草地根际过程对养分循环调控机制研究进展

了解根际土壤养分碳、氮和磷的转化和循环利用是解决草地农业生态系统可持续利用性和提高草地生产力的根本问题。草地根际过程能够反映土壤碳、氮和磷等养分的周转速率,影响植物、土壤微生物对养分的竞争和捕获,维持根际微环境中各组分的养分平衡,同时与作物相比,草地土壤中养分元素碳、氮和磷的耦合性更强。因此,根际微生态系统结构与功能在维持养分转化和循环等方面具有重要作用。大量文献报道,调控根际微环境改变的关键因素是植物与土壤进行物质交换和信息传递的关键物质-根际分泌物,同时根际分泌物也是介导根际微生物和根际酶活性的关键物质。当草地环境发生改变时,该区域的根际分泌物、根际酶活性和根际土壤的微生物的组成和多样性也将发生根本性改变,从而导致该区域土壤养分的供应量和有效性发生改变,最终影响草地生产力和养分的有效利用效率。因此,深入探究草地根际过程对养分循环的调控机理,对于揭示草地植物与微生物间养分物质的分配利用和养分收益方面具有重要指导意义。综述了根际分泌物、根际酶和根际微生物参与养分循环的机制和互作机理,总结草地根际过程参与养分循环的机制,并对草学领域未来在根际微域的研究进行了一定的展望。     

双歧杆菌对功能性便秘影响的研究进展

功能性便秘是一种临床上比较常见的消化系统疾病,可引发一系列疾病,因此对该疾病的预防和治疗具有重要意义。双歧杆菌是肠道固有菌群之一,其对缓解功能性便秘有明显效果。本文从肠道菌群与功能性便秘的关系、双歧杆菌缓解便秘的机制以及双歧杆菌不同菌株缓解功能性便秘的效果等方面对双歧杆菌缓解功能性便秘的国内外研究进展进行综述,以期为双歧杆菌功能性菌株的深度开发及其用于缓解便秘机制的深入研究提供思路。     

猪宰后肌肉SOD与MDA的变化及其对肉质特性的影响

以莱芜猪(24头)、鲁莱黑猪(24头)和大约克夏猪(12头)共60头去势公猪为试验对象,研究宰后肌肉SOD活性与MDA含量的变化及其对肉质特性的影响。结果表明:①猪宰后肌肉随贮存时间的延长,肌肉SOD活性逐渐下降,MDA含量则逐渐上升;不同品种猪间的SOD活性和MDA含量,除MDA5 d差异不显著外(P0.05),其余均具有极显著的差异(P0.01),并且SOD活性始终是莱芜猪鲁莱黑猪大约克夏猪,MDA含量则是莱芜猪鲁莱黑猪大约克夏猪。②在肉质特性方面,不同品种猪间的肉色、滴水损失、系水率、烹饪损失、肌内脂肪(IMF)和多不饱和脂肪酸(PUFA)含量具有极显著的差异(P0.01),与大约克夏猪相比,莱芜猪和鲁莱黑猪肌肉具有鲜红的肉色、良好的持水性能、较丰富的IMF含量和较低的PUFA含量。③猪宰后肌肉SOD、MDA与持水性能、肉色、嫩度等重要肉质性状间存在不同程度的显著相关,证明SOD活性越高和MDA含量越低的肌肉,其系水力越高、肉色越鲜艳,并且肉质越细嫩。研究结果提示:猪宰后肌肉SOD通过消除或降低氧自由基而抑制脂质氧化,参与调控了肉质特性的形成。     

肠道免疫屏障功能损伤的研究进展

肠黏膜免疫屏障作为肠屏障中的第一道防线,有效地保护肠黏膜的完整性,使其不受有害病原体的感染。但在肠黏膜缺血、缺氧、肠道细菌移位、肠内营养障碍、细胞凋亡等状态下,肠黏膜免疫屏障将出现一系列生理和病理变化,导致肠黏膜萎缩和通透性增大。为此,文章从几种损伤机制的角度,对造成肠道免疫屏障损伤的因素及其作用机理作一综述。     

