Pharmacokinetics of penicillin G procaine versus penicillin G potassium and procaine hydrochloride in horses

OBJECTIVE: To compare the pharmacokinetics of penicillin G and procaine in racehorses following i.m. administration of penicillin G procaine (PGP) with pharmacokinetics following i.m. administration of penicillin G potassium and procaine hydrochloride (PH). ANIMALS: 6 healthy adult mares. PROCEDURE: Horses were treated with PGP (22,000 units of penicillin G/kg of body weight, i.m.) and with penicillin G potassium (22,000 U/kg, i.m.) and PH (1.55 mg/kg, i.m.). A minimum of 3 weeks was allowed to elapse between drug treatments. Plasma and urine penicillin G and procaine concentrations were measured by use of high-pressure liquid chromatography. RESULTS: Median elimination phase half-lives of penicillin G were 24.7 and 12.9 hours, respectively, after administration of PGP and penicillin G potassium. Plasma penicillin G concentration 24 hours after administration of penicillin G potassium and PH was not significantly different from concentration 24 hours after administration of PGP. Median elimination phase half-life of procaine following administration of PGP (15.6 hours) was significantly longer than value obtained after administration of penicillin G potassium and PH (1 hour). CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Results suggest that i.m. administration of penicillin G potassium will result in plasma penicillin G concentrations for 24 hours after drug administration comparable to those obtained with administration of PGP Clearance of procaine from plasma following administration of penicillin G potassium and PH was rapid, compared with clearance following administration of PGP.     

Technical note: Development of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the determination of florfenicol and thiamphenicol in swine feed

One polyclonal antibody against florfenicol and thiamphenicol was produced and a competitive ELISA was developed for the detection of florfenicol and thiamphenicol in swine feed. The ELISA gave a 50% inhibiting concentration of 1.02 ng/mL for florfenicol. For swine feed fortified with 0.05 to 3.0 mg/kg, the interassay recoveries of florfenicol and thiamphenicol ranged from 86.4 to 118.6%, whereas intraassay recoveries of both drug ranged from 90.1 to 126.5% with less than 15% CV. Results obtained from HPLC-tandem mass spectrometry indicated this ELISA procedure could be used as a convenient method for rapid screening of florfenicol and thiamphenicol in swine feed.     

An 8bp indel in exon 1 of Ghrelin gene associated with chicken growth

Ghrelin, acts as the endogenous ligand for growth hormone secretagogues receptor (GHS-R), is a novel growth hormone (GH) releasing peptide with reported effects on food intake in chickens. In this study, an 8 bp indel polymorphism in exon 1 of the chicken Ghrelin (cGHRL) gene was genotyped in a F(2) designed full-sib population to analyze its associations with chicken growth and carcass traits. Later, mRNA level in the proventriculus was determined by real-time PCR to reveal the expression feature of cGHRL gene. Result showed that this 8 bp indel was significantly associated with body weight at the age of 28 days (BW28) and 56 days (BW56), eviscerated weight (EW) and leg muscle weight (LMW) (P<0.05), highly significantly associated with hatch weight (HW), BW14, 21, 35, 42, 49, 90 and body length (BL), dressed weight (DW), eviscerated weight with giblet (EWG), wing weight (WW), breast muscle weight (BMW) and head and neck weight (HNW) (P<0.01). Meanwhile, A allele (with 'CTAACCTG') was positive for chicken growth as individuals with AA genotype had the highest value of all traits. Analysis on cGhrelin mRNA level revealed that it differed significantly among individuals with three genotypes (P<0.05). Individuals with AB genotype had the highest mRNA level, whereas that of AA had the lowest one. It was concluded that this 8 bp indel of cGHRL gene was significantly associated with most body weight and body composition traits, and negative effect of endogenous Ghrelin on chicken growth were indicated by this study.     

苜蓿雄性不育系杂交制种利用的研究

通过近20年的研究,已选育出遗传性稳定的苜蓿雄性不育系Ms-4,该不育系属于完全不育的类型,适合于制种利用;已寻找确定出强优势的杂交组合--Ms-4×新疆大叶苜蓿,该组合小面积试验比对照增产58.4%,可供杂交制种之用;已开始小面积的杂交制种试验,并已获得杂交种种子,现在正在进行品比、区试和生产试验,预计到2000年我国自己制种出来的第一个杂交苜蓿即可投入生产上推广,该项成果可望成为21世纪我国苜蓿大幅度增产的先进措施之一.     

