Hyaluronan in horses: physiological production rate, plasma and synovial fluid concentrations in control conditions and following sodium hyaluronate administration

REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY: Hyaluronic acid (HA) is an endogenous glycosaminoglycan used in the treatment of joint diseases, but medication control is required by horseracing authorities. Therefore, a medication control policy needs to be established. OBJECTIVES: To establish physiological plasma HA concentrations in post race horses, determine the HA endogenous production rate and document the disposition of HA after i.v. and intra-articular hyaluronic acid administration at recommended therapeutic doses. METHODS: Hyaluronan concentrations in plasma were determined using an ELISA specific test; concentrations in synovial fluid were determined using a radiometric binding assay. RESULTS: The overall mean plasma HA concentration in 120 post competition horses was 89 ng/ml. In a group of 6 experimental horses, synovial fluid control concentration was 328+/-112 microg/ml. After i.v. sodium hyaluronate administration (37.8 mg in toto), the terminal half-life was very short (43+/-29 mins) and after a delay of 3 h, the plasma concentration returned to control values. The endogenous HA production rate was 33-164 mg in toto per day, i.e. 1-4 times the recommended i.v. daily dose. Twenty-four hours after intra-articular administration, HA concentration was not significantly different from control values (328+/-112 microg/ml). CONCLUSIONS AND POTENTIAL RELEVANCE: Due to the rapid disappearance of HA from plasma after i.v. administration and from the joint after intra-articular administration, long-term detection needs a more appropriate approach to be developed.     

圆环病毒PCR技术的建立及在规模化猪场的应用

目的建立猪圆环病毒2型(PCV2)的快速PCR检测方法,并对规模化猪场进行流行病学调查。方法对疑似患有典型断奶仔猪多系统衰弱综合征(PMWS)的病猪进行病理学观察,针对猪圆环病毒2型开放阅读框2(ORF2)设计特异性引物进行PCR检测,建立PCR快速检测方法。对四川地区的规模化猪场进行PCV2的流行病学调查。结果建立的PCR技术可以快速检测样品中PCV2病原,可重复性好。应用此方法对9个规模化猪场的104份样品进行检测。结论 PCV2感染在规模化猪场的存在比较普遍,本研究为进一步开展疫病的检测和进行PCV2流行病学调查奠定了基础。     

鸡痘病毒282E_4株TK基因重组载体质粒的构建

应用已克隆的鸡痘病毒（ＦＰＶ）２８２Ｅ＿４株基因组ＴＫ基因，在ＮｃｏⅠ部位引入痘苗病毒Ｐ７．５启动子和Ｐ１１启动子控制下的大肠杆菌ＬａｃＺ基因，经酶切鉴定，成功地构建了用于ＦＰＶ重组的载体质粒。与亲本毒株在鸡胚成纤维细胞内共转染，产生了表达ＬａｃＺ基因的重组鸡痘病毒。经传代筛选、纯化，重组病毒较稳定。实验结果表明，以ＴＫ基因构建的重组载体质粒可用于外源基因的重组表达研究。     

中国蚕茧的管制价格水平研究

通过对我国蚕茧基准价与实际收购价,以及目前仍然实行管制的山东、四川、重庆和广东等省(市)的蚕茧收购价与蚕茧市场已经放开的广西蚕茧收购价的比较分析,得出了长期以来我国政府发布的蚕茧基准价对于蚕业生产的指导意义已越来越弱,我国政府对蚕茧的管制价格仍然是一种限制价格的结论.     

非洲猪瘟防控的经验和误区

自从2018年8月我国报告首例非洲猪瘟疫情以来,经过3年多的艰难探索,我们面对非洲猪瘟疫情从最初的恐惧和束手无策,到现在的精准清除和“与狼共舞”,疫情防控从被动应对进入到常态化管理和无疫小区建设阶段;非洲猪瘟可防可控的预测得到了实践证明。但是由于我国幅员辽阔,养猪模式多样,疫情防控水平参差不齐;非洲猪瘟疫情零星散发的风险持续存在。下面就我们的观察和调查,对近年来非洲猪瘟防控上的一些经验和误区进行简要分析。     

