美国养禽业促进计划(NPIP)对我国动物疫病防控工作的借鉴性

动物疫病一直是困扰我国畜牧业发展的首要难题。这突出表现在以下两个方面：(一)我国畜牧业在疫病防治上成本非常高，以养禽业为例，疫病防治成本约占养禽总成本额10％，是发达国家的10倍左右；(二)动物疫病严重阻碍我国畜禽产品出口，以养禽业为例，我国禽产品总量约占世界的1／4，但我国禽产品出口却只占世界禽产品出口总额的2％，疫病是其重要原因之一。     

Effect of herbicides with different modes of action on physiological and cellular traits of Anabaena fertilissima

Cyanobacteria are important components of the lowland rice ecosystem. Therefore, it is important to examine the effect of herbicides (commonly used against weeds of rice crop) on the performance of cyanobacteria. We studied the toxic effects of three herbicides often used in rice field, viz. propanil, pretilachlor and glyphosate, on the performance traits of Anabaena fertilissima C.B. Rao. Pretilachlor [0–40 active ingredient (ai) mg/L] and glyphosate (0–80 ai mg/L) exhibited toxicity to A. fertilissima at higher doses than propanil (0–1.5 mg/L). Propanil had severe damaging effects on cellular characteristics of A. fertilissima when compared to pretilachlor or glyphosate. Propanil treatment of A. fertilissima resulted in the leakage of protoplast from the heterocyst due to the breakage of the plasma membrane and surrounding wall. Our study shows that photosystem II herbicides such as propanil could have deleterious effects on phototrophic (cyanobacterial) communities, which are an integral part of the rice ecosystem.     

Ethnoveterinary health management practices using medicinal plants in South Asia – a review

Animal rearing is the major occupation of most population of South Asian countries. Due to lack of resources and limited approach to modern medicine, most of the livestock raisers prefer to use plant-based traditional medicine also referred to as ethnoveterinary medicine (EVM). Indeed, the use of medicinal plants in South Asia dates back to several centuries with documented evidences. However, there is currently a dearth of documentation and compilation of use of medicinal plants for animal diseases in this part of the world. This review aims to provide an up-to-date compilation of common medicinal plants used for the treatment and/or management of common animal diseases in South Asian countries. Extensive literature search was conducted online and relevant data was retrieved from well-known scientific databases. A total of 276 plants belonging to 95 families have been documented to be in common use for managing 14 different categories of animal diseases. Solanaceae, Lamiaceae, Fabaceae, and Leguminosae were most common plant families in terms of their plant species used for EVM. Gastric diseases were commonly reported and accounted for 72 species of plants used for its treatment followed by the miscellaneous disorders category and skin diseases comprising of 65 and 39 plant species respectively. Herbs accounted for 46% of the total plant species, followed by trees (33%), and shrubs (18%). The EVM were applied through different routes of administration; oral administration accounted for 72% followed by topical application 27%, while burning of plant parts to create smoke around animals to repel insects was less common (1%). It is anticipated that the present review will stimulate further ethnoveterinary research among livestock disease management practices in South Asia.     

Suspected epidural morphine analgesia induced chronic urinary and bowel dysfunction in a cat

A 12-year-old male castrated domestic shorthair developed chronic urinary retention, constipation and a decreased perineal reflex following a single lumbo-sacral epidural injection of morphine during general anesthesia. Similar adverse effects have been reported in humans following epidural analgesia, but this is the first reported case of both urinary and bowel dysfunction in a cat purportedly from an epidural. The cat was medically managed with manual bladder expressions, intermittent enemas, and various medications including bethanechol, cisapride and stool softeners. The cat continues to have long-term neurologic dysfunction 15 months post-onset. This case report describes a rare but serious potential risk of lumbo-sacral epidural injections in cats.     

Optimizing the Conditions for In Vitro Maturation and Artificial Activation of Sika Deer (Cervus nippon hortulorum) Oocytes

