猪寄生虫的流行是衡量管理不善的标志

对猪管理不善的明显标志,应以体内寄生虫的多少来衡量。粪便的检测和屠宰检查表明,大规模地防治寄生虫是必要的。 数十年来,经专家、大型猪场场主和兽医调查分析,因猪体内寄生虫可造成很大经济损失,每年预计可损失2亿5千万美元。造成经济损失的原因是: 影响采食,降低猪的生长速度和胴体价值。 仅仅寄生虫侵袭而引起的疾病可造成每年损失达几百万美元。     

从患病鲑形石斑鱼中分离到的细菌特征

网箱养殖的鲑形石斑鱼(Epinephelus salmoides)易感染细菌病,外表症状如皮肤出血溃疡,尾部和鳍溃烂,从病鱼中分离到的主要细菌为短杆状,无芽孢细菌。这些细菌呼吸或发酵代谢碳水化合物产酸不产气,氧化酶阳性,对孤菌抑制剂0/129敏感。根据生理生化特征,把这些细菌分成四簇群,第一簇群的细菌由两菌株组成,两菌株在硫代硫酸盐—柠檬酸盐—蔗糖(TCBS)琼脂平板上都形成兰绿色的大菌落。第二簇群的细菌在TCBS琼脂平板上形成大的,黄色菌落,培养48小时后,菌落颜色转变成绿色。这两簇群的细菌都对罗非鱼和鲑形石斑鱼有致病性,并具有同弧菌感染相似的症状。其它簇群的细菌一般是继发性入侵的,即於疾病发     

牛传染性鼻气管炎的潜伏感染和检疫

这是联邦德国汉诺威兽医大学病毒学研究所所长B.Liess博士来我国讲学的一部分学术资料,现整理发表.供同志们参考. 牛传染性鼻气管炎(IBR)在欧美牛群中普遍存在,在联邦德国于25年前第一次分离出IBR病毒。一般讲,IBR分急性和慢性病例,病的后期往往难以分离出病毒;另外,慢性病例如有细菌性并发感染,易于诱发肺脓肿病灶。还有些病牛,症状似牛恶性卡他热(BMC),其病原也是牛疱疹病毒,     

γ射线防治美洲幼虫腐臭病在商业上的应用

引言美洲幼虫腐臭病(AFB)是一种蜜蜂幼虫病,可造成蜂蜜生产、蜂数和蜂群的重大损失。此病系幼虫芽孢杆菌(Bacilluas larvae)引起,可由受该菌孢子污染的蜂具在箱、群之间传播。用γ射线照射受污染的蜂具,可杀死上面的孢子,对养蜂业极为有益。为此,本文特谈谈这种技术。     

海狸鼠艾美尔球虫病的治疗

<正>1991年11月至12月在某地区的一个饲养场,有140只母海狸鼠发生了艾美尔球虫病.按照方法检查了肠内容物,找出了艾美尔球虫卵囊.由此推测该病已经传染到饲养场.一、发病症状该病发生于2至4月龄(即断奶前、后)的幼鼠.病鼠活动逐渐变少,精神不振,完全拒绝采食.排便动作频繁,粪便呈稀粥状或呈液状,并含有粘膜成分,有时也含有血液.24小时后病鼠死亡.临死前2~3只病鼠聚到一起,前爪互相紧靠,并在这种姿势下达到强直.两个月内共死亡357只(死亡率达60%).     

Mutations in the juxtamembrane domain of c-KIT are associated with higher grade mast cell tumors in dogs

Mast cell tumors are among the most commonly seen tumors of the skin in dogs and are more highly aggressive than mast cell tumors of other species. Some breeds display a markedly higher incidence of mast cell tumor development than others and appear to have some genetic predisposition. Recently, mutations have been found in canine mast cell tumor tissues and cell lines within the juxtamembrane domain of the protooncogene c-KIT In previous studies utilizing a small number of cases, no association between the presence of a mutation and the breed of dog or grade of the tumor could be identified. An expanded study with a larger sample set was performed to explore this possibility. The juxtamembrane domain of c-KIT was amplified using the polymerase chain reaction from genomic DNA preparations of 88 paraffin-embedded mast cell tumors from selected breeds. Mutations, consisting of duplications and deletions, were found in 12 of the tumors. A significant association was found between the presence of a mutation and a higher grade of tumor but not between breed and grade or between breed and the presence of a mutation.