Monitoring distances travelled by horses using GPS tracking collars     

BA Hampson  JM Morton  PC Mills  MG Trotter  DW Lamb  CC Pollitt 《Australian veterinary journal》2010,88(5):176-181

Objective The aims of this work were to (1) develop a low-cost equine movement tracking collar based on readily available components, (2) conduct preliminary studies assessing the effects of both paddock size and internal fence design on the movements of domestic horses, with and without foals at foot, and (3) describe distances moved by mares and their foals. Additional monitoring of free-ranging feral horses was conducted to allow preliminary comparisons with the movement of confined domestic horses. Procedures A lightweight global positioning system (GPS) data logger modified from a personal/vehicle tracker and mounted on a collar was used to monitor the movement of domestic horses in a range of paddock sizes and internal fence designs for 6.5-day periods. Results In the paddocks used (0.8–16 ha), groups of domestic horses exhibited a logarithmic response in mean daily distance travelled as a function of increasing paddock size, tending asymptotically towards approximately 7.5 km/day. The distance moved by newborn foals was similar to their dams, with total distance travelled also dependent on paddock size. Without altering available paddock area, paddock design, with the exception of a spiral design, did not significantly affect mean daily distance travelled. Feral horses (17.9 km/day) travelled substantially greater mean daily distances than domestic horses (7.2 km/day in 16-ha paddock), even when allowing for larger paddock size. Conclusions Horses kept in stables or small yards and paddocks are quite sedentary in comparison with their feral relatives. For a given paddock area, most designs did not significantly affect mean daily distance travelled.  相似文献   

Positive immunostaining of ovine congenital progressive muscular dystrophy with antibody against N- and C-terminal dystrophin     

H NAKADA  PF JACOBSEN  RD JOHNSEN  BA KAKULAS 《Australian veterinary journal》1990,67(7):271-272

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紫花苜蓿自然株高变量分析   总被引：5，自引：0，他引：5  

白玉龙  姜永  巴雅尔  乌艳虹  陶红梅  韩晓华 《草业科学》2002,19(6):32-34

测定了9个紫花苜蓿品种生长高峰期的自然株高，统计分析结果表明，紫花苜蓿6－9周龄生长高峰期，各品种平均自然株高与株龄间呈非常显著（P＜0．01）或显著正相关，线性回归方程估测相对误差除Ranger大于5％外，其余线性回归方程估测相对误差均小于5％。第9周龄的Travois和皇后苜蓿平均自然株高显著不显著。第9周龄的Travois和皇后苜蓿平均自然株高显著（P＜0．05）高于对照品种敖汉苜蓿平衡自然株高，其余各参试品种与对照品种敖汉苜蓿比较，平均自然株高株不显著。第9周龄平均自然株高排序前4位的品种依次为Travois, 皇后苜蓿，Ranger,Baker。  相似文献   

蛋鸡的一种潜在性病原     

D.J.Hampson  王彩虹  辛沅 《中国畜牧兽医》2002,29(2):39

澳大利亚 Murdoch大学兽医和生物医学部的 D.J.Hampson等从澳大利亚 1只患腹泻的母鸡体中分离出了 1种厌氧性螺旋体 - Serpulina in-termedia,并将其通过嗉囊给 1 0只单独笼养的 1 4周龄母鸡接种 ,给其他 1 0只鸡喂服无菌肉汤作为对照。试验持续 1 6周 ,并对试验鸡的粪水内容物、产蛋量和体重进行了测量。在试验期间 ,从 9只感染鸡的粪便及屠宰时的盲肠中分离出了 Serpuli-na intermedia HB60株。感染鸡表现为体重轻 ,粪便较湿 ,产蛋量及蛋的重量都小于对照组。但并未见明显的病理学变化。由此表明 ,Serpulina intermedia有可能由于导致…  相似文献   

Conservative management of minimally displaced radial fractures in three horses     

S. MATTHEWS  AJ DART  BA DOWLING  DR HODGSON 《Australian veterinary journal》2002,80(1):44-47

Minimally displaced, spiral, radial fractures were diagnosed in three adult horses. Two horses had open fractures and in one horse the fracture was closed. A diagnosis was made on radiographs taken 24 h, 5, and 9 days after the fracture. There was minimal displacement of the fracture fragments despite the considerable time which had elapsed between fracture and diagnosis and an unfavourable prognosis with internal fixation, so conservative therapy was the preferred method of treatment. One horse developed a sequestrum and draining sinus, which was treated surgically under general anaesthesia 3 months after diagnosis of the fracture. Other complications were minimal and transient. Two horses were being used for pleasure riding 12 months after fracture and one horse was pasture sound at 8 months.  相似文献   

