Immune responses and protective efficacy of a recombinant swinepox virus co-expressing HA1 genes of H3N2 and H1N1 swine influenza virus in mice and pigs

The recombinant swine poxvirus rSPV/H3-2A-H1 co-expressing HA1 genes of H3N2 and H1N1 subtype SIV has been constructed and identified. Inoculations of rSPV/H3-2A-H1 yielded ELISA and neutralization antibodies against SIV H1N1 and H3N2, and elicited potent H1N1 and H3N2 SIV-specific INF-γ response from T-lymphocytes in mice and pigs in this study. Complete protection against SIV H1N1 or H3N2 challenge in pigs was observed.     

Changes in growth performance, digestive enzyme activities and nutrient digestibility of cherry valley ducks in response to aflatoxin B1 levels

The objective of this study was to investigate toxic effects of aflatoxin B1(AFB₁) on growth performance, organs, hepatic enzyme activities, apparent digestibility of nutrients and digestive enzyme activities in ducks. Ninety 1-day-old Cherry Valley commercial ducks were designed to three treatment groups with three replicates of ten birds each. Group I (control) was fed conventional feed free of AFB₁, group II or III was fed the diets containing 20 μg/kg or 40 μg/kg AFB₁-contaminated rice respectively. The feeding trial lasted 6 weeks. The results were that decreased body weight gain and feed intake, increased feed to gain ratio and selected organ weights (liver, kidney and pancreas) were observed in AFB₁-treated groups. The activities of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) were significantly increased in AFB₁-contamined groups. The apparent digestibility of crude protein (CP) was significantly lower while activities of digestive enzyme from duodenum contents including protease, chymotrypsin, trypsin and amylase were increased in AFB₁-treated group. These results indicated that AFB₁ of feed could decrease growth performance and apparent digestibility of nutrients, change digestive enzyme activities of duodenum contents in duck.     

山东省沂南县动物强制免疫“先打后补”现状分析

2021年,沂南县推进动物疫病强制免疫“先打后补”工作,依托“鲁牧云”信息平台,通过强化组织领导,加强政策宣贯,强化人员培训,放开强免疫苗经营渠道,提供抗体检测无偿服务等措施,提升了养殖场户“先打后补”的积极性、自主性、灵活性,强化了养殖场户动物防疫主体责任,满足了养殖场户疫苗多样化需求。但由于 “先打后补”补助金额少、社会化服务不规范、基层动物防疫体系弱化、缺少配套工作经费等原因,部分养殖场户实施“先打后补”的积极性不高。建议通过规范社会化服务组织,强化培训水平,提高补助标准,强化三级（县乡村）基础设施建设,升级“鲁牧云”等措施,确保“先打后补”政策惠及更多养殖场户。     

非洲猪瘟病毒CD2v胞内区蛋白间接ELISA方法的建立及初步应用

近年来,在全球范围内出现了EP402R基因（编码CD2v蛋白）缺失的ASFV突变毒株,因此需要开发一种检测方法来区分CD2v缺失的自然突变株和野生型ASFV毒株。对ASFV国内分离株WUHAN 2019-1株的EP402R基因序列,利用生物信息学分析其亲水性,选取可溶性较强部分（232～333 aa）,根据大肠杆菌密码子偏嗜性对该段基因进行优化并人工合成,插入原核表达载体pET-28a进行低温表达,获得带有HIS标签的可溶性CD2v胞内区重组蛋白,将其命名为pET-28a-CD2v-IS,大小约15 ku。Western-blot鉴定结果显示,该重组蛋白抗原性良好。利用纯化后的CD2v重组蛋白建立了间接ELISA方法。经反应条件优化,最终确定最佳包被质量浓度为0.5μg/mL,封闭时间为1 h,样本最佳稀释度为1:10,样本最佳孵育时间为1 h,二抗最佳稀释度为1:20 000,最佳孵育时间为45 min,底物孵育最佳时间为5 min;确定建立的间接ELISA方法的S/N临界判定值为1.61。试验灵敏性可达1:1 280;批内变异系数小于4.15%,批间变异系数小于9.84%;只与AS...     

2型猪链球菌的血清学鉴定

本试验首次证实了２型猪链球菌在我国的存在，采用玻片凝集、琼脂扩散及毛细管沉淀等３项试验，对１９９０年以来广东某猪场断奶仔猪暴发流行的败血症、脑膜炎及关节炎病猪中分离的１５株链球菌进行了血清学鉴定。结果表明：１５株链球菌均为２型猪链球菌；用高压法提取抗原进行沉淀反应，其结果比酸热法提取抗原具有简便、敏感、特异性强的特点。     

