体外法研究总挥发性脂肪酸和产气量与饲料营养成分的关系

本试验旨在通过测定青贮玉米、苜蓿、玉米秸、豆秸、羊草、稻草、专用青贮玉米秸7种粗饲料的总挥发性脂肪酸(TVFA)与产气量(GAS)及饲料营养成分[干物质(DM)、粗友分(ASH)、粗蛋白质(CP)和中性洗涤纤维(NDF)],研究三者之间的相关性.结果表明:不同时间点的TVFA与GAS及饲料营养成分之间的关系式为:TVFA=1.07×GAS-1.41×CP-0.90×NDF-6.80×NDS/CP-2.33x(NDS-ASH)/CP+113.70,R2=0.7431.本试验R2值较大,表明本试验所得的关系式具有更好的应用价值.     

Effect of adding crude glycerine to diets with feed additives on the feed intake,ruminal degradability,volatile fatty acid concentrations and in vitro gas production of feedlot Nellore cattle

The effects of adding crude glycerine with sodium monensin or essential oils to beef cattle diets on the intake, degradability of DM and nutrients, rumen concentration of volatile fatty acids (VFA) and in vitro gas production were evaluated. Five ruminally cannulated Nellore steers were randomly assigned to a 5 × 5 Latin square design. The treatments were as follows: CONT, without crude glycerine and additives; EO, with essential oils and without crude glycerine; MON, with sodium monensin and without crude glycerine; EOG, with essential oils and crude glycerine; MONG, with sodium monensin and crude glycerine. Treatments with essential oil and sodium monensin increased the NDF and STC intake and the DM degradability. When crude glycerine was combined with either sodium monensin or essential oil, there was a reduction in DM, NDF and STC intake and an increase in DM and CP degradability of the diets. The adding crude glycerine to essential oil diets reduced the CH₄ production. Sodium monensin treatments reduced DM and NDF intake and the production of total gas, CH₄, total VFA and acetic acid concentration. In conclusion, the adding crude glycerine (200 g/kg DM) with either sodium monensin (0.03 g/kg DM) or essential oil (0.5 g/kg DM) can be utilized in diets for Nellore cattle without causing detrimental effects on feed intake and improving the DM degradability.     

Rumen fermentation with special reference to volatile fatty acid production during reproduction. 1. Methods and results of volatile fatty acid levels and production rates in vitro

The target of the investigations was to register part of the synthesis performance in the rumen of ewes during the complete reproduction cycle. With the help of in-vitro experiments with artificial rumen the concentration and production rates of volatile fatty acids in the rumen fluid were measured. From the experiments the measured data of fertility-accentuated crossbreeding (experiment 1) and crossbreeding (experiment 2) ewes were contrasted. The average concentrations of volatile fatty acids in ewes are 95.4 m mol/l in experiment 1 and 109.2 m mol/l in experiment 2 during the early stage gestation, 121.4 m mol/l in experiment 1 and 99.8 m mol/l in experiment 2 in the last stage stage of gestation, 129.6 m mol/l in experiment 1 and 112.8 m mol/l in experiment 2 during lactation and 106.6 m mol/l in experiment 1 and 112.9 m mol/l in experiment 2 during the dry period. The production rates of volatile fatty acids calculated form their concentration amount to 4.8 m mol/l X h in experiment 1 and 2.6 m mol/l X h in experiment 2 in the early stage of gestation, 3.5 m mol/l X h in experiment 1 and 3.1 m mol/l X h in experiment 2 in the last stage of gestation, 3.2 m mol/l X h in experiment 1 and 2.7 m mol/l X h in experiment 2 during lactation and 3.7 m mol/l X h in experiment 1 and 2.9 m mol/l X h in experiment 2 in the dry period. The correlation between the concentration and the production rate of volatile fatty acids is not significantly negative in either of the ewe experiments. The scattering of the individual values is wide so that the individual influence of the test animals as well as the influence of the in-vitro method used permit the conclusion that a significant statement on the influence of the genotype and the stage of reproduction on the production rates cannot be made.     

In vitro competitive adhesion and production of antagonistic compounds by lactic acid bacteria against fish pathogens

The present study describes the screening of five lactic acid bacteria (LAB) for use as probiotics based on their competitive adhesion and production of antagonistic substances against some fish pathogens. A reduction of adhesion of all pathogenic strains tested was obtained with three of the LAB strains (Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis CLFP100, Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris CLFP102 and Lactobacillus curvatus CLFP150). With the exception of fish pathogens Flavobacterium psychrophilum and Renibacterium salmoninarum that were not inhibited by LAB strains, production of antagonistic compounds by all tested LAB was observed against at least one of the indicator strains. Based on mucus adhesion, competitive exclusion, and suppression of fish pathogen growth, the selected LAB strains can be considered for future challenge experiments in fish as a very promising alternative to the use of chemotherapeutic agents.     

