品种和年龄对猪的基础免疫特性、血液皮质醇浓度及生长性能的影响

试验的目的是要证实不同品种的猪之间存在着基础免疫和生长特性的差异,这些差异是由猪的日龄不同引起的。分别选取4、8、12周龄的波克夏猪(36头)、杜洛克猪(18头)、梅山猪(54头)、长白和约克夏的杂交后代白猪(36头)、约克夏猪(36头)来进行基础免疫,血浆中的皮质醇浓度和生长性能差异的试验。所有试验猪均在17～21d之间断奶,并且转移到同样环境下的仔猪舍中待试验。试验检测指标包括:白细胞的数量和差异性、血浆中皮质醇的浓度、免疫球蛋白的浓度、吞噬细胞、嗜中性嗜菌细胞和细胞的趋化性。在所有各日龄的猪中,梅山猪的皮质醇浓度最高,而约…     

仔猪代乳品的选择和应用

在许多种猪场,几乎每个星期都会发生有些仔猪的母猪不能泌乳或泌乳量不足等问题。那么如何喂养这些仔猪呢?把这类仔猪寄养给其它母猪虽然是理想的选择,但由于仔猪的日龄或缺少合适的母猪并不都可行。此时,应用液态代乳品就能解决问题。     

Measurement scales on the continuum

In a seminal article in 1946, S. S. Stevens noted that the numerical measures then in common use exhibited three admissible groups of transformations: similarity, affine, and monotonic. Until recently, it was unclear what other scale types are possible. For situations on the continuum that are homogeneous (that is, objects are not distinguishable by their properties), the possibilities are essentially these three plus another type lying between the first two. These types lead to clearly described classes of structures that can, in principle, be incorporated into the classical structure of physical units. Such results, along with characterizations of important special cases, are potentially useful in the behavioral and social sciences.     

Recovery of Mycoplasma spp. from the Reproductive Tract of the Mare during the Estrous Cycle

The sites in the genital tract from which mycoplasmas could be recovered at various stages of the estrous cycle were studied in five Standardbred mares naturally infected with Mycoplasma. Mycoplasma equigenitalium and Mycoplasma subdolum were most frequently isolated from the clitoral fossa as compared to the vagina, cervix, and uterus. The lowest isolation prevalence was observed in the uterus. The recovery of Mycoplasma spp. from the clitoral fossa did not differ at any stage of the estrous cycle; however, recovery from the vagina, cervix, and uterus was variable during the cycle and more organisms were recovered on the day of ovulation than at any other time. From these results it was concluded that the clitoral fossa is the most likely “ecological niche” for Mycoplasma spp. in the mare. Ureaplasmas were not isolated.