Bats adjust temporal parameters of echolocation pulses but not those of communication calls in response to traffic noise

Many studies based on acute short‐term noise exposure have demonstrated that animals can adjust their vocalizations in response to ambient noise. However, the effects of chronic noise over a relatively long time scale of multiple days remain largely unclear. Bats rely mainly on acoustic signals for perception of environmental and social communication. Nearly all previous studies on noise‐induced vocal adjustments have focused on echolocation pulse sounds. Relatively little is known regarding the effects of noise on social communication calls. Here, we examined the dynamic changes in the temporal parameters of echolocation and communication vocalizations of Vespertilio sinensis when exposed to traffic noise over multiple days. We found that the bats started to modify their echolocation vocalizations on the fourth day of noise exposure, with an increase of 42–91% in the total number of pulse sequences per day. Under noisy conditions, the number of pulses within a pulse sequence decreased by an average of 17.2%, resulting in a significantly slower number of pulses/sequence (P < 0.001). However, there was little change in the duration of a pulse sequence. These parameters were not significantly adjusted in most communication vocalizations under the noise condition (all P > 0.05), except that the duration decreased and the number of syllables/sequences increased in 1 type of communicative vocalization (P < 0.05). This study suggests that bats routinely adjust temporal parameters of echolocation but rarely of communication vocalizations in response to noise condition.     

饲料用复合氨基酸螯合锌的制备工艺研究

利用饲料级豆粕通过硫酸水解来获得复合氨基酸,与硫酸锌反应制备复合氨基酸螯合锌,作为新一代饲料添加剂。通过pH值滴定曲线等方法,研究了不同因素对复合氨基酸螯合锌合成的影响。确定了在pH值7.1,游离氨基酸总量与锌摩尔比为2:1时,螯合率可达到92%以上。     

用特殊方法"煮过的谷物"能给仔猪带来多种好处

饲料生产者根据猪的消化能力来细心地设计各个饲养阶段的日粮,以达到帮助改善猪的生长性能和健康的目的.有人建议可采用＂煮过＂的有特别形状的谷物,这种谷物是通过调控颗粒分裂和蒸汽膨化而加工出来的商用性的品牌产品,这种产品不仅可用于断奶前（教槽）日粮,而且可以用于断奶后和其他畜禽日粮中.     

积极引导加强服务加快饲料行业质量认证步伐

同志们: 这次饲料行业危害分析与关键点控制(HACCP)安全管理体系及产品认证试点工作座谈会的主要任务是,深入贯彻中央一号文件,全面落实科学发展观,认真总结2004年以来全国饲料行业开展HACCP安全管理体系及产品认证试点工作,分析存在的问题,明确认证工作的思路,加快认证步伐,提高饲料行业质量管理水平.下面,我就HACCP安全管理体系及产品认证工作讲三方面的意见.     

A Preliminary Comparison of Lidocaine and Xylazine as Epidural Analgesics in Ponies

Xylazine (0.35 mg/kg) or lidocaine (0.35 mg/kg) was injected into the epidural space of six ponies to compare their effectiveness as epidural analgesics. Each pony received both treatments at 1 week intervals with the order of treatments randomized. Xylazine produced analgesia of significantly longer duration (247 +/- 58 minutes) than that produced by an equal dose of lidocaine (135 +/- 22 minutes). Mild transient ataxia of no clinical significance developed in all ponies with both treatments. Spinal cords were removed from two ponies and examined histologically. No discernible pathologic changes were noted.     

草地生态系统安全及其评价研究

探讨了草地生态安全及其评价的概念与内涵,认为草地生态系统安全判断与度量准则应该是草地生态系统健康、草地生态系统服务功能及生态风险与管理的科学统一。同时尝试提出了草地生态系统安全评价的"健康-服务功能-风险与管理(health-service-risk and management,HSRM)"模型,构建了HSRM评价模型的指标体系,提出草地生态安全评价中草地生态安全度计算公式和安全状态分级标准。     

践踏和降水对环县典型草原土壤颗粒分维特征的影响

采用试验践踏与模拟降水控制试验,对16个不同试验组合样区表土(0~15 cm)质地的机械组成进行分析,结果表明,随着践踏强度增加,土壤颗粒表现出不同程度的粗化趋势,降水具有双向调节的作用。利用分形模型计算了土壤粒径分形维数,计算结果表明,分形维数指标与践踏强度呈负相关关系。但分形维数递减幅度与模拟降水处理水平相关,在模拟降水处理水平依次为干旱、自然降水、平水、丰水时,粒径分形维数递减幅度依次为4.33%,2.61%,1.34%和1.23%。降水与践踏的匹配关系,对形成确定的分形维数具有决定性作用。由于具有较高分形维数的土壤更易发生放牧侵蚀,若管理不善则会发展为荒漠化。因此,在此种意义上来说,土壤分形维数的测算对进一步研究放牧侵蚀机理和荒漠化形成过程可能具有推动作用。     

不同浓度氮酮、薄荷醇对盐酸特比萘芬体外经皮渗透作用的影响

为选择促进盐酸特比萘芬(TBF)透皮扩散作用的促渗剂,选用立式Franz扩散池,以犬离体皮肤为透皮屏障,通过计算含不同浓度氮酮(AZ)、薄荷醇(MT)组盐酸特比萘芬透皮试验的累积渗透量Q、稳态流速Jss、渗透系数Kp和增渗比ER等参数来比较促渗效果.结果显示试验中所有组别促渗剂都具有促渗作用,作用由强至弱依次为1%AZ**>5%MT**>3%AZ**>3%MT**>1%MT*>5%AZ*,其中薄荷醇组促渗效果与浓度呈线性正相关,而氮酮组则呈线性负相关.虽然各组促渗剂均起促进作用,但薄荷醇组的效果优于氮酮组,加之薄荷醇属天然物质,毒副作用低,所以更适合作为药物外用制剂的促渗剂.     

豫西地区小尾寒羊的饲养方式及农户适度饲养规模的研究

本文采用典型调查法 ,就小尾寒羊在豫西地区的饲养方式及农户适度饲养规模进行了评定。结果表明 ,在海拔 40 0 m以下的丘陵地区或牧坡陡峭的山区宜采用舍饲 ,在丘陵和浅山区宜采用半舍饲的饲养方式。根据对比分析 ,豫西地区农户小尾寒羊的最佳饲养规模为每个劳动力可平均饲养成年母羊 4～ 6只 ,其年末最佳存栏量为 2～ 3只成年母羊