Are the number and size of scales in Liolaemus lizards driven by climate?

Ectothermic vertebrates are sensitive to thermal fluctuations in the environments where they occur. To buffer these fluctuations, ectotherms use different strategies, including the integument, which is a barrier that minimizes temperature exchange between the inner body and the surrounding air. In lizards, this barrier is constituted by keratinized scales of variable size, shape and texture, and its main function is protection, water loss avoidance and thermoregulation. The size of scales in lizards has been proposed to vary in relation to climatic gradients; however, it has also been observed that in some groups of Iguanian lizards it could be related to phylogeny. Thus, here, we studied the area and number of scales (dorsal and ventral) of 60 species of Liolaemus lizards distributed in a broad latitudinal and altitudinal gradient to determine the nature of the variation of the scales with climate, and found that the number and size of scales are related to climatic variables, such as temperature and geographical variables as altitude. The evolutionary process that best explained how these morphological variables evolved was the Ornstein‐Uhlenbeck model. The number of scales seemed to be related to common ancestry, whereas dorsal and ventral scale areas seemed to vary as a consequence of ecological traits. In fact, the ventral area is less exposed to climate conditions such as ultraviolet radiation or wind and is, thus, under less pressure to change in response to alterations in external conditions. It is possible that scale ornamentation, such as keels and granulosity, may bring some more information in this regard.     

高校培养现代化牧场所需复合创新人才的探讨——以畜牧类专业为例

随着经济的发展和人民生活水平的提高,畜牧业在国民经济中的地位越来越重要,各类大型牧场为满足社会的需求和自身的发展,不断更新生产模式和管理方式,已逐步实现与国际技术的接轨,达到现代化水平。然而,很多牧场却因缺乏复合型创新人才而犯愁。论文从现代化大型牧场的特点及人才需求出发,结合教学改革中的成功经验,提出了高校培养现代化大型牧场所需复合型创新人才的具体措施和方法,为畜牧高校人才培养提供借鉴。     

规模化猪场清粪工艺比选分析

生猪产业是中国畜牧业的主导产业,是城乡居民"菜篮子"产品的重要组成部分。随着生猪产业的持续发展,养殖所产生的粪便污染对环境的影响也日益突出,逐渐成为重要的农业面源污染之一。作者简要论述了生猪养殖对环境的影响,分析了当前生猪养殖的几种重要清粪工艺,对规模化猪场清粪工艺进行了比选分析,并提出了规模化猪场清粪工艺选择的建议。     

公路对陆生脊椎动物影响的研究

公路在推动我国社会、经济发展的同时也对路域（沿带状公路向周围延伸一定距离的空间范围）野生动物产生了严重的负面影响,特别是陆生脊椎动物。本文就如何利用样带法和样方法对路域陆生脊椎动物种类、数量、公路交通造成的动物死亡数等进行调查作了详细阐述。结合国内外相关领域学者的研究成果分析了公路对不同类别或种类陆生脊椎动物的影响。呼吁国内学者开展更多公路对陆生脊椎动物影响的实质性研究,并将成果运用于研究地区以后的路网设计与改造实践中。     

不同营养水平全混合日粮（TMR）饲喂利杂牛育肥效果分析

[方法]研究采用全混合日粮（TMR）饲喂方式,对利木赞牛与本地黄牛杂交改良后代F1进行低、中、高3个不同营养水平（15～18月龄,分别编为试验Ⅰ组、Ⅱ组、Ⅲ组）的日粮配方筛选试验,基础日粮为全株玉米青贮+玉米芯+苜蓿干草+肉牛精料补充料,试验期100 d。[结果]研究结果表明,从平均期末体重、期内总增重及日增重指标来看,试验Ⅲ组（高营养水平）平均日增重达（1.63±0.33） ㎏,高于Ⅰ组（1.58±0.29） kg和Ⅱ组（1.61±0.30） kg,按平均期末体重、期内总增重和日增重排序,为试验Ⅲ组（高营养水平）>Ⅱ组（中营养水平）＞Ⅰ组（低营养水平）,试验结果的趋势表明,同品种组合杂种肉牛不同营养水平,其育肥增重效果不同。但组间差异不显著（P＞0.05）,可能与标本量不足有关。在经济效益方面,随着精补料/增重比重的增加,相应试验组肉牛的产出增加,但同时也增加了养殖成本,从试验组的头均纯收益、新增投入占产出比以及总投入占产出比3个方面进行从低到高的排序为Ⅲ组（高营养水平）＜Ⅱ组（中营养水平）＜Ⅰ组（低营养水平）。[结论]试验结果表明,此结果与其平均日增重和日料的营养水平是相吻合的。因此,为了节本增效,应充分利用宁夏地区的优势杂交肉牛组合,同时辅以标准化的、能够充分利用当地饲草优势的、多元化的、科学的日粮配方。     

