Effect of follistatin on pre‐implantational development of pig parthenogenetic embryos

The present study was designed to explore effects of follistatin (FST) on pre‐implantational development of parthenogenetically activated embryos (PAEs) in pigs. First, we investigated the FST messenger RNA expression level and dynamic FST protein expression patterns in porcine oocytes and PAEs. Then, PAEs were placed in embryo culture medium supplemented with 10 ng/mL of FST‐288, FST‐300, and FST‐315. Next, PAEs were cultured with 0, 1, 10 and 100 ng/mL of FST‐315 protein throughout the in vitro culture (IVC) duration. Further, 10 ng/mL of FST‐300 was added from the start of IVC in which PAEs were treated for 30, 48 and 60 h. The results showed that 1 ng/mL FST‐315 could significantly increase the total cell numbers of blastocyst and trophectoderm cell number in PAEs. Exogenous FST‐300 supplementation could significantly promote the early cleavage divisions and improve the blastocyst formation rate of porcine embryos. FST‐300 appeared to affect early embryonic development before activation of the embryonic genome. In all, the study confirmed for the first time that FST plays a role in promoting early embryonic development in pigs, which differed with different FST subtypes. FST‐300 could facilitate the initial cleavage time and improve the blastocyst formation rate, and FST‐315 could improve the blastocyst quality.     

湖南省新化县高风险区羊布鲁氏菌病横断面研究及活羊流通网络调查

湖南省新化县近几年动物布鲁氏菌病疫情和人间病例不断增多。为掌握新化县羊群布鲁氏菌病的群体流行率,了解饲养场户、贩运户和经销商对该病的知晓情况以及羊贩运户和经销商的一般经济行为,寻找养殖环节中导致布鲁氏菌感染的风险因素,应用流行病学方法,以新化县10个乡镇现存栏羊15只以上的养殖场户为研究对象,第一阶段以场户为单位,以估计流行率为目的,以名单为抽样框,随机抽样;第二阶段在群内选择个体,以发现疫病为目的,随机或基于风险采样。将采集的血清样品,采用虎红平板凝集和竞争酶联免疫吸附垂直试验进行检测。重点调查出现动物布鲁氏菌病疫情和人间病例乡镇的养殖场,以及活羊贩运经纪人和经销商等从业人员,掌握羊群布鲁氏菌病流行情况和活羊流通情况。调查结果显示:新化县高风险区存栏羊15只以上养殖场户的羊布鲁氏菌病流行率为0(95%CI:0～2.8%);新化县羊养殖场户以小规模自繁自养为主,一般放牧于自家附近山头;出栏羊主要在县内流通,养殖场户内生物安全防护措施不到位;养殖场户的布鲁氏菌病总体知晓率为80.6%,屠宰零售商为15.2%,贩运经纪人为25.0%,职业人群自我防护差;活羊调入以省外为主,冬季调运频繁,主要流向屠宰终端,经纪人在流通环节中充当重要角色。调查结果提示:应加强活羊流通领域的检疫监管,特别是冬季,要提高监测频次;当地需坚持实行"监测+扑杀"的综合防控策略,持续开展布鲁氏菌病相关的健康宣教和行为干预,重点针对屠宰经销商和经纪人,以提高职业人群的预防意识,培养其良好的职业行为和习惯。本研究为新化县布鲁氏菌病防控提供了依据,也为全国布鲁氏菌病防控积累了经验。     

Chemical characteristics and relative bioavailability of supplemental organic copper sources for poultry

Five commercially available organic Cu products and reagent-grade CuSO4 x 5H2O (Cu Sulf) were evaluated by polarographic analysis and solubility in 0.1 M K2HPO4-KH2PO4 buffer (pH 5), 0.2 M HCl-KCl buffer (pH 2), or deionized water. Fractions from these solubility tests were evaluated by gel filtration chromatography for structural integrity. The organic sources were Cu lysine complex (Cu Lys), Cu amino acid chelate (Cu AA), Cu proteinate A (Cu ProA), Cu proteinate B (Cu ProB), and Cu proteinate C (Cu ProC). Separation of peaks in the chromatograms for the soluble Cu fraction from deionized water indicated that 77, 31, 69, 94, and 16% of the Cu remained chelated for the above sources, respectively. Two experiments were conducted to estimate the relative bioavailability of Cu from the organic Cu supplements for chicks when added at high dietary concentrations to practical corn-soybean meal diets. Liver Cu concentration increased (P < 0.0001) as dietary Cu increased in both experiments. When Cu Sulf was assigned a value of 100% as the standard, linear regression slope ratios of log10 liver Cu concentration regressed on added dietary Cu concentration gave estimated relative bioavailability values of 124 +/- 5.1, 122 +/- 5.3, and 111 +/- 6.0 for Cu Lys, Cu AA, and Cu ProC, respectively, in Exp. 1. The bioavailability estimates for Cu Lys and Cu AA were greater (P < 0.05) than that for Cu Sulf. Values in Exp. 2 were 111 +/- 7.6, 109 +/- 8.4, and 105 +/- 7.5 for Cu Lys, Cu ProA, and Cu ProB, respectively, and all sources were similar in value for chicks. Solubility of Cu in pH 2 buffer provided the best prediction of bioavailability (r2 = 0.924). Other indicators of chelation integrity and solubility had little value as predictors of bioavailability (r2 < or = 0.445).     

