Gene silencing by RNAi via oral delivery of dsRNA by bacteria in the South American tomato pinworm,Tuta absoluta     

Flavia MM Bento  Rodrigo N Marques  Felippe B Campana  Clarice GB Demtrio  Roseli A Leandro  Jos Roberto P Parra  Antonio Figueira 《Pest management science》2020,76(1):287-295

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Effect of Acute Bull Exposure Around the Time of Artificial Insemination on Serum Oxytocin and Progesterone Concentrations and Pregnancy Rates in Dairy Cows     

MM Ababneh  IN Obeidat  MQ Husein  AQ Talafha 《Reproduction in domestic animals》2013,48(2):223-230

This study examined the effect of acute bull exposure around the time of artificial insemination (AI) on oxytocin and progesterone concentrations, and pregnancy rates in dairy cows. Ninety six dairy cows, stratified according to parity into primiparous and pluriparous, were divided into three groups; short bull exposure (SBE; 10 min, n = 32), long bull exposure (LBE; 4 h, n = 32) or no bull exposure (NBE; n = 32). On day 45 post‐partum, all cows were treated with PGF2α on three occasions 11–14 days apart to synchronize oestrus. They were submitted to fixed time AI 80 h after the third PGF2α injection. Cows in the SBE and LBE groups were artificially inseminated 5 min after the introduction of the bull. From a subset of cows (n = 6 per group; three primiparous and three pluriparous), blood samples were collected once every 5 min starting 15 min before AI until 15 min after AI and analysed for oxytocin concentrations. Additional blood samples were collected for measurements of progesterone (P4) concentrations once daily for 4 days starting on the day of AI and once every 3 days thereafter until day 22. The effects of bull exposure, time, parity, difficulty of AI, and pregnancy on oxytocin and P4 concentrations were analysed using the mixed linear model procedure. Mean oxytocin concentrations or change in oxytocin concentrations after bull exposure or AI were not different among groups. Pregnancy rates for the NBE, SBE and LBE groups were 55.5%, 33.3% and 44.4%, respectively, and were not different among groups. In conclusion, acute bull exposure around the time of AI did not affect oxytocin and progesterone concentrations and did not improve pregnancy rates in dairy cattle under these farms conditions.  相似文献   

24-Hour Secretion Patterns of Plasma Oestradiol 17β in Pony Mares in Late Gestation     

LJ O'Donnell  BR Sheerin  JM Hendry  MJ Thatcher  WW Thatcher  MM LeBlanc 《Reproduction in domestic animals》2003,38(3):233-235

The mare exhibits nocturnal uterine contractions in the last 6 days of gestation. It is hypothesized that estradiol 17β (O17β) may be associated with the nightly increase in uterine contractions. The 24‐h secretion pattern of plasma O17β was measured in 3 pony mares in late gestation to identify changes in release as the mare neared parturition. Blood was collected weekly at 08:00 hours beginning on day 240 and every third day from day 330 until delivery. Serial blood samples were collected from each mare every 30‐min for 24‐h beginning on gestation day 310 and every sixth day thereafter until parturition. Concentrations of O17β were elevated at night with lowest concentrations occurring directly before sunset (p < 0.01). The natural log of the variance was increased at sunset (p < 0.01) and was decreased during the 6‐h period immediately after sunrise. This pattern was especially evident in the 6 days that preceded parturition. The contrast between nocturnal and daytime concentrations of O17β in the last 6 days of gestation may contribute to night‐time delivery in the mare.  相似文献   

Alzheimer type II astrocytes in the brains of pigs with salt poisoning (water deprivation/intoxication)     

JW Finnie  PC Blumbergs  MM Williamson 《Australian veterinary journal》2010,88(10):405-407

The finding of Alzheimer type II astrocytes, in addition to the pathognomonic combination of laminar cerebrocortical necrosis and eosinophil infiltration, in the brains of pigs is reported for the first time in cases of indirect salt poisoning following water deprivation.  相似文献   

Diagnostic ultrasound in veterinary practice: How safe is it?     

