Effect of refined soy oil or whole soybeans on intake, methane output, and performance of young bulls     

Jordan E  Kenny D  Hawkins M  Malone R  Lovett DK  O'Mara FP 《Journal of animal science》2006,84(9):2418-2425

An experiment was conducted to establish the effects of feeding refined soy oil (RSO) or whole soybeans (WSB) containing soy oil on DMI, animal performance, and enteric methane (CH4) emissions in young bulls. Thirty-six Charolais and Limousin cross-bred, young beef bulls (338 +/- 27 kg of BW, 218 +/- 17 d of age at the beginning of the experiment) were blocked by BW, age, and breed before being assigned in a randomized complete block design to 1 of 3 experimental treatments (n = 12). The experimental period lasted for 103 d, with enteric CH4 output recorded for 2 periods of 5 consecutive days on d 37 to 41 and d 79 to 83. The 3 dietary treatments consisted of a barley/soybean meal-based concentrate with 0 g/d of RSO; oil from WSB as 6% of DMI (WSB treatment); and oil from RSO as 6% of DMI (RSO treatment). Each diet had a 10:90 forage:concentrate ratio, using barley straw as the forage source. Diet affected DMI (P < or = 0.001) and GE intake (P < 0.05 during the CH4 measurement periods), with the WSB treatment producing the lowest values. The addition of WSB decreased ADG (P < 0.05) compared with the RSO treatment. The WSB treatment also decreased (P < 0.05) average daily carcass gain (ADCG). Both the RSO and WSB concentrates decreased (P < 0.05 to P < 0.001) daily enteric CH4 output when expressed in terms of liters per day, liters per kilogram of DMI, percentage of GE intake, liters per kilogram of ADG, and liters per kilogram of ADCG. Diet had no effect (P = 0.557) on ruminal protozoal numbers. The reductions in enteric CH4 were achieved at relatively high oil inclusion levels. Such oil levels have previously been reported to decrease DMI of high-forage diets, although no effect on DMI was noted with the low-forage diets fed in this experiment. This impact on DMI of high-forage diets may limit the range of diets for which this CH4 reduction strategy may be applicable. The inclusion level of WSB in the current experiment (27%) was beyond the palatability threshold of the bulls used and resulted in a marked decline in intake and performance. Therefore, WSB may have a role to play in ruminant diets, but only at a reduced inclusion rate.  相似文献   

Theriogenology question of the month. Unilateral abdominal cryptorchidism     

Zacharias JR  Baird AN  Hawkins JF;American College of Theriogenologists 《Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association》2006,229(6):937-939

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Outbreak of equine piroplasmosis in Florida     

Short MA  Clark CK  Harvey JW  Wenzlow N  Hawkins IK  Allred DR  Knowles DP  Corn JL  Grause JF  Hennager SG  Kitchen DL  Traub-Dargatz JL 《Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association》2012,240(5):588-595

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The use of megavoltage radiation therapy in the treatment of thymomas in rabbits: 19 cases     

Andres KM  Kent M  Siedlecki CT  Mayer J  Brandão J  Hawkins MG  Morrisey JK  Quesenberry K  Valli VE  Bennett RA 《Veterinary and comparative oncology》2012,10(2):82-94

An overall median survival time (MST) and prognostic factors in rabbits with thymomas treated with megavoltage radiation therapy (RT) were determined in this multi-institutional retrospective case analysis. Medical records for 19 rabbits with suspected or confirmed thymomas treated with RT were evaluated for data including signalment, haematological and serum biochemistry abnormalities, presence of pleural effusion, radiation plan, body weight, total radiation dose and institution administering RT. Statistical significance of these factors related to overall survival was assessed. An overall MST for all 19 rabbits was 313 days; exclusion of 3 rabbits that died acutely during the first 14 days of RT yielded a MST of 727 days. The only factor associated with a significantly decreased survival time was having a body weight lower than mean body weight of 1.57 kg. Radiation treatment-associated complications were infrequent and included radiation-induced myocardial failure, radiation pneumonitis and alopecia.  相似文献   

The Relationship Between Ski Patrols and Emergency Medical Services Systems     

Seth C. Hawkins 《The Forestry Chronicle》2012,23(2):106-111

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Evaluation of Nitric Acid Extraction of Elements from Soils and Sediments in Two watersheds in East Tennessee     

Yanchong Huangfu  Michael E. Essington  Shawn A. Hawkins  Forbes R. Walker  John S. Schwartz  Alice C. Layton 《Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis》2019,50(11):1358-1369

Determining the total elemental concentrations of soils requires a total dissolution method, in which hydrofluoric acid (HF) is commonly used. However, this method is tedious and risky due to the dangerous reagent HF. This study compared a single acid extraction technique using a nitric acid (HNO₃) extraction method to total dissolution (HF + microwave assisted aqua regia) for evaluating the total elemental concentrations in soils and sediments. The two methods were used to analyze the elemental content of soils and sediments from the Oostanaula Creek and Pond Creek watersheds in East Tennessee. Twenty-one elements (Al, Ba, Ca, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, La, Li, Mg, Mn, Nd, P, S, Si, Sr, Ti, V, Zn, and Zr) were subsequently measured using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). The extraction efficiency for HNO₃ relative to the total was compared and discussed. In general, HNO₃ can extract the elements in absorbed phases and those residing in non-silicate minerals. Six elements (Ba, Co, Fe, Ca, Mn, and P) generated significant correlations between total and HNO₃ in both OC and PC watersheds. Finally, the elements were grouped according to the interrelationships of their total elemental concentrations based on the dendrogram plots, suggesting their geochemical association in soils and sediment forming minerals.  相似文献   

