草原红牛转铁蛋白和后转铁蛋白多态性及其与生产性能相关性研究(英文)

[Objective] The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between blood protein polymorphism of red steppe and its performance.[Method]Two blood protein polymorphic loci were detected in transferring(Tf)and posttremsferr(Ptf)from thirteen red steppes and eighteen hybrid of limousin and red steppe by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.[Result]Tf and Ptf were controlled by three and two alleles respectively.[Conclusion]The variance analysis of blood protein polymorphic loci and its performance indicates that two protein loci have a positive or negative correlation with some traits of red steppe and the improved limousin cattle population.     

欧拉羊与乔科羊杂交后代屠宰性能分析

用欧拉羊杂交改良乔科羊,生产的欧乔杂交F1代羔羊,18月龄时公、母羊体重增加9.06kg和3.77 kg,比对照组分别提高了20.92%和9.08%。试验组F1代18月龄公、母羊体重、体高、胸围及公羊体长极显著的高于对照组(P(0.01);母羊体长显著高于同期对照组母羊(P(0.05)。屠宰试验结果表明,欧乔杂交F1代18月龄公、母羊屠宰前活重比同龄的乔科羊对照组后代分别高8.94 kg和6.00 kg,胴体重比同龄的乔科羊对照组后代分别高4.88 kg和3.27 kg,差异极显著;屠宰率比同龄的乔科羊对照组后代分别高1.43%和1.10%,差异不显著。     

Paleontology and Chronology of Two Evolutionary Transitions by Hybridization in the Bahamian Land Snail Cerion

The late Quaternary fossil record of the Bahamian land snail Cerion on Great Inagua documents two transitions apparently resulting from hybridization. In the first, a localized modern population represents the hybrid descendants of a 13,000-year-old fossil form from the same area, introgressed with the modern form now characteristic of the adjacent regions. In the second case, a chronocline spanning 15,000 to 20,000 years and expressing the transition of an extinct fossil form to the modern form found on the south coast was documented by morphometry of fossils dated by amino acid racemization and radiocarbon. Hybrid intermediates persisted for many thousands of years.     

农业科研事业单位人才结构浅析——以湖南省棉花科学研究所为例

分析了湖南省棉花科学研究所2008年与2013年人才状况,对目前人才队伍建设中存在的主要问题以及可能发展的趋势进行了研究,在此基础上提出了一些对策。     

Seasonal and between-year variations of fish populations in the middle Thames estuary: 1980–1989

Fish samples collected at the cooling water intake screens of West Thurrock power station located 35.5 km downstream of London Bridge on the Thames estuary during the decade 1980–1989 were analysed. Seasonal and long-term changes in the abundance of the 15 most numerous fish species and in several fish community parameters were analysed. The majority of species were highly seasonal in their distribution and abundance. Species diversity was lower in the summer (May–August) compared with spring/winter (October–February). Evidence of long-term changes in species diversity and community structure over the decade is presented. The changes were consistent with a period of relative stability (1980–1984) followed by a period of change (1985–1989) and may reflect a deterioration in water quality in the second quinquennium. It is argued that the monitoring of fish communities in estuaries should be based on a multi-metric approach as no single indicator alone can describe the complex community structure.     

Effects of EGLN1 siRNA on growth of rat pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells under hypoxic condition

AIM: To observe whether EGLN1 gene is involved in the growth of pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) during hypoxia when EGLN1 gene expression was interference by siRNA. METHODS: The rat primary pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells were cultured, and the specific lipidosome of EGLN1 siRNA was constructed and transfected into the PASMCs. The transfected PASMCs were cultured under hypoxia or normoxia conditions, respectively. The viability of the PASMCs was detected by CCK-8 assay. The protein expression of EGLN1 and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) was determined by Western blot. RESULTS: The viability of the PASMCs was increased and the protein expression of VEGF was up-regulated in the PASMCs under hypoxic condition in a time-dependent manner. In hypoxia or normoxia condition, the viability and VEGF protein expression of the PASMCs were suppressed by EGLN1 siRNA. CONCLUSION: EGLN1 gene may involve in the growth of rat PASMCs by regulating VEGF protein level under hypoxic condition.     

Biological characterisation of Australian isolates of chicken anaemia agent

Three Australian isolates of chicken anaemia agent (CAA) resisted treatment at 70 degrees C for 5 min and chloroform treatment. Although minor antigenic differences were detected using monoclonal antibodies to CAA, the Australian isolates were indistinguishable from the reference Cux-1 and Gifu-1 isolates in cross-immunofluorescence and cross-neutralisation tests employing polyclonal chicken antiserums. The Australian viruses were pathogenic for intramuscularly inoculated 1-day-old SPF chicks, but were less pathogenic for 7-day-old chicks. Thus the Australian isolates of CAA did not differ significantly in these properties from previously characterised CAA isolates from other continents.     

A Rare Case of Polyorchidism in a Cat with Four Intra‐abdominal Testes

Polyorchidism is a rare congenital anomaly defined as the presence of more than two histologically proven testes. We report a case of a 9‐month‐old European cat with four intra‐abdominal testes. The diagnosis was performed by means of ultrasonography, intra‐operative examination and histological confirmation. The case reported here presents an extremely rare anomaly, as no previous studies in veterinary medicine have reported the presence of four testes. This case suggests that supernumerary testes should be included as differential diagnoses for intra‐abdominal masses.