不同氮效率紫花苜蓿各生育期氮利用特征研究

为探讨不同氮效率紫花苜蓿各生育期氮利用特征,本研究采用室外营养液砂培试验,选取4种不同氮效率类型的紫花苜蓿品种（"LW6010""甘农3号""甘农7号"和"陇东苜蓿"）,设2个氮水平（210 mg·L^-1和21 mg·L^-1）,以研究其在各生育期的生长特性、根系特性、结瘤特性、氮代谢酶活性及氮积累量。结果表明：随着生育期的推进,生长特性、根系特性和氮积累量在成熟期达到最大,结瘤特性在结荚期达到最大,氮代谢酶活性在盛花期达到最大;低氮处理,"LW6010"和"甘农7号"的生长特性、根系特性、结瘤特性、酶活性及氮积累量高于"甘农3号"和"陇东苜蓿";高氮处理,"LW6010"和"甘农3号"的生长特性、根系特性、结瘤特性、酶活性及氮积累量高于"甘农7号"和"陇东苜蓿"。综上,氮高效型紫花苜蓿品种"LW6010"对氮素的固定、吸收及转化能力高于氮低效型"陇东苜蓿"。     

Characterization of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae strains isolated from acute swine erysipelas outbreaks in Eastern China

Recently, a series of acute swine erysipelas outbreaks occurred in Eastern China. Eight strains isolated from cases of septicemia were determined as serotype 1a, and 4 of the isolates were resistant to acriflavine. One isolate strain named {"type":"entrez-nucleotide","attrs":{"text":"HX130709","term_id":"383559396","term_text":"HX130709"}}HX130709 was attenuated on agar media containing acriflavine dye. The 432-bp hypervariable region in spaA gene of the field and attenuated strains were amplified and sequenced. It was further compared with the vaccine strain G₄T₁₀, and thus, the eight field strains can be divided into four spaA-types. The partial spaA gene analysis also showed that no point mutations occurred among different archived passages of {"type":"entrez-nucleotide","attrs":{"text":"HX130709","term_id":"383559396","term_text":"HX130709"}}HX130709 during the attenuation. Results of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis showed that eight distinct patterns with 22 to 30 DNA fragment bands were produced from field strains, and twelve distinct patterns with 23 to 27 DNA fragment bands were produced from different passages of the attenuated strains. Mouse pathogenicity test showed that the mortality of the mice infected with 10⁴ CFU field strains was 100% and the attenuation of strain {"type":"entrez-nucleotide","attrs":{"text":"HX130709","term_id":"383559396","term_text":"HX130709"}}HX130709 occurred between 46 and 50 passages. All the field and attenuated strains were highly sensitive to β-lactam antibiotics, tetracyclines and macrolides. So, we can make conclusions that the acute swine erysipelas outbreaks in Eastern China were caused by serotype 1a E. rhusiopathiae strains with different biochemical characteristics, and the virulence of serotype 1a E. rhusiopathiae strains is unrelated with some point mutations in 432-bp hypervariable region of the spaA gene.     

昆明地区盆栽苹果诱导二次开花试验研究

盆栽苹果二次开花能够提高观赏价值,延长观赏期,从而能够促进苹果盆景产业的发展。本试验显微观察了苹果花芽的形态分化进程,并通过全株脱叶和喷施单氰胺溶液对昆明地区不同品种的盆栽苹果进行二次开花试验。试验结果表明：‘嘎啦’在8月中旬花芽处于萼片形成期,‘富士’在8月中旬花芽处于花蕾分化期,‘红色之爱’在8月中旬花芽处于花瓣形成期,‘神砂’和‘皮诺娃’在8月中旬花芽处于雄蕊形成期;‘嘎啦’和‘富士’在10月上旬花芽处于雄蕊形成期,‘红色之爱’、‘皮诺娃’和‘神砂’在10月上旬花芽处于雌蕊形成期;在12月上旬5个苹果品种的花芽均进入雌蕊形成期。9月初通过全株脱叶和喷施单氰胺溶液处理,‘嘎啦’、‘富士’、‘神砂’和‘皮诺娃’成功实现了二次开花,‘嘎啦’、‘神砂’和‘皮诺娃’二次开花后成功挂果。     

