Activin‐A receptor expression patterns in prepubertal goat oocytes and derived embryos

This study examines the presence of activin IIA and IIB receptors (ActR‐IIA and ActR‐IIB) by Western blotting and immunocytochemistry in immature and IVM‐oocytes, 2 to 8‐cells embryos and blastocysts from prepubertal goats. Western blotting revealed that activin receptors are synthesized during oocyte maturation and embryo development. In the immunocytochemistry experiments, no immunostaining for either receptor was detected in oocytes while both receptors were immunolabelled in all the cells of cleaved embryos. In blastocysts, while ActR‐IIA expression appeared evenly distributed in the two cell lineages, inner cell mass and trophectoderm, the ActR‐IIB immunosignal was restricted mainly to the inner cell mass. Our findings reveal the presence of activin type II receptors (ActR‐IIA and ActR‐IIB) in in vitro matured prepubertal goat oocytes and blastocyst‐stage embryos. The expression of these receptors could be a key factor in understanding differences between competent and incompetent oocytes.     

新疆褐牛细管冻精改良当地蒙古牛效果分析

用新疆褐牛细管冻精为父本,以新疆博尔塔拉州本地蒙古牛为母本进行杂交,即采用人工授精的方法获得杂交F1。褐蒙F1,初生重公犊比蒙古牛提高28．26％,母犊提高27．23％,断奶重公犊提高92．04％,母犊提高92．16％。同龄褐蒙F1屠宰率、净肉率比本地蒙古牛提高6．6％和8％。平均每头褐蒙F1牛可增肉70．3kg,按每千克牛肉25元计算,增效1758元。细管冻精配种可降低成本130元。     

日粮中精料和牧草比例对舍饲山羊增重的影响

报道了在四川省洪雅县进行的一项山羊舍饲试验。试验分3个阶段、4个分组,每组8只5月龄的波尔×成都麻羊杂交公羔(去势),按不同精料与牧草配比饲喂。在舍饲条件下,无论以哪种牧草为基础日粮,随着补饲精料比例的增加,总的干物质采食量相应增加,而牧草采食量有所下降。以牛鞭草为基础日粮时,如果不补饲精料,山羊日增重很低,补饲精料可明显提高日增重。在牛鞭草日粮的基础上增加苜蓿干草,最初阶段因试验羊不太适应,导致日增重降低,但是经过约2周的适应之后,山羊日增重显著提高,但苜蓿干草成本较高,用于饲养山羊并不划算。以多花黑麦草为基础日粮时,山羊增重效果最好,依补饲精料比例的不同(12%~43%),山羊日增重130~189g,10月龄时的胴体重为17.56~25.23 kg。以黑麦草为基础日粮结合补饲精料虽可以提高山羊日增重,但增加精料导致成本过高,净收入降低。综合比较,在黑麦草基础上添加10%精料(干物质基础)的配比最好,每只羊每日可通过增重获得0.64元净收入。     

转录组测序技术在绒毛用羊中的应用研究进展

高通量转录组测序技术在绒毛用羊参考转录组信息的研究过程中发挥着越来越重要的作用。作者主要介绍采用二代高通量测序技术(以RNA-Seq为主),挖掘绒毛用羊产毛、产绒等重要功能性状的分子标记,重点分析新发现的山羊新基因及与绒毛用性能相关的候选标记,为调控绒毛生长的分子机制、相关基因表达调控网络及绒毛分子育种等工作的深入研究提供参考。     

新疆沙漠桑持水力的筛选研究

为获得生长在沙漠深处不同类型桑树基因资源的持水力差异信息,采用自然脱水法,对黑桑、白桑、粉桑和雄桑等不同类型的20份沙漠桑基因资源的失水过程进行了测定;研究结果表明,沙漠桑树分为强持水型、中等持水型和弱持水型,黑桑、白桑和粉桑类型桑树的持水能力较雄桑类型桑树强;根据枝条、叶片等同器官持水能力强弱不同,多数沙漠桑叶片的持水能力不太强,初步认为枝条的持水能力较叶片强。     

