Thyroid Hormone Concentrations In Critically III Canine Intensive Care Patients

Alterations in thyroid indices in critically ill dogs were studied retrospectively to determine the incidence of the euthyroid sick syndrome and to assess its prognostic relevance to survival. Sixty-seven dogs were classified as euthyroid bases on a TSH stimulation test. Forty-one of 67 (61%) of the euthyroid dogs had low baseline serum T₄ concentrations (<1.5 ug/dl) and 38 of 67 (56%) of the euthyroid dogs had low baseline serum T₃ concentrations (<75 ng/dl). There was no significant difference between either the baseline or the post-stimulation serum T₄ concentrations when values of dogs that survived were compared with those that died. There was, however, a significant difference (P<0.05) between both the baseline and the post-stimulation values for T3 when survivors (100.3± 81 ng/dl, 143± 66 ng/dl) and non-survivors (64.2 ± 17.1 ng/dl, 96.6 ± 38.3 ng/dl) were compared. The euthyroid sick syndrome occurs commonly in critically ill dogs. Further, the extent of depression of serum concentrations of T₃ may be correlated to mortality.     

Histomorphological studies of the perinatal pig: comparison of five mortality groups with unaffected pigs

The results of a histological examination of organs obtained from 5 clinically and morphologically identified and described mortality groups of pigs dying during the perinatal period (0–60 h of age) were compared with the results obtained from the same examination of unaffected, apparently normal pigs (0.4–60 h of age). The histomorphological pictures were judged blind according to a scale of 1 to 4, where 1 = none or insignificant, and 4 = a high degree of a specific organ characteristic. The results for each organ characteristic were analysed statistically.     

Abundance estimates of perch fry (Perca fluviatilis), complicated by grouped behaviour

Schnabel's mark and recapture abundance estimates of perch fry in Kli?ava Reservoir (Czech Republic), differentially marked in autumn and in spring, partly failed due to the existence of groups of individuals which behaved differently. There were three groupings. 1) a group of fry caught by shore seining from autumn of the first year (O+) to summer of the second year of life (1+), the only group in the littoral during late autumn and early spring and the fry with the slowest growth rate; 2) a group of perch fry that consisted of males maturing at 1 year and that dominated the trap catches in reservoir; 3) a group of fry that avoided the littoral in late autumn and during March-May 1983, which appeared in the littoral in May and June 1983, thus diluting the previously marked littoral fry. These 3 groupings of fry were relatively stable and separable throughout 1–2 years, apart for the mixing of groups 1 and 3 that took place in the littoral during the summer. The density of perch fry of 1982 year class in spring 1983 was estimated to be about 0.094 individuals per m².     

Risk Factors for Lamb Mortality in Sahelian Sheep on a Breeding Station in Ghana

A retrospective cohort study was designed to examine the effect of sex, season of birth, type and year of birth, and birth weight on lamb mortality. The method used involved analysis of breeding records for Sahelian sheep kept on a breeding station at Pong-Tamale in northern Ghana from 1994 to 2000. The pre-weaning and post-weaning mortalities were 10% (n = 505) and 19% (n = 453), respectively, while the overall mortality from birth up to 12 months of age was 28% (n = 505). Compared to the pre-weaning period, the post-weaning period recorded significantly higher proportions of deaths in male, single-born, lambs born in the rainy or dry seasons, and in lambs with low (<3 kg) or high (> or =3 kg) birth weight. The odds and risks of death for male lambs were about one and a half times those for females at post-weaning. Lambs born in the dry season had significantly higher mortality than those born in the rainy season. Lambs that died by the time of weaning were not significantly different in weight at birth from those that survived. The mean birth and weaning weights of single-born lambs were significantly higher than those for twins. The mean pre-weaning ADG was significantly higher in lambs born as singles compared to that for twins. The season of birth had influence on mean birth weight, with those born in the rainy season having significantly higher weights than those born in the dry season. The year of birth significantly affected birth weight, weaning weight, weight at 12 months and ADG at all stages of the lambs' life. The study concluded that the most significant risk factors for lamb mortality included sex of the lamb, season of birth and birth weight. The last two could be manipulated, to some extent, to reduce lamb mortality.     

