Environmental factors that influence milk production of Pantaneiro ewes and the weight gain of their lambs during the pre-weaning period     

M. L. Longo  F. M. Vargas Junior  K. Cansian  M. R. Souza  P. C. Burim  A. L. A. Silva  C. M. Costa  L. O. Seno 《Tropical animal health and production》2018,50(7):1493-1497

The main objective of this research was to conduct an exploratory study of the lactation curve in order to characterize the productive potential of Pantaneiro ewes and lambs. Fifty ewes were bred using four rams in two different mating seasons. The ewes were kept with their lambs on pasture of Brachiaria brizantha. Ewe body score, ewe weight, and lamb weight were evaluated. Milk sampling was performed every week. In the morning for milk collections, the ewes were treated with 1 UI of oxytocin (intramuscular) for complete milking. Lambs were separated from the ewes for 4 h and milk collections were performed. The total milk production over 24 h was estimated by multiplying the production of this period (4 h) by 6. The data were analyzed using the MIXED procedure (P?<?0.05) in SAS. Milk production data were fitted to the curve using the incomplete gamma function of Wood, and lamb growth data were fitted using the Gompertiz equation. The average milk production of the ewes was 1.03 kg/day^?1. Younger ewes had the lowest milk production (18?=?798?±?330, 24?=?1001?±?440, 36?=?1100?±?490, and 48?=?1106?±?490 g/day^?1). Ewe body score at lambing affected initial milk production (1.0?=?816?±?660, 1.5?=?1089?±?105, and 2.0?=?1424?±?1600 g/day^?1). Lambs were weaned with an average weight of 20.3 kg. Daily weight gain from birth to weaning was 181 g. Locally adapted Pantaneiro ewes showed a linear decreasing lactation curve, with reduced production from the second week of lactation. Overall, evaluation of the dairy production and lamb performance revealed great variation, denoting potential for selection.  相似文献   

The effect of recumbency and hindlimb position on the lumbosacral interlaminar distance in dogs: a cadaveric computed tomography study     

Ambra Panti  Stephen N. Greenhalgh  Maurizio Longo  Tiziana Liuti 《Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia》2018,45(6):802-810

Objective

To examine the effect of sternal or lateral recumbency, with or without cranial extension of the hindlimbs, on the distance between the dorsal lumbosacral laminae in dogs.

Study design

Blinded, randomized, crossover, experimental study.

Animals

A total of 19 canine cadavers.

Methods

Computed tomography of the lumbosacral junction was performed in four positions: sternal and right lateral recumbency, with hindlimbs extended cranially or not. Order of positioning was randomized. The lumbosacral interlaminar (LSI) distance, defined as the distance between the dorsal laminae of the seventh lumbar vertebra (caudal margin) and sacrum (cranial margin), was measured for each position by two independent assessors who were unaware of positioning. Mean distances in each position were compared using a paired t-test, corrected for multiple comparisons.

Results

For n = 19 cadavers [6 female; median (range) age 9 (0.3–16) years; weight, 20.4 (1.0–34.0) kg], cranial extension of the hindlimbs increased the LSI distance, compared with control, in both sternal (9.2 ± 2.2 mm versus 3.1 ± 1.3 mm, p < 0.001) and right lateral recumbency (8.2 ± 1.9 mm versus 4.9 ± 1.5 mm, p < 0.001). With the hindlimbs extended cranially, sternal recumbency increased LSI distance when compared with right lateral recumbency (p < 0.001).

