Effects of contact dermatitis on hepatic gene expression in broilers

1.?Severe foot and hock dermatitis in broiler chickens can reduce growth rate and increase susceptibility to bacterial infection, affecting both profitability and welfare. However, little is known about the underlying physiological changes associated with foot and hock lesions.

2.?This study compared global hepatic gene expression in control birds and those with ammonia-induced foot and hock lesions using Agilent 44?K chicken oligonucleotide microarrays (8 birds per group).

3.?In total, 417 genes were differentially expressed of which 174 could be mapped onto the genome. Genes associated with energy metabolism, thyroid hormone activity and cellular control were affected, while there was also evidence of an up-regulation of genes linked to a pro-inflammatory response.

4.?It is conceivable that pain is the underlying cause for the observed changes in energy metabolism genes.

5.?Changes in hepatic gene expression provide new information on how a chicken's physiological mechanisms alter to cope with foot and hock lesions. The findings support other data indicating that birds with increased severity of lesions are likely to be in pain and that growth will be compromised. Reduction of the incidence of dermatitis by improved husbandry should therefore benefit both welfare and commercial performance.     

1990—1997年青海省家畜布鲁氏菌病疫情动态观察

应用血清学和病原学诊断方法于１９９０～１９９７年对全省１９个县（市）家畜布病进行疫情观察。结果表明：牛羊血清学的阳性率０．４７％与考核时０．３５％相比无显著性差异（Ｐ＞０．０５）;在病原学方面分离出９株布氏菌,经鉴定为牛种第三生物型,基本摸清了我省家畜中目前流行的主要菌型及分布情况     

不同投喂方式对革胡子鲶消化酶的影响

在（25±1）℃水温、自然光照条件下,设3种投喂方式饲养革胡子鲶（clarias leath-er）：第1种连续投喂整个试验期间不间断,第2和3种分别连续投喂3、7 d 后饥饿1 d,3种方式分别以R0（对照组）、R1/3、R1/7表示,试验周期共45 d。结果显示：R0、R1/3和R1/7组胃、后肠和肝脏中蛋白酶活性影响差异不显著,但前肠和中肠内蛋白酶活性影响存在差异(P<0.05)。R0、R1/3、R1/7组的胃、前肠、中肠、后肠和肝脏中淀粉酶影响不显著,R0、R1/3、R1/7的胃、前肠和肝脏内脂肪酶活性影响差异显著(P<0.05),而R0、R1/3、R1/7组中肠和后肠中脂肪酶活性影响差异不显著(P>0.05)。     

富硒酵母液体深层发酵条件的研究

试验对经含硒麦芽汁平板驯化得到的AS15菌株在含硒(Se4+)麦芽汁培养基中液体发酵条件进行研究,试验结果表明,AS15菌株在含Se4+的液体培养基中生物量和硒转化率均高于出发菌株;在AS15菌株对数生长期添加亚硒酸钠,AS15菌株生物量及硒转化率优于其它添加方式;AS15菌株发酵罐培养采用恒定pH值发酵,生物量有了明显的提高,达32.5g/l;在AS15菌株发酵罐培养22h后进行定时加入Se4+,所得到的AS15酵母细胞内的硒含量较摇瓶发酵有所提高,达2081μg/g,硒的转化率达84.5%。     

夏枯草注射液抗炎和抗菌作用的研究

为研究夏枯草注射液的抗炎及抗菌作用,用二甲苯、蛋清分别造成小鼠和大鼠炎症模型来考察夏枯草注射液的抗炎作用,通过体外、体内抑菌试验来评价其抗菌作用。结果显示,夏枯草注射液能显著抑制Z-甲苯所致的小鼠耳肿胀和对蛋清致大鼠足跖肿胀,体外抗菌试验表明该注射液对痢疾杆菌、大肠杆菌、肺炎双球菌、溶血性链球菌有较好的抑菌作用,并对腹腔注射肺炎双球菌ATCC27853引起小鼠死亡有保护作用。夏枯草注射液具有抗炎、抗菌作用,可为该药的临床应用与机制研究提供理论依据。     

分子连锁图与家蚕育种

本文概要介绍QTL概念、分子标记及其分子图的构建方法,通过大量的动植物QTL定位取得的成绩以及家蚕分子标记和分子图研究现状的阐述,展望了家蚕分子育种的前景。     

Pharmacokinetics of sanguinarine,chelerythrine, and their metabolites in broiler chickens following oral and intravenous administration

Sanguinarine (SA) and chelerythrine (CHE) are the main active components of the phytogenic livestock feed additive, Sangrovit®. However, little information is available on the pharmacokinetics of Sangrovit® in poultry. The goal of this work was to study the pharmacokinetics of SA, CHE, and their metabolites, dihydrosanguinarine (DHSA) and dihydrochelerythrine (DHCHE), in 10 healthy female broiler chickens following oral (p.o.) administration of Sangrovit® and intravenous (i.v.) administration of a mixture of SA and CHE. The plasma samples were processed using two different simple protein precipitation methods because the parent drugs and metabolites are stable under different pH conditions. The absorption and metabolism of SA following p.o. administration were fast, with half‐life (t_1/2) values of 1.05 ± 0.18 hr and 0.83 ± 0.10 hr for SA and DHSA, respectively. The maximum concentration (C_max) of DHSA (2.49 ± 1.4 μg/L) was higher that of SA (1.89 ± 0.8 μg/L). The area under the concentration vs. time curve (AUC) values for SA and DHSA were 9.92 ± 5.4 and 6.08 ± 3.49 ng/ml hr, respectively. Following i.v. administration, the clearance (CL) of SA was 6.79 ± 0.63 (L·h^?1·kg^?1) with a t_1/2 of 0.34 ± 0.13 hr. The AUC values for DHSA and DHCHE were 7.48 ± 1.05 and 0.52 ± 0.09 (ng/ml hr), respectively. These data suggested that Sangrovit® had low absorption and bioavailability in broiler chickens. The work reported here provides useful information on the pharmacokinetic behavior of Sangrovit® after p.o. and i.v. administration in broiler chickens, which is important for the evaluation of its use in poultry.     

基因组学和生理学在家禽福利育种中的应用

<正>1最近十年的欧洲家禽福利经验在欧洲,农场动物福利是一个主要的问题。近年来人们对动物福利法规及其相关方面的科学研究日益增多。由于家禽福利状况堪忧,导致标准化家禽生产的话题被关注。选育的影响经常遭到质疑。事实上,在进行商业选育的最初,很少考虑家禽的适应能力,因此出现了某些性状的退化。但是现在,对福利相关性状和遗传选育的越来越关注,     

2007年第一季度饲料和原料中霉菌毒素调查报告

1样品概述 2007年1－3月,百奥明公司共收集来自全国各地的样本68份,其中：玉米28份,配合饲料样本34份,DDGS、豆粕、棉粕、菜粕、花生粕及玉米蛋白粉各1份。[第一段]