USE OF INTRAOPERATIVE MESENTERIC PORTOVENOGRAPHY IN CONGENITAL PORTOSYSTEMIC SHUNT SURGERY

A retrospective study of the use of intraoperative mesenteric portovenography (IOMP) in the surgical management of congenital portosystemic shunts in 100 dogs and cats was performed. Each portovenogram was scored using a subjective visual analogue scale (VAS) and was assessed for the presence of portal atresia or hypoplasia. VAS scores and portal hypoplasia assessments were obtained for portovenogram images obtained for each animal both before shunt manipulation (preligation) and following the temporary, complete ligation of the vessel (postligation). In each patient, surgical records were reviewed to ascertain the degree of shunt attenuation that was achieved at surgery. Hepatic portal vasculature was significantly different on postligation compared with preligation IOMP. Sixty-two percent of animals had apparent portal hypoplasia or atresia on their preligation IOMP. The majority of these (81%) had an improvement in portal vasculature on postligation IOMP. It was concluded that both preligation and postligation IOMP provided valuable information regarding the morphology of congenital portosystemic shunts. An accurate assessment of an animal's portal vasculature could only be made following the interpretation of a postligation portovenogram, and these findings significantly influenced the surgical management of the patient. Although individuals with high postligation VAS scores were more likely to achieve full shunt attenuation at surgery, there was no quantifiable relationship between IOMP findings and the degree of shunt attenuation achieved.     

云南丽江油橄榄介壳虫调查及防治试验

介壳虫危害影响丽江地区油橄榄引种产业的发展。2015年进行了丽江地区油橄榄介壳虫的调查及防治试验。结果表明,存在两种危害油橄榄的介壳虫,分别是油橄榄片盾蚧和矢尖盾蚧;不同品系油橄榄危害介壳虫种类与成虫和若虫种群数量有显著的差别。应用两种市场化学药剂不同剂量对两种介壳虫防治试验均显示有较强的杀虫效果,其中对若虫防治效果强于成虫,两次连续用药显著提高防治效果。     

规模养牛环境污染与治理初步探讨

采取现场调查和排污系数推算相结合的方法。研究区域内规模养牛粪便和污物的区域分布、污染类型、产生量、排放量及其综合利用情况。表明：区域内牛粪尿年排放总量100.85×104 t,其中：规模养牛粪尿年排放总量29.47×104 t,养牛小区、场和大户各占21.41%、24.49%和54.10%。COD 年排放668.07×104 kg,BOD 年排放432.72×104 kg, NH 3-N 年排放总量为67.79×104 kg,N 年排放量在为65.01×104 kg,P 年排放量为27.50×104 kg。粪便负荷量7.83 t/hm2,占总负荷量21.53 t/hm2的36.37%。年流失量2.38×104 t,占8.08%。进行臭源监测和臭气评价,牛舍内 H2S 0.15 mg/m3,NH 32.77 mg/m3。综合利用率91.92%。     

COMPARISON OF VISUAL ANALOG AND NUMERIC SCORING SCALES FOR ASSESSING INTRAOPERATIVE MESENTERIC PORTOVENOGRAPHY

A visual analog scale and a numeric scoring scale were designed for the assessment of dynamic intraoperative mesenteric portovenography in the dog and cat. Two independent observers evaluated both scoring scales for reproducibility (differences between observers) and repeatability (within-observer differences) in the assessment of 60 trial portovenograms. Agreement (interchangeability) of both scales was evaluated by comparing the scores obtained in the assessment of 200 portovenograms obtained from 100 dogs and cats. There was no statistical difference between the two observers when scoring the same portovenogram for either the visual analog scale (p = .730, reproducibility coefficient = 17.85 units) or the numeric scoring scale (scores identical, reproducibility coefficient = 0). There was no statistical difference, for either of the observers, when the same portovenogram was assessed on two separate occasions using the visual analog scale (observer 1, p = .35, repeatability coefficient = 17.93 units; observer 2, p = .42, repeatability coefficient = 8.27 units) or the numeric scoring scale (scores given by both observers were identical, repeatability coefficient = 0 for both observers). The results of comparison between the visual analog scale and numeric scoring scale confirmed that the two scoring systems were not directly interchangeable. Although both scoring systems demonstrated good reproducibility and repeatability, the numeric scoring scale possessed a number of inherent deficiencies that suggested it was not the method of choice for the assessment of the subjective data obtained from dynamic intraoperative mesenteric portovenography.