Leukocyte and Cytokine Accumulation in the Ovine Teat and Udder during Endotoxin-Induced Inflammation

Persson Waller, K., Colditz, I.G., Flapper, P. and Seow, H.-F., 1997. Leukocyte and cytokine accumulation in the ovine teat and udder during endotoxin-induced inflammation. Veterinary Research Communications, 21 (2), 101-115The accumulation of leukocytes, ovine serum albumin and the cytokines interleukin-1 (IL-1), tumour necrosis factor- (TNF-), interleukin-8 (IL-8), granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and interferon- (IFN-) was studied during endotoxin-induced inflammation in lactating and dry ovine udders, and in the teat cisterns of dry ewes after surgical closure of the passage between the teat and udder cisterns. Samples were taken before infusion and hourly up to 10 h after infusion of 0.1, 1 or 10 µg of endotoxin, or infusion of pyrogen-free saline (PFS) as a control. Rectal temperatures were measured.A significant dose- and time-dependent accumulation of leukocytes, mainly neutrophils, was observed in the lactating udders and in the teat cisterns. In the dry udders, the leukocyte accumulation was significant for time but not for dose. Peak numbers of cells were reached at 3-4 h in the dry udders and in the teat cisterns, but not until 10 h after infusion in the lactating udders. The changes in the ovine serum albumin concentrations mostly paralleled changes in leukocyte numbers.A role was indicated for TNF-, IL-8 and GM-CSF, but not for IL-1 and IFN-, during endotoxin-induced inflammation in the ovine udder. Release of TNF-, IL-8 and GM-CSF was most prominent in lactating udders, peaking at 2 or 3 h after infusion, but was also detected in dry udders and teat cisterns. Detectable levels of IL-1 and IFN- were occasionally found in all three groups.     

新疆桑树雌蕊柱头表面超微结构观察与分类的探讨

应用扫描电镜技术观察了和田白桑、伽克1号桑、皮木1号桑的雌蕊形态结构。结果发现和田白桑、伽克1号桑的雌蕊无花柱,柱头内侧表面生有乳头状突起;皮木1号桑雌蕊无花柱,柱头内侧表面生有长毛。根据观察结果,结合其形态特征,和田白桑、伽克1号桑归类于白桑(Morus alba Linn.)较为合适;皮木1号桑有待今后进一步探讨。     

沙地生境不同苜蓿品种形态特征对低温的响应及其与抗寒性关系

为筛选适合科尔沁沙地种植抗寒性强的苜蓿品种,本试验探究了沙地生境下不同苜蓿品种在低温锻炼期的形态特征,并分析其与苜蓿半致死温度的关系。研究表明：低温锻炼期“肇东”和“公农1号”苜蓿休眠较早;“肇东”、“东苜1号”和“草原3号”对低温较敏感;随季节性降温苜蓿秋眠芽数增加,根颈增粗,根重增加,根长增长,根冠比增大。根颈活力法拟合Logistic方程所得半致死温度表明,8个苜蓿品种抗寒性排序为“东苜1号” > “草原3号” > “农菁1号” > “公农1号” > “龙牧801” > “肇东” > “农菁8号” > “草原2号”;相关性分析表明苜蓿半致死温度与苜蓿根重呈显著负相关关系（P<0.05）,而与其他生长指标无显著相关关系。“东苜1号”、“草原3号”等抗寒性较强的苜蓿品种适合在科尔沁沙地区域种植。     

Intestinal atresia and stenosis: A review comparing its morphology

A review of the literature on intestinal atresia of domestic animal species and humans was done. The 5 types of intestinal occlusions described in human infants are atresia type 1, atresia type 2, atresia type 3, stenosis, and the apple peel or Christmas tree deformity. The intestinal defects described in domestic animal species such as the bovine, equine and porcine are similar to those of human infants. The T-formation, an intestinal defect of the bovine resembling atresia type 3, and rectal stricture, an acquired intestinal defect of the porcine resembling stenosis, were described recently. Intestinal atresia is similar in several species and these similarities raise the questions as to whether the pathogenic mechanism and possibly etiologies of intestinal atresia are similar in these species.     

