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Alopecia in housed ewes which are shorn in winter, 'wool slip', was investigated by taking wool and blood samples, skin scrapings and biopsies from affected and unaffected animals. Epidemiological information was also obtained from farm records, and reports from a local weather station. No pathological lesions were seen and no ectoparasites or forage mites were seen in wool samples or skin scrapings. The plasma zinc and copper concentrations of both groups were within the normal range but the copper concentrations were significantly lower in the unaffected animals. There was no difference between the prevalence of the disease in ewes of different breeds or between those producing single or twin lambs. A comparison of the mean temperatures during years of summer and winter shearing suggested that cold stress alone was not involved. Skin biopsies revealed that the wool follicles of affected animals were in an early growth phase (anagen) whereas those of unaffected animals were in the inactive phase (telogen). The clinical and histological signs of the disease were similar to those seen experimentally when corticosteroids are used as chemical depilatory agents. It is suggested that wool slip is due to the high levels of corticosteroids which occur as a result of the combination of housing and shearing and on this basis methods of control are proposed. 相似文献
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The effects of 3 ovine and one bovine strains of Bacteroides nodosus on the severity of foot-rot, bodyweight and wool growth were compared in Merino sheep in a field experiment. Based on the severity of the induced foot lesions, one strain was classed as virulent (causing underrunning lesions in most feet), one was benign (causing lesions of the interdigital skin only), and 2, including the bovine strain, were of intermediate virulence (causing underrunning lesions in a small proportion of feet). Differences among strains in their effect on foot-rot severity and bodyweight were significant when compared over the whole experimental period, but were not significant at any single time of measurement, because of large differences between replicates. Bodyweight loss and severity of foot-rot caused by the virulent strain were significantly greater than that caused by the benign strain. The intermediate strains lay between these 2 extremes in terms of both bodyweight and foot-rot scores but were not significantly different from either in a statistical sense. Total greasy wool weight did not differ among groups over the whole experiment, but the rate of wool growth during the period when foot lesions were most prevalent and severe was reduced appreciably by the virulent strain and to a lesser extent by the intermediate strains. 相似文献
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Ectoparasites are the major causes of various types of skin lesions in small ruminants in Ethiopia 总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0
Mersha Chanie Tamiru Negash Asegedech Sirak 《Tropical animal health and production》2010,42(6):1103-1109
Ectoparasites are the major causes of skin lesions in animals. Clinical, skin scraping examination, and histopathological
studies were conducted to identify and characterize skin lesions in small ruminants caused by ectoparasites. Mange mites,
lice, sheep keds, and ticks were collected from the skin of affected animals for species identification. Skin biopsies were
collected from affected part of the skin and fixed in 10% neutral buffered formalin for histopathology. Of 1,000 sheep and
600 goats examined, 815 (81.50%) sheep and 327 (54.5%) goats were infested with one or more types of ectoparasites. Sarcoptes scabiei var ovis, Demodex ovis, Psoroptes ovis, Bovicola ovis, Melophagus ovinus, and Amblyomma variegatum and other tick species were identified from sheep. S. scabiei var caprae, Demodex caprae, Linognathus stenopsis, and A. variegatum and other tick species were identified from goats. Gross skin lesions or defects observed on the skin include stained and
