Protein and lipid sources affect cholesterol concentrations of juvenile Pacific white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone)

Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of protein and lipid sources on cholesterol, AA, and fatty acid content, and on biological performance of juvenile Pacific white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone). In Exp. 1, seven isonitrogenous and isocaloric diets were prepared using fish meal; soybean meal; casein; fish meal + soybean meal; fish meal + casein; soybean meal + casein; and fish meal + soybean meal + casein. In Exp. 2, seven isonitrogenous and isocaloric diets were prepared using fish oil; soy oil; poultry fat; fish oil + soy oil; fish oil + poultry fat; soy oil + poultry fat; and fish oil + soy oil + poultry fat. Nine shrimp (average BW 570 mg) were stocked per 60-L tank, with three tanks per diet in each experiment. Shrimp were fed to apparent satiation twice daily for 28 d. Protein sources affected shrimp cholesterol, feed consumption, feed efficiency, protein consumption, protein efficiency ratio, and crude body fat (P < or = 0.05), but not weight gain, survival, hepatosomatic index, body protein, ash, and AA composition. Body (without hepatopancreas) cholesterol concentrations were the highest in shrimp fed the diet containing fish meal (0.81%), lowest for those fed the casein diet (0.64%), and intermediate in the other dietary treatment groups (range 0.71 to 0.74%). Lipid source also affected shrimp body cholesterol, body fatty acid profiles, and fatty acid profiles in the hepatopancreas (P < or = 0.05), but not growth performance, body protein, fat, ash, and cholesterol concentrations in the hepatopancreas. Shrimp fed the fish oil diet had the highest body cholesterol (0.75%), whereas those fed the soy oil or poultry fat diets were lowest (0.66 and 0.65%, respectively). Results indicate that by replacing fish meal and fish oil with soybean meal and soy oil, shrimp growth performance is not affected, but body cholesterol concentration is reduced.     

Determination of the dry matter disappearance and the crude protein degradability of the formaldehyde treated feeds in the rumen by in situ method

Sunflower cake (SC), horse bean (HB), and alfalfa meal (AM) were treated with rising doses of formaldehyde (F) from 0.0, 0.2 ... 2.0 g F per 100 g crude protein. We have followed the differences of crude protein solubility, its degradability and disappearance of dry matter in the rumen as well as the amount of reversible bonded F from the F dose. With AM it was found a significant influence of ADF on the degradability and on the amount of acid-labile bonded F and/or on the decrease of N solubility. From the total N content the share of soluble nitrogen decreased in SC by 31%, HB by 24%, and in AM only by 12.5%. With the increase of the F dose its protective effect on proteins against the degradability mainly in SC and HB also rose significantly. The degradability of AM protein was influenced more by the incubation time than by the effect of treatment. The degradability of the SC proteins fell from 95% with untreated to 27% treated with the maximum dose. With AM it fell slowly from 84% to 74% by the determination coefficient R2 = 0.77. It was observed a marked decrease in HB only from the dose of 1.28% F. The changes in dry matter disappearance were similar to the changes in crude protein degradability and to the changes of solubility in SC and AM. The in situ method proved very suitable for the determination of the extent of degradability of the feed proteins in the rumen.     

由训练记录知美军军犬训练——《美军军犬作战条令》解读系列二

美军军犬训练十分注重过程跟踪和数据积累,每头军犬都建立了详实的训练使用档案,从其出生到死亡或退役,每天都记录军犬的训练使用科目、时间和饮食状况,并填写训练存在的问题和改进措施,每周至少安排24小时执行非训练任务,每月进行一次甚至两次体检。每头美军军犬训练使用记录都包括两类：一类是巡逻训练使用记录;     