A method for the interpretation of parasite egg counts in faeces of sheep

A new method for the interpretation of strongyloid egg counts in faeces in sheep flocks is proposed. The "Flock Parasitism Index" (FPI) is based on three epizootiological concepts: extent of parasitism, distribution of its intensity, and risk of pasture contamination by eggs. In the estimation of FPI from a number of faecal samples from different animals in a flock, the percentage of parasitized sheep and the distribution of parasitized animals of the sample into the classical categories of "low", "moderate" and "high" from the number of eggs per gram of faeces (EPG) and the arithmetic mean of EPG of the sample are considered. The pathogenic and epizootiological importance of each one of the "low", "moderate" and "high" categories are considered to be 0.1, 0.5 and 1, respectively. From the relationship between EPG and worm burdens, probabilities for "low", "moderate" and "high" distributions are calculated, and from the percentages of worm burdens estimated and their levels of confidence at 95% it is suggested that values of FPI equal to 2.0 must be considered as the limit of parasitism where economic losses are tolerable.     

Experimental bovine group-B streptococcal mastitis induced by strains of human and bovine origin

Intramammary infections with Group-B streptococci of human and bovine origin were produced experimentally in cows. The initial cytological response was more rapid to the human than to the bovine strain (Table I), while at later stages the pathological changes induced by the two infections were much the same (Fig. 1). The initial clinical reaction was more acute to the "human" than to the "bovine" infections and the average daily loss of milk was greater in cases of "human" infection than in cases of "bovine" infection (Table II). In contrast to the "bovine" infections the "human" infections showed a pronounced tendency to spontaneous clearance. The rate of excretion of Group-B streptococci with the milk was lower for the "human" than for the "bovine" infections (Table III). The special mode of reaction of the bovine udder against infections with Group-B streptococci of human origin may, in part, explain why such infections have a lower tendency to spread within a herd than infections with bovine strains of B-streptococci.     

Helicobacter apodemus sp. nov., a new Helicobacter species identified from the gastrointestinal tract of striped field mice in Korea

A novel Helicobacter species was identified from the gastrointestinal tract of the Korean striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius). Biochemical testing, ultrastructure characterization, and 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis suggested that this bacterium represents a distinct taxon. The bacterium was positive for urease activity, susceptible to cephalothin and nalidixic acid, and weakly positive for oxidase and catalase activity. Electron microscopy revealed that the bacterium has spirally curved rod morphology with singular bipolar nonsheathed flagella. Genotypically, the isolated bacterial strains (YMRC 000215, YMRC 000216, and YMRC 000419) were most closely related to a reference strain of Helicobacter mesocricetorum (97.25%, 97.32%, and 97.03% 16S rRNA sequence similarities, respectively). The 16S rRNA sequences of these strains were deposited into GenBank under accession numbers {"type":"entrez-nucleotide","attrs":{"text":"AF284754","term_id":"18389594","term_text":"AF284754"}}AF284754, {"type":"entrez-nucleotide","attrs":{"text":"AY009129","term_id":"18409527","term_text":"AY009129"}}AY009129, and {"type":"entrez-nucleotide","attrs":{"text":"AY009130","term_id":"18409528","term_text":"AY009130"}}AY009130, respectively. We propose the name Helicobacter apodemus for this novel species.     

Plasmids and resistance to antimicrobial agents and heavy metals in Staphylococcus hyicus from pigs and cattle

Staphylococcus hyicus-cultures, isolated from piglets and cattle with skin lesions were investigated for their plasmid content and their resistance to antimicrobial agents and heavy metals. Several plasmids of different sizes could be detected in most of the 32 "porcine" S. hyicus-isolates, whereas none of the 20 "bovine" S. hyicus-cultures possessed any plasmid. The "porcine" S. hyicus-isolates were much more resistant to antimicrobial substances than the "bovine" S. hyicus-cultures. However, the "porcine" and "bovine" S. hyicus-cultures did not differ in their resistance to heavy metals.     

