Pharmacokinetic Behaviour of Albendazole Sulphoxide Enantiomers in Male and Female Sheep

Benzimidazole anthelmintic drugs are widely used in veterinary practice. Albendazole sulphoxide (ABZSO) is a benzimidazole drug with two enantiomers, as a consequence of a chiral centre in the sulphoxide group. The kinetics of these enantiomers were studied in male and female sheep. Plasma samples were obtained from the animals between 0.5 and 72 h after oral administration of 7.5 mg/kg of a racemic formulation of ABZSO (total-ABZSO). After a liquid–liquid extraction, the samples were analysed by HPLC to determine the concentrations of total-ABZSO and of the sulphone metabolite (ABZSO₂). During the chromatographic analysis, the ABZSO peak was collected and reanalysed by an HPLC technique using a Chiral AGP column to quantify the enantiomeric proportion therein. After kinetic analysis, the AUCs obtained for the (+)-ABZSO were 5.8 and 4.0 times higher than those for the (–)-ABZSO in male and female animals, respectively. The mean residence times were 23.4 and 16.1 h for (+)-ABZSO and 22.2 and 17.4 h for (–)-ABZSO for male and female animals, respectively. The only significant difference between the sexes (p<0.05) was in the T _max of the (–)-ABZSO. Comparing both enantiomers within each sex, significant differences were found in all the kinetic parameters. Finally, no kinetic differences were found between sex for total-ABZSO or ABZSO₂.     

同期发情及腹腔内窥镜输精技术在肉羊产业化中的推广应用

同期发情及腹腔内窥镜输精技术在肉羊产业中的广泛应用,对于改变肉羊产业的生产方式及经济结构,达到一年两产或两年三产的目的具有重要意义。在繁殖及非繁殖季节对内蒙古地区当地杂交羊进行了同期发情及腹腔内窥镜输精处理。结果表明,繁殖季节与非繁殖季节的发情率均在93%以上,差异不显著;对部分具有小尾寒羊血统的杂交羊同期发情处理后的第6天进行手术检查黄体,其排卵率分别为2.45个/只和1.68个/只。在受胎率方面,腹腔内窥镜输精的受胎率显著高于常规法人工授精的受胎率。     

甘州区规模化羊场主要疫病及防控措施探讨

肉羊养殖逐渐向规模化方向发展,但是口蹄疫、小反刍兽疫、羊布病等疫病防控面临形势愈加严重。需要从羊场设计、加强饲养管理、消毒、驱虫、制定合理免疫程序加强防检疫工作等多方面采取综合防控措施,降低疫病风险,取得最大养殖效益。     

冷季藏系羊补饲的效果观察

通过对20头2岁母藏系羊补饲,在补饲期间期中增重3.32kg,增重率为14.46%。期末增重0.91kg,增重率为3.81%。试验组羊总增重4.23kg,增重率为17.20%。对照组羊在期中增重-0.69 kg,增重率为-3.51%。对照组羊总增重-3.36kg,总增重率为-19.83%。补饲结束后在6月份增重2.65kg,增重率为9.99%。7月份增重8.03kg,增重率为23.24%。8月份增重5.18kg,增重率为13.04%。9月份增重8.73kg,增重率为17.42%。夏秋总增重21.59kg,增重率为44.88%。对照组羊在6月份增重0.29kg,增重率为1.70%。7月份增重3.74kg,增重率为17.92%。8月份增重2.13kg,增重率为9.26%。9月份增重6.22kg,增重率为21.22%。对照组羊在夏秋草场总增重12.09kg,增重率为41.88%。     

藏山羊和藏绵羊小肠黏膜免疫相关细胞的比较研究

为了探讨藏山羊和藏绵羊在低氧环境中小肠黏膜免疫屏障结构的适应特征,本试验采用组织化学方法和图像分析法对4只成年藏山羊和4只成年藏绵羊小肠不同肠段的上皮内淋巴细胞、杯状细胞和肥大细胞的数量进行比较研究。结果显示:藏山羊小肠各段杯状细胞和肥大细胞的数量均高于藏绵羊(P<0.05),其中藏山羊十二指肠、空肠和回肠的上皮内杯状细胞数量分别比藏绵羊多37.87%(P<0.05)、21.43%(P>0.05)和31.68%(P<0.05),藏山羊十二指肠、空肠和回肠的肥大细胞数量分别比藏绵羊多85.20%(P<0.05)、50.73%(P<0.05)和22.52%(P>0.05);而藏山羊小肠各段上皮内淋巴细胞的数量(36.35±0.98)低于藏绵羊(48.84±2.12)(P<0.05)。结果提示,成年藏山羊的小肠黏膜免疫屏障功能强于藏绵羊;藏绵羊小肠中上皮内淋巴细胞起重要的黏膜防御功能,而在藏山羊小肠中杯状细胞和肥大细胞起重要的黏膜防御功能。     

Unilateral scrotal pyocele in ram caused by Staphylococcus capitis

A massive unilateral scrotal pyocele caused by Staphylococcus capitis in a 6‐year‐old ram is reported. Ultrasound examination of the right hemiscrotum showed an irregular hyperechoic mass in an anechoic fluid. A dense exudate was collected from the scrotum for microbiological analysis. Grossly, there was an extensive greenish purulent exudate and a completely atrophied right testis. Coagulase‐negative S. capitis was isolated in pure culture. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of genital infection by S. capitis in rams. This microorganism should be included in the differential diagnosis of ovine genital infections.     

