Investigation of Cervical Patency and Uterine Appearance in Domestic Cats by Fluoroscopy and Scintigraphy

The cervical patency of six domestic female cats was monitored under sedation by infusion of contrast medium (Omnipaque) into the cranial vagina during early oestrus, mid‐oestrus, late oestrus and interoestrus or a radiopharmaceutical (^99mTc‐HSA) during mid‐ and interoestrus in a non‐ovulatory oestrous cycle. The transport of the contrast medium or the radiopharmaceutical through the cervix and within the uterine horns was observed under fluoroscopy and with the aid of scintigraphy. In three of the queens, transcervical transport of contrast medium was demonstrated in all stages of oestrus, in one queen during mid‐oestrus, late oestrus and 1 day after oestrus, and in two queens only during late oestrus. The relations between the cervical patency to the contrast medium and the oestrous behaviour, cornification of the vaginal cells and the serum oestradiol‐17β concentration were evaluated, and a relationship was found between the cervical patency and the degree of vaginal cornification. Transcervical transport of the radiopharmaceutical was observed in three queens during mid‐oestrus. When the cervix was open, hysterography under a fluoroscope and hysteroscintigraphy were performed. The fluoroscopic and scintigraphic recordings revealed the patterns of the uterine contractions during oestrus in both ascending and descending directions, and the movement of the uterine contents back and forth between the uterine horns. The hysterograms were classified according to the shape of the uterine horns and the appearance of the endometrial lining. Spiral‐shaped uterine horns with a smooth inner contour were observed in two queens, and a corkscrew appearance with irregular filling defects in the uterine lumen was shown in two queens that had developed subclinical cystic endometrial hyperplasia. These findings demonstrated that fluids or particles deposited in the cranial vagina of the cat can be transported into the uterus during some stages of the oestrous cycle. The fluoroscopic and scintigraphic techniques developed in this study may be further modified to permit more detailed studies of uterine contractile patterns and sperm transport in the feline female reproductive tract. Hysterography proved useful to diagnose uterine disease. The information on cervical patency is of value also for the development of techniques for artificial insemination in this species, and should be studied also in the ovulatory cycle.     

浅谈鸡球虫病的免疫

鸡球虫病是一种危害性较大的肠道寄生虫病,多发于3个月龄以内的仔鸡.尤以15～45日龄的雏鸡最易感染,近年来,球虫疫苗应用,使工厂生产的养鸡场在鸡球虫病控制方面取得显著成绩.笔者就鸡球虫病免疫在生产实践中的应用,作肤浅论述.     

处理桥头跳车的几点认识

本文通过采用常规和采用新材料、新工艺(土工格栅)两种方法对处理桥头跳车现象进行了论述。重点介绍了采用土工格栅处理桥头跳车的具体做法。     

节瓜常温贮藏品质的变化

节瓜高产抗病,肉质清甜,嫩瓜和老熟瓜均可食用,老熟瓜耐贮性好,室温下即可贮藏2~3个月,与目前国内蔬菜贮藏保鲜常用的低温贮藏法相比,成本低、操作方便、保鲜期长。本试验研究了节瓜在常温贮藏过程中水分、可溶性糖、VC含量及风味品质的变化,以期找出节瓜常温贮藏的最佳贮藏期限。1材料与方法以广西主栽节瓜品种桂优1号(广西农业科学院蔬菜研究中心提供,粉皮类型)为试材,2003年2月20日定植,7月4日采收,取花后50d(天)无虫害、无机械损伤的老熟瓜40个,自然温度下置于通风室内架贮。在贮架上铺1层纸板,把瓜平放在架上,堆放2层,贮藏期间不进行…     

南平市银杏生产现状与发展前景的思考

对南平市银杏生产的优势和弊端以及当前存在的问题作了阐述,并对今后南平如何进一步发展银杏这一产业提出若干思考和建议。     

关于农村税费改革试点的思考

农村税费改革是继土地改革、家庭联产承包责任制之后的又一次农村重大制度创新。随着农村税费改革的逐渐推进和不断深入，其试点工作进展顺利，效果明显，但也暴露出一些复杂而又必须加以解决的实际问题，如乡镇财力锐减、农村教育资金不足、乡村债务凸现。解决这些问题需要采取一系列配套改革措施。     

大白菜新品种中熟6号的选育

中熟 6号是由大白菜雄性不育系 98- 2 - 1和从丰抗 70中多代自交分离而选育出的自交系F - 3-2 - 3配制而成的优良一代杂种。抗霜霉病、病毒病与软腐病 ,生长期 6 0～ 6 5d(天 ) ,叶球叠抱、圆头、卵圆形。南方栽培平均单球质量 2 .0kg ,每 6 6 7m2 产量 4 0 0 0～ 5 0 0 0kg。     

Reproductive roles predict sexual dimorphism in internal and external morphology of lake whitefish,Coregonus clupeaformis

Abstract – The different reproductive roles of the sexes can predict the direction and magnitude of sexual dimorphism of external and internal morphology. Males should have enlarged structures that enhance the acquisition of mating opportunities, whereas females are predicted to have enlarged organs that are associated with the production of eggs. We tested these predictions in male and female lake whitefish, a species in which both sexes have similar overall body size and shape. After controlling for body size, male lake whitefish had significantly longer jaws and pectoral and pelvic fins, larger hearts, and more muscle than females. Sexual dimorphism in relative muscle mass may be one of the most fundamental morphological differences between males and females. Females had relatively heavier livers than males. Because the liver is important for the breakdown of fats and vitellogenesis, selection should favour an enlarged liver in females for the processing of energy and the production of large numbers of eggs.     

对拉巴汽车雨刮间歇继电器的测试与研究

对匈牙利的拉巴(RA′BA)重型汽车所采用的西德Bosch公司生产的雨刮系统间歇继电器作了各种档位、喷水与不喷水等多种工况的测试;发现了几个新问题,根据试验结果分析原理;引出故障诊断的思路。     

PCR方法鉴别肉骨粉中的动物成份种类

为防范疯牛病传入我国,有必要鉴别肉骨粉中动物成份的种类。针对牛、羊、猪和鸡四种动物的特异性核苷酸序列,分别选用和设计了四对特异性引物,用试剂盒提取四种动物的肉骨粉或者处理过的肉组织中的DNA,然后进行PCR扩增,所扩增的目的片断大小分别为271bp、199bp、196bp、148bp,运用PCR技术建立了鉴定这四种动物源性成分的方法。结果分别扩增出四种动物的特异性条带,证明该PCR方法具有很高的特异性和敏感性,而且成本低廉,简便易行,因此可以作为鉴别肉骨粉种类的常规方法。