空气负氧离子对鸡胚和雏鸡生长发育的影响

将星杂288鸡种蛋960枚随机分为4组,进行3周孵化试验,各组空气负氧离子浓度分别为200000、100000、50000和40个/cm3。再取孵出的雏鸡120只随机分为4组,进行6周饲养试验,所设负氧离子浓度分别为100000、50000、25000和30个/cm3。结果表明:(1)200000和100000个/cm3负氧离子有助于胚胎的生长发育,能提高种蛋的孵化率;(2)50000个/cm3负氧离子可降低雏鸡料肉比和死亡率,并能促进雏鸡的生长发育,改善雏鸡的某些血液生理生化指标;(3)25000个/cm3以上的负氧离子对孵化和育雏的空气环境有一定净化作用。     

合理调整免疫程序 科学实施动物免疫

现阶段我国动物疫病的防控主要采取免疫的策略,现行的免疫方案中存在着一些问题,各地区和养殖企业应结合本地区和/或本场的实际情况,制定出具有更强的指导性、可操作性和自己特色的免疫方案,更好地指导动物的免疫工作。     

Experimental infection of Black Belly and INRA 401 straight and crossbred sheep with trichostrongyle nematode parasites

Compared to INRA 401 lambs reared in France, Black Belly (BB) lambs reared in Guadeloupe (F.W.I.) were highly resistant to both primary and secondary experimental infection with Haemonchus contortus. To investigate this huge inter-breed difference, a nucleus flock of BB was constituted, and experiments were conducted to: (i) confirm this difference in lambs born in France, (ii) check whether it was similar for Trichostrongylus colubriformis and Teladorsagia circumcincta, and (iii) find out whether this difference was age-related. Forty BB lambs, 84 F1 lambs (BB siresxINRA 401 ewes) and 88 INRA 401 lambs born in two cohorts were used in an experimental design involving three host breeds, both genders and two age-groups (3.5- and 7-month-old when first infected). The limited availability of BB lambs made the study incomplete. Infection consisted of the administration of two doses of 10,000 infective larvae of one of the nematode species, separated by an anthelmintic treatment and an interval of 1 week before the second dose was administered. Fecal egg counts (FECs) were done on Days 28 and 35 after each infection; ewe lambs of the INRA 401 and F1 breeds were necropsied, the worm burden was established, the length of the female worms measured and the eggs in utero counted. For H. contortus and T. colubriformis, the FEC was lower in the BB than in the INRA 401 lambs, and the FEC found for the F1 lambs was intermediate. For T. circumcincta, only data for the F1 and INRA 401 lambs were available, and the FECs for these breeds were the same. In all three breeds, the FEC determined after the second dose was significantly lower than that found after the first dose in the ewe lambs, but not in the ram lambs. Infecting the lambs when they were 7- instead of 3.5-month-old significantly lowered egg excretion of both parasites in the F1 (P<0.0001), but not the INRA 401 lambs. Worm numbers in the F1 and in the INRA 401 ewe lambs confirmed the FEC data, many F1 lambs being free of T. colubriformis. The H. contortus female worms were shorter and had fewer eggs in utero in the F1 than in the INRA 401 lambs. A higher proportion of T. circumcincta was at the fourth larval stage in the F1 lambs. In conclusion, the BB breed is much more resistant than INRA 401 to H. contortus, with the F1 lambs being more like the BBs after the second dose. This difference was also found for T. colubriformis and, to a lesser extent, for T. circumcincta.     

激情泰国魅力VIV——聚焦2009亚洲国际集约化畜牧展览会

2009年3月11日,亚太地区规模最大的国际性畜牧展览会VIV Asia2009,在泰国首都曼谷国际贸易展览中心（BITEC）开幕,会期3天。展会同期召开了畜牧水产行业的系列研讨会和技术讲座。VIV是荷兰VNU皇家展览集团旗下的“国际集约化畜牧业展览会”品牌,与全球各地合作形成了VIV Eu-rope（欧洲）、VIV Asia（亚洲）、VIV China（中国）、VIV Turkey（土耳其）、VIV Russia（俄罗斯）、VIV India（印度）等系列品牌展会,在全球畜牧行业具有很大的影响力和号召力。VIV Asia是VUN与泰国NEO展览集团于1993年开始合作开办的亚洲国际集约化畜牧展览会,每两年一届,举办地固定在泰国曼谷。