Relation of soya bean meal level to the concentration of plasma free amino acids and body growth in white rats     

Mandal TK  Parvin N  Mondal S  Saxena V  Saxena AK  Sarkar S  Saha M 《Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition》2012,96(2):191-197

Amino acid (AA) levels in plasma and body growth were determined in rats (n20) fed diets with different soya bean meal levels. Free AA in plasma was determined by reversed-phase high-pressure liquid chromatography. We have used four levels of protein diets like 8%, 15%, 23% and 35% in this trial. Rats which were fed the low-protein (8%) diet with low percentage of soya bean meal were found to be growth-retarded. The body weight gain of high protein group (35%) was lower than that of the 23% groups. In the rats fed with the low-soya bean meal diet, some nonessential AA (NEAA) in plasma like asparagine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamic acid and serine increased, whereas the essential AA (EAA), with the exception of arginine, methionine and valine decreased. Here, plasma EAA-to-NEAA ratios were not correlated to growth and experimental diet. We hypothesize that AA metabolism is associated to changes in growth in rats on different protein intake. This study has showed the sensitivity of body mass gain, feed intake, feed conversion rate of rats to four levels of protein in the diet under controlled experimental conditions.  相似文献   

Genetic and environmental influences on faecal nematode egg counts of Jamunapari goats in India     

Mandal A  Sharma DK  Roy R 《The Veterinary record》2012,170(13):337

The present study was carried out from 1999 to 2003 to determine the genetic and environmental influences of faecal egg count (FEC), an indicator of host resistance, in adult Jamunapari goats with naturally acquired gastrointestinal nematode parasite infections (predominantly Haemonchus contortus). FEC data on 670 records of Jamunapari goats descended from 54 bucks and 208 does were used in this study. Analyses were carried out by restricted maximum likelihood estimation, fitting an animal model. Four different animal models ignoring or including maternal genetic or permanent environmental effects were fitted. Different environmental effects, that is, sampling year, month and the sex of the animals, significantly (P<0.01) influenced FECs in the goats. Direct heritability estimates were inflated substantially for this trait when maternal effects were ignored. The direct heritability estimates for the trait ranged from 0.11 to 0.16 depending on the model used. Low estimates of maternal heritability (m(2)=0.06) and the fraction of variance due to maternal permanent environmental effects (c(2)=0.09) for FECs were observed in the present study. The results suggest that direct and permanent environmental maternal effects were important for this trait; however, maternal additive effects had less impact on this trait. These results also indicate that modest rates of genetic progress appear possible for FECs.  相似文献   

Changes in soil hydraulic conductivity, runoff, and soil loss due to irrigation with different types of saline–sodic water     

Uttam Kumar Mandal  A.K. Bhardwaj  D.N. Warrington  Dina Goldstein  A. Bar Tal  G.J. Levy 《Geoderma》2008,144(3-4):509-516

Irrigation with saline–sodic water causes sodic conditions in the soil which reduces soil productivity. We evaluated the changes in a number of important indices related to soil structural stability when treated wastewater (TWW), albeit with higher loads of organic matter and suspended solids, was used instead of more saline–sodic irrigation water, under different degrees of aggregate slaking. We studied soil saturated hydraulic conductivity (HC) using disturbed samples packed in columns, and soil infiltration rate, runoff and erosion under simulated rainfall. Aggregate slaking was manipulated by wetting the samples prior to all tests at either a slow (1–2 mm h^− 1) or a fast (50 mm h^− 1) rate. Samples of a calcareous silty clay (Typic Calciorthids) from the Bet She'an Valley, Israel, were taken from plots irrigated for three years with either TWW, saline–sodic Jordan River water (JRW), or moderately saline–sodic spring water (SPW), and also from a non-cultivated area (control). With little or no aggregate slaking (use of slow wetting), higher HC values and lower amounts of total runoff and soil loss were measured compared to when more severe aggregate slaking was induced (use of fast wetting). The HC values for the TWW treatment were similar to, or lower than, those for the control and significantly higher than those for the JRW treatment. For the runoff and soil loss data, differences among the water quality treatments were, generally, more pronounced when aggregate slaking was substantially reduced, and were related to soil sodicity. Under the latter condition, runoff and soil loss from the TWW treatment were comparable with those from the control and significantly lower than those from the JRW treatment. Our results suggested that replacing saline–sodic irrigation water with TWW could have favorable effects on soil structural stability, especially under conditions where aggregate slaking can be reduced (e.g., in regions with low to moderate rain intensities; and/or use of low intensity irrigation systems).  相似文献   

Genetic Analysis of Growth Traits in Muzaffarnagari sheep     

Mandal A  Pant KP  Nandy DK  Rout PK  Roy R 《Tropical animal health and production》2003,35(3):271-284

Data on 4112 Muzaffarnagari sheep, maintained at the Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom, Mathura, India, and recorded between 1976 and 1999, were analysed to study the growth-related traits and their genetic control. The average weights at birth, and at 12 months of age were 3.1±0.2 and 28.0±0.6 kg, respectively. The pre- and post-weaning average daily weight gains were 127.8±3.3 g and 49.4±1.6 g, and the associated growth efficiencies were 3.59±0.08 and 0.95±0.03. Significant differences associated with the year of lambing were observed in body weight, weight gain and efficiency in weight gain at different stages of growth. The lambs born in the dam's second parity were generally of heavier weight and higher daily weight gain than those born in other parities. Males were heavier and had a higher weight gain than females at almost all stages of growth and the differences tended to increase with age. Single-born lambs had a distinct advantage over those born in multiple births at all stages of growth. The heritabilities of all body weights, weight gains and efficiency in weight gains at different stages of growth were moderate (0.18–0.26), except for birth weight, which was of low heritability (0.068±0.01). The phenotypic and genetic correlations among the different body weights were positive and high, except for birth weight. The genetic correlation of the pre- and post-weaning average daily weight gains with body weights were high and positive.  相似文献   