With the goal of establishing experimental protocols for cloning sika deer, various conditions for in vitro maturation (IVM) and artificial activation of sika deer oocytes were examined. In vitro maturation was evaluated in seven different culture media. The highest rate of oocyte maturation was 75.4% in 10 μg/ml follicle‐stimulating hormone (FSH), 1 μg/ml LH, 0.2 mm cysteamine and 50 ng/ml epidermal growth factor (EGF) after 24 h of IVM. The efficiency after 24 h of IVM did not differ significantly (p > 0.05) from that observed after 20 h. Cysteamine (0.2 mm ) significantly increased the maturation rates after 20 h (from 59.1% to 67.2%, p < 0.05) and after 24 h (from 63.2% to 71.6%, p < 0.05) of IVM. The IVM rates of oocytes collected during the oestrous season (75.4%) and the anoestrous season (23.3%) were significantly different at 24 h. The 20 μg/ml FSH, 2 μg/ml LH, 0.4 mm cysteamine and 100 ng/ml EGF significantly increased the maturation rates (from 23.3% to 54.2%, p < 0.01) at 24 h during the anoestrous season. For the activation experiments, the most effective method was chemical activation [ionomycin + 6‐dimethylaminopurine (6‐DMAP)], which promoted the development of sika deer oocytes to the blastocyst stage (32.4%). Our results indicate that in vitro matured sika deer oocytes are good candidates for parthenogenetic activation and that chemical treatment is needed for relatively efficient activation of the oocytes. These optimized conditions for IVM and parthenogenetic activation may be useful for efforts to restore populations of the endangered sika deer using the somatic cell nuclear transfer technique.     

维他昔布咀嚼片体外溶出度的测定

为了建立了维他昔布咀嚼片体外溶出度的测定方法,以0.8％十二烷基硫酸钠溶液为溶出介质,采用桨法(50 r/min),用紫外-可见分光光度法测定溶出度.结果显示,维他昔布浓度在0.002496 ～0.017472 mg/mL范围内,与吸收度呈良好的线性关系(r=0.9995),加样回收率为102.9％(RSD为1.36％),三批样品30 min时溶出度在80％以上.建立的溶出度测定方法重现性,均一性良好,样品溶出度大于80％,可用于维他昔布咀嚼片中溶出度的测定.     

复合免疫增强剂对断奶仔猪猪瘟免疫的影响

通过对断奶仔猪投服复合免疫增强剂 ,研究其对猪瘟的免疫状况、血象和生化指标的影响。结果 :试验组猪瘟抗体效价明显升高 ,与对照组相比 ,差异显著 (P <0 0 5 ) ;血小板 (PLT)、丙氨酸氨基转移酶 (ALT)、血清总蛋白 (TP)、尿素氮 (BUN)等呈上升趋势 ,白细胞总数 (WBC)、红细胞总数 (RBC)、血红蛋白 (HGB)、天东氨酸氨基转移酶 (AST)、血糖 (GLU)等呈上升趋势 ,但血象、生化指标组间无明显差异 (P >0 0 5 )。表明 ,此复合免疫增强剂能显著增强猪瘟疫苗免疫效果 ,对血象和生化指标无明显影响     

NDV融合蛋白裂解位点基因的重组昆虫杆状病毒表达载体的构建与鉴定

将新城疫病毒（ＮＤＶ）Ｆ４６Ｅ９株和ＬａＳｏｔａＥ４株的融合蛋白裂解位点（Ｆｃ）基因从本实验室构建的重组质粒ｐＵＣＦ４６Ｆｃ和ｐＵＣＬａＦｃ中用ＥｃｏＲＩ和ＳａｌⅠ切出。将这２个毒株的Ｆｃ基因定向克隆入昆虫杆状病毒表达载体ｐＳＸＩＶＶＩ＋Ｘ３的ＥｃｏＲＩ和ＳａｌⅠ位点之间，获得２个毒株的Ｆｃ基因克隆ｐＸ３Ｆ４６Ｆｃ和ｐＸ３ＬａＦｃ。重组质粒用ＥｃｏＲＩ／ＳａｌⅠ、ＰｓｔⅠ酶切法、ＰＣＲ和核酸探针法进行了鉴定，证明插入的基因来自ｐＵＣＦ４６Ｆｃ和ｐＵ－ＣＬａＦｃ，插入的位置和方向都正确。这２个载体的构建为Ｆｃ基因在昆虫细胞系统的表达创造了条件。     

不同来源硒对异育银鲫的生物学效应研究

以异育银鲫为试验动物,研究不同来源的硒(蛋氨酸硒和纳米硒)对其生长性能、肌肉生化组成和谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶活性的影响。试验分为3个处理,日粮中添加硒浓度分别为0 mg/kg(对照组)、0.5 mg/kg(蛋氨酸硒)和0.5 mg/kg(纳米硒),每个处理3个重复。结果显示,与对照组相比,蛋氨酸硒和纳米硒均可显著提高异育银鲫的末重、相对增重率以及谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶活性(P<0.05),但是蛋氨酸硒处理组和纳米硒处理组间差异不显著。纳米硒处理组肌肉中硒含量显著高于其他两组(P<0.05),蛋氨酸硒处理组肌肉中硒含量显著高于对照组(P<0.05)。研究表明,饵料中添加一定浓度的蛋氨酸硒和纳米硒具有一定的生物学效应。