Foot-and-mouth disease: past,present and future     

Syed M Jamal  Graham J Belsham 《Veterinary research》2013,44(1):116

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious disease of cloven-hoofed animals including cattle, pigs, sheep and many wildlife species. It can cause enormous economic losses when incursions occur into countries which are normally disease free. In addition, it has long-term effects within countries where the disease is endemic due to reduced animal productivity and the restrictions on international trade in animal products. The disease is caused by infection with foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV), a picornavirus. Seven different serotypes (and numerous variants) of FMDV have been identified. Some serotypes have a restricted geographical distribution, e.g. Asia-1, whereas others, notably serotype O, occur in many different regions. There is no cross-protection between serotypes and sometimes protection conferred by vaccines even of the same serotype can be limited. Thus it is important to characterize the viruses that are circulating if vaccination is being used for disease control. This review describes current methods for the detection and characterization of FMDVs. Sequence information is increasingly being used for identifying the source of outbreaks. In addition such information can be used to understand antigenic change within virus strains. The challenges and opportunities for improving the control of the disease within endemic settings, with a focus on Eurasia, are discussed, including the role of the FAO/EuFMD/OIE Progressive Control Pathway. Better control of the disease in endemic areas reduces the risk of incursions into disease-free regions.  相似文献   

富士和嘎啦苹果叶片面积估算模型构建     

王凯  李秀玲  白茹  冯建荣  杨伟伟 《新疆农业科学》2023,60(3):664-674

【目的】建立准确、无损的适宜于苹果不同品种和枝梢类型的叶面积估算模型。【方法】以富士及嘎啦不同长度的营养枝梢和果台枝梢叶片为试材,采用数字扫描仪获取叶片长度(LL)、宽度(LW)和叶面积(LA)等叶片形态参数,并采用决定系数(R²)、均方根误差(RMSE)、赤池信息准则(AIC)对建立的17个有常数项和无常数项叶面积模型精度进行筛选和适宜性评价。【结果】共获得5 207枚叶片形态参数,其中叶面积变异系数最大,达51.59%。叶片形态受品种及枝梢类型的显著影响,其中长枝梢叶片长、宽和叶面积显著大于同类型短枝梢叶片,而营养枝梢叶片长、宽和叶面积显著大于同长度果台枝梢,嘎啦叶片相比富士更为细长。以LL和LW复合变量为自变量的模型5:LA=a(LL×LW)、模型6:LA=a(LL+LW)²、模型9:LA=aLL²+bLW²、模型16:LA=a(LL×LW)^b、模型17:LA=(LL×LW)^b的精度可满足富士和嘎啦各类枝梢叶面积的估算,但需针对各品种和枝梢类型单独建...  相似文献   

Floristic composition and ecological gradient analyses of the Liakot Forests in the Kalam region of District Swat,Pakistan     

Sohail Anwar  Shujaul Mulk Khan  Zeeshan Ahmad  Zahid Ullah  Majid Iqbal 《林业研究》2019,(4):1407-1416

Kalam Kohistan is a dry,temperate hilly region in the Hindu Raj Series of the Greater Hindu Kush Mountains with diverse forests.As plant distribution and composition is expression of a range of various environmental variables,ecological and floristic attributes of vegetation in the Laikot Forests were therefore evaluated via consecutive explorative trips.These forests have not been evaluated ecologically before due to harsh climatic conditions and issues of accessibility and the study in hand is one of the first in its nature.Quantitative ecological techniques were used to sample forest vegetation and identify species in quadrats of 2 m×2 m for herbs,5 m×5 m for shrubs and 10 m×10 m for trees.All the data of 195 plant species and environmental factors were analyzed via Two-way Cluster Analysis and Canonical Correspondence Analysis using PCORD and CANOCO software.Among 195 plant species from 63 families were 27 species of Asteraceae,the most-speciose family,followed by Poaceae(20 spp.).The dominant life form was therophyte(86 spp.;44%share),followed by phanerophyte(41 spp.;21%share).For the leaf size spectrum,most prevalent was nanophyll(73 spp.;44%)followed by microphyll(66 spp.,34%)and mesophyll(44 spp.;23%).Calcium carbonate,pH,potassium,sand,silt,organic matter,slope aspect and grazing significantly influenced species composition,distribution and habitat.The floristic variation in the region was diverse due to elevational and aspect gradients and thus devided into three zones.This vegetation zonation can be utilized for forest management,species and habitat conservation.Both in situ and ex situ conservation of threatened plant species may improve their conservation status in future if address properly.  相似文献   