Mapping B-cell linear epitopes of NS3 protein of bovine viral diarrhea virus

Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) is a member of the genus Pestivirus within the family Flaviviridae. NS3 is one of the immunodominance regions of the BVDV viral proteins. To identify the potential B-cell linear antigenic epitopes within BVDV NS3 region, serial overlapping truncations covering the whole region were expressed and purified, and screened by multistep of Western-blot. We found (₁VCKKITEHERCHVNI₁₅), (₂₀AFFGVMPRGTTPRAPVR₃₆), (₄₆RRGLETGWAYTHQGGI₆₁), (₂₈₁EGDMATGITYASYGYFC₂₉₇), (₄₂₆YSGEDPANLRVVTSQSPYVVVATNAIESGV₄₅₅) and (₄₈₁FIVTGLKRMAVTVGEQA₄₉₇) can be recognized by the BVDV infected bovine serum. These proteins have been confirmed by indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (I-ELISA). The results of this study might open new perspectives on the structure and antibody–antigen reaction of the non-structural proteins and may aid in the clinical application as well.     

利用BRILL饲料配方软件制定最佳经济效益配方

从事饲料配方的人员都知道,准确的原料数据和适当的饲养标准是饲料配方技术的关键所在。现在众多饲料企业已经注意到,并开始对一些主要原料的重要数据进行化验,如豆粕、鱼粉等的主要氨基酸指标。有经验的专业营养师都知道中国的饲料原料营养成分变化非常大,玉米、豆粕在不同产地不一样,甚至在同一产地变化也很大。所以,要获得效果好的饲料配方,首先要准确掌握原料数据。多数饲料配方是以NRC或品种饲养手册的饲养标准为基础,而配方师经常遇到的问题是能量达不到要求。由于能量是决定配方成本的首要因素,又是其他营养成分如氨基酸参与体内代…     

饲养过渡期奶牛的营养策略

奶牛产犊前后间隔的六周过渡期是一个非常关键的时段。此阶段不好的饲养管理会造成产奶量下降、繁殖效率的低下和增加代谢疾病等一系列问题，这不仅增加每千克牛奶的饲料成本而且也会降低牧场的整体营业收入。对于一个奶牛场而言，为了实现生产利润最大化就必须要求营养师、兽医师和牧场管理者达成共识，紧密配合共同来制定一个可行的饲养管理策略，以便帮助奶牛平稳地渡过产犊前后这个关键时期，以最大限度地发挥出奶牛的生产性能。     

The effect of increased ozone concentrations in the air on selected aspects of rat reproduction

Five-month-old male rates were exposed to 0.5 ppm ozone for 50 days, 5 hours a day. A week before the completion of ozone exposure, a biological test was performed to determine the fertilization rate and the survival rate of newborns in both ozone-exposed and control animals. After 50 days, the rats were sacrificed with an overdose of halotane, and testes were collected to assess the morphology and motility of spermatozoa. Neither the morphology of spermatozoa nor motility parameters determined by the CASA (computer-assisted sperm analysis) system showed statistically significant differences between ozone-exposed and control males. The number of successful matings and the survival rate of newborns per litter within one year postpartum were also similar in both groups. However, sperm concentration was by 17% lower in ozone-exposed rats, compared with the control animals.     

Comparative pathogenicity of three genetically distinct types of Trypanosoma congolense in cattle: clinical observations and haematological changes

The pathology of African bovine trypanosomosis was compared in Zebu cattle subcutaneously inoculated with three clones of trypanosomes corresponding to the three genetically distinct types of Trypanosoma congolense; savannah-type, west African riverine/forest-type and kilifi-type. All inoculated animals became parasitaemic between 7 and 11 days post-infection (dpi). The savannah-type showed consistently higher levels of parasitaemia and lower packed red cell volume percentages and leukocyte counts than the other two types. The syndrome was also more severe in the savannah-type and led inexorably to death between 29 and 54 dpi while animals with the forest or the kilifi-types recovered from earlier symptoms and haematological alterations after 3 months of infection. By the end of the experiment, the animals self-cured from the forest-type infection and the kilifi-type passed under control. The results of the present study indicated clear difference in pathogenicity between the three types of T. congolense; the savannah-type was virulent while the forest-type was of low pathogenicity and the kilifi-type was non-pathogenic.