Circulating oxidative stress status in dromedary camels infested with sarcoptic mange

Oxidative stress is an imbalance between radical-generating and radical-scavenging activity, resulting in oxidation products and tissue damage. This study was aimed to evaluate the status of oxidative stress indices in blood of camels naturally infested with S. scabiei. Forty-seven male camels (Camelus dromedaries) were divided according to the extent of the infested area with Sarcoptes scabiei into four groups, mild (MID, n = 12), moderate (MOD, n = 10), severely infested (SEV, n = 10) and healthy control group (n = 15). Blood was used for determination of red cell count (RBC), hemoglobin (Hb), packed cell volume (PCV), serum nitric oxide (NO^•, a free radical), ascorbate and albumin concentrations, and erythrocytic values of malondialdehyde (MDA, a marker of lipid peroxidation), protein carbonyls (PC, an indicator of protein oxidation), glutathione (GSH) superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT). Decreased levels (P < 0.05) of RBC, Hb, PCV, albumin and ascorbate were noticed in MOD and SEV compared to controls with the lowest values (P < 0.05) in SEV except for ascorbate, where MOD did not differ from SEV. Compared to controls, NO^• gradually increased (P < 0.05) in MID followed by MOD and SEV, whereas MDA and PC were higher (P < 0.05) in MOD and SEV. PC was higher (P < 0.05) in MOD than SEV. In addition, the antioxidants GSH, SOD and CAT were higher (P < 0.05) in MID and lower (P < 0.05) in MOD and SEV compared to controls. GSH was lower (P < 0.05) in SEV compared to MOD. Besides, Hb was negatively correlated with NO^• (r = −0.68, P < 0.001), MDA (r = −0.53, P < 0.001) and PC (r = −0.73, P < 0.001). In conclusion, dromedary sarcoptosis is accompanied by a state of oxidative stress process, which increased by increasing the area of infestation, and may contribute to the pathogenesis of the disease.     

阿拉善沙拐枣引种驯化栽培试验

通过10年(2001～2010)的驯化栽培,将具有高抗旱、耐风沙的野生灌木阿拉善沙拐枣从民勤沙区引种至兰州获得成功.试验结果表明:经过驯化栽培,该种植物在兰州地区人工栽培条件下,能够正常生长、结籽和成熟,从播种(移栽)出苗(萌发)至结籽成熟生长160d以上.植株高度80～113cm,5月出苗(萌发),8月开花,10月种子成熟.干鲜比1:4.4,茎叶比1:2.0.种子产量538.4kg/hm2(千粒重64.46g),青草产最12809.8kg/hm2.根系发达,生长速度快,种植第5年的植株地上和地下生物量各接近50％,其根系具有很强的同土护坡能力.营养含量中等,可消化吸收率高.阿拉善沙拐枣在我国黄土高原干旱、半干旱地区可作为水土保持和生态建设灌木树种使用,亦可饲用.种植方式以育苗移栽效果最佳,耐粗放管理,种苗成活后不再需浇水、施肥.     

一种新型燃气防泄漏多重保护装置的设计

介绍一种新型燃气防泄漏多重保护装置的结构和工作原理,并阐述了控制系统的特点。实验表明,它能在燃气使用前进行检测及自动报警、发生火灾或温度过高时自动关闭燃气开关、用户忘记关闭总闸时定时自动关闭总阀,该装置具有反应灵敏、制动迅速的特点,能够从根本上检测预防燃气的泄漏问题,具有十分广阔的应用前景。     

Frequent use of colistin-based drug treatment to eliminate extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing <Emphasis Type="Italic">Escherichia coli</Emphasis> in backyard chicken farms in Thai Binh Province,Vietnam

