Factors associated with variation in Neospora caninum bulk-milk S/P ratios in initially bulk-milk negative testing Dutch dairy herds

We conducted a study on 81 initially bulk-milk ELISA negative dairy herds taken from a random sample of Dutch dairy herds to evaluate variation in bulk-milk S/P ratios and to study reasons for bulk-milk conversion. These herds were repeatedly (3-month intervals) tested between April 2004 and August 2005 and serostatus of all animals had previously been established as negative (N), low-positive (LP) or high-positive (HP). Of these herds, herd- and test-related factors associated with variation in sample over positive (S/P) ratios were analysed using a multivariable linear-mixed model with ‘herd’ as random effect. In addition, changes of animal serostatus in converting herds were described. S/P ratios were calculated as the optical density of the bulk-milk sample minus the optical density of the negative serum control divided by the difference in optical density between the positive and negative serum control.

Sixteen bulk-milk conversions in 12 dairy herds were seen with few indications of serological conversion in lactating cattle except for one herd in which recrudescence of infection appeared likely in nine cows. The effect of HP serostatus on bulk-milk S/P ratio was 2–3 times stronger compared with LP serostatus. In addition, bulk-milk S/P-ratio increased when the proportion of HP animals between 1 and 60 days in milk increased and decreased when the average milk-production level of the herd increased. Besides these herd-related factors, the use of different ELISA-testkits between test rounds had a significant effect on the S/P-ratio in bulk-milk samples.     

Passive immunisation of neonatal lambs via colostrum and milk of ewes previously immunised with live attenuated Salmonella typhimurium protects neonatal lambs from experimental salmonellosis

Lambs sucking non-immunised ewes or ewes immunised 4-5 weeks before lambing with live attenuated, aromatic-dependent (aroA) Salmonella typhimurium (strain CS 332) were challenged orally at either 2, 4 or 7 days of age with virulent S. typhimurium (strain CS 94) at doses ranging from 10⁹ to 10¹³ colony forming units. No lambs displayed signs of clinical salmonellosis and all survived challenge but those sucking immunised ewes had organisms of the challenge strain in their faeces for much shorter periods of time than lambs of the control ewes. High titres of specific antibodies were measured in colostrum and milk of immunised ewes in comparison with very low titres measured in samples from control ewes; these differences were reflected by the titres of antibodies in the sera of corresponding lambs. At 2 days after lambing, the major antibody isotype in the colostrum of immunised ewes and sera of their lambs was IgM whereas at 7 days IgG1 was the predominant isotype. While it was clear that vaccination of pregnant ewes with the live attenuated vaccination conferred protection against experimentally-induced salmonellosis in their lambs, considerable protection was observed in control lambs in spite of there being very low titres of antibodies in the mammary secretion of their dams. The latter observation could be related to the presence of contain non-antibody potent bactericidal factors previously described in colostrum and milk.

Résumé

Des agneaux qui tètent des brebis non immunisées, ou bien immunisées, 4 à 5 semaines avant la mise bas avec un vaccin atténué constitué d'une souche de Salmonelle typhimurium dépendente pour sa croissance de la presence de composés aromatiques (souche aro A CS 332) ont reçu, à l'âge de 2, 4 ou 7 jours, par voie orale, des doses allant de 10⁹ à 10¹³ Salmonella (souche virulente CS 94). Aucun agneau n'a présenté de signes cliniques et tous ont survécu à cette administration, mais les agneaux des brebis immunisées ont excrété la souche d'épreuve dans leur fécès pendent moins longtemps que les agneaux des brebis non vaccinées. Des titres plus élevés d'anticorps sont détectés dans le colostrum et le lait des brebis vaccinées et comparés aux brebis témoins. Cette différence est également notée pour les titres d'anticorps présents dans le sérum des agneaux issus de brebis vaccinées ou non. Deux jours après la mise bas, la classe des anticorps majoritaires, tant au niveau du colostrum des brebis vaccinées que du sérum de leurs agneaux, est la classe des IgM, alors qu'après 7 jours, les IgG1 prédominent. Bien qu'il soit clair que des brebis pleines vaccinées à l'aide d'un vaccin vivant atténué, apportent à leurs agneaux une protection vis à vis d'une Salmonella expérimentale, une réelle protection est également observée chez les agneaux témoins, malgré les titres faibles d'anticorps présente dans les sécrétions mammaires de leur mères. Cette dernière observation peut être mise en rapport avec la présence d'agents bactériodes ne contenant pas d'anticorps, déjà décrits dans le colostrum et le lait.     

