Pre‐soaking of the feed pellets: a trick for successful feed utilization in juvenile green turtles (Chelonia mydas Linnaeus, 1758)

Pre‐soaking of the feed pellets in water can improve feed utilization in juvenile green turtles (Chelonia mydas Linnaeus, 1758), but the pre‐soaking has not previously been optimized. This study aimed to optimize the water amount used for pre‐soaking the pellets. The experiments followed a completely randomized design with three replications of each dietary treatment group. Initially 10‐day‐old green turtles (20–22 g body weight) were treated in an indoor aquaculture system for 3 months. The dietary treatment pellets were pre‐soaked with 0.3, 0.5 or 0.7 (v/w) relative amounts of water that are here termed soaking ratios. At the end of experiment, there were no significant differences in survival (96% on average) and growth (average body weight 75.34 g and specific growth rate 2%/day, on average) of turtles in three dietary treatments (p > 0.05). Feed utilization was the best in turtles fed with 0.7 pre‐soaked ratio, as indicated by significant reductions (p < 0.05) in the feeding rate (7.44% body weight/day) and the feed conversion ratio (1.12 g feed/g gain). Digestion was also improved by the induction of faecal digestive enzymes as well as the faecal thermal properties. The rapid growth did not negatively affect the general haematological parameters of reared turtles. These findings indicate that the pre‐soaking of feed pellets at the optimal soaking ratio (1:0.7 w/v of pellet to water) can contribute through improved feed utilization of green turtles.     

蚕沙的药理研究及临床应用研究进展

蚕沙既是蚕桑副产物,也是我国传统中药之一,具有抗肿瘤、降血糖、抗氧化等一系列作用。本文对其药理作用及临床应用的国内外研究进展进行了综述,为其进一步研究和开发利用提供了参考。     

甜菜粕的资源化利用及其在猪营养中的应用

甜菜粕经干燥制粒后在母猪和肥育猪日粮中的应用越来越多。文章综述了甜菜粕资源化利用现状,比较了不同甜菜粕营养成分间的差异性,并综述近年来甜菜粕作为饲料资源在母猪和肥育猪上的应用研究,以期为进一步开发利用甜菜粕提供理论基础和参考。     

常用消毒药剂对不同存在状态微孢子虫孢子的消毒效果

研究了甲醛制剂（福尔马林液）和含氯制剂（漂白粉液）对蚕粪、地表层土、蚕体、蛹体、蛾体内微孢子虫（Nosema bombycis）孢子的消毒效果。结果表明福尔马林液的消毒效果明显优于漂白粉液的消毒效果。但是在养蚕生产常规消毒条件下,两种消毒药剂对蚕体、蛹体、蛾体、深处土层、蚕粪(除福尔马林液外)中微孢子虫孢子均没有彻底的消毒效果。     

猪体恩诺沙星内服和肌注途径给药排泄规律的比较

给10头猪分别按体重5mg／kg单剂量内服和肌注恩诺沙星，采集自然排泄的猪粪、尿，用高效液相一荧光法测定恩诺沙星及其代谢产物环丙沙星浓度，计算采样间隔内单位时间药物排泄量占给药量的比例，比较2种不同给药途径原形药物和环丙沙星的排泄规律。结果显示，2种给药途径对恩诺沙星和环丙沙星总排泄量的影响不显著，仅对药物排泄量与时间之间的关系产生影响；2种给药途径的试验猪粪样中恩诺沙星的排泄量均高于尿样；内服与肌注给药后96h内，粪和尿中检出的环丙沙星分别占给药量的3．93％和4．02％，累积排泄的恩诺沙星和环丙沙星之和分别占给药量的9．89％（内服）和9．57％（肌注）。     

Distribution of virF/lcrF-positive Yersinia pseudotuberculosis serotype O:3 at farm level

