从禾本科牧草的植物学特征、生物学特性试论草地的培育和利用

<正> 禾本科牧草,是我省天然草地的基本饲草生产植物之一。它由分蘖、生长发育、生产特性等不同的类群所组成,适应于不同的生活环境和利用方式。打草和放牧,是利用草地的基本方式。不同的利用方式,对草地发生的影响、对草地生产特性的要求是不同的。因而,草地的培育技术、牧草种群的选择也不完全尽然。本文,试想通过禾本科牧草的主要分蘖类型,叶着生的部位及生产特     

高蛋白黑麦草品种对比试验

<正> 草地约占世界陆地的1/5,而草地主要成分是禾本科草类,其中大部分可供畜禽和鱼食用,由此可见,禾本科牧草在饲用作物中的地位是重要的。黑麦草是禾本科重要牧草之一,既可青饲、青贮、晒制干草,也可直接放牧,深受群众欢迎。禾本科牧草与豆科牧草相比,主要是蛋白质含量较低,因此,增加其蛋白质含量,提     

西双版纳野生牧草种质资源调查及评价

对云南省最南部西双版纳傣族自治州开展野生牧草种质资源野外调查和收集,得出西双版纳州草地资源丰富,种类繁多,蕴含着大量的野生牧草种质资源。全州草地主要植物有128科,577属,1052种,其中禾本科(Gramineae)71属,140种;豆科(Leguminosae)47属,136种;莎草科(Cyperaceae)17属,60种。可食牧草有24科,209种,以禾本科、豆科、莎草科牧草为主。并对重要野生牧草种质资源的经济特性和饲用价值进行了评价分析,得出西双版纳地区野生牧草具有多叶、常绿、高产、低消化率等特性。开发利用这些优良野生牧草种质资源需根据具体的用途和牧草本身的特点采取不同的开发方式。     

科尔沁地区禾豆混播人工草地生产特性分析

在科尔沁草原地区进行了不同草种和不同播种量组合的混播人工草地生产特性的研究。结果表明,无芒雀麦、苇状羊茅、披碱草、鸭茅、紫花苜蓿均具有较强的种间竞争能力,种间相容性较好;白三叶、草地早熟禾、猫尾草在苗期种间竞争能力较弱,幼苗死亡率较高,生长发育不良。在生产特性方面,草地早熟禾+鸭茅+猫尾草+紫花苜蓿+白三叶(组合Ⅰ)草地豆科牧草平均产量显著大于禾本科牧草产量(P<0.01);无芒雀麦+苇状羊茅+披碱草+紫花苜蓿+白三叶(组合Ⅱ)草地禾本科与豆科牧草产量差异不显著(P>0.05)。在全年总产量中,组合Ⅱ的禾本科牧草产量显著大于组合Ⅰ(P<0.05)。在本试验条件下,适宜的混播组合是:无芒雀麦占40.3%,苇状羊茅+披碱草占32.9%,紫花苜蓿占26.8%,总播种量37.3kg/hm2,全年干草总产量可达8580.12kg/hm2,其中禾本科牧草占50%左右,适合于放牧刈割利用。     

新疆禾本科牧草种质资源及区系组成

新疆禾本科牧草种质资源较为丰富，禾本科牧草有71属322种54亚种；从地理成分上来分析，它的成分多样，但温带性质明显；区系中单种属、少种属较多，表明该区系的年青性。大多数种类为草地植被的优势种、亚优势种或主要伴生种，为天然草地的主要组成成分，牧草资源利用潜力很大。     

青南退化草地治理中多年生禾本科牧草的利用现状和对策

分析了青海省禾本科牧草在恢复青南退化草地中的作用、利用现状和存在问题，探讨了进一步开发利用禾本科牧草资源的对策。     

不同播种时期对放牧草地牧草收获量和化学成分的影响

通过在Ｓａｓａ ｎｉｐｐｏｎｉｃａ Ｍａｋｉｎｏ占优势的天然草地晚秋强度放牧，秋、春播种的试验结果表明：春播区２年的牧草总收获量高于秋播区；秋、春播种区禾本科与豆科牧草比例基本相同，禾本科比例保持在７０％以上，主要禾本科鸭茅的比例在５０％以上；牧草的营养化学成分含量春播区稍主为秋播区，把Ｓａｓａ ｎｉｐｐｏｎｉｃａ Ｍａｋｉｎｏ占优势的天然草地改良成人工草地时，采用晚秋强度放牧，春季播种较好。     

