Effects of different sources of carbohydrates on intake,digestibility, chewing,and performance of Holstein dairy cows

To investigate the effects of different sources of carbohydrates on intake, digestibility, chewing, and performance, nine lactating Holstein dairy cows (day in milk= 100±21 d; body weight=645.7 ± 26.5 kg) were allotted to a 3 × 3 Latin square design at three 23-d periods. The three treatments included 34.91% (B), 18.87% (BC), and 18.86% (BB) barley that in treatment B was partially replaced with only corn or corn plus beet pulp in treatments BC and BB, respectively. The concentration of starch and neutral detergent soluble carbohydrate varied (22.2, 20.2, and 14.5; 13.6, 15.9, and 20.1% of DM in treatments B, BC, and BB, respectively). Cows in treatment BB showed a higher DMI and improved digestibility of DM, NDF, and EE compared with treatments B or BC. Ruminal pH was higher in cows fed on BB (6.83) compared with those that received B or BC treatments (6.62 and 6.73, respectively). A lower proportion of propionate accompanied the higher pH in the BB group; however, a greater proportion of acetate and acetate: propionate ratio was observed compared with cows fed either on the B or BC diet. Moreover, cows fed on the BB diet showed the lowest ruminal passage rate and longest ruminal and total retention time. Eating time did not differ among treatments, rumination time was greater among cows fed on the BB diet compared with the others, whereas total chewing activity was greater than those fed on BC, but similar to those fed on B. The treatments showed no effect on milk yield. Partially replacing barley with corn or beet pulp resulted in an increase in milk fat and a lower protein concentration. Changing dietary NFC with that of a different degradability thus altered intake, chewing activity, ruminal environment, retention time or passage rate, and lactation performance. The results of this study showed that beet pulp with a higher NDF and a detergent-soluble carbohydrate or pectin established a more consistent ruminal mat than barley and corn, thus resulting in higher mean retention time and chewing activity, whereas no changes in 3.5% FCM and milk fat were observed.     

中药复方多糖提取方法优化及对家禽主要致病菌的体外抑菌作用

本文采用正交设计方法,对中药复方多糖的提取工艺进行了优化,并应用打孔灌注法、试管二倍稀释法研究中药复方多糖对家禽主要致病菌的抑菌作用及最低抑菌浓度.结果显示,中药复方多糖的最佳提取工艺为:料液比1∶30,浸提时间4h,提取次数2次;中药复方多糖对4种细菌均有一定的抑菌效果,其中对金黄色葡萄球菌的抑菌作用最强,抑菌圈达(33.50±0.175)mm,对沙门菌、大肠杆菌、链球菌的抑菌圈分别为(20.00±0.200) mm、(27.23±0.132) mm、(8.45±0.141)mm;抑菌浓度分别为大肠杆菌125 g/L、金黄色葡萄球菌63 g/L、链球菌250 g/L、沙门菌125g/L.试验表明,中药复方多糖对家禽主要致病菌有较好的抑菌效果,可用于细菌病的防治.     

Measuring cultured fish swimming behaviour: first results on rainbow trout using acoustic telemetry in tanks

An experiment was conducted to measure swimming activity of rainbow trout (254.0±33.7 g) held in outdoor tanks under three culture conditions with stocking density used to generate differences: 27 (Culture Density 1, CD1), 80 (CD2) and 136 kg m⁻³ (CD3). Fish were fed dry pellets at 1% of tank biomass from 9h00 to 13h00 with automatic feeders. Using acoustic telemetry, fish positions were monitored every 5 s during 48 h for nine fish (three in each treatment). Swimming behaviour was analysed in terms of trajectories: they varied between (i) holding position (high turning angles), (ii) chaotic trajectories (equal use of all turning angles) and (iii) circular swimming (average turning angle of 60°). Space utilisation differed for each culture condition: CD3 conditions induced a prolonged residence time in the central zone of the tank. Rainbow trout swimming activity patterns and levels differed depending on both day–night alternation and culture conditions. All fish reared at CD1 and one reared at CD2 were day-active. All the other fish showed high activity pattern variability and a higher swimming level was observed under CD3. These results illustrate that monitoring fish swimming activity is feasible even under high densities and provide relevant insights on fish activity which can lead to behavioural welfare indices in relation to constraints imposed by culture conditions.     

