Biochemical proximates of pumpkin (Cucurbitaeae spp.) and their beneficial effects on the general well‐being of poultry species

There is a growing need to increase productivity in poultry. Growth hormones and antibiotics have the ability to improve health, weight gain and feed efficiency in meat‐producing animals. The growth‐promoting antibiotics are administered to poultry to improve the general performance of the chicken. However, the use of the xenobiotic drugs in food‐producing animals has been a concern and a sensitive issue of debate for several decades in the EU and many other regional blocks of the world. Consequently, the use of hormones in animal production has been banned in Italy, Denmark and Germany for over 4–5 decades, while Belgium and Greece had never permitted its use for livestock fattening purposes. Bioactive phytochemicals exhibit antimicrobial, antioxidant, antiparasitic, antiprotozoal, antifungal and anti‐inflammatory properties and consequently have several beneficial effects on appetite, growth and the immune status of the animal. In South Africa, different species of pumpkin are produced for food due to their high nutrient content. The flesh serves as a traditional food, while the seeds and peels are commonly discarded. Pumpkin seed extract is reported to be useful for immunomodulation, reproductive health, therapeutics over a wide range of disease conditions and stimulates metabolism of accumulated fats. Studies have also shown that pumpkin seeds are a valuable source of protein and fat. Their complexity and extent of bioactivity offers sustainable prospects for natural control of pathogenic/parasitic organisms, stimulate nutrition or enhance resistance to disease infections, and reduce abdominal fat and serum levels of harmful lipids, while increasing serum levels of beneficial lipids.     

奶牛饲喂装置中螺旋输送器的设计及三维造型

螺旋输送器用于物料输送过程的设计在设计资料中较为常见,但它应用于奶牛饲喂装置时,从设计角度讲有许多特殊性。螺旋输送器的主要尺寸及动力参数设计得是否合理,将直接影响到物料的计量精度。为此,对奶牛饲喂装置中螺旋输送器的设计做了较为详尽的论述,并对其三维造型过程进行了简要的论述。     

植酸酶对生长猪植物性饲料中磷利用率的影响

试验采用 4× 4拉丁方设计 ,设两组 ,以 8头始重为 35～ 4 0kg的杜长二元杂种阉猪为试材 ,运用平衡试验法 ,研究植酸酶对小麦、稻谷和高粱三种植物性饲料中磷利用率的影响。试验结果表明 :①利用体重为 35～ 70kg的杜长二元杂种阉猪 ,测得添加植酸酶使小麦中总磷表观消化率提高 2 7 6 4 % ,高梁中总磷表观消化率提高 4 7 87% ,稻谷中总磷表观消化率提高 4 1 84 % ,多重比较差异均极显著 (P <0 0 1) ;磷的沉积率分别是小麦提高 2 7 98% ,高粱提高 4 7 35 % ,稻谷提高 4 0 6 3% ,多重比较差异均极显著 (P <0 0 1) ;②以每天饲喂1kg饲粮计算 ,添加植酸酶使饲喂小麦饲粮的试猪粪磷含量减少 4 9 0 5 % ,饲喂高粱饲粮的试猪粪磷减少5 2 88% ,饲喂稻谷饲粮的试猪粪磷减少 5 8 82 % ;③试验中 5 0 0FTU/kg日粮的植酸酶浓度可使小麦中 5 5 5 5 %、高梁中 5 6 0 0 %、以及稻谷中 6 1 85 %的不可消化磷转变成可消化磷。     

饲料中添加特种植物对蛋鸡生产效益的影响

研究了饲料中添加特种植物碎屑对蛋鸡生产性能及经济效益的影响结果表明:试验组与对照组的产蛋率、蛋重等均无显著性差异(P>0.05),但饲料投入减少,成本下降,效益显著增加(P<0.01)。     

地衣芽孢杆菌降解水产养殖中残余饵料的特性研究

从土壤及饲料添加剂中筛选获得了一株能较高效降解水产养殖中残余饵料蛋白、淀粉的功能菌,经鉴定为地衣芽孢杆菌.通过研究养殖水体中饲料浓度、pH值、温度等因素对地衣芽孢杆菌降解饲料中蛋白质、淀粉的影响.结果表明,该菌降解饲料中蛋白质、淀粉的适宜条件为:饲料浓度≤5g/L,pH值6～7,温度25～30℃,盐浓度0～1%,溶氧浓度约4mg/L.地衣芽孢杆菌在这种水体生态条件下接种5%,饲料中的蛋白质与淀粉降解率约为60%.     

