Coagulase-negative, novobiocin-resistant staphylococci on the skin of animals and man, on meat and in milk.

The occurrence of coagulase-negative, novobiocin-resistant staphylococci, i.e. Staphylococcus cohnii, Staphylococcus saprophyticus, Staphylococcus sciuri and Staphylococcus xylosus, on the skin of animals and man has been studied. On cultures from cats, cows, dogs, guinea pigs, mice, rabbits and sheep studied, such organisms were predominant among the coagulase-negative staphylococci. From the skin of the hands of 21 of 38 persons whose professions brought them into contact with animals, e.g. inséminât ors, slaughterhouse workers and veterinarians, coagulase-negative, novobiocin-resistant staphylococci were isolated. This finding contrasted with that regarding 50 persons lacking such contacts, of whom only 1 harboured such bacteria. S. saprophyticus was isolated only from those slaughterers presenting with wounds on their hands. Coagulase-negative, novobiocin-resistant staphylococci were also isolated from every second specimen collected from the surface of meat at a slaughterhouse. No difference in the culture results could be demonstrated from specimens collected before and after cutting-up of the carcasses. Of 26 strains of coagulase-negative, DNase-negative staphylococci isolated from milk with pathological CMT, all but 5 were novobiocin-resistant. Fifteen were classified as S. xylosus, 4 as S. sciuri and 1 as S. cohnii. Of another 15 DNase-positive strains, 3 were resistant to novobiocin. Finally, clinical infections with coagulase-negative, novobiocin-resistant staphylococci in man, e.g. urinary tract infections caused by S. saprophyticus, are considered in relation to possible contagious reservoirs and modes of spread.     

乳过氧化氢酶体系在牛乳保鲜中的应用

由于三聚氰胺事件影响,乳品安全已日益得到广大消费者的重视,生物酶制剂在牛乳保鲜中取得了良好的效果。本文从组成、抗菌机理、保鲜效果等方面探讨了鲜牛奶中固有的一种天然抗菌活性体系-乳过氧化物酶体系(LPS)在牛乳保鲜中的应用,并结合当前研究进展论述了它在牛乳保鲜中的效果,为牛乳保鲜提供了新的方法。     

牛奶中七种氟喹诺酮类药物残留检测高效液相色谱-串联质谱法研究

建立了牛奶中氧氟沙星、诺氟沙星、环丙沙星、恩诺沙星、达氟沙星、二氟沙星和沙拉沙星等七种氟喹诺酮类药物(FQs)残留检测的高效液相色谱-串联质谱(HPLC-MS/MS)方法。液相色谱条件为:色谱柱Waters XBridge C18柱(150 mm×2.1 mm,5μm);流动相为0.1%甲酸甲醇溶液 0.1%甲酸水溶液,梯度洗脱;柱温为35℃;流速为0.2 mL/min;进样量为20μL。质谱条件为:电喷雾离子源(ESI ),多反应监测(MRM)方式进行采集;外标法定量。结果表明:七种FQs在5~250 ng/mL浓度范围内呈现良好的线性关系,相关系数R2均大于0.997;方法检测限为2 ng/mL,定量限为5 ng/mL;从10、20和100 ng/mL三个添加浓度检测结果可以看出,方法平均回收率为70.2%~119%,批内RSD为1.8%~16%,批间RSD为9.1%~18%。     

中草药饲料添加剂对奶牛免疫机能影响的研究

为探讨中草药饲料添加剂对奶牛免疫水平的影响,选择健康奶牛20头作为试验对象,分试验组和对照组,各10头,连续给药7d,测定奶牛的Ea花环形成率、EAC花环形成率、淋巴细胞转化率、红细胞C3b受体花环形成率和IC花环形成率。试验结果显示,试验组奶牛和对照组相比,其免疫机能水平明显提高。     

青海省某奶牛场隐性酮病的调查研究

用水杨酸比色法测定青海民和县某奶牛场A、B两个群体50头奶牛的血、乳和尿中的酮体,其含量分别为血酮1.163 mmol/L±0.421 mmol/L,乳酮3.041 mmol/L±1.214 mmol/L和尿酮3.232 mmol/L±1.713 mmol/L。结果表明,其中有9头奶牛有隐性酮病,其乳酮和尿酮的相关系数γ=-0.60147。     

Use of a test day model for dairy goat milk yield across lactations in Germany.

Breeding value prediction for dairy goats in Germany is still based on herd mate comparison within breeding society. The objective of this study was to estimate genetic parameters for milk yield based on a test day model. For the analysis 35,308, 30,551 and 23,640 test day records from lactations 1, 2 and 3 from 5079, 4118 and 3132 animals, respectively, were used. The data between 1987 and 2003 were obtained from six German breeding societies. The multiple trait (lactations 1, 2 and 3) repeatability model (RPT) included the fixed effects of breeding society-breed-herd-year, litter size, lambing season, and days in milk of third-order Legendre polynomials nested within herd-year, and the random effects of animal additive and permanent environment. The three-trait random regression model (RR) also included the random regressions based on second-order Legendre polynomials for animal additive and permanent environmental effects. Heritability estimates in RPT were 0.27 +/- 0.02, 0.20 +/- 0.02 and 0.37 +/- 0.02 for the first, second and third lactation, respectively. The genetic correlation between the first and second lactation was 0.69, between the second and third lactation 0.79, and between the first and third lactation 0.45. Heritability estimates from the RR in the first and second lactations decreased from the beginning to the end of the lactation, with average values of 0.28 and 0.27, respectively. Estimates in the third lactation showed a maximum in the middle of lactation, averaging 0.37. Genetic correlations between the first and second lactation averaged 0.64, between the second and third lactation 0.72, and between the first and third lactation 0.46. Despite the small data set and restricted relationship structure the estimates were reasonable with the exception of estimates from the third lactation, which seemed inflated. RR could be used for genetic evaluation of dairy goats in Germany.     