Reports of livestock infections with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-E) are increasing. Based on interviews conducted over a 6-month period, we found that veterinarians in the Vietnamese province of Thai Binh prefer to prescribe colistin-based drugs (CBD) in chicken farms. We aimed to clarify whether CBD use selects for strains of colistin-resistant ESBL-E. With the cooperation of seven local households, we detected ESBL-E in chickens’ feces after treating chickens with CBD. Phylogenetic groupings and the presence of CTX-M/AmpC genes were determined, and the multi-antibiotic susceptibility of isolates was analyzed. Our results showed that ESBL-E presented in seven chickens’ feces from two households. Seventy-two percent of ESBL-E isolates harbored CTX-M9 and the phylogenetic group A; the colistin minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of all isolated ESBL-E ranged from 0.064 to 1 μg mL^?1. Moreover, ESBL-E isolates were used to experimentally select for colistin resistance, and the effect of commercial CBD on ESBL-E was investigated. The results showed that an ESBL-E strain with a colistin MIC of 4 μg mL^?1 was able to grow in media with CBD. Although CBD treatment was effective, in vitro experiments demonstrated that ESBL-E can easily acquire colistin resistance. Therefore, restrictions on colistin use are necessary to prevent the emergence of colistin-resistant bacteria.     

Intake and digestibility in sheep and chemical composition during different seasons of some West African browse species

Foliage of Afzelia africana, Pterocarpus erinaceus and Khaya senegalensis, from 10 trees per species, was collected every two weeks during the late dry, rainy and cool season to determine the seasonal effects on chemical composition. Fifteen rams of the Djallonké breed, weighing on average 20.0 kg, were used to evaluate the voluntary intake and digestibility of hay of A. gayanus, foliage of A. africana (as a sole feed), and A. africana, P. erinaceus and K. senegalensis offered with 30% of the diet as A. gayanus hay. The crude protein (CP) content of A. africana, and P. erinaceus decreased significantly from the late dry season to the cool season when that of K. senegalensis tended to increase. The mean CP of A. africana, P. erinaceus and K. senegalensis differed significantly (173 g, 139 g and 114 g/kg DM, respectively). The DM intake of A. africana offered with hay (571 g/d) or as a sole feed (598 g/d) were not significantly different, but was higher than that of P. erinaceus (428 g/d) and K. senegalensis (298 g/d). The digestibility calculated by difference of DM and CP of A. africana (582 g/kg DM and 795 g/kg CP, respectively) did not differ significantly from A. africana as a sole feed, but were higher than for the other species. The nutritive value of A. africana seems to justify the high preference of herders for this species.     

Wild ostrich (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Struthio camelus australis</Emphasis>) reproduction in Orbata,a nature reserve in Tunisia

The aim of the current investigation was to determine wild ostrich reproductive behaviour in Orbata Nature Reserve by observing 16 hens and 28 cocks over a seven-year period. Intense laying commenced in January, one month after the cessation of the rainy season, and 92% of the eggs were produced during the dry season (January to May, peaking in March). Over the seven years, 1,322 eggs were laid in 69 nests, which corresponded to an annual average production of 19.2 ± 9.1 eggs/nest and 11.8 eggs/hen. 24 nests (34.78%) were non-brooded, 17 nests (24.64%) were deserted in the course of incubation, and 28 nests (40.58%) possessed hatched eggs. All the non-incubated nests had egg losses equivalent to 46.6 ± 12.6%. Hatchability success of incubated eggs was 41.9 ± 12.0%. Ostriches tended to dig their nests adjacent to the reserve enclosure which had direct access by road and track, the latter subjecting them to human disturbance and predation. The systematic obstruction of these nests stimulated ostriches to build additional nests within the reserve perimeter. The authors discussed the results recorded in an ostrich flock in relation to the environmental factors (climatic factors, food disponibility and predation) and suggested possibilities for improved wildlife management.