An investigation of the causes of parturient calf mortality in Shorthorn heifers

A study of parturient calf mortality in a herd of 250 Shorthorn cattle on the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales is reported. Death rates as high as 44% from heifer groups are described. There were 30 parturient deaths of which 27 were confirmed as due to maternal dystocia. Pathological changes in many of the dystocia-caused deaths were minimal, but a congested, swollen tongue was a definitive lesion. The death rate was not significantly higher in heifers mated at 14 to 16 months of age than in those mated at 20 to 22 months, but significantly more male than female calves died from maternal dystocia. As two dead calves were affected with goitre, a comparative trial using parenteral iodine was designed. Ratios of thyroid weight to calf body weight were examined for 24 of the calves where the mean was 0.52 gm/kg. Goitre was found not to be a contributing factor to the calving mortality problem. The use of a Jersey bull for heifer matings eliminated the dystocia problem. The Jersey cross allowed safe, early mating at 14 months of age.     

我国木皮产业发展渐趋成熟

近年来,以往不被木材加工行业和广大消费者群体接受和认可的数以百计的木制品之中的小产品——木皮,越来越受到生产和加工木材制品的企业欢迎与青睐,而且逐渐在市场上经受住了考验与洗礼。从我国东南沿海及许多大中型城市的木材制品的销售情况来看,凡是使用了木皮作为贴面的产品,都要受到市场的热捧,尤其是天然木皮产品更是待遇有加。正因为拥有了广大消费者也就是消费市场的“准入证”和“通行证”,     

深松对覆膜滴灌棉田根腐病害发生及根区环境的影响

【目的】 研究深松结合覆膜滴灌对绿洲棉田根区土环境与根腐病发生的影响。【方法】 在新疆阿克苏地区阿瓦提县设置深松30、40和50 cm(S₃₀、S₄₀和S₅₀)3种深松模式,以传统翻耕为对照(CK),研究深松对根腐病发病指数、土壤含水率、根系形态、根系活力及产量构成等影响。【结果】 与传统耕作相比,深松可有效降低耕层土壤容重,增加土壤储水能力,增加土壤扩库增容效果,病情指数的降低与土壤容重下降、土壤含水率的增加和根系活力增加具有显著的相关性。其中深松降低生育期根腐病发病指数7.0%～26.0%,以S₄₀处理效果最佳,发病指数较传统耕作相比降低26.0%。随着深松深度的增加土壤容重依次下降,与对照相比降低2.4%～10%。深松深度与根系主要形态指标与活力具有线性相关性,与传统耕作相比根系长度增加4%～34.6%,根系表面积增加13.1%～44.8%,根系体积增加9.2%～40.6%,根系活力增加7%～42.9%。根区环境的改善促进产量增加,S₄₀处理皮棉产量分别较CK、S₃₀、S₅₀增加了22.2%、15.7%和2.5%。【结论】 在新疆南疆棉区采用深松结合覆膜滴灌措施具有良好的蓄水保墒和防病增产效果,对棉花生长有利,深松40 cm处理可作为较为理想的根腐病农艺防治措施在生产中推广应用。     

Long-term development of fish populations in the Římov Reservoir

Abstract  The inshore fish community of the Římov Reservoir in the Czech Republic was evaluated over 21 years using shore seining at night. The development of the fish community was divided into two separate phases: a highly dynamic and unstable phase dominated by perch, Perca fluviatilis L., was replaced by an extremely stable cyprinid phase dominated by roach, Rutilus rutilus (L.), and bream, Abramis brama (L.). The abundance of both these species oscillated during the cyprinid phase, but with decreasing amplitude. The proportion of piscivorous fish species such as asp, Aspius aspius (L.), pike, Esox lucius L., and pikeperch, Sander lucioperca (L.), increased slightly with time but remained low. The biomass of large Cladocera was negatively correlated with fish biomass only during the perch phase. The Shannon–Weaver index of diversity increased during the fish community succession, mainly because of greater evenness amongst the species.     

