Marking to weaning production aspects of lambs provided with NSAID analgesia compared with lambs receiving no analgesia at the time of elastrator ring marking     

AH Small  S Belson  H Brewer  SM Schmoelzl 《Australian veterinary journal》2021,99(1-2):40-43

The provision of analgesia at the time of marking has been adopted by the Australian sheep industry, but data on production benefits are lacking. In the current study, alternate lambs were provided with either meloxicam (non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drug [NSAID], n = 781) or no analgesia (NONE, n = 822) at the time of ring castration and tail docking. Six distinct management groups of lambs were studied. Lambs were weighed immediately before marking and then again at weaning. There was no significant effect of treatment on average daily gain between marking and weaning in cross‐bred lambs. In Merino lambs, average daily gain was 5 g/day lower (P < 0.005) in lambs receiving NSAID, but this may not be biologically significant. Lamb losses were significantly (P < 0.05) lower in the NSAID group (1.1%) than in the NONE group (2.7%). This observation is worth validating in larger studies, particularly considering that lamb mortality is a significant cost to production and welfare concern.  相似文献   

Host specificity and phenotypic diversity of Rhizobium strains nodulating Leucaena, Acacia, and Sesbania in Egypt     

D. M. Swelim  F. M. Hashem  L. D. Kuykendall  N. I. Hegazi  S. M. Abdel-Wahab 《Biology and Fertility of Soils》1997,25(3):224-232

Phenotypic diversity was studied among 13 Rhizobium strains selected from a total of 160 Rhizobium isolates from root nodules of Leucaena leucocephala. Two strains from Acacia saligna and two strains from Sesbania sesban plants were included in the examination for host range in the greenhouse. The Rhizobium sp. (Leucaena) strains were different from the reference strains and fell into three distinct groups for the utilization of 95 different carbon sources. Four of the best symbionts constituted a group, the majority of the strains fell into a second group, and strain DS 91 was the only member of the third group. Strains were effective symbionts for their original hosts. Nine strains were tolerant to elevated temperature (>42°C), and three strains were resistant to high salinity (>3% NaCl). All Rhizobium sp. (Leucaena) strains effectively nodulated L. leucocephala and L. culensii, but nitrogen fixation was greater with L. leucocephala than with L. culensii. These strains failed to form effective symbioses with two other species of Leucaena (L. retusa and L. divursiflora) or with alfalfa, Medicago sativa. Rhizobium sp. (Leucaena) strains DS 65, DS 78, and DS 158 nodulated and efficiently fixed nitrogen with Phaseolus vulgaris, with DS 65 showing the highest symbiotic capability. Strain DS 65 also nodulated and fixed nitrogen with Glycine max and Vigna sinensis. Nodulation of Leucaena by two Bradyrhizobium sp. (Acacia) strains was sparse. Strain DS 101 from Sesbania formed nodules on Leucaena, whereas the other strain from Sesbania, DS 110, failed to nodulate this genus. Received: 30 September 1996  相似文献   

Effect of combined inoculation strains on growth of lupin on newly reclaimed land in Egypt     

S. Raza  B. Jørnsgård  A. Abdel-Wahab  J. Christiansen 《Biology and Fertility of Soils》2001,34(5):319-324

Inoculation studies with Bradyrhizobium isolates were investigated in a glasshouse and field experiment to compare the effects of single and multiple rhizobium inoculations on growth and symbiotic performance in lupin cultivation. A clear difference in host-strain compatibility was observed 120 days after sowing (greater number and dry weight of nodules, higher shoot dry weight and total N accumulation). To confirm the results from the glasshouse, combined inoculations with a different level of N fertilizer and six lupin cultivars were tested on newly reclaimed land at Tahreer Governorate, Egypt. N fertilizer application significantly decreased nodulation status of white lupin, but increased seed and straw yields compared with the non-fertilized control. Two combined inoculations were superior to the other strains in terms of infection and development of nodules in four accessions (1, 20, 30 and 32) and the cultivar Giza 1. All combinations of rhizobium strains tested enhanced the growth and total N accumulation of the lupin cultivars. Rhizobium inoculation increased seed and straw yield compared with the non-inoculated control. Reactions of the tested strain inoculations and interaction between Rhizobium strains and host plant in the glasshouse were almost identical to their reaction in the field. The results from this study suggest that the improvement through development of combined inoculation strains could be possible and would offer security for nodulation. High yields were accomplished with seed inoculation, particularly when lupin was cultivated for the first time and indigenous populations of rhizobia in the soil were low.  相似文献   

Antagonism of detomidine with tolazoline in isoflurane-anaesthetised ponies     

NS Matthews  SW Erickson  GS Light  MR Slater  SM Hartsfield 《Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia》1995,22(1):25-30

The effects of tolazoline (4.0 mg/kg iv) antagonism of detomidine (0.02 mg/kg iv) were evaluated in isoflurane-anaesthetised, ventilated ponies. Each of 6 ponies received both tolazoline and saline treatment during separate anaesthetic episodes only (no surgery was performed). Detomidine administration produced an increase in blood pressure, decrease in heart rate and decrease in P_aO₂ Tolazoline treatment transiently increased heart rate while blood pressure returned to baseline after both treatments. Arterial oxygenation decreased further after tolazoline treatment while oxgenation recovered towards baseline with saline treatment. No other cardiopulmonary effects were detected. Recovery from anaesthesia tended to be more rapid when detomidine was antagonized. The potential benefit of antagonizing detomidine-induced bradycardia with tolazoline, during isoflurane anaesthesia should be weighed against the potential to produce a decrease in arterial oxygenation. The mechanism for this effect is not clear.  相似文献   

