甘南洮藏黑山羊种质资源保护与开发利用

山羊是甘南藏族自治州古老而原始的畜种,是甘南州特有的地方畜种遗传资源。本文主要对甘南洮藏黑山羊的来源、分布、生存环境、资源现状及其外貌特征、生产性能等情况进行了调查研究。为了使甘南洮藏黑山羊这一地方优良品种能够得到有效的保护和利用,结合生产实际,提出对甘南洮藏黑山种质资源保护和综合开发利用措施。     

一株经鸭胚传递的鸭副黏病毒的分离鉴定及生物学特性

从表现疑似副黏病毒症状的1日龄雏鸭和死亡鸭胚中分离到1株病毒,经HA、HI和病毒中和反应鉴定为副黏病毒,命名为SDFCH株。按常规方法测得SDFCH株的生物学毒力指标MDT、ICPI和IVPI分别为56.6 h、1.78和2.59,鸭胚半数致死量LD50为10-8.5,表明SDFCH株为副黏病毒强毒株。用分离病毒对11日龄鸭胚和7日龄雏鸭攻毒,孵化出的雏鸭和攻毒的雏鸭均出现明显的剖检变化。根据GenBank中NDV F基因序列设计合成了3对引物,通过RT-PCR扩增出了鸭源Ⅰ型禽副黏病毒(APMV-1)SDFCH株的F基因。与已发表副黏病毒F基因相关序列对比结果表明:SDFCH株与鸭、鹅源副黏病毒的同源性较高,核苷酸和氨基酸的同源性均在96.4%~98.0%之间,而与Lasota株同源性较低,核苷酸和氨基酸同源性仅为84.4%和87.9%。表明该毒株相对于传统的Lasota株已经发生了较大的变异。     

促凋亡基因(Bad)在卵泡期绵羊生殖器官中的表达

以卵泡期小尾寒羊和萨福克羊为研究对象,采用免疫组织化学技术,对促凋亡基因(Bad)在生殖器官卵巢、输卵管和子宫中的表达与定位进行初步研究。结果表明,在卵巢组织中Bad基因在原始卵泡、初级卵泡和次级卵泡中呈中度着染,在三级卵泡中呈轻度着染,阳性细胞在卵泡上皮细胞和颗粒细胞中分散分布,呈轻度着染;输卵管上皮分泌细胞和部分纤毛细胞胞质中见Bad基因中等强度表达,输卵管壶腹部上皮中,Bad基因多表达于分泌细胞,纤毛细胞中有部分呈阳性且强度弱,宫管结合部、峡部和壶腹部Bad基因阳性细胞染色强度弱,均呈中度着染;子宫内膜子叶和基质中的阳性细胞数量极少,阳性细胞呈轻度着色。利用计算机图像分析技术测量小尾寒羊和萨福克羊生殖器官各组织细胞中Bad基因表达的阳性细胞率和平均光密度,结果Bad基因在这2品种绵羊组织中的表达规律大体相似,但也存在一些明显的差异:萨福克羊三级卵泡颗粒细胞Bad基因阳性细胞率显著高于小尾寒羊(P0.01);萨福克羊三级卵泡和成熟卵泡膜细胞Bad基因阳性细胞率和平均光密度均显著高于小尾寒羊(P0.01);萨福克羊子宫内膜腺体卵泡期Bad基因阳性细胞平均光密度显著高于小尾寒羊(P0.01);由此表明,小尾寒羊和萨福克羊卵泡期生殖器官中细胞凋亡的差异与Bad基因表达的差异,可能是造成两者繁殖力高低差异的基础。     

兰州大尾羊解偶联蛋白3(UCP3)基因荧光定量PCR检测方法的研究

试验通过提取兰州大尾羊不同组织中总RNA,反转录获得总cDNA样品,建立了用SYBR荧光定量PCR法检测兰州大尾羊解偶联蛋白(UCP3)基因mRNA在不同组织中的相对表达量的检测方法,并进行批内、批间重复性检验。结果表明:UCP3和GADPH基因标准曲线回归方程分别为CtUCP3=-3.2343x+41.6198和CtGADPH=-3.2851x+38.0344,相关系数(r2)分别为0.9958和0.9986,扩增效率分别为103%和97%;批内、批间重复性测定的变异系数分别为小于1.4%和10%。     