Rotational and continuous grazing of sheep in the Inner Mongolian steppe of China

The aim of this study was to compare the effects of rotational and continuous grazing on herbage mass (HM), organic matter digestibility (dOM) and intake (OMI) and live weight gain (LWG) of sheep grazing on the inner Mongolian steppe, China at a stocking rate of 4.5 sheep/ha during the growing season. In the years 2005 and 2006, four 2-ha plots were used of which two were divided into four 0.5 ha paddocks each for rotational grazing, where sheep were moved each 10 days to the next paddock. The dOM was estimated from faecal crude protein concentration and OMI by oral administration of titanium dioxide. Herbage mass was similar in both grazing systems and dOM and OMI were higher (p < 0.05) at continuous grazing than at rotational grazing, but LWG did not differ probably because of extra energy expenditure for grazing and walking in a larger area. The dOM and OMI decreased (p < 0.05) with progress of the growing season and differed between years. Since precipitation during the growing season in both years was lower than the 30 years average which was probably the reason that positive effects of non-grazing periods on herbage regrowth and quality at rotational grazing could not occur, further studies are required in years with average precipitations before a final evaluation of these grazing systems can be made. Moreover, it seems necessary to quantify energy expenditure for physical activity of animals in grazing studies.     

日粮中添加丙烯酸对绵羊消化代谢的影响

选取25只身体健康,体重32kg左右的8月龄中国美利奴(新疆型)细毛公羊,日粮精粗比为25∶75,采用分组试验设计,分别是对照组、添喂丙酸8,12mmol/(d·只)组和添喂丙烯酸8,12mmol/(d·只)组,研究丙烯酸对绵羊消化代谢和体增重的影响。结果表明,与对照组和添喂丙酸组相比,添喂丙烯酸组绵羊干物质采食量没有显著差异(P>0.05);添喂丙烯酸组与对照组相比,半纤维素消化率提高5.15%~9.70%,纤维素消化率提高3.64%~5.73%,但差异不显著(P>0.05);8mmol丙烯酸组钙、磷的消化率分别高于8mmol丙酸组2.86%和8.39%,但差异不显著(P>0.05);添喂8,12mmol/(d·只)丙烯酸组绵羊的尿氮排出量(g/d)分别低于对照组12%和18%,而N保留率与对照组相比分别提高5.35%和3.91%,但均没有显著差异(P>0.05)。添喂丙烯酸组绵羊的体增重和饲料利用率与对照组和丙酸组相比没有显著差异(P>0.05)。本研究表明,添喂丙烯酸对绵羊的采食量、干物质、有机物、粗蛋白、纤维素、半纤维素的消化量(率)均无显著影响(P>0.05),对绵羊氮、钙、磷的代谢无显著影响(P>0.05)。     

阿勒泰羊生长速度与主要血液生化指标含量及尾脂Leptin基因表达关系

试验通过研究不同生长速度阿勒泰羊主要血液生化指标含量和尾脂中瘦素（Leptin）基因的表达水平,探讨阿勒泰羊生长速度与脂肪沉积之间的关系。选取300只出生时间相近的阿勒泰羊公羔,正常饲喂至6月龄,记录日增重,取平均日增重排前10%和后10%的公羔各30只,分为生长快速组（HBW）和生长慢速组（LBW）,从生长快速组随机选12只分为抑制生长组（饲喂低能量饲粮以抑制其生长,HBW-75%,n=6）和生长快速对照组（饲喂标准饲粮,HBW-100%,n=6）,生长慢速组随机选12只分为促进生长组（饲喂高能量饲粮以促进生长,LBW-125%,n=6）和生长慢速对照组（饲喂标准饲粮,LBW-100%,n=6）;预饲期7 d,正饲期30 d,试验结束后称重并采集血液,屠宰后采集尾部脂肪。检测血液TG、CK、TSH、T3、T4、S.S、GH、INS、PG、Leptin含量或活性及尾部脂肪Leptin mRNA和蛋白表达量,并观察尾部脂肪细胞形态学变化。结果显示,HBW-100%和LBW-100%组初体重与末体重均差异显著（P<0.05）,HBW-75%和HBW-100%组初体重与末体重均无显著差异（P>0.05）;LBW-100%和LBW-125%组初体重差异显著（P<0.05）,末体重无显著差异（P>0.05）。LBW-100%组的T4、S.S、Leptin、TSH、T3含量显著低于HBW-100%组（P<0.05）;LBW-125%组T3含量显著高于LBW-100%组（P<0.05）;HBW-75%组GH、PG和Leptin含量显著低于HBW-100%组（P<0.05）。LBW-125%组尾部脂肪细胞面积大于LBW-100%组,HBW-75%组小于HBW-100%组（P<0.05）。Leptin mRNA和蛋白表达量检测结果表明,HBW-100%组的Leptin mRNA表达量与LBW-100%组无显著差异（P>0.05）,Leptin蛋白表达量极显著高于LBW-100%组（P<0.01）。LBW-125%组Leptin mRNA和蛋白的表达量均显著高于LBW-100%组（P<0.05）。HBW-75%组Leptin mRNA的表达量极显著低于HBW-100%组（P<0.01）,Leptin蛋白表达量显著低于HBW-100%组（P<0.05）。综上所述,生长快速组与生长慢速组中,Leptin的表达量与体重和体脂有一定关联;在生长慢速组促进生长后体重和体脂显著增加,Leptin的表达量呈上升趋势;在生长快速组抑制生长后体重和体脂减少,Leptin的表达呈下降趋势。改变生长速度对Leptin的表达量会产生影响,从而改变机体的脂肪沉积状况。