Serum protein reference values in foals during the first year of life: comparison of chemical and electrophoretic methods     

Bauer JE  Harvey JW  Asquith RL  McNulty PK  Kivipelto J 《Veterinary clinical pathology / American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology》1985,14(1):14-22

Normal reference values for serum proteins of foals from birth to 1 year of age have been established. Chemical and electrophoretic/refractometric methods for total protein, albumin, total globulin and Albumin/Globulin (A/G ratio) have also been compared. The biuret total protein method and Bromcresol Green (BCG) method on the Technicon SMA 12/60 autoanalyzer were used and compared with total protein determined via refractometry and albumin determined by Cellulose Acetate (CA) electrophoresis/densitometry. Globulin and A/G ratios were calculated from the chemical method data and compared with that obtained electrophoretically. Total protein, albumin, total globulins and A/G ratios all were in agreement at all sample times studied. Data on the subfractionation of serum globulins via CA electrophoresis is also presented. Wide variations in alpha and beta globulin levels were noted among the foal sera early in life. As a result, two distinct populations of foals with respect to both globulin content and A/G ratio were identified. One of these populations (Group A) appeared to have obtained passive immunity more slowly than the other (Group B) animals. Comparison of these data with clinical cases of foals in which failure of passive transfer was a part suggests that the A/G ratio may be useful in assessing adequate colostral antibody levels in the newborn foal.  相似文献   

Updated morphology,histopathology and molecular phylogeny of Myxobolus hearti,cardiac myxosporea in gibel carp,Carassius gibelio (Bloch)     

LT Ye  WX Li  WW Wang  SG Wu  GT Wang 《Journal of fish diseases》2014,37(1):11-20

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Streptococcus iniae infection and tissue distribution in hybrid striped bass (Morone chrysops×Morone saxatilis) following inoculation of the gills     

Shawn T. McNulty  Phillip H. Klesius  Craig A. Shoemaker  Joyce J. Evans 《Aquaculture (Amsterdam, Netherlands)》2003,220(1-4):165-173

This study was designed to test the possibility that Streptococcus iniae enters through the gills and causes infection in hybrid striped bass. To determine the dose response, four groups of fish were inoculated with S. iniae via the gills with a dose of 5.0×10⁵, 2.6×10⁶, 5.0×10⁶, or 1.0×10⁸ CFU/fish. One group of fish was inoculated with tryptic soy broth (TSB) via the gills to serve as controls. The cumulative percent mortality was 13%, 27%, 100% and 100% for 5.0×10⁵, 2.6×10⁶, 5.0×10⁶ and 1.0×10⁸ CFU/fish, respectively. We also examined the tissue dissemination of S. iniae at 0.5, 4, 8, 12, 24, 48 and 72 h after experimental gill inoculation. Fish were inoculated with 2.6×10⁶ or 5.0×10⁶ CFU/fish, which caused low and high mortality, respectively. Within 48 h, fish inoculated with the 2.6×10⁶ dose were culture positive on the gill surface, blood of the first and second gill arches, blood of the third and fourth gill arches and the nares. However, for the dose of 5.0×10⁶ CFU/fish, S. iniae was also isolated from the olfactory, optic and cerebellum regions of the brain, eye, head kidney, trunk kidney, spleen and liver at 48 h. For the 2.6×10⁶ dose, S. iniae was not isolated until 48 h post-inoculation, but was isolated at 12 h for the 5.0×10⁶ dose. The results of this study indicate that S. iniae can enter hybrid striped bass through the gills. However, mortality at similar S. iniae doses was lower than we previously observed by inoculation of the nares.  相似文献   

Studies on the efficacy of intranasal vaccination for the prevention of experimentally induced parainfluenza type 3 virus pneumonia in calves.     