脂肪酸添加剂对奶牛瘤胃挥发性脂肪酸和甲烷的影响

21头安装瘤胃瘘管的荷斯坦产奶牛随机分为对照组和试验Ⅰ~Ⅵ组,每组3头,对照组饲喂全混日粮(TMR),试验Ⅰ~Ⅵ组每天饲喂TMR加50.0 g、100.0 g、150.0 g、200.0 g、250.0 g、300.0 g/头复合脂肪酸日粮,主要探讨复合脂肪酸对奶牛瘤胃甲烷(CH4)产量、挥发性脂肪酸(VFA)、氨氮(NH3-N)浓度和pH值及产奶性能的影响。结果,TMR中每天添加150.0~200.0 g/头复合脂肪酸,明显(P<0.05)提高奶牛乳脂率和瘤胃乙酸浓度,显著(P<0.05)降低奶牛的CH4释放量、CH4能/GE值和瘤胃NH3-N浓度,对奶牛的标准乳(FCM)、乳干物质、乳蛋白和乳糖均有提高趋势,能有效地提高奶牛的经济效益和生态效益。     

Effects of feed additives and veterinary drugs on aldosterone production and release by porcine adrenal cells in vitro

The preparation of suspensions of porcine adrenocortical cells is described. Within the conditions adopted, the cell suspension responded to various agents as expected. It was possible to screen drugs (standard range 0.3–100 μM, incubation period 1 h) for actions on the productionhelease of aldosterone by the cortical cells using 1 μM deoxycorticosterone as substrate. Progesterone, pregnenolone or corticosterone were also used as substrates. Feed additives of the quinoxaline type induced a slowly developing inhibition of aldosterone production/release by the cell suspension, which was virtually irreversible. During the standard 1 h incubation period inhibitions of up to 22 ± 2% of control were observed, which increased upon prolongation of the incubation by 2 h. With 100 μM cyadox the inhibition increased from 19 ± 2% to 35 ± 2% with prolonged incubation. Ten nitrofuran compounds exerted a more rapidly developing inhibition (by up to 79 ± 1% of control) of aldosterone production/release, which was reversible. A submaximal inhibition with 10 μM furazolidone of 21 ± 5% increased to 40 ± 1% with longer incubation. The concentrations at which these compounds exerted this effect in vitro were well below the peak blood plasma concentrations encountered after administration of the drugs in therapeutic doses. Polyether-antibacterials/ionophores rapidly inhibited aldosterone production/release (to 26 ± 1% of control) and this effect was completely reversible. The nitroimidazole compounds tested did not affect aldosterone production/release when deoxycorticosterone or progesterone were used as substrates. With use of corticosterone and to a lesser extent with pregnenolone as substrates a clear inhibition (to 73 ± 3% of control) of aldosterone production was obtained. Amprolium in concentrations up to 100 μM, with deoxycorti-costerone as substrate, did not induce a significant change in aldosterone production/release by the suspension of adrenocortical cells. In the same dose range tylosin and roxarsone induced a small but significant inhibition (by up to 10 ± 3% of control) of aldosterone production/release, which was not dose-dependent. It is concluded that a wide range of growth-promoting drugs may be able to change aldosterone productionhelease in the animal.     

Measurement of volatile fatty acid production rates in sheep given roughage

Measurement of the irreversible loss rate (ILR) of acetate, propionate and butyrate by radioisotope dilution of the respective tracers in sheep offered chopped dried grass from continuous belt type feeders gave 'plateau samples', the specific radioactivity of which had unacceptably high variance (coefficient of variation [cv] of the five or six samples taken from any one animal over the last four hours of 10 hours infusion ranged from 16 to 57 per cent). In an experiment which attempted to identify the source of this variability the distribution of the liquid phase marker 51Cr EDTA into different areas of the rumen was examined during its administration either in liquid form or impregnated on paper. The paper provided better mixing but incurred considerable spillage problems which would be unacceptable where calculations of ILR were required. Radiographic observations were made to examine the mixing of radio-opaque liquid and solid phase markers in the rumen. A better mixing of both was achieved with intermittent than continuous feeding. When 1-14C- and 2-14C-labelled acetate were each infused into the rumen of four sheep given two levels of chopped dried grass by means of hourly feeders, samples of rumen liquor gave much lower variability of the mean plateau specific radioactivity values than was obtained in experiment 1 (cv less than 15 per cent in all but one sheep). The ILRs of acetate and the transfer quotients of carbon from acetate to butyrate obtained using 1-14C- and 2-14C-labelled acetate were similar.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Effects of rare earth element lanthanum on rumen methane and volatile fatty acid production and microbial flora in vitro