ragged wool, loss of wool/hair, nodules, crusts, lichenification, and fissuring. Microscopic evaluation of H and E stained
skin sections revealed lesions in the epidermal layer such as hyperkeratosis, acanthosis, and melanin inconsistency on the
basal cells of the epidermis. Follicular keratosis, perifolliculitis, frunculosis, perivasculitis, and aggregates of inflammatory
cells (of acute and chronic type) with fibrosis were experiential in the dermal layer of the skin. Most of the skin lesions
caused by ectoparasites are overlapping. Thus, ectoparasites control program should be executed to reduce skin lesions as
skins are the major export commodity of the country. 相似文献
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The effect of footrot on body weight and wool growth of sheep 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
Body weight and traits associated with production of wool were measured over a 2-year period between 1985 and 1987 in south-western New South Wales in a flock of Merino wethers experimentally infected with footrot. The disease was allowed to spread freely amongst 150 of the flock but kept at very low prevalence in the remaining 50 by preventive footbathing during transmission periods. Severe, underrunning footrot had a significant adverse effect on body weight, for each year of the trial. Body weight was most severely reduced at times of the year when footrot was spreading among animals and lesions were severe. The mean body weight of the infected group at the end of the 2 years of observation was 7.3 kg (11.6%) below that of the control group. Footrot also depressed wool growth, with the mean clean fleece weight of the infected group being 0.4 kg (8%) lighter than that of the controls at each of the 2 annual shearings. There were no consistent differences between the groups for the other wool characteristics measured. 相似文献
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《Livestock Production Science》2002,73(2-3):185-198
The objectives of this study were to estimate the genetic variation in pasture intake and digestibility of the selected diet by young and by adult sheep, and to determine the genetic relationships between pasture intake and productivity traits. The pasture intakes of groups of young and adult sheep, each containing sheep from 11 bloodlines, were measured using the paired alkane technique. The wool grown, and its fibre diameter, over the intake measurement period were also estimated, as were liveweight and fat depth. Differences in pasture intake between bloodlines were largely related to liveweight in both groups of sheep, and were repeatable (t=0.8) between the groups. The repeatability of wool growth and wool growth efficiency was a little higher (t>0.9). Combining all the known estimates improved the precision of the genetic parameter estimates. The pooled estimates of heritability of DOMI, wool growth, wool growth efficiency and fibre diameter were 0.12±0.04, 0.37±0.05, 0.25±0.05 and 0.66±0.08, respectively. The genetic relationships of wool growth efficiency with wool growth and fibre diameter were 0.84±0.20 and −0.03±0.12, respectively, while those for feed intake (as DOMI) with wool growth and fibre diameter were −0.02±0.17 and 0.40±0.15. 相似文献
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THE OVIPOSITIONAL RESPONSE OF THE AUSTRALIAN SHEEP BLOWFLY, LUCILIA CUPRINA, TO FLEECE-ROT ODOURS 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
