Protective influence of rosiglitazone against time‐dependent deterioration of boar spermatozoa preserved at 17°C

Spermatozoa are highly specialized cells, and energy metabolism plays an important role in modulating sperm viability and function. Rosiglitazone is an antidiabetic drug in the thiazolidinedione class that regulates metabolic flexibility and glucose uptake in various cell types, but its effects on boar sperm metabolism are unknown. In this study, we investigated the potential effect of rosiglitazone against time‐dependent deterioration of boar spermatozoa during liquid preservation at 17°C. Freshly ejaculated semen was diluted with Beltsville Thawing Solution (BTS) containing different concentrations of rosiglitazone, and the motility, membrane and acrosome integrity of sperm were detected. Besides, we measured glucose uptake capacity, l ‐lactate production level, mitochondrial membrane potential, adenosine triphosphate (ATP) content and mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (mROS) production of sperm after boar semen had been incubated with or without rosiglitazone, iodoacetate (glycolysis inhibitor) and rotenone (electron transport chain inhibitor) for 5 days. The addition of rosiglitazone significantly enhanced sperm quality and had a strong protective effect on the sperm membrane and acrosome integrity during storage. BTS containing 50 μM rosiglitazone maintained the total motility of liquid‐preserved sperm above 60% for 7 days. Rosiglitazone improved sperm quality by regulating energy metabolism manner of preserved sperm, protected the sperm mitochondrial membrane potential, enhanced sperm ATP production and in the meanwhile reduced mROS through enhancing glycolysis but not oxidative phosphorylation. The data suggested the practical feasibility of using rosiglitazone for improving boar spermatozoa quality during semen preservation.     

2019年中国猪肉市场回顾及未来走势

由于受非洲猪瘟疫情等因素的影响,2019年猪肉产能出现大幅下滑,生猪存栏和能繁母猪存栏连续10个月下降,猪肉供应减少,进口量激增;猪肉消费减少,白条鸡、鸡蛋等替代品消费增加;生猪、猪肉和仔猪价格明显上涨,猪肉稳价保供压力大。2020年,生猪产能将逐渐恢复,加上猪肉进口的扩大和储备肉的投放,猪肉供销将趋于稳定。     

蒸汽压片玉米加工工艺及其对牛生产性能的影响

蒸汽压片是一种对玉米进行湿热加工的加工工艺,可以提高玉米的生物学价值,改善其利用率,可以提高瘤胃淀粉、过瘤胃淀粉和总肠道淀粉消化率。同时还可以促进其它物质的消化代谢,减少氮、磷的排泄。经过严格质量控制的蒸汽压片玉米可以提高舍饲肉牛的肉料比和提高奶牛的产奶量和乳蛋白量。     

Polymorphism identification in BMP15 and GDF9 genes and their association with egg production in chickens

1. Mutations in growth differentiation factor 9 (GDF9) and bone morphogenetic protein 15 (BMP15) are significantly associated with reproductive performance in mammals and the objective of the present study was to identify polymorphic sites and elucidate the association between genotypes in BMP15 and GDF9 and egg production.

2. Polymorphisms in BMP15 exon1 and GDF9 exon2 were detected by DNA sequencing and PCR-RFLP. Three SNPs were detected in each of BMP15 (A111G, C231T and C34T) and GDF9 (G593A, T824C and C896T). C34T leads to the substitution of Leu by Phe, which was predicted to affect protein function.

3. Results of the association analysis indicated that C34T had an effect on total egg production at 300 d of age (EN) and age at first laying (AFE). G593A affected EN and both C231T and C896T influenced AFE. The TGC₁TGC₁ diplotype in BMP15 had the highest EN.

4. In conclusion, EN may be significantly improved by marker-assisted selection of the BMP15 genotypes in maternal lines of Shaobo hens.     

青海省同德县草地现状及畜牧业可持续发展策略

在调查同德县草地退化现状的基础上,综合分析了同德县草地退化的原因,指出了同德县畜牧业可持续发展的策略。同德县的草地退化是自然因素和人为因素共同综合作用的结果。人类活动和气候变化是导致同德县草地退化、区域生态环境恶化的两大因素,鼠虫害对它们产生的影响起了促进作用。只有合理利用和保护天然草地,综合治理退化草地,优化畜牧业产业结构,使草地生态系统步入良性循环,才能使同德县的草地畜牧业协调发展。     

猪UCP3基因的分离与多态分析

解偶联蛋白3是一种线粒体内膜上的转运蛋白,可以使氧化过程与ADP磷酸化过程解偶联。本研究分离了猪UCP3基因的外显子2~3和外显子6。经过序列分析,发现猪UCP3基因共有3处框移突变和18个SNP位点。在猪UCP3片段中分别包含一个SmaⅠ和SduⅠ酶切位点。UCP3片段SmaⅠ位点在大白×梅山F2家系中经PCR-RFLP分析,表现为AA、AB和BB 3种基因型,A基因频率为0.57,B基因频率为0.43。因此,可以将UCP3基因作为猪分子遗传育种的候选基因。     