Uterine motility of the sow during the oestrous cycle and early pregnancy

With electromyography and strain gauges the uterine motility of the sow during the oestrous cycle and early pregnancy was studied. Special attention was paid to characterization of myometrial activity at the time of intrauterine migration of blastocysts.From recordings of 4 animals (3 became pregnant) 3 types of electrical spiking activity (each could be correlated with an elevation of the strain gauge tension) were discerned. Two of them appeared regularly and were suitable for analysis: High Voltage Slow Acticity (with relative high amplitude and low frequency of spikes) and Low Voltage Fast Activity (with relative low aplitude and high frequency of spikes).The sexual status markedly influenced myometrial activity: during prooestrus and oestrus only one type of electrical activity was present whereas the myoelectrical complex (an episode of this activity and the subsequent interval of inactivity) was shorter than 10 min. During dioestrus the myoelectrical complex was longer than 10 min and High Voltage Slow Activity (solely on the cervix and bifurcation) and Low Voltage Fast Activity occurred simultaneously in episodes which mainly appeared to originate on the bifurcation.The characteristics of uterine activity during pregnancy were similar to those of a cyclic sow until day 12. It was only on day 12 that gestation appeared from an increased frequency of myoelectrical complexes.It is concluded that Low Voltage Fast Activity as it was found on the uterine horn at days 8–9 might be involved in the process of intra-uterine migration of blastocysts. In cyclic and in pregnant animals the patterns of Low Voltage Fast Activity were similar. Therefore, the occurrence of Low Voltage Fast Activity is independent of the actual presence of blastocysts. It seems to be exhibited in dependence on the ovarian hormones.     

Major antigenic groups of rabies virus in Canada determined by anti-nucleocapsid monoclonal antibodies

A total of 123 rabies virus isolates from various geographical areas in Canada were characterized by a panel of 43 anti-nucleocapsid monoclonal antibodies. Four major antigenic groups are found in terrestrial mammals: "Canadian Arctic" from Ontario, Quebec and the Northwest Territories; "south-eastern Georgian Bay" from Ontario; "south mid-central skunk" from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba; and "Brook's, Alberta skunk" from a restricted area in Alberta. Bat isolates can be divided into 4 major antigenic groups: "B-1" in Eptesicus fuscus from Ontario; "B-2" in a variety of bat species from British Columbia eastward into Ontario; "B-3" in Myotis spp. from Ontario and New Brunswick; and "B-4" in E. fuscus from Alberta and Saskatchewan. A single case of bat to horse transmission of rabies virus is recorded. These street isolates are compared with isolates of fixed virus. Epidemiological aspects are discussed.     

Kinetics of Interferon-Gamma Production and its Comparison with Anti-Listeriolysin O Detection in Experimental Bovine Listeriosis

The kinetics of the production of interferon gamma (IFN-) in whole blood culture and its comparison with anti-listeriolysin O (ALLO) detection by ELISA were studied during oral infection of calves with Listeria monocytogenes. Culture filtrate antigen (CFA), listeriolysin O (LLO), and sonicated antigen (SA) were used to prime the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and the plasma from orally infected calves. IFN- and ALLO appeared as early as day 7 of an oral infection. IFN- was detected earlier with LLO than with SA. The Max50 interleukin (IL-2) activity and IFN- estimated in the culture supernatant from PBMCs primed in vitro with different antigens of L. monocytogenes revealed high induction of IL-2 and IFN- by CFA, LLO and live antigen. IFN- assay and ALLO detection were used for testing cases of repeat breeding in dairy cattle. It appeared that detection of IFN- employing LLO can be used to diagnose listerial infections.     

晋阳肉兔配套系杂交效果研究

对以新西兰白兔、加利福尼亚兔为基础群经过 3个世代纯种选育的父系 (晋 系 ) ,母系(晋 系 )进行配合力测定 ,结果表明 :在 CP1 6.1 3%、CF1 4.57%的中等偏下营养条件下 ,晋 系×晋 系、晋 系×晋 系、晋 系×晋 系 ,42～ 77日龄平均日增重分别为 2 6.62 g、2 6.1 0 g和30 .2 3g,日增重的杂种优势率为 1 4.68%( P<0 .0 1 ) ;料肉比分别为 3.1 6∶ 1、3.37∶ 1和 2 .82∶ 1 ,料肉比的杂种优势率为 1 3.63%( P<0 .0 1 ) ;屠宰率分别为 54.1 2 %、56.2 1 %和 55.79%,屠宰率的杂种优势率为 1 .1 3%( P>0 .0 5)。     

The phenomenon of stress: Concepts and mechanisms associated with stress-induced responses of the neuroendocrine system

Stress, stressors and the stress response are terms which represent concepts rather than oeing precisely definable. No single theory of stress has been universally accepted. Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome of stress remains the primary theory for the basis of stress research in food-producing animals; however, other concepts and theories have been developed. This paper reviews current theories and suggests that the complexity of research on stress in food-producing animals can be attributed to the lack of concrete theories and concepts regarding identifiable stressors, the endocrine responses stimulated by potential stressors and the complex and integrated biological changes in the neuro-endocrine system resulting from exposure to hypothesized stressors.     

