不同施氮水平下春夏玉米套作对全株饲用营养价值的影响

【目的】以单作为对照，研究不同施氮水平下春夏玉米套作对全年饲用营养价值的影响。【方法】采用随机区组设计，研究不同施氮水平下套作体系中春玉米、夏玉米及全年生物产量、粗蛋白产量和粗脂肪产量与单作的差异，并从氮素吸收利用、气候因素等方面分析造成差异的原因。【结果】套作显著提高了全年的生物产量和营养价值。套作体系N1（187.5 kg•ha-1）和N2（375 kg•ha-1）条件下的全株粗蛋白产量的土地当量比分别为1.54和1.77，全株粗脂肪产量的土地当量比分别为1.39和2.55。套作条件下，单季作物的生物产量和营养价值一般比单作低。但在N2条件下，春玉米全株粗脂肪产量高于单作，夏玉米全株粗蛋白产量与单作差异不显著。套作体系全年吸氮量显著低于单作，但随着施氮量的增加其吸氮量增幅高于单作。【结论】与单作相比，春夏玉米套作体系利于全年营养价值的提高。这种效应是氮素营养状况及气候因素状况等共同作用的结果。在套作体系中，春玉米营养价值受竞争影响较大，而夏玉米受竞争影响较小，这与竞争发生时作物所处的时期不同有关。合理增施氮肥可以缓解复合群体的竞争而使营养价值显著提高。     

粮果油经菜菌生态立体种植模式的研究

研究结果表明，粮果油经菜菌生态立体种植比传统禾谷类单一平作种植能创造更好的生态环境，光能利用率、植株体积、叶面积系数、植株干重均有不同程度的增长，且经济效益倍增。     

The prevalence and risk factors associated with forelimb skin abrasions and sole bruising in preweaning piglets

The presence of skin abrasions and sole bruising in 264 preweaning piglets (1–30 days old) from 13 breeding units in south west England was investigated in 1995. The mean prevalence of forelimb skin abrasions among the pigs on the study farms was 36% (range 0–59%) and sole bruising was 50% (range 0–95%). Skin abrasions were located on three aspects on the front limbs: the carpus, the metacarpus and the digit. Lesions occurred early in a piglet's life; the modal ages for sole bruising was 4 days and for skin abrasions were 5 and 10 days. The presence of skin abrasions on the front limbs was significantly associated with the presence of sole bruising on the front feet. Logistic regression indicated that part-concrete, part-round-mesh (OR 56.4) and part-concrete, part-metal-rods floors (OR 15.9) and exposed aggregate (OR 4.6) were associated with an increased odds of sole bruising while the presence of sparse straw (OR 0.12) or deep straw (OR 0.12) in the pen was associated with lower odds of sole bruising. The same floor type (part-concrete, part-round-mesh) was associated with increased odds of forelimb skin abrasions (OR 2.2). A worn floor surface where the solid adjoined the perforated area (OR 4.6) and the presence of sparse shavings (OR 1.7) were also associated with an increased risk of skin abrasions.     

