Reproductive Performance of Rabbit Does Artificially Inseminated via Intravaginal Administration of [des-Gly 10, d-Ala6]-LHRH Ethylamide as Ovulation Inductor

This study was aimed to evaluate the reproductive performance of rabbit does artificially inseminated (AI) with a GnRH analogue [des‐Gly10, d ‐Ala6]‐LHRH. ethylamide to induce ovulation by intravaginal administration, delivered in the seminal dose. In a preliminary experiment, 39 does were divided into three groups (n = 13) that, at the time of AI, received the following ovulation induction treatments: (i) control group: 20 μg of gonadorelin administered intramuscularly; (ii) 25 μg of the GnRH analogue added to the seminal dose; (iii) 30 μg of the GnRH analogue added to the seminal dose. Fertility did not differ between the three groups (control: 80.6%, group 2: 82.8%, group 3: 73.3%). In a second experiment, a large‐scale field trial was conducted to test the use of 25 μg of the GnRH analogue [des‐Gly10, d ‐Ala6]‐LHRH ethylamide delivered in the seminal dose (n = 270) against 20 μg of gonadorelin administered intramuscularly. Fertility was higher (p < 0.05) when ovulation was induced by intravaginal administration of the GnRH agonist (91.1% vs 85.6%). Prolificacy or mortality at birth was never affected by the ovulation induction treatments. In a third experiment, two groups of does [control group (n = 39): ovulation was induced using 20 μg of gonadorelin administered intramuscularly; treatment group (n = 40): ovulation was induced using 25 μg of [(des‐Gly10, d ‐Ala6)‐LHRH ethylamide added to the seminal dose] were inseminated at 42‐day intervals for five successive AI cycles, to test the response to the GnRH agonist after repeated intravaginal administration to the same animals. Fertility and prolificacy were not influenced by the ovulation induction treatment neither there was an interaction between treatment and parity. The last experiment was aimed to determine whether it could be possible to add the GnRH agonist to the semen in the AI Center, just after semen collection and dilution, or it would have to be added in the farm, immediately before AI. Kindling rates did not significantly differ when ovulation was induced by intramuscular injection of gonadorelin (84.5%) or when the GnRH agonist was added to the seminal dose just at the moment (93.8 %) or 24 h before AI (90.4 %), but it was significantly lower when the hormone was added to the semen 32 h before AI (76.3 %). Prolificacy, however, was not influenced by the ovulation induction treatment.     

The large‐scale capture of eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus) and red kangaroos (Osphranter rufus) and its application to a population management project

Objective: A large‐scale capture method was developed to enable sterilisation of a macropod population in western Sydney from 2005 to 2018. Methods: Until March 2007, free ranging eastern grey kangaroos and red kangaroos were herded into purpose‐built 15 m diameter capture yards (CYs) for darting with a projectile syringe. From March 2007 onwards, animals were free‐range darted in large areas without herding. Kangaroos were darted with 1.33–5.10 mg/kg tiletamine/zolazepam and 0.01–0.02 mg/kg medetomidine, ± 0.03 mg/kg acepromazine. Deaths were monitored. Population counts were performed annually. Results: There were 5825 capture events involving 3963 kangaroos. Over 85% of all captures occurred from 2005 to 2008. Of all reported deaths (n = 523), 135 were attributed to ill health. Musculoskeletal injuries incurred during capture were the main project‐related cause of death (n = 116). Post capture myopathy was uncommonly diagnosed following capture (n = 19). Conclusion: The herding and capture method enabled a large number of kangaroos to be mobilised and captured with low mortality rates, and the use of CYs resulted in fewer capture‐related injuries and deaths than free‐range capture. The drug doses and combinations used for darting were safe and effective, and the capture technique was successfully applied to a population management project.     

烟草中重金属镉污染及调控措施研究进展

烟草作为毒性较强的重金属镉的富集植物,使得人们可能在主动或被动吸烟过程中吸收重金属镉,对健康造成危害。为了增强人们对镉金属的认识,提高卷烟的吸食安全,综述了镉对烟叶品质的影响及其在卷烟烟气与烟株内部迁移规律和影响因素,以及现有的对烟草中重金属镉的调控措施,从卷烟原料调控着手,以期为寻找有效的降低卷烟中镉含量的措施提供事实和理论依据。     