Reclamation of a Badarkhali hot spot of acid sulfate soil in relation to rice production by basic slag and aggregate size treatments under modified plain–ridge–ditch techniques     

Md. H. R. KHAN  Syed M. KABIR  Md. M. A. BHUIYAN  H.-P. BLUME  Yoko OKI  Tadashi ADACHI 《Soil Science and Plant Nutrition》2008,54(4):574-586

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Assessment of in vitro interferon-gamma responses from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of cattle infected with Mycoplasma mycoides ssp. mycoides small colony type     

Jores J  Nkando I  Sterner-Kock A  Haider W  Poole J  Unger H  Muriuki C  Wesonga H  Taracha EL 《Veterinary immunology and immunopathology》2008,124(1-2):192-197

Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is a lung disease caused by the bacterial pathogen Mycoplasma mycoides ssp. mycoides small colony type (MmmSC). It has been spreading due to a number of factors including poor vaccine efficacy and poor sensitivity of current diagnostic tests. The purpose of this study was to assess interferon gamma (IFN-gamma) release after stimulation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from experimentally infected cattle. PBMC collected from 15 artificially infected animals were incubated with different concentrations of total MmmSC antigen. After 72h of incubation the IFN-gamma release was measured and found to be elevated in 11 animals. We did not observe a correlation between IFN-gamma release of animals with and without pathomorphological gross lesions. Therefore, our data do not confirm a role for CD4 T-lymphocytes in protection, since there is no correlation between IFN-g secretion (supposed to be mainly derived from CD4 T-cells) and disease severity. Additionally, we applied immunocytochemistry on affected lung tissue and detected no build up of T-lymphocytes (CD4 T-cells, CD8 T-cells) but a high presence of myeloid cells.  相似文献   

Cytomorphologic differentiation of benign and malignant mammary tumors in fine needle aspirate specimens from irradiated female Sprague-Dawley rats.     

Baktiar O Karim  Syed Z Ali  Jennifer A Landolfi  Jill F Mann  Guosheng Liu  Archie Christian  John F Dicello  Dorothy L Rosenthal  David L Huso 《Veterinary clinical pathology / American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology》2008,37(2):229-236

BACKGROUND: Fine needle aspiration (FNA) offers a rapid and minimally invasive means to distinguish malignant from benign neoplasms. However, few studies have been published regarding the cytopathology of mammary tumors in rats despite widespread use of the rat model for breast cancer formation and inhibition. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of FNA cytology and to develop distinguishing cytologic criteria for the diagnosis of radiation-induced benign and malignant mammary tumors in rats. METHODS: In a study of radiation-induced mammary carcinogenesis, 100 Sprague-Dawley rats with cutaneous masses were randomly chosen for FNA. The aspirates were smeared, fixed, and stained with a modified Papanicolaou procedure for diagnostic evaluation. Cytologic and histologic diagnoses (benign vs malignant) were compared, and diagnostic accuracy was calculated using the histologic diagnosis as the criterion standard. FNA smears were scored semiquantitatively on a scale of 1-4 for cellularity, atypia, nuclear size, chromatin pattern, nuclear membrane thickness, nucleoli, and mitoses. The background was evaluated for necrosis, hemorrhage, inflammation, and mucosecretory material. Cytomorphologic features were compared statistically between benign and malignant tumors, based on the histologic diagnosis. RESULTS: The sensitivity of FNA was 92.3% and specificity was 89.4% for the detection of malignancy. However, 14% of specimens, all fibroadenomas by histology, had insufficient cells for cytologic evaluation, for an overall accuracy rate of 78.0%. Malignant tumors had significantly higher scores for all cytomorphologic features, and were significantly more likely to contain cell clusters and necrotic debris. CONCLUSIONS: FNA is an accurate method for differentiating benign and malignant rat mammary tumors.  相似文献   

