Severe anemia associated with Mycoplasma wenyonii infection in a mature cow

The clinical findings, diagnostic tests, and treatment of clinical anemia in a mature Angus cow infected with the hemoplasma Mycoplasma wenyonii are described. Mycoplasma wenyonii has been previously reported to cause clinical anemia in young or splenectomized cattle; however, infection has not been associated with severe anemia in mature animals.     

西南矮马矮小性状基因SHOX的克隆测序和多态性研究

本研究首次克隆出西南马矮小性状基因完整第二外显子序列,GenBank登录号为EU556739;通过PCR-SSCP方法对8个品种150匹马的该序列做了多态性分析,在P2位点上268处有1个G→A的突变,和431处有1个T→G的突变导致了等位基因B变为等位基因A.该位点除云南文山马(WS)的优势基因型和优势等位基因分别为AB型和B外,其余类群马均为BB型和B.云南丘北马(QB)、云南文山马(WS)、云南大理马(DL)、建昌马(JC)和设特兰马(ST)在P2位点上处于Hardy-Weinberg平衡状态.     

土霉素药渣栽培杏鲍菇可行性研究

以杏鲍菇为试材,在玉米芯中添加不同比例的土霉素药渣作为栽培杏鲍菇的辅料,对土霉素药渣栽培杏鲍菇的可行性进行研究和分析。结果表明:土霉素药渣含有木质素15.58%、纤维素39.62%、蛋白质50.02%及灰分13.15%;玉米芯中随着土霉素药渣添加比例的增加,呈现菌丝生长速率加快、满瓶天数减少的趋势,且添加适宜比例的土霉素药渣,可显著提高杏鲍菇鲜菇产量和生物学效率,其中83%玉米芯添加15%土霉素药渣的处理较优;杏鲍菇对土霉素的降解率可达到99.9%,4个添加土霉素药渣处理的杏鲍菇子实体均未检测到土霉素残留。     

几种生态因子对红砂和霸王种子萌发与幼苗生长的影响

自然条件下进行了土壤温度、水分、播深及覆沙地境对红砂和霸王种子萌发与幼苗生长的效应研究,结果显示,模拟阵雨期(人工洒水)覆沙和未覆沙试验小区白天播种层土壤温度均较高,尤其中午(14:00)覆沙小区1和4 cm播种层土壤温度平均值分别高达43.2和37.3℃,未覆沙小区分别高达38.0和33.6℃.高温引发种子次生休眠是该期红砂和霸王种子不能萌发的主要原因.而且播种层土壤含水量日内下降十分明显,其中覆沙和未覆沙小区1 cm土层平均土壤含水量下降至0.11%和2.62%,也会引发种子产生次生休眠,成为红砂和霸王种子不能萌发的另一原因.自然连续降水期2种试验小区播种层平均土壤温度适宜,播种层土壤含水量高而稳定,满足了红砂和霸王种子萌发的适宜温度和较高水势的条件.因此,在干旱荒漠区进行荒漠草地的人工辅助建植,需要依靠连续性降水过程.自然条件下霸王发芽率最高的播深处理在覆沙小区为2 cm、未覆沙小区为1 cm;在2种试验小区内霸王幼苗生物量最大的播深处理均为2和3 cm.覆沙较未覆沙地境有利于霸王种子萌发和幼苗的生长.播种当年霸王地上生物量为红砂的75～117倍.     

A scanning and transmission electron microscopic study of rotavirus-induced intestinal lesions in neonatal gnotobiotic dogs

Neonatal gnotobiotic dogs orally inoculated with canine rotavirus had ultrastructural changes limited to the jejunal and ileal regions of the small intestine. Early scanning electron microscopic findings consisted of swollen villus epithelial cells, denuded foci on intestinal villi, and slight to moderate villus atrophy. Later changes were slight villus atrophy with no denuded intestinal villi. Transmission electron microscopic changes in villus epithelial cells from 12 to 48 hours post-inoculation included: rotavirus particles associated with intracytoplasmic vacuoles near the terminal web and apical tubules; viral particles in dilated cisternae of rough endoplasmic reticulum; and moderate numbers of necrotic cells having no microvilli, swollen mitochondria, membrane-bound lipid-like material in the cytoplasm, clumped chromatin around the periphery of the nucleus, and disruption of the cytoplasmic membrane. In jejunum and ileum at 72 to 154 hours post-inoculation, there were fewer necrotic villus epithelial cells and fewer virus particles. In addition, the ultrastructural morphology of the majority of the villus epithelial cells was similar to crypt epithelium. These studies showed that rotavirus infected the villus epithelial cells with subsequent propagation of the rotavirus and destruction of villus epithelial cells.     

Inoculation of neonatal gnotobiotic dogs with a canine rotavirus

Neonatal gnotobiotic dogs were inoculated orally with a rotavirus isolated from a pup with fatal diarrhea, and in the gnotobiotic dogs, diarrhea was observed between postinoculation hours (PIH) 20 and 24. The diarrhea persisted through PIH 154, and inoculated pups had clinical signs of dehydration after PIH 24. Negative-contrast electron microscopy of the feces from inoculated pups revealed rotavirus particles from PIH 12 through 154. Using an indirect-fluorescent antibody test, serum rotavirus antibody was detected in inoculated pups by PIH 96. In the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum of inoculated pups, group-specific rotaviral antigen was observed within absorptive villus epithelial cells and mononuclear cells in the villus lamina propria with an indirect-fluorescent antibody test. Fluorescence was seen in the small intestine of inoculated pups killed by PIH 12 and was present in intestines of pups killed through PIH 154. Rotaviral antigen was also seen in the mesenteric lymph nodes of a few inoculated pups killed at PIH 48.     

Ultrasound Guided Transplantation of Enriched and Cryopreserved Spermatogonial Cell Suspension in Goats

Spermatogonial stem cells transplantation provides a unique approach for studying spermatogenesis. Initially developed in mice, this technique has now been extended in farm animals and provides an alternative means to preserve valuable male germ line and to produce transgenic animals. The aim of this study was to enrich type A spermatogonial cells amongst the isolated cells from goat testis, to cryopreserve these enriched populations of cells and their subsequent transplantation in unrelated recipient goats under ultrasound guidance. The cells were isolated enzymatically and enriched by differential plating and separation on discontinuous percoll gradient. Ultrasound guided injection of trypan blue dye into rete testis resulted in 20–30% filling of the seminiferous tubules. Prior to transplantation, the cells were labelled with a fluorescent dye to trace donor cells in recipient seminiferous tubules after transplantation. The fluorescent‐labelled cells were observed up to 12 weeks after transplantation.     

云南省猪布鲁氏杆菌病血清学调查

采用虎红平板凝集试验与试管凝集试验相结合的方法,对云南省部分养殖场和屠宰厂采集的猪血清样本进行布病血清学检测,检测血清样本302份。经虎红平板凝集试验筛选,共检出阳性血清样本30例,检出率为9.934%。阳性者通过试管凝集试验证实,最终检出阳性血清样本14例,检出率为4.636%。其中屠宰厂检出率为6.091%,养殖场检出率为1.905%,屠宰场的检出率高于养殖场。