标准曲线法 ,建立了反相 HPLC法检测绵羊血浆中克洛素隆含量的方法。同时对绵羊以 7mg/ kg单剂量经静脉注射、口服 2种途径给药的药代动力学及生物利用度进行了研究。血药浓度在 0 .0 0 5～ 2 .0 μg/ ml及 2 .0～ 5 0 .0 μg/ ml范围呈良好线形关系 ( R=0 .9941、0 .9970 ) ,平均回收率 93 .2 %,血药最低检测限 0 .0 0 5 μg/ ml,日内日间变异系数分别小于 1 0 %、1 1 %。2种途径给药后血药浓度结果经 MCPKP药代动力学统计软件处理 ,体内药物运转分别符合三室开放模型和一室开放模型。结果表明 ,绵羊静注克洛素隆后体内药物分布广泛 ,口服后吸收较好 ,但消除较静注缓慢。     

捻转血矛线虫ZJ株滞育虫体的获得及其形态特征

为进一步研究寄生性线虫的滞育机制,参照Adams(1986)的方法,通过瘤胃灌注,将捻转血矛线虫感染性三期幼虫攻入绵羊体内,对绵羊进行处理后,获得捻转血矛线虫滞育虫体。滞育虫体发育程度一致,虫体长(1 067±97)μm(n=18),肠道细胞中含有大量棒状结晶块;性腺开始发育,出现雌驱器原基;颈部出现颈乳突。通过温度检测分析,温度可能不是滞育现象的主要刺激因素。棒状结晶块可以被DAPI特异性着色,其成分可能含有核酸。本试验将为进一步研究捻转血矛线虫的滞育机制及其防治奠定基础。     

奶牛乳腺炎金黄色葡萄球菌溶血素基因型和表现型分析

为调查奶牛乳腺炎金黄色葡萄球菌溶血素基因型和表现型分布,并对两者之间的关系进行研究,采用PCR方法对从奶牛乳腺炎病例中分离的33株金黄色葡萄球菌的溶血素基因进行检测,并分别用牛血琼脂平板和绵羊血琼脂平板检测其溶血性。结果表明,各溶血素hla,hlb,hld,hlg,hlg2基因的检出率分别为90.91%,100%,93.94%,78.79%,66.67%;牛血平板检测表明β溶血占84.85%,绵羊血平板检测β溶血只有57.58%,金黄色葡萄球菌在牛血和绵羊血琼脂平板上均以β血为主,但牛血检测出的β溶血比例更高,表明牛红细胞对金黄色葡萄球菌β溶血素更为敏感。综上表明,金黄色葡萄球菌溶血素基因型和表现型之间无对应关系。     

Phase I evaluation of CCNU (lomustine) in tumor-bearing cats

1-(2-Chloroethyl)3-cyclohexyl-1-nitrosourea (CCNU) is an alkylating agent in the nitrosourea subclass. A prospective evaluation of CCNU was done to determine the maximally tolerated dosage of CCNU in tumor-bearing cats. Response data were obtained when available. Twenty-five cats were treated with CCNU at a dosage of 50-60 mg/m3 body surface area. Complete hematologic data were available for 13 cats. Neutropenia was the acute dose-limiting toxicity. The median neutrophil count at the nadir was 1,000 cells/microL (mean, 2,433 cells/microL; range, 0-9,694 cells/microL). The time of neutrophil nadir was variable, occurring 7-28 days after treatment, and counts sometimes did not return to normal for up to 14 days after the nadir. Based on these findings, a 6-week dosing interval and weekly hematologic monitoring after the 1st treatment with CCNU are recommended. The nadir of the platelet count may occur 14-21 days after treatment. The median platelet count at the nadir was 43,500 cells/microL. No gastrointestinal, renal, or hepatic toxicities were observed after a single CCNU treatment, and additional studies to evaluate the potential for cumulative toxicity should be performed. Five cats with lymphoma and 1 cat with mast cell tumor had measurable responses to CCNU. Phase II studies to evaluate antitumor activity should be completed with a dosing regimen of 50-60 mg/m3 every 6 weeks.     

