Tall oil fatty acid inclusion in the diet improves performance and increases ileal density of lactobacilli in broiler chickens

1. Studies were conducted with tall oil fatty acids (TOFA) to determine their effect on broiler chicken performance and ileal microbiota. TOFA, a product originating from coniferous trees and recovered by fractional distillation of side-streams from pulp production, mainly comprises free long-chain fatty acids (~90%) and resin acids (~8%). Conjugated linolenic acids and pinolenic acid are characteristic fatty acid components of TOFA.

2. TOFA products at 750 mg/kg feed were tested in two 35-day broiler chicken trials, each using a wheat soya-based diet and with 12 replicate pens per treatment. In both trials, TOFA improved body weight gain at all time points (P < 0.001) and feed conversion efficiency during the first 21 days (P < 0.01). Two different dry TOFA formulations (silica carrier and palm oil coating) were tested and showed performance effects similar to liquid TOFA.

3. Ileal digesta of the broiler chickens was analysed for total eubacteria, Lactobacillus spp., Enterococcus spp., Escherichia coli and Clostridium perfringens on days 14 and 35. TOFA significantly increased total eubacteria and lactobacilli density on day 14 (P < 0.05). There was a significant positive correlation between these bacterial groups and broiler body weight on day 14 (P < 0.01).

4. A numerical reduction in C. perfringens was observed. In vitro growth inhibition studies showed that C. perfringens was strongly inhibited by 10 mg/l TOFA (P < 0.001), while common lactobacilli were resistant to >250 mg/l. The in vitro results were thus in line with in vivo observations.

5. The mechanisms behind the bacterial shifts and their role in performance improvement are unknown. Further purification of TOFA components is needed to identify the effective agents.     

始丰微型牛体型与外周血cAMP、PTH和TGF-β水平关联性分析

为阐明始丰微型牛的生长发育相关的生化特性,采用ELISA方法对15月龄的始丰微型牛和作对照的正常体型天台黄牛测定并比较分析外周血中三个生长发育相关因子:cAMP、PTH与TGF-β.结果表明:微型牛组TGF-β含量(192.6 ng/L)极显著低于对照组(229.5 ng/L)(P＜0.01),cAMP和PTH含量与对...     

An aggregation index (AI) to quantify spatial patterns of landscapes

There is often need to measure aggregation levels of spatial patterns within a single map class in landscape ecological studies. The contagion index (CI), shape index (SI), and probability of adjacency of the same class (Qi), all have certain limits when measuring aggregation of spatial patterns. We have developed an aggregation index (AI) that is class specific and independent of landscape composition. AI assumes that a class with the highest level of aggregation (AI =1) is comprised of pixels sharing the most possible edges. A class whose pixels share no edges (completely disaggregated) has the lowest level of aggregation (AI =0). AI is similar to SI and Qi, but it calculates aggregation more precisely than the latter two. We have evaluated the performance of AI under varied levels of (1) aggregation, (2) number of patches, (3) spatial resolutions, and (4) real species distribution maps at various spatial scales. AI was able to produce reasonable results under all these circumstances. Since it is class specific, it is more precise than CI, which measures overall landscape aggregation. Thus, AI provides a quantitative basis to correlate the spatial pattern of a class with a specific process. Since AI is a ratio variable, map units do not affect the calculation. It can be compared between classes from the same or different landscapes, or even the same classes from the same landscape under different resolutions.     

巨胚杂交稻的农艺及产量性状

以2个巨胚不育系及其相应的2个非巨胚不育系,3个巨胚恢复系、2个非巨胚恢复系为材料,配制一套共20个半双列杂交组合,研究巨胚(ge)基因对杂交稻的若干生物学特性的影响。结果表明:ge基因对杂交稻主要农艺性状和部分产量性状没有显著影响,但ge基因使杂交稻的千粒重、容重、理论产量和实际产量下降,且只有在纯合时才有显著表达。含杂合geGE基因也使其上述性状有所下降,但幅度明显小于gege纯合基因。     

烟草航天诱变突变体叶形遗传分析及基因定位

利用航天诱变方法获得烟草品种NC89的突变体NC89-M,与野生型相比,NC89-M叶形呈宽椭圆,叶面褶皱,叶缘呈锯齿状.为明确烟草航天诱变突变体NC89-M叶形突变机理,挖掘突变体叶形突变基因,利用NC89-M与烟草品系2014-168杂交获得F2群体,对F2群体遗传分析表明突变体叶形性状受1对显性主效基因控制.通过...     

