城区宠物防疫管理

合肥是安徽的省会城市,随着人民生活水平的提高,城区养犬数量急剧增加,现仅合肥二环以内就有犬5万只左右。部分市民不文明养犬,随意遗弃犬,使得流浪犬数量增加,造成犬病的传播。一些动物诊所和宠物     

Homeobox基因对毛囊生长发育作用机制的研究进展

Homeobox（Hox）基因作为一种重要转录因子,在调节动物体轴发育方面发挥着重要的作用。自Hoxc13基因被首次证明与毛囊生长发育有密切关系后,Hox基因家族其他成员也逐渐被认为在毛囊生长发育与周期变化过程中充当着一个重要角色。作者综述了Hox基因在毛囊生长中的作用机理,为今后绒毛用动物相关领域研究提供思路。     

猪表皮生长因子基因的遗传变异及其与产仔性状的相关性分析

本研究通过建立两次PCR扩增分型法,分析猪表皮生长因子(epidermal growth factor,EGF)基因第3内含子上的875bp插入片段在13个中外不同繁殖性能的猪种中的遗传变异,以及EGF基因在白色杜洛克×二花脸资源家系180头F2母猪中与繁殖性状的相关性。结果表明,不同类型中国地方猪种与西方商业猪种在EGF基因位点上存在偏态分布。在资源家系中该位点对总产仔数、产活仔数和断奶活仔数无显著影响(P0.05);尽管BB基因型的产活仔数和断奶活仔数分别比AA型多1.74和0.46头,但BB型的个体太少,各基因型间的均值差异不显著(P0.05);虽然产活仔数的a值和d值分别达到0.87和1.24头,但该基因位点的加性效应和显性效应并不明显。因此,需要利用更多的SNP位点和更多样本进一步了解EGF基因与繁殖性状的关联性。     

狗有多聪明

<正>狗的智力有多高在科学界尚存很多争议。不同品种的狗发展出各种不相同的生理能力及自然本能,比如玩具犬、大型犬、警卫犬、视觉型猎犬、斗犬、看守家畜型犬只等。品种间差异大,经选育发展出来的自然本     

乳牛舍内环境空气中细菌数量与乳房炎的关系研究

采用自然沉降法对规模化泌乳奶牛舍内消毒前后空气细菌含量进行检测,同时对泌乳牛群进行乳房炎调查,对乳房炎奶牛乳汁中病原菌分离鉴定。结果表明,不同的牛舍不同的培养基其结果均不相同,NA培养基菌落数最高达77.8×103cfu/m3,S.S培养基在多个分布点无细菌生长。牛舍经过消毒后环境空气中的细菌总数大幅度减少,运动场空气细菌总数明显低于舍内。奶牛乳房炎的发生率与牛舍环境空气中的细菌总数呈正相关,细菌总数多的牛舍奶牛乳房炎的发病率也高。环境空气中和乳房炎奶牛乳汁中同时分离到金黄色葡萄球菌、大肠杆菌、伤寒沙门氏菌、肺炎克雷伯氏菌等。     

日粮中浒苔添加水平对肉鸡免疫功能和血清生化指标的影响

为探讨肉鸡日粮中浒苔添加水平对肉鸡免疫功能和血清生化指标的影响,选用1日龄健康艾维茵肉仔鸡240只,按单因素随机试验设计分为4组(每组6个重复,每重复10只鸡),分别饲喂浒苔添加量为0(对照组)、2%、3%和4%的日粮,试验期42 d.结果表明:与对照相比,3%的添加量可显著(P<0.05)提高肉鸡二免后新城疫抗体效价水平、血清总蛋白和白蛋白含量;4%的添加量可显著或极显著(P<0.05或P<0.01)提高肉鸡后期的外周血T淋巴细胞转化率、免疫器官指数以及血清高密度脂蛋白胆固醇和白蛋白含量,降低血清中总胆固醇、甘油三酯和丙二醛含量,增强血清总超氧化物歧化酶和谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶的活性;各添加水平对肉鸡血清中谷丙转氨酶、谷草转氨酶、尿素氮和球蛋白含量无显著影响(P>0.05).综上所述,浒苔是优良的海藻饲料资源,无毒无害,可以增强机体的免疫和抗氧化功能,改善机体的脂质代谢和蛋白质合成,生产中的建议添加量为3%～4%.     

