母鹿饲喂益生素效果初报

选取产仔前母鹿 30头在试验组饲料中添加益生素每次 2g/头。结果表明 ,加喂益生素后 ,不仅改善了母鹿胃肠内的菌群 ,增加有益菌的数目 ,增强了母鹿体质 ,而且提高了断乳仔鹿生长的各项指标     

水化大豆油脚作原料制取粉末大豆磷脂

采用丙酮萃取法从新鲜水化大豆油脚中提取粉末大豆磷脂。提取时第一次油脚：丙酮＝３∶１，第２—６次原料：丙酮＝１∶１。第１—３次离心后的提取液用于油和丙酮的回收，第４—６次离心后的提取液贮存，用来代替下一次生产１—３次的纯丙酮．从油脚提取的磷脂颜色（淡黄色）好于从浓缩磷脂中提取的（淡棕色），前者酸值，过氧化值较后者低．     

舍饲1～7日龄公骡驹行为的观察

对舍饲1～7日龄公骡驹的吸乳、偷乳、站立、运动、睡眠、采食、吃粪、踢、恋群、嬉耍、鸣叫、嗅舐等行为进行了观察,初步探讨了这些行为的产生原因和如何利用这些行为制定科学的骡驹培育措施。     

发展我国奶牛以应人民营养的需要

随着我国人民生活水平的提高,膳食结构必将发生改变,动物性食品包括牛奶及其加工品的生产与消费也将与日俱增。当前我国奶牛业主要表现在产奶量方面,但面临着供不应求与价格问题,甚至出现宰奶牛供肉用的危机。但国外则呈现不同的发展情况。因事关人民营养和农牧业配合的经济开发,对这些问题近年笔者曾著文有所论及。今再根据最近几年国内外的资料与实况了解,侧重于国外乳业生产与供销等问题作一论述。     

The gastrointestinal mucosa in young milk-fed calves. A scanning electron and light microscopic investigation

Gastrointestinal segments from 4 healthy, 17-, 21-, 22- and 23-day-old calves fed on whole cow’s milk were examined. Scanning electron microscopy showed that the anterior duodenum had short villi varying in shape from leaf-shaped to nodular; the middle duodenum had broad, tongue-shaped villi and the anterior, middle, and parts of the posterior jejunum had slender, finger-shaped or leaf-shaped villi. The villi of the mucosa covering Peyer’s patches in the posterior jejunum were short and either conical or tongue-shaped; there were also small “pseudovilli” caused by bulges in the lymphoid tissue. Morphometry showed that the villi were longer in the anterior jejunum than in the duodenum and the posterior parts of the jejunum (P < 0.005). Morphologically fat absorption was most heavy in the anterior third of the small intestine. Moderate amounts of fat were also found in the epithelium of the posterior jejunum and of the abomasum. Large fat droplets were seen in apical duodenal enterocytes, in contrast to the small epithelial droplets in other areas with fat absorption. Nile blue staining indicated that the fat in the large droplets was esterified.     

Listeriosis in sheep. Listeria monocytogenes excretion and immunological state in healthy sheep.

Listeriosis in sheep. Listeria monocytogenes excretion and immunological state in healthy sheep. Acta vet. scand. 1979, 20, 168–179. — The excretion of Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) in the faeces and milk, and humoral and cell mediated immunity against Lm, were examined in a sheep flock where no cases of listeriosis had occurred during the last 3 years. The investigation was carried out during the indoor season. During the first part of the season 2 of the 10 pregnant, 8 months old lambs excreted Lm in the faeces, but none of the 106 ewes, 2–10 years old. At lambing the organism was isolated from the faeces of 6 of the 10 1 year old lambs and from 64% of the ewes, and from the milk of 1 of the lambs and 41% of the ewes. Nearly all the isolates (98.5%) belonged to serotype 1.Antibody titres against Lm were found in sera and whey by an indirect haemagglutination method. The titres were higher for the ewes than for the hoggs and seemed to be influenced by the number of foetuses the animals carried.Cell mediated immunity was determined by a skin test where delayed hypersensitivity against an antigen prepared from Lm, was measured. Animals fed grass silage had a stronger reaction than animals fed hay, and a stronger reaction was found in animals with ≥ 3 foetuses than in the remainder.The investigation indicates that even in a healthy sheep flock all the animals may be exposed to Lm, and the majority may be latent carriers and excrete this organism in the faeces and milk during periods of stress.     

Comparison of Four Enrichment Media in the Recovery of Campyloracter Jejuni

The effectiveness of 4 enrichment media for the recovery of low levels of inoculated cells of Campylobacter jejuni was evaluated. The media contained antibiotics or antibiotics and bile acids as selective compounds. Three of the media recovered most of the inoculated low numbers of 6 C. jejuni strains. In the 3 media the growth rate of 3 strains, indicated by the increase in the log number of cells during 24 h or 48 h incubation at 42 ° C, was about the same as in the control medium without selective compounds. The same 3 media also recovered a low number of Campylobacter cells from artificially contaminated raw milk or ground meat samples. The enrichment medium B containing 40 I.U. Colistin, 5 μg novobiocin, 2 mg Na-cholic acid and 50 mg cycloheximide per ml was inhibitory for most Campylobacter strains studied.     

Reduced Milk Production in Udder Quarters with Subclinical Mastitis and Associated Economic Losses in Crossbred Dairy Cows in Ethiopia

The objective of the study was to estimate the losses associated with subclinical mastitis (SCM) in crossbred dairy cows in the Central Highlands of Ethiopia. A split udder investigation was performed with 30 cows to determine production losses associated with SCM. Each quarter of the study cows was examined using the California Mastitis Test (CMT) and quarter milk production was measured over a period of 8 days. Production losses were determined for different CMT scores by comparing production of quarters with CMT score 0 to quarters with CMT scores trace, 1, 2 and 3, respectively. Using data from a recently published study, economic losses were determined for different farm sizes and production subsystems by multiplying the prevalence of the respective CMT scores with the production losses associated with these CMT scores. Mean quarter milk production was 0.82 + 0.40 kg per milking in the split udder trial. Milk production was reduced by 1.2%, 6.3%, and 33% in quarters with CMT scores 1+, 2+, and 3+, respectively. Using data from the published study, a quarter with SCM lost an average of 17.2% of its milk production. Production losses associated with SCM were estimated at 5.6% for the Addis Ababa Milk Shed. Stratified losses were highest (9.3%) in urban dairy farms (UDF) and small-scale farms (6.3%). The estimates of the financial losses ranged from US$29.1 in dairy herds in secondary towns (DHIST) to US$66.6 in UDF. A total loss of US$38 was estimated for each cow per lactation. Reducing mastitis in UDF (highest prevalence) to the level of DHIST (lowest prevalence) could reduce the loss by US$35. As this does not include costs associated with treatment or culling of diseased cows, this figure probably underestimates the possible benefits of control measures.     

Research Progress of Fatty Acid Regulation of microRNAs in Dairy Cow Mammary Glands

Lipids are a kind of substance which can store and provide energy for animals. A large number of studies have confirmed that the change of lipids in diets can alter the expression of microRNAs (miRNAs) and thus affect the biological activities of the bodies. This review mainly summarizes the regulation of fatty acids on the expression of miRNAs in mammary gland of dairy cows, from the aspects of bovine mammary miRNAs expression characteristics, miRNAs that regulate milk fat synthesis, and the changed bovine mammary miRNAs in response to exogenous addition of fatty acids. All these works may be beneficial for the establishment of the connection between nutrients and mammary function, and provide information for the related research in the future.