猫尾草草地高效施肥法研究

<正> 日本对草地施肥和牧草营养生理的研究是从1955年正式开始的,其历史较短。因此,对草地的施肥可以说是基于从水稻上得到的营养生理知识。直到最近才明确了禾本科牧草的产量构成要素分蘖的多少和施肥的关系。但是牧草营养分吸收和产量构成要素的分蘖数及单茎重的关系还不太清楚。本研究用日本主要禾本科牧草之一的猫尾草,研     

施氮量、白三叶品种和刈割高度对混播草地产草量的影响

<正> 前言近年来英国每年播种禾本科与白三叶草混合草地,使用900—1000吨白三叶草种子,花费三百万英磅左右的成本。然而,由于白三叶草对牧场草地牧草产量的贡献很少,投资效益很差。许多因素(气候、土壤、草地、牲畜、经营管理)单独或相互作用,可能引起白三叶草表现不稳定。施用氮肥,由于它加强了禾本科牧草对三叶草的竞争,主要影响混播草地禾本科—三叶草之间的关系。一批叶片大小不同的白三叶草品种在施氮的草地上,同禾     

禾本科牧草结实率和千粒重的环境效应及其生态多样性的探讨

禾本科植物是我国天然草地的饲用植物中经济价值最大的牧草类群。本文根据1983～1989年在东北草地采集的80种禾本科牧草代表样本的计数和度量,探讨了结实率和千粒重数量性状的环境效应,及其不同生活型类群的生态多样性。结果表明:禾本科牧草结实率的环境效应较千粒重的环境效应大;结实率与千粒重的多样性格局均与植物的生态特性有较密切的关系;丛生地面芽植物结实率和千粒重的多样性均最高,一年生植物结实率的多样性最低,根茎地面芽植物千粒重的多样性最低。     

Obituary-Roger Brereton Marshall

Roger Marshall was born in Christchurch on 27 May 1933 and died at his home in Palmerston North on 24 October 2001. He graduated BVSc from the University of Sydney in 1958 and began his professional career in clinical veterinary practice in Morrinsville. Wishing to specialise in veterinary microbiology, he later enrolled in the postgraduate course for the Diploma in Microbiology at the University of Otago under Professor JAR Miles. On gaining the Diploma in 1963, Roger was appointed a foundation lecturer in veterinary microbiology in the newly formed Faculty of Veterinary Science at Massey University.     

奶牛发情周期中毛 唾液和乳汁孕酮水平的变化

本实验采用放射免疫分析法(RIA)测定了11头奶牛一个发情周期里毛、唾液、乳汁中孕酮(P_4)含量。经产牛(n=8)的毛和唾液中P_4水平变化与乳汁中P_4水平变化一致。青年牛(n=3)的毛和睡液中的P_4水平变化一致,并分别与经产牛毛和唾液中P_4水平变化一致。7头配种后的经产牛和5头配种后的青年牛分别取20和23天的样品进行妊娠诊断,与配种后60天的直检结果相对照,依据经产牛毛、乳P_4水平进行妊娠诊断的阳性准确率分别是85.7％(6/7)和100％(7/7),依据青年牛毛P_4水平进行妊娠诊断的阳性准确率为100％(5/5)。     

规模化奶牛场产奶牛和育成牛粪中污染因子的四季动态监测研究

本研究对规模化奶牛场产奶牛和育成牛粪中污染因子进行了四季监测,结果表明,鲜粪中含水率两类牛群夏季最高、春季最低;风干粪样中,除产奶牛夏季全氮和全磷外,产奶牛和育成牛5项检测指标及其年均值的季节变化规律均保持一致,即有机质＞全氮＞全磷＞锌＞铜;两类牛群全磷含量夏季最高、秋季最低,有机质含量春季最高、夏季最低,铜和锌含量夏季均最低;产奶牛全氮含量夏季最低、春季最高,铜含量春季最高,锌含量冬季最高;育成牛全氮含量夏季最高、秋季最低,铜含量秋季最高,锌含量春季最高.     