QUANTIFICATION OF CEREBRAL VENTRICULAR VOLUME IN ENGLISH BULLDOGS     

Charles H.  Vite  DVM  Erik K.  Insko  PhD  MD  Helena M.  Schotland  MD  Karen  Panckeri  BA  Joan C.  Hendricks  PhD  VMD 《Veterinary radiology & ultrasound》1997,38(6):437-443

Quantitative measurement of cerebral ventricle volume of eight English bulldogs was performed using magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. The mean ventricular volume was 14.8 ml. with a range of 8.6 m1.-38.1 ml. The mean ventricular volume of two beagles was 2.2 ml with a range of 0.7 m1.3.7 ml. The percent of intracranial volume occupied by ventricle was found to be significantly larger in bulldogs (14.0%; S.D. = 7.9%) than in beagles (Range = 1.048%). The relationship between the percent of intracranial volume occupied by ventricle and measurements of body weight, age, sex, and various measures of skull anatomy of the bulldog was also determined. The relationship between ventricular volume and neurologic dysfunction was examined. There was a possible trend between high percent of intracranial volume occupied by ventricle and low body weight. This study will serve as a pilot study for examining the relationship between ventricular volume and neurologic disease in bulldogs.  相似文献   

SYSTEMATIC PAPERS PUBLISHED IN THE GERMAN LANGUAGE     

Hampson GF 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1919,49(1260):193

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地下水埋深对春玉米田土壤水分及产量的影响   总被引：17，自引：3，他引：17  

巴比江郑大玮  卡热玛·哈木提　孟翀王占生  邱江泉 《水土保持学报》2004,18(3):57-60,65

通过6种地下水位控制处理和对照春玉米试验,探讨了地下水埋深对春玉米农田土壤水分、产量以及水分利用效率的影响。结果表明,地下水埋深对春玉米0～100cm层次土壤水分的影响较大。地下水位越浅这种影响显得越明显;无论地下水埋深深浅,田间累计地下水补给量变化规律可分为4个阶段,即稳定增长期、缓慢增长期、快速增长期和趋于稳定期。地下水位越高,累计地下水补给量越大,土壤排水量越大。较大降雨后土壤开始排水日期随着地下水埋深加深而滞后;地下水埋深1.0m时春玉米产量和水分利用率最高。地下水位在1.0m以下时,水分利用效率随地下水位加深而减少。  相似文献   

重齿小蠹聚集信息素诱捕器的应用技术研究     

陈国发  王艳军  巴达玛  刘广田  周孝明  白永安  牛景富  韩静波  牛月英 《辽宁林业科技》2011,(3):15-17,60

重齿小蠹对人工合成聚集信息素的昼夜反应节律发生在白天7：00～21：00,反应高峰在14：00-19：00,反应模式为＂单峰式—白天型＂;利用人工合成的聚集信息素对重齿小蠹成虫发生期监测表明,成虫扬飞的开始时间为5月20日左右,扬飞高峰期为6月下旬和7月上旬,扬飞末期为8月26日,成虫扬飞的持续期为98 d。2007-2009年大量诱杀防治的试验前、后重齿小蠹致死木平均分别为3.39株/hm2和0.76株/hm2,致死木减少了77.58%,而对照区试验前、后致死木平均分别为15.89株/hm2和18.11株/hm2,致死木增加了13.97%,3 a大量诱杀试验的防治效果显著。  相似文献   

电控发动机尾气检测与故障诊断的研究     

李友才  巴寅亮  林盛长 《新疆农业大学学报》2006,29(3):105-107

为寻求根据汽车尾气参数来诊断汽车故障的方法，利用径向基函数（RBF）神经网络，对丰田雷克萨斯（LEXUS）400电控发动机进行故障诊断研究。研究结果表明，径向基函数神经网络对发动机故障的诊断是迅速、准确的。  相似文献