A philosophy and approach to teaching the epidemiology of food-borne, waterborne, and zoonotic diseases

Faculty members from veterinary colleges that teach courses on food-borne, waterborne, and zoonotic diseases to non-veterinary students face unique challenges. The diversity of students' backgrounds, skills, and goals and the public nature of the science require some ingenuity in combining good science with the ability to communicate clearly in a variety of public forums. Drawing on pedagogical theory, the nature of the material, and the diverse abilities of the students, we have put together an effective teaching package for non-veterinary courses on these subjects, which includes a range of methods from outbreak investigations to town hall meetings and food diaries.     

Comparison of Insulin Sensitivity of Horses Adapted to Different Exercise Intensities

Diets high in concentrates and soluble carbohydrates are associated with reduced insulin sensitivity in horses. Exercise training could protect against diet-induced insulin resistance. The objective of this study was to determine the intensity of exercise training required to affect insulin sensitivity in stabled horses fed a diet high in concentrates but moderate in soluble carbohydrates. In all, 31 stabled horses underwent three different exercise regimens: turnout, light exercise, and moderate exercise, while being fed a diet containing 60% concentrate. Blood was sampled monthly and analyzed for insulin. Insulin sensitivity was assessed using basal insulin concentrations and calculated insulin sensitivity (reciprocal of the square root of insulin) and compared across months by analysis of variance with repeated measures. Insulin sensitivity (reciprocal of the square root of insulin) was higher during periods of moderate and light physical activity as compared with turnout. These results indicate that turnout alone may not be adequate to improve insulin sensitivity in horses fed high amounts of concentrate.     

用重组核衣壳蛋白ELISA检测PRRSV抗体的研究

ＰＲＲＳＶ重组Ｎ蛋白ＥＬＩＳＡ检测人工感染猪血清７５份,与ＩＤＥＸＸ公司ＥＬＩＳＡ试剂盒及ＩＦＡ的符合率分别为９７．３％和１００％。检测疫苗免疫猪血清,阳性率１００％。在免疫后６ｄ就能检出抗体,比ＩＦＡ敏感。检测８５份我国田间猪血清,阳性率１８．８％。     

The influence of Mannheimia haemolytica A1 seed culture inoculum cell density on the production of leukotoxin in submerged culture supernatant

Mannheimia haemolytica leukotoxin is produced during the logarithmic growth phase in submerged culture in RPMI 1640 medium with and without the addition of foetal calf serum or albumin. In order to establish a pattern of optimal leukotoxin production in small volumes in submerged cultures and to define some parameters involved, two high leukotoxin producing Mannheimia haemolytica strains were grown in RPMI 1640 medium containing either FCS or BSA. The cell growth and leukotoxin production abilities of each strain were determined concomitantly every hour in RPMI 1640 medium containing each of the additives over a time period of 6 h. The growth performance of three dilutions of a standardized seed culture inoculum prepared with each of the cultures and additives were simultaneously compared with each other using the above parameters. The different seed culture inoculum dilutions had a definite effect on the time and quantity of leukotoxin production. Both strains demonstrated peak leukotoxin production after 4 h of active growth. The addition of albumin to both isolates gave slightly increased leukotoxin levels, and both showed that the peak leukotoxin was not associated with peak cell concentration. Obvious quantitative differences in the ability of different M. haemolytica strains to produce leukotoxin were noted. Strain 12296 produced optimal leukotoxin concentration from the medium (1/25) dilution of the seed culture inoculum after 4 h, whereas strain 1/10 produced the same concentration with the low (1/5) dilution seed culture inoculum, possibly reflecting the superior production ability of the first strain. However, each strain of M. haemolytica appeared to have its own specific logarithmic cell growth and leukotoxin production pattern. The peak cell density of M. haemolytica grown in submerged RPMI 1640 culture medium cannot be used as an indication of optimal leukotoxin levels.     