Furosemide continuous rate infusion in the horse: evaluation of enhanced efficacy and reduced side effects

Continuous rate infusion (CRI) of furosemide in humans is considered superior to intermittent administration (IA). This study examined whether furosemide CRI, compared with IA, would increase diuretic efficacy with decreased fluid and electrolyte fluctuations and activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) in the horse. Five mares were used in a crossover-design study. During a 24-hour period, each horse received a total of 3 mg/kg furosemide by either CRI (0.12 mg/kg/h preceded by a loading dose of 0.12 mg/kg IV) or IA (1 mg/kg IV q8h). There was not a statistically significant difference in urine volume over 24 hours between methods; however, urine volume was significantly greater after CRI compared with IA during the first 8 hours ([median 25th percentile, 75th percentile]: 9.6 L [8.9, 14.4] for CRI versus 5.9 L [5.3, 6.0] for IA). CRI produced a more uniform urine flow, decreased fluctuations in plasma volume, and suppressed renal concentrating ability throughout the infusion period. Potassium, Ca, and Cl excretion was greater during CRI than IA (1,133 mmol [1.110, 1,229] versus 764 mmol [709, 904], 102.7 mmol [96.0, 117.2] versus 73.3 mmol [65.0, 73.5], and 1,776 mmol [1,657, 2.378] versus 1,596 mmol [1,457, 1,767], respectively). Elimination half-lives of furosemide were 1.35 and 0.47 hours for CRI and IA, respectively. The area under the excretion rate curve was 1,285.7 and 184.2 mL x mg/mL for CRI and IA, respectively. Furosemide CRI (0.12 mg/kg/h) for 8 hours, preceded by a loading dose (0.12 mg/kg), is recommended when profound diuresis is needed acutely in horses.     

Prevalence of gastric lesions in racing Alaskan sled dogs

Human and equine athletes are reported to have a high prevalence of gastric disease, and anecdotal evidence suggests a similar phenomenon applies to racing sled dogs. To investigate the prevalence of gastric disease in racing sled dogs, we conducted 2 gastroscopy studies on dogs competing in the annual Iditarod Sled Dog Race. A pilot study of dogs that were either dropped from the 2000 Iditarod Sled Dog Race because of illness or that finished the race indicated that, approximately 5 days after competing, 10 of 28 dogs (35%) had endoscopic evidence of gastric ulceration, erosion, or hemorrhage. The next year, an endoscopic study of 73 dogs participating in the 2001 Iditarod race was performed in order to evaluate a larger population of dogs. Data from 70 of these dogs could be used; 34 (48.5%) had ulceration, erosion, gastric hemorrhage, or some combination of these findings. When this group of 70 dogs was compared retrospectively to a control group of 87 dogs presented to the Texas A&M University (TAMU) Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, the Iditarod sled dogs had a significantly higher prevalence (P = .049) of gastric lesions. These findings suggest that, similar to athletes of other species, elite canine athletes have an increased prevalence of gastric disease compared to the canine population at large.     

Internal Parasites and Haematological Values in Cattle Slaughtered in Buea Subdivision of Cameroon

Tropical Animal Health and Production -     

The Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Nematodes of Dairy Cattle in Central Kenya

The epidemiology of H. placei and of other gastrointestinal nematodes in yearling dairy cattle was examined on two farms in Kiambu District, central Kenya during each of 13 one-month periods from April 1993 to April 1994. On each farm, 32 newly weaned dairy calves were given a single dose of albendazole and then placed on experimental pastures. Twelve of the animals were designated for bi-monthly slaughter (n = 2) and analysis of worm population characteristics and 20 were designated for blood and faecal collection and for weighing. Two parasite-free tracer calves were grazed alongside the weaner calves each month throughout the study period and were also slaughtered for analysis of worm populations. Faecal egg counts, haematological and serum pepsinogen determinations, herbage larval counts, and animal live weight changes were recorded monthly. The study revealed that Haemonchus placei, Trichostrongylus axei, Cooperia spp. and Oesophagostomum radiatum were responsible for parasitic gastroenteritis and that H. placei was the predominant nematode present in the young cattle on both farms. Faecal egg counts from resident cattle and necropsy worm counts revealed that pasture larval levels were directly related to the amount of rainfall. The total worm burdens in the animals were highest during the rainy season (March–June and October–December) and lowest during the dry seasons (July–September and January–February). The very low recovery of immature larvae of H. placei from the tracer calves indicated that arrested development is not a feature of the life cycle of this parasite in central Kenya. The maintenance of the parasite population depended on continuous cycling of infection between the host and the pasture. The agroclimatic conditions of the study area were such that, in general, favourable weather conditions for the development and survival of the free-living stages of gastrointestinal nematodes existed all year round.     