Effects of tryptophan supplementation on plasma tryptophan and related hormone levels in heifers and dairy cows

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of rumen-protected tryptophan (125 g tryptophan per day) in heifers and dairy cows. Blood samples from dairy cows and heifers were collected for 24h in 3-h intervals on the day before tryptophan supplementation, on day 2, 5 and 7 of tryptophan supplementation, and in heifers additionally on d 14 after tryptophan supplementation was ceased. Plasma tryptophan, melatonin, serotonin, and prolactin concentrations were determined. Tryptophan plasma concentrations on d 5 were augmented at day (11:00 h) and nighttime (02:00 h), (P<0.05) in response to tryptophan supplementation in heifers by 119% and in dairy cows by 47%, respectively, as compared with d 0. Melatonin increased (P<0.05) in response to tryptophan supplementation in heifers, but not in cows. The effect of tryptophan supplementation on plasma tryptophan and melatonin was reversible as demonstrated in heifers on d 14 after cessation of tryptophan supplementation. Serotonin and prolactin in plasma did not respond to tryptophan supplementation. However, milk yield during morning milking increased significantly in tryptophan supplemented cows on d 1, 3 and 4 as compared to the day before tryptophan supplementation. Additional blood samples were taken during afternoon milking in cows at 1-min intervals for the analyses of oxytocin and prolactin on the day before the start and on d 7 of tryptophan supplementation. Milk flow curves were recorded during milking. No effect of tryptophan supplementation on the milking related release of oxytocin and prolactin and on any characteristic of milk flow was observed. In conclusion, tryptophan supplementation caused increased plasma tryptophan in cows and heifers and plasma melatonin in heifers. However, plasma serotonin, prolactin and oxytocin release in cows remained unchanged by tryptophan supplementation. Milk yield at morning milking increased slightly and transiently in response to tryptophan supplementation.     

Risk factors for the introduction and within-herd transmission of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) infection on 59 Irish dairy herds

Since 1994, Irish cattle have been exposed to greater risks of acquiring Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) infection as a consequence of the importation of over 70,000 animals from continental Europe. In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of reported clinical cases of paratuberculosis in Ireland. This study examines the prevalence of factors that promote the introduction and within-herd transmission of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) on selected Irish dairy farms in the Cork region, and the association between these factors and the results of MAP screening tests on milk sock filter residue (MFR). A total of 59 dairy farms, selected using non-random methods but apparently free of endemic paratuberculosis, were enrolled into the study. A questionnaire was used to collect data about risk factors for MAP introduction and transmission. The MFR was assessed on six occasions over 24 months for the presence of MAP, using culture and immunomagnetic separation prior to polymerase chain reaction (IMS-PCR). Furthermore, blood samples from all entire male and female animals over one year of age in 20 herds were tested by ELISA. Eighteen (31%) farms had operated as closed herds since 1994, 28 (47%) had purchased from multiple sources and 14 (24%) had either direct or indirect (progeny) contact with imported animals. Milk and colostrum were mixed on 51% of farms, while 88% of farms fed pooled milk. Thirty (51%) herds tested negative to MFR culture and IMS-PCR, 12 (20%) were MFR culture positive, 26 (44%) were IMS-PCR positive and seven (12%) were both culture and IMS-PCR positive. The probability of a positive MFR culture was significantly associated with reduced attendance at calving, and with increased use of individual calf pens and increased (but not significantly) if mulitiple suckling was practised. There was poor agreement between MFR culture and MFR IMS-PCR results, but moderate agreement between MFR culture and ELISA test results. This study highlights a lack of awareness among Irish dairy farmers about the effect of inadequate biosecurity on MAP introduction. Furthermore, within-herd transmission will be facilitated by traditional calf rearing and waste management practices. The findings of viable MAP in the presence of known transmission factors in non-clinically affected herds could be a prelude to long-term problems for the Irish cattle and agri-business generally.     

强脉冲磁场对牛奶的杀菌效果及其营养成分的影响研究

利用脉冲磁场对鲜奶进行杀菌试验,并与传统加热杀菌作了比较,测定了菌落总数和大肠菌群的残留率及主要鲜奶成分含量的变化。结果表明：经磁场杀菌后的牛奶,菌落总数和大肠菌群数可达到商业无菌要求。与热杀菌相比,脉冲磁场杀菌时间短、效率高、营养损失小、基本保持了鲜奶的天然色泽和风味。     

绿豆乳饮料生产工艺的研究

绿豆乳饮料是由绿豆浆和鲜牛奶按适当比例混合,蛋白质含量丰富,必需氨基酸齐全.由于绿豆中赖氨酸含量高,而赖氨酸是许多食物提供蛋白质的限制性氨基酸,能促进铁在肠道内的吸收,增加高铁离子的形成,对防治缺铁性贫血具有特殊食疗作用.因此,在牛奶成分基础上,添加赖氨酸后,可发挥氨基酸的互补作用,使得该产品具有营养高、成本低、价格低廉及生产工艺简单等优点.本文就其最佳工艺条件进行探讨,并就出现的问题提出解决办法.