Descriptive Analyses of Deficiency Symptoms in Calla Lily Plants     

Elka Fabiana Aparecida Almeida  Janice Guedes de Carvalho  Jussara Ellen Morais Frazão  Nilma Portela Oliveira 《Journal of plant nutrition》2015,38(5):663-674

The objective of this work was to describe the nutrition deficiencies symptoms in calla lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica). Seedlings were maintained in complete nutrition solution and with omission of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), sulfur (S), iron (Fe), boron (B), and manganese (Mn), totalizing 10 treatments. The first deficiencies symptoms appeared in plants cultivated in N omission, followed by treatments with omission of S, B, K, Fe, P, and Ca. Individual omissions of N and B prevented blooming, while S and K deficiencies resulted in production of small and greenish inflorescences with deformities. Reddish spots in leaves were observed in plants growing in solution with omission of P. Root development was affected either by omission of B or S. Death of the apical bud and formation of a “black center” in calla lily rhizome was caused by B deficiency. Nitrogen, B, and S are the most required nutrients for calla lily plants. The mineral composition of calla lily leaves is affected by nutritional deficiencies  相似文献   

Granulomatous meningoencephalitis due to toxoplasma gondii in a black-headed night monkey (Aotus nigriceps)     

Antoniassi NA  Boabaid FM  Souza RL  Nakazato L  Pimentel MF  Filho JO  Pescador CA  Driemeier D  Colodel EM 《Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine》2011,42(1):118-120

This report describes toxoplasmosis infection in a black-headed night monkey (Aotus nigriceps) from the Zoological Park of the Federal University of Mato Grosso, Brazil. The animal was submitted alive to the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Mato Grosso presenting neurologic clinical signs. There were no improvements on the animal's clinical condition after treatment, so it was euthanized. At necropsy, the most significant gross lesions observed were hemorrhages diffusely scattered throughout the cerebral hemispheres. Histologic findings were characterized by nonsuppurative encephalitis and mild multifocal necrotizing nonsuppurative myocarditis. Groups of tachyzoites and cysts were observed surrounding the inflamed areas of cerebral parenchyma. Sections of the brain were submitted for immunohistochemistry examination for Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum and also for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to determine the presence of Toxoplasma gondii. The samples were positive for Toxoplasma gondii by PCR; however, cross reactivity was observed between Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum antibodies. These findings were consistent with a toxoplasmosis infection in this animal.  相似文献   

Genetic parameters for tonic immobility,body weight,and morphological traits of the red-winged tinamou (Rhynchotus rufescens)     

de Oliveira Santos  Dimas  de Araujo Neto  Francisco Ribeiro  de Abreu Santos  Daniel Jordan  dos Santos  Fabiana Ramos  Aspilcueta-Borquis  Rusbel Raul  de Queiroz  Sandra Aidar  Tonhati  Humberto 《Tropical animal health and production》2020,52(1):243-247

Tropical Animal Health and Production - This study was carried out to estimate genetic parameters for morphology, body weight, and tonic immobility traits in the red-winged tinamou (Rhynchotus...  相似文献   

The effect of leucaena hay as a source of effective fibre and nutrients in diets with forage palm for finishing sheep in semi-arid regions     

Antonia L. Moreira  Arnaud A. Alves  Daniel L. C. Araújo  Miguel A. Moreira Filho  Jandson V. Costa  Danielle M. M. R. Azevêdo  Henrique N. Parente  Fabiana C. Alves 《Animal Science Journal》2021,92(1):e13508

The present study was conducted to evaluate the intake, digestibility and nitrogen balance of diets for finishing sheep, containing leucaena hay as a source of effective fibre and forage palm. Twenty-one male sheep were used in a randomized block design with three treatments, represented by total diets, where the forage was leucaena hay and forage palm in natura in proportions 350:650, 450:550 and 550:450 g/kg respectively. For the pH and NH₃-N in the ruminal fluid, and urea in the blood serum, plots split in time were adopted. Dry matter and nutrient digestibility, and the nitrogen balance were not influenced (p > .05) by the diets. The neutral detergent fibre digestibility decreased (p < .05) as the proportions of leucaena hay in the diets increased. The pH and NH₃-N were suitable for ruminal fermentation, and blood urea was maintained under normal physiological conditions for sheep. Combining 350 to 550 g/kg of leucaena hay with 450 to 650 g/kg of forage palm in total diets with a forage:concentrate ratio of 60:40 in late-maturing sheep meets the nutritional requirements for daily gain 200 g, characterizing leucaena hay as important source of effective fibre and nutrients in diets.  相似文献   

