昆虫滞育及滞育关联蛋白

昆虫属于变温动物，其生命活动受环境条件的影响，极端的高温或低温影响其正常生活，同时也威胁昆虫种和个体的生命维持，在漫长的进化过程中，昆虫对环境条件的不断适应和环境对昆虫个体的选择，最终出现了昆虫滞育的特性。     

2006年全球饲料业全景:城市规模日益扩大 饲料需求稳步提高

<正>2006年饲料原料及能量价格的上涨使大多数饲料生产商的利润下降,肉类消费要求也因各种因素而受到影响。尽管如此,2006年全球饲料总产量仍呈增长趋势。这也是全球经济持续增长的大趋势下,主要发展中国家人均食物消费量的逐步提高、许多国家对市场变化快速适应能力的增强以及饲料生产与食品企业加速整合的结果。     

油菜籽皮发酵饲料添加剂——纤维素酶

本研究对绿色木霉116的发酵条件和无机盐配方进行了正交试验优选。试验结果表明产纤维素酶的最佳条件是:接种量为2%,油菜籽皮:稻草:麸皮=3:2:5;水分:干料=1:1;装量为5%;无机盐固态发酵的最佳配方是:(NH4)2SO40.5%,KH2PO40.4%,MgSO40.04%,CaCl2·2H2O0.05%。产酶酶活可达242U/g鲜糟。     

怎样选择一头适合防卫训练的小犬

训练是爱好者必须面对的问题,同一品种内,血统将是知道小犬潜能的关键。这一点在众多防卫犬的训练、应用和成绩中已经证明,并且这些显著的特性同样遗传在它们的子女和全部的后代中。这些特性,不仅包括犬的身体结构,更重要的是它们与生俱来的气质和性格。     

四川农村养猪日粮及平衡饲养技术初探

在四川养猪主产地的不同地理生态区选点,深入农户广泛开展农村养猪常用饲料及日粮调研,采集饲料样品92个,分析测定铁、铜、猛、锌、钴、碘和硒的含量,将四川农村养猪日粮总结划分为:(1)玉米、青料日粮;(2)甘薯、青料日粮;(3)玉米、小麦、青料日粮;(4)玉米、大麦、青料日粮。并对各日粮的营养含量作了概算和评定。在此基础上,提出适合四川农村养猪日粮的添加剂预混料和浓缩料配制建议以及浓缩料主要营养指标推荐值。依此,开展了4种日粮的6批44组347头肉猪的饲养试验。从中优选出一批饲料配方,已在11个地市的40余家厂试产,省内外广大农村养猪中应用,有效地促进了饲料工业和农村养猪生产的发展。研制的甘薯青料日粮及平衡饲养技术,已列专题在省内大面积推广应用。经济效益和社会效益十分显著。     

稀释液渗透压对绵羊精液冷冻效果的影响

本试验对绵羊冻精采用两次稀释时,从调整Ⅱ液中葡萄糖含量和降低甘油浓度两方面,改变稀释液的渗透压,测定冻精效果。先增减糖的比例,配制9-2(对照), 84-1和84-2等试验组,其稀释Ⅱ液渗透压1191,1026、1499mmol/kg,获冻精情期产羔母羊率61.69, 63.31, 54.55(P<0.05)。随后, 以84-1为对照,降低甘油浓度,设3个试验组,即87-2,88-1和88-1a,渗透压相应为747,456,463mmol/kg,冻精情期受胎率1987年84-1,87-2为65.37,67.37;1988年87-2,88-1,88-1a为63.16,62.50,46.55(P<0.05)。试验说明,绵羊冻精采取2次稀释法,第Ⅱ液以4％甘油,渗透压为747mmol/kg时,冻精效果最佳。     

A short note on the horizontal and vertical movements of a whale shark, Rhincodon typus, tracked by satellite telemetry in the South China Sea

Whale sharks, a global migratory species, are often reported entangled in fishing nets in coastal areas of China. The effectiveness of conservation measures has been constrained by very limited knowledge on their movements and preferred habitats in the coastal areas of China. For the first time, we tracked the movements of 2 whale sharks by satellite telemetry in Mainland China. The tracking results of 1 whale shark revealed that it travelled in the South China Sea in a south-eastern direction, parallel to the eastern coast of Vietnam. Total distance travelled was 1018 km, in approximately 74 days, with a mean speed of 14 km per day. It appeared to head towards the cool upwelling zones in southern Vietnam at the time of the tag's detachment. In our study, it was observed that this whale shark was a surface dweller and spent approximately 45% of its time above 10 m water depth and 90% of its time above 50 m depth. It also tended to stay in water temperatures between 27 and 30 °C, and was rarely recorded in water below 20 °C. This preliminary study indicates the importance of shallow waters as the foraging habitat for whale sharks, and has implications for their management and conservation.     

