Long-term variation in brown trout, Salmo trutta L., stocking success in a large lake: interplay between availability of suitable prey and size at release

Abstract –  Factors affecting long-term variation in brown trout, Salmo trutta L., stocking success were examined in a large lake, Lake Oulujärvi, in central Finland. Brown trout were stocked in spring (late May to early June) in 1974–1991 and in summer (late June to early July) in 1992–2001. The biomass of the vendace, Coregonus albula (L.), population (prey) at release time had the largest positive effect on stocking success within both periods: biomass of adult vendace in spring and both 0+ and adult vendace in summer. Increasing the size of stocked fish had a positive effect if the vendace available at release were only adults. The increasing trend of predator-catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) [combined CPUE of northern pike Esox lucius L., burbot Lota lota (L.), and pike-perch Stizostedion lucioperca (L.)] through the study period and its negative effect on trout stocking success suggested an increasing effect of predation within the entire time series.     

非洲黑鸵鸟人工饲养条件下繁殖性能的观察

14只2岁非洲黑鸵鸟按公母比例1:2～3分成4个繁殖组合,对产蛋、受精、孵化情况进行观察分析。结果显示,每只母鸵鸟年平均产蛋量为55.2枚,最高约为73枚,最低为39枚。4个组合鸟群之间种蛋的受精率存在显著的差异P<0.01,I组的受精率最高,为59.6%;IV组的受精率最低,仅8.9%。各组的受精率、孵化率差异不显著P>0.05,平均受精蛋孵化率达到92.6%。本次受精率较低的原因为公鸟年龄小,没有完全达到性成熟。     

几种微量元素对动物生殖毒性的研究进展

随着微量元素饲料添加剂的广泛应用,其对动物的生殖毒性已经引起了人们的关注。文章就微量元素氟、砷?锰?镍、硒对动物生殖的毒性作用作了简要的综述。     

热应激对动物生殖机能的影响及其作用机理

温度对动物生殖机能具有重要的影响,本文分别阐述热应激对雌性动物发情、受胎率、胚胎成活率、产仔数以及对雄性动物繁殖性能的影响,并提出了热应激对动物生殖机能影响的可能作用机理。     

农村户养条件下四川乳肉兼用牛的繁殖性能研究

调查结果表明,四川乳肉兼用母牛的初配年龄在16～24月龄之间,4.5周岁达到成年体尺体重.发情和产犊以9～12自然月为最高,其次为1～4月.牛群结构为成年母牛占42.98%,1.5～4.0岁青年母牛占55.67%,1周岁及以下小母牛1.43%.在所调查1 076头繁殖母牛的2 157个胎次中,共产犊牛2 162头,其中产公犊占50.97%,平均初生重为31.56kg;产母犊占49.03%,平均初生重为29.61 kg;公母比为1.04:1;不同犊牛性别间,公、母牛怀孕期没有明显的差异.产犊间隔平均为381.48天;难产率为0.28%,双胎率为0.28%,犊牛成活率为99.25%.群体第一情期受胎率为33.75%.     

肉牛业牛源问题思考

近几年,我国肉牛业发展遇到了牛源紧缺的问题,其主要原因是牛繁殖率低,牛源供给不足;肉牛繁育部门经济效益差,没有生产犊牛的积极性;牛个体的产肉量低,生产单位牛肉需要屠宰更多的牛;肉牛繁育户组织化程度低,一方面,实力弱小,没有代言人,在产业链中处于弱势地位,另一方面,难以提高生产水平和市场竞争力。解决牛源紧缺问题,要提高牛的繁殖效率．利用奶公牛产肉,增加牛源供给;要提高个体产肉量,少杀牛而多产肉,缓解牛源需求;借鉴国外经验,建立和发展农业合作社,提高技术、加强管理,提高应对市场的能力和提高影响力,从而提高肉牛繁育户的经济效益和权益。     

