鸡肉质鲜味特性相关基因的克隆及序列分析

本研究对泰和乌骨鸡、隐性白羽肉鸡腺苷琥珀酸裂解酶基因的cDNA进行了克隆,并对序列进行了分析,共发现有6处碱基突变249 G→A(TH)、717 C→G(TH)、985 A→G(TH)仅在泰和乌骨鸡中出现;992 T→C(RW)、1400 C→T(RW)仅在隐性白羽肉鸡中出现;而在泰和乌骨鸡和隐性白羽肉鸡中均检测到突变1179 A→C(TH,RW).其中985 A→G(TH)、1400C→T(RW)处突变导致两处氨基酸突变Thr→Ala(305)、Ala→Val(443),其它4处碱基突变均为同义突变.另外对几种脊椎动物Adsl基因核苷酸序列水平、蛋白质水平同源性进行了比较分析.     

Effects of guanidinoacetic acid on growth performance,creatine metabolism and plasma amino acid profile in broilers

The objective of this study was to assess the effects of guanidinoacetic acid (GAA) on growth performance, creatine deposition and blood amino acid (AA) profile on broiler chickens. In Exp. 1, a total of 540 one‐day‐old Arbor Acres male broilers (average initial body weight, 45.23 ± 0.35 g) were divided randomly into five treatments with six replicates of 18 chicks each. Broilers were fed corn–soybean meal‐basal diets supplemented with 0, 600, 800, 1,000 or 1,200 mg/kg GAA for 42 days respectively. Results showed that dietary GAA inclusion increased average daily gain (ADG) and improved gain‐to‐feed ratio (G:F) from 1 to 42 days (p < 0.01). However, average daily feed intake was unaffected by dietary supplementation of GAA. As GAA inclusion increased, the contents of creatine in plasma and kidney were increased (linear, p < 0.01), while the contents of GAA and creatine in liver were decreased (linear, p < 0.01). Similarly, GAA supplementation was inversely related to concentrations of most essential AA in plasma. In Exp. 2, a total of 432 one‐day‐old Arbor Acres male broilers (average initial body weight, 39.78 ± 0.58 g) were divided randomly into four treatments with six replicates of 18 chicks each. Birds were fed a corn–soybean meal‐basal diet supplemented with 0, 200, 400 or 600 mg/kg GAA for 42 days respectively. Dietary inclusion of 600 mg/kg GAA significantly increased ADG and G:F of broilers (p < 0.05). In conclusion, dietary supplementation of 600–1,200 mg/kg GAA can effectively improve the growth performance in broiler chickens by affecting creatine metabolism and utilization efficiency of essential AA, and 600 mg/kg GAA is the minimum dose for improving performance.     

江苏省扬泰地区犬细小病毒分子流行病学调查

犬细小病毒（CPV）自1978年被首次分离到以来,已由CPV-2演化出CPV-2a、CPV-2b和CPV-2c 3种新抗原型。为了解江苏省扬泰地区的CPV分子特征和基因型,2015年5月至2016年12月在扬州和泰州地区宠物医院,根据患病犬临床症状以及CPV快速检测试纸条初步诊断结果,收集可疑病例的肛门棉拭子或粪便作为检测样品,扩增样本中CPV的VP2基因片段并对扩增产物进行测序和分析。结果显示：在48份样品中,4份被鉴定为CPV-2型,24份被鉴定为CPV-2a型,20份被鉴定为CPV-2b型,并未发现CPV-2c型。结果表明,该期间CPV-2a 型与CPV-2b型成为扬泰州地区的优势基因型,需开展这些新基因型的深入研究和防控。     

禽肾炎病毒与鸡细小病毒双重PCR检测方法的建立

为了同时检测禽肾炎病毒(avian nephritis virus,ANV)和鸡细小病毒(chicken parvovirus,ChPV),根据GenBank中ANV的ORF基因和ChPV的NS1基因的保守序列,设计筛选了扩增片段大小分别为511 bp和242 bp的特异性引物,通过反应条件优化、特异性和敏感性试验,建立了一种双重PCR检测方法。该方法最佳引物比例为ANV上下引物各0.4μL(20 mol/L),ChPV上下引物各0.6μL(20 mol/L);最佳退火温度为53.8℃;灵敏度可达到55 fg(ANV)和58 fg(ChPV);对常见鸡病病原体进行检测,结果全为阴性。本研究建立的PCR方法具有特异、敏感、快速、稳定的优点,可用于同时鉴别诊断ANV和ChPV的混合感染。     

以GIS为基础的禽流感预测预警研究进展

GIS是一种对地理环境等方面数据进行储存、分析、加工和呈现的综合工具。利用GIS可以把流感病例的相关数据与气候、环境和社会等数据进行整合和分析,通过统计学或数学模型,找到影响流感发生和传播的风险因素,对流感的发生趋势进行预测和可视化预警。国内外学者利用GIS在禽流感风险因素分析和预测等方面做了大量研究,包括对人感染H7N9流感、高致病性H5亚型禽流感、野禽流感风险因素和预测的研究,不同基因型病毒分布特征的研究,兽医决策辅助应用研究等。这些研究对指导兽医流行病学研究人员将GIS更好地应用于禽流感防控具有帮助意义。     

