Assessment of Uterine Vascular Perfusion During the Estrous Cycle of Mares in Connection to Circulating Leptin and Nitric Oxide Concentrations

The objective of this study was to find difference in vascular perfusion of uterine horns or uterine body throughout the estrous cycle and their relation to circulating nitric oxide and leptin concentrations. Five cyclic mares were subjected to transrectal Doppler ultrasonography and blood sampling for 18 days. Area of color and power Doppler modes was measured in pixels. Day (P = .0001) of the estrous cycle and ovulation (P = .0001) influenced uterine blood flow. Uterine body blood flow directed away from the transducer (blue, P = .0001) increased from day −5 until day 0 (day of ovulation), and its power (P = .0001) blood flow increased from day −6 until day 0; then, both decreased until days 12 and 10, respectively. Conversely to the contralateral uterine horn, ipsilateral uterine horn blood flow directed away from the transducer (blue, P = .0001) increased from day −5 until day −1, and its power (P = .0001) blood flow increased from day −6 until day 0; then, both decreased until day 10. Nitric oxide concentrations (P = .0001) attained two major peaks; the first on day −3 and the other persisted from day 2 until day 5. Leptin concentrations increased (P > .001) with a maximum value on day 0 and then decreased until a minimum value on day 9. In conclusion, during the estrous cycle, ipsilateral uterine horn and uterine body blood vessels had similar blood flow. Both leptin and nitric oxide played a role during follicle growth, ovulation, and corpus luteum development and modulated uterine blood flow before and after ovulation.     

Video tracking analysis of behavioral patterns during estrus in goats

Here, we report a new method for measuring behavioral patterns during estrus in goats based on video tracking analysis. Data were collected from cycling goats, which were in estrus (n = 8) or not in estrus (n = 8). An observation pen (2.5 m × 2.5 m) was set up in the corner of the female paddock with one side adjacent to a male paddock. The positions and movements of goats were tracked every 0.5 sec for 10 min by using a video tracking software, and the trajectory data were used for the analysis. There were no significant differences in the durations of standing and walking or the total length of movement. However, the number of approaches to a male and the duration of staying near the male were higher in goats in estrus than in goats not in estrus. The proposed evaluation method may be suitable for detailed monitoring of behavioral changes during estrus in goats.     

无角道塞特羊胚胎移植技术研究

(1)超排处理无角道塞特绵羊163只,育成羊(76只)只均回收胚胎5.53枚,可用胚3.91枚,经产母羊(87只)只均回收胚胎7.55枚,可用胚6.34枚。经产羊平均回收胚胎总数高于育成羊(P<0.05)。春季和秋季之间超排效果差异不明显。重复超排羊和非重复超排羊之间平均回收胚胎总数和可用胚胎数差异均不显著(P>0.05)。(2)共处理受体876只,春季和秋季受体的同期发情率分别为56.37%和89.02%,发情受体利用率分别为84.67%和88.77%。(3)移植受体545只,妊娠318只,产羔396只,受体移植妊娠率为58.35%,移植胚胎成羔率为57.47%,在移植受体中,小尾寒羊的妊娠率最高为61.2%,同羊和内蒙细毛羊分别为54.62%和56.58%,受体品种之间移植妊娠率差异不显著(P>0.05)。受体黄体数对移植妊娠率及胚胎成羔率有一定的影响。胚胎的发育阶段对移植妊娠率也有影响,移植囊胚受体妊娠率最高为64.76%,明显高于早期桑椹胚移植妊娠率42.86%(P<0.05)。胚胎成羔率从桑椹胚到囊胚差异不显著(P>0.05)。     

不同饲养管理条件下黄牛的同期发情试验

[目的]为了便于集中配种或胚胎移植。[方法]采取了三种方法：一次PG改进法、CI-DR＋PMSG＋PG＋LHRH-A3法、PMSG＋PG＋LHRH-A3法处理三种不同饲养管理条件下的黄牛,诱导同期发情。[结果]表明四次处理的同期发情率分别为100%、100%、98.8%、82.4%,人工授精或胚胎移植受胎率分别为27.3%、80%、76.5%、59.2%。[结论]从经济角度表明一次PG改进法、PMSG＋PG＋LHRH-A3法是比较切合实际,也比较理想的同期发情方法,效果也比较理想。     

