维生素A、维生素D和维生素E在动物体内的相互作用

本文主要综述了维生素A、维生素D和维生素E在动物体内的相互作用及其可能的机制,为科学确定这些维生素在动物日粮中的适宜添加量,提高动物的生产性能提供依据。     

樱桃砧木抗寒性鉴定

采用电导法和恢复生长法对Gisela5、Gisela6(Prunuscerasus×Pcanescens)、Colt(P.avium×P.pseudocerasus)和山樱桃(P.serrulata)的抗寒性进行了初步鉴定。并研究了枝条脯氨酸含量和超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性与樱桃砧木抗寒性的关系。结果表明Gisela5抗寒性最强,在深度休眠时能耐-32.5℃的低温,Colt抗寒性最差。-20～-40℃低温处理后,不同砧木枝条内脯氨酸的绝对含量和SOD活力均发生明显变化。抗寒性最强的Gisela5脯氨酸绝对含量变化最稳定,不同砧木枝条内脯氨酸绝对含量与抗寒性并不存在相关关系;Gisela5、Gisela6和山樱桃的SOD活力变化趋势先升后降,Colt的SOD活力从-20℃以后总的趋势是下降的,SOD活力与砧木的抗寒性关系密切,可以作为衡量砧木抗寒性的一个指标。     

供磷水平对不同基因型玉米几个抗逆生理指标的影响

对8个基因型不同的玉米杂交种，在不同供磷水平下的籽粒产量、叶片脯氨酸、丙二醛（MDA）和质膜透性进行了研究。试验得出，施磷对玉米的经济产量影响很明显，其中中单2号在高磷水平下产量比不供磷增加50．78％，DK656增加23．35％，新玉4号增加16．0％，DK473增加6．08％。不同基因型玉米叶片中脯氨酸含量差异较明显。在3个供磷水平下，供试8个品种脯氨酸含量由大到小依次为：DK743、中单2号、户单1号、豫玉22、DK656、酒单2号、石玉905、新玉4号。不同基因型玉米叶片中脯氨酸、MDA和膜质透性均随施磷量的增加而升高。随施磷量的增加，DK743、中单2号、户单1号叶片脯氨酸、丙二醛（MDA）含量和膜质透性增加最为明显，其次为豫玉22、DK656、酒单2号，石玉905、新玉4号表现出较弱的抗逆性。     

A/E大肠杆菌疫苗动物模型的建立

致病性和出血性大肠杆菌 (代表株 EPEC E2 34 8和 EHEC O15 7)是婴幼儿腹泻、出血性结肠炎和尿路感染综合征 (尿毒症 )的主要病原菌 ,它们同属于粘附脱落 (Attaching/ Effacing,A/ E)大肠杆菌群 ,具有许多共同的毒力基因 ,定位于致病岛 L EE(the locus of enterocyte effacement)上。本试验主要就 A/ E大肠杆菌致病岛 L EE的 2个主要调节基因 lux和 ler基因对细菌致病性和免疫原性的影响进行了研究。所使用的始发菌株为兔致病性大肠杆菌 RDEC- 1,根据同源重组的原理 ,利用自杀性载体 p CVD44 2技术 ,敲除了位于染色体上的 lux和 ler基因 ,构建了 lux和 ler基因缺失突变株 ,研究了这 2个基因对细菌生长、毒力因子表达的调控作用以及基因缺失突变株的致病性和免疫保护作用。家兔实验研究表明 ,lux基因缺失突变株仍然残存着部分致病作用 ,不足以成为理想的致弱疫苗 ;而 ler基因缺失突变株安全性好 ,具有良好的免疫保护作用 ,是理想的家兔致弱疫苗候选株。这些研究资料为人 A/ E大肠杆菌疫苗 ,尤其是 EHEC O15 7疫苗的研制指明了方向 ,并提供了技术路线。     

Simulating transport of E. coli derived from faeces of grazing livestock using the macro model

Abstract. Coliforms such as Escherichia coli and E. coli O157 are present in faeces deposited on the ground by grazing livestock, which gives rise to environmental concerns about the consequences of their transport in soil water draining to rivers, lakes, groundwater, water supplies and bathing waters. Following a similar study in relation to slurry spreading (Soil Use and Management 2003; 19, 321–330), a two‐stage approach was adopted to using the dual‐porosity contaminant transport model macro to simulate processes by which E. coli microorganisms from grazing livestock (sheep) pass through the soil to receiving waters via field drains. First, model parameter values were selected to reproduce experimental measurements showing rapid flows of the organisms by macropore flow without trapping in smaller pores. However, because of the large number of parameters and likely experimental errors, the set of values chosen, although plausible, is not necessarily unique and so any predictions should be considered provisional pending validation. Second, a series of predictive simulations was carried out to test the influence of soil and weather conditions on losses to field drains during grazing. These showed that E. coli losses were influenced almost entirely by the soil water content at the time of grazing, rising to a high level during grazing in wet conditions, but low or zero under dry conditions. In contrast, rainfall at the time of grazing had almost no consistent effect, other than large losses on the occasional days with over 20 mm of rain. Overall losses for a period of grazing were generally small during summer, but rose to a high level if grazing continued into autumn, due to the increase in soil water content. This demonstrates that there would probably be substantial reductions in the environmental risks of water pollution by E. coli and other faecal microorganisms if continuous grazing were stopped around early September and replaced by grazing on dry days only.     