D G Bryson  B M Adair  M S McNulty  M McAliskey  H E Bradford  G M Allan  R T Evans  F Forster 《The Veterinary record》1999,145(2):33-39

The efficacy of intranasal vaccination in preventing or limiting disease of the lower respiratory tract induced by parainfluenza 3 (PI3) virus was evaluated under experimental conditions, using a commercially available live vaccine containing a temperature-sensitive strain of PI3 virus. In a preliminary study four colostrum-deprived calves were vaccinated intranasally at one week and again at two months of age, and two similar calves were given an intranasal placebo. After the second vaccination serum antibodies to PI3 virus were detected in all four vaccinated calves, but not in the control animals. Seventeen days after the second vaccination all six calves were challenged with virulent PI3 virus, and they were killed six days later. The clinical scores and the extent of pulmonary consolidation were reduced in the vaccinated animals; PI3 virus was detected in the upper and lower respiratory tract of the control calves but in none of the vaccinated calves. In a larger scale study with 14 colostrum-fed calves, seven were vaccinated at one week and again at five weeks of age, and seven were given an intranasal placebo. Two weeks after the second vaccination all 14 calves were challenged with virulent PI3 virus. The clinical scores and lung consolidation were significantly reduced in the vaccinated calves in comparison with the controls. Six days after infection, 10 of the 14 calves were killed; PI3 virus was detectable in the nasal secretions of all seven control calves but in only one of the vaccinated animals, and PI3 viral antigen was detected in the lungs of the control calves but not in those of the vaccinated animals. One of the vaccinated calves had developed a severe clinical response after the challenge, but it had only minor lung consolidation when killed.  相似文献   

The Solar Acoustic Spectrum and Eigenmode Parameters     

F Hill  PB Stark  RT Stebbins  ER Anderson  HM Antia  TM Brown  TL Duvall  DA Haber  JW Harvey  DH Hathaway  R Howe  RP Hubbard  HP Jones  JR Kennedy  SG Korzennik  AG Kosovichev  JW Leibacher  KG Libbrecht  JA Pintar  EJ Rhodes  J Schou  MJ Thompson  S Tomczyk  CG Toner  R Toussaint  WE Williams 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1996,272(5266):1292-1296

The Global Oscillation Network Group (GONG) project estimates the frequencies, amplitudes, and linewidths of more than 250,000 acoustic resonances of the sun from data sets lasting 36 days. The frequency resolution of a single data set is 0.321 microhertz. For frequencies averaged over the azimuthal order m, the median formal error is 0.044 microhertz, and the associated median fractional error is 1.6 x 10(-5). For a 3-year data set, the fractional error is expected to be 3 x 10(-6). The GONG m-averaged frequency measurements differ from other helioseismic data sets by 0.03 to 0.08 microhertz. The differences arise from a combination of systematic errors, random errors, and possible changes in solar structure.  相似文献   

Nutritional responses in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fed diets with different physical qualities at stable or variable environmental conditions     

T.S. AAS  B.F. TERJESEN  T. SIGHOLT  M. HILLESTAD  J. HOLM  S. REFSTIE  G. BAEVERFJORD  K.‐A. RØRVIK  M. SØRENSEN  M. OEHME  T. ÅSGÅRD 《Aquaculture Nutrition》2011,17(6):657-670

Rainbow trout with initial body weight 1144 g were fed two diets with high (feed A) or low (feed B) water stability for 6 weeks. During the last 2 weeks either stable or fluctuating oxygen saturation, salinity and temperature was introduced. High water stability of the feed was associated with harder pellets, less dust formation and less broken pellets compared to feed with low water stability. During the first 4 weeks, feed intake was 23% higher in trout fed diet B than in those fed diet A. Fluctuating environment resulted in a severe drop in feed intake for both dietary groups. At termination of the trial, stomachs of trout fed feed B contained mashed pellets and free water and oil. Stomachs of trout fed feed A contained more intact pellets and little fluid. The apparent digestibility of protein, starch, dry matter and energy was highest in feed A. The apparent digestibility of P and Zn was highest at stable environment, and the absorption of P was highest from feed A. In conclusion, physical quality affected the nutritional value of the feeds, and differences in nutritional value at stable or fluctuating environment appeared to be related to feed intake.  相似文献   

A new ornithological record,Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi Swinhoe,1863,from Xinjiang     

Geoff CAREY  Paul HOLT 《干旱区科学》2011,3(4):300-302

On 15 September,2010,a Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi Swinhoe was found in the Hami prefecture(41°13’N and 93°29’E,1,143 m a.s.l.),Xinjiang,during the period of a comprehensive scientific survey in Lop Nur region.The bird,which was photographed,is a new avian record for Xinjiang.The pipit reproduces in northern Eurasia,mainly in wide meadows and low hills,and can be found in open forests and nearby residential areas in the process of on migration.The species is an insectivore and is a rare migrant or vagrant in Xinjiang.The geographical distribution,character,habitat,ecological habit and subspecies of the Pechora Pipit were discussed in this paper.  相似文献   

