Intra‐uterine Infection with Babesia bovis in a 2‐day‐old Calf

Infection with Babesia bovis was diagnosed in a 2‐day‐old female calf apparently transmitted in utero. The calf was born as the second calving to a cross‐bred beef cow permanently on pasture. Diagnosis was based upon identification of B. bovis in peripheral blood smears and clinical signs which included fever, jaundice, pale mucous membranes and convulsions. Anaemia, leucocytosis, thrombocytopenia and lymphocytosis were noted at the febrile acute stage of the disease. The blood smears revealed evidence of regeneration of toxic neutrophils with a left shift, severe spherocytosis and high degree of basophilic stippling. Elevated concentration of aspartate aminotransferase, lactate dehydrogenase, and creatine kinase were also noted, and were probably the result of haemolysis, dehydration and muscle damage because of recumbancy. Elevated total bilirubin concentration following haemolysis resulted in jaundice. The neurological symptoms observed were probably caused by sludging of parasitized erythrocytes in the brain capillaries. The calf recovered following treatment with diminazene aceturate and the recovery was followed up clinically, haematologically and biochemically.     

生沛素对皖系粗毛兔生产性能的影响

选择42日龄皖系粗毛兔幼兔42只,根据体重、性别,随机分成3组,分别饲喂含1‰、2‰生沛素日粮和对照组日粮.结果表明,添加1‰、2‰生沛素组产毛量比对照组分别提高17.5%(P＜0.01)和19.1%(P＜0.01);增重提高11.2%(P＜0.05)和12.5%(P＜0.05);每只兔一次产毛的经济效益比对照组分别提高2.96元和1.13元.另外,添加生沛素的试验组兔毛品质也比对照组有所提高和改善.     

黄鳍鲷肝细胞体外培养研究

以黄鳍鲷肝脏细胞为材料 ,研究其肝细胞体外培养适宜的 p H、血清浓度、谷氨酰胺等条件 ,并进行传代培养试验。结果表明 ,培养液为 :MEM含 2 0 %小牛血清、15 g/ L L-谷氨酰胺及 p H 6 .9～ 7.1时 ,在 2 3℃中静置培养 ,黄鳍鲷肝细胞生长良好 ,3～ 5 d长满单层 ,细胞主要为成纤维细胞状 ,并能顺利传代。细胞动力学试验表明 :传代细胞 1～ 2代为适应期 ,3～ 5代为旺盛期 ,6代之后表现出衰老现象     

Biochemical Changes during Post-larval Growth in White Muscle of Gilthead Sea Bream (Sparus aurata) fed Zinc-fortified Diets

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山羊痘疫情的诊断及防制效果

1 疫情经过 2002年11月至2003年3月我市有两个乡的山羊饲养户10户,饲养的895只山羊,发病56只,发病率63.13％,死亡241只,死亡率26.93％。该病发病急、传播快,个别场在2—3天即在羊群中传播开,发病率高达100％,死亡率高达77.5％。2 临床症状 病羊体温升高至41—42℃,食欲不振、减退或废绝,呼吸困难,眼、鼻有脓性分泌物,皮肤长出大小不一的结节状物,突出