贪食迈阿密虫(M.avidus)对4种海水养殖鱼类组织匀浆液的趋化性

通过对贪食迈阿密虫(M.avidus)对4种养殖鱼类组织匀浆液的趋化特性进行研究,以探讨贪食迈阿虫对养殖鱼类的侵染特点.试验结果显示,贪食迈阿密虫对大黄鱼、大菱鲆、黄姑鱼、鲈鱼的眼、脑、脑脊液匀浆液有强烈的趋化效果(P＜0.01),对皮肤黏液、鳃、肝、肌肉、肾组织匀浆液的趋化性较弱(P＞0.05);对不同鱼类组织匀浆液...     

Three SNPs within exons of INHA and ACVR2B genes are significantly associated with litter size in Dazu black goats

The aim of this study was to analyse the association between single-nucleotide polymorphisms within INHA and ACVR2B and litter size in Dazu black goats. In total, twenty-two SNPs were genotyped in 190 individuals by SNaPshot and resequencing. The results showed that three SNPs (SNP_1, SNP_12 and SNP_13 in this study) were detected to have significant additive genetic effect on the recorded goat litter size (p < .05). The SNP_1 (NC_030809.1), a non-synonymous substitution of G for T at chr2-g. 28314990 in the exon 2 of INHA gene (NM_001285606.1), resulted in homozygote 2 (HOM2) contributed 0.25 and heterozygote (HET) contributed 0.12 larger litter than homozygote 1 (HOM1). Meanwhile, SNP_12 (Chr22-g. 11721225 A > T) and SNP_13 (Chr22-g. 11721227 A > C) (NC_030829.1) simultaneously mutated at the first and third position of a triplet AAA (lysine, K) in the exon 4 of ACVR2B gene (XM_018066623.1) had estimated genetic effects of HOM1 (0.00) and HOM2 (0.03) larger than HET (−0.12). In conclusion, one SNPs (chr2-g. 28314990 T > G) within the exon 2 of INHA and two SNPs (Chr22-g. 11721225 A > T and Chr22-g. 11721227 A > C) i n the exon 4 of ACVR2B gene were highly recommended as candidate markers of litter size in Dazu black goats. A large-scale association study to assess the impact of these variants on litter size is still necessary.     

Effects of music stimulus on behavior response,cortisol level,and horizontal immunity of growing pigs

An enriched environment is widely used to improve domestic animals’ welfare and promote their natural behaviors. Music can reduce abnormal behavior in humans, nonhuman primates, and rodents. However, little is known about the effects of music on pigs. This study aims to explore the effects of repeated music stimulation on the behavior, physiology, and immunity of growing pigs. A total of 72 hybrid piglets (Large White × Duroc × Minpig) were randomly divided into three groups, including music (Mozart K.448, 60 to 70 dB), noise (recorded mechanical noise, 80 to 85 dB), and control (natural background sound, <40 dB), and 6 h sound stimulation was given per day (1000 to 1600 hours) from 40 to 100 d of age. The behavioral activities of the pigs were observed during the music stimulation, and their serum cortisol, salivary cortisol, and serum immune indices were also measured. Compared with the control group, the music group and noise group increased activity but decreased lying of pigs (P < 0.05). A significant increase in tail-wagging, playing, and exploring behaviors of pigs was found in the music group (P < 0.05), and the noise significantly increased the aggressive behavior of the pigs (P < 0.05). Tail-wagging, playing, exploring, manipulating, and aggressive behaviors decreased over time. Short-term (8 d) music stimulus had a lower cortisol level than that of the noise and control groups (P < 0.05), whereas long-term (60 d) music stimulus increased immunoglobulin G (IgG), interleukin-2 (IL-2), and interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) levels (P < 0.05) and decreased interleukin-4 (IL-4) level (P < 0.05). Long-term noise stimulus significantly reduced the level of IgG (P < 0.05) but did not affect the level of IL-2, IL-4, and IFN-γ levels (P > 0.05). In conclusion, short-term music stimulus (8 d) reduced the stress response, whereas long-term music stimulus (60 d) enhanced the immune responses. In addition, the noise increased the aggressive behavior, and long-term noise reduced the immunity of the growing pigs.