Competitive exclusion of Yersinia enterocolitica biotype 4, serotype O:3 by Yersinia enterocolitica biotype 1A,serotype O:6,30 in tissue culture and in pigs     

HM Hussein  SG Fenwick  JS Lumsden 《New Zealand veterinary journal》2013,61(5):227-231

AIMS: To study the adhesion properties of a biotype 4, serotype O:3 (human pathogenic) strain of Yersinia enterocolitica and to determine if adhesion in vitro and colonisation in vivo can be prevented by competition with a biotype 1A, serotype O:6,30 (non-pathogenic) strain. To study interaction between Y. enterocolitica biotype 4, serotype O:3 and cultured epithelial cells using the synthetic tripeptide arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD).

METHODS: The human intestinal epithelial (HEp-2) cell line was used for in vitro studies. Inocula of Y. enterocolitica biotype 4, serotype O:3 radiolabelled using tritium were incubated with HEp-2 cells and RGD tripeptide, or with Y. enterocolitica biotype 1A, serotype O:6,30 sequentially or concurrently, then washed and lysed, and radioactivity measured to determine the effect of RGD on adhesion, and competitive exclusion of pathogenic by non-pathogenic bacteria. For in vivo studies, two groups of 5-week-old piglets (n=5/group) were sequentially inoculated orally with 5x10⁹ colony forming units (cfu) of either a non-pathogenic biotype 1A, serotype O:6,30 strain of Y. enterocolitica followed by a pathogenic biotype 4, serotype O:3 strain, or vice versa. Pigs were monitored for carriage of strains using bacterial culture and a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

RESULTS: The RGD tripeptide significantly inhibited adherence of the pathogenic Y. enterocolitica strain to cultured epithelial cells, suggesting that adhesion involved the RGD tripeptide sequence. The non-pathogenic biotype 1A, serotype O:6,30 strain of Y. enterocolitica prevented adhesion of the pathogenic strain to cells in vitro when allowed to adhere first. Pathogenic Y. enterocolitica was consistently isolated from rectal swabs from 80-100% of pigs on all sampling occasions but not from oral swabs after 14 days in pigs first inoculated with the non- pathogenic strain or at 26 days in pigs first inoculated with the pathogenic strain.

CONCLUSIONS: A non-pathogenic strain of Y. enterocolitica reduced adhesion of a human pathogenic strain in vitro but not in vivo.  相似文献   

Production of monoclonal antibodies to bovine virus diarrhoea virus and their reactivity with selected pestivirus isolates     

P H McHugh  D P Mackie  M S McNulty  J B McFerran 《Zentralblatt für Veterin?rmedizin. Reihe B. Journal of veterinary medicine. Series B》1988,35(3):207-213

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Haematology of foals up to one year old   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

J W Harvey  R L Asquith  P K McNulty  J Kivipelto  J E Bauer 《Equine veterinary journal》1984,16(4):347-353

Packed cell volume, haemoglobin concentration, erythrocyte counts, erythrocyte indices, serum iron, iron binding capacities, total and differential leucocyte counts, platelet counts, total plasma protein, fibrinogen, haptoglobin and icterus index values were determined at 14 different ages in eight Thoroughbred and 14 Quarterhorse foals during the first year of life. Absolute neutrophil numbers in blood decreased and lymphocyte numbers increased during the first months. Absolute eosinophil numbers tended to increase until three months old. Haemoglobin concentration and packed cell volume decreased significantly during the first two weeks and generally stayed in the lower portion of adult horse normal ranges during the remainder of the first year. Mean cell volume decreased to minimum values at approximately four months and then gradually increased. Serum iron was high at birth and decreased rapidly to a minimum at three days old. Total iron-binding capacity increased to a maximum at one month. Serum haptoglobin was generally within the adult normal range at birth. A moderate, but significant, decrease occurred at one week old. Fibrinogen concentration increased to a maximum at five months. Icterus index values decreased rapidly during the first two weeks of life. Minor changes occurred in other parameters measured. Possible causes for the various changes in haematological parameters are discussed.  相似文献