Influence of feeding intensity on corporeal development, body composition and sexual maturity in female rabbits

Twenty-six 6-week old female New Zealand White rabbits were divided into two groups: ad libitum (AL) and 70% restricted (RS) feeding. At the beginning of the experiment the liveweights were practically the same: 0.99 +/- 0.08 vs. 1.01 +/- 0.08 kg in group AL and RS, respectively. At 18 weeks of age the body weight of Group RS rabbits was 84.7% (3.14 +/- 0.24 kg) of the group AL (3.71 +/- 0.31 kg). The apparent digestibility of crude protein was significantly (p < 0.001) higher in Group RS than in Group AL (76.5 +/- 1.4 vs. 73.0 +/- 2.7%). The daily water consumption was significantly (p < 0.05) higher (3.5 ml/g DM intake) in Group RS as compared to Group AL (1.9 ml/g DM). Since the average body weight in Group RS at 18 weeks was the same as that of Group AL at 14 weeks of age (3.14 kg), the comparison of the live body measures and indices was based on these ages. Animals fed ad libitum or restricted show no differences at the defined age in most live body measurements except in heart girth and rump width, which were significantly (p < 0.05) shorter in Group AL than in Group RS (29.3 +/- 0.8, 5.7 +/- 0.5 and 30.7 +/- 1.0, 6.2 +/- 0.3 cm, respectively). Body capacity was significantly (p < 0.05) smaller in Group AL, as the head capacity-body capacity proportion was significantly (p < 0.05) higher in Group AL than in Group RS (1653.1 +/- 134.5, 22.0 +/- 2.5 and 1913.7 +/- 168.7, 17.7 +/- 1.9, respectively). Due to restricted feeding the growth of the head proved to be less intensive than that of the body at the same body weight. The body in these does tended to be wider. Since the head in comparison to length or capacity of the body was smaller in does fed 70% of ad libitum, it could be concluded that the development of body parts of restricted-fed does was unequal (allometric growth). The effect of feed restriction reflected in lower dry matter and fat, and a higher ash and protein content both in total body and in dry matter composition of rabbits at 18 weeks of age. Restricted feeding delayed sexual maturity (69 vs. 92% of rabbits) with later starting ovarian activity, weaker ovarian responsiveness, and a smaller number of tertiary follicles on the ovarian surface.     

新型半胱胺盐酸盐添加剂对畜禽应激的生理调控作用研究

以动物应激的发生、发展过程以及对畜禽生产性能的影响为理论基础,阐述了半胱胺对抗畜禽应激可能的机制,总结了应激条件下半胱胺盐酸盐添加剂(CT2000)在畜禽生产上的应用研究结果,为半胱胺抗应激作用提供理论和实践依据。     

利用改进的Oligo-Capping法构建甘蔗茎全长cDNA文库

Oligo-Capping法是目前全长cDNA文库构建的重要方法之一.笔者在引进、消化和吸收的基础上,通过对特异引物和接头序列的设计,及cDNA扩增反应条件的优化,对该方法进行了一些切实可行的改进,形成了一套简便易行的技术体系.利用本研究中改进的Oligo-Capping法,成功地构建了甘蔗茎全长cDNA文库.综合评价结果表明,本研究中所构建的甘蔗茎全长cDNA文库的库容大于2.5x106cfu,重组率为91%,全长率高达88.9%.本文库的构建为进一步甘蔗茎中全长基因的克隆和功能基因的表达分析奠定了基础.     

四川省薪材资源评价及分区

薪材在农村能源中占有重要地位,目前全省薪炭林面积71万公顷,森林能源每年合理提供量为904.5万吨标准煤,而实际消费量为1895.8万吨标准煤,消费量是合理提供量的2.1倍,薪材供需矛盾尖锐。预测2000年全省薪材需求量为2184.8万吨标准煤,尚需发展30万公顷薪炭林。为了宏观指导农村能源建设,在分析现状和进行需求预测后,将全省薪材资源划分为4个大类和13个类型区,分别阐述了各区特点和解决途径,最后对我省农村能源发展的重点和措施提出了指导性原则。     

