A pioneering survey of deep-diving and off-shore cetaceans in the northern South China Sea

A pioneering boat-based survey was conducted in 2019, to gather baseline information regarding the presence, composition, relative abundance, and spatial distribution of deep-diving and off-shore cetaceans in the northern South China Sea (SCS). A total of 27 sightings comprising at least 8 cetacean species were recorded during the 13-day survey, including 5 deep-diving species (i.e. Risso's dolphin [Grampus griseus], short-finned pilot whale [Globicephala macrorhynchus], sperm whale [Physeter macrocephalus], Cuvier's beaked whale [Ziphius cavirostris], and an unidentified beaked whale [either the ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, Mesoplodon ginkgodens, or Deraniyagala's beaked whale, Mesoplodon hotaula]), as well as 3 off-shore dolphins (i.e. pantropical spotted dolphin [Stenella attenuate], striped dolphin [Stenella coeruleoalba], and Fraser's dolphin [Lagenodelphis hosei]). With the exception of pantropical spotted dolphins, all other species were sighted and recorded at sea in the northern SCS for the first time. The pantropical spotted dolphin was the most frequently sighted species, comprising 30% of the total sightings. Deep-diving cetaceans were mainly sighted in the northern Xisha Archipelago, whereas off-shore dolphins were distributed across the survey area. The pantropical spotted dolphin was observed in aggregations of more than 100 individuals and nearly all encountered species included calves; these findings suggested that the survey area functions as an important feeding and calving ground for various cetacean species. This pioneering survey provides fundamental information regarding cetacean fauna in the northern SCS and highlights the need to strengthen research and conservation efforts concerning these species.     

基于SSR标记的苜蓿种质资源遗传多样性与群体结构分析

种质资源遗传多样性和群体结构的分析是进行复杂性状关联分析的前提条件.从140对SSR引物中筛选到16对多态性引物,对82份苜蓿(Medicago spp.)材料进行遗传多样性与群体结构分析.结果表明;16对SSR引物共检测出190个等位变异,平均11.88个;多态性比率66.67％～100％,平均为83.05％;基因多样性为0.1447～0.3637,平均为0.2577;PIC为0.0079～0.9432,平均为0.5501.群体结构分析表明,当K=5时△K最大,即82份苜蓿材料可划分为5个类群,其中75.61％的种质遗传组分相对比较单一,24.39％的种质遗传背景比较复杂.苜蓿种质资源遗传多样性丰富,群体结构的划分与种质的来源不完全相关.     

Monitoring and identification of residues of anabolic preparations in slaughtered cattle by HPLC with diode array detection

Summary

The new combination of isocratic high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with on line UV spectrum detection via a diode array configuration has been applied to the detection and identification of anabolics present in application sites of cattle.

Combination of the characteristic retention time in the HPLC chromatogram and a comparison of the full spectrum between 190–400 nm of the anabolic components with that of a standard resulted in a very reliable identification. By means of this method 117 samples of application sites were investigated for the presence of anabolic residues. Of the xenobiotic anabolics, 19‐nortestosterone (NT) was found most frequently (in 96 cases), whereas diethylstilbestrol (DES) was found in only 11 cases.

In all samples the identification of NT and DES was confirmed by high resolution gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry (GCMS).     

淮阴苜蓿SSR指纹图谱的构建

采用不同的取样策略,利用SSR分子标记研究淮阴苜蓿（Medicago sativa Huaiyin）遗传多样性,确定最佳取样数,在此基础上利用筛选的SSR引物构建淮阴苜蓿的指纹图谱,并对淮阴苜蓿进行品种鉴定。本研究对320株淮阴苜蓿的单株基因组DNA设置6个处理（10、20、30、40、50、60单株DNA随机等量混合）,每处理8个重复,利用筛选的4对SSR引物进行遗传多样性分析。结果表明,40株单株随机DNA的混合样品的遗传多样性指数开始趋于稳定,由此取40株即可代表淮阴苜蓿群体。采用取样数为40株单株DNA混合样,利用筛选的3对SSR引物构建淮阴苜蓿指纹图谱,并对15份供试苜蓿材料进行检测,结果表明,该方法所构建淮阴苜蓿SSR指纹图谱可以用于对淮阴苜蓿品种的鉴定。     

