Effects of music stimulus on behavior response,cortisol level,and horizontal immunity of growing pigs

An enriched environment is widely used to improve domestic animals’ welfare and promote their natural behaviors. Music can reduce abnormal behavior in humans, nonhuman primates, and rodents. However, little is known about the effects of music on pigs. This study aims to explore the effects of repeated music stimulation on the behavior, physiology, and immunity of growing pigs. A total of 72 hybrid piglets (Large White × Duroc × Minpig) were randomly divided into three groups, including music (Mozart K.448, 60 to 70 dB), noise (recorded mechanical noise, 80 to 85 dB), and control (natural background sound, <40 dB), and 6 h sound stimulation was given per day (1000 to 1600 hours) from 40 to 100 d of age. The behavioral activities of the pigs were observed during the music stimulation, and their serum cortisol, salivary cortisol, and serum immune indices were also measured. Compared with the control group, the music group and noise group increased activity but decreased lying of pigs (P < 0.05). A significant increase in tail-wagging, playing, and exploring behaviors of pigs was found in the music group (P < 0.05), and the noise significantly increased the aggressive behavior of the pigs (P < 0.05). Tail-wagging, playing, exploring, manipulating, and aggressive behaviors decreased over time. Short-term (8 d) music stimulus had a lower cortisol level than that of the noise and control groups (P < 0.05), whereas long-term (60 d) music stimulus increased immunoglobulin G (IgG), interleukin-2 (IL-2), and interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) levels (P < 0.05) and decreased interleukin-4 (IL-4) level (P < 0.05). Long-term noise stimulus significantly reduced the level of IgG (P < 0.05) but did not affect the level of IL-2, IL-4, and IFN-γ levels (P > 0.05). In conclusion, short-term music stimulus (8 d) reduced the stress response, whereas long-term music stimulus (60 d) enhanced the immune responses. In addition, the noise increased the aggressive behavior, and long-term noise reduced the immunity of the growing pigs.     

葛洪环境美学思想研究

道教历来的修炼思想中对环境有着特殊的要求，明确地将山水之好与宗教的修炼活动相联系的，当推东晋著名的道教学者葛洪。他对修炼环境的选择体现了以“道法自然”为原则，以“长生久视”为最终目的，以“神秘主义”为特质的环境美学思想。     

《荀子》音乐教化思想实质及价值

荀子为儒学大师，主张性恶论，力推人文教化，尤其重音乐教化，试图借助音乐等艺术作品来打造充满人文气息的文化氛围，尊礼崇礼，使人的尊贵得以凸显，人禽有别。同时，他认为人人经过自身的修为都可以成为善人，君子与小人的区别在于自己的把控。这些观点对于推行人文教化大有启示：即要重视音乐等艺术作品及良好文化氛围对人的熏陶与“化”的作用，特别是他的重养人之情、养人之欲观点在当下对于制定规范措施有借鉴的价值。     

基于文化与审美视角的中国牡丹旅游分析

分析了牡丹在中国备受人们喜爱的自然和社会文化原因,认为人们喜欢牡丹不仅仅是由于它的美丽和香味,更由于其在传统的中国文化里是富贵和吉祥的象征,是中国主流文化和传统审美观的代表。介绍了河南洛阳、山东菏泽、四川彭州三大牡丹栽培和观赏中心的牡丹繁育、栽培现状,以及在这三大栽培中心举办的每年一度的以牡丹为主题的旅游节庆活动。以期能让更多的人了解牡丹在中国文化中的地位及其对现代花卉旅游的影响,更好地理解牡丹和中国人民审美情结、国民气质之间的关系。     

日本煎茶的生活美学

散茶在日本称为“煎茶”,和日常生活有着非常密切的关系。本文从生活美学角度探讨了日本人对散茶的感官审美、文人煎茶的审美情趣和生活饮茶促进和美的社会功能,展现了日本饮茶文化的一些特点。     

儒学审美意识与中国古典园林的交融

儒家思想及其审美意识对中国古典园林的产生和发展影响深远。笔者先从早期儒学与园林肇端的交融谈起,说明儒家主导思想及审美意识与中国古典园林的交融,主要体现在礼乐人格塑造、山水比德思想、隐逸出世思想等方面,挖掘中国造园思想的哲学、美学根源,及其对现代园林景观的启示。     

论西方音乐本质观的三种模式及其演变规律

在西方音乐美学史上，出现了三种音乐本质观的模式：即以柏拉图和亚里斯多德为代表的古典时期的模仿论，以黑格尔和李斯特为代表的浪漫时期的表现论和以汉斯立克等为代表的现代时期的形式论。每一种模式的出现都扎根于时代的思潮和哲学思想的转变，三种模式的演变，代表了人类对音乐本质特征的深刻认识，表征着人类对音乐的本质认识的深度和广度。对此研究对我们今天中国的音乐教育和音乐理论建设有一定的启示作用。     

Assessing the Success of “Cocoa na Chocolate” Musical Intervention in Mobilizing the Youth for Agriculture in Oyo State,Southwestern Nigeria

The study assessed the success of “Cocoa na Chocolate” musical intervention for agricultural mobilization in Oyo State, Nigeria. Responses from 160 randomly selected students on awareness, exposure, retention, perception, and constraints to utilizing its message using structured questionnaires were analyzed. Most respondents (88.8%) had contact with the album, many (55.6%) were aware of its agricultural content, heard it six times, and most (76.1%) retained the contents. More (54.9%) had an unfavorable perception of its mobilization potential, and were constrained to utilize its message by credit facilities (M = 1.0938). Workable agricultural credit schemes are needed to complement future mobilization efforts.     

音乐及饲养密度对肉杂鸡生产及屠宰性能影响初探

该文就音乐及饲养密度对笼养肉杂鸡的生产性能及屠宰性能进行了初步探讨。试验表明音乐可显著降低死淘率,提高料肉比。音乐显著提高肉杂鸡的全净膛率、腹脂率、肝脏比率(P＜0．05)。高密度情况下,音乐显著降低胸肌率和腿肌率(P＜0．05)。饲养密度仅在有音乐的情况下对胸肌率具有显著性的影响,高密度的胸肌率低于中低密度的胸肌率。