用氨水制备干草

试验利用浓度为22.5-24.0%的氨水制备干草,与用强性通风方法制备干草的效果进行比较.在现蕾期刈割苜蓿,田间风干(湿度为35-40%)堆成大垛.然后以"注射"方式用氨水处理干草.将另一端带"针"的橡皮管接到喷雾器的打气机上."针"是长1.5-2米、直径2.5-3.5厘米的金属管,上面每隔10-15厘米钻一个直径3-4毫米的圆孔."注射"     

Cutaneous onchocerciasis in the horse: five cases in southwestern british columbia

Five horses were presented because of a dermatitis of the forehead. Unlike previous reports, ventral midline dermatitis was not the major problem, and was present in only two of five cases. All five horses responded to levamisole therapy at a daily dosage of 5.5 g for one week. Owners were cautioned that repeat therapy may be necessary.     

Fast trap jaws and giant neurons in the ant odontomachus

Ants of the ponerine genus Odontomachus use a trap jaw mechanism when hunting fast prey. When particular trigger hairs, located on the inner edge of the mandibles, are touched by prey, the jaws close extremely rapidly and trap the target. This trap jaw response lasts only 0.33 to 1 millisecond. Electrophysiological recordings demonstrated that the trigger hairs function as mechanoreceptors. Associated with each trigger hair are large sensory cells, the sensory axons of which measure 15 to 20 micrometers in diameter. These are among the largest sensory neurons, and their size implies that these axons conduct information very rapidly.     

Environmental unknowns

Among the environmental problems ahead, the most important ones could be those that are still unknown to us. This conceptual article explores this prospect on the grounds that it is important not only to supply answers to recognized questions but to raise appropriate new questions.