The distribution and persistence of pathogenic, virF/lcrF-positive Yersinia pseudotuberculosis were investigated in pigs and in the pig house environment during rearing to determine possible contamination routes of early infections. Based on Y. pseudotuberculosis-positive tonsils of slaughter pigs in our previous study, Y. pseudotuberculosis-positive animals were traced back to the farms. Eight farms were visited from 6-10 months later, and a total of 155 pooled and six individual faecal samples from pigs and 116 pooled environmental samples were collected for analysis by different culture methods. Four of the eight farms were found to be Y. pseudotuberculosis-positive. All positive faecal samples were obtained from fattening pigs, with prevalence varying from 5% to 71% on positive farms. Sows, boars and suckling piglets were Y. pseudotuberculosis-negative on all farms. Most Y. pseudotuberculosis-positive farms (three of four) were on a one-site production system, which had a higher prevalence of Y. pseudotuberculosis (5-26%) among fattening pigs than the all-in, all-out system (1-5%). All Y. pseudotuberculosis isolates belonged to serotype O:3 and carried the virF/lcrF gene on the virulence plasmid. Biotypes 2 and 3 were involved, the latter in one isolate and not being previously reported in pigs. Altogether 53 isolates from 16 positive samples were characterized with pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Using SpeI, NotI and XbaI enzymes, four, three and two different PFGE patterns were obtained respectively. A total of nine different genotypes were identified when the profiles of the enzymes were combined. The most common genotypes were gIV, found on three, and gXII, found on two of the four Y. pseudotuberculosis-positive farms. The same genotypes previously detected in pig tonsils were present in pig faeces from the same farm, indicating that some Y. pseudotuberculosis strains can persist in the pig house environment.     

Detection and Characterization of Hepatitis E Virus in Domestic Pigs of Different Ages in Portugal

This study represents the primary hepatitis E virus (HEV) surveillance in domestic pigs in Portugal, five pig farms were investigated in 5 different Portuguese regions, ten faecal samples were collected at four different stages of the production. All faecal samples were tested for hepatitis E virus by real-time RT-PCR. At least one sample from each farms of all age groups tested positive for HEV. The prevalence in the pig herds varied from 10% to 30% and the mean prevalence was 32% in weaners, 20% in growers, 32% in fatteners and 4% in adult dry sows. Phylogenetic analysis of the detected HEV sequences indicated that the circulating virus strains belong under the genotype 3.     

鸽粪饲喂商品猪试验初报

断奶后的二元杂交商品猪在 1 2 0 d的试验期内 ,以鸽粪为主饲喂组 (第 1组 )比对照组 (第 2组 )减少消耗精料 1 47kg/只 ,减少饲料成本 60 .57%,每 kg增重减少饲料费用44.55%,增加养殖经济效益 5.6%。屠宰测定肉质和味道无明显差异 ,同时改善了鸽场卫生 ,减少了环境污染     

Optimization of the procedure for counting the eggs of Fasciola gigantica in bovine faeces

This paper describes a method for counting eggs of F. gigantica in bovine faeces that optimizes the proportion of eggs recovered and the repeatability of estimates. The method uses 3 g of faeces suspended in 0.05% Tween 20. The suspension is passed through three 6 cm diameter sieves in tandem to remove fibrous debris, with respective apertures of 1 mm, 450 μm, and either 266 or 200 μm. The filtrate is allowed to sediment for 3 min in a conical flask; the sediment is recovered, then resuspended in 200 ml of 0.05% Tween 20 and allowed to sediment. After 3 min the sediment is washed in a sieve with an aperture of 53 μm, which retains the eggs. Eggs suspended in 15 ml of 1% methylene blue are counted using a dissecting microscope. Use of Tween 20 instead of water as the suspending agent for faeces gave a significant threefold increased the proportion of eggs recovered and reduced variability between repeated counts. This method is able to detect about one-third of the eggs present. It was concluded that the high proportion of F. gigantica eggs lost may be due to the presence of hydrophobic and covalent bonds on the eggs that bind them to debris, with which they are discarded.     

Time‐related changes in nutrient digestibility and faecal bile acid loss of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) as affected by dietary fat level and non‐starch polysaccharide level

Time‐related changes in apparent digestibility coefficients (ADC) and faecal bile acid loss as affected by dietary fat level and non‐starch polysaccharide (NSP) level were studied in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Low‐Fat versus High‐Fat and Low‐NSP versus High‐NSP diets were formulated. Fish were fed for 6 weeks to apparent satiation and faeces were sampled in week 2, 4 and 6. Most nutrient ADC increased with time and increases were consistently larger for the High‐Fat and High‐NSP diets. Nevertheless, time of adaptation was equal between diets/nutrients and steady‐state digestion was reached at week 3. Although faecal bile acid loss was affected by diet, the observed time‐related decrease in faecal bile acid loss was mainly driven by a decrease in feed intake and faeces production. Fat ADC improved over time regardless of NSP level, which does not support the hypothesis that enhanced faecal bile acid loss (related to satiation feeding of high‐NSP diets) causes a depletion of the total body bile acid pool size that is critical for proper fat digestion. The high‐fat diets consistently resulted in the lowest Fat ADC, which might have been related to a lower availability of bile acids relative to the level of dietary fat.