轮作豆科牧草对连作马铃薯田土壤微生物菌群及酶活性的影响

本试验研究了轮作不同种类豆科牧草对连作马铃薯田土壤微生物菌群、数量分布及酶活性的影响。结果表明,通过轮作箭筈豌豆、天蓝苜蓿和陇东苜蓿3种豆科牧草,对连作马铃薯田土壤可培养细菌和真菌数量分布,微生物活性,土壤脲酶活性,碱性磷酸酶活性及过氧化氢酶活性均有明显的促进作用,与种植牧草前相比,轮作牧草后土壤中真菌/细菌最高可降低50.72%,说明真菌数量下降,通过轮作不同连作年限马铃薯田土壤微生物菌群从真菌型向细菌型转化;与种植牧草前相比好气型固氮菌数量最高增加283.69%;脲酶活性最高增加6.4倍;碱性磷酸酶活性和过氧化氢酶活性均显著提高。但是对连作土壤的改良作用高低还与豆科牧草种类及土壤连作年限有关,不同连作年限的土壤对不同种类的豆科牧草表现出不同的敏感性。     

奶牛S100A12基因克隆、原核表达及体外抗菌活性分析

克隆奶牛S100A12基因并在大肠杆菌中高效表达.采用RT-PCR扩增奶牛外周血白细胞中S100A12基因,构建原核表达载体pCold TF-S100A12,在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中IPTG诱导表达并纯化.SDS-PAGE和Westernblotting分析显示S100A12基因以融合蛋白形式表达,表达量占菌体总蛋白的46.7％,纯化的重组蛋白(80 mg/L).琼脂扩散法测定重组蛋白对乳腺炎主要致病菌大肠杆菌和金黄色葡萄球菌的抗菌活性.结果显示:重组蛋白对大肠杆菌有抗菌活性,而对金黄色葡萄球菌无抗菌活性.本研究为S100A12蛋白抗体制备及基因功能研究奠定了基础.     

水稻几丁质酶的原核表达、复性及体外抑菌活性的研究

利用RT-PCR反应,从纹枯菌诱导的水稻叶片cDNA中克隆了1个水稻几丁质酶基因RC7的全长编码序列（ORF）。通过亚克隆方法,RC7与原核表达载体pGEX-4T-1上的GST融合,构建成GST-RC7重组蛋白的原核表达载体pGST-RC7,然后,将其转化到大肠杆菌细胞中。经异丙基-β-D-硫代半乳糖苷（IPTG）诱导,获得了以包涵体形式高效表达的GST-RC7。经过洗涤、溶解（变性）、复性及纯化等处理,包涵体中GST-RC7得到溶解、复性和纯化。纯化的复性GST-RC7蛋白具有几丁质酶活性。对6种重要作物病原真菌进行体外抑菌活性分析的结果表明, RC7可显著抑制水稻纹枯病菌、小麦纹枯菌、小麦赤霉菌、棉花黄萎菌、烟草赤星菌的菌丝生长,说明RC7可作为上述植物病害抗性基因育种的重要基因。     

神秘果叶粗多糖提取工艺优化及其抗氧化活性研究

为了更好的开发和利用神秘果资源,优化神秘果叶粗多糖的提取工艺,并评价其抗氧化能力。本研究采用单因素实验对液料比、提取温度、提取时间和提取次数进行研究,在单因素实验基础上,建立三因素三水平的正交试验设计,对提取工艺进行优化,获得最佳提取条件,并测定神秘果叶粗多糖的总抗氧化能力(FRAP)。结果表明提取神秘果叶粗多糖的最佳工艺条件为：液料比25:1 (v/m)、提取温度85 °C、提取时间60 min,提取3次,在此条件下,神秘果叶粗多糖提取率为4.93 ± 0.022%;三个因素对神秘果叶粗多糖提取率影响大小顺序为：提取温度>提取时间>液料比。分析其总抗氧化能力(FRAP)发现,神秘果叶粗多糖具有一定的抗氧化活性(41.38 μmol/g)。     

牛羊屠宰粪便优势发酵菌株的分离、培养及筛选

应用选择性培养基在牛羊屠宰粪便中进行纤维分解菌、固氮菌、解磷菌和解钾菌的分离、培养,分离得到201株菌株。对其中的18株纤维分解菌进行纤维素酶酶活力的测定,经测定1,6,7,13,15,18号菌株酶活力相对较高,每mL培养物中的酶活力均高于500U／g,为将来进一步进行发酵菌剂的研究提供了优势候选菌株。     

微粒蒙脱石对猪组织铅水平、红细胞生成和肝脏ALA-D酶活性及铅诱导的脂质过氧化的影响

选60头体质量约33kg的“杜长大”杂交猪，随机分成2组，每组3个重复，一组饲以基础日粮＋10mg/kg铅＋0.5％微粒蒙脱石，另一组饲以基础日粮＋10mg／kg铅作为对照。研究结果表明：添加微粒蒙脱石组与对照组相比，明显降低了猪全血、脑、肝、肾、骨和毛等组织中铅含量：通过血细胞计数、血红素和血球容积测定表明，添加微粒蒙脱石组的红细胞生成显著增高，且肝脏中ALA—D酶活性显著提高。铅对肝脏的损伤作用明显。表现为丙二醛（MDA）含量显著升高（17．08％），过氧化氢酶（CAT）、超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶（GPx）含量分别降低85．73％、52．17％、47．56％，而在日粮中添加微粒蒙脱石可以显著改善铅诱导的上述损伤。结果提示，微粒蒙脱石对铅中毒有潜在的治疗作用。