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.     

长爪沙鼠生长与繁殖性能的主要指标测定

目的:探讨在普通级环境下饲养的长爪沙鼠的饲养管理、生长发育及繁殖等情况。方法:观测长爪沙鼠的饲养管理方法,记录0-12周的生长发育情况,统计1～5胎的初生个体重、窝产仔数、窝重和离乳重,测定成年长爪沙鼠主要脏器的重量、脏器重量/体重的比值。结果表明:在普通级环境下饲养的长爪沙鼠初生体重为2.8～3.2g,窝产仔4～9只,3～8周龄体重增长快,5周龄开始雌雄体重有显著性差异(P<0.05)繁殖性能好。     

苜蓿皂甙对蛋鸡生产性能、屠体指标、胆固醇及血清脂质的影响

试验选用288只400日龄海兰褐商品蛋鸡,随机分为4个处理,每组72只鸡,设4个重复,每个重复18只鸡,采用单因素方差设计。在玉米-豆粕型日粮基础上添加0、30、60、90mg/kg的苜蓿皂甙进行60d的饲养试验,研究苜蓿皂甙对蛋鸡生产性能、屠体指标、胆固醇及血清脂质的影响。结果表明:日粮中添加苜蓿皂甙对产蛋率、平均蛋重、耗料量和料蛋比没有显著影响(P>0.05);60mg/kg和90mg/kg苜蓿皂甙能够显著降低腹脂率(P<0.05),60mg/kg能够提高半胫膛率(P<0.05)和降低肝脏胆固醇浓度(P<0.05)。添加组血清中总胆固醇极显著降低(P<0.01),60mg/kg和90mg/kg苜蓿皂甙组甘油三酯和低密度脂蛋白质显著降低(P<0.05),高密度脂蛋白有所提高(P>0.05)。综合分析得出,日粮中添加60mg/kg的苜蓿皂甙效果最佳。     

Seroprevalence of chlamydial infection in dairy cattle in Guangzhou, southern China

Chlamydia spp. are obligate intracellular gram-negative bacteria that cause a wide range of significant diseases in humans and animals worldwide, resulting in significant economic losses. Chlamydial infection in cattle has been reported in many countries including China. However, there has been no survey of chlamydial infection of dairy cattle in Guangzhou, southern China. The objective of the present investigation was to examine the chlamydial seroprevalence in dairy cattle in Guangzhou, subtropical southern China by using an indirect hemagglutination assay (IHA). The overall seroprevalence of chlamydial infection in dairy cattle was 7.25% (29/400). Greater than or equal to eight-yr-old dairy cattle had the highest seroprevalence (10.34%), followed by those that were ≥ 6 years old or < 7 years old dairy cattle (10.20%), although there were no statistically significant differences among different groups (P > 0.05). Dairy cattle with 5 pregnancies had the highest seroprevalence (10.81%). These results indicate that chlamydial infection was present in dairy cattle in Guangzhou, subtropical southern China, and integrated strategies and measures should be executed to control and prevent chlamydial infection and disease outbreak in the study region.     

湖南省动物疫情测报站的作用与管理

湖南省根据地理区域和养殖业结构情况,合理布局建立了18个省级动物疫情测报站,通过对测报站辖区内及定点养殖场户的生产、免疫、疫病等情况进行持续跟踪调查和监测采样,评估动物群体免疫状态及疫情发生风险。管理上通过优化网络布局,提高诊断监测能力,通过强化培训和责任管理,提升动物疫情测报水平,确保了动物疫情测报质量。动物疫情测报站在发现新发重大动物疫病,评价强制免疫病种免疫效果,提供疫情预警预报基础数据以及指导养殖业生产等方面发挥了重要作用。今后需持续增加投入和监测科技含量,改善设施设备,稳定技术队伍,这是提高动物疫情测报监测的根本保障。     