Animals selected for postweaning weight gain rate have similar maintenance energy requirements regardless of their residual feed intake classification     

Camila Delveaux Araujo Batalha  Luís Orlindo Tedeschi  Fabiana Lana de Araújo  Renata Helena Branco  Joslaine Noely dos Santos Gonalves Cyrillo  Sarah Figueiredo Martins Bonilha 《Journal of animal science》2021,99(3)

Data of comparative slaughter were used to determine Nellore bulls’ net energy requirements classified as efficient or inefficient according to residual feed intake (RFI) and selection lines (SL). Sixty-seven Nellore bulls from the selected (SE) and control (CO) lines of the selection program for postweaning weight gain were used. The animals underwent digestibility trials before being submitted to the finishing trial. Sixteen bulls were slaughtered at the beginning of the finishing trial, and their body composition was used as the baseline for the remaining animals. For body composition determinations, whole empty body components were weighed, ground, and subsampled for chemical analyses. Initial body composition was determined with equations developed from the baseline group using shrunk body weight, fat, and protein. The low RFI (LRFI) and CO animals had a lower dry matter (DMI) and nutrient intake (P < 0.05) than high RFI (HRFI) and SE animals, without alterations in digestibility coefficients (P > 0.05). During the finishing trial, DMI remained lower for LRFI and CO animals. Growth performance was similar between RFI classes, except for empty body weight gain that tended to be higher for LRFI than HRFI (P = 0.091). The SE animals had less fat content on the empty body (P = 0.005) than CO. Carcasses tended to be leaner for LRFI than HRFI (P = 0.080) and for SE than CO (P = 0.066) animals. LRFI animals retained more energy (P = 0.049) and had lower heat production (HP; P = 0.033) than the HRFI ones. Retained energy was not influenced by SL (P = 0.165), but HP tended to be higher for SE when compared to CO (P = 0.075) animals. Net energy requirement for maintenance (NE_m) was lower for LRFI than HRFI (P = 0.009), and higher for SE than CO (P = 0.046) animals. There was an interaction tendency between RFI and SL (P = 0.063), suggesting that NE_m was lower for LRFI+CO than HRFI+CO (P = 0.006), with no differences for SE (P = 0.527) animals. The efficiency of ME utilization for maintenance (k_m) of LRFI and HRFI animals were 62.6% and 58.4%, respectively, and for SE and CO were 59.0% and 62.1%, respectively. The breeding program for postweaning weight has not improved feed efficiency over the years, with RFI classification not being a promising selection tool for SE animals. Classification based on RFI seems to be useful in animals that have not undergone the breeding program, with LRFI animals having lower energy requirements than the HRFI ones.  相似文献   

Anatomy of the dura mater venous sinus of Alouatta belzebul     

Dayane Kelly Sabec Pereira  Fabiano Rodrigues de Melo  Fabiana Cristina Silveira Alves de Melo  Kleber Fernando Pereira  Valcinir Aloisio Scalla Vulcani 《Anatomia, histologia, embryologia》2021,50(1):58-64

The anatomy of the dura mater's venous sinuses is important in the veterinary clinical and surgical area, for cranial procedures and interventions of wild animals, in addition to assisting in the management of neurological diseases, which can prevent serious complications. The macroscopic anatomy of the venous sinuses of the dura mater of Alouatta belzebul was studied. Five adult specimens, males and females, were dissected and fixed in 10% formaldehyde solution. In the dura mater of the Alouatta belzebul, nine venous sinuses were observed, being them dorsal sagittal sinus, ventral sagittal sinus, transverse sinus, straight sinus, sigmoid sinus, temporal sinus, parietal sinus, basilar sinus and cavernous sinus, with morphological similarities in origin, path and destination of blood flow to the internal jugular vein, assisting in the venous drainage function of the brain in this species. These data are similar to those found in other species of non-human and human primates such as Saimiri sciureus, Sapajus libidinosus and Homo sapiens. Of the venous sinuses observed, the cavernous sinus was of considerable clinical and surgical importance in Alouatta belzebul due to its topographic arrangement next to the internal carotid artery and pituitary gland, data that corroborate Sapajus libidinosus, Macaca fascicularis, Macaca mulatta, Papio ursinus, Cercopithecus pygerithrus and Galago senegalensis. In this context, the knowledge of the macroscopic anatomy of the venous sinuses of the dura mater may contribute to the role of veterinarians in less invasive surgical procedures in non-human primates such as Alouatta belzebul and other mammals.  相似文献   

