牛TLR4基因的遗传多态性与乳房炎的关联分析

TLR4通过识别病原体而激活免疫细胞，在先天免疫和适应性免疫防御中起着重要作用。以中国荷斯坦奶牛、三河牛和中国西门塔尔牛共397头为研究对象，利用创造酶切位点PCR法扩增243bp的目的片段，通过限制性内切酶HinfⅠ酶切来检测TLR4第3外显子的多态性，结果发现扩增产物的27bp处C到T的突变使得多态位点产生，编码的氨基酸由苏氨酸变为异亮氨酸。A、B2个等位基因在3个群体中均有分布，A等位基因占优势（大于78％），经χ^2适合性检验，三河牛在该位点未达到Hardy-Weinberg平衡状态（P〈0．05）。运用SAS8．2软件采用最小二乘法拟合线性模型，将该基因座不同基因型与奶牛乳房炎进行了关联分析，结果表明：AA基因型为乳房炎抗性基因型（P〈0．05），A等位基因为乳房炎抗性的有利基因。     

The contribution of mammary infections by coagulase-negative staphylococci to the herd bulk milk somatic cell count

Quarter foremilk samples were taken at 2–3 weekly intervals for several years in a experimental herd comprising about 45 cows. The samples were submitted to bacteriological analysis and somatic cell counting. The most prevalent quarter infections from 1982 to 1988 were by coagulase-negative staphylococci (15–20% of all the quarters sampled). Most of these (75.6%) persisted until drying-off Dry cow therapy eliminated 86.5% of these infections. Comparison of udder quarters within cows, involving 775 samples from pairs of non-infected quarters and quarters infected by coagulase-negative staphylococci, yielded geometric means of somatic cell counts of 210 000 and 420 000 cells/ml, respectively. The correlation (r=0.87) between the herd bulk milk somatic cell count (SCC) and its estimation from the quarter milk somatic cell count performed on the same day allowed us to evaluate the contribution of the different categories of quarters, according to their infection status, to the herd bulk milk SCC. Quarters infected by a major pathogen (8.5% of samples) gave rise to 46.6% of the total number of cells, while quarters infected by coagulase-negative staphylococci (17.8% of samples) gave rise to 18.1%. Although coagulase-negative staphylococci represented only a secondary source of somatic cells as compared to major pathogens, they were not a negligible source considering the threshold of 300 000 somatic cells advocated for herd milk of good quality.     

蒲公英提取物对LPS诱导小鼠乳腺炎的减轻效应及其机制分析

旨在研究蒲公英提取物对内毒素（LPS）诱导小鼠乳腺炎的减轻效应及其机制分析。将小鼠随机分为空白组、模型组、阳性组和蒲公英提取物高、中、低剂量组。蒲公英提取物高、中、低剂量组分别按10.0、5.0、2.5 g·kg^-1灌胃给药,连续灌胃6 d,2次·d^-1,空白组灌胃等体积生理盐水。末次给药1 h后,于小鼠乳房基部分别灌注50 μL 0.2 mg·mL^-1 LPS,建立LPS诱导的小鼠乳腺炎模型,阳性组在建模后6和12 h腹腔注射5 mg·kg^-1地塞米松。24 h后取血,分离血清,剥离乳腺组织。ELISA法测定小鼠血清肿瘤坏死因子α（TNF-α）、白细胞介素-1β（IL-1β）和白细胞介素-6（IL-6）的含量,髓过氧化物酶（MPO）试剂盒测定小鼠血清MPO的含量,HE染色观察病理变化,Western blot法测定小鼠乳腺中TLR4蛋白以及NF-κB信号通路和MAPKs信号通路相关蛋白的表达。结果显示,蒲公英提取物高、中剂量组对LPS诱导的乳腺炎小鼠血清中TNF-α、IL-1β和IL-6的分泌有极显著抑制作用（P<0.01）,极显著降低小鼠血清中MPO的含量（P<0.01）;蒲公英提取物高、中剂量组能改善LPS诱导的小鼠乳腺组织的病理变化,极显著下调LPS诱导的小鼠乳腺中TLR4、p-IκB、p-p65、p-p38、p-JNK、p-ERK蛋白的表达（P<0.01）。结果表明,蒲公英提取物通过调控NF-κB和MAPKs信号通路对LPS诱导的小鼠乳腺炎有明显减轻作用,为蒲公英的临床开发及应用奠定了基础。     

乳头封闭剂和不同干奶药品对预防奶牛产后乳房炎的研究

奶牛乳腺健康直接关系到奶牛生产性能,和牧场效益息息相关。如何有效预防奶牛乳房炎的发生,是牧场的重中之重。干奶期是奶牛乳腺机能恢复健康的一个重要阶段,对预防奶牛产后乳房炎的发生有着重要意义。本文利用长达1 年的时间,对635 头奶牛进行分组试验,并追踪观察其产后90 天内乳房炎的发生情况和产奶量情况。通过数据分析发现,奶牛干奶期联合使用抗生素和乳头封闭剂对奶牛进行干奶,比单独使用抗生素干奶,产后7 天的体细胞阳性率降低了28.58%;产后60 天临床乳房炎发病率降低了35.40%,产后90天降低了41.32%;各组之间的产奶量并无显著差异（P>0.05）。     