Visceral mast cell tumour with eosinophilia and eosinophilic peritoneal and pleural effusions in a cat     

AE PEASTON  SM GRIFFEY 《Australian veterinary journal》1994,71(7):215-217

Summary A cat with weight loss, pyrexia and recurrent lethargy and depression was found to have pleural and peritoneal eosinophilic effusions, peripheral eosinophilia, eosinophilic lymphadenitis and a massively enlarged mesenteric lymph node. Visceral mast cell neoplasia was diagnosed after histopathological examination of a biopsy of the mass. Palliative chemotherapy was attempted unsuccessfully and the cat was euthanased.  相似文献   

Client knowledge,attitudes and practices regarding zoonoses: a metropolitan experience          下载免费PDF全文

SG Steele  SM Mor 《Australian veterinary journal》2015,93(12):439-444

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Biomimetic Pathways for Assembling Inorganic Thin Films   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

IA Aksay  M Trau  S Manne  I Honma  N Yao  L Zhou  P Fenter  PM Eisenberger  SM Gruner 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1996,273(5277):892-898

Living organisms construct various forms of laminated nanocomposites through directed nucleation and growth of inorganics at self-assembled organic templates at temperatures below 100°C and in aqueous solutions. Recent research has focused on the use of functionalized organic surfaces to form continuous thin films of single-phase ceramics. Continuous thin films of mesostructured silicates have also been formed on hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces through a two-step mechanism. First, under acidic conditions, surfactant micellar structures are self-assembled at the solid/liquid interface, and second, inorganic precursors condense to form an inorganic-organic nanocomposite. Epitaxial coordination of adsorbed surfactant tubules is observed on mica and graphite substrates, whereas a random arrangement is observed on amorphous silica. The ability to process ceramic-organic nanocomposite films by these methods provides new technological opportunities.  相似文献   

The Seismic Structure of the Sun     

DO Gough  AG Kosovichev  J Toomre  E Anderson  HM Antia  S Basu  B Chaboyer  SM Chitre  J Christensen-Dalsgaard  WA Dziembowski  A Eff-Darwich  JR Elliott  PM Giles  PR Goode  JA Guzik  JW Harvey  F Hill  JW Leibacher  MJPFG Monteiro  O Richard  T Sekii  H Shibahashi  M Takata  MJ Thompson  S Vauclair  SV Vorontsov 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1996,272(5266):1296-1300

Global Oscillation Network Group data reveal that the internal structure of the sun can be well represented by a calibrated standard model. However, immediately beneath the convection zone and at the edge of the energy-generating core, the sound-speed variation is somewhat smoother in the sun than it is in the model. This could be a consequence of chemical inhomogeneity that is too severe in the model, perhaps owing to inaccurate modeling of gravitational settling or to neglected macroscopic motion that may be present in the sun. Accurate knowledge of the sun's structure enables inferences to be made about the physics that controls the sun; for example, through the opacity, the equation of state, or wave motion. Those inferences can then be used elsewhere in astrophysics.  相似文献   

Hydrogen radicals, nitrogen radicals, and the production of O3 in the upper troposphere     

PO Wennberg  TF Hanisco  L Jaegle  DJ Jacob  EJ Hintsa  EJ Lanzendorf  JG Anderson  R Gao  ER Keim  SG Donnelly  LAD Negro  DW Fahey  SA McKeen  RJ Salawitch  CR Webster  RD May  RL Herman  MH Proffitt  JJ Margitan  EL Atlas  SM Schauffler  F Flocke  CT McElroy  TP Bui 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1998,279(5347):49-53

The concentrations of the hydrogen radicals OH and HO2 in the middle and upper troposphere were measured simultaneously with those of NO, O3, CO, H2O, CH4, non-methane hydrocarbons, and with the ultraviolet and visible radiation field. The data allow a direct examination of the processes that produce O3 in this region of the atmosphere. Comparison of the measured concentrations of OH and HO2 with calculations based on their production from water vapor, ozone, and methane demonstrate that these sources are insufficient to explain the observed radical concentrations in the upper troposphere. The photolysis of carbonyl and peroxide compounds transported to this region from the lower troposphere may provide the source of HOx required to sustain the measured abundances of these radical species. The mechanism by which NO affects the production of O3 is also illustrated by the measurements. In the upper tropospheric air masses sampled, the production rate for ozone (determined from the measured concentrations of HO2 and NO) is calculated to be about 1 part per billion by volume each day. This production rate is faster than previously thought and implies that anthropogenic activities that add NO to the upper troposphere, such as biomass burning and aviation, will lead to production of more O3 than expected.  相似文献   

A tunable kondo effect in quantum dots   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

SM Cronenwett  TH Oosterkamp  LP Kouwenhoven 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1998,281(5376):540-544

A tunable Kondo effect has been realized in small quantum dots. A dot can be switched from a Kondo system to a non-Kondo system as the number of electrons on the dot is changed from odd to even. The Kondo temperature can be tuned by means of a gate voltage as a single-particle energy state nears the Fermi energy. Measurements of the temperature and magnetic field dependence of a Coulomb-blockaded dot show good agreement with predictions of both equilibrium and nonequilibrium Kondo effects.  相似文献