Effect of gut stress induced by oxidized wheat gluten on the growth performance,gut morphology and oxidative states of broilers

This study was to investigate the effect of oxidized wheat gluten (OG) on growth performance, gut morphology and its oxidative states of broilers. One hundred and eighty‐day‐old male broilers (10 chicks/pen) were randomly allocated into three dietary treatments: control diet (CON), diet with 8% wheat gluten (WG) and diet with 8% OG with six pens/treatment. Body weight (BW) (21 and 35 days) and average daily gain (ADG) (1–21 days and 22–35 days) decreased (p < .05) and feed conversion ratio (FCR) (1–21 days and 22–35 days) increased (p < .05) in OG treatment. Feed intake (FI) decreased (p < .05) in WG and OG treatments during 22–35 days. However, FI was not influenced by dietary treatments during 1–21 days (p > .05). The OG‐fed broilers had a lower faecal pH value (p < .05) and higher faecal moisture content (p < 05) at 14, 21, 28 and 35 days. Villus height, crypt depth and V/C value were not different (p > .05) among treatments at 21 and 35 days. Lipid peroxidation (LPO) (21 and 35 days) and malondialdehyde (MDA) (35 days) content in crop of OG treatment increased (p < .05). Oxidized glutathione (GSSG) (21 days), LPO (21 and 35 days) and MDA (21 and 35 days) content in ileum of OG treatment increased (p < .05). The reduced glutathione/oxidized glutathione (GSH/GSSG) (21 days) and (GSH) (35 days) in ileum of OG treatment decreased (p < .05). The present findings indicate that OG might be a stressor for broiler gut, which could induce oxidative stress both in crop and in ileum, and the diarrhoea as well. The growth performance of broiler was consequently depressed.     

烟草尖孢镰刀菌拮抗真菌的筛选鉴定及促生作用研究

为获得烟草镰刀菌根腐病拮抗真菌菌株,试验以河南省豫中烟区烟草根际土壤为试材,以主要致病菌尖孢镰刀菌Fusarium oxysporum为主要靶标,采用稀释涂布平板法分离获得土壤真菌371株,平板对峙培养法测定获得1株具有明显抑制效果的拮抗菌株,利用形态学和分子生物学的方法将其鉴定为棘孢木霉Trichoderma asperellum Tr-0111。抑制效果测定表明,该菌株对尖孢镰刀菌的抑制率最高可达93.13%,对根串珠霉菌、拟茎点霉、链格孢菌等其他8种烟草病原菌均具有较强的抑制效果。促生作用测定结果表明,菌株发酵液使烟草种子萌发率提高5.34%,烟苗根长增长率为62.39%,对盆栽烟草的最大叶面积和地上部鲜重也具有显著的促生效果。为进一步相关机理的研究和生防菌剂的研制奠定了基础。     

Clinical presentation,treatment and possible causes of persistent endometrial cups illustrated by two cases

Persistent endometrial cups are relatively rare in the mare and the occurrence in 2 successive pregnancies, as described in this issue, is an intriguing finding. This article describes an additional 2 cases of endometrial cups persisting in excess of 12 months in mares that had experienced pregnancy loss. Both mares demonstrated irregular ovarian activity in the form of repeated formation of haemorrhagic anovulatory follicles. A definitive diagnosis was made by visualisation of cup tissue by hysteroscopy and demonstration of equine chorionic gonadotropin (eCG) in the mares' serum. Biopsy of endometrial cups was made under visual direction and the mares were treated by chemical curettage with kerosene. The clinical presentation, treatment and possible causes of persistent endometrial cups are reviewed and discussed.     

蒙古蒿挥发油对三种主要枸杞害虫的控制作用

为保障枸杞产品质量安全,采果期不受化学农药干预,本研究通过室内毒力测定和田间药效试验评价了蒙古蒿挥发油的杀虫活性。结果表明,蒙古蒿挥发油对棉蚜的LC₅₀为7.82mg/mL;对枸杞木虱的LD₅₀为2.89μg/头;对西花蓟马的LC₅₀为2.80mg/mL,均低于对照药剂印楝素提取物,其中胡椒酮、PPG2-甲醚和桉油烯醇起主要杀虫作用。利用响应面分析,蒙古蒿挥发油制备成8.5%蒙古蒿挥发油微胶囊剂,该制剂在质量浓度6kg/hm²条件下,药后1d,对枸杞蚜虫、西花蓟马和枸杞木虱的防效分别为75.95%、58.81%和32.14%,高于对照0.3%印楝素乳油,杀虫效果一直持续到21d。本研究将蒙古蒿挥发油微胶囊应用于枸杞园采果期防治主要害虫,持效期长,具有进一步开发成高效植物源农药的潜力。     