GA3不同浓度和施用时期对‘灿烂’兔眼蓝莓花期和生殖能力的影响

本研究以5年生‘灿烂’兔眼蓝莓为试材,以清水为对照,开展 GA₃ 不同浓度和不同施用时期的喷施处理,调查与分析各处理对开花物候期、结果枝比率、平均每枝花朵数、花粉活力、柱头可授性和胚囊活力等参数的影响,以此评价GA₃不同浓度和不同施用时期对蓝莓花期和生殖能力调节的效果,以期探索适用的蓝莓花期延迟技术,为生产栽培花期管理提供科学依据。研究结果表明,GA₃不同浓度和不同时期的处理对‘灿烂’兔眼蓝莓的开花物候期有着明显的影响,随施浓度的增加开花物候期延迟的时间逐渐延长,但同时其结果枝比率、平均每枝的花朵数、花粉活力、柱头可授性和胚囊活力等雌雄器官的生殖能力均逐渐降低。此外,在采果后不同时期第一次喷施500 mg/L GA₃的处理对成花和生殖能力的影响更为显著,整体上呈现为施用时期越早,成花效果越差,雌雄性器官的生殖能力亦越低。综合分析表明,施用GA₃可以延迟其花期7 d左右,但第一次施用时期过早,或施用浓度过高均不同程度地影响蓝莓的成花效果和生殖能力,在采果后第30 d施用500 mg/L的GA₃效果较好。     

‘玉露香梨’果实发育中细胞壁组分和水解酶活性的变化

为揭示‘玉露香梨’果实发育期质地变化机理。探寻‘玉露香梨’果实细胞壁在果实生长过程中各组分的变化趋势,为梨果实品质调控提供科学依据。通过检测果实发育期细胞壁含量、细胞壁组成物质含量、果胶酶、纤维素酶和β-葡萄糖苷酶活性。‘玉露香梨’成熟时细胞壁含量仅为原含量的1/9;细胞壁水溶性果胶和离子型果胶含量呈现上升趋势,而共价结合型果胶含量呈现先上升后下降的趋势;纤维素和半纤维素含量呈先上升后下降的趋势; ‘玉露香梨’生长发育期内果胶酶活性呈现上升趋势,成熟期活性上升了3.8倍多,纤维素酶活性在‘玉露香梨’发育期,呈现上升趋势。随着‘玉露香梨’果实的生长发育,细胞壁含量及组分在细胞壁水解酶的作用下,随之发生了变化。     

案例分析——美国西尼罗河热疫情的暴发与防控

自1999年美国报道首例人西尼罗河病毒(WNV)感染以来,已出现了41 000多例临床感染病例和1 700多例死亡病例。1999年至2012年间,美国因人感染WNV住院造成的花费累计约7.78亿美元。同时,马属动物的治疗和免疫接种及WNV的监控也给美国带来了更严重的经济负担。针对WNV感染,美国采取了一系列防控措施,如建立国家虫媒病毒监测系统(ArboNET)、控制流行地区蚊虫、开发新型诊断方法、实施疫苗免疫等。但是,由于美国至少有65种蚊子能够传播WNV,感染WNV的候鸟可长距离传播病毒,加之季节、气候、人类活动等因素,导致WNV在美国难以根除。本案例提示我国应注重完善国家外来人兽共患病监测系统和实验室诊断方法 ;加强公共卫生实验室能力建设;利用大数据,建立WNV长期预警模型;确定理想的哨兵动物;加强政府与企业的合作以及疫苗、驱蚊剂的研发;加强宣传,突出防控重点。     

Effects of feeding bamboo vinegar and acidifier as an antibiotic substitute on the growth performance and intestinal bacterial communities of weaned piglets

Abstract

The experiment was designed to evaluate effects of feeding bamboo vinegar (BV) and acidifier to substitute antibiotic on the growth performance and intestinal bacterial communities of weaned piglets. Three hundred and sixty weaned piglets (body weight (BW) = 10 ± 2 kg) were allocated into three treatments for 25 days of experiment feeding, with three replicates (pen) per treatment. A basal diet was added with antibiotics (Control), 0.4% BV and 0.25% acidifier I (BVAI), or 0.4% BV and 0.25% acidifier II (BVAII), respectively. No significant differences were observed in feed intake, final weight, average daily gain and feed to gain ratio (P > 0.05) among different treatments. The species richness and bacterial community diversities in feces were higher for the pigs in treatment BVAI and BVAII than those of pigs in the Control (36.5 and 1.55, respectively), with a significant difference between BVAII and the Control (P < 0.05). The bacterial communities of pigs in BVAI and BVAII clustered together, forming a cluster we designated as Cluster C and separated from another cluster in pigs fed antibiotic designated as Cluster A in the Control treatment. The results indicate that the 0.4% BV and 0.25% acidifier can replace antibiotics in the diets for piglets without negative effects on production and allow for greater diversity of the intestinal bacterial community compared to antibiotics.