Assessment of changes in blood volume in response to resuscitative fluid administration in dogs

Objective: To determine the continuous changes in blood volume in response to fluid administration using an in‐line hematocrit monitor. Design: Prospective study. Setting: Research laboratory. Animals: Four healthy dogs. Interventions: Each dog received intravenous boluses of 80 mL/kg of 0.9% saline (S), 4 mL/kg of 7.5% saline (HS), 20 mL/kg of dextran 70 (D), 20 mL/kg of hetastarch (HES), or no fluids (control, C) on separate occasions. Fluids were administered at 150 mL/min in the S, D, and HES groups, and at 1 mL/kg/min in the HS group. Measurements and main results: Blood volume changes were measured every 20 seconds for 240 minutes using an in‐line hematocrit monitor. There was a rapid rise in blood volume during all infusions. Immediately after the administration of crystalloid fluids, the rapid rise in blood volume ceased. Subsequently, there was a steep decline in blood volume for 10 minutes, and a slower decline thereafter. In contrast, the rise in blood volume continued for at least 10 minutes after the infusion of the colloids was complete, and a plateau was observed for the remainder of the experiment. The blood volume effect, as measured by area under the curve, was significantly greater in the saline group than the other groups during the infusion time and for the 0–240 minutes time period. The areas under the curve for the two colloid solutions were not significantly different from each other during any time periods. The percent increase in blood volume immediately following the infusions was 76.4±10.0 in the S group, 17.1±3.2 in the HS group, 23.0±10.5 in the D group, and 27.2±6.4 in the HES group. At 30 minutes from the start of the infusion, the mean percent increases in blood volumes were 35.2±9.3 in the S group, 12.3±0.9 in the HS group, 35.9±7.3 in the D group, and 36.8±6.5 in the HES group. At 240 h post‐infusion, the mean percent increases in blood volume were 18.0±9.7 in the S group, 2.9±6.1 in the HS group, 25.6±16.1 in the D group, and 26.6±8.6 in the HES group. The C group had a mean percent change in blood volume of ?3.7±3.4 at the end of the experiment. Conclusions: This study indicates that the rapid administration of saline at clinically relevant doses leads to the largest immediate increase in blood volume, although this change is transient because of rapid redistribution of the fluid. Despite a brief increase in blood volume that was almost 3 times the volume administered, hypertonic saline led to the smallest increase in blood volume post‐infusion. The synthetic colloid solutions increased the blood volume by an amount greater than that infused and the effect was sustained for a longer period of time than seen following crystalloid administration, but the maximum increase in blood volume was significantly less than saline. The measurement of continuous changes in blood volume, using an in‐line hematocrit monitor, was a useful means of assessing the dynamic effects of fluid administration in dogs in a research setting.     

Effect of Immunosuppression on the Clinicopathological Changes in Experimental Zygomycosis in Rabbits

A study was undertaken to investigate the effect of immunosuppression by cyclophosphamide or methylprednisolone on the clinicopathological alterations in respiratory absidiosis in rabbits. Infected rabbits showed respiratory distress that was more severe in immunosuppressed groups. Leukocytosis due to neutrophilia was observed in the non-immunosuppressed group in the initial stages, whereas leukopenia was observed in both the immunosuppressed groups initially, owing to polymorphopenia in the cyclophosphamide-treated group and to lymphopenia in the methylprednisolone-treated group, followed by leukocytosis in both groups. Total serum proteins increased significantly in the non-immunosuppressed group but were significantly decreased in the immunosuppressed groups. Serum creatinine increased significantly in all the infected groups from 20 days post inoculation (DPI) onwards. Blood urea nitrogen increased significantly in the initial stages only in the methylprednisolone-treated group. AST and ALT also showed significant increases in the infected animals. Total serum immunoglobulins and circulating immune complexes increased gradually in all three infected groups, except for an initial significant drop in the immunosuppressed rabbits. Re-isolation of fungus was only achieved from the lungs of infected rabbits up to 15 DPI in the non-immunosuppressed group and 30 DPI in the immunosuppressed groups. Pathological lesions in all the infected groups were found mainly in the lungs and consisted of pyogranulomas. The lesions were most severe in the cyclophosphamide-treated group and least severe in the non-immunosuppressed group.     