STRAIN ELASTOGRAPHY USING DOBUTAMINE‐INDUCED CAROTID ARTERY PULSATION IN CANINE THYROID GLAND

Thyroid disease is common in dogs and conventional ultrasonography is a standard diagnostic test for diagnosis and treatment planning. Strain elastography can provide additional information about tissue stiffness noninvasively after applying external or internal compression. However, natural carotid artery pulsations in the canine thyroid gland are too weak to maintain sufficient internal compression force. The objective of the present study was to describe the feasibility of strain elastography for evaluating the canine thyroid gland and the repeatability of dobutamine‐induced carotid artery pulsation as an internal compression method. In seven healthy Beagle dogs, strain on each thyroid lobe was induced by external compression using the ultrasound probe and internal compression using carotid artery pulsation after dobutamine infusion. The thyroid appeared homogeneously green and the subcutaneous fat superficial to the thyroid lobe appeared blue. Strain values and strain ratios did not differ among dogs or between the left and right lobes. Interobserver repeatability was excellent for both compression methods. Intraobserver repeatability of the strain ratio measured using the carotid artery pulsation method (intraclass coefficient correlation = 0.933) was higher than that measured using the external compression method (0.760). Mean strain values of thyroid lobes for the external compression method (142.93 ± 6.67) differed from the internal method (147.31 ± 8.24; P < 0.05). Strain ratios between the two methods did not differ. Strain elastography was feasible for estimating thyroid stiffness in dogs. Carotid artery pulsation induced by dobutamine infusion can be used for canine thyroid strain elastography with excellent repeatability.     

Phenotypic characterization and random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis of Pasteurella multocida isolated from Korean pigs

Pasteurella multocida causes various respiratory disease symptoms in pigs, including atrophic rhinitis and pneumonia. In the present study, 69 strains of P. multocida were isolated from 443 pigs with respiratory clinical symptoms at 182 farms located throughout South Korea from 2009 to 2010. A multiplex capsular PCR typing assay revealed that 69 strains of P. multocida isolated in this study had the biosynthetic locus of the capsules of either serogroup A (47 strains, 68.1%) or serogroup D (22 strains, 31.9%). The 22 strains positive for serogroup D-specific primers were divided into four clusters and the 47 strains positive for serogroup A-specific primers were divided into 12 clusters according to the results of Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis. P. multocida strains in the present study were susceptible to most of the antimicrobial agents used. An analysis of antimicrobial resistance and virulence gene pattern combined with RAPD indicated that a certain P. multocida strain appeared to be genetically identical, implying the persistence of the strain within a single farm.     

Primary central nervous system B-cell lymphoma in a young dog

This report describes a primary central nervous system B-cell lymphoma in a 3-year-old intact female Maltese dog. Canine primary central nervous system lymphomas constitute about 4% of all intracranial primary neoplasms, but comprehensive histopathologic classifications have rarely been carried out. This is the first report of this disease in a young adult dog.     

施肥和密度对小麦产量及加工品质的影响

为了探讨提高产量和改善品质的合理栽培措施,试验采用不同氮肥和密度处理,研究其对产量和品质的影响,结果表明:基本苗为225万~450万/hm2时产量差异不显著,但均比150万/hm2基本苗处理显著提高了产量。施氮270 kg/hm2比135 kg/hm2显著提高了产量。不同基本苗处理对蛋白质含量和加工品质指标影响较小,但不同施氮量对各蛋白组分、总蛋白质含量及加工品质指标有显著影响,高氮处理比低氮处理显著提高了总蛋白质和各蛋白组分含量,并显著增加了沉淀值、湿面筋含量、干面筋含量、吸水率、形成时间和面包体积。结论认为:基本苗对产量影响较大,对品质影响较小,施氮处理对产量和品质均有重要影响,适当增施氮肥可以使籽粒产量、营养品质和加工品质同步提高。     

天然气转变液体燃料技术的应用设想

叙述了国外天然气转变液体燃料技术（ＧＴＬ）的发展动态,评价了这种技术在偏远地区和海上气田及油田伴生气的天然气经济输送、天然气存储和远洋进口天然气等方面的积极作用。提出了在我国塔里木盆地应用ＧＴＬ技术将天然气转化为液体燃料油后与原油和凝析油一起东输的设想,以及ＧＴＬ技术在我国海上气田、天然气进口和煤炭资源转化、运输等方面的可能性。     

哈纳斯自然保护区植被特点及植物区系形成的探讨

哈纳斯自然保护区的植被充分反映了欧洲－西伯利亚区系成分的特色。山地针叶林带与天山相比显著下降，为阴暗泰加林类型。植被类型丰富多样，与天山的植被特点迥然不同。本区植物区系形成于第四纪。其区系组成以温带成分为主，并含有少量的古地中海成分。以本土发生的安哥拉区系成分米体；发源于华夏地区的亚洲温带成分渗透至本区；残存的古地中海成分有小部分通过相邻地区向本区渗放。