SUMMARY The ovipositional response of Lucilia cuprina flies to odours emanating from fleece-rot lesions of greasy wool in which Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria proliferated, was studied. Fractionation of the fleece-rot odours was carried out by bubbling the volatile components through hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide solutions to remove basic odours and acidic odours respectively. It was found that the acidic/neutral odours of fleecerot wool, when perfused into wet, greasy wool, stimulated L. cuprina to oviposit. On the other hand, the basic/neutral odours of fleece-rot wool were virtually unattractive to the gravid fly. Similarly, the acidic/neutral odours emanating from fleece-rot lesions of clean wool from which the non-fibre components, wax, suint and epithelial debris, had been removed by scouring, were found to be unattractive to the gravid fly in choice tests. 相似文献
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乌蒙半细毛羊“锌缺乏症”的研究 总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0
试验旨在研究乌蒙半细毛羊"锌缺乏症"的病因。在赫章县兴发养殖场选取20只锌（Zn）缺乏的乌蒙半细毛羊作为试验组,在威宁县凉水沟种羊场选取20只健康的乌蒙半细毛羊作为对照组。采用电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法分析土壤、牧草和动物血液及肝脏中微量元素的含量,应用全自动血细胞分析仪测定血液参数,应用全自动生化分析仪测定血清生理生化指标。结果发现,试验牧场土壤及牧草中锌含量均极显著低于对照牧场（P<0.01）;试验组乌蒙半细毛羊血液和肝脏中Zn含量极显著低于对照组（P<0.01）,两组间其他元素含量均无显著差异（P>0.05）;试验组乌蒙半细毛羊血液中红细胞数（RBC）、淋巴细胞（LY）和中性粒细胞（NE）均极显著低于对照组（P<0.01）;血清中超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶（GSH-Px）和过氧化氢酶（CAT）、乳酸脱氢酶（LDH）、碱性磷酸酶（AKP）活性均极显著低于对照组（P<0.01）,丙二醛（MDA）含量极显著高于对照组（P<0.01）,而两组间血红蛋白（Hb）、红细胞压积（PCV）、白细胞数（WBC）、血清尿素氮（BUN）含量和谷草转氨酶（AST）、谷丙转氨酶（ALT）、谷氨酰转肽酶（γ-GT）活性均无显著差异（P>0.05）。综上所述,乌蒙半细毛羊"锌缺乏症"主要由土壤和牧草锌含量过低引起,且在日粮中添加适量的硫酸锌可以防治乌蒙半细毛羊"锌缺乏症"的发生。 相似文献
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本研究旨在构建高甘氨酸－酪氨酸蛋白（HGTP）启动子荧光素酶报告基因载体并验证其活性,阐明HGTP基因在萨福克羊和中国美利奴羊皮肤毛囊组织中的表达差异与羊毛经济性状的关系。运用PCR方法扩增HGTP基因启动子序列片段,克隆至pGL3-Basic载体中构建重组质粒,并通过双酶切验证和测定核酸序列鉴定;转染皮肤成纤维细胞并检测报告基因的活性;测定羊毛的纤维直径、长度的数据,利用实时荧光定量PCR分析HGTP基因在不同品种绵羊的皮肤毛囊组织中的表达情况。结果显示,萨福克羊与中国美利奴羊的羊毛纤维直径及自然长度差异极显著（P<0.01）,HGTP基因表达水平与羊毛纤维直径存在极显著的高度正相关（P<0.01）,与羊毛自然长度呈现显著的中等负相关（P<0.05）,而羊毛直径与自然长度之间存在极显著的高度负相关（P<0.01）。HGTP基因在萨福克羊和中国美利奴羊皮肤组织中的表达水平差异极显著（P<0.01）。启动子活性荧光素酶检测结果显示,KAP6.1、KAP7和KAP8.1启动子元件在绵羊皮肤成纤维细胞和3T3细胞中均有表达,且在绵羊成纤维细胞中的活性极显著高于在3T3细胞中的活性（P<0.01）。HGTP基因可以作为研究羊毛纤维直径、自然长度的候选基因。构建不同长度的表达载体,转染皮肤成纤维细胞,获得的2个启动子元件都能驱动外源基因在体外细胞水平表达。绵羊HGTP基因启动子的功能研究为调控羊毛发育提供了理论依据。 相似文献
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect on wool growth of physiological changes associated with experimental flystrike in superfine Merino wethers. DESIGN: An animal house study comparing experimentally fly struck sheep with non-infected control groups that were pair fed or fed ad libitum. PROCEDURE: Sheep in the blow fly larval challenge group were each artificially infected with 500 first instar larvae per day for 8 days. Infections were terminated with insecticide on day 10. For all sheep, live weight change, feed intake and body temperature were monitored and blood collected for analysis of haematology, cortisol, serum haptoglobin, serum amyloid A and the pro-inflammatory cytokines, TNFa, IL-1 b, IL-6 and IL-8. Wool growth and staple strength were examined 4 months after infection. RESULTS: Experimental fly strike included moderate fever, depressed feed intake, and elevated cortisol, IL-6, serum amyloid A and haptoglobin. Staple strength was significantly decreased in struck sheep and did not differ between wool from sites adjacent to and remote from strike lesions. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that depression in feed intake alone is not sufficient to account for the decline in staple strength seen during fly strike. Cortisol, IL-6 and metabolic consequences of the acute phase response are likely to be major contributors to the systemic effects of blowfly strike on wool. 相似文献