Milk Protein Polymorphism in Kangayam Cattle

This paper reports the milk protein polymorphism, the allele frequencies of variants and the possible linkages among various combinations of milk protein phenotypes in the Kangayam cattle of south India. Milk samples from 156 Kangayam cows were typed by starch gel and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis for caseins and whey proteins, respectively. All the four milk protein components studied, _s1-casein, -casein, -lactoglobulin and -lactalbumin, exhibited polymorphism with high allele frequencies of 0.9231±0.0151 for _s1-casein C, 0.9263±0.0148 for -casein A, 0.9135±0.0159 for -lactoglobulin B and a relatively high frequency of 0.6218±0.0275 for -lactalbumin A. The mean heterozygosity estimated over all the four milk protein loci was 0.2420. Genetic equilibrium was observed among all the loci studied, except -lactalbumin. Linkage analysis confirmed the non-independence between _s1- and -caseins and between caseins and -lactalbumin phenotypes.     

Variant -and individual dependent nature of persistent Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection

Background

Anaplasma phagocytophilum is the causative agent of tick-borne fever in ruminants and human granulocytotropic anaplasmosis (HGA). The bacterium is able to survive for several months in immune-competent sheep by modifying important cellular and humoral defence mechanisms. Little is known about how different strains of A. phagocytophilum propagate in their natural hosts during persistent infection.

Methods

Two groups of five lambs were infected with each of two 16S rRNA gene variants of A. phagocytophilum, i.e. 16S variant 1 which is identical to GenBank no {"type":"entrez-nucleotide","attrs":{"text":"M73220","term_id":"148293","term_text":"M73220"}}M73220 and 16S variant 2 which is identical to GenBank no {"type":"entrez-nucleotide","attrs":{"text":"AF336220","term_id":"13325085","term_text":"AF336220"}}AF336220, respectively. The lambs were infected intravenously and followed by blood sampling for six months. A. phagocytophilum infection in the peripheral blood was detected by absolute quantitative real-time PCR.

Results

Both 16S rRNA gene variants of A. phagocytophilum established persistent infection for at least six months and showed cyclic bacteraemias, but variant 1 introduced more frequent periods of bacteraemia and higher number of organisms than 16S rRNA gene variant 2 in the peripheral blood.

Conclusion

Organisms were available from blood more or less constantly during the persistent infection and there were individual differences in cyclic activity of A. phagocytophilum in the infected animals. Two 16S rRNA gene variants of A. phagocytophilum show differences in cyclic activity during persistent infection in lambs.     

Magnesium status of dairy cows

Abstract

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Madam:– Magnesium has been identified as an important mineral in the nutrition of dairy eows and reeent findings in New Zealand(1 Young, P.W., Rys, G. and O'Connor, M.B. 1981. Hypomagnesemia and dairy production. Proc. N.Z. Soc. An. Prod., 41: 61–67.  [Google Scholar]) emphasize this importance. For example, a large survey of dairy animals(2 Young, P.W., O'Connor, M.B. and Feyter, C. 1979. Importance of magnesium in dairy production. 30th Ruakura Farmers Conf. Proc. MAP, : 110–120.  [Google Scholar]) showed one-third of almost one million cows could be suffering from hypomagnesemia. A separate survey (3 1984. Surveillance. Bovine hypomagcsemia, 11: 5–7. Published by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Private Bag, Wellington [Google Scholar])> involving 76 farms estimated that supplementing with magnesium to prevent hypomagnesemia would have produced a net benefit of between $1,600 and $4,250 per farm. The cost/benefit ratio was remarkably high and ranged from 11–28.