妊娠母猪膘情对繁殖性能的影响

为研究妊娠母猪膘情与繁殖性能的关系,试验随机选用32头妊娠母猪,用B超活体测定其产前3 d倒数3、4肋骨间、胸腰椎结合处、腰荐椎结合处偏离背中线5~8 cm处背膘厚,并与其窝产仔数、产活仔数、死胎数、、仔猪初生重、初生窝重、18日龄断奶重、断奶窝重及断奶后发情天数等指标进行比较。结果显示,背膘厚度较薄组各项繁殖指标普遍优于背膘厚组,说明保持适当膘情对妊娠母猪繁殖性能的提高具有促进作用。     

猪乳中一组高分子量蛋白的多态性及其与繁殖性能关系的研究

采用十二烷基硫酸钠 聚丙烯酰胺凝胶不连续垂直板电泳 (SDS PAGE)对 16 2头二花脸母猪乳中一组高分子量蛋白质 (HMWP)进行了检测 ,计算了该位点的基因型频率、等位基因频率和遗传多样性指数等 ,并运用线性模型统计方法分析了该位点的不同基因型与母猪繁殖性能的关系。结果表明 ,在二花脸猪种群 ,乳中HMWP存在B(M :11480 0± 40 0 )和D(M :10 140 0± 6 0 0 )两种带 ,分别受二个等位基因HB 和HD 控制。BB、BD和DD三种基因型频率分别为 0 6 6 6 7、0 2 716和 0 0 6 17,两个等位基因HB 和HD 频率分别为 0 80 2 5和 0 1975 ,遗传多样性指数为0 3170。在三种HMWP基因型中 ,不同基因型母猪的繁殖性能在活仔数和窝重上存在着显著差异 (P <0 0 5 ) ,但在初生仔猪个体重和 2 0日龄窝重上未达到显著水平 (P >0 0 5 )。     

正反反复选择下近交对褐壳蛋鸡饲料利用率和繁殖性状的影响

本文估计了褐壳蛋鸡洛岛红(AA)和浅花苏赛克斯(BB)在正反反复选择(RRS)下的近交系数,分析了近交对选择标准饲料利用率及其相关性状和繁殖性状的影响。试验群体由两纯种及其正反交组合和相应的对照组组成。经过7个世代的RRS和近交试验,试验组AA和BB(括弧里为对照组1AA和1BB)用系谱材料计算出的平均累积近交系数分别为2.58％和3.23％(9.33和8.17%)或每代为0.43%(1.35%),用有效群体含量估计出的AA与BB的相应数值为2.91％与2.83％(5.84%与5.92％)或每代为0.42％(0.86％)。1％近交系数导致的孵化率和饲料利用率的近交衰退较严重(0.5％和0.4％),其次是产蛋性状(约0.3％),而体重和蛋重只有0.1％左右。在本研究中,通过连续7代的RRS与合适的留种率等措施,成功地将闭锁群体的近交系数控制在3%以下的低水平,消除或减轻了近交对饲料利用率等重要经济性状的不利影响。     

Food supplementation: A tool to increase reproductive output? A case study in the threatened Florida Scrub-Jay

The federally threatened Florida Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) has suffered dramatic losses in recent years primarily because of overdevelopment of its unique scrub habitat. Ensuring the survival of this species will require not only measures to reduce habitat loss, but also efforts to increase the numbers of birds in small scattered populations to a point at which they are resilient to extinction from stochastic population fluctuations. Here we evaluate the utility of providing supplementary food during the pre-breeding season as a means of increasing the reproductive output of Florida Scrub-Jays. Data collected from 2000 to 2007 at Archbold Biological Station in south-central Florida indicate a marked effect of supplemental feeding on reproductive output. This increased output appeared to result primarily from larger clutch sizes produced by supplemented female breeders as a result of their advanced laying. Supplementation also increased offspring survival probabilities and the early laying permitted more renesting attempts. Furthermore, annual variation in several reproductive measures was dampened in supplemented birds, suggesting that supplemental feeding may reduce environmental or stochastic effects on reproductive output. Although a number of potential problems may be associated with supplemental feeding (e.g., predator entrainment and increased opportunity for disease transmission), it can serve as a valuable tool for management agencies that wish to rapidly increase local carrying capacity. In addition, food supplementation might benefit translocation efforts both by increasing the number of potential translocation candidates from a donor population and then by supplementing the newly established population to promote rapid growth.