Effects of increasing days of exposure to prepartum diets on the concentration of certain blood metabolites in dairy cows

Objective To evaluate the effect of the number of days exposure to a prepartum transition diet on mineral, energy and protein metabolism in dairy cows. Design A prospective cohort study. Procedures The prepartum transition diet consisted of ryegrass pasture, cereal hay, grain, grain by-product, protein meals, BioChlor®, rumen modifiers, minerals and vitamins and contained 13.9% crude protein, 10.0 MJ metabolisable energy/kg and a dietary cation anion difference of −35 meq/kg dry matter. Forty cows were bled bi-weekly from their introduction to the prepartum transition diet until day 35 of lactation. Blood samples were submitted for estimation of a range of metabolites. Cubic smoothed splines were fitted to scatterplots of metabolite concentration as a function of day relative to calving and the area under the curve (AUC) was calculated. Linear regression modelling determined the effect of days exposed, age, body condition score (BSC) and calving day on AUC. Results The prepartum AUC of blood phosphorus and beta-hydroxybutyrate increased and the AUC of blood calcium and cholesterol decreased with increasing days exposed to the diet. The postpartum AUC of beta-hydroxybutyrate and non-esterified fatty acids decreased with increasing days exposed but increased with days exposed × age and days exposed × BCS, respectively. The AUC of other metabolites did not vary significantly with number of days exposed. Conclusions Increasing exposure to the prepartum diet significantly altered the AUC of blood metabolites associated with mineral, energy and protein metabolism in ways consistent with improvements in production and reproduction previously reported and the result suggests links between energy, protein and skeletal metabolism.     

CHANGES IN ULTRASONOGRAPHIC APPEARANCE OF ADRENAL GLANDS IN DOGS WITH PITUITARY-DEPENDENT HYPERADRENOCORTICISM TREATED WITH TRILOSTANE

Trilostane, a 3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase inhibitor, has been used successfully over the last few years for the treatment of canine pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism. In a prospective study of 19 dogs with pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism, the adrenal glands were measured before and at least 6 months after initiation of trilostane therapy. Right adrenal gland length and caudal pole thickness and left adrenal gland caudal pole thickness increased significantly (p < or = 0.05); there was no significant change in left adrenal gland length. Enlargement of adrenal glands during trilostane therapy may occur as a result of suppression of the negative feedback mechanism affecting cortisol production.     

Is the Production of Embryos in Small‐Scale Farming an Economically Feasible Enterprise?

The present assay attempts to evaluate the feasibility of using embryo transfer in small community farmers by in vivo study and by modelling the results obtained. From the total of 59 donor cows, 62.7% responded to treatment, with a significant difference (p = 0.002) in the percentage of the response between breeds, being 90.5% (19/21) in Holstein and 47.4% (18/38) in Brahman. A total of 283 embryos were graded as transferable, while 141 as non‐transferable, without difference in the percentage of transferable embryo by breed (p = 0.18). The mean of transferable embryos graded as class I and II was not different between Holstein and Brahman (p = 0.96 and p = 0.92, respectively); besides, no differences were observed in the other grades (non‐transferable). The highest difference in costs, regardless of its quality by breed, was seen in the lower levels of probable fertility of the embryo transferred, even reaching several hundred dollars. When modelling the expected costs for embryo produced and transferred, values can reach nearly $2000.00 when the probable fertility is only 10%. However, when the probable fertility was 60%, embryo cost was close to $300.00. This technology seems to be viable on average or high‐scale systems, having a superovulatory response between 60 and 80% with 4–6 transferrable embryos. Yet, in small‐scale farming, due to the reduced number of donors and/or recipients, the costs surpass the economical feasibility of the technique.     