哺乳动物卵母细胞非整倍体产生机制的研究进展

雌性生殖细胞进行减数分裂时易发生染色体分离错误而产生非整倍体卵母细胞,其受精后会产生非整倍体胚胎,导致出生缺陷或胚胎致死,是影响哺乳动物繁殖的重要因素。卵母细胞在第一次减数分裂前期发生同源染色体联会,此时DNA双链断裂引发重组。重组时缺乏交叉、重组事件数量的减少及交叉靠近端粒或着丝粒导致染色体发生同向分离或不分离,从而产生非整倍体卵母细胞。减数分裂期间,当染色体的端粒共向于同一极或没有完全附着在纺锤体微管上时,纺锤体组装检查点（spindle assembly checkpoint,SAC）被激活,E3泛素连接酶APC/Cyclome （APC/C）沉默,保护分离酶抑制蛋白（securin）和细胞周期蛋白B （cyclin B）不被降解,从而抑制分离酶和染色体的分离。直到所有染色体与纺锤体实现稳定的双极定向并正确排列到赤道板上,SAC关闭,染色体正确分离。卵母细胞中SAC蛋白缺失,导致SAC不能有效地监测端粒在纺锤体上的正确附着,发生染色体分离错误,从而产生非整倍体卵母细胞。因此,通过现代分子技术手段解析非整倍体卵母细胞所涉及的机制是保护哺乳动物生育的重要目标。作者主要介绍了卵母细胞减数分裂的特点,详细阐述了卵母细胞非整倍体发生的染色体分离错误的分子机制,以期为开发卵母细胞非整倍体的治疗手段提供参考。     

草地早熟禾与高羊茅不同混播比例对草坪质量的影响

在大田条件下,研究了草地早熟禾和高羊茅不同混播比例对草坪质量的影响,以期为北方地区草坪建植提供依据。结果表明:播量一定时,随草地早熟禾比例减小、高羊茅比例增大,草坪成坪速度越快,密度越小,质地越差,颜色越深,地下植物量越大,地上植物量呈先增大后减小的趋势,草地早熟禾∶高羊茅为2∶8处理组合地上、地下植物量均最大。当高羊茅在混播组合中的比例60%后,草坪密度、质地、地上植物量趋于稳定。6种处理组合草坪综合质量从优到劣依次为AFEBCD。综合考虑成坪速度和草坪质量,草地早熟禾和高羊茅混播建坪的比例以2∶8为宜。     

DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF SPINDLE

In this paper, taking a D1201 spindle as an example, we discuss the dynamic analysis of spindle by using the theory of the complex model, we also analyse the factors which effect the dynamic characterics of spindle and give results which arc reference value to improving the structure of spindle,     

PROBABILISTIC EVALUATION FOR STEEL FRAME COLUMNS OF TALL BUILDINGS

Based on properties of parameters and test data of dom-estic steel,this paper analyses the reliability and partial coefficient forresistance of steel frame columns of tall builings.The result may serveas a scientific basis.It is not only for domestic steel instead of importedsteel in building tall steel structures,but also for compiling concerendstandards.     

On the New Blade Shape of the Turodrill and Its CAD

Based on the research on the motion law of the drilling fluid along the blade, the necessary condition of the blade shape for a high efficiency turbodrill is obtained. Hence a mathematical model how to design a blade shape has been put forward, and the solution method of the model is obtained, which helps to design a high efficiency turbodrill. What's more, a 3 dimension model of the blade has been set up using Pro/E software, which can link with the advanced computer language by a interface routine and modify the 3-D blade model automatically. Based on the theory, a software has been compiled to design the blade automatically, which can improve the design efficiency and the design quality of the turbodrill.