内蒙古柠条生物量建模

以内蒙古自治区的常见灌木种柠条(Caragana microphylla)为研究对象,基于大样本的生物量实测数据,利用非线性误差变量联立方程组方法,建立了单株水平的地上生物量模型及其相容的地下生物量模型和根茎比模型,并建立了基于平均植冠面积和密度或覆盖度的群落水平的总生物量模型。结果表明:植冠面积是影响单株生物量的首要因子,其次才是丛生枝个数;基于植冠面积和丛生枝个数的单株地上生物量模型,其确定系数能接近0.7,但地下生物量模型的确定系数要低些,还不到0.5;单株地上生物量和地下生物量模型的平均预估精度均能达到90%左右,总生物量的平均预估精度能达到92%以上,完全可用于内蒙古自治区范围内柠条灌木林的生物量估计。以单株总生物量模型为基础,直接推导出不同密度或覆盖度的群落总生物量模型,可为建立群落水平的灌木生物量模型提供借鉴。     

小麦品种对赤霉病抗扩展性的遗传研究

本研究采用单花针注法接种,以病小穗数为统计单位,对1个感病品种和6个抗病品种杂交取得的F_1、F_2、B_1、B_2及其P_1和P_2进行了抗性调查,研究了这6个小麦品种抗赤霉病性的遗传,结果表明:6个抗性亲本抗性由强到弱的顺序为繁60096、苏麦3号、宁7840、翻山小麦、龙79B-1165、克80F_(3-119),抗病性以加性效应为主,显性效应不可忽     

Mapping of genes involved in glutathione, carbohydrate and COR14b cold induced protein accumulation during cold hardening in wheat

Using some of the chromosome substitution lines developed from thecrosses of the donor Cheyenne to Chinese Spring we showed that theaccumulation of water soluble carbohydrates during different stages ofhardening was time dependent. Moreover there was a significantcorrelation between the rate of carbohydrate accumulation and the frosttolerance. The expression and regulation of a wheat gene homologous tothe barley cold regulated cor14b gene was compared in frost sensitiveand frost tolerant wheat genotypes at different temperatures. Studies madewith chromosome substitution lines showed that the threshold inductiontemperature polymorphism of the cor14b wheat homologous genewas controlled by loci located on chromosome 5A of wheat, while cor14b gene was mapped, in Triticum monococcum, onto the longarm of chromosome 2A^m. Our study on the effect of cold hardeningon glutathione (GSH) metabolism showed that chromosome 5A of wheathas an influence on the GSH accumulation and on the ratio of reduced andoxidised glutathione as part of a complex regulatory function during coldhardening. In addition, the level of increase in GSH content duringhardening may indicate the degree of the frost tolerance of wheat.     

Diagnosis of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) nutrient imbalance by DRIS and CND-clr methods at two stages during early growth

High yield of sugar beet require adequate mineral nutrition. To be diagnosed across interacting nutrients using appropriate interpretation models, the plant must be sampled at a critical physiological stage. This study aimed to develop and validate norms at the 7-leaf and well-developed rosette stages, for diagnostic purposes using the Diagnosis and Recommended Integrated System (DRIS) and Compositional Nutrient Diagnosis based on centered log ratios (CND-clr). Data on nutrient concentrations and plant performance were obtained from 409 plots in West-Central Poland. With respect to the growth stages, for physiological and practical reasons, the 7-leaf stage is preferable for diagnostic purposes. At this growth stage, the high-yield subpopulation characterized by higher concentration of potassium and sodium compared to other nutrients. CND-clr indices were closely related to DRIS indices (R² > 0.93). The CND-clr indices, however, better explained the differences in the white sugar yield within the validated dataset than the DRIS indices.     

Dating chicks: Calibration and discrimination in a nonlinear multivariate hierarchical growth model

The motivation for this work was to investigate the possibility of accurately determining the age of a tern chick using easily obtained body measurements. We describe the construction of a nonlinear multivariate hierarchical model for chick growth and show how it can be estimated using Markov chain Monte Carlo techniques. A simple extension of the analysis allows for estimation of the ages of unknown chicks. Posterior distributions of the unknown ages are derived, so that the accuracy of age determination can be examined. We further extend our model and analysis to include the possibility that chicks fall into distinct groups with different growth characteristics. The technique is illustrated using data on the weight and wing length of black-fronted terns from the Ohau River, New Zealand. It is found that dating to within one day is possible, but only in some areas of the data space. The concept of “braiding” of multivariate growth curves is introduced to explain the varying accuracy of age determination.