Breeding objectives for beef cattle used in different production systems: 2. Model application to production systems with the Charolais breed     

M. Wolfová  J. Wolf  J. P?ibyl  E. Krupa 《Livestock Production Science》2005,95(3):217-230

A general bio-economic model for beef cattle production was used to define breeding objectives for Charolais cattle to be utilized in a variety of linked production systems. Economic weights were calculated for 16 traits (some with both direct and maternal components) in three production systems (pure-breeding and terminal crossing with beef or dairy cows) and two marketing strategies (sale or fattening of weaned surplus calves). Economic weights for the total breeding objective were calculated as weighted averages, where weights were numbers of cows expected to be mated with Charolais bulls in each production system and marketing strategy. Results suggest that the direct component of calving performance and cow longevity were of primary economic importance in all systems. Conception rate of cows and weaning weight reached about 50% of the standardized economic weight of calving performance in purebred systems with sale of weaned calves, whereas in purebred systems with fattening the economic importance of the direct component of cow conception rate, losses at calving, mature weight of cows, weaning weight, and fattening traits were of equal importance (each approximately about 20% that of calving performance). In terminal crossing systems, weaning weight was important when calves were sold at weaning, and fattening traits were important for systems selling fattened animals. The bio-economic model performed well under the conditions of this demonstration and could easily be customized for other applications.  相似文献   

Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp., Verocytotoxic Escherichia coli,and Antibiotic Resistance in Indicator Organisms in Wild Cervids     

A Lillehaug  B Bergsj?  J Schau  T Bruheim  T Vik?ren  K Handeland 《Acta veterinaria Scandinavica》2005,46(1):23-32

Faecal samples were collected, as part of the National Health Surveillance Program for Cervids (HOP) in Norway, from wild red deer, roe deer, moose and reindeer during ordinary hunting seasons from 2001 to 2003. Samples from a total of 618 animals were examined for verocytotoxic E. coli (VTEC); 611 animals for Salmonella and 324 animals for Campylobacter. A total of 50 samples were cultivated from each cervid species in order to isolate the indicator bacterial species E. coli and Enterococcus faecalis/E. faecium for antibiotic resistance pattern studies. Salmonella and the potentially human pathogenic verocytotoxic E. coli were not isolated, while Campylobacter jejuni jejuni was found in one roe deer sample only. Antibiotic resistance was found in 13 (7.3%) of the 179 E. coli isolates tested, eight of these being resistant against one type of antibiotic only. The proportion of resistant E. coli isolates was higher in wild reindeer (24%) than in the other cervids (2.2%). E. faecalis or E. faecium were isolated from 19 of the samples, none of these being reindeer. All the strains isolated were resistant against one (84%) or more (16%) antibiotics. A total of 14 E. faecalis-strains were resistant to virginiamycin only. The results indicate that the cervid species studied do not constitute an important infectious reservoir for either the human pathogens or the antibiotic resistant microorganisms included in the study.  相似文献   

Pregnancy Rates in Repeat-breeder Heifers Following Multiple Artificial Inseminations during Spontaneous Oestrus     

Bhupender Singh  Fernando Saravia  Renée B?ge  Heriberto Rodríguez-Martínez 《Acta veterinaria Scandinavica》2005,46(1):1-12

Hormonal asynchronies during oestrus, related to the presence of suprabasal plasma-progesterone (P4) concentrations and a delayed ovulation, interfere with the fertility of repeat-breeder heifers (RBH). Since tubal dysfunction can occur in connection with hormonal asynchronies and constrained availability of fertile spermatozoa at the time of ovulation, the present study tested the hypothesis that frequent sperm deposition from onset of oestrus to ovulation may improve pregnancy rates in RBH. Five RBH and five virgin heifers (VH; controls) were repeatedly artificially inseminated (AI) at 6 h intervals from onset of oestrus to spontaneous ovulation. Hormone analyses revealed suprabasal P₄ concentrations and a delay in the occurrence of the luteinising hormone (LH) surge, but a normal cortisol profile in RBH. Compared with controls, RBH presented longer interval from onset of oestrus to ovulation, and therefore, received more AIs. Pregnancy rates in RBH reached control levels (60%; NS), indicating that the hypothesis might be correct. Pregnancy rates in VH were below the expected range, presumably attributed to a deleterious influence of the frequent handling. The study suggests that pregnancy rates can be improved in RBH by frequent AI in relation to spontaneous ovulation. However, this practice of repeated manipulations, while seeming not to show adverse effects, lacks practicality for routine use.  相似文献   

奶牛胚胎性别控制技术的试验研究进展   总被引：13，自引：2，他引：13  

罗应荣  黄河  李鑫  扈长春  陈文录  史义林 《中国畜牧兽医》2005,32(6):32-35

应用LAMP法进行了613枚胚胎的性别鉴定结果，雌性胚胎302枚(49．3％)，雄性胚胎311枚(50．7％)，移植成功率平均为40．9％(122／298)，出生后代中与性别鉴定结果一致的121头，性别鉴定准确率为96．0％(121／126)。应用奶牛性腔胶囊后输精的14头供体母牛，共采集69枚可用胚胎，对其中64枚胚胎进行性别鉴定，确定雌性胚胎的比例为71．9％(46／64)，头均获4．9枚可用胚胎。应用奶牛性控液对3头供体母牛宫注后输精，共采集26枚可用胚胎，经性别鉴定后确定雌性胚胎比例为73．1％(19／26)，头均获可用胚胎8．7枚。应用分离X精子冷冻精液对12头供体母牛进行输精，对采集到的61枚胚胎进行性别鉴定后，确定雌性胚胎比例为100％(61／61)，头均获得可用胚胎5．5枚。11枚性控冷冻胚胎移植后，40d以上未返情率为63．6％(7／11)。用分离的X精子冷冻精液对供体母牛输精后，可获得与未分离冷冻精液输精后相接近的超排供体母牛采集胚胎的数量和质量。  相似文献   