霉菌毒素对家禽生产的影响

<正>霉菌毒素是霉菌以饲料为营养源的生长过程中所产生的有毒化学物质。在谷物收割前或贮存、运输、加工和饲喂过程中,霉菌都可在其中生长并产生霉菌毒素。全球每年大约有25%的农作     

一年生禾草喷施增产菌效果试验

对两种一年生禾草喷施增产菌的效果进行了研究。结果表明,叶面喷雾可促进燕麦的生殖生长,籽实提前成熟２￣５ｄ,籽实产量比对照提高２１．７％,纯增收３２５．５０元,产投比为６．１：１．０,高粱鲜草产量比对照提高２９．０％,纯增收５８６．５０元,产投比为１０．１：１．０,拌种＋叶面喷雾对燕麦分蘖有促进作用,可明显提高鲜草产量,纯增收最高可达２５３．５０元,产投比最高可达４．３：１．０。     

奶牛日粮中添加棕榈酸钙对乳品质及乳钙含量的影响

选择36头产奶量相近且健康的中国荷斯坦牛,研究棕榈酸钙对乳品质和乳钙含量的影响.试验分为三组:A组为基础日粮;B组为基础日粮+200g棕榈酸钙;C组为基础日粮+400g棕榈酸钙.试验结果表明:(1)B组C组乳脂率分别比对照组提高6.3%、9.8%(P<0.05),乳中钙含量分别提高20.0%、16.3%(P<0.05);(2)A、B、C三组乳蛋白率差异不显著(P>0.05).     

重组MBP-GnRH6融合蛋白的表达与鉴定

将人工合成促性腺激素释放激素(GnRH)六聚体基因片段连接至pMAL-c4x载体,获得的pMAL-c4x-GnRH6重组质粒转化到大肠杆菌TB1中进行表达.采用SDS-PAGE,Western blot进行鉴定,并通过动物实验对表达产物的免疫原性进行检测.获得了分子量大小约为50 kD的麦芽糖结合蛋白-GnRH六聚体(MBP-GnRH6),且融合蛋白与GnRH抗体的反应性较好,并能使睾丸萎缩、变性.表明重组MBP-GnRH6融合蛋白具有较好的反应原性和免疫原性,可用于小鼠的免疫去势.     

响应面法优化去除黄米淀粉中蛋白的研究

为了优化碱法提取黄米淀粉的工艺条件,在单因素试验的基础上,通过Box-Benhnken的中心组合试验设计及响应面分析方法,考察了提取温度、碱液浓度以及提取时间三因素对黄米淀粉中蛋白质残留量的影响,得出了黄米淀粉提取效果的回归模型.结果表明,最佳工艺参数为提取温度34 ℃,碱液浓度0.38%,提取时间14 h,料液比1:...     

化肥投入的环境经济分析

本文通过对化肥使用的收益成本分析及其对环境造成的影响,利用二次生产函数模型,以洞庭湖区农民的化肥投入为案例,分别考虑粮食产量最大、农民经济收益最大和净经济效益最大3种情况的化肥投入量,进而提出化肥控制和管理对策的最佳管理措施建议。     

黄土高原节水生态型淤地坝建设的方法与措施

 淤地坝是黄土高原地区水土流失治理的关键措施。大规模建设淤地坝,不仅对于改善黄土高原地区的生态环境,促进经济社会的可持续发展,全面建设小康社会具有重要意义,而且对于减少入黄泥沙,确保黄河安澜也具有不可替代的重要作用。基于黄土高原地区淤地坝建设所取得的巨大成就,分析淤地坝数量、淤地面积和拦泥量按区域、流域的分布特征;针对淤地坝建设中存在的设计不合理、设计标准偏低、坝地非点源污染加剧、无效蒸发大等问题,提出了淤地坝单坝系统和节水生态型淤地坝的概念,以及建设节水生态型淤地坝的基本方法和保障措施。还分析了节水生态型淤地坝建设的案例,以期为淤地坝工程建设提供有关科学依据。