羔羊30日龄早期断乳及代乳料研究

［目的］提高羊只的生产性能。［方法］根据母羊的泌乳曲线和羔羊的生长发育规律，配制标准营养水平（试验1组）和低于标准营养水平15%（试验2组）的代乳料对30日龄羔羊进行早期断乳试验，以正常断乳（90日龄）为对照，比较不同试验组羔羊的日增重和饲料转化率及母羊的发情情况。［结果］试验1组和试验2组羔羊日增重和料重比均高于对照，30-90日龄2组羔羊的日增重分别为164.6、159.4 g，分别与对照（日增重118.7g）达到极显著和显著差异水平；试验1组和试验2组母羊发情较早，分别为51、54 d，对照组母羊平均发情期为66 d。［结论］羔羊早期断乳可使母羊的发情提早12-15 d。     

氯前列烯醇、孕酮阴道栓单独或结合其它激素处理本地母水牛后的发情和受胎情况

本试验研究对比了PGc、CIDR、PGC +PMSG和CIDR +PGc对 2 95头本地母水牛同期发情定时输精的发情率和受胎率。同时对处理后发情的母水牛分别在第一次输精时肌注hCG、LRHA并以不注射的作对照 ,探讨hCG和LRHA对发情母水牛排卵和受胎的效果。也分析了同一处理方法对处女水牛和经产水牛同期发情率和受胎率的差异。结果表明 :采用CIDR +PGc的同期发情率和受胎率最高 (85 .13%、4 6 .0 3% ) ,PGc +PMSG、CIDR和PGc组的发情率和受胎率分别是 73.0 1%和 4 3.4 8%、78.0 2 %和 4 3.6 6 %、6 4 .18%和 4 1.6 8%。CIDR +PG组的发情率极显著高于PGc组 (P <0 .0 1) ,其它各组间无显著差异 (P >0 .0 5 )。各组母牛的受胎率无显著差异 (P >0 .0 5 )。发情的母水牛在第一次输精时肌注hCG或者LRHA3,排卵率为 89.78%和 91.38% ,极显著高于不处理母水牛 (5 9.74 % ) (P <0 .0 1) ;但受胎率与对照组无显著差异 (P >0 .0 5 )。本试验 4种同期发情处理方法在发情率上经产牛 (84 .4 7% )显著高于处女牛 (5 5 .91% ) (P <0 .0 5 ) ;但受胎率 (45 .6 1% :38.4 6 % )无显著差异 (P >0 .0 5 )。     

高效缓释肥在鲁中夏玉米上的应用效果试验示范

通过大田试验示范研究了缓释肥在玉米种肥同播条件下对玉米农艺性状、产量及氮肥利用率的影响。结果表明:施用缓释肥能有效改善玉米各农艺性状,一次性施用不会造成玉米生长后期脱肥;对比各处理玉米产量,全量缓控释肥和90%缓释肥两处理差异不显著,极显著高于习惯施肥处理,90%缓释肥处理玉米产量最高,两处试验点666.7m2产量分别为688.3 kg和711.0 kg;全量缓释肥处理的氮肥利用率明显高于普通配方肥和习惯施肥,其中,以90%缓释肥处理氮肥利用率最高,比普通配方肥提高11.25个和15.68个百分点,分别比习惯施肥提高14.42个和21.01个百分点,节本增效显著。     

郏县红牛同期发情技术研究

本文采用四种同期发情方法(CIDR处理、撤CIDR栓后立即肌注PG、一次PG处理、二次PG处理)对郏县红牛进行处理,研究不同处理药物、处理方式、季节等因素对同期发情率的影响。结果表明,撤CIDR栓后立即肌注PG和二次PG处理组的同期发情效果显著优于CIDR处理或一次PG处理(P<0.05);对经产母牛的同期发情处理效果稍优于育成牛,但差异不显著(P>0.05);郏县红牛的同期发情处理效果具有季节性差异,夏秋季(5～10月份)的同期发情率显著低于冬春季(11～4月份)(P<0.05)。     

胚胎移植技术在肉羊快速制种中的应用

本试验于2003年4月13日开始,随机选择6只萨福克肉羊作为供体;当地普通绵羊30只作为受体。分为2组进行诱导发情处理和超排处理,A组供体3只,诱导发情率66．7％(2／3);受体15只,诱导发情率93．3％(14／15)。B组供体3只,诱导发情率100％(3／3);受体15只,诱导发情率100％(15／15)。从6只供体中获得有效胚胎19枚,移植妊娠率68．4％(13／19)。     

PMSG诱导荷斯坦青年母牛发情试验研究

[目的]为了诱导始配年龄的部分青年母牛发情,提高奶牛的繁殖效益.[方法]对20头荷斯坦青年奶牛应用孕马血清PMSG注射用绒促性腺素进行诱导发情处理.[结果]处理后1～9 d内出现发情的有18头,发情率为90%,未发情率为10%;5头对照牛发情率为10%,未发情率为90%(P<0.01).[结论]PMSG处理诱导青年母牛发情的效果显著、确实、可靠.