Clinico-Pathologic Findings in Young Pigs Fed Different Levels of Selenium,Vitamin E and Antioxidant

A randomized, blocked 2³ factorial experiment was conducted with 48 young pigs. The treatment factors were: 2 levels of selenium (55 and 115 µg/kg), 2 levels of vitamin E (3 and 53 mg/kg) and 2 levels of the antioxidant feed additive Ethoxyquin (0 and 150 mg/kg). All pigs were kept in single pens and fed ad libitum throughout the experimental period of 9 weeks, i.e. from 3 to 12 weeks of age.Plasma, heart, liver and muscle Se levels as well as whole blood glutathione peroxidase activity (EC 1.11.1.9 GSH-Px) were significantly higher in pigs given a dietary supplement of Se than in pigs given no supplement of Se (P ≤ 0.001). The Se-supplemented pigs showed a tendency to lower mean serum transaminase activity (ASAT and ALAT) than unsupplemented pigs, but the influence was significant (P ≤ 0.05) only for the ALAT activity.Blood vit. E levels were higher for pigs receiving a supplement of vit. E than for unsupplemented pigs (P ≤ 0.001), and so was the resistance of red blood cells against lipid peroxidation (ELP), as expressed by lower ELP values.There were no effects of Ethoxyquin supplementation on the biochemical variables included in the study.The histological examination of heart muscle showed that the score for changes was negatively influenced by both Se and vit. E supplement (P ≤ 0.001) and to some extent also by Ethoxyquin supplement (P ≤ 0.05). The histological picture of m. long dorsi was influenced only by the vit. E supplement (P ≤ 0.01). No histological changes were found in the liver in this study. There were inverse relationships between whole blood GSH-Px defluorescence time and blood Se, and between ELP and whole blood vit. E (P ≤ 0.001).     

Studies on the acetylcholinesterase of Anopheles albimanus resistant and susceptible to organophosphate and carbamate insecticides

Acetylcholinesterase from fourth instar Anopheles albimanus larvae was studied in vitro. The acetylcholinesterase from both the resistant and susceptible strains behaved as a single enzyme “type,” with straight pseudo first-order insecticide inhibition lines which intersected the Y axis at 100%. The enzyme from resistant larvae was more slowly inhibited than the susceptible enzyme; bimolecular rate constants (k_i) differed by approximately 1.2- to 6-fold for a range of organophosphorous compounds and 17- to 1570-fold for the carbamates. There was a good correlation between the levels of resistance and the acetylcholinesterase inhibition rates.     

不同n-3/n-6多不饱和脂肪酸对产蛋鸡免疫功能的影响

选用 16 8只 30周龄海兰褐蛋鸡 ,研究不同 n- 3/ n- 6多不饱和脂肪酸 (PUFA)对产蛋鸡免疫功能的影响。 n- 3/ n- 6比值分别为 1∶ 1,1∶ 4 ,1∶ 8,1∶ 16 ,1∶ 32 ,维生素 E添加水平为 30 mg/ kg和 30 0 mg/ kg。在试验开始后的第 5周和第 7周给每个处理组中的 6只鸡注射牛血清白蛋白 (BSA) ,并分别于注射后第 10天翅静脉采血 ,测定 BSA抗体效价。测定第 5周及第 10周时外周全血淋巴细胞增殖速度和蛋黄 Ig Y水平。在第 9周给每个处理中 4只鸡注射脂多糖 (L PS) ,并于注射后 6 h,12 h,2 4 h后采血测定血浆中抗体 Ig G水平。试验结果表明 ,随着日粮中 n- 3/ n- 6比值的下降 ,BSA抗体效价显著下降 (P<0 .0 5 ) ,全血淋巴细胞增殖速度在第 5周时有上升的趋势 ,但差异不显著 ,而在第 10周时显著上升 (P<0 .0 5 )。蛋黄中抗体 Ig Y水平有随 n- 3/ n- 6比值下降而下降的趋势。注射 L PS后各时间点血浆 Ig G浓度随着 n- 3/ n- 6比值下降而下降。当日粮中 n- 3/ n- 6比值在 1∶ 1～ 1∶ 8之间时 ,产蛋鸡具有较好的免疫功能     

Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome in 3 Rottweilers

Three Rottweilers with marked peripheral eosinophilia and infiltration of the liver, spleen, lungs, and bone marrow with eosinophils were diagnosed with idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (IHES). Mean serum immunoglobulin E concentrations were markedly high. On cytogenetic analysis, no evidence of karyotypic abnormalities was found in bone marrow aspirates. Despite an extensive search, no underlying cause for the eosinophilia could be identified. In this study, cytogenetic analysis and measurement of serum IgE concentrations were used to differentiate IHES and eosinophilic leukemia.     

串珠镰孢D和E两个交配群电泳核型的研究

利用脉冲电泳技术研究了串珠镰孢Ｄ交配群和Ｅ交配群间及同一交配群的寄主和地区来源菌株电泳核型的相似性或多样性。结果显示,串珠镰孢Ｄ交配群菌株有９～１０条染色体,不同染色体ＤＮＡ分子量范围为０．７～６．１Ｍｂ,基因组大小约为３３．３～３７．９Ｍｂ;Ｅ效配群供试菌株分离出４～７条染色体,染色体ＤＮＡ分子量变化范围为０．７～４．８Ｍｂ,部分基因组大小约为９．０～２１．４Ｍｂ。电泳核型分析结果表明,在串珠镰