Dystocia in beef heifers: A review of genetic and nutritional influences

Breeding beef heifers for the first time at 15 months of age has potential to increase the efficiency of the beef breeding-cow herd. An increased incidence of dystocia in heifers calving at 2 years of age, compared to mature cows, is a major reason many farmers in New Zealand have not adopted the practice. The predominant type of dystocia affecting 2-year-old heifers is feto-maternal disproportion, a condition in which the fetus is too large relative to the size of the heifer's pelvis. Reducing birthweight of the calf is a means of reducing the incidence of dystocia. Birthweight and length of gestation are determined by genotype of the calf, maternal genetic effects and environmental effects.

Bulls with low estimated breeding values for birthweight have been selected for mating heifers; however, the positive genetic correlation between birthweight and mature weight meant that the progeny of these bulls tended to be lighter at finishing, making them less desirable in the beef industry. The genotype of the dam also plays a role in determining the risk of dystocia; the maternal ability of the dam to nurture the fetus influences birth- weight, and the dam's genetic potential for growth influences the size of her pelvic area. Heavy heifers tend to produce high- birthweight calves, counteracting the reduction in the incidence of dystocia resulting from the larger pelvis in larger heifers.

Manipulating feeding level during pregnancy offers an alternative method for manipulating the birthweight of calves. Little is known about the effects of nutrition in early gestation on placental development or birthweight of calves. No differences in the birthweight of calves have been observed in response to variation in feeding in mid-pregnancy, and variable responses in birthweight and the incidence of dystocia to feeding in the third trimester of pregnancy have been reported. Differences in birthweight have not always resulted in differences in the incidence of dystocia, primarily due to differences in liveweight of the heifer also induced by feeding regimens. Variability in the incidence of dystocia in response to feeding level in the third trimester of pregnancy makes it difficult to make recommendations for the feeding of heifers at this stage of gestation. More research is needed into the effects of nutrition in early gestation on fetal and placental development in cattle.     

Measurement of Faecal Cortisol Metabolites in Cats and Dogs: A Non-invasive Method for Evaluating Adrenocortical Function

The aim of this comparative study was to gain more information about the metabolism and excretion of glucocorticoids in cats and dogs in order to establish non-invasive methods for evaluating stressful conditions. Therefore, in a first experiment, [¹⁴C]cortisol was administered intravenously to 8 animals (two of each sex and species). Over a period of 6 days, faeces and urine were collected immediately after spontaneous defecation and urination. Marked species differences were found, as cats mainly excreted cortisol in the faeces (82%±4% of the total recovered radioactivity), whereas in dogs only a small portion was found there (23%±4%). The highest urinary radioactivity was observed after 9±3 h in cats and 3±1 h in dogs. Peak concentrations in the faeces occurred after 22±6 h in cats and after 24±4 h in dogs. Most of the radioactivity was not extractable with diethyl ether, indicating that the metabolites excreted in urine and faeces were mainly of the conjugated or polar unconjugated types. This was confirmed by RP-HPLC, which also revealed marked differences between cats and dogs concerning the metabolites formed. In addition, the immunoreactivity of the metabolites was tested in cortisol, corticosterone and 11-oxoaetiocholanolone EIAs. The latter, measuring 11,17-dioxoandrostanes (11,17-DOA) detected the highest quantities of immunoreactive metabolites in cats, but not in dogs. In a second experiment, the adrenal cortex of both species was stimulated by ACTH and, three weeks later, suppressed by dexamethasone. In this study, only faeces were collected over a period of 7 days. In both species, inter-animal variability in the basal and maximal/minimal faecal cortisol metabolite concentrations and the time course was observed. The 11-oxoaetiocholanolone EIA in cats and the cortisol EIA in dogs proved best suited for monitoring changes in adrenocortical activity. ACTH injections resulted in an increase above baseline values of 355% (median) in 11,17-DOA concentrations in cats and of 702% in the concentrations of cortisol equivalents in dogs by about 25 h and 22 h (median) after injection, respectively. Minimal concentrations after dexamethasone administration were about 17% in cats and 31% in dogs (in relation to baseline values) and were reached in 66 h and 72 h, respectively. It was concluded that measuring cortisol metabolites in faeces should be a useful non-invasive tool for monitoring stress in carnivores.     