降水对青海同德高寒草地牧草产量影响的积分回归分析

利用积分回归的基本原理,并以青海省同德县巴滩高寒草地牧草产量为例,运用积分回归分析气象要素与牧草产量的关系,确定了青海省同德县巴滩高寒草地不同生育时段的降水对牧草产量的影响效应。结果表明,降水对高寒天然草地牧草产量的影响正效应为4月上中旬、5月下旬—7月上旬和8月下旬3个阶段,降水量每增加1mm,牧草产量最大增加138.2,80.1,53.8kg/hm2;负效应为4月下旬—5月中旬和7月中旬—8月中旬2个阶段,降水量每增加1mm,牧草产量相应最多减少23.1,43.7kg/hm2。     

不同脱萼处理对‘华梨1号’梨脱萼率及果实品质的影响

以‘华梨1号’梨为试材,于梨花露白的花蕾期和盛花期喷施不同浓度的PBO和40%氟硅唑处理,研究不同脱萼处理对‘华梨1号’梨果脱萼率、座果率、单果重、果形指数和果实外观品质和内在品质的影响。结果表明：喷施不同浓度的PBO和40%氟硅唑处理对于‘华梨1号’梨幼果的萼片脱落及果实品质的影响差异显著。其中喷施12000 倍40%氟硅唑+600 倍PBO处理脱萼效果最为显著,幼果脱萼果率为92.53%;花朵座果率为97.58%,与清水对照处理差异不显著;果形指数为0.89,显著低于其他处理的果形指数,果形呈扁圆形,提高了果实的整齐度,改善了梨果外观品质;同时显著提高梨果的可溶性固形物和可溶性糖的含量,降低了梨果的果肉硬度,提高了‘华梨1号’梨果实的内在品质。     

Effect of hay type on cecal and fecal microbiome and fermentation parameters in horses

The effect of hay type on the microbiome of the equine gastrointestinal tract is relatively unexplored. Our objective was to characterize the cecal and fecal microbiome of mature horses consuming alfalfa or Smooth Bromegrass (brome) hay. Six cecally cannulated horses were used in a split-plot design run as a crossover in two periods. The whole plot treatment was ad libitum access to brome or alfalfa hay fed over two 21-d acclimation periods with subplots of sampling location (cecum and rectum) and sampling hour. Each acclimation period was followed by a 24-h collection period where cecal and fecal samples were collected every 3 h for analysis of pH and volatile fatty acids (VFA). Fecal and cecal samples were pooled and sent to a commercial lab (MR DNA, Shallowater, TX) for the amplification of the V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene and sequenced using Illumina HiSeq. The main effects of hay on VFA, pH, and taxonomic abundances were analyzed using the MIXED procedure of SAS 9.4 with fixed effects of hay, hour, location, period, and all possible interactions and random effect of horse. Alpha and beta diversities were analyzed using the R Dame package. Horses fed alfalfa had greater fecal than cecal pH (P ≤ 0.05), whereas horses fed brome had greater cecal than fecal pH (P ≤ 0.05). Regardless of hay type, total VFA concentrations were greater (P ≤ 0.05) in the cecum than in feces, and alfalfa resulted in greater (P ≤ 0.05) VFA concentrations than brome in both sampling locations. Alpha diversity was greater (P ≤ 0.05) in fecal compared with cecal samples. Microbial community structure within each sampling location and hay type differed from one another (P ≤ 0.05). Bacteroidetes were greater (P ≤ 0.05) in the cecum compared with the rectum, regardless of hay type. Firmicutes and Firmicutes:Bacteroidetes were greater (P ≤ 0.05) in the feces compared with cecal samples of alfalfa-fed horses. In all, fermentation parameters and bacterial abundances were impacted by hay type and sampling location in the hindgut.     

Characteristics of 18F-FDG and 18F-FDOPA PET in an 8-year-old neutered male Yorkshire Terrier dog with glioma: long-term chemotherapy using hydroxyurea plus imatinib with prednisolone and immunoreactivity for PDGFR-β and LAT1

An 8-year-old neutered male Yorkshire Terrier dog presented with head pressing, vestibular ataxia, neck tenderness, and no oculocephalic reflex. A demarcated lesion in the pons was identified on MRI. The patient was tentatively diagnosed with a glioma and was treated with hydroxyurea plus imatinib and prednisolone. After 30 days of therapeutic treatment, the patient showed a clear improvement in neurological signs, which lasted for 1117 days. On day 569 after the initiation of treatment, ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET) was performed with no significant findings on visual analysis. The average and maximal standardized uptake values (SUVs) were 1.92 and 2.29, respectively. The tumor-to-normal-tissue (T/N) ratio was 0.97. The first evidence of clinical deterioration was noticed on day 1147. On day 1155, 3,4-dihydroxy-6-[¹⁸F]-fluoro-l-phenylalanine (¹⁸F-FDOPA)-PET was performed. High uptake of ¹⁸F-FDOPA was observed in the intracranial lesion. The mean and maximal SUVs of the tumor were 1.59 and 2.29, respectively. The T/N ratio was 2.22. The patient was euthanized on day 1155 and histopathologic evaluations confirmed glioma (astrocytoma). This case shows that chemotherapy with hydroxyurea plus imatinib may be considered in the treatment of canine glioma. Furthermore, this is the first case describing the application of ¹⁸F-FDG and ¹⁸F-FDOPA in a dog with glioma.