Diversity of Ectoparasites in Sheep Flocks in Sa~o Paulo,Brazil

The occurrence of ectoparasites in sheep flocks is frequently reported but seldom quantified. Sheep production used to be a predominantly family activity in the state of Sa~o Paulo (Brazil), but it began to become a commercial activity in the past decade. Thus, information about the ectoparasites existing in sheep flocks has become necessary. The present data were obtained by means of questionnaires sent to all sheep breeders belonging to the `Associaça~o Paulista de Criadores de Ovinos' (ASPACO; Sa~o Paulo State Association of Sheep Breeders). Response reliability was tested by means of random visits paid to 10.6% of the respondents. Most of the properties (89.5%) reported the presence of one or more ectoparasites. Screw-worm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) was the most frequent ectoparasite (72.5%), followed by bot fly larvae (Dermatobia hominis, 45.0%), ticks (Amblyomma cajennense) and Boophilus microplus, 31.3%) and finally lice (Damalinia ovis, 13.8%). Combined infestations also occurred, the most common one being screw-worm with bot fly larvae (36.0%) followed by bot fly larvae with ticks (13.9%), screw-worm with ticks (9.3%), bot fly larvae with lice (6.9%), and ticks with lice (5.0%). The most common triple combination was screw-worm, bot fly larvae and ticks (12.8%). Breeds raised for meat or wool were attacked by bot fly larvae and ticks more often than other breeds. Lice were only absent from animals of indigenous breeds. The relationships among these ectoparasites are discussed in terms of sheep breeds, flock size, seasonality and the ectoparasitic combinations on the host.     

Chemotaxis of macrophage in inflammation

Our particular attention in this article was given to natural mediators for macrophages isolated from the sites of tissue injury. A number of chemotactic factors, which may satisfy many criteria making them acceptable as inflammatory leucocyte chemotactic factors, has been separated. Among them, our laboratory has isolated three macrophage (monocyte) chemotactic factors (MCF-a, -b and -c). Their purification, characterization and functional specificity are discussed.     

Evaluation of biohydrogenation rate of canola vs. soya bean seeds as unsaturated fatty acids sources for ruminants in situ

An experiment was conducted to study disappearance of C14 to C18 fatty acids, lag times and biohydrogenation (BH) rates of C18 fatty acids of ground soya bean and canola seeds in situ. Three ruminally fistulated Dallagh sheep were used to determine ruminal BH of unsaturated fatty acids (UFAs). Differences in the disappearance of fatty acids through the bags and lag times were observed between the oilseeds. We saw that the longer the incubation time of the oilseeds in the rumen, the lower the content of C18:2 and C18:3. Significantly higher lag times for both C18:2 and C18:3 were observed in ground canola compared to ground soya bean. BH rates of C18:2 and C18:3 fatty acids in soya bean were three times higher than those of canola. These results suggest that the fatty acid profile of fat source can affect the BH of UFAs by rumen micro‐organisms. So that UFAs of canola had higher ability to escape from ruminal BH. It seems that fatty acid profile of ruminant products is more affected by canola seed compared to soya bean seed.     

Serum biochemical values and mineral element contents of tissues in yaks

Serum biochemical values and the wet weight to dry weight ratios of tissues were determined in yaks in Shandan county of Gansu province. The liver, kidney, heart and muscle contents of seven elements in yaks were also analysed. Most serum biochemical values were similar to those of cattle, camels and sheep, but the calcium concentration was considerably above the normal range for other ruminants. The liver contained the highest concentrations of copper, manganese and cobalt and the kidney of selenium, iron and calcium.Abbreviations Alb albumin - ALT alanine aminotransferase - AST aspartate aminotransferase - BUN blood urea nitrogen - Chol cholesterol - Glob globulin - -GT -glutamyl transpeptidase - IP inorganic phosphorus - TP total protein