牧区饲草储备量与牲畜出栏率的直线回归分析

饲草料储备量与牲畜出栏率之间存在着回归关系,建立回归方程;Y=-1.79 1.6x,预测和防止冬季牲畜缺草而形成的牲畜损失。     

镉与微量元素在小麦吸收过程中的相互影响

为开发小麦生理阻控降Cd材料,以郑麦1354和郑麦1860为供试小麦品种,通过水培试验方法,研究了不同Zn（1~10μmol·L^-1）和Mn （1~10 μmol·L^-1）供应量对小麦生物量和Cd/Zn/Mn含量的影响,以及不同Cd （1~50 μmol·L^-1）胁迫水平对小麦生物量和Cd/Zn/Mn含量的影响。结果表明,5 μmol·L^-1 Zn和10 μmol·L^-1 Mn处理显著提高了两种小麦的生物量。Mn （1~10 μmol·L^-1）处理使郑麦1354和郑麦1860小麦地上部Cd含量分别降低了22.8%~29.4%和15.2%~17.5%,地下部Cd含量分别降低了25.7%~30.0%和28.6%~31.6%,Zn（1~10 μmol·L^-1）处理使郑麦1354和郑麦1860小麦地下部Cd含量分别降低了20.3%~34.3%和18.9%~43.0%,此外还使郑麦1354地上部的Cd含量降低了10.1%~13.1%。不同Cd胁迫（1~50 μmol·L^-1）均有提高小麦生物量的趋势。随着Cd胁迫水平的提高,两个品种地上部和地下部Cd含量均呈升高趋势,地下部Zn含量呈先增加后降低的趋势,Mn含量呈逐渐降低的趋势,表明在小麦吸收金属元素过程中,Cd与Mn存在竞争关系,而与Zn的关系则较为复杂,且其竞争程度因品种而异。研究表明,适度提高Mn和Zn供应能显著降低小麦植株Cd含量,因此Mn和Zn是实现小麦降Cd的有效生理阻控材料。     

Infertility in a Dog due to Proximal Cytoplasmic Droplets in the Ejaculate: Investigation of the Significance for Sperm Functionality In Vitro

A 4-year-old Basque Shepherd male dog was presented for breeding soundness evaluation after the dog failed to impregnate the three bitches he had mated. Clinical examination showed no anomaly of the reproductive system. Semen evaluation showed normal sperm count (640 x 10(6)), 80% had progressively motile spermatozoa, and 96% had morphologically abnormal sperm of which 84% had proximal cytoplasmic droplet and 12% had proximal droplet plus other anomaly. A zona pellucida-binding assay, using canine oocytes derived from frozen-thawed ovaries, was performed in order to investigate the zona-binding ability of dog spermatozoa with proximal cytoplasmic droplets. For the zona pellucida-binding assay, ovaries were thawed and minced in phosphate-buffered saline + 0.4% bovine serum albumin, the oocytes recovered were divided into two groups of 35-40 oocytes to be, respectively, used with the infertile dog and with a control fertile dog. Spermatozoa were capacitated in Canine Capacitating Medium (CCM) at 38.5 degrees C and 5% CO(2) in air for 2 h before oocyte insemination. Groups of five to six oocytes placed in 45 microl droplets of CCM were incubated for 1 h. Afterwards, 5 microl of CCM containing 25,000 spermatozoa were added to each droplet and co-incubated for 2 h before fixation and evaluation of the complexes. After oocyte insemination, sperm motility and viability were evaluated: the sample from the infertile dog had 85% sperm motility with fast and linear progressive movement, and sperm viability of 92%. The sample from the control dog showed 40% sperm motility with fast and highly curvilinear and erratic movement, high degree of sperm agglutination and sperm viability of 32%. For the infertile dog the mean number of bound spermatozoa/oocyte was 0.33 whereas for the control dog it was 1.80. It was concluded that dog sperm with proximal cytoplasmic droplets seem to lack normal capacitating ability in vitro, and consequently, they may have reduced capacity to bind to the zona pellucida of canine oocytes.     

民和县良种肉牛的杂交试验

[目的]为了验证优良品种改良本地黄牛的效果,[方法]运用三个杂交组合在民和县用引进的良种肉牛西门塔尔、利木赞和皮尔蒙特牛改良当地黄牛。[结果]表明F1不同年龄的生长速度和体尺指标均明显于本地黄牛（P〈0.01）,说明良种肉牛改良本地黄牛效果明显;在不同杂交后代的比较中,皮×黄F1各年龄段体重均高于西×黄F1、利×黄F1,杂交组合最为理想。[结论]说明不同的杂交组合具有不同的效果。