Pharmacokinetics of oxytetracycline in hemolymph from the Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis

Feng, Q., Wu, G. H., Liang, T. M., Ji, H. Y., Jiang, X. J., Gu, W., Wang, W. Pharmacokinetics of oxytetracycline in hemolymph from the Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis. J. vet. Pharmacol. Therap. 34 , 51–57. The purpose of this study was to investigate the hemolymph kinetics and depuration time of oxytetracycline following intramuscular administration at doses of 2, 8 and 40 mg/kg body weight, respectively. The concentration of OTC in hemolymph was assayed using solid phase extraction and high performance liquid chromatography. The elimination half‐life of the terminal part of the elimination phase (t_1/2β) ranged from 87.9 to 114.3 h. The total body clearance (CL_b) was 0.0430 L/kg/h at the lower dose, 0.0123 L/kg/h at the medium dose and 0.0013 L/kg/h at the higher dose. The apparent volume of the central compartment (V_c) was found to be 1.383, 0.699 and 0.143 L/kg respectively. The depuration time for each dose was 13.6, 29.6 and 57.6 days, respectively. Results from the present study suggest that the 40 mg/kg dose might have the best therapeutic efficacy following intramuscular administration.     

用逆转录病毒法制作鸡输卵管生物反应器的研究

本文综述了鸡的生物反应器和逆转录病毒法的研究，目前逆转录病毒法是制作鸡生物反应器的最合适的方法。     

两个海大香肉鸡品系屠宰性能与肉质性状的比较

以在相同条件下饲养的72日龄海大香Ⅱ号鸡、海大香特Ⅱ号鸡为研究对象,测定其屠宰性能及部分肉质指标.结果表明:两品系产肉性能均良好,Ⅱ号鸡和特Ⅱ号鸡的屠宰率平均为90.99%及89.72%,全净膛率平均为69.90%及67.78%;无论在两品系间还是性别间,肌间脂宽、皮下脂厚、腹脂率以及胸腿肌含脂率等各项脂肪指标皆差异不显著(P＞0.05);特Ⅱ号鸡(慢速生长)的脂肪沉积能力要比Ⅱ号鸡(中速生长)高;两品系的胸腿肌肉含脂率均表现为母鸡比公鸡高的趋势;无论在两品系间还是性别间,胸腿肌失水率及蒸煮损失率皆差异不显著(P＞0.05);同一样本中,胸肌失水率大于腿肌,腿肌的蒸煮损失率大于胸肌.     

影响蒙牛低温酸奶消费行为的因素分析

在现代经济社会中,每个企业都需要树立自己的品牌,而树立自身品牌首先要了解目标顾客,分析目标顾客,从而拿出更好的服务与产品来服务目标顾客,所以对消费者的行为研究至关重要。以回龙观地区为例,以蒙牛低温酸奶为切入点,研究居民对低温酸奶消费行为的影响因素,对了解国内低温酸奶市场,促进国内低温乳业健康发展具有一定的作用。     

家兔发情状态与受胎率和产仔数关系的研究

本文研究了家兔的发情状态与配种后的受胎率，以及产仔数之间的关系。以家兔阴粘膜颜色作为表观指标，将家兔的发情分为５个状态，其相应的阴粘膜颜色分别为：苍白、粉色、红色、大红、黑紫。经促排２号诱发排卵后，人工授精，相应状态下的受胎率为：２９．５％、４２．９％、５６．８％、５３．８％、２５．０％；相应状态下的平均产仔数分别为：５．５４、６．６９、６．６２、７．２１、５．５２。用促排３号处理后，相应状态下的受胎率为：９．０％、４３．２％、５３．２％、７０．０％、２１．７％。结果表明：无论是用促排２号，还是用促排３号处理，当阴粘膜颜色为苍白和黑紫时的受胎率或产仔数，都显著地低于或少于阴粘膜颜色为粉色、红色、大红时的受胎率（Ｐ＜０．０１）或产仔数（Ｐ＜０．０５）。说明，家兔的发情状态与配种后的受胎率和产仔数有密切的相关