北疆奶牛隐性乳房炎的调查与分析

[目的]为了解北疆某牧场奶牛隐性乳房炎情况及分析其可能存在的风险因素。[方法]2020年1月至2022年9月通过加州乳房炎检测法（CMT）对该牧场在群泌乳牛进行隐性乳房炎调查,并初步分析该场可能存在的主要风险因素。[结果]该牧场2020—2022年各年奶牛隐性乳房炎平均阳性率分别为3.69%（110/2 980）、5.01%（150/2 993）和3.87%（86/2 220）;乳区阳性率分别为0.93%（110/11 856）、1.35%（160/11 880）和0.97%（86/8 860）;瞎乳头率分别为0.13%（16/11 920）、0.19%（23/11 972）和0.23%（20/8 880）;夏季隐性乳房炎阳性率明显高于其他季节,奶牛各乳区隐性乳房炎阳性率差异不显著（P>0.05）,不同胎次间的奶牛隐性乳房炎平均阳性率差异性显著（P<0.05）,5胎和6胎及以上牛的隐性乳房炎平均阳性率均明显高于其他胎次。[结论]该牧场奶牛隐性乳房炎发生率较低但仍需改善,夏季炎热潮湿的饲养环境和高龄奶牛更易发生热应激,奶牛身免疫力下降等原因可能是该牧场奶牛患乳房炎的主要风险因素。     

Characterization of Aerococcus viridans isolated from milk samples from cows with mastitis and manure samples

Thirty-eight Aerococcus viridans isolates were obtained from milk from 478 cows with clinical mastitis in a farm during the periods between November 2011 and February 2012, and between December 2012 and March 2013. Additional isolates were obtained from processed manure (a mixture of composted manure, straw and hydrated lime) and bedding materials. The processed manure was later used to cover the floor of the stalls in barns as bedding materials. The temperatures recorded in the composted and processed manure were not as high as those generally observed during satisfactory composting. To reveal the association of A. viridans in manure-related products with intramammary infection in cows, isolates were characterized by their DNA fragment patterns as determined by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Isolates obtained from milk, processed manure and bedding materials had identical DNA fragment patterns. Antimicrobial susceptibilities were determined for 29 isolates from milk, processed manure and bedding materials. Of these, 26 (89.7%) were resistant to clindamycin, whereas virtually all the isolates were susceptible to 12 other antimicrobials including cefalosporins that have been used to treat bovine mastitis in Japan. In vitro, three A. viridans isolates from milk and an isolate from processed manure survived for 3 hr in Good’s buffer (pH 9) at high temperature (50°C). The results suggest that the processed manure and bedding materials in this farm were possible sources of A. viridans that caused infection in the cows with mastitis.     

Associations between bacterial genotype and outcome of bovine clinical Staphylococcus aureus mastitis

Background

Staphylococcus aureus is an important cause of clinical mastitis in dairy cows worldwide. The cure rate after antimicrobial treatment of clinical S. aureus mastitis is very variable due to both cow and bacterial factors. Studies have shown that bacterial genotype might affect short-term bacteriological and clinical cure, but the long-term outcome has been less studied. The objectives of this study were to investigate associations between bacterial genotype and long-term outcome of veterinary-treated clinical mastitis (VTCM) caused by S. aureus during a follow-up period of 120 days and to study genotype variation among Swedish S. aureus isolates. S. aureus isolates from cases of VTCM were genotyped by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Long-term outcome measurements used were somatic cell count (SCC), additional diagnoses of VTCM, milk yield and culling. Isolates were classified into clusters (>80% similarity) and pulsotypes (100% similarity). Clusters and pulsotypes were grouped according to occurrence. Multivariable mixed-effect linear regression models including cow and bacterial factors with possible influence on SCC or milk yield were used to calculate differences in SCC or milk yield between groups. Additional outcome measures were calculated using a test of proportions.

Results

The isolates (n = 185) were divided into 18 clusters and 29 pulsotypes. Two pulsotypes were classified as common, and were found in 64% of the cases of VTCM. Remaining isolates were classified as less common or rare pulsotypes. The distribution was similar at cluster level. Outcome was calculated from follow-up data on 111 cows. Significantly lower SCC during the follow-up period was found in cows infected with common clusters compared to in cows infected with less common/rare clusters. The proportion of cows with SCC <200 000 cells/ml during the whole follow-up period was significantly higher in the group common clusters than in the group less common/rare clusters. Bacterial genotype did not influence the other outcome parameters.

Conclusions

In Sweden, two S. aureus pulsotypes, identified in about 64% of clinical S. aureus cases, were widespread. Cows infected with the common genotypes had significantly lower SCC during 120 days after treatment compared to cows infected with less common or rare genotypes.     

奶山羊乳房炎灭活疫苗的制备及免疫效果检测

为评估奶山羊乳房炎灭活疫苗的免疫效果,以大肠埃希菌、金黄色葡萄球菌、凝固酶阴性表皮葡萄球菌及产色葡萄球菌为材料,经甲醛37℃灭活,按照6∶1（V／V）与铝胶盐充分混匀,分别经腹股沟皮下、颈部皮下注射途径,免疫泌乳期奶山羊,免疫剂量均为2 mL,共免疫2次,每次间隔14 d。分别在免疫前及第1次免疫后10、24、60、180 d 采集血样和乳样,ELISA 测定抗体效价,用快速诊断液检测隐性乳房炎,统计患病奶山羊的数量。结果显示,与对照组相比,两次免疫后血液及乳汁中针对大肠埃希菌、金黄色葡萄球菌、凝固酶阴性表皮葡萄球菌及产色葡萄球菌的抗体效价含量均显著增加（P ＜0．05）,抗体维持时间长;颈部皮下免疫组免疫后180 d,腹股沟皮下免疫组免疫后的60 d,隐性乳房炎奶山羊数量均明显下降。结果表明,本研究制备的奶山羊乳房炎疫苗不仅能够刺激机体产生较好的体液免疫应答,而且还对隐性乳房炎有显著的治疗效果。