层状非均质包气带渗透性特征及其对降水入渗的影响

不同的岩性界面影响了降水在包气带中的入渗、运移与再分布过程,其影响机制仍是有待研究的学科前沿问题。针对上述问题,基于层状非均质包气带6 m×4 m×5 m样方,开展了多场次自然降水入渗过程的原位试验监测,研究结果表明层状非均质结构对降水入渗过程和速率影响明显:(1)地层分界面处土壤含水率呈现陡降变化特征;(2)220 cm深度以上包气带中土壤含水率对降水入渗响应变化敏感,呈含水率陡变的多峰谷式脉冲响应变化特征,其中20～100 cm地层土壤含水率变化幅度为22.58%～29.76%,120～200 cm地层土壤含水率变化幅度为13.74%～20.74%;220 cm深度以下包气带中土壤含水率对降水入渗响应滞缓,年内呈现平缓单峰响应变化特征,反映了多场次降雨的累积效应,其中220～400 cm地层土壤含水率变化幅度为2.3%～12.15%,430～460 cm地层土壤含水率变化幅度为2.5%～3.41%;(3)层状非均质结构阻滞了水分的运移(湿润锋通过亚砂土-粉砂界面时,平均运移速度由10.53 cm·d^-1下降为0.77 cm·d^-1;湿润锋...     

奶牛健康监测与评价

牛奶的安全问题与奶牛的健康息息相关,只有健康的奶牛才能生产出健康的牛奶.牛群健康管理需要随时观察、定时检测,做到“未病先防”.因此,建立奶牛健康预警系统尤其重要,通过对单个敏感指标（乳体细胞数、牛乳pH、电导率、直肠温度、产奶量等）的变化和行为学观察及体况评分、运动评分、健康指数可以及时发现亚健康牛,减少疾病造成的损失,确保原料奶的品质安全.     

警惕酒椰象甲的入侵

2015年8月,深圳出入境检验检疫局从来自香港的旅客携带物中截获大量酒椰棕榈果,深圳局实验室利用声测仪从该果中截获酒椰象甲(Leurostethus raphiae Marshall,1945),同期,北京出入境检验检疫局从非洲入境旅客携带的酒椰棕榈果中检出该虫。酒椰象甲为中国口岸首次截获。本文对该种有害生物的分类地位、分布、寄主、形态特征、传播途径等进行了介绍,并介绍了一种新型的检测技术-声测仪,提出了口岸检疫的应对措施。     

大型直线振动筛故障诊断在线监测系统软件设计

根据大型直线振动筛侧帮裂纹故障诊断的需求,利用已有的硬件平台,对在线监测系统软件进行开发设计,以小波分析和神经网络理论算法为基础,综合运用数据库、Visual Basic和Matlab软件对数据进行处理、分析和辨识,设计了上位机在线数据采集、处理和故障诊断系统。结果表明,该系统能够对振动筛侧帮早期疲劳裂纹进行及时预警,对设备维护有非常积极的意义。     

高光谱遥感在草原监测中的应用

阐述了高光谱遥感在植被研究中经常用到的重要处理方法,评价了近期有关高光谱遥感在植被应用方面的进展,总结了高光谱遥感在草地上各个方面的作用,重点介绍高光谱遥感在草地生物量估算、草地物种识别与分类、生物化学成分估测等方面的应用,并探讨了高光谱草地遥感的前景及发展趋势,随着各种新技术的不断引入,包括数字摄影技术、GPS的引入及各种数据处理方法运用等.利用高光谱遥感进行草原定量分析、动态监测的精度将进一步提高,高光谱遥感将发挥更大的作用.     

Application of PDA forest fire monitoring based on web service technology

The difficulty in information communication and sharing are major problems for forest fire monitoring and early warning in China. As authors, we applied web service technology to a personal digital assistant (PDA) forest fire monitoring system and propose the framework of a monitoring system based on service-oriented architecture (SOA). At the same time, we describe the composition and function of web services from a server side and a client side. The method for developing a web service invocation engine on the PDA is introduced in detail. Finally, an example of a fire danger rating and fire weather services system are established, based on the Beijing Forest Fire Control System. The results show that the PDA forest fire monitoring system based on web services can effectively take advantage of the existing fire protection decision information services, realize real-time information interaction and sharing, and improve the level of forest fire monitoring. __________ Translated from Journal of Beijing Forestry University, 2008, 30(3): 91–95 [译自: 北京林业大学学报]     

郫县土地利用遥感动态监测

利用2000和2007年的TM数据,经过预处理与增强处理,通过解译,得到2个时期的土地利用专题数据。在此基础上,通过比较对该区的耕地转化、居民地与工厂用地扩增等进行了分析,并做了面积统计。