Sole ulcers in Finnish dairy cattle

The Finnish Healthy Hooves project was set up to determine the frequency of, and risk factors for various hoof lesions in Finnish dairy herds. Data were collected in the years 2003 and 2004. A large dataset of over 74,000 cow-level observations recorded by hoof trimmers was merged with production data from the Finnish Agricultural Data Processing Centre Ltd. Ultimately, data from a single lactation from each of 16,792 cows in 703 herds were used for the analyses in this paper. Three-level hierarchical logistic models with hoof trimmer and farms (within hoof trimmer) as random effects were fit to data sets of tie stall (TS) and loose housing (LH) herds separately. The outcome of interest was the presence or absence of a sole ulcer in one or more legs of a cow during the lactation of interest.Cows examined once had a risk of sole ulcer 5.23% in tie stall herds and 7.58% in LH herds. As the number of examinations increased the odds of a diagnosis of sole ulcer increased substantially (2 and 3+ examinations had odds ratios (ORs) of 1.42 and 3.42 in TS herds and 2.77 and 6.89 in LH herds). Breed had a large effect on the risk of sole ulcer with Holsteins 2.89 times more likely to be affected than Ayrshires in TS herds and 2.94 times in LH herds. In TS herds, the presence of other hoof lesions such as haemorrhages (OR = 2.97), heel-horn erosions (OR = 2.10) and corkscrew claw (OR = 2.83) increased the risk of a sole ulcer developing. In LH herds, only haemorrhages (OR = 1.80) were a significant risk factor when parity was ≥2. In TS herds, use of mats (compared to hard flooring) significantly reduced the risk of sole ulcers (OR = 0.49). The effect of parity on the risk of sole ulcer was greatest when parity ≥4 but this effect was only significant in tie stalls (OR = 1.86).When analyses were restricted to cows with parity ≥2, similar results were obtained for the risk factors identified above. In addition, parity became highly significant in TS and LH (OR 2.31 and 2.23, respectively when parity was 4+). In TS herds, herd average milk production was significantly associated with a decrease risk of sole ulcer (OR = 1.28 per 1000 kg decrease) but there was no effect of production at the cow level (measured as deviation from the herd mean). No significant effects of production were observed in LH herds.     

Associations of sole ulcer at claw trimming with reproductive performance, udder health, milk yield, and culling in Swedish dairy cattle

The association between sole ulcer found at routine claw trimming 2–6 months after calving and reproductive, health and productive traits in the same lactation, was investigated in an observational study of 2368 dairy cows in 102 Swedish herds. The data were analysed by mixed multivariable linear-, logistic- and Poisson-regression modelling at the cow level, accounting for clustering within herd. Associations were found between sole ulcer and first-service conception risk in the first study year (OR 0.59), calving interval (2% longer), treatment for anoestrus (OR 1.61), and 305-day milk yield (479 kg ECM higher). No associations could be shown between sole ulcer and first-service conception risk in the second study year, the number of services per conception, clinical mastitis, high milk somatic-cell counts or culling.     

Herd and cow-level prevalence of sole ulcers in The Netherlands and associated-risk factors

A cross-sectional study was performed, to (re)evaluate the prevalence of sole ulcers (SUs) and the risk factors involved in dairy herds that perform claw trimming on a routine base. Twenty hoof trimmers collected data on the presence or absence of claw disorders on the hind claws of dairy cows during whole herd trimming in 383 herds in The Netherlands. A questionnaire was used to acquire information on management and housing. Additional data on parity, breed and stage of lactation of the cows were provided by the Dutch Herd Book Organization.

Sole ulcer was present in 85% of the herds and in 5.6% (S.E. 0.2) of the study population (n = 22,454 cows). The within-herd prevalence varied from 0% (14.6% of herds) to 26% (0.3% of herds) and in herds with SU was most frequently diagnosed 1–5% of the trimmed cows (45% of all herds).

The risk for SU increased significantly with increasing parity. Cows that were at or after peak of lactation (>60 days in milk, DIM) had higher odds on SU in comparison to cows that were between 0 and 60 DIM (OR = 0.6).

The presence of other non-infectious claw disorders appeared to predispose to SU. Based on an estimation of the population attributable fraction, it was concluded that if sole hemorrhages, chronic laminitis (CL), white line disease and interdigital hyperplasia were the cause of SU and if those diseases could have been prevented in the study population, 35.4, 5.8, 11.6 and 4.6% of the SU cases respectively could have been prevented. Because of this relation, an effective intervention strategy of SU should focus on an integral approach of reducing the first stages of the bovine laminitis complex, whereas SU and CL are considered to be a later stage.

Cows trimmed during late summer were at a higher risk for SU than cows trimmed in other periods of the year. Finally, cows in herds with purchased heifers were at a higher risk (OR = 1.4) for SU than cows in herds that did not purchase heifers. A comparable positive effect was visible in herds with mattress bedding.     