饲料维生素营养对鱼苗骨骼发育的影响

在人工繁殖鱼类幼苗时,常出现大量骨骼畸形的个体。这些鱼不仅生长速度慢,而且免疫力低,死亡率高,严重影响了水产养殖业的经济效益。综述了饲料维生素营养（A、D、E、K和C）对鱼类骨骼发育和病理学影响的研究进展,从而为幼鱼配合饲料生产性开发和水产养殖业的健康发展提供参考。     

小麦秸与非常规饲料组合效应的研究

本试验旨在探讨小麦秸与非常规饲料间的组合效应。利用体外产气法,评价了小麦秸与喷浆玉米皮、大豆皮、橘子皮和苹果渣分别按0∶100、25∶75、50∶50、75∶25、100∶0比例进行组合的48 h体外发酵总挥发性脂肪酸(TVFA)浓度和干物质降解率(DMD)、酸性洗涤纤维降解率(ADFD)、中性洗涤纤维降解率(NDFD)以及其组合效应。结果表明:1)在小麦秸与喷浆玉米皮、大豆皮、橘子皮、苹果渣的各组合中,当小麦秸比例为25%时,TVFA浓度均大于小麦秸比例为50%、75%、100%时。2)随着小麦秸比例的增大,小麦秸与喷浆玉米皮、大豆皮、橘子皮、苹果渣组合的DMD逐渐降低,小麦秸与喷浆玉米皮、大豆皮组合各比例之间的DMD差异显著(P0.05)。3)随着小麦秸比例的增大,小麦秸与大豆皮组合的NDFD和ADFD逐渐降低,各比例之间差异显著(P0.05)。在小麦秸与橘子皮的组合中,当小麦秸比例为50%时,NDFD和ADFD最大。4)当小麦秸比例为50%时,小麦秸与橘子皮、苹果渣的组合对NDFD和ADFD的组合效应值最大,显著高于其他各比例(P0.05);当小麦秸比例为75%时,小麦秸与喷浆玉米皮的组合对NDFD和ADFD的组合效应值最大,显著高于其他各比例(P0.05)。综上所述,小麦秸与大豆皮、喷浆玉米皮的最优组合是75∶25。小麦秸与橘子皮、苹果渣的最优组合是50∶50。     

江西几种奶牛常用饲料的多体系营养价值评定

分别用Weende、Van Soest与CNCPS体系分析了稻草、苜蓿、玉米秸秆、豆腐渣与啤酒糟的营养成分,并计算了这5种饲料的相对值(RFV)与分级指数(GI)以及碳水化合物与蛋白质组分,旨在为各体系在江西奶牛业的合理应用提供基础理论数据。同时指出,Weende与Van Soest体系是奶牛饲料营养价值评定的基础,应根据需要选择综合评定指数或是CNCPS体系。     

Strategies for further development of aquatic feeds

ABSTRACT: To date, aquatic feeds have depended heavily on fishmeal and fish oil as their source of protein and lipid. However, the feed industry is encountering shortfalls in the availability of these ingredients because of a decline in the number of fish captured in the wild and the increased human demand for some of the species currently being used for fishmeal and oil production. Therefore, efforts are now being directed in different parts of the world to finding alternative quality ingredients, which ideally are less expensive and readily available for use in practical diets. The data accrued have shown that a large proportion of both fishmeal and fish oil can be replaced by other protein and lipid sources. However, it is emphasized that an optimal essential amino acid balance be maintained and that the n-3 highly unsaturated fatty acid requirement be satisfied when combining economical protein and lipid ingredients. Newly developed feeds should aim at being nutrient-dense in order to reduce the output of solid, P and N waste. This can be done through improving nutrient availability, optimizing the digestible protein to energy balance of the diet, and replacing dietary fishmeal with alternate ingredients. These diets should also be effective for maintaining good health and improving disease resistance in fish through enhancement of immune responses. A wholesome approach to culturing fish would be to use appropriate feeding standards that are aimed not only at improving economic returns but also at developing a lasting cohabitation of sustainable aquaculture and a cleaner environment. Furthermore, in the 2lst century aquaculture would still retain its place as a prominent source of food protein, signifying that fish feed research remains a forceful area in discovering better feeds for the industry.     

Effects of Using Live Grass Shrimp (Palaemonetes varians) as the only Source of Food for the Culture of Cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

The life cycle of cuttlefish fed ad libitum exclusively on live grass shrimp (Palaemonetes varians) was studied during 5 consecutive generations. Different culture temperatures promoted different (P < 0.05) exponential growth for each life cycle, being summer generations shorter than those of winter. Higher temperatures promoted higher IGR’s and mortality, while lower temperatures promoted increased life span, reproduction stages, total fecundity and total egg biomass. Increased generations also seemed to increase fertility. A “hybrid” generation promoted the best results in terms of hatchling weight, individual fecundity and fertility. Mean egg weight was related to female size and embryonic development took longer at lower temperatures. Brood stock sex ratios seemed to be temperature related. All of these culture aspects were also compared between themselves in order to establish future brood stock methodologies. Grass shrimp proved to be a good diet for the culture of cuttlefish throughout the life cycle. The use of only one species reduces costs and labor associated to cuttlefish culture.