Preliminary observations on the tank and pond culture of the glass eels of the Australian shortfin eel, Anguilla australis Richardson     

B A Ingram  G J Gooley  S S De Silva  B J Larkin  & R A Collins 《Aquaculture Research》2001,32(10):833-848

There is expanding interest in the culture of the Australian shortfin eel Anguilla australis Richardson; however, there is a lack of fundamental biology and husbandry information necessary to further develop an industry within Australia. The present study was undertaken to gain a preliminary understanding of basic husbandry requirements for rearing of juvenile A. australis (glass eels and elvers) in tanks and earthen ponds. Newly caught glass eels were successfully acclimated to culture conditions. During tank culture trials, specific growth rates (SGR) and survival rates ranged from ?2.1 to 2.8% day^?1 and 52% to 100% respectively. Glass eels weaned onto a commercial eel diet exhibited a significantly greater SGR and survival rate than those weaned onto a commercial trout diet. Glass eels weaned onto an eel diet over a 15‐day period grew slightly faster than eels weaned over a 5‐day period, but survival rates were not significantly different for each treatment. SGRs (up to 2.8% day^?1) were significantly higher for glass eels fed at 9 and 12% day^?1 than at 6% day^?1. Stocking densities between 2.5 kg m^?3 and 30 kg m^?3 did not influence either SGR or survival rates. SGRs were significantly higher for glass eels cultured at 25 °C than at lower temperatures. During pond culture trials, SGRs and survival rates ranged from 1.36 to 1.65% day^?1 and 39% to 77% respectively. The SGR and survival rates of juvenile eels stocked into ponds receiving supplementary feeding with a commercial eel diet were not significantly different to those of eels stocked into ponds that did not receive supplementary feeding.  相似文献   

Pseudomonas anguilliseptica infection in farmed cod, Gadus morhua L   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Ferguson HW  Collins RO  Moore M  Coles M  MacPhee DD 《Journal of fish diseases》2004,27(4):249-253

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Quality vs quantity time in curriculum     

Henry Collins 《Australian veterinary journal》1997,75(4):299-299

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Periosteal reaction consistent with osteomyelitis in a stump-tailed macaque     

A H Battles  R B Parker  B R Collins 《Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association》1985,187(11):1276-1277

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Growth of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in radiometric, Middlebrook and egg-based media   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

J J Damato  M T Collins 《Veterinary microbiology》1990,22(1):31-42

The ability of BACTEC radiometric 7H12 broth, Middlebrook 7H10 Tween broth, Middlebrook 7H10 agar, and Herrold's egg-yolk medium to provide early detection of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis was evaluated. The minimum detection times in days for the various media were: 7H12, 9; 7H10 agar, 23 (plate), 28 (slant); 7H10 Tween broth; 27; and Herrold's egg-yolk medium, 43 (plate), 49 (slant). The radiometric broths provided the earliest detection of M. paratuberculosis, and 3625 organisms ml-1 were required to produce a positive, radiometric growth-index reading. Of the non-radiometric plate and slant media evaluated, microscope examination of the translucent 7H10 agar plate resulted in the earliest detection and highest mean colony counts (387) as compared with Herrold's egg-yolk agar plate (208). Similar results were noted for 7H10 and Herrold's egg-yolk agar slants; however, accurate colony counts could not be determined because of confluent growth. All media were supplemented with 2 micrograms ml-1 of mycobactin J and excess amounts of this supplement inhibited the growth of M. paratuberculosis in radiometric 7H12 media.  相似文献   

Enterovirulence of enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis in gnotobiotic pigs.   总被引：6，自引：0，他引：6  

J R Duimstra  L L Myers  J E Collins  D A Benfield  D S Shoop  W C Bradbury 《Veterinary pathology》1991,28(6):514-518

A porcine isolate of enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis colonized the intestinal tract and caused watery, nonhemorrhagic diarrhea when given orally to 12, 1- to 2-day-old gnotobiotic pigs. Diarrhea occurred 2 to 3 days post-inoculation and continued throughout the 4 to 6 day post-inoculation period. Diarrheic pigs became mildly anorexic and dehydrated. They developed intestinal lesions characterized by swelling, vacuolation, and exfoliation of enterocytes, and crypt hyperplasia throughout the large intestine and, to a lesser extent, in the distal small intestine. Bacterial adherence to, or invasion of, the intestinal mucosa was not detected. A porcine isolate of nonenterotoxigenic B. fragilis was administered orally to six control pigs. The isolate colonized the intestinal tract, but the pigs did not develop clinical disease or intestinal lesions. The pathogenetic mechanism of the disease may involve mediation by a soluble enterotoxin (or toxins) elaborated by B. fragilis.  相似文献   