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The productivity of 24 Corriedale weaner wethers in eight groups of 3, artificially infected with a range of fluke burdens, was studied by measuring body weight change, midside patch wool growth, fleece weights and feed digestibility over a period of 24 weeks.Data from bodyweight and patch wool measurement and feed digestibility were analysed by regression procedures. All parasitised groups exhibited a reduction in growth rate, patch wool growth and fleece weight, when compared with the control groups. Reduction in feed conversion efficiency was detected in groups having mean burdens of 45, 67 and 117 flukes. Because groups with mean burdens of 230 or more flukes had reduced feed intake, and sheep in these groups died, the feed conversion information from these groups cannot be considered unequivocal.The group mean liveweight changes, patch wool growth and fleece weights were closely related to the mean number of flukes in the respective group. Prediction equations for wool growth rate and body weight gain in fluke infected sheep are presented. 相似文献
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试验旨在研究褪黑激素(Melatonin,MT)对长毛兔夏季产毛的影响。选择1.5岁左右的皖系长毛兔60只,其中公兔40只,母兔20只,随机分为4组,分别皮下埋植0、25、40、55 mg的褪黑激素,经过70 d的养毛期后测定各组产毛量及粗毛和细毛的长度变化差异,分析褪黑激素对长毛兔产毛性能的影响。结果显示:公兔40 mg埋植组产毛量显著高于埋植前产毛量(P<0.05),55 mg埋植组产毛量显著高于对照组产毛量(P<0.05);母兔对照组试验后剪毛量显著低于试验前剪毛量(331.0 g vs 284.8 g,P<0.05),而3个褪黑激素埋植组试验后产毛量下降幅度并不显著(P>0.05)。皮下埋植40 mg或55 mg褪黑激素能够增加皖系长毛兔公兔或母兔的粗毛长度,但对细毛长度和兔毛细度均无显著影响(P>0.05)。说明长毛兔皮下埋植40 mg和55 mg褪黑激素能够提高公兔夏季产毛量且抑制母兔夏季产毛量的降低,同时增加公、母兔粗毛长度。研究结果可为褪黑激素的合理利用提供参考,并为揭示其对促进长毛兔夏季兔毛生长的作用机制奠定基础。 相似文献
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M. Nezamidoust M. Alikhani G. R. Ghorbani M. A. Edriss 《Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition》2014,98(6):1031-1038
Sulphur‐containing amino acids (SAA) are essential and usually the first limiting amino acids for growth, milk and wool production. The keratin fibre that grows from epidermal tissue is rich in SAA. The rate of fibre growth and its S content are influenced by the availability of SAA. Betaine is a dietary source for a labile methyl group and actively participates in methionine metabolism by donating methyl groups for the remethylation of homocysteine to methionine. Ruminants are capable of synthesizing SAA from inorganic S sources, and most bacteria in the rumen can use inorganic S to meet their requirements for growth. The objective of this study was to examine whether betaine and an inorganic sulphur supplement could provide methyl groups and sulphur amino acids in a way that growth performance and wool production of ewes and lambs are improved. Treatments performed included betaine supplementation, sulphate supplementation and betaine plus sulphate supplementation with five replications for each treatment. The dry matter intake of the ewes was affected by betaine plus sulphate supplementation (p < 0.05). In the ewes, betaine plus sulphate supplementation increased (p < 0.05) the wool growth rate, wool yield, staple length and wool sulphur concentration, while decreasing wool wax and wool yellowness (p < 0.05). In the lambs, wool growth rate, wool yield, fibre diameter, staple length, staple strength, wool sulphur concentration, wool wax and fibre percentage did not differ (p > 0.05) between treatments. In the ewes, plasma methionine concentration increased (p < 0.05) with betaine plus sulphate treatment. No corresponding difference (p > 0.05) was observed in plasma methionine concentration in the lambs. It can be concluded that betaine plus sulphate supplementation has the potential to change wool characteristics in the ewes, while these compounds were without any effect on growth and wool production of the lambs. Combining the two supplements was advantageous. 相似文献
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血小板衍生因子A的生理功能研究进展 《畜牧与饲料科学》2021,42(4):49-53
血小板衍生因子A（platele-derived growth factor A,PDGFA）是PDGF家族中的一种多肽,具有促进细胞生长、刺激细胞与细胞间质相互作用、影响毛囊生长的功能。从PDGFA的蛋白结构、主要基因表达通路Wnt、SHH、BMP和在皮肤、肺部以及绒毛生长中的作用进行综述,探讨PDGFA在毛囊生长和周期维持中发挥的重要作用,以期为进一步研究绒毛生长机理提供参考。 相似文献