扁蓿豆遗传多样性研究初探

论述了扁蓿豆遗传多样性研究的依据,利用不同生境条件下生长的野生和栽培品种,采用形态标记、细胞标记、生化标记和分子标记的方法多方面地对扁蓿豆进行遗传多样性的研究。     

Effects of different types of dietary non-digestible carbohydrates on the physico-chemical properties and microbiota of proximal colon digesta of growing pigs

The effect of different types of fibre on the intestinal digesta and microbial diversity was evaluated in growing pigs. The animals were fed during forty-two days with one of four experimental diets including a control group, a diet enriched with resistant starch type I, by coarse ground corn, and other two diets containing sugar beet pulp (8%) and wheat bran (10%) (as sources of soluble and insoluble non-starch polysaccharides respectively). Body weight (BW) and average daily feed intake (ADFI) were assessed at day 7, 21 and 42. Luminal samples of digesta from proximal colon were collected to analyse water retention capacity (WRC), concentration of short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) and the microbial diversity. Overall, animals fed with higher amounts of non-digestible carbohydrates had lower ADFI and BW. Sugar beet pulp provoked an increase of WRC, a higher concentration of SCFA, and a more stable microbial diversity throughout the experimental period. On the other hand, animals fed with wheat bran presented a lower bacterial diversity.     

退化草地生态修复技术试验研究

采用草地生态学、恢复生态学、农业栽培学、畜牧学等多学科理论,应用宏观与微观相结合的方法,对退化草地的生态修复重建技术进行了系统研究。试验研究结果表明：围栏封育、施肥、松土补播均是退化草地修复的有效措施,封育使草地四度一量分别提高1.97倍、1.18倍、3.31倍、5.11倍、1.85倍;施肥使草产量提高21.62%-80.00%;补播提高5.40%-62.16%,退化草地修复后优良植物群落、营养成份明显提高,植物多样性、丰富度、均匀度明显改善,土壤侵蚀量仅为对照草地的13.46%-33.99%。     

甘肃新选育党参品系与主栽品种的RAPD分析

采用RAPD分子标记技术,分析了新选育党参（Codonopsis pilosula）8个品系和2个主栽品种的遗传多样性和亲缘关系。结果显示,14条引物共扩增出159个位点,其中多态位点26个,多态性位点比率为46.43%,材料间遗传相似系数范围在0.771 9～0.964 9,说明甘肃省主栽党参品种资源具有较丰富的遗传多样性。根据聚类分析结果,党参品种DS6与所有其他供试材料的亲缘关系最远,可单独聚为一类;DS3与DS8的亲缘关系最近,其相似系数为0.964 9。     

鼢鼠土丘植被恢复演替过程中的物种多样性变化

中华鼢鼠是亚高寒草甸的主要害鼠之一,其觅食掘洞的活动严重地破坏了草地原有的植被,同时也影响土丘植被恢复演替的过程。本研究调查分析了亚高寒草甸的鼢鼠土丘植被演替过程中群落种类组成,其结果表明,1)随着演替时间的推移,物种丰富度呈单调递增;2)Shanon-Wiener指数在群落演替初期先迅速增加,至顶极又略微降低;3)用相异性指数公式计算群落物种组成间的变化情况,结果显示,次生演替初期群落间物种组成的相异性程度较高;随着演替时间的推移,这种相异性逐渐减小。因而,鼠丘植被的演替过程是一个由分异至趋同的过程。     

利用微卫星标记对7个山羊品种的遗传多样性研究

为了研究小香羊与相邻产区山羊品种之间的亲缘关系,利用7个微卫星位点,以波尔山羊为对照,对中国6个山羊群体进行了遗传检测,计算了各品种群体的等位基因频率、平均杂合度(He)、平均多态信息含量(PIC)和平均有效等位基因数(Ne),同时分析了各品种群体内和群体间的遗传变异,并根据遗传距离进行了NJ聚类。结果表明,各群体的He、PIC、Ne分别为0.778~0.823、0.766~0.809、4.707~5.767;川东黑山羊和川东白山羊聚为一类,乌羊和南江黄羊聚为一类,其次是马头山羊、小香羊,最后是波尔山羊。微卫星标记分析结果与它们的地理分布及品种形成相一致。