Influence of phosphine on hatching of Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Cucujidae), Lasioderma serricorne (Coleoptera: Anobiidae) and Oryzaephilus surinamensis (Coleoptera: Silvanidae)

The hatching and mortality response of 0- to 48-h-old eggs of field strains of the stored-product insects Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Stephens), Lasioderma serricorne (F) and Oryzaephilus surinamensis (L) following phosphine fumigation for 24, 48 or 120 h at 27 (+/- 2) degrees C was investigated. Hatching was delayed and reduced in the first few days in a phosphine-resistant strain of C ferrugineus that was treated with 2.0-7.0 mg litre(-1) doses for 48 h (5-80% mortality) and with 1.0-2.0 mg litre(-1) for 120 h (44-84% mortality). In both the exposures there were significant increases in hatching on later days when compared with the corresponding controls. Developmental delay was, however, not evident in susceptible strains of C ferrugineus, L serricorne and O surinamensis that were exposed to phosphine for 24 h.     

河南省鲁山县规模养猪场仔猪腹泻调查报告

通过对5家养猪场仔猪腹泻调查,了解鲁山县仔猪腹泻流行现状,以便为今后更好地做好防控工作提供参考依据.     

日粮中添加微生态制剂对瘦肉型繁殖母猪生产性能的影响

为探讨微生态制剂对母猪繁殖性能和仔猪生长性能的影响,选择同期配种的长×大二元杂种健康母猪20头,随机分为对照组和试验组2组(每组10头),对照组饲喂基础日粮,试验组在基础日粮基础上添加酵母菌制剂0.1%(活菌数1.7×106cfu/g)、乳酸菌制剂0.1%(活菌数2.0×106cfu/g)和枯草芽孢杆菌制剂0.1%(活菌数1.1×106cfu/g),进行1个繁殖周期(怀孕到仔猪断奶)135d的对比饲养试验。结果表明:试验组窝均产仔数11.10头,窝均产活仔数10.50头,分别比对照提高12.61%(P>0.05)和10.48%(P<0.05);仔猪初生窝重15.523kg,平均个体重1.511kg,分别比对照提高17.48%(P>0.05)和5.76%(P<0.05);仔猪平均断奶窝重49.169kg,平均断奶个体重5.096kg,分别比对照提高32.89%(P>0.05)和16.90%(P>0.05)。试验组仔猪死胎率2.8571%、弱仔率6.306 3%、断奶死亡率4.610%,分别比对照降低0.334 4%(P>0.05)、0.910 2%(P>0.05)和3.35%(P>0.05)。结论:在日粮中添加微生态制剂可提高母猪的繁殖能力与仔猪的生长力,降低仔猪的死亡率。     

Stockings for protection of containerized conifer seedlings against pine weevil (Hylobius abietis L.) damage

The effectiveness of a stocking, constructed of nylon and cotton netting, in protecting containerized conifer seedlings against pine weevil attack was evaluated in field tests on 37 clear‐cut reforestation areas in southern and central Sweden. The stockings significantly reduced pine weevil feeding on treated seedlings as well as seedling mortality. The protective effect of the stockings was similar to that of an insecticide (permethrin) treatment. In most experiments the survival of stocking‐enclosed seedlings was satisfactory from a practical point of view, whereas untreated control seedlings suffered heavy mortality.     

印楝素乳油对蜀柏毒蛾的防治效果研究

采用室内浸渍和室外喷雾的方法研究了不同浓度0.25%印楝素乳油对蜀柏毒蛾的防治效果。结果表明:室内药效测定600倍和900倍浓度处理36h之后幼虫的死亡率均达到100%,1 100倍溶液在48h后死亡率达到100%;林间喷药试验中,600倍液、900倍液、1 100倍液在72h后的幼虫死亡率分别为100%、90%和85%。因此,采用0.25%印楝素乳油防治蜀柏毒蛾,其浓度以900～1 100倍液为宜。