鸭MyoG基因编码区的克隆及其在鸭心肌组织发育中的表达研究

肌细胞生成素(myogenin,MyoG)在胚胎发育中发挥作用,并能与在心脏发育过程中起重要作用的MEF2基因家族协同促进肌肉的分化,而其在心肌发育中的作用却鲜有报道。为研究其在胚胎心肌组织发育过程中的作用,本研究扩增了鸭MyoG基因CDS序列,并采用实时荧光定量PCR法检测了MyoG在鸭E10、E14、E18、E22、E27 d及出生后1周雏鸭(P7 d)心肌组织中共6个阶段的表达变化。基因扩增得到鸭MyoG基因CDS序列共684bp,编码227个氨基酸,预测其含有碱性螺旋-环-螺旋(bHLH)结构域。结果表明:MyoG在鸭E10 d中的表达量最高,显著高于E14、E18、E22和E27 d(P0.05);E14 d与E18 d,E22 d和E27 d之间的表达差异不显著(P0.05);MyoG在鸭出壳前心肌组织中的表达量整体呈现下降趋势,出生后1周,表达量又明显上升,与E22 d和E27 d差异显著(P0.05)。MyoG在鸭心肌组织的发育中起作用,其机理可能是通过MyoG的bHLH结构域直接或以MEF2基因家族介导间接实现对心脏发育的调控。     

奶牛场荧光定量PCR检测实验室建设实践与思考——以原生态牧业奶牛场实验室建设为例

荧光定量PCR技术用于病原微生物基因表达、基因组变异和多态性检测等,具有灵敏度高、特异性高、快捷、对样品要求低等优点,已广泛用于临床诊断和畜禽疫病诊断。本文以黑龙江原生态牧业奶牛场荧光定量PCR检测实验室建设为例,从设计规划、配套设备、人员配备、环境控制及存在问题解决五大方面进行论述,提出PCR实验室建设要根据奶牛场场地实际情况,规划适合PCR实验检测区域;根据PCR检测需求及奶牛场费用预算配置实验设备;根据奶牛场预计检测样品量配备检测人员及培养储备人员;在建立严格的操作规范基础上,严格执行实验分区管理及检测过程中消毒流程,避免实验过程中产生气溶胶污染环境。     

阿勒泰白头牛基因组结构变异分析

阿勒泰白头牛是新疆阿勒泰地区的乳肉役兼用地方品种,具有白头、抗病力强和性情温顺特点。结构变异(structure variations, SVs)是影响牛表型性状的重要遗传变异形式。本研究旨在获得阿勒泰白头牛基因组SVs的特征和种质特征的候选基因。以20头阿勒泰白头牛测序深度为17.32X的基因组序列为基础,通过Delly、Lumpy和Manta三个软件进行SVs的检测,并通过SURVIVOR软件取交集进行整合,总共鉴定到37847个SVs。从类型看,缺失、易位、倒位、复制和插入的比例分别为55.5%、26.7%、8.7%、8.9%和不足0.1%。从长度看,缺失、倒位和复制的分布呈现右偏态。以频率大于0.9为标准,获得636个高频SVs,涉及865个蛋白编码基因。基因注释和富集分析发现,阿勒泰白头牛的高频SVs与免疫抗病和神经功能相关,契合了抗病力强和性情温顺特征,可作为相关特征的候选基因(免疫抗病：BolA-DQB、TNIP3、IL1RAP和IL1R1,神经性情：EPHA6、GRM7和HTR2A)。值得注意的是,我们发现ASIP基因5′非编码区存在一个缺失,该基因可减少真黑素的合成,...     

醋糟对獭兔生产性能及营养物质消化的影响

为研究醋糟作为粗纤维饲料在生长獭兔饲粮中的适宜添加比例,选择90日龄健康的生长獭兔180只,随机分成6组,分别饲喂6种不同比例醋糟替代谷草与小米壳(对照组、7%、14%、21%、28%和35%)的饲粮。结果表明:35%组有提高试验兔生产性能的趋势,其次是21%组;各组间屠宰率无显著差异。粗蛋白消化率以对照组最高,极显著高于5个试验组;酸性洗涤纤维、中性洗涤纤维及木质素的消化率均以21%组最高。不同醋糟比例的试验饲粮对试验兔皮张面积、腹部被毛密度、臀部绒毛长度及枪毛比例无显著影响,臀部绒毛密度以7%组最小,其他组间差异不显著。因此在獭兔日粮中添加21%的醋糟效果最好。