The objectives of the trial were to study the effects of rare earth element (REE) lanthanum (La) on the in vitro rumen methane (CH₄) and volatile fatty acid (VFA) production and the microbial flora of feeds. Four feed mixtures with different levels of neutral detergent fibre (NDF), that is 20.0% (I), 31.0% (II), 41.9% (III) and 52.7% (IV), were formulated as substrates. Five levels of LaCl₃, that is 0, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 and 1.0 mmol/kg dry matter (DM), were added to the feed mixtures, respectively, as experimental treatments in a two‐factor 5 × 4 randomized design. The in vitro incubation lasted for 24 h. The results showed that supplementing LaCl₃ increased the total gas (p < 0.001) production and tended to increase the total VFA production (p = 0.072) and decreased the CH₄ production (p = 0.001) and the ratios of acetate/propionate (p = 0.019) and CH₄/total VFA (p < 0.001). Interactions between LaCl₃ and NDF were significant in total gas production (p = 0.030) and tended to be significant in CH₄ production (p = 0.071). Supplementing LaCl₃ at the level of 0.8 mmol/g DM decreased the relative abundance of methanogens and protozoa in the total bacterial 16S rDNA analysed using the real‐time PCR (p < 0.0001), increased F. succinogenes (p = 0.0003) and decreased R. flavefaciens (p < 0.0001) whereas did not affect R. albus and anaerobic fungi (p > 0.05). It was concluded that LaCl₃ decreased the CH₄ production without negatively affecting feed digestion through manipulating rumen microbial flora when feed mixtures with different levels of NDF were used as substrates.     

Fumaric and sorbic acid as additives in broiler feed

The aim of the experiment was to study the effect of dietary organic acids, fumaric and sorbic, on nitrogen corrected apparent metabolisable energy (AME(N)), metabolisability of nutrients, endogenous losses and performance on young broiler chickens. A total of 56 male Ross broilers were used in a growing experiment from 14 to 30d age. Seven experimental wheat-based (655g/kg) diets were formulated. The control diet did not contain organic acids. The other six diets were produced with the addition of fumaric or sorbic acids, replacing 0.5% , 1.0% or 1.5% of the wheat. The organic acid supplemented diets contained higher levels of AME(N) compared to the control diet. Overall, birds offered organic acids had lower feed intake. Dietary organic acids did not significantly affect weight gain or feed efficiency, however, birds offered supplemented diets had lower numbers of Lactic acid bacteria and Coliforms in the ileum and caeca. Birds offered organic acids had lower levels of endogenous losses compared to control fed birds. There was a negative relationship between AME(N) of the diets and excreted endogenous losses, measured as sialic acid. It can be concluded that the decrease in secretions from the gastrointestinal tract in the presence of fumaric and sorbic acids may be a mechanism involved in the mode of action of dietary organic acids.     

The influence of dietary protein and antimicrobial feed additives on salmonella carriage by broiler chickens

Salmonella carriage in broiler chickens was not apparently influenced by the protein concentration of the ration, pelleting or by the coccidiostat monensin. The inclusion of penicillin in the diet was associated with an increase in salmonella shedding, particularly in the first half of the rearing period, but did not influence the lactobacillary count in the crop or the pH of the contents of the crop, gizzard and caecum. Furazolidone medication (150 mg/kg food) for the first 10 days had no effect on salmonella carriage at the time of slaughter (seven weeks) and studies into the influence of growth promoting antibiotics (avoparcin, bacitracin and virginiamycin) on salmonella shedding were inconclusive. Circumstantial evidence indicated that the food was the most probable source of infection for the birds studied in these experiments.     

微生物饲料添加剂在畜禽生产中的应用

微生物饲料添加剂无污染、无残留、安全无毒，在畜禽生产中的应用日益广泛。在使用微生物饲料添加剂的过程中，只有全面了解微生物饲料的作用机理和产品特性，正确对待其作用效果，才能使其发挥更显著的作用。     

中草药饲料添加剂在畜牧生产中的研究与应用

天然中草药是具有中国特色的绿色饲料添加剂,具有资源丰富、无耐药性以及无药物残留等特点。其主要活性成分有多糖、有机酸苷类和类黄酮等,具有促生长、抗氧化以及提高机体免疫力等功效。大力开发中草药作为饲料添加剂已经成为国内外研究的热点,本文综述了中草药添加剂在畜禽生产中的研究与应用。     

饲料用药、饲料添加剂与饲料安全

近年来,由饲料安全问题引发动物食品安全问题的事件时有发生,且有愈来愈严重的趋势。1999年,比利时发生的“二恶英”饲料污染事件,直接经济损失达25亿欧元,并导致比利时政府集体辞职。2000年英国的“疯牛病”再次爆发,席卷欧洲。据报道,在韩国一位30岁男子被怀疑染上“疯牛病”,如果属实,这是迄今为止在欧洲以外的国家首次发现人的“疯牛病”病例。“二恶英”与“疯牛病”均与饲用油脂和动物肉骨粉被污染有关。我国至今虽未发现有“二恶英”、“疯牛病”的污染,但违禁药品的“暗地”使用已致多起使人中毒事件。1998年5月,香港居民因食用内地供港猪内脏(含盐酸克伦特罗),造     

中草药饲料添加剂在鸡生产中的应用

本文对中草药特点、分类、作用及其在生产实践中的应用等进行综述,阐明中草药作为饲料添加剂在提高鸡生产性能、免疫性能及疾病防治等方面的应用现状,为替抗产品的研发提供理论依据,促进绿色畜牧业的发展.