自由舔食补饲小苏打在高产奶牛疾病预防中的应用研究

[目的]饲喂碳酸氢钠能够参与反刍动物瘤胃酸碱调节并发挥重要的酸碱平衡作用。试验通过对比高产、中产、低产3个不同群体荷斯坦奶牛每头每日补饲不同剂量小苏打后,观察其对奶牛个体平均泌乳天数和日单产的影响,探究小苏打的最佳补饲量与补饲方法,为我国现阶段高产奶牛的饲管提供有价值的借鉴。[方法]对本场挤奶大厅1 000头泌乳牛连续16个月不间断全群补饲小苏打,以奶牛恶性舔土现象出现的次数以及临床热应激疾病发病数量作为瘤胃酸碱平衡的量化指标,分析各试验组的小苏打补饲量。[结果]高产群、中产群、低产群每头荷斯坦奶牛每日通过自由舔食分别平均获得61 g, 70 g, 80 g的小苏打,加上精饲料中分别提供的174 g, 156 g, 120 g,高产群、中产群、低产群每头每日实际需要量为235 g, 226 g, 200 g。[结论]通过高产奶牛自由舔食补饲小苏打的研究,确认自由舔舐是一种安全有效的小苏打补充方法。添加适合剂量的小苏打能够预防高产奶牛代谢性疾病的发生,有效减少奶牛恶性舔土现象,从而提高奶牛的生产和繁殖性能。     

贝斯莉斯克旗草引种栽培试验初报

斯莉斯克旗草引种栽培试验结果表明，该草适应性强、耐瘠、耐酸、耐旱、抗病虫害，终年保持青绿，生长速度快，产草量高，质量好。是一种优良牧草，具有推广利用前景。     

香猪卵巢StAR和CYP11A1基因的差异表达研究

为了揭示香猪繁殖调控的分子机制,本试验结合生物信息学分析方法对StAR和CYP11A1基因在香猪卵巢组织中的差异表达进行分析。运用实时荧光定量PCR方法检测高、低产群体6月龄香猪卵巢组织中StAR和CYP11A1基因的表达量变化;从香猪基因组中克隆两个基因的启动子区域,分析两个基因表达差异的分子机制。高通量转录组测序和实时荧光定量PCR检测结果均显示,高产香猪两个基因的表达量较高,启动子区序列长分别为1 144与970 bp。StAR基因启动子区结合转录因子ER、COUP、Sp1等34种72个,转录起始位点上游68~698 bp存在8个变异位点,但不影响转录因子的结合;与CYP11A1基因启动子区相结合的转录因子为Sp1、PU.1、C/EBPdel等30种75个,转录起始位点上游12~593 bp存在5个变异位点,其中69 bp处检测到C-T变异,高产香猪的T等位基因检出频率为17%,低产香猪为33%;对预测结果整合分析,T等位基因丢失了转录因子Sp1的结合位点。高、低产香猪之间StAR和CYP11A1基因的表达存在差异,CYP11A1基因启动子区69 bp处的变异可能是基因表达量差异的原因之一。     

罗杜杂交一代犬与德国牧羊犬追踪能力培训效果比较研究

罗杜杂交一代犬由罗威纳犬与杜伯文杂交而成,既遗传了罗威纳犬胆大凶猛、作业沉稳、条件反射巩固等优点,又遗传了杜伯文体形结构匀称紧凑、聪慧、灵活性好的优良品质.在警觉性、运动耐力、衔取欲等重要警用品质方面表现优异,训练时兴奋性高且持久、精力旺盛、体力充沛、充满活力、转换灵活、衔取欲望高、作业细致、注意力集中、服从性好,在训练中能长时间保持兴奋活跃的状态,善于学习,接受能力很强,形成条件反射比较快且条件反射一经形成非常牢固,对气味反应灵敏,在追踪训练中对迹线的反应也非常明显,脱线时能积极搜寻并快速上线,因此,非常适合追踪训练和使用.     

秦巴山区养羊户适度经营规模的研究

通过对秦巴山区陕西省西乡县15个典型陕南白山羊养殖专业户的资金投入、羊群结构、草地资源、经济效益等情况的调查，分析了养羊户的资源利用和生产经营状况，确定了与山羊生产密切相关的12个变量，即种公羊数、基础母羊数、后备母羊数、育肥羊数、羊舍面积、草地补种及施肥费用、医杂费、氨化或青贮饲料量、补饲精料量、工作日、投资额，并确定了各变量的参数值，以利润最大为目标函数，然后运用线性规划模型，计算出不同投资、不同人力及草地资源等条件下的适度经营规模。结果表明，养羊户的投资额是决定适度规模的主要因素。根据投资和羊群基础母羊数量设计的三种典型经营条件下，基础母羊全部留种的经营方式可获最大投资收益率(140．1％)；基础母羊数量达到20只以上，自繁种公羊的经营方式的最大投资收益率为74．0％；资金有限，人工授精配种的经营方式的投资收益率最低，为73．1％。