Growth hormone secretion in chicks during dietary calcium deficiency

The role of calcium in the secretion of growth hormone (GH) has been examined in vivo in immature domestic fowl. Chicks reared on a low calcium (0.16% calcium in the feed) diet showed a reduced growth rate, compared with those on a normal (0.86%) calcium diet and had lower basal levels of plasma GH 1, 5, 10 and 15 d after calcium deprivation, but not after 20, 25, 30 or 35 d of calcium deficiency. No consistent changes in the concentration of immunoreactive somatomedin C were observed during calcium restriction. In both the control and low calcium fed birds the plasma concentrations of GH were elevated by the intravenous administration of human pancreatic GH releasing factor (hpGRF) and by thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH). The GH responses to these provocative stimuli were not reduced in magnitude by calcium deficiency. It is suggested, therefore, that the effect of calcium deprivation on the secretion of GH is mediated via the reduced release of stimulatory hypophysiotrophic factors from the hypothalamus.

Pharmacological alterations in calcium status also suggest that calcium deprivation inhibits GH secretion. Plasma concentrations of GH were acutely depressed in young chicks following the administration of a calcium chelator (ethylene diaminotetraacetic acid) a calcium channel blocker (verapamil) and after calmodulin inhibition (by chlordiazapine and trifluorpenazine administration). These data therefore demonstrate the importance of calcium in the stimulation of GH secretion in the domestic fowl.     

Malunion of an in utero open tibial fracture in an aborted equine fetus

An in utero tibial fracture was examined at necropsy in a seven-month-old male aborted Thoroughbred fetus. Grossly the healed fracture had a smooth cortical surface. Histologically there was no callus formation or excessive osteoclastic or osteoblastic activity.     

我国货币资金体外循环的原因及对策研究

在当前的宏观经济态势下，由于实际负利率的存在，部分货币资金通过不合法的途径和方式游离出银行体系独立运行。从而形成了货币资金体外循环的态势。这是一种不确定的经济因素，反映了我国经济中的一些深层次的体制性问题。本文试图对我国货币资金体外循环产生的原因进行深入分析。以找出实际可行的对策来解决货币资金体外循环的问题。从而促进经济持续健康发展。     

南方优质米加工的降碎措施

南方优质米加工易碎,成本高,不利企业竞争。针对优质米生产加工中易产生碎米的原因,可从稻谷的品种、栽培、收购、储存、加工工艺和设备优化等方面入手,采取有效措施降低碎米率。     

整建制全要素全链条农业面源污染综合防治的思考及实践

加强农业面源污染综合防治是加快推进中国农业发展全面绿色转型,实现乡村全面振兴的重要任务。近年来,在多方的共同努力下,中国生态环境改善取得了一定成效,但重点流域的农业面源污染问题仍然突出。该研究在分析中国农业面源污染现状的基础上,通过资料收集、现场调研、专家座谈等多种方式梳理和分析了农业面源污染综合防治在治理主体、投入要素、技术体系与产业链条方面的瓶颈,解析了整建制全要素全链条农业面源污染综合防治的内涵,阐述了国家农业绿色发展先行区浙江平湖在践行整建制全要素全链条农业面源污染综合防治方面的先进做法及应用效果。总结了典型案例在网格化健全污染综合防治“整建制”、特色化延伸综合防治“全链条”、以及全方位保障污染综合防治“全要素”三个方面开展的相关工作,以期为探索形成农业面源污染综合防治整体解决方案,示范带动农业发展全面绿色转型提供支撑。     

基于MATLAB仿真的木材铣削模糊控制系统的研究

利用模糊控制理论设计木材铣削加工在线控制系统。并应用MATLAB软件对该模糊控制系统进行验证和仿真，获得了最佳的控制效果。     

Efficiency of local feeds for the common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) in Saudi Arabia

The effects of feeding three local feeds (53%, 43% and 33% protein) on the growth and quality of the common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) were investigated. The 43% protein feed proved most economical, with the highest biological value and has increased the protein and amino acid contents of the flesh but resulted in poor fish growth (0.10 g/day).     

Swine trichinosis in mid-atlantic slaughterhouses: Possible relationship to hog marketing systems

Digests of diaphragms from 33 482 hogs slaughtered in the mid-atlantic states were examined for the presence of Trichinella spiralis larvae. The samples were obtained from 7 slaughterhouses, ranging in slaughter capacity from less than 50 per day to more than 4000 per day. The sources of the hogs varied from “backyard” operations, raising hogs for home use, to commercial farms. The means by which hogs were brought to the slaughterhouse also differed; the larger slaughterhouses often purchased directly from the producer while the smaller slaughterhouses (1000 hogs per day or less) usually purchased through dealers or brokers. Infected hogs were detected more frequently than was expected from previously-published prevalence studies; overall, 0.58% of samples examined contained T. spiralis larvae. All of the infected hogs were marketed through the smaller slaughterhouses (less than 1000 per day) and nearly all were marketed through brokers. The mean number of larvae per gram of diaphragm, determined by slaugterhouses type, ranged from 0.5 to 74.6; most infections were light although 5 had counts of 1000–2480.Most of the positive samples were obtained from one slaughterhouse, the data from which exhibited marked differences in the frequency of infection by day of the week; 128 positive samples of the total of 190 found were obtained on Fridays, although only 10% of all samples were obtained on that day. Analysis of the geographic origin of shipments containing infected hogs revealed that most originated in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, although the hogs shipped from the latter state might originated in New England or Maryland. Attempts to trace back infected hogs for further epidemiological investigation were largely futile, owing to the absence of an identification system.     

Milling Energy Polymorphism in Hordeum spontaneum Koch in Israel and its Potential Utilization in Breeding for Malting Quality

Variation for grain milling energy in Hordeum vulgare is associated with differences in grain size, shape and composition. Genetic polymorphisms within and between populations were found across the ecogeographical range of Hordeum spontaneum in Israel. Low milling energy estimates were positively correlated with and predictable by the aridity index. Milling energy in H. spontaneum, collected in Israel, ranged from the lowest values seen in making barley to twice the highest values seen in feed cultivars. It is concluded that H. spontaneum elite genotypes could be effectively identified by milling energy for use in the breeding of new cultivars.