日粮锰水平对辽宁绒山羊与蛋白质代谢相关的血液指标的影响

为了研究日粮中添加锰对辽宁绒山羊蛋白质代谢的影响,试验采用单因子完全随机试验设计,将24只辽宁绒山羊公羊随机平均分为Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ组,分别饲喂锰含量为20,40,60 mg/kg的日粮,测定了血液中谷丙转氨酶、谷草转氨酶、总蛋白、尿素氮含量。结果表明:随着锰含量的增加,谷丙转氨酶活性和总蛋白含量显著提高(P<0.05),尿素氮含量显著降低(P<0.05),但谷草转氨酶活性未受显著影响(P>0.05)。综合分析认为,含锰60 mg/kg的日粮对促进辽宁绒山羊的蛋白质代谢较为适宜。     

Effects of photoperiod on salsolinol‐induced prolactin secretion in goats

The aim of the present study was to clarify the relation between salsolinol (SAL)‐induced prolactin (PRL) release and photoperiod in goats. A single intravenous (i.v.) injection of SAL was given to adult female goats under short (8 h light, 16 h dark) or long (16 h light, 8 h dark) photoperiod conditions at two different ambient temperatures (20°C or 5°C), and the PRL‐releasing response to SAL was compared to that of thyrotropin‐releasing hormone (TRH) or a dopamine (DA) receptor antagonist, sulpiride. SAL, as well as TRH or sulpiride, stimulated the release of PRL promptly after each injection in both 8‐ and 16‐h daily photoperiods at 20°C (P < 0.05). The area under the response curve (AUC) of PRL for the 60‐min period after injections of saline (controls), SAL, TRH and sulpiride in the 16‐h daily photoperiod group was greater than each corresponding value in the 8‐h daily photoperiod group (P < 0.05). There were no significant differences in the AUC of PRL among the values produced after the injection of SAL, TRH and sulpiride in 16‐h daily photoperiod group; however, the values produced after the injection of TRH were smallest among the three in the 8‐h daily photoperiod group (P < 0.05). The PRL‐releasing responses to SAL, TRH and sulpiride under a short and long photoperiod condition at 5°C resembled those at 20°C. These results show that a long photoperiod highly enhances the PRL‐releasing response to SAL as well as TRH or sulpiride in either medium or low ambient temperature in goats.     

奶山羊BLG基因敲除载体的构建

根据已知的BLG序列设计引物,通过PCR技术克隆同源臂序列,5′端同源臂2 264bp,包括外显子1,3′端同源臂4 461bp,包括全部的外显子3、4、5、6、7,分别连入克隆载体pMD18-T Simple载体中并测序。然后以含有正负筛选标记基因的ploxpⅡ载体为基础,将5′端和3′端同源臂片段先后连入其中,进行酶切、PCR鉴定。将构建好的基因敲除载体转化组成型表达Cre重组酶的大肠杆菌BM25.8,验证Loxp位点的活性。结果表明,构建了奶山羊BLG基因第2外显子缺失的基因敲除载体pBLG2T,且pBLG2T载体中的正选neo基因可以被Cre重组酶去除。为获得BLG 1条等位基因缺失型细胞株以及培育高产优质奶山羊新品种奠定基础。     

陇东绒山羊专门化品系选育研究报告

选育和提高陇东绒山羊的生产性能,以陇东绒山羊为试验动物,采用数量遗传学和现代繁殖新技术,在甘肃东部地区选育出陇东绒山羊专门化新品系,数量达到18 685只,其中绒长型9 632只,绒细型9 053只。新品系被毛全白,以产绒为主,绒肉兼用,两品系特一级成年公母羊产绒量分别为626.49 g、506.87 g和601.67 g、465.76 g;羊绒细度分别为15.02μm、14.82μm和14.49μm、14.25μm;羊绒伸直长度分别为90.37 mm、75.82 mm和85.41 mm、79.78 mm;春季体重两品系公母羊分别为36 kg和28 kg以上,屠宰率为47.68%,经产母羊产羔率105%。选育结果陇东绒山羊专门化品系外貌特征一致,遗传性能稳定,白色个体稳定在97.6%以上,繁殖性能良好,其中双羔率占约5%。陇东绒山羊专门化新品系具有体质结实,角型整齐,被毛全白,产绒量高,羊绒品质优良,耐粗饲,抗病力强,适应干旱环境条件等优点。