Conclusions and clinical relevance

Cranial extension of the hindlimbs in both sternal and lateral recumbency increases the LSI distance to an extent that is both statistically significant and of potential clinical relevance. Although ease of epidural access or injection was not assessed, the small (1 mm) difference in LSI distance between cranial hindlimb extension in sternal and right lateral recumbency is unlikely to be of clinical relevance. Conversely, cranial extension of the hindlimbs in either sternal or lateral recumbency would be expected to facilitate epidural injection.  相似文献   

The Status of Melampsora pinitorqua Rostr. in Italy1     

N. Longo  F. Moriondo  B. Naldini Longo 《Forest Pathology》1975,5(3):147-152

Present knowledge of host range and distribution of Melampsora pinitorqua Rostr. in Italy is reported. Melampsora larici-tremulae, which occurs at high altitude in the Apennines and the Alps and infects only larch, can infects pine also in artificial conditions.  相似文献   

Effective treatment and control of biting lice, Felicola subrostratus (Nitzsch in Burmeister, 1838), on cats using fipronil formulations     

Pollmeier M  Pengo G  Longo M  Jeannin P 《Veterinary parasitology》2004,121(1-2):157-165

The efficacy of 0.25% fipronil spray (Frontline Spray, Merial), 10% fipronil spot-on (Frontline Spot-on for Cats, Merial) and 10% fipronil/12% (S)-methoprene (Frontline Plus for Cats, Merial) against the biting louse Felicola subrostratus on cats was assessed and confirmed under laboratory conditions. A field study evaluated the efficacy of a single topical application of Frontline Spray, and spot-on against the parasite on cats. In the laboratory studies, animals were allocated based on pre-treatment louse counts to the treatment groups: (1) untreated control and (2) 10% fipronil spot-on in the exploratory study or (1) untreated control, (2) 0.25% fipronil spray, at 6 ml/kg; (3) 10% fipronil spot-on as per label and (4) 10% fipronil/12% (S)-methoprene as per label in the confirmation study. Cats in treatment groups 2-4 were treated twice topically on Days 0 and 28. No live F. subrostratus were found on cats treated with fipronil formulations at any post-treatment examination. The difference from controls was significant (P < 0.01) for each product at each examination. Based on whole body counts at Day 42, the efficacy of each product was determined to be 100%. In the field study, cats were allocated in strict order of presentation. Cats were randomly allocated to one of the three treatment groups: (1) propoxur collar (Bolfo, Bayer); (2) 0.25% fipronil spray, at 6 ml/kg and (3) 10% fipronil spot-on as per label. Cats were treated once topically on Day 0. Louse counts of cats treated with fipronil formulations were not different than those of cats receiving the propoxur collar. The efficacy was determined to be > 98% on Day 2 and 100% on Days 28 and 42 in all treatment groups. The results of these studies demonstrate that fipronil in topical formulations is effective for treatment and control of biting lice (F. subrostratus) infestations on cats.  相似文献   

Canine superficial bacterial pyoderma: evaluation of skin surface sampling methods and antimicrobial susceptibility of causal Staphylococcus isolates     

PA Ravens  LJ Vogelnest  E Ewen  KL Bosward  JM Norris 《Australian veterinary journal》2014,92(5):149-155

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Climate Change During the Last Deglaciation in Antarctica   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

PA Mayewski  MS Twickler  SI Whitlow  LD Meeker  Q Yang  J Thomas  K Kreutz  PM Grootes  DL Morse  EJ Steig  ED Waddington  ES Saltzman  P Whung  KC Taylor 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1996,272(5268):1636-1638

Greenland ice core records provide clear evidence of rapid changes in climate in a variety of climate indicators. In this work, rapid climate change events in the Northern and Southern hemispheres are compared on the basis of an examination of changes in atmospheric circulation developed from two ice cores. High-resolution glaciochemical series, covering the period 10,000 to 16,000 years ago, from a central Greenland ice core and a new site in east Antarctica display similar variability. These findings suggest that rapid climate change events occur more frequently in Antarctica than previously demonstrated.  相似文献   

Focused evolution of HIV-1 neutralizing antibodies revealed by structures and deep sequencing     

Wu X  Zhou T  Zhu J  Zhang B  Georgiev I  Wang C  Chen X  Longo NS  Louder M  McKee K  O'Dell S  Perfetto S  Schmidt SD  Shi W  Wu L  Yang Y  Yang ZY  Yang Z  Zhang Z  Bonsignori M  Crump JA  Kapiga SH  Sam NE  Haynes BF  Simek M  Burton DR  Koff WC  Doria-Rose NA  Connors M;NISC Comparative Sequencing Program  Mullikin JC  Nabel GJ  Roederer M  Shapiro L  Kwong PD  Mascola JR 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2011,333(6049):1593-1602