Economic analysis of dairy farming in Bangladesh     

Datta  Apurba Kumar  Haider  Mohammed Ziaul  Ghosh  Sumon Kumar 《Tropical animal health and production》2019,51(1):55-64

Tropical Animal Health and Production - A study was conducted to analyze the dairy farming sector of Bangladesh from an economic viewpoint. Primary data was collected from smallholder dairy farms...  相似文献   

Prediction of Ripening Stage of Cameo Apple Using Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy     

S. Hazarika  R. L Hebb  Syed S. H Rizvi 《International Journal of Fruit Science》2018,18(2):188-198

ABSTRACT

Traditionally, farmers determine when a crop is ready for harvest by observing sensible attributes. They inspect the color or other physical observables which their crops exhibit and make decisions based on these observations and their past experience. This research presents for the first time a mathematical method employing Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy to quantify the maturation or ripeness of Cameo apple based on the changes in concentrations of selected constituent components (e.g., glucose) in the apple fruit. Cameo apple fruit samples were collected from a single tree every 15 days during the last 60 days of the apple fruit maturation cycle and then analyzed with Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. The vibrational bands from the Fourier-transform infrared spectra were assigned to specific functional group. The peak intensities of the vibrational bands corresponding to glucose molecule were normalized and plotted against the number of days remaining before the apple fruit maturity and were observed to show a linear relationship. This relationship can be used to calculate the time required for the apple fruit to reach maturity and also to calculate the concentration of constituent components at any stage of its growth cycle.  相似文献   

Serological surveillance for Tahyna virus (California encephalitis orthobunyavirus,Peribunyaviridae) neutralizing antibodies in wild ungulates in Austria,Hungary and Romania          下载免费PDF全文

J. V. Camp  R. Haider  D. Porea  L. E. Oslobanu  P. Forgách  N. Nowotny 《Zoonoses and public health》2018,65(4):459-463

A serosurvey for Tahyna virus (TAHV), a mosquito‐borne California encephalitis orthobunyavirus (Peribunyaviridae) endemic to Europe, was performed to estimate the activity of TAHV on a broad geographic scale. Sera from wild boar (Sus scrofa), roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) and red deer (Cervus elaphus) were collected from Austria, Hungary and Romania. Samples were tested for neutralizing antibodies against TAHV using a virus microneutralization assay. The results demonstrate that TAHV transmission to mammals is widespread in Europe, particularly in the wild boar population where the mean rate of seroconversion is 15.2%.  相似文献   

Effect of triploidization on juvenile African catfish (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Clarias gariepinus</Emphasis>)     

A. Karami  A. Christianus  Z. Ishak  S. C. Courtenay  M. A. Syed  M. Noor Azlina  H. Noorshinah 《Aquaculture International》2010,18(5):851-858

Triploid African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) produced through cold shock 3 min post fertilization were compared to diploid offspring of the same parentage at 66 days of age. Triploid fish were significantly shorter (11%) and weighed less (18%) than diploids but showed no significant difference in mortality or cannibalism, which can be an important source of losses under aquaculture conditions. Erythrocytes of triploid fish were more oval shaped than the normal spherical shape of diploid erythrocytes, were significantly larger (38%) and had nuclei that were significantly larger (25%) than observed in diploid fish. Erythrocyte morphological characteristics show potential as an indicator for the detection of triploidy in African catfish.  相似文献