Effects of fertilizer timing and placement on grain yield and leaf nutrients of sole‐crop cowpeas (V. unguiculata) in Sierra Leone

Abstract

Effects of fertilizer timing and placement on the grain yield and leaf nutrients of uninoculated sole‐crop cowpeas in two experiments during the minor cropping season on Njala upland soil of Sierra Leone were studied. Timing and placement and their interaction had no significant effects on grain yield. Placement affected highly significantly lamina Mg, Cu and Co and significantly lamina N and Ca. Placement and timing x placement interaction affected highly significantly petiole N and petiole P respectively. Timing affected highly significantly petiole N, which decreased as fertilizer application was delayed. The spectrum of nutrient distribution in both lamina and petiole was decidedly different. Multiple regression studies indicated that variability in only petiole Mg, Cu and Co significantly contributed to grain yield variability. By the introduction of 15 nutrients (6 lamina and 9 petiole) after examining the linear regression coefficients into a composite multiple regression study, lamina Ca, petiole Fe and petiole Co were selected as significant contributors to grain yield variability with marked improvement in R². Removal of the effects of the correlated variables produced significances in the effects of fertilizer placement and timing x placement interaction on grain yields.     

氮素营养对单作和间套作小麦氮素吸收、同化和籽粒蛋白质含量的影响

本研究通过在栗钙土上设置田间试验。研究结果表明:开花期小麦不同器官中氮的积累量随着施氮量的增加而增加,以叶片中积累的氮素量最高,其次为穗>茎>叶鞘,但当施氮量达到450kg/hm2时,单作小麦叶片和间套作小麦叶鞘、茎、穗氮的积累量减少,而且间套作小麦相同施氮量各器官的氮素积累量大于相应单作小麦各器官的氮素积累量。成熟时小麦各营养体氮积累量随着施氮量的增加而增加,颖壳+穗轴氮积累量最多,其次为茎>叶鞘>叶;成熟时籽粒氮素的吸收积累量随着施氮量的增加而增加,间套作小麦籽粒氮素的吸收积累量大于相同施氮量单作小麦氮素的吸收积累量。在同一施氮水平下,间套作小麦花前氮同化量和总氮同化量都大于相应单作小麦,而间套作小麦花后氮同化量却小于相应单作小麦;单作和间套作小麦总氮同化量与其蛋白质含量之间呈显著正相关(r分别为0.936 ,0.987 )。     

Evaluation of ultrasonography for measuring solar soft tissue thickness as a predictor of sole ulcer formation in Holstein–Friesian dairy cows

The aim of this research was to investigate the correlation between the thickness of solar soft tissue (SST; i.e. the corium and subcutaneous tissue) in early lactation and sole ulcer formation in late lactation. Fifty Holstein–Friesian cows were examined three times: (1) 30 days after calving (locomotion scoring, trimming, claw examination, measurement of SST); (2) 70 days after calving (locomotion scoring); and (3) 180 days after calving (locomotion scoring, trimming, claw examination).SST thickness was measured using an 8 MHz linear probe, at two points (SST1 below the apex of the pedal bone, and SST2 below the flexor tubercle). Mean values for SST1 and SST2 were 3.26 ± 0.43 mm and 4.35 ± 0.46 mm, respectively; the two measures were positively correlated (r = 0.95, P < 0.001). At 180 days after calving, a sole ulcer was diagnosed in 12/50 cows (24%). Cows with a thinner SST had a higher risk of developing sole ulcers than those with a thicker SST. The optimal cut-off values of SST1 and SST2 in predicting cows with sole ulcers (as calculated by ROC analysis) was ?3 mm for SST1 and ?3.9 mm for SST2. The relative risk of a sole ulcer developing, based on those cut-off values was 4.25 (95 CI, 1.77–24.88) for SST1 ? 3 mm and 3.63 (95 CI, 1.18–10.8) for SST2 ? 3.9 mm.