Cubicle refusal in Norwegian dairy herds.

In order to survey the behaviour of choosing the alley area instead of a cubicle as a lying place (cubicle refusal), a questionnaire was sent to the 273 dairy farms in Norway known to keep cows in cubicle housing systems. Sixty-six percent of the farmers contacted were included in the study. The median herd size was 18 cows (range 7-118). More than 85% of the herds had sheds providing one or more cubicles per cow. The mean herd occurrence of cubicle refusal was 6%, but showed great variation (range 0-55%). Regression analysis showed a significant association between rearing heifers in slatted floor pens and an increased cubicle refusal occurrence (p = 0.02, R2 = 0.05), while herd size, use of litter, or cubicle-to-animal ratio were not found to be associated with cubicle refusal. The practice of rearing heifers in slatted floor pens accounted for about one half of the observed cubicle refusal (etiologic fraction = 0.51).     

UV‐light and dietary vitamin D and their effects on ionized calcium and 25‐OH‐D plasma concentrations in captive gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua)

In this study, the effect of ultraviolet (UV) light and dietary vitamin D on calcium metabolism in permanently indoor‐housed gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua ) was investigated. The study consisted of three periods, each completed with blood samples to analyse plasma concentrations of 25‐OH‐D, 1,25‐(OH)₂‐D, ionized (iCa) and total calcium (tCa). During the first study period (D), animals were housed under routine conditions without UV‐light and fed a diet of different fish species, supplemented with 1,000 IU vitamin D per animal and day. The following study period (Baseline) of 28‐day duration consisted of the same diet without any vitamin D supplementation and without UV‐light. During the study period (UVB) artificial UV‐light was added for 3 weeks. The vitamin D content of fish was measured by high‐performance liquid chromatography. It varied between fish species and between facilities, ranging from no measurable content in capelin (Mallotus villosus ) to 7,340 IU vitamin D/kg original matter (OM) in herring (Clupea spp). The average dietary vitamin D content was 311 IU/kg OM at facility 1 and 6,325 IU/kg OM at facility 2, resulting in a vitamin D intake per animal and day without supplementation of 130 IU (25.5 IU/kg body weight BW) and 2,454 IU (438.2 IU/kg BW) respectively. The supplementation of vitamin D elevated significantly the plasma concentrations of 25‐OH‐D by an intraindividual difference of 15 (range ?2 to 59) nmol/L and tCa by 0.1 (0.0–0.3) mmol/L only at facility 2. The exposure to UV‐light raised the blood concentrations of tCa at facility 2 by 0.15 (0.1–0.2) mmol/L, and of iCa and tCa for females at facility 1 by 0.23 (0.13–0.41) mmol/L and 1.8 (1.1–2.5) mmol/L respectively. No significant influence of the study periods (D) and (UVB) was found for the concentrations of 1,25‐(OH)₂‐D at both facilities.     

将农民工纳入城市住房保障体系的几点思考

逐步将农民工纳入城镇住房保障体系中,是城镇化进程的必然趋势,也是全面贯彻落实科学发展观,构建和谐社会的必然要求。但应充分考虑到农民工自身的特点和各地的实际情况,要科学纳入而不应盲目扩容;同时还应着力研究进城定居农民工享受城市住房政策和农村宅基地政策的衔接,统筹城乡资源。     

基于改进Mask R-CNN的笼养死鸭识别方法

针对规模化笼养肉鸭舍内死鸭识别采用人工作业方式时,存在作业效率低、劳动强度大、养殖成本高等问题,以层叠式笼养肉鸭为研究对象,提出了一种基于深度学习的笼养死鸭识别方法。为了采集数据,首先面向立体层叠式养殖环境设计了一款适用于肉鸭舍的自主巡检装备。针对笼养肉鸭舍铁丝网遮挡严重的问题,基于机器视觉对笼网进行修复,基于OpenCV对图像进行增强处理。构建了一种基于Mask R-CNN的死鸭识别模型,采用Swin Transformer对模型进行优化,解决了Mask R-CNN网络缺乏整合全局信息能力的问题。对比分析了SOLO v2、Mask R-CNN和Mask R-CNN+Swin Transformer模型识别笼内死鸭准确率。实验结果表明,在平均精度均值为90%的条件下,Mask R-CNN+Swin Transformer模型对笼内死鸭总体识别准确率可达95.8%,在自主巡检装备上的检测效果优于其他主流的目标检测算法。     