MM HORDER  SB BARNETT†  MJ EDWARDS 《Australian veterinary journal》1996,73(1):10-15

This paper provides information on the safety of ultrasonic diagnostic procedures as currently used in veterinary practice. The known mechanisms of action are described and selected literature on biological effects of ultrasound is reviewed. Current international consensus is presented on the safety of medical ultrasound with respect to thermal effects. To date, there is no independently verified clinical evidence that the level of exposure delivered to the tissues during scanned grey-scale (‘B-mode’) imaging has any adverse effects. Lung haemorrhage has been observed in animal experiments using diagnostic exposures, but the effects have not been reported in the foetus. Equipment that uses pulsed Doppler transmits higher acoustic outputs in a stationary beam, and can produce temperature increases that may have significant biological consequences. When considering sonographic and pulsed Doppler examinations of the prenatal animal, the safety margins are small and the operator should be aware of the acoustic output of the equipment, the exposure time, and the sensitivity of target tissues.  相似文献   

Endocarditis caused by Pasteurella caballi in a horse     

S. CHURCH  KE HARRIGAN  AE IRVING  MM PEEL 《Australian veterinary journal》1998,76(8):528-530

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Ecology of wood‐inhabiting fungi in northern forests of Iran     

Ehsan Bari  Hamed Aghajani  Katie M. Ohno  Roya Shahi  Mike D. C. Hale  Mohsen Bahmani 《Forest Pathology》2019,49(2)

Wood‐decay fungi are important in forest ecosystems and play an important role in nutrient and carbon recycling. The scope of this research was to identify wood‐inhabiting and wood‐decay macrofungi and determine their ecology. We sampled standing trees and dead wood of oak and hornbeam in the northern forests of Iran, specifically in Mazandaran and Golestan provinces. We assessed the influence of field slope, elevation, site direction and the height of fungal sporocarp position on the tree. The species of wood‐inhabiting and wood‐decay fungi belonged to 11 families: Polyporaceae; Stereaceae; Ganodermataceae; Physalacriaceae; Agaricaceae; Xylariaceae; Pluteaceae; Coprinaceae; Strophariaceae; Pleurotaceae; and Hydnaceae. The most common fungal species identified belonged to the Polyporaceae and Ganodermataceae and predominantly grew on trees growing on a slope of 20%, at an altitude of 700–900 m, 0–3 m from the ground a southwesterly site direction and the northern sides of both tree species. These results indicated that field slope was the most important factor in determining fungal sporocarp abundance.  相似文献   

采用响应曲面法优化脚踏分级机     

A E Kate  U C Lohani  N C Shahi  A Sarkar  J P Pandey 《农业工程》2014,4(4):186-188

分级是山杏核采后加工利用的最初操作步骤。利用响应面分析对踏板式山杏核分级机机械参数和分级操作（以尺寸为标准）进行优化设计。采用3因素（踏板速度、进料速度和含水率）3水平（速度60、70和80 rmin,进料速度275、300和375 kgh,含水率10.5%、12.5%和14.5%）研究分级效率（%）和分级能力（kgh）。为得到自变量最优解,对试验数据进行分析。开发了全二阶模型用于预测反应（分级效率和分级能力）,并且研究了各个参数及其相互作用。试验结果表明,分级效率和分级能力分别为75.9%～82.4%和270～325 kgh。在踏板速度75 rmin,进料速度325 kgh和核含水率14.5%时,分级机可以达到最大分级效率和分级能力。   相似文献   

Recovery of Pseudomonas koreensis from eye lesions in golden mahseer,Tor putitora (Hamilton, 1822) in Uttarakhand,India     

N Shahi  S K Mallik 《Journal of fish diseases》2014,37(5):497-500

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Serum antibody response to Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay after experimental and natural infection of pigs   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

RF SHELDRAKE  IA GARDNER  MM SAUNDERS  LF ROMALIS 《Australian veterinary journal》1990,67(2):39-42

Studies were conducted under experimental and field conditions to determine the effect of infection with M. hyopneumoniae on the immune response in serum as measured by ELISA. Following intratracheal challenge or contact exposure, serologically negative pigs derived from mycoplasma-free piggeries developed an immune response within 10 days. This response continued to rise for a further 50 days. In a field study in a commercial piggery, no animals (0/44) were observed to have M. hyopneumoniae antibodies at day 86 of life. However between day 86 and day 144, 97.7% (42/43) animals sero-converted. These results are discussed in terms of infection spread, particularly in the grower/finisher shed.  相似文献