Immune responses in piglets infected with highly pathogenic porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection compromises the host's innate and adaptive immunity. The aim of this study was to investigate the immune responses of piglets infected with highly pathogenic (HP) PRRSV (HuN4 strain) with or without the immunization with CH-1R attenuated PRRSV vaccine. The response was evaluated for the clinical signs, pathological changes and virus load in immune organs, antibody responses and levels of serum IFN-γ, IL-4 and IL-10. The result showed that in comparison with the piglets received the immunization, the piglets infected with HP-PRRSV alone had the thymus atrophy, decreased serum levels of IL-4 and increased serum levels of IL-10 and INF-γ. These results suggest that elevated IL-10 levels at the early stage of the infection may enhance virus survival and delay the induction of protective immunity, while increased levels of IL-4 induce the effective immune responses and increase the animals' health status.     

First report of Pseudomonas aeruginosa causing tumor disease of Populus koreana in China

Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection - In May 2018, a bacterial tumor disease was observed on Populus koreana in Shuangyang county, Changchun city, Jilin Province. Based on physiological...     

油菜冻害原因及其预防措施

对油菜冻害发生的症状、原因进行了分析,并提出了相应的预防措施。     

芦荟饮料褐变的控制研究

研究了芦荟凝胶在制汁过程及芦荟饮料在加工过程中温度和时间等因数对芦荟饮料色泽的影响。结果表明,搅汁时间10min,杀菌温度85℃,杀菌时间25min是有效控制芦荟饮料褐变的最佳工艺参数。     

家禽营养的实用化研究之管见

中国对家禽营养需要的研究更多地集中于实用性，许多动物营养学家和饲料生产商结合中国的饲养实际不断探索，找到了最佳经济效益配方设计点，取得了令国外同行瞩目的成绩。遗传育种学、分子生物学、各种调控理论的研究、计算机技术等高科技手段的灵活运用，适应了当今世界经济的发展，在环保、安全、卫生、高效、营养价值等方面都有了更高的要求。家禽的生产正面临着新的挑战，家禽饲料的营养配方设计也正在为适应这种变化而努力，主要体现在以下几个方面。     

草莓快速繁殖技术的研究

本文探讨了利用茎尖离体培养法进行草莓快速繁殖的方法。主要摸索了激素对试管苗的分化、生根的影响及移栽成活的技术要点。     

木材固碳量与含碳率研究进展

木材碳学是近年来兴起的一门科学, 其主要研究内容包括木材碳素的储存量、木材储能、人工林木材固碳增汇与优质木材培育技术及木质产品固碳延伸等方面。文中简述了木材碳学研究中木材固碳量与含碳率、木材固碳量的影响因素、木材固碳量与木材热值的关系以及木质材料固碳量和固碳延伸等方面的研究现状, 并对今后的研究方向进行了展望。