Identification and molecular characterization of a novel flavivirus isolated from Pekin ducklings in China

A flavivirus-associated disease of egg-laying ducks was observed in eastern China in 2010, and a novel mosquito-borne flavivirus, Tembusu virus (TMUV), was isolated (Cao et al., 2011). Following up on the earlier study, a virus similar to TMUV was isolated recently from ducklings and characterized. We report that (1) the recently isolated virus, TMUV ZJ-6, replicated in vertebrate cells (DF-1, BHK-21) as well as in mosquito cells (C6/36) and caused cytopathic effect (CPE) in the cell lines tested; (2) extracellular viral particles examined by electron microscopy were approximately 45 nm in diameter and enveloped; (3) the full-length genome of the virus was determined, showing that the TMUV ZJ-6 is more closely related to the Ntaya group of viruses than other members of the Flaviviridae based on the data of phylogenetic analyses. Most importantly, the disease of ducklings was reproducible after administration of plaque-purified virus by intracerebral (i.c.), subcutaneous (s.c.) or intranasal (i.n.) inoculation. This is the first report that TMUV infects not only egg-laying ducks but also 3-21 days-old ducklings. The findings extend our understanding of how the virus spreads and causes disease.     

浅谈畜禽病毒病的治疗

本文从临床兽医角度分析了病毒颗粒结构,病毒的侵入、致病过程,介绍了现在兽医临床上常用的几种抗病毒药物,并根据病毒病的特点,结合笔者临床经验着重介绍了病毒病在不同时期的预防和治疗方案。     

学会与犬对话

先来看一个有趣的人犬对话的例子,这是加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚大学动物心理学家斯登利·克耐恩教授的一次经历。一天,斯登利接到一位妇女的电话,抱怨她的犬对她过于用情,使得自己和丈夫很不舒服。当斯登利到她家时,看到了生动的一幕:那头黑色、体型巨大的公性罗威纳犬,在身材娇小     

城市居民应树立依法养犬意识

随着国内社会经济的发展,城市居家生活中饲养各类犬和已成为一种时尚。在饲养犬的过程中,由于一些饲养者法律意识的淡薄和对养犬专业知识的缺乏,往往造成一些侵权行为的产生,带来不必要的纠纷和经济损失。对于养犬爱好者而言,应当熟悉掌握当地政府部门制定准于养犬的相关规定,把个人的养犬行为置于国家法律和道德规范之中,做到依法保障个人养犬权益,     

湘西黄牛肉质特性研究

为研究我国南方优良地方品种湘西黄牛的肉质特性,选用8头湘西黄牛青年公牛,对肉质中的常规营养成分、氨基酸和脂肪酸进行了测定.结果表明:鲜肉中脂肪含量为4.80％,蛋白质含量为23.21％;饱和脂肪酸(SFA)含量为48.43％,不饱和脂肪酸含量(UFA)为41.00％,不饱和脂肪酸在总脂肪酸(TFA)的比例为45.85％...     

Impact of cold-season grazing and supplementary feeding on rumen metabolic parameters and micro-organisms in the ewes of Gansu Alpine Fine Wool Sheep北大核心CSCD

An experiment was conducted to scientifically identify the appropriate feed for Gansu Alpine Fine Wool ewes in order to change the animals' breeding mode, which currently can only be mated at the age of 2.5 years due to insufficient nutritional supply. The experiment selected 48 12-month-old ewes and randomly divided them into group a (Diet 1), group b (Diet 2), group c (Diet 3), and a control group with no supplementary feeding. The feed test was run for 90 days. The rumen pH of groups a and b were very significantly higher (P<0.01) or group c significantly lower (P<0.05) than control group. The rumen ammonia nitrogen, protein nitrogen and total nitrogen of groups a, b and c were all higher than control group (P<0.01). The total volatile fatty acids of group a and b were all higher than the control group (P<0.01), group b significantly higher than group c (P<0.05). The molar ratio of acetic acid and propionic acid in group a was very significantly higher than control group (P<0.01), group b and c were significantly higher than control group (P<0.05). The molar ratio of butyric acid in group a was very significantly higher than group c (P<0.01). The ratio of acetic acid and propionic acid in group b was significantly lower than control group (P<0.05). The number of several rumen fiber-degrading bacteria and protozoa in groups a, b and c were very significantly (P<0.01) or significantly (P<0.05) higher than the control. In conclusion, this study shows that supplementary feeding can positively affect the rumen metabolic parameters and the number of several rumen microorganisms in Gansu Alpine Fine Wool ewes. In general, the effects of Diet 1 were the strongest, while Diet 2 also produced notable improvements. © 2018, Editorial Office of Acta Prataculturae Sinica. All rights reserved.     