Monensin controlled-release intraruminal capsule for control of bloat in pastured dairy cows   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

LB LOWE  GJ BALL  VR CARRUTHERS†  RC DOBOS‡  GA LYNCH  PJ MOATE  PR POOLE†  SC VALENTINE 《Australian veterinary journal》1991,68(1):17-20

Monensin, a polyether ionophore antibiotic, is potentially an important agent for bloat relief in dairy cows grazing temperate legume-based pasture. A series of studies was undertaken to determine the effect of monensin, when delivered continuously in the rumen of lactating dairy cows by means of controlled-release capsules (monensin CRC). Such devices release approximately 300 mg/head/day for 100 d. A short-term pilot study made at Ruakura, New Zealand, tested monensin CRC in cows selected for high susceptibility to bloat and grazing lucerne (Medicago sativa) or red clover (Trifolium pratense). Treatment significantly reduced the incidence of bloat, while milk yield and protein yield were increased. There was no effect on fat yield. Following the pilot study, 6 large-scale field experiments involving a total of 368 lactating dairy cows, were made in Australia and New Zealand to confirm the effectiveness of monensin CRC for bloat control and to measure the effect of such treatment on milk production and composition. A severe bloat problem occurred in 2 experiments, mild bloat occurred in 2 others, while no visual signs of bloat were observed in the remaining 2 experiments. Bloat was significantly (P less than 0.05) reduced by monensin CRC treatment when data was pooled over the 4 experiments in which bloat occurred. Daily milk yield was increased in all experiments from a mean of 17.7 in untreated groups to 18.8 kg/head/day (P less than 0.05) in monensin CRC-treated cows. Protein percentage was not affected by treatment, while there was a decrease from 4.29 to 4.10% fat, although total fat yield was not affected.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)  相似文献   

Toxigenic type D Pasteurella multocida and progressive atrophic rhinitis in New South Wales pig herds     

IA GARDNER  GJ EAMENS  MJ TURNER  CL HORNITZKY 《Australian veterinary journal》1991,68(11):364-365

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Factors responsible for the introduction and spread of Campylobacter jejuni infection in commercial poultry production   总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4  

R R Kazwala  J D Collins  J Hannan  R A Crinion  H O'Mahony 《The Veterinary record》1990,126(13):305-306

Campylobacter jejuni and related thermophilic campylobacters were not found in a hatchery or in chicks aged less than seven days. However, an increasing proportion of chicks aged two weeks and older shed campylobacters in their droppings. It was shown that a likely source of C jejuni for young chicks was the environment in the immediate vicinity of the rearing houses, and that infection could readily be introduced on the footwear and clothing of farm staff. Thermophilic campylobacters were found in the air, litter and drinking water containers in the rearing and finishing houses.  相似文献   

Lesions of spinal cord parelaphostrongylosis in sheep. Sequential changes following intramedullary larval migration     

B S Jortner  H F Troutt  T Collins  K Scarratt 《Veterinary pathology》1985,22(2):137-140

Spinal cord nematodiasis epidemiologically, clinically, and histologically consistent with Parelaphostrongylus tenuis infection was noted in two flocks of sheep. Spinal cords from two sheep with active infection and one from a partially recovered animal were studied in an effort to determine the sequence of lesions following larval invasion of the central nervous system. In the former two sheep, migration of larvae within the spinal cord induced asymmetrically irregular tracks of disrupted and necrotic tissue, primarily in white matter. Subsequently, macrophages infiltrated these regions and phagocytized the necrotic tissue, which led to cavity formation. Swelling and loss of axons, diminished myelin staining, mononuclear cell infiltration and increase in astrocytic fibers were often seen in adjacent tissue. Only occasional coiled larvae were found in these actively infected animals. Late stage lesions in the white matter in the partially recovered sheep included multiple small astrogliotic regions with diminished myelin and axonal content, and a single large multicavitary, atrophic, gliotic zone.  相似文献