The arthropods associated with the decomposition of some common grass and weed species in the soil

The arthropod fauna associated with the decomposition of herbage of various species on the surface of the soil was studied. Litter of Rumex, Urtica, Ranunculus, Senecio and Lolium disappeared rapidly at first and thereafter at a slower rate. Dactylis disappeared more slowly than the other litters over the first 6$\text{1}\text{2}$ months but its rate of disappearance thereafter was greater than that of the other species. There were quantitative and qualitative differences between the microarthropod communities associated with the various litters. Highest populations of microarthropods were recorded from Dactylis. Dactylis and Lolium were the most similar in the species composition of their faunas. Changes occurred in the relative abundance of various arthropod groups and species during the course of decomposition in all litters.     

THE EFFECT OF HISTAMINE ON SILAGE DRY-MATTER INTAKE

The oral introduction of 0·5 g histamine as the diphosphate into the rumen of sheep produced no effect on the physiological condition of the animals. The feeding of histamine, as the dihydrochloride, in levels up to 1 g/day to sheep on silage diets did not affect the dry-matter intake.     

粗甘油对生长猪生长性能、胴体性状及肉品的影响

通过一个为期138d的饲养试验来测定日粮中粗甘油对生长猪的生长性能,胴体性状,肉质指标和组织结构的影响。本试验使用的粗甘油包含84．51％甘油、11．95％水、2．91％氯化钠和0．32％甲醇。试验选用断奶8天后的仔猪共96头（48头公猪和48头母猪,平均体重为7．9±0．4kg）,按试验开始时的性别和体重分配到24个栏中（4头／栏）。日粮处理为玉米-豆粕型,