桑尺蠖和丝棉木金星尺蠖的微孢子虫对家蚕病原性和胚种传染性研究

从桑尺蠖（ＨｅｍｅｒｏｐｈｉｌａａｔｒｉｌｉｎｅａｔａＢｕｔｌｅｒ）中分离的微孢子虫（简称桑尺蠖微孢子虫），形态为长卵圆形，大小为３．５～４．１×１．６～１．９μｍ。从丝棉木金星尺蠖（ＣａｌｏｓｐｉｌｏｓｓｕｓｐｅｃｔａＷａｒｒｅｎ）中分离的微孢子虫（简称丝棉木金星尺蠖微孢子虫），形状为卵圆形，大小为３．２～３．７×１．６～２．１μｍ。两种微孢子虫均能感染寄生家蚕的主要组织器官，引起蚕儿发病，但致病力要比家蚕微孢子虫（Ｎｏｓｅｍａｂｏｍｂｙｃｉｓ）弱，且能经卵传染给下一代，其胚种传染率要比家蚕微孢子虫低。     

ISSR方法在蓖麻蚕品种遗传多样性研究中的应用

采用ISSR技术对8个蓖麻蚕品种进行了基因组DNA多态性研究,并分析了其相互间的遗传差异。结果表明,所采用的19个ISSR引物中,有9个引物在供试的8个蓖麻蚕品种中都有扩增产物并能够很好重复,其中二碱基重复序列引物扩增效果要比三碱基和四碱基重复序列高,说明在蓖麻蚕基因组中二碱基重复序列的丰度可能比三碱基和四碱基重复序列的丰度高。这9个引物在8个蓖麻蚕品种中共获得ISSR标记76个,其中29个标记在品种间表现多态性。根据试验结果,用Nei的方法计算了蓖麻蚕品种间的遗传距离为0.0681~0.2703。根据各品种间的遗传距离,用UPGMA聚类分析软件绘制了聚类图。     

克伦特罗缓释药囊的制备,体外释药及对育肥猪生产性能的影响

选用可生物降的白氨酸，谷氨酸甲酯，谷氨酸三元聚物制成克伦特罗缓释药囊。体外释药研究所表明，药囊能保持长期缓慢恒速释药，释药速率随取合物中谷氨酸含量增多而增大，其中ＰＬＭＧＧ－２５的克伦特罗药囊释药时间为８０ｄ、稳态后每天释药量平均为１．２３ｍｇ／ｄ。     

Evaluation of immunogenicity and protective efficacy of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae HB04C(-) mutant lacking a drug resistance marker in the pigs

Previously, we reported the construction and characterization of a genetically defined Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (A. pleuropneumoniae) apxIIC gene mutant, HB04C(-), which conferred protection to mice against infection with A. pleuropneumoniae. In this study, we further evaluated HB04C(-) for safety and its ability to elicit protective immunity in pigs. It was demonstrated that a dose of 2 x 10(8) CFU HB04C(-) was safe to the pigs via intranasal or intramuscular injection. Immunization with a dose of 2 x 10(8) HB04C(-) by both intranasal and intramuscular routine could yield equal protective efficacy and elicited significant protection against experiment challenge with homologous or heterologous serotypes of a virulent A. pleuropneumonia. Taken together, HB04C(-) might serve as a promising vaccine candidate against infection with A. pleuropneumoniae.     

大蚕、蛹组织切片核酸特异染色技术的探讨

本文对大蚕、蛹的石蜡切片制作及其核酸特异染色方法进行探讨，针对虫体大和蛹体壁高度丁质化特点，对组织固定，脱水、透明、透蜡的时间相应的增加和固定前蛹皮剪开，在截位时要考虑切片段两头保留一段仅用来起保护作用的部分，并采用了二种核酸特异染色方法染色。结果表明：制片设计方案基本可行，部分细节需进一步改进；甲基绿-派罗宁（昂纳-帕彭海姆）染色法的切片组织颜色层次分明，DNA含量丰富的丝腺组织呈紫黑色，其它组织的DNA呈紫红色，RNA呈淡红色，改良的甲基绿一派罗宁染色法的切片组织颜色偏淡；孚尔根染色法的切片组织颜色层次分明，核酸呈紫红色，其它无色，能较好的以颜色的深浅来判断核酸的丰度。更理想的染色方案还有待进一步摸索。