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A dermatophytosis, called 'club lamb fungus' by owners, has been affecting show lambs during the lamb show season. Thirty-one families of 108 responding to a questionnaire reported at least one case of dermatophytosis, and 15 of those 31 families reported children or owners involved in showing these lambs developing skin lesions consistent with dermatophytosis. In lambs, gross lesions typical of ovine derma-tophytosis were located on all parts of the body, and consisted of circular areas of matted wool, crusts and discoloration. Lesions appeared either at a single site or were distributed randomly, affecting head, body and extremities. Direct microscopic examination of wool revealed ectothrix, endothrix, and combined endothrix and ectothrix infections. Microsporum gypseum was the only dermatophyte cultured from wool samples collected from affected lambs; however, the presence of endothrix spores suggests that other species may be involved. Arthrospores and fungal hyphae typical of dermatophytes were present in histological sections. 相似文献
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The effects of caseous lymphadenitis on wool production and bodyweight in young sheep 总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4
M W PATON A R MERCY F C WILKINSON J J GARDNER† S S SUTHERLAND T M ELLIS 《Australian veterinary journal》1988,65(4):117-119
Two hundred Merino wether hoggets were used to examine the effect of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis infection (caseous lymphadenitis) on wool production and bodyweight. Sheep which were challenged with C. pseudotuberculosis (artificially infected) and not vaccinated against this disease produced 0.20 kg less clean wool than unchallenged controls during the following 12 months. The incidence of sheep with lesions in the group that was vaccinated prior to challenge was 55% lower than in unvaccinated challenged sheep but their wool production was not significantly different from either the controls or the unvaccinated challenged sheep. Vaccinated sheep were also heavier than unvaccinated sheep 12 months after challenge. These results indicate that caseous lymphadenitis infection may reduce wool production. 相似文献
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试验旨在探讨藏绵羊羊毛季节性生长规律,为藏绵羊羊毛的均衡生产提供理论依据。结果表明,藏绵羊在青草期、黄草期和枯草期羊毛生长长度分别占全年总长度的67.66%、15.68%和16.66%,羊毛生长速度青草期极显著高于黄草期和枯草期（P〈0.01）,黄草期极显著高于枯草期（P〈0.01）;藏绵羊体侧部5 cm×5 cm毛束生长重量青草期、黄草期和枯草期分别占全年生长总重量的78.89%、7.68%和13.43%,毛束增重速度青草期极显著高于黄草期和枯草期（P〈0.01）,黄草期极显著高于枯草期（P〈0.01）;藏绵羊羊毛中氨基酸含量青草期〉黄草期〉枯草期。 相似文献
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Saito K Hasegawa A 《The Journal of veterinary medical science / the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science》2004,66(10):1247-1249
Skin lesions in rabbit syphilis are usually diagnostic, but it is occasionally difficult to differentiate these lesions from those of other skin diseases. Skin lesions in 63 cases of rabbit syphilis were analyzed for early and accurate diagnosis. Lesions were found most frequently around the nose (55 cases) followed by the genitalia (22), lips (20), eyelids (12), and anus (10). Sneezing was observed in 33% of cases with nasal lesions. In cases of maternally acquired infection, lesions could be initially found mainly on the face. Rabbits should be examined carefully not only for facial lesions, but also for lesions of the genitalia and anus, locations easily overlooked. 相似文献
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羊毛弯曲是影响羊毛品质高低的关键因素之一，毛股弯曲的减少以及毛股由紧实变得蓬松会导致羊毛品质下降，从而影响皮毛价值。毛囊是调控毛发生长的皮肤附属器官，对于毛发弯曲形状的形成具有重要作用。近年来，有关羊、小鼠等动物毛发纤维弯曲形成的相关研究以及毛囊发育调控等取得了一定进展。本文介绍了羊毛纤维结构的特点，阐述了毛囊发育相关重要调控信号通路及其对毛发弯曲的影响，最后，基于羊毛弯曲相关的基因和蛋白的研究进展进行综述。通过对羊毛弯曲及毛囊发育相关生物学机制进行总结，以期对羊毛弯曲及毛囊发育的相关分子机制的研究提供理论依据，同时也对改良羊毛弯曲性状的工作提供一些参考。 相似文献