Onset of luteal activity in non-foaling mares during the early breeding season in Finland.

The luteal activity in mares was studied in the Equine Research Station (ERS) and in trotting stables (TS) in South-Finland. The mares were Standardbreeds in the TS and mainly Finnhorses in the ERS. Between January and June blood was collected once a week for serum progesterone determinations. The mares in the ERS were distributed in 1 of 3 groups: three-years old not yet in training (N = 38), brood mares (N = 21) and mares in training (N = 47). A 4th group was the mares in training in the trotting stables (N = 73). Every 5th mare in the ERS and every 4th mare in the trotting stables were cycling already at the beginning of the year. Onset of luteal activity in anoestrous mares was most common in the middle of May. Over 95% of the mares were cycling at the beginning of June. In the ERS 40% of the Finnhorse mares in training were cycling through the winter. The three-years old and the brood mares were all anoestrous during winter. They started to cycle on average before the middle of May. Anoestrous training mares started before the middle of April. Anoestrous Finnhorse mares began to cycle later than warm blooded mares in all of the groups studied. Mares which had foaled the previous year were more often anoestrous during the winter than dry mares. The time of year when cycling began in a particular mare tended to be the same from year to year (p less than 0.01).     

Seasonal Changes in Forage Nutrients and Mineral Contents in Water Resources,Forage and Yak Blood

This paper reports results of a study conducted to investigate the concentrations of seven mineral elements in yak blood, forage and water resources around the Qinghai Lake in Qinghai Province in different seasons. Meanwhile, the nutritional compositions of the forage were also surveyed. The results suggest that the mineral elements and the forage nutrients change in a seasonal pattern. In yak blood,the sodium(Na)concentration varies from 0.291 to 0.034 mg/mL,and this is lower than the normal value. In the forage,the ratio calcium(Ca)to phosphorus(P)is 4.06～7.47:1 and potassium(K)to Na 30～27:1. These results indicate that the nutrition of the yak in the area is deficient in Na but high in K. For the withered forage sampled in February,the protein content is only 31.14% of the total protein in the forage growing at puerile stage in June. The severe loss of protein by 68. 9% and decrease of effective nutrients in the wintered forage are considered to be the reasons resulting in the poor condition of yak in winter and spring seasons.     

Variation of gene frequencies in ASIP, MC1R and GREY loci in Thoroughbred horses

The objective of the study has been to verify the hypothesis that the coat colour is regarded in the selection of Polish Thoroughbred horse population. Formally, the colour is not a selection criterion in this breed selected mainly for speed. The material consisted of twelve groups of foals registered in successive volumes of the Stud Book (11,688 foals, in total) and their parents selected to the breeding stud. The frequency of alleles in ASIP, MC1R and GREY loci controlling the coat colours was estimated from the recessive phenotype frequency square in the groups of foals. The inflow of foreign genes was limited and the population great, hence the migration effect was very low. The drift and Wahlund effect hardly influenced the genetic structure in the groups which enabled to analyze the population not divided. The total offspring frequency of recessive a, e and g alleles amounted to 0.1552, 0.4877 and 0.9773, respectively. Accuracy of the assessment of the a and e frequency was confirmed on the basis of test matings. The a, e and g alleles were more frequent in dams than in sires and the a alleles occurred more often in fillies than in colts. The frequency of a and e alleles was higher in the offspring than in the parents. The genotype distribution in the offspring differed from the expected one, assessed from the gamete frequency in sires and in dams. Fewer bay foals were born than anticipated. All the results show that the coat colour is not entirely disregarded in the breeding of Thoroughbred horses. The dominant A and E alleles producing the colour are preferred in the selection, particularly in the sires. This leads to some alterations in the phenotypic structure of the population. On the other hand, the horses are mated randomly, irrespective of the coat colour.