Forms of Reproductive Disorders in Cattle and Buffaloes in Middle Egypt

The objective of this study was to investigate the common forms of reproductive disorders and trends of fertility in cattle and buffaloes in Middle Egypt, and investigate nutritional deficiencies or imbalances as a cause of infertility. During the period from 2003 to 2006 a total of 4276 animals (2755 cattle and 1521 buffaloes) were examined, during winter and summer at three districts of Middle Egypt. Based on the owner complains, animals were categorized as anestrum, repeat breeder and those for pregnancy diagnosis. Feedstuffs of these districts were assessed for nutrient and mineral contents. Animals were examined by rectal palpation and by transrectal ultrasonography. The results showed that, ovarian inactivity was the most common cause of anestrum, whereas endometritis was the main frequent finding of repeat breeding. District, season and year affected the incidences of infertility. The pregnancy rate remained constant (cattle) or increased (buffaloes) from 2003 to 2006. The incidence of ovarian inactivity in both species decreased over the same period. In winter, the commonly used feedstuffs would be adequate to supply the animals with needs, but in summer, rations seem to be deficient in many essential nutrients. In conclusion, ovarian inactivity is the main cause of infertility in cattle and buffaloes in Middle Egypt. There is a link between poor nutrition in summer and the high incidence of ovarian inactivity. Fertility trends during the past few years are encouraging.     

牛环形泰勒虫病二温式PCR诊断方法的建立及初步应用

为建立特异、敏感、快速的二温式PCR诊断方法,根据牛环形泰勒虫裂殖子表面抗原(tams1)基因,设计了一对特异性引物,扩增出大小为154bp基因片段,经克隆、测序分析,与已知基因序列的相似性为96%。用建立的牛环形泰勒虫病二温式PCR诊断方法,对从新疆牛环形泰勒虫病流行地区采集的50份全血样品进行诊断,阳性率为88%,而血涂片检出的阳性率只有58%。经试验验证,该方法具有特异性高、敏感性强、重复性和稳定性好等优点。表明本试验所建立的二温式PCR诊断方法可用于牛环形泰勒虫病的临床诊断、隐性感染检测和流行病学调查。     

猪腹壁(腹膜)骨化症初报

目的ACVR1作为一些TGF-β超家族成员信号通路的I型受体之一,在器官形成和细胞分化及卵泡形成等调控事件中扮演重要角色。迄今,有关ACVR1基因的研究主要集中在人上,有关水牛ACVR1基因的研究尚未见报道。方法采用RT-PCR测序法对槟榔江水牛ACVR1基因的编码区序列进行了分离鉴定,进一步对之进行了功能生物信息学和表达谱分析。结果水牛ACVR1基因编码区全长1 530 bp,编码1个由509个氨基酸残基构成的多肽。水牛ACVR1为弱亲水性蛋白,含有1个信号肽和跨膜区,定位在质膜上;该蛋白含有Activin_recp、TGF_beta_GS和STKc_ACVR1_ALK1三个保守结构域,其二级结构、三维结构与人的ACVR1极为相似。水牛的ACVR1与普通牛、野牦牛、人和猪等8个物种的ACVR1氨基酸序列间一致性Purpose ACVR1, as one of the type I receptors of some members of TGF-β superfamily signaling pathways, plays an important role in the regulatory events such as organ formation, cell differentiation and follicle formation. Up to now, the studies on ACVR1 gene mainly focuses on human, and the research on this gene in water buffalo has not been reported yet.MethodsIn this study, the coding region of ACVR1 gene of Binglangjiang buffalo was isolated and identified by RT-PCR method, and the gene was then subjected to analysis of functional bioinformatics and gene expression profiling.ResultsThe full coding region of buffalo ACVR1 gene is 1 530 bp in length, which encodes a polypeptide consisting of 509 amino acid residues. Buffalo ACVR1 is a weakly hydrophilic protein containing a signal peptide and transmembrane region located on the plasma membrane. Structurally, buffalo ACVR1 contains three conserved domains of Activin_recp, TGF_beta_GS and STKc_ACVR1_ALK1. The secondary structure, three-dimensional structure of this protein are very similar to human ACVR1. The consistency of ACVR1 amino acid sequences between buffalo and 8 other common species such as cattle, wild yak, human and pig was相似文献   

都市型薄皮甜瓜品种比较试验

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A comparison of the pathogenicity of two strains of hog cholera virus: 2. Virological studies

Quantitative and qualitative differences were demonstrated in the amount of virus in a range of tissues from pigs infected with either the Weybridge or New South Wales (NSW) strains of hog cholera (HC) virus. The titre of the Weybridge strain in samples, as assessed by either virus titration in cell culture or by the density of specific fluorescing cells in tissue sections, was higher than that for the NSW strain. This correlated with the greater severity of the clinico-pathological syndrome induced by the Weybridge strain. The implications of the differences in the virus content of tissues in the diagnosis of HC is discussed as is the use of monoclonal antibodies to differentiate HC and bovine virus diarrhoea viruses.     

Uterine Responses to Exogenous Oxytocin Before and After Pre-partum Luteolysis in the Cow

The aim of this study was to test the functional status of uterine oxytocin receptors in cows in vivo around parturition. The animals received consecutive, intra‐arterial injections of 800, 1600 and 3200 mU of oxytocin at three different stages: during late gestation (days 260–274), at 12 h and at 24 h after intramuscular injection of a prostaglandin F_2α analogue at day 275 to induce parturition. Cows (n=6) had been provided with myometrial electrodes and a catheter had been installed in the aorta and in a branch of the uterine vein (UV). Regular blood samples were obtained from the UV from 5 min before until 45 min after each oxytocin injection to measure plasma levels of prostaglandin F_2α (PGF_2α) and oxytocin. Uterine electromyographic (EMG) activity was registered continuously during each experiment. The increase of oxytocin levels in UV plasma after intra‐arterial injections was dose dependent (p < 0.02). Pre‐ and post treatment oxytocin levels at 24 h after induction of parturition were significantly increased (p=0.0313). Both during late pregnancy and at 12 h after induction of parturition, oxytocin caused a significant increase in EMG activity (p=0.022). After the 3200 mU dose the increase was significantly higher than with the other 2 doses (p=0.004). After each dose, EMG activity returned to baseline levels within some 15 min. At 24 h after induction of parturition, the pre‐treatment level of EMG activity had increased. Doses of 800 mU and 1600 mU of oxytocin produced a significant (p=0.022) increment of EMG activity, which was of the same magnitude as during the preceding stages; after 3200 mU of oxytocin the response was significantly higher than before (p=0.008). No significant increases of PGF_2α levels in UV plasma could be measured after oxytocin injections at any of the three stages. It is concluded that the myometrium of the pregnant cow responds in vivo to physiological doses of oxytocin. At 24 h after induction of parturition, when luteolysis has occurred and a parturient pattern of parturient myometrial activity has already started to develop, the response is enhanced. Physiological doses of oxytocin did not evoke a spurt release of PGF_2α in uterine venous blood during the peripartal period.     

Detection of Toxoplasma gondii-like oocysts in cat feces and estimates of the environmental oocyst burden

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计算机辅助仪器分析教学

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ESR法在五种植物类辐照食品检测中应用

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促进区域经济发展深化图书馆信息服务

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