Antibody VRC01 is a human immunoglobulin that neutralizes about 90% of HIV-1 isolates. To understand how such broadly neutralizing antibodies develop, we used x-ray crystallography and 454 pyrosequencing to characterize additional VRC01-like antibodies from HIV-1-infected individuals. Crystal structures revealed a convergent mode of binding for diverse antibodies to the same CD4-binding-site epitope. A functional genomics analysis of expressed heavy and light chains revealed common pathways of antibody-heavy chain maturation, confined to the IGHV1-2*02 lineage, involving dozens of somatic changes, and capable of pairing with different light chains. Broadly neutralizing HIV-1 immunity associated with VRC01-like antibodies thus involves the evolution of antibodies to a highly affinity-matured state required to recognize an invariant viral structure, with lineages defined from thousands of sequences providing a genetic roadmap of their development.  相似文献   

A melanocortin 1 receptor allele suggests varying pigmentation among Neanderthals     

Lalueza-Fox C  Römpler H  Caramelli D  Stäubert C  Catalano G  Hughes D  Rohland N  Pilli E  Longo L  Condemi S  de la Rasilla M  Fortea J  Rosas A  Stoneking M  Schöneberg T  Bertranpetit J  Hofreiter M 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2007,318(5855):1453-1455

The melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) regulates pigmentation in humans and other vertebrates. Variants of MC1R with reduced function are associated with pale skin color and red hair in humans of primarily European origin. We amplified and sequenced a fragment of the MC1R gene (mc1r) from two Neanderthal remains. Both specimens have a mutation that was not found in approximately 3700 modern humans analyzed. Functional analyses show that this variant reduces MC1R activity to a level that alters hair and/or skin pigmentation in humans. The impaired activity of this variant suggests that Neanderthals varied in pigmentation levels, potentially on the scale observed in modern humans. Our data suggest that inactive MC1R variants evolved independently in both modern humans and Neanderthals.  相似文献   

奶花芸豆种植密度与施肥量优化组合模式的研究   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

刘建国  李俊华  翟孟茹  帕尼古丽 《西北农业学报》2005,14(4):57-60,80

采用正交回归旋转组合设计，研究了密度、氮（N）、磷（P2O5）、钾（K2O）施用量对奶花芸豆产量的影响，通过田间试验测定参数，利用计算机技术对试验数据进行处理，建立了产量函数模型，经计算机模拟寻优，筛选出了产量的最佳农艺措施组合方案。在试验条件下，当奶花芸豆栽培密度为150000株／hm^2，施氮量300kg／hm^2，施磷量200kg／hm^2，施钾量45kg／hm^2组合时，产量可达到3833．4kg／hm^2。  相似文献   

T-cell tumor elimination as a result of T-cell receptor-mediated activation   总被引：5，自引：0，他引：5  

J D Ashwell  D L Longo  S H Bridges 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1987,237(4810):61-64

It has recently been shown that activation of murine T-cell hybridomas with antigen inhibits their growth in vitro. The "suicide" of these neoplastic T cells upon stimulation with antigen suggested the possibility that activation via the antigen-specific receptor could also inhibit the growth of neoplastic T cells in vivo. To test this, mice were subcutaneously inoculated with antigen-specific T-cell hybridomas and then treated intraperitoneally with antigen. Administration of the appropriate antigen immediately after inoculation with the T-cell hybridoma abrogated tumor formation; antigen administered after tumors had become established decreased the tumor burden and, in a substantial fraction of animals, led to long-term survival. The efficacy of antigen therapy was due to both a direct inhibitory effect on tumor growth and the induction of host immunity. These studies demonstrate the utility of cellular activation as a means of inhibiting neoplastic T-cell growth in vivo and provide a rationale for studying the use of less selective reagents that can mimic the activating properties of antigen, such as monoclonal antibodies, in the treatment of T-cell neoplasms of unknown antigen specificity.  相似文献