Disposition kinetics,cytotoxicity and residues of fenvalerate in tissues following oral administration to goats     

Tapan K. Mandal  Anjan Bhattacharya  Animesh K. Chakraborty  Dipak K. Basak 《Pest management science》1992,35(3):201-207

Disposition kinetics in goats of fenvalerate [(RS)-α-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (RS)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-methylbutyrate] were studied after oral administration at 5 mg kg^?1. The insecticide persisted in blood for up to 48 h. The V_d(area), t_1/2(β), and t_1/2(Ka), of fenvalerate were 12.14 (±0.39) litre kg^?1, 12.25 (±0.25) h and 0.63 (±0.11)h, while the AUC and Cl_B values were respectively 7.35 (±0.39) μg h ml^?1 and 0.68 (±0.04) litre kg^?1 h^?1. The residues in tissues reached a peak four days after insecticide administration and then started to decline. Maximum residue was found in the adrenal gland, followed by liver, kidney and intestine. Both GOT and GPT activities in kidney tissue, but only GPT activities in liver tissue had decreased significantly 4, 8 and 22 days post-administration. The fenvalerate did not produce any significant effects on serum acetylcholinesterase, cholesterol or protein levels in goats. Histopathological examination showed fatty changes in the periphery of lobule, congestion in sinusoid, haemolysis in central vein, necrosis and periportal fibrosis around the central vein of liver, and necrosis in kidney of fenvalerate-treated goats.  相似文献   

Observations on a spontaneous case of fatal ovine mastitis due to Klebsiella pneumoniae.     

P C Mandal  D R Sharma  S P Ahuja 《Zentralblatt für Veterin?rmedizin. Reihe B. Journal of veterinary medicine. Series B》1977,24(2):168-174

  相似文献   

Reinforcement of cell wall in roots of Lycopersicon esculentum through induction of phenolic compounds and lignin by elicitors     

Sudhamoy Mandal  Adinpunya Mitra 《Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology》2007,71(4-6):201-209

Changes in phenolic metabolism and lignin deposition have been studied in roots of tomato plants after elicitation with four elicitors which are Fusarium mycelium extract (FME), chitosan (CHT), Fusarium culture filtrate (FCF) and Trichoderma mycelium extract (TME). Most profound effect of elicitors was observed on ferulic acid among the phenolic compounds. After 24 h elicitation, the increase in ferulic acid content of root cell wall was 3.71 and 3.30 times by FME and CHT, respectively. The increase of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid was 2.71 and 2.16 times by these two elicitors. The level of 4-coumaric acid was little more than double by these two elicitors after 24 h elicitation. Most pronounced increase in lignin synthesis was also effected by FME followed by CHT. Lignin deposition in the root cell wall was increased 3.6, 5.4 and 7.1 times by FME during 12, 24 and 36 h after elicitation, respectively. Similarly, CHT increased lignin deposition by 2.8, 5.1 and 6.8 times at 12, 24 and 36 h after elicitation, respectively. FCF and TME also increased lignin deposition significantly in the cell walls of tomato roots during the above time periods of elicitation. Activity of phenylalanine ammonia lyase reached highest level at 24 h post elicitation under the influence of the elicitors. Peroxidase activity registered a sharp increase at 24 h post elicitation. Markedly increased level of polyphenol oxidase activity was found at 12 h post elicitation. Cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase activity was observed to reach highest level at 48 h post elicitation. Cell wall strengthening, through the deposition of lignin, preceded by the induction of the synthesizing enzymes appears to play an important role in the defense response of Lycopersicon esculentum in reaction to elicitors, including one derived from Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici, the causal organism of Fusarium wilt of tomato.  相似文献   

Anti-inflammatory,analgesic and antipyretic properties of Clitoria ternatea root   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Devi BP  Boominathan R  Mandal SC 《Fitoterapia》2003,74(4):345-349

Clitoria ternatea roots methanol extract when given by oral route to rats was found to inhibit both the rat paw oedema caused by carrageenin and vascular permeability induced by acetic acid in rats. Moreover, the extract exhibited a significant inhibition in yeast-induced pyrexia in rats. In the acetic acid-induced writhing response, the extract markedly reduced the number of writhings at doses of 200 and 400 mg/kg (p.o.) in mice.  相似文献   

Studies on anti-diarrhoeal activity of Ficus hispida. Leaf extract in rats     

Mandal SC  Ashok Kumar CK 《Fitoterapia》2002,73(7-8):663-667

Methanol extract of Ficus hispida L. showed significant inhibitory activity against castor oil-induced diarrhoea and PGE(2)-induced enteropooling in rats. It also showed a significant reduction in gastro-intestinal motility on charcoal meal test in rats. The results obtained establish the F. hispida leaf extract as an anti-diarrhoeal agent.  相似文献   

Antidiabetic potential of Barleria lupulina extract in rats     

Suba V  Murugesan T  Rao RB  Ghosh L  Pal M  Mandal SC  Saha BP 《Fitoterapia》2004,75(1):1-4

The methanol extract of aerial parts of Barleria lupulina orally tested at doses of 100, 200 and 300 mg/kg exerted significant antihyperglycemic effect in streptozotocin-induced hyperglycemia in rats [correction].  相似文献