不同牧草在黄牛瘤胃内的降解特性

选择装有永久性瘤胃瘘管的云南黄牛3只,用尼龙袋法测定六种牧草干物质(DM)、粗蛋白质(CP)的瘤胃降解率。结果表明,苜蓿草和一年生黑麦草的干物质有效降解率显著高于苜蓿草块、光叶紫花苕、大麦秸、非洲狗尾草(P<0.01),但两者之间无显著差异(P>0.05);苜蓿草蛋白质的有效降解率极显著高于苜蓿草块、一年生黑麦草、光叶紫花苕、大麦秸、非洲狗尾草(P<0.01),且大小顺序为:苜蓿草>苜蓿草块>一年生黑麦草>光叶紫花苕>大麦秸>非洲狗尾草。     

交播技术在园林草坪养护中的应用研究

在过渡气候带的园林绿地，进行了暖季型草坪秋季交播多年生黑麦草籽的应用试验，结果表明：交播技术可用于马尼拉、狗牙根和矮生百慕大等暖季型草坪上，交播时间宜在10月底前进行，交播种子用量多年生黑麦草以20－30g/m^2为宜。     

猪传染性胃肠炎诊断与不同治疗方法的疗效观察

本研究针对鱼台县疑似患猪传染性胃肠炎的30～45日龄仔猪,通过临床症状、病理剖检和猪传染性胃肠炎病毒抗体检测ELISA诊断试剂盒确诊为猪传染性胃肠炎。随机抽取四圈57头患猪,按圈分成4组,分别用黄芪多糖-紫锥菊注射液+复方硫酸安普霉素注射液穴位注射、黄藤素注射液+氟苯尼考注射液、黄芪多糖注射液+烟酸诺氟沙星溶液、利巴韦林注射液+硫酸庆大霉素注射液治疗。试验结果表明:黄芪多糖-紫锥菊注射液+复方硫酸安普霉素注射液穴位注射的组方在该地区的治疗效果最好,其次是黄藤素注射液+氟苯尼考注射液的组方、黄芪多糖注射液+烟酸诺氟沙星溶液组方,利巴韦林注射液+硫酸庆大霉素注射液的组方的效果最差。     

Immune responses of orange-spotted grouper,Epinephelus coioides,against virus-like particles of betanodavirus produced in Escherichia coli

Betanodaviruses are the causative agents of viral nervous necrosis (VNN), a serious disease of cultured marine fish worldwide. Virus-like particles (VLPs) are one of the good novel vaccine candidates to control this disease. Until now, betanodavirus vaccine studies mainly focused on the humoral immune response and mortality after virus challenge. However, little is known about the activation of genes responsible for cellular and innate immunity by vaccines. In the present study, VLPs of orange-spotted grouper nervous necrosis virus (OGNNV) were produced in prokaryotes and their ability to enter Asian sea bass cells was the same as native virus, suggesting that they possess a similar structure to OGNNV. VLPs immunogenicity was then determined by intramuscularly vaccinating Epinephelus coioides at different concentrations (1.5 or 15 μg g^?1 fish body weight, FBW) and immunizing frequencies (administration once, twice and thrice). A single vaccination with the dosage of 1.5 μg g^?1 FBW is enough to provoke high titer antibodies (average 3 fold higher than that of negative control) with strong neutralizing antibody titer as early as 1 week post immunization. Furthermore, quantitative PCR analysis revealed that eleven genes associated with humoral, cellular and innate immunities were up-regulated in the liver, spleen and head kidney at 12 h post immunization, correlating with the early antibody response. In conclusion, we demonstrated that VLP vaccination induced humoral immune responses and activated genes associated with cellular and innate immunity against betanodavirus infection in orange-spotted grouper.