中草药添加剂提高密蜂春繁效果的研究     

罗建能  范益飞  史鸣放 《中国蜂业》2005,56(10):5-6

在早春繁殖期,以中草药作为饲料添加剂,观察蜜蜂群势变化和蜂群健康情况.结果表明,试验组A和对照组CK的蜂群繁殖效果差异极显著,试验组蜂群健康、活动正常,蜂群繁殖率提高了12.1%.  相似文献   

猪水泡病病毒结构蛋白基因的克隆及其蛋白二级结构和淋巴细胞表位的预测     

郑海学刘湘涛  尚佑军刘光清白兴文  罗静初谢庆阁 《中国兽医科技》2005,35(11):843-850

以免疫信息学和反向疫苗学为理论根据，利用RT-PCR法获得了猪水泡病病毒（SVDV）HK／70株的基因组序列并测序，应用生物信息学相关软件和方法，对SVDV结构蛋白的二级结构的不同方面及其抗原特异性淋巴细胞表位进行了预测，综合评价了SVDV结构蛋白的抗原特异性细胞表位，并计算出一些潜在的抗原位点。结果表明，VP1蛋白含有的细胞优势抗原表位最多，但其他结构蛋白也含有抗原特异性淋巴细胞表位，有的甚至有可能成为优势抗原表位或对优势抗原表位有协同作用。  相似文献   

园林布局中必然性和偶然性要素的辩识与运用     

罗志军  杨勇 《四川畜牧兽医学院学报》2005,3(4):165-166

阐释了园林构成要素中的必然性要素和偶然性要素及其相互关系与运用意义；以昆明世博园中“齐鲁园”为例，辩识了“齐鲁园”中必然性与偶然性园林要素，分析了诸要素在特定园林环境布局中的运用。  相似文献   

Detection of Echinococcus multilocularis infection in a colony of cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) using serology and ultrasonography.     

Patrick Rehmann  Andrea Gr?ne  Bruno Gottstein  Jürg V?llm  Heinz Sager  Martin Janovsky  Luca N Bacciarini 《Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation》2005,17(2):183-186

Five animals in a colony of cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) died or were euthanatized because of alveolar echinococcosis, during a period of 5 years. The remainder of the colony was screened for possible infection with Echinococcus multilocularis, using serology and ultrasonography. A total of 46 animals out of a group of 55 were examined. The presence of anti-Em2 antibodies analyzed with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was demonstrated in 3 monkeys. In 2 of these 3 monkeys, multilocular structures compatible with metacestodal cysts in the liver were identified, using ultrasonography. The presence of alveolar echinococcosis was subsequently confirmed at postmortem examination in 1 animal. The other animals are still alive. Two other monkeys were negative in the serological examination but had cystic structures in the liver, which were identified as bile duct cysts at postmortem examination in 1 animal. The other monkey is still alive. These findings suggest that serology for antibodies against the Em2 antigen may represent a useful method in identifying animals that might be infected with E. multilocularis and are therefore at risk of developing fatal alveolar echinococcosis.  相似文献   

Using antisense nucleic acid technology to study the influence of POLκ on genetic stability     

LUO Yue-qiu  YU Ying-nian 《园艺学报》2003,19(9):1153-1156

AIM:To establish cell line FL-POLκ^- and to study the role ofPOLκ(polymerase kappa) on genetic stability.METHODS:A mammalian expression vector expressing antisense POLκ gene fragment pMAMneo -amp^--POLκ was constructed by cloning the 1 690-1 918 fragment of POLκ gene into the mammalian expression vector pMAMneo-amp^- in antisense orientation. FL cells were fransfected with this antisense RNA expressing vector and selected by G418. Based on the shuttle-plasmid pZ189, the mutation assay was made.RESULTS:The spontaneous mutation frequency of supF tRNA gene in the plasmid replicated in the FL- POLκ^- was 11.2×10^-4, while it was 4.9×10^-4 and 3.7×10^-4 in the control cells FL and FL-M, respectively.CONCLUSION: POLκ playes an important role in maintenance of genetic stability.  相似文献   

Effects of Sini decoction on atherosclerosis and ceramide content of aorta in rabbits     

HEI Zi-qing  WU Wei-kang  SUN Hui-lan  HUANG He-qing  TAN Hong-mei  LUO Han-chuan 《园艺学报》2003,19(3):345-347

AIM:To observe the effects of Sini decoction on atherosclerosis(AS) and ceramide content of aorta in rabbits. METHODS:28 rabbits were randomly divided into three groups. Control group was fed with a normal diet; High cholesterol group was fed 1% cholesterol and 5% fat diet; Sini decotion+ high cholesterol group was fed 1% cholesterol and 5% fat diet plus Sini decotion (4.2 g·kg^-1·d^-1). At the end of study, the plaque area were measured, the atorta ceramide and cell apoptosis were also detected. RESULTS:Sini decotion diminished lipid plaque area on the aortic endothelium, reduced the levels of aorta ceramide and the apoptosis index. CONCLUSION:Sini decoction has an inhibitory effect on AS, the mechanism may be that Sini decotion reduces concentration of ceramide in aorta.  相似文献