Genetic Engineering Approaches to Pig Production*

Modern biotechnology promises a number of new applications in animal breeding and production. Although conventional pig breeding has achieved a high level of efficiency and productivity numerous problems have been encountered with animal health and the loss of meat quality. Selection based on phenotypic performance data of individual animals does not take into account the importance of specific genes and their relevance within a complex regulatory system. In most cases it is therefore difficult to trace back the genetic origins of clinically important disorders. The application of genetic engineering techniques in pig production will facilitate diagnosis, improvement of productivity, and animal health by allowing direct genetic manipulation. Attention must be focussed on the physical and genetic analysis of the procine genome. The isolation and characterisation of genes, DNA-markers, polymorphic DNA-fragments, and their chromosomal assignment will be important prerequisites and tools for the elucidation of genetic disorders. Especially the detection of heterozygous carriers of recessive disorders and their elimination from the breeding stock will increase selection accuracy and decrease the generation intervals. But also the rapid and simple detection of infectious diseases, which is sometimes difficult if not impossible at present, will improve animal health and welfare. Although the production of transgenic animals either by DNA-microinjection into zygotes or the use of embryonal stem cells manipulated in vitro is less straightforward than DNA-based diagnosis it will play an important role in the direct manipulation of the porcine genome and genes. Breeding programmes including the use of transgenic livestock have already been developed. There is no doubt that genetic engineering has reached a degree of practical feasibility, allowing it to play an important role in pig breeding in particular and animal production in general.     

绵羊实验性乳酸酸中毒研究——Ⅲ.肾功能和尿液的改变

将12只2～3岁健康绵羊分为Ⅰ组(3只)、Ⅱ组(6只)和Ⅲ组(3只),分别按2.5,5.0,10.0 g/kg体重的剂量,向瘤胃内注入50%D—L消旋体乳酸溶液,各处理组均出现酸中毒症状.乳酸酸中毒时,肾脏的损伤程度与瘤胃内注入乳酸的剂量水平有关.各处理组瘤胃内注入乳酸后,尿素氮显著升高.第Ⅰ组尿液pH下降迅速,恢复亦快;第Ⅱ组尿液pH下降和回升均较缓慢,而且出现大量蛋白质和血液;第Ⅲ组尿液除见第Ⅰ、Ⅱ组的变化外,还出现肌红蛋白、酮体和尿胆素原.     

电机护环钢在硝酸盐溶液中应力腐蚀开裂的控制过程研究

本文在文献［１］基础上，运用金相，电化学方法研究了５０Ｍｎ１８Ｃｒ４电机护环钢依照ＱＨＪ－７９试验标准在硝酸盐介质中应力腐蚀开裂（即ＳＣＣ）的性质，结果指出，此体系中ＳＣＣ的控制过程为阳极溶解。     

藏系绵羊随机扩增多态性DNA最佳反应体系的研究

以高原型藏羊的基因组DNA为模板，通过对RAPD反应体系中的各种参数进行优化试验，建立了适宜于藏系绵羊RAPD分析的最佳反应体系：在PE2400型DNA扩增仪的25μL反应体系中，模板DNA的量为60－120ng，引物量为4－8pmol，Mg^2 浓度为2.0mM，Taq DNA聚合酶为1－2.5U,dNTP浓度为150－200μM;94℃预变性3分钟后35次循环的参数设定为：94℃1分钟，36℃1分钟，72℃2.5分钟，最后72℃延伸10分钟，利用这些条件对藏系绵羊的基因组DNA进行RAPD分析，其结果的重复性和可靠性大为提高。     

Muscarinic receptor subtypes in equine tracheal smooth muscle

Selective muscarinic receptor antagonists were used to identify muscarinic receptor subtypes in equine trachealis strips. The M₁ receptor antagonist pirenzepine (10^–7 mol/L to 3 × 10^–5 mol/L) and the M₃ receptor antagonist 4-diphenylacetoxy-N-methylpiperidine (4-DAMP, 10^–9 mol/L to 3 × 10^–7 mol/L³) dose dependently inhibited the contractile responses to electrical field stimulation (EFS) and exogenous acetylcholine (ACh). Schild plots yielded a pA₂ value for pirenzepine vs ACh of 6.75 ± 0.09, which is consistent with the affinity for M₂ or M₃ receptors, and a pA₂ value for 4-DAMP vs ACh of 8.47 ± 0.09, which is in agreement with the affinity for M₃ receptors. The M₂ receptor antagonist gallamine (10^–5 mol/L and 10^–4 mol/L) did not affect the response of trachealis to exogenous ACh and low-frequency EFS (0.1–2 Hz) but decreased the responses to high-frequency EFS (4–16 Hz). These results suggest that the muscarinic receptors mediating contractions induced by ACh in equine tracheal smooth muscle are of the M₃ subtype. The lack of an increase in the response to EFS following gallamine suggests that functional prejunctional inhibitory M₂ receptors are not present on the cholinergic nerves innervating equine tracheal smooth muscle.     

绵羊多胎性状基因调控研究进展

绵羊的繁殖性状受多基因控制，本文综述了现已发现并证明的主基因和QTL住点，如FecB基因、FecX基因、FecX2基因、BMP15(形态发生蛋白15)突变、Q249R突变及Thoka基因等。通过分析这些基因或QTL位点的作用、遗传方式、遗传效应及基因定位，旨在为探讨绵羊多胎性状的基因调控规律提供理论依据。     

河北省平原农区肉羊规模舍饲的前景分析

本文指出了当前河北省平原农区肉羊产业的发展面临瓶颈局面，理性分析了造成这一尴尬局面的原因，并提出了发展河北省平原农区肉羊规模舍饲是打破这一瓶颈局面的突破口。     

影响绵羊冻胚移植妊娠率的因素分析

本研究对胚胎质量、胚胎移植数量、胚胎发育阶段、冷冻方法、移植方法及饲养管理水平等因素对移植产羔率的影响进行研究,以提高绵羊胚胎移植效率。结果表明:采用1.5mol/L乙二醇做冷冻保护剂对胚胎进行常规冷冻,冻前A级胚胎冷冻/解冻后可用胚率、存活率、降级率均高于B级,差异极显著(P<0.01)。移植1枚冷冻解冻后A级、B级或2枚(A+B)胚胎的受体移植产羔率分别为44.48%、46.84%和44.81%。经χ2检验分析,三者之间无显著差异(P>0.05)。移植双胚的受体双羔率为22(%53/241),以胚胎为单位计算,产羔率仅为33.40%。A级囊胚和桑椹胚的产羔率之间无显著差异(P>0.05)。1.5 mol/L乙二醇常规冷冻保存的体内胚胎移植产羔率高于EFS40玻璃化冷冻保存,但经统计学分析,二者无显著差异(P>0.05)。子宫手术移植和腹腔内窥镜法子宫移植之间产羔率不具统计学差异(P>0.05)。在牧场条件下大规模移植的平均产羔率为43.95%,范围在20%￣70%之间,受体饲养管理水平对绵羊移植产羔率有较大影响。     

硼浓度对毛木耳菌丝生长的影响试验

试验通过不同浓度的Na2B4O7在改变PDA培养基及棉子壳一木屑培养基的试验,测定了其对毛木耳菌丝生长的影响。结果表明:在200mg／kg浓度下促进作用最为显著,而其浓度超过400 mg／kg时对菌丝有强烈的抑制作用。     

对《中图法》(第四版)类目注释的系统认识

本文从语言特点、编排体例及内容特点出发,对《中图法》(第四版)类目注释进行了系统的认识,并就此提出了自己的一些看法。