家蚕微粒子病的PCR诊断技术研究

在ＤＮＡ水平上，以聚合酶链反应（ＰｏｌｙｍｅｒａｓｅＣｈａｉｎＲｅａｃｔｏｎ，ＰＣＲ）技术检测家蚕微孢子虫的结果。设计、合成了两对引物，其中引物Ⅰ是针对家蚕微泡子虫（ＮｏｓｅｍａｂｏｍｂｙｃｉｓＮ．ｂ．）引物Ⅱ是针对变形孢子虫（ＶａｉｒｉｍｏｒｐｈａｎｅｃａｔｒｉｘＶ．ｎ，）的。用这两对引物分别对“桑尺蠖微孢子虫”孢子ＤＮＡ和Ｎ．ｂ．（镇江株）的纯孢子及其感染的幼虫、蛹及蛾的ＤＮＡ进行ＰＣＲ扩增，均获得预期的阳性条带；对不同引物扩增的产物进行了ＤＮＡ序列分析。初步认为引物Ⅰ可作为家蚕微孢子虫Ｎ．ｂ．特异性较高的检测引物，而引物１是微孢子虫共有的检测引物。进一步讨论了对家蚕微孢子的检测及分类上的问题。     

青藏高原几种嵩草的生物量及其幼苗生长发育的初步研究

研究了青藏高原４种嵩草属植物的枝条发育状况，生物量积累特征以及３种嵩草幼苗的生长发良规律。结果表明；各嵩草营养枝条的季节变化有两个高峰期，而线叶蒿草的生殖枝有一个明显的高峰期，其它嵩草无高期峰。     

对处理一起市场上投诉的黄膘猪肉的体会

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　　2010年7月某日,某市某农贸市场有肉商向市场管理部门投诉,称其雇人在该市某县屠宰厂屠宰的猪为黄膘猪,请市场管理部门协助处理,并把猪胴体、内脏丢弃在市场管理办公室前的地上,引来群众围观。市场管理方当即向辖区的城区政府汇报;也有群众分别致电当地媒体和市政府热线,政府热线要求市水产畜牧兽医局处理,市水产畜牧兽医局安排市动物卫生监督所派员处理。     

Characterization of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) infection in swine lymphocytes using mitogen-stimulated peripheral blood lymphocytes from healthy PCV2-carrier pigs

Information regarding the susceptibility of swine lymphocytes to PCV2 is rather limited. To further explore and characterize the PCV2 infection in swine lymphocytes, an in vitro model using concanavalin A (Con A)-stimulated peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) obtained from clinically healthy PCV2-carrier pigs was introduced. It was found that the PCV2 antigen-containing rate was below 2% in PBLs from healthy PCV2-free pigs following treated simultaneously with Con A and PCV2. However, significantly higher PCV2 antigen- and nucleic acid-containing rates could be seen in Con A-stimulated PBLs from clinically healthy PCV2-carrier pigs. Prior to Con A treatment, both of the PCV2 antigen- and nucleic acid-containing rates in PBLs from healthy PCV2-carrier pigs were less than 1%; however, they reached 22.1+/-5.7% by flow cytometry and 27.1+/-6.5% by in situ hybridization, respectively, at 4-day post-incubation with Con A. Phenotyping of PCV2 antigen-containing cells revealed that PCV2-positive cells could be detected in both T and B lymphocyte populations within which IgM-positive B lymphocytes appeared to have a relatively higher positive rate. The Con A-stimulated PBLs also displayed a significantly higher viral load by the measurement of either PCV2 DNA copy number or viral titer when compared with the non-treated PBLs from healthy PCV2-carrier pigs. The results indicate that PBLs, especially IgM-bearing B lymphocytes, are indeed susceptible to PCV2 infection and PCV2 is capable of replicating in dividing lymphocytes. This activation-induced replication may explain in part the pathogenesis of lymphoid depletion in PMWS-affected pigs.     

Polymerase chain reaction tests for the identification of Ross River, Kunjin and Murray Valley encephalitis virus infections in horses

OBJECTIVE: To develop and validate specific, sensitive and rapid diagnostic tests using RT-PCR for the detection of Ross River virus (RRV), Kunjin virus (KV) and Murray Valley encephalitis virus (MVEV) infections in horses. METHODS: Primer sets based on nucleotide sequence encoding the envelope glycoprotein E2 of RRV and on the nonstructural protein 5 (NS5) of KV and MVEV were designed and used in single round PCRs to test for the respective viruses in infected cell cultures and, in the case of RRV, in samples of horse blood and synovial fluid. RESULTS: The primer pairs designed for each of the three viruses amplified a product of expected size from prototype viruses that were grown in cell culture. The identity of each of the products was confirmed by nucleotide sequencing indicating that in the context used the RT-PCRs were specific. RRV was detected in serums from 8 horses for which there were clinical signs consistent with RRV infection such that an acute-phase serum sample was taken and submitted for RRV serology testing. The RRV RT-PCR was analytically sensitive in that it was estimated to detect as little as 50 TCID50 of RRV per mL of serum and was specific in that the primer pairs did not amplify other products from the 8 serum samples. The RRV primers also detected virus in three independent mosquito pools known to contain RRV by virus isolation in cell culture. Samples from horses suspected to be infected with KV and MVEV were not available. CONCLUSION: Despite much anecdotal and serological evidence for infection of horses with RRV actual infection and associated clinical disease are infrequently confirmed. The availability of a specific and analytically sensitive RT-PCR for the detection of RRV provides additional opportunities to confirm the presence of this virus in clinical samples. The RT-PCR primers for the diagnosis of KV and MVEV infections were shown to be specific for cell culture grown viruses but the further validation of these tests requires the availability of appropriate clinical samples from infected horses.