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.     

不同饲养密度对地面平养蛋鸡福利状况和生产性能的影响

试验旨在通过研究地面平养模式下不同饲养密度对蛋鸡行为、外观、血液应激指标及生产性能的影响,筛选保证蛋鸡福利状况及生产性能的最大饲养密度,为我国推广地面平养模式蛋鸡福利养殖奠定理论基础。将780只苏禽绿壳蛋鸡按舍内密度分为四组,其中地面平养分为低密度组(6只/m^2)、中密度组(8只/m^2)、高密度组(10只/m^2),笼养组为对照组,每组3个重复。试验期为18~27周龄,蛋鸡行为学数据均采用视频录像收集,在27周龄末进行翅静脉采血和福利外观评价,统计分析24~27周龄生产性能。结果显示:笼养蛋鸡的产蛋率,攻击、刻板等非福利行为均显著高于平养组(P<0.05),脚垫损伤、羽毛评分、应激激素浓度(CORT、ACTH)显著低于平养组(P<0.05)。地面平养各组间,高密度组蛋鸡料蛋比显著高于低、中密度组(P<0.05);低、中密度组蛋鸡行走和休息时间比例均显著高于高密度组(P<0.05);低密度组蛋鸡啄羽行为显著低于高密度组(P<0.05),但与中密度组差异不显著(P>0.05);低、中密度组蛋鸡脚垫损伤、背羽损伤显著低于高密度组(P<0.05);高密度组蛋鸡血清中CORT和ACTH浓度显著低于低、中密度组(P<0.05)。由此可见,平养蛋鸡比笼养蛋鸡行为表现更积极,羽毛覆盖度更好,但应激水平和足部损伤较高、生产性能较低;在试验场地模式下,推荐8只/m2为最佳饲养密度。     

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.     

乳体细胞数（SCC）在奶牛养殖业中的应用

乳中体细胞一直是众多研究者研究的焦点,体细胞数(SCC)是衡量奶牛乳房健康状况和乳品质量的一项重要指标(William[1]等,2001),Shook[2](1989)指出SCC是乳房炎的一种有效的标记性状.     

抗菌肽及其在畜牧业中的应用

抗菌肽是动物体以及人类自身免疫系统中重要的组成部分。自从上个世纪70年代初由瑞典科学家Boman HG首次发现后,人们逐渐开始关注这一具有广谱抗菌性能,且相对于抗生素具有高效和无残留等显著优点的抗菌物质。随着对其研究深入,人们对抗菌肽的分布、结构和作用有了很大认识,并根据需要进行了分类。本文主要介绍抗菌肽的来源及其各自结构、分类的研究进展等,为今后的研究和学习提供借鉴。     

益生菌对宿主机体免疫调节作用研究进展

益生菌是一类对宿主机体健康有益的低致病性或无致病性微生物。大量研究表明,益生菌能够维持宿主肠道菌群平衡,作用于肠道黏膜免疫系统,引起体液免疫和细胞免疫应答,从而调节机体的免疫功能。就益生菌的免疫调节作用途径,及其对机体体液免疫和细胞免疫的影响进行了综述。     

苜蓿产业技术国际专利态势分析

本研究围绕苜蓿种植、加工、利用等产业链上的相关技术进行国际专利态势分析,研判苜蓿产业技术的研发态势,为促进我国饲草料研发提供参考。研究采用文献计量方法,重点针对主要技术研发领域、研发热点及重要国家、机构的研发产出和布局开展深入分析。分析表明,从20世纪90年代中期开始,苜蓿产业技术专利产出快速增加;其中,育种技术的专利申请数量及核心专利数量最多,转基因相关技术是热点研发主题;美国和中国专利数量领先,美国主要布局在育种、病虫草害防控和收获加工工艺与设备领域,中国主要布局在饲料与饲养、肥料和栽培农艺领域;重要专利申请机构主要来自美国、德国和中国。大型农业跨国公司是最主要的专利申请主体。育种、病虫草害防控和收获加工工艺与设备等领域的专利基本由大型跨国公司把控,绝大多数核心专利也基本来自大型跨国公司。研究表明,我国苜蓿领域专利研发发展迅速,但专利技术水平和专利研发布局仍有提高优化空间,应大力推动核心技术领域的研发。     

miRNA在猪主要经济性状调控中的研究进展

microRNA（miRNA）是一类广泛存在于真核生物中的内源性单链非编码小RNA分子,长度为21~22 nt,以特异的序列互补结合方式调控基因的表达。在经典的miRNA作用机制中,miRNA通常与靶基因3'UTR种子区序列完全或不完全互补配对,从而在转录后水平调控靶基因的表达。越来越多的报道证实,miRNA还可与靶基因5'UTR区、编码区及启动子区结合,进而参与复杂的基因调控过程。随着高通量测序技术和分子生物学实验技术的发展,大量miRNA被鉴定,其参与调控的生物学机制也被逐渐揭示。大量研究表明,miRNA能够参与动物生殖、生长发育、新陈代谢和疾病调控等生物学过程,对维持正常的生命活动具有重要意义。在猪的遗传改良工作中,对主要经济性状（繁殖、生长发育、胴体肉品质、抗病等）进行改良,选育优良品种,是未来养殖业发展的必然趋势。作者就miRNA生成和作用机制及近年来在猪生殖调控、肌肉发育、脂肪沉积和抵抗疾病感染等方面的研究进行综述,为系统了解miRNA在猪重要经济性状调控中的应用提供参考,并为深入开展相关遗传育种研究工作提供依据。     

A cluster of two psittacosis cases among women farmers exposed to Chlamydia psittaci-infected domestic poultry in Zhejiang Province,China

A cluster of Chlamydia psittaci (C. psittaci) cases was reported in Zhejiang Province, China, 2019. This study evaluates the extent of the outbreak and determines the source of infection. Real-time PCR and sequencing of the ompA gene of C. psittaci were performed to identify the cases, the domesticated poultry and close contacts. The index patient was a 76-year-old woman with chronic vertigo, and Case 2 was a 64-year-old female farmer with herpes zoster. Both women bought psittaci-infected chickens or ducks from the same mobile street vendor and raised them for 10 days and 23 days before fever onset. There were no direct contact between the two women. C. psittaci test was positive for the two patients, one sick chicken, three healthy ducks and the vendor's chicken cage. Phylogenetic analysis showed that all seven C. psittaci positive samples carried identical ompA genotype A of C. psittaci. Of all of the patients' 148 close contacts, none tested positive for C. psittaci, or developed acute respiratory symptoms. Both patients were discharged after a 4-week hospital stay. In conclusion, the source of this cluster was the poultry infected with C. psittaci, which occasionally cause infections in farmers, but inter-human transmission seems unlikely.