兽医行业组织建设及其作用

对一名兽医而言,第一届中国兽医大会是一个非常好的思考的机会.尽管在整个行业中,兽医从事的工作是多样化的,但每一位兽医对于行业的进步和社会发展都肩负着重大的责任与使命.作为一个正式的职业,兽医服务社会已有几百年的历史.     

New transtracheal bronchoalveolar lavage technique for the diagnosis of respiratory disease in sheep

A new transtracheal bronchoalveolar lavage technique for the diagnosis of respiratory disease in sheep under field conditions was tested in 76 sheep. The sheep were divided into three groups, normal sheep, sheep with clinical signs of respiratory disease and housed sheep, on the basis of their respiratory disease history and husbandry conditions. The detection of Mannheimia haemolytica and Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae or parainfluenza virus type 3 and bovine respiratory syncytial virus antigen in the lavage samples was closely correlated with clinical disease. The sheep with clinical respiratory disease had a higher mean percentage of neutrophils in the lavage fluid than the sheep in the other two groups.     

Nutrient leaching from coated crustacean rations

The use of ethyl cellulose as a coating agent to retain water soluble nutrients in pelleted feeds was investigated. When the entire ration pellet was coated, minimal nutrient leaching occurred, even after 6 h. Inclusion of individually coated micronutrients was less effective than total pellet coating for nutrient retention, but did help prevent losses due to leaching.     

Effect of temperature on the sugar content of potato callus tissue

The effects of temperature, incubation time, callus age, and growth regulator on the reducing and nonreducing sugars of Lemhi Russet callus grown on Murashige - Skoog medium with 3% sucrose were determined. Callus grown at 25°C for approximately 4 weeks (0 time) were held at 25°C or transferred to 15°C and 5°C for 4-week periods. Callus grown at 5°C for 4 weeks was transferred back to 25°C for a 4-week period to simulate reconditioning of potatoes. The reducing sugar content decreased rapidly with time at 25°C and 15°C when either 2,4-D or picloram was used as a growth regulator. At 5°C the reducing sugar content increased or decreased slightly, depending on the original reducing sugar content of the callus. The initial reducing sugar content at 25°C and the relative effect of 5°C incubation was dependent on the age of the callus tissue. Reducing sugars in 5°C callus were rapidly lost after reconditioning at 25°C. The nonreducing sugars exhibited similar overall changes as the reducing sugars, but the nonreducing sugar concentrations were much lower. Thus, potato callus cultures are similar to whole tubers insofar as they accumulate or maintain high reducing sugars at low temperatures and lose these sugars during reconditioning.     

Cytoplasmic male sterility in quinoa

Summary The quinoa cultivar Apelawa carries both normal and male sterile cytoplasms. Plants with male sterile cytoplasm produce flowers characterized by the complete absence of anthers and prominent exsertion of stigmas. Intraspecific crosses between male sterile quinoa plants and normal male fertile pollen donors consistently produced male sterile offspring under greenhouse conditions. Interspecific hybridization between male sterile quinoa plants and the related weed species Chenopodium berlandieri resulted in offspring with partial restoration of male fertility. The male sterile cytoplasm found in Apelawa has potential for use in the production of quinoa hybrids, although a more complete restorer system than that identified in C. berlandieri would be desirable.