贵州麻阳河公路沿线兴建住房对黑叶猴的影响

2010年7月至2011年8月,采用走访调查法对大河坝、五道拐、老鹰岩、香菇坝一带公路沿线住宅数量动态及寨民向公路沿线迁居意向进行了调查,采用实地调查法对3群黑叶猴Trachypithecus francoisiXGB1,XGB1,LYY1通过公路的现状进行全天跟踪观察,并采用全事件记录法记录了XGBl对新环境的适应对策。调查表明：公路沿线已建成47个住房,其数量约为5年翻一番,90．16％村民渴望迁居,9．84％反对;猴群通过公路的成功率为74．77％,因住户活动干扰失败率为25．23％,其迁移路线距民房的平均垂直距离L1约为（20．00±2．16）m（n=7）～（23．10±2．69）m（n=10）。分析认为：黑叶猴群可能挑选不小于牡．建筑物间隔距离通过。有鉴于此,提出了几点应对措施。     

"十一五"上海郊区农民住房建设政策措施研究

依据上海市推进“三个集中”的部署,提供了“十一五”期间推进上海郊区农民集中居住住房建设的政策措施,指出了推进农民集中居住住房建设的切入点。     

农户参与农房抵押贷款意愿的研究——基于山东、安徽228户农户的调查

通过对山东省潍坊市、安徽省安庆市的228户农户进行实地问卷调查,研究并分析了农户对农房抵押贷款的参与意愿及相关原因。研究结果表明:农户对于农房抵押贷款具有一定参与意愿,不同地区农户参与意愿有着较为明显的差异,被调查农户中潍坊市农户参与意愿高于安庆市农户;对农房生活保障功能的依赖是阻碍农户参与的主要原因;金融机构的正规性、自身的偿还能力以及政策细节与稳定性是农户在选择参与农房抵押贷款时所关注的主要方面;在政策期望方面,简化抵押贷款的手续步骤、加大政策宣传、降低贷款利息等得到较高关注。     

Distances Walked by Long Established and Newcomer Horses in an Open Stable System in Northern Germany

Group housing is claimed to possibly provide horses with a species-appropriate movement possibility, and hence, better welfare. Thus, this study analyzed the daily walked distances of 51 horses held in one group in a “HIT Active Stable” (Hinrichs Innovation + Technik) in Northern Germany by using global positioning system (GPS) technology during a 7 ½-month time span. The daily walking distances of the whole group, as well as newcomers, were investigated. The horses traveled an average of 8.43 km/day. Linear mixed models were applied. The observation day had a significant effect on the daily walking distances (P < .01) due to season and the available area per horse. The age as covariate also had a significant effect (P < .01). The breed had no significant effect (P = .96). No significant differences were found in sex (P = .69), which can be explained by the fact that only mares and geldings were investigated, which do not show increasing locomotion caused by sexual behavior as stallions do. On six of the first nine days, new horses moved significantly more compared to the remaining 24 of the 30 observation days directly after individuals’ inclusion. This is probably due to more exploration and rank-fighting behavior. Similar walking distances were seen among the horses on the single observation days because all horses had to travel the same distance to reach resources. Further, it is suspected that not all horses can sufficiently live out their urges to move, especially in winter, when pasture is inaccessible.     

Free-range system and supplementation of 25-hydroxicholecalciferol increases the performance and serum vitamin levels in mixed-parity sows

Improvements in sow productivity have raised questions regarding dietary vitamin D recommendations. The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of the housing system with access to sunlight exposure and supplementation of 25-hydroxicholecalciferol on performance and serum levels of 25(OH)D₃ in sows during gestation and lactation. Sows were distributed in an experimental design with two housing systems: gestation crates or gestation free-range system with external area for sunlight exposure; and two diets: 0 or 50 μg of 25-hydroxicholecalciferol kg⁻¹. The use of 25-hydroxicholecalciferol tended (P = 0.052) to improve total born and influenced (P = 0.046) on number of born alive. Litter weight at birth was also increased (P = 0.01) by 25-hydroxicholecalciferol supplementation; 25-hydroxicholecalciferol supplementation and housing system (free-range with sunlight exposure) tended to increase weaning weight (P = 0.07) and litter daily gain (P = 0.051) during lactation. Exposure to sunlight and 25-hydroxicholecalciferol supplementation increased 25(OH)D₃ serum levels when compared with control treatment during gestation (136.95 vs. 113.92 ng mL⁻¹; P = 0.035) and lactation (120.29 vs. 88.93 ng mL⁻¹; P = 0.026). In conclusion, the association of 25-hydroxicholecalciferol supplementation with exposure to sunlight during gestation improved significantly 25(OH)D₃ serum levels and consequently performance traits in gestation and lactation.     

Research on Financing Plan for International Cooperative Project in Housing Industrialization

Housing industry is a prop industry with great potential, but it is restricted by shortage of funds. So it is necessary to probe the financing system of housing industrialization in China. This paper puts forward a financing plan for the international cooperative project in industrialized housing in Chongqing. Furthermore, it investigates the concrete financing system of the whole housing industry.