Seroprevalence of Canine Herpesvirus‐1 in the Belgian Dog Population in 2000

Canine herpesvirus‐1 (CHV‐1) is known to be associated with fertility and fecundity disorders as well as neonatal mortality in puppies of less than 3 weeks of age. The virus is presumed to be enzootic in dogs all over the world and recent studies in several European countries suggest a high seroprevalence among the dog population. In the year 2000, a total of 647 Belgian canine sera from 102 privately owned patients and 545 breeding dogs were analysed with an enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Furthermore 77 of the samples were submitted to two serum neutralization (SN) tests for comparison. An overall CHV‐1 seroprevalence of 45.75% was observed in the Belgian dog population. No significant differences could be observed based on breeding status, reason for consultation or sex. The correlation between the ELISA and both SN tests appeared to be moderate with a significantly greater sensitivity of the ELISA. This study also demonstrated that the CHV‐1 seroprevalence in the Belgian dog population is similar to that in other recently investigated European countries and that the incidence in breeding units is not necessarily higher than in non‐breeding dogs.     

从肿头综合征鸡分离出产Vero毒素E.coli

本研究从哈尔滨郊区某鸡场肿头综合征（ Ｓ Ｈ Ｓ）鸡分离出 ３ 株血清型为 Ｏ７８ 的埃希氏大肠杆菌（ Ｅ．ｃｏｌｉ）,从鞍山 Ｓ Ｈ Ｓ病料分离出 １ 株血清型为 Ｏ８ 的 Ｅ．ｃｏｌｉ。并证实这 ４ 株 Ｅ．ｃｏｌｉ 能够对 Ｖｅｒｏ 细胞产生毒性作用,与产 Ｖｅｒｏ 毒素的 Ｅ．ｃｏｌｉ一致。对哈尔滨市郊 Ｓ Ｈ Ｓ病鸡做病理组织学观察,主要变化为头部皮下组织,头盖骨气室及鼻粘膜下纤维素性化脓性炎症,水肿和大肠杆菌性肉芽肿,心、肝、肾等器官炎症变化并有大量异嗜性粒细胞和细菌团块。     

Environmental conditions and isozyme polymorphism in Chenopodium album L.

Electrophoretic variations within four enzyme systems (α-esterase, acid phosphatase, malate dehydrogenase and leucine amino peptidase), were studied for various garden and field populations of Chenopodium album. A correlation was found between the degree of polymorphism for the electrophoretic traits and environmental conditions. The amount of phenotypic polymorphism is very high in gardens, intermediate in an untreated and, low in herbicide-treated fields and nil for a triazine resistant population in a maize (Zea mats L.) monoculture. Furthermore, the tetraploid versus hexaploid ratio is higher within garden populations. Higher variability in garden populations is due, in part, to a high proportion of polymorphic phenotypes, and in part to a low effect of selection pressure in such types of habitat. Although there is a difference between phenotypes of populations from acid soils and those from more basic ones, we cannot be sure that the variation of polymorphism is due only to selection.     

The Effects of Sample Size on the Outcome of Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation

Cryopreservation of ovarian tissue is known to affect follicular survival. Several variables may be responsible for this. Little attention has focused on the effect of the size of the fragment to be cryopreserved. This study was conducted to assess the effect of the size of the tissue on follicular histology after freezing with 1,2-propanediol. Histological evaluations were performed of control and cryopreserved tissue. Fragments were cut 10 × 3 × 2 mm³ (2 mm group) or 10 × 3 × 4 mm³ (4 mm group). Percentages of normal follicles in control fragments cut into 2 and 4 mm slices were 56% and 34%, respectively. The relative risks to obtain normal follicles in the 2 mm and the 4 mm fragments after cryopreservation were 0.63 and 0.47, respectively. Freezing reduced follicle survival to a significantly greater extent in the larger tissue fragments. There is an increased risk of damage to primary and primordial follicles, when the tissue slices are cut with all dimensions larger than 2 mm.