Presence and diversity of mixed avian Plasmodium spp. infections in introduced birds whose distribution overlapped with threatened New Zealand endemic birds

ABSTRACT

Aims: To determine the presence of infection and co-infection of Plasmodium lineages in introduced birds at translocation sites for the North Island saddleback (Philesturnus rufusater), to investigate their role as Plasmodium spp. reservoirs.

Methods: Blood samples were collected from introduced bird species, with a special focus on blackbirds (Turdus merula) and song thrushes (Turdus philomelos), at six locations in the North Island of New Zealand that were the origin, or translocation sites, for North Island saddleback. Where available, blood smears were examined, and blood samples were tested using nested PCR with subsequent sequence analysis, for the presence of Plasmodium spp.

Results: Of the 55 samples tested using PCR analysis, 39 (71%) were positive for Plasmodium spp., and 28/40 (62%) blood smears were positive for Plasmodium spp. Overall, 31 blood samples were from blackbirds with 28/31 (90%) samples positive for Plasmodium spp. Six distinct avian Plasmodium lineages were identified, including three cosmopolitan lineages; Plasmodium vaughani SYAT05 was detected in 16 samples, Plasmodium matutinum Linn1 in 10 samples and Plasmodium elongatum GRW6 in eight samples. Mixed infections with more than one lineage were detected in 12 samples. Samples from two Australian magpies (Gymnorhina tibicen) were positive for Plasmodium. sp. lineage MYNA02, previously not identified in New Zealand.

Conclusions and clinical relevance: This is the first report from New Zealand in which specific Plasmodium spp. mixed infections have been found in introduced birds. Co-infections with several cosmopolitan Plasmodium lineages were identified, as well as the first report in New Zealand of an exotic avian Plasmodium sp. lineage, in Australian magpies. Whilst the role of introduced birds in maintaining and spreading pathogenic avian malaria in New Zealand is unclear, there is a potential infection risk to native birds, especially where distributions overlap.     

木门市场行情热价格坚挺因若何?

据统计,以我国每年新增的大约10亿m2的商品房建筑面积,加之旧房改造装修大约5亿m2的面积,其中室内门占10%,而各类木质门又为其中的70%的数量计算,几乎潜在有超过1亿m2木门需求的巨大市场.     

The Solar Acoustic Spectrum and Eigenmode Parameters

The Global Oscillation Network Group (GONG) project estimates the frequencies, amplitudes, and linewidths of more than 250,000 acoustic resonances of the sun from data sets lasting 36 days. The frequency resolution of a single data set is 0.321 microhertz. For frequencies averaged over the azimuthal order m, the median formal error is 0.044 microhertz, and the associated median fractional error is 1.6 x 10(-5). For a 3-year data set, the fractional error is expected to be 3 x 10(-6). The GONG m-averaged frequency measurements differ from other helioseismic data sets by 0.03 to 0.08 microhertz. The differences arise from a combination of systematic errors, random errors, and possible changes in solar structure.     

荒漠区开垦干扰下子午沙鼠种群数量动态与繁殖特征

子午沙鼠(Meriones meridianus)是我国半荒漠、荒漠地区的常见鼠种之一,是内蒙古阿拉善荒漠的优势鼠种,也是荒漠草原的主要害鼠.2002年-2006年每年4月、7月、10月上旬,采用铗日法,对内蒙古阿拉善荒漠开垦区子午沙鼠种群数量及繁殖情况进行了专门调查,结果表明,子午沙鼠种群的数量变动可以引起种群内繁殖特征的变化,而繁殖特征的变化也直接影响种群数量.种群数量调节表现为典型的密度制约.种群数量升高时雌雄性比和胎仔数相对下降.反之则雌雄性比和胎仔数相对升高.繁殖特征的变化在一定程度上可以起到调节种群数量的作用.