Immune response and protective efficacy against homologous challenge in BALB/c mice vaccinated with DNA vaccine encoding Toxoplasma gondii actin depolymerizing factor gene

A DNA vaccine (pVAX1-TgADF) encoding Toxoplasma gondii actin depolymerizing factor (ADF) gene was constructed and the immune response and protective efficacy of this vaccine against homologous challenge in BALB/c mice were evaluated. High titers of specific antibody and increases in the percentage of CD4(+) and CD8(+) T lymphocyte cells were observed from BALB/c mice vaccinated with pVAX1-TgADF (P<0.05), when PBS group was used as control. The survival time of BALB/c mice in pVAX1-TgADF group was longer than those in control groups. The numbers of brain cysts in the experimental BALB/c mice immunized with pVAX1-TgADF reduced significantly compared with those in PBS group (P<0.05), and the rate of reduction could reach to around 42.8%. These results suggested that the DNA vaccine pVAX1-TgADF could generate specific humoral and cellular immune responses, prolong survival times, and reduce brain cysts load against T. gondii infection in BALB/c mice.     

三七总皂甙对大黄鱼肾细胞生长及部分免疫相关基因表达的影响

本试验将三七总皂甙(PNS)体外作用于大黄鱼肾细胞,通过活细胞计数和荧光定量PCR检测,初步了解PNS对大黄鱼肾细胞生长及部分免疫相关因子表达的影响。结果显示,40~200μg/mL浓度的PNS对大黄鱼肾细胞生长无明显影响,但浓度达到1 mg/mL以上时,对细胞生长有负面影响;10~1 000μg/mL浓度的PNS对大黄鱼肾细胞Toll样受体5mRNA的表达有一定的上调作用,但对Toll样受体3的表达有一定的下调作用;PNS浓度为10~100μg/mL时对大黄鱼肾细胞碱性磷酸酶的表达无明显影响,但浓度达到1 000μg/mL时对该因子的表达有下调作用;PNS浓度为10μg/mL时对大黄鱼肾细胞溶菌酶的表达无明显影响,但浓度达到100μg/mL以上时对该因子的表达具有一定的下调作用。     

妊娠黄牛的血液动力流变学观察

首次应用XXG－A型心血管功能测试仪以无创伤检测技术对16例妊娠黄牛22项血液动力流变学指标做了检测，并首次对怀孕黄牛的血液动力流变学特征做了报道。     

应用套入式聚合酶链反应(Nested-PCR)检测蓝舌病病毒的研究

本实验建立了一种Ｎｅｓｔｅｄ－ＰＣＲ方法。应用方法检测５株标准株蓝舌病病毒（Ｔ４、Ｔ１０、Ｔ１１、Ｔ１６、Ｔ２０）和５株国内蓝舌病病毒分离株（ＣＦ４、ＡＦ６、Ｚ１、Ｈ１、Ｇ１４）,检测结果均为阳性,而检测相关环状病毒（ＥＨＤ２、ＥＨＤ６、Ｉｂｒａｋｉ）,检测结果均生。研究证明,此方法可检测到３．５ｆｇ的ＢＴＶ－ＲＮＡ,灵敏度较高。该方法成功区分了蓝病病毒和相关环状病毒,比血清学方法更加优势,在临床     

一起未附检疫证明经营运输动物案的分析与思考

本文介绍了一起贵州省龙里县动物卫生监督所查处的经营、运输依法应当检疫而未经检疫活羊案,通过对案件事实的认定、当事人违法行为的定性、违法事实和违法主体的认定、法律的适用等方面进行阐述,以期与同行交流。     

基于两种生态学理论监控草地质量

准确理解中度干扰假说和冗余结构理论,并将两者有机结合,有助于草地质量的调控。关于这两种生态学理论所取得的相关研究成果,对于认识和理解草地生态系统的结构、功能、演替以及生产潜力具有积极作用,这也使其逐步成为指导草地畜牧业生产实践十分重要的科学依据。阐述了草地质量及其具体表示指标,以及中度干扰假说和冗余结构理论与草地质量的关系,并论述了中度干扰假说和冗余结构理论在封育、中度放牧、毒害草防治等管理措施条件下草地质量变化的生态学过程中的作用。     

市售禽肉产品中沙门氏菌污染状况调查

<正>沙门氏菌是引起人类食物中毒的主要致病菌,该病菌可通过食物传播,禽肉等动物产品是引起人类感染该病菌的主要来源之一。据资料统计,在我国细菌性食物中毒中,有     

东北鼢鼠生活习性初探

本文通过对东北鼢鼠生活习性定位监测,初步掌握了其活动规律与地形、气温、土壤湿度等生态因子变化的关系,同时还探讨了东北鼢鼠的雌雄比例,繁殖情况、洞道结构和食性等,为今后防治工作提供了科学依据。     

Dietary supplementation with Acanthopanax senticosus extract enhances gut health in weanling piglets

The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of Acanthopanax senticosus extract (ASE) as a dietary additive on gut health in weanling piglets by examining diarrhea frequency, intestinal microbiota and morphology. A total of 96 Duroc× (Landrace × Yorkshire) piglets weaned at 21 days of age with an average initial body weight (BW) of 5.6 ± 0.4 kg were randomly assigned to 3 treatment groups with 4 duplicates of 8 piglets each. The piglets were fed basal diet to which had been added 0 or 1 g/kg of ASE, or 0.7 g/kg antibiotics, respectively. Fecal consistence was monitored twice daily and the frequency of diarrhea was calculated. On day 21 after the initiation of supplementation, 8 piglets were randomly selected from each treatment group (2 piglets per pen) and slaughtered. The jejunum, ileum, colon and cecum were then excised and fixed in 10% neutral formalin solution to determine villus height and crypt depth, after their contents were collected to determine microbiota. The results showed that dietary supplementation with ASE increased (P < 0.05) the density of bacterial populations that co-migrated with Lactobacillus amylovorus, Lactobacillus salivarius, Bacillus subtilis, and Clostridium lituseburens, but decreased (P < 0.05) those co-migrating with Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhimurium, Ruminococcus forques, and E. coli O157:H7 in the PCR-DGGE profiling analysis when compared with the control group. The villus height of the duodenum, jejunum and ileum increased (P < 0.05) by 14.8, 13.7 and 10.0%, while the crypt depth decreased (P < 0.05) by 17.9, 9.1 and 12.1%, respectively, in response to dietary ASE supplementation. Additionally dietary supplementation with ASE or an antibiotic decreased (P < 0.05) the frequency of diarrhea by 55.6 and 52.2%, respectively, compared with the control group. In conclusion, these findings suggest that dietary supplementation with ASE could regulate the microbiota composition and maintain a normal morphology of gut mucosa in weanling piglets, thereby decreasing diarrhea that resulted from weaning stress.     

高钙牛奶稳定性研究

钙强化后的高钙牛奶可以提供更多利于人体的钙质,研究了制备高钙牛奶时所需要的钙源、乳化剂以及增稠剂,采用正交试验确定了复配稳定剂的成分及用量,并利用粒径分析仪对高钙牛奶稳定性进行了研究.