Effects of predator-induced visual and olfactory cues on 0+ perch (Perca fluviatilis L.) foraging behaviour

Abstract –  Foraging juvenile fish with relatively high food demands are usually vulnerable to various aquatic and avian predators. To compromise between foraging and antipredator activity, they need exact and reliable information about current predation risk. Among direct predator-induced cues, visual and olfactory signals are considered to be most important. Food intake rates and prey-size selectivity of laboratory-reared, naive young-of-the-year (YOY) perch, Perca fluviatilis , were studied in experiments with Daphnia magna of two size classes: 2.8 and 1.3 mm as prey and northern pike, Esox lucius , as predator. Neither total intake rate nor prey-size selectivity was modified by predator kairomones alone (water from an aquarium with a pike was pumped into the test aquaria) under daylight conditions. Visual presentation of pike reduced total food intake by perch. This effect was significantly more pronounced (synergistic) when visual and olfactory cues were presented simultaneously to foraging perch. Moreover, the combination of cues caused a significant shift in prey-size selection, expressed as a reduced proportion of large prey in the diet. Our observations demonstrate that predator-induced olfactory cues alone are less important modifiers of the feeding behaviour of naive YOY perch than visual cues under daylight conditions. However, pike odour acts as a modulatory stimulus enhancing the effects of visual cues, which trigger an innate response in perch.     

乳酸杆菌制剂对肉仔鸡肠道菌群、血清球蛋白及生产性能的影响

120只1日龄艾维茵肉仔鸡饲喂不同水平乳酸杆菌制剂,研究乳酸杆菌制剂对肉仔鸡的饲喂效果。结果表明,乳酸杆菌制剂在提高肉仔鸡成活率、增重和改善饲料利用率方面有一定的促进作用,但效果不显著(P>0.05)。而在改善肠道菌群结构和提高血清球蛋白方面效果显著(P<0.05)。     

加工现场微机控制系统抗干扰的研究

针对制造业加工现场的环境特点，分析了微机控制系统的干扰来源和途径，介绍了实用的抗干扰措施。实践证明：这些软硬件抗干扰措施的综合运用，使自动化加工中微机控制系统的稳定性得到了较大的提高。     

关于做好党风廉政教育工作的几点思考

党风廉政教育在党风廉政建设和反腐败斗争中具有重要的作用。做好新形势下的党风廉政建设工作，就必须开展行之有效的党风廉政教育活动，并做到认识到位、意识突出、机制创新、措施完备、内容丰富和参与积极。     

Nitrogen retention and performance of brown laying hens on diets with different protein content and constant concentration of amino acids and energy.

1. The aim of this study was to determine the nitrogen balance and the performance of laying hens fed on diets with a protein content lower than the diets currently used in commercial practice but with adequate concentrations of lysine, sulphur amino acids, tryptophan and threonine. 2. Ninety-six Hy-Line Brown hens, 24 weeks old, were divided into 3 groups of 8 replicates and received, for 16 weeks, diets formulated to have 3 different protein concentrations: 170 (control), 150 and 130 g/kg CP and the same energy content. For each protein concentration, the contents of lysine, methionine, methionine+cystine, tryptophan and threonine were maintained at minimum requirement concentrations by supplying synthetic amino acids. 3. In the first half of the trial, egg production and egg weight were similar in all groups. From the 9th week onwards group 150 CP laid heavier eggs and had a slightly lower egg deposition and total mass. Food conversion ratio was best in the control group. 4. Nitrogen intake was related to the protein concentration of the diet, the food intake being almost the same in the 3 experimental groups. Faecal nitrogen content significantly and linearly decreased with reduction in dietary protein content and was about 50% of the intake. Considering the nitrogen faecal/intake ratio, the 150 CP group showed better nitrogen utilisation at each sampling time.     

四品种黄牛正常牛体细胞染色体畸变分析

通过淋巴细胞培养对４个黄牛品种共６３头正常牛体细胞染色体的畸变类型和频率进行了观察统计分析。结果表明，蒙古牛，岭南牛和西镇年多倍体细胞出现率分别为４．１２％，４．５７％和５．２１％，平均为４．８７％。多倍体包括三倍体，四倍体和六倍体。结构变异有缺失，染色单体裂隙，染色单体断裂，染色体间隙，染色体断裂和断片几种类型。蒙古牛，秦川牛，岭南牛和西镇牛总的结构变异率分别为２．８７％，２．６５％，１．９４和