Earthworm populations in septic system filter fields and potential effects on wastewater renovation   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Carrie L. Hawkins  Martin J. Shipitalo  E. Moye Rutledge  Mary C. Savin  Kristofor R. Brye 《Applied soil ecology》2008,40(1):195-200

Wastewater renovation in septic-system filter fields can be affected by preferential flow through soil macropores. Anecic earthworm species make deep vertical burrows that may reduce renovation by acting as preferential flow paths that decrease effluent contact with the soil matrix. On the other hand, endogeic earthworms make largely horizontal burrows that may enhance wastewater renovation by distributing the effluent over a larger area. Additionally, the moist, nutrient-rich environment in filter fields may increase earthworm populations by enhancing their survival. Therefore, our objectives were to determine earthworm numbers and biomass with distance from soil treatment trenches, and identify species present to estimate potential effects on wastewater renovation. Five septic systems were investigated. At each site, earthworm populations were measured using formalin extraction at 10 locations along each of three 7-m long transects perpendicular to the trenches. There were an average of 6.4 times more earthworms and 5.4 times more earthworm biomass within 1 m of the trench than in the background (3.5–7.0 m from the trenches) in 13 of the 15 transects. This suggests that earthworms may have a significant effect on the movement of effluent. Because only epigeic and endogeic species were observed, the potential for reduced renovation and groundwater contamination at these sites is likely low. This may not be the case in areas with large numbers of anecic earthworms.  相似文献   

Estimating the level of disease risk and biosecurity on commercial poultry farms in New Zealand     

SS Greening  K Mulqueen  TG Rawdon  NP French  MC Gates 《New Zealand veterinary journal》2020,68(5):261-271

ABSTRACT

Aims: To collect baseline data on the contact risk pathways and biosecurity practices of commercial poultry farms in New Zealand, investigate the relationship between the farm-level disease contact risks and biosecurity practices, and identify important poultry health concerns of producers.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey of all registered New Zealand commercial poultry operations was conducted in 2016 collecting information on farm demographics, biosecurity practices, and contact risk pathways. Survey responses were used to generate an unweighted subjective disease risk score based on eight risk criteria and a subjective biosecurity score based on the frequency with which producers reported implementing seven biosecurity measures. Producer opinions towards poultry health issues were also determined.

Results: Responses to the survey response were obtained from 120/414 (29.0%) producers, including 57/157 (36.3%) broiler, 33/169 (19.5%) layer, 24/55 (44%) breeder, and 6/32 (19%) other poultry production types. Median disease risk scores differed between production types (p?<?0.001) and were lowest for breeder enterprises. The greatest risk for layer and broiler enterprises was from the potential movement of employees between sheds, and for breeder enterprises was the on- and off-farm movement of goods and services. Median biosecurity scores also differed between production types (p?<?0.001), and were highest for breeder and broiler enterprises. Across all sectors there was no statistical correlation between biosecurity scores and disease risk scores. Producers showed a high level of concern over effectively managing biosecurity measures.

Conclusions: The uptake of biosecurity measures in the commercial poultry farms surveyed was highly variable, with some having very low scores despite significant potential disease contact risks. This may be related to the low prevalence or absence of many important infectious poultry diseases in New Zealand leading farmers to believe there is a limited need to maintain good biosecurity as well as farmer uncertainty around the efficacy of different biosecurity measures. Further research is needed to understand barriers towards biosecurity adoption including evaluating the cost-effectiveness of biosecurity interventions.  相似文献   

Editorship: something like "pulling teeth"!     

Hawkins BJ 《Journal of veterinary dentistry》2008,25(1):9

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What is your diagnosis? Peritoneal fluid from an Arabian horse after colic surgery     

Pratt SM  Christian JA  Paige Jackson L  Hawkins JF  Sojka JE 《Veterinary clinical pathology / American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology》2008,37(2):253-255

A 16-year-old castrated male Arabian horse was presented to the Purdue University Veterinary Teaching Hospital with a 4-hour history of colic. Initial examinations provided strong evidence for small intestinal obstruction. Abdominal surgery revealed a strangulating lipoma, and 25 feet of small intestine were resected. Postoperatively, the horse developed obstructive ileus due to adhesion formation, which required a second laparotomy. During and after surgery, the abdomen was lavaged with sodium carboxymethylcellulose (CMC). One week after the second surgery, evaluation of peritoneal fluid revealed an inflammatory exudate, with many macrophages containing amorphous to granular, pink to magenta phagocytosed material. Extracellular aggregates of the material were also observed. The material was consistent with CMC. To our knowledge, this report is the first to demonstrate the phagocytosis of CMC by peritoneal fluid macrophages.  相似文献