Effects of Feeding Different Dietary Crude Protein and Digestible Energy to Yili Mares during Late Lactation Stage on Growth Development and Blood Biochemical Parameters of Foals

In this paper, thirty Yili mares aged 11 to 12 years with weighing 410 kg ± 30 kg, parity of 4 to 5 in third lactation month were selected, and were randomly divided into six groups, each group with five repeats.Two factors quadratic regression orthogonal rotational combination design was adopted to evaluate the effects of feeding different dietary CP and DE to mares on growth development and blood biochemical parameters of foals.Daily DE and CP feeding levels of the 6 groups were 92 MJ/d and 1.20 kg/d, 125 MJ/d and 1.20 kg/d, 92 MJ/d and 1.55 kg/d, 107 MJ/d and 1.35 kg/d, 125 MJ/d and 1.44 kg/d, 115 MJ/d and 1.55 kg/d, respectively.The results showed that body weight, body height, chest circumference and cannon circumference of foals of four and five months were not significant affected by maternal protein and energy intake (P>0.05).As compared with ration contained high DE (125 MJ/d) and low CP (1.20 kg/d), feeding with ration contained moderate DE (107 MJ/d) and CP (1.35 kg/d) improved body length of foals of four and five months significantly (P<0.05).From the blood biochemical parameters, such as total protein, albumin, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, urea nitrogen, creatinine, alanine aminotransferase, there were no significant differences among all groups (P>0.05).Mares fed with ration contained moderate DE (107 MJ/d) and CP (1.35 kg/d) obviously improved the aspartate aminotransferase and uric acid level.In summary, Yili mares during lactation late stage fed with 1.35 kg/d CP and 107 MJ/d DE daily could significantly improve body length development of foals, and foals nitrogen metabolism was altered by maternal dietary nutrition through increasing blood aspartate aminotransferase activity.     

扁穗雀麦种质资源形态和农艺性状变异的初步分析

检测种质资源的多样性对于利用和有效管理种质非常重要。本研究对87份世界来源的扁穗雀麦种质利用常用的9个形态-农艺性状进行了统一田间评价。结果表明,所有采用的性状变异系数均表现出高度的变异,尤其以单株干物质产量、分蘖数和叶宽的变异幅度最大。反映株型大小的各性状之间呈显著相关,茎粗和第一节间长与其余8个性状之间存在显著相关(P<0.01),旗叶宽与倒二叶宽的正相关性最强(r=0.912,P<0.01)。主成分分析(PCA)表明前2个主成分可以解释总变异的74%。反映株型大小的性状以及分蘖数可能是扁穗雀麦种质形态变异的主要来源。基于欧氏距离的UPGMA聚类分析将供试材料分成3个主要的类群,第一类群具有最大的株型表现,茎干粗壮,旗叶和倒二叶宽大,分蘖数中等;第二类群具有中等的株型;第三类群具有较小的株型,叶片短而窄,但分蘖数较多。聚类分析很好地支持了前2个主成分分值的二维散点图的结果。总之,本研究表明扁穗雀麦是一种在西南平原和丘陵地区适应性极强的禾草,其表型多样性对于品种选育和资源收集具有重要的参考价值。     

雏鸡中枢免疫器官内B淋巴细胞变化规律

为了研究雏鸡在正常发育过程中免疫器官内B淋巴细胞的变化规律,以不同日龄的SPF鸡为研究对象,用流式细胞术检测鸡脾脏、胸腺及法氏囊内IgA+、IgG+及IgM+B淋巴细胞含量的变化情况。结果显示,在脾脏中,4日龄时B淋巴细胞含量比较多,7日龄时B淋巴细胞含量下降,随后,7至21日龄细胞含量逐渐升高;胸腺内则是在4日龄时IgM+B淋巴细胞含量相对较高,而IgA+、IgG+B淋巴细胞几乎没有;在法氏囊中,IgA+、IgG+及IgM+B淋巴细胞含量在4至14日龄时逐渐升高,并且IgA+和IgG+细胞含量在21日龄时基本趋于稳定,但是IgM+B细胞含量则在21日龄时有所下降。试验结果表明,雏鸡出壳后各免疫器官B淋巴细胞始终以IgM+细胞含量最多。