Ochratoxin a contamination in italian wine samples and evaluation of the exposure in the italian population     

Brera C  Debegnach F  Minardi V  Prantera E  Pannunzi E  Faleo S  de Santis B  Miraglia M 《Journal of agricultural and food chemistry》2008,56(22):10611-10618

The scope of this study was to evaluate the exposure of the Italian population to ochratoxin A (OTA) attributable to wine consumption. With this aim 1166 wine samples (773 red wines, 290 white, 75 rose, and 28 dessert wines), collected in 19 different Italian regions and mostly produced between 1988 and 2004, were analyzed for OTA content. The obtained results are reported by year of harvest, geographical area of production, and type of wine. Red wine showed the highest maximum level of contamination (7.50 ng/mL), even though rose wines were characterized by a higher mean value (0.01 ng/mL). A gradually increasing mean concentration was also observed from the north (0.05 ng/mL) to south of Italy (0.54 ng/mL). Exposure calculations, performed using two different consumption databases, indicate a daily intake for consumer only of 0.59 up to 1.24 ng/(kg of b.w.)/day and of 0.33 up to 0.90 ng/(kg of b.w.)/day for the total population. Even in the worst case, corresponding to the calculation of the intake for consumers only in southern Italy and Islands and considering the mean consumption data increased by 1 standard deviation, a quite low exposure (1.68 ng/(kg of b.w.)/day, accounting for 9.8% of TDI) was obtained. Considering the overall OTA dietary exposure, obtained exposure rates indicate that wine did not pose a risk to the Italian population health.  相似文献   

Maltodextrin and Gum Arabic-Based Microencapsulation Methods for Anthocyanin Preservation in Juçara Palm (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Euterpe edulis</Emphasis> Martius) Fruit Pulp     

Renata Alves Mazuco  Pryscilla Maria Martins Cardoso  Érica Sartório Bindaco  Rodrigo Scherer  Rachel Oliveira Castilho  André Augusto Gomes Faraco  Fabiana Gomes Ruas  Jairo Pinto Oliveira  Marco Cesar Cunegundes Guimarães  Tadeu Uggere de Andrade  Dominik Lenz  Fernão Castro Braga  Denise Coutinho Endringer 《Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands)》2018,73(3):209-215

The juçara fruits (Euterpe edulis Martius), native to the Atlantic Forest, are rich in anthocyanins. To preserve the anthocyanins in juçara fruit pulp, this study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of microencapsulation by spray drying and freeze drying with maltodextrin (dextrose equivalent 16.5 to 19.5) and gum arabic in different proportions. The obtained microparticles were characterized by quantifying the total polyphenol and anthocyanin contents, by performing differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetry, and infrared spectroscopy and by using scanning electron microscopy to analyze the morphology of the particles. The total amount of polyphenols in the fruit pulp was 750?±?16.7 mg GAE/100 g of the freeze-dried sample. The total anthocyanins in the fruit pulp was 181.25?±?5.36 (mg/100 g). The microparticles were formed by employing maltodextrin and gum arabic in a 1:1 proportion as the polymeric matrix; the mixtures of pulp and polymeric matrix were prepared in proportions of 2:3 and 2:1, preserving up to 83.69% of the anthocyanin content. Lyophilization of the 2:1 mixture resulted in an anthocyanin content of 116.89?±?4.43 (mg/100 g), whereas lyophilization of the 2:3 mixture resulted in 151.68?±?1.39 (mg/100 g) anthocyanin content, which did not differ from the value obtained by spray drying the 2:3 mixture (150.76?±?5.79 (mg/100 g)). Thermal analyses showed that the microparticles obtained by freeze drying at a ratio of 2:3 presented greater resistance to degradation with increasing temperature. The incorporation of the pulp in the polymeric matrix was demonstrated by IR analyses. Microparticles obtained by freeze drying showed the formation of various-sized flakes, whereas those obtained by spray drying were spherical in shape. Microencapsulation is a possible alternative for improving the stability of the anthocyanins in this fruit.  相似文献   

Biosorption of Toxic Metals by Water Lettuce (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Pistia stratiotes</Emphasis>) Biomass     

Ana Carolina Dornelas Rodrigues  Nelson Moura Brasil do Amaral Sobrinho  Fabiana Soares dos Santos  André Marques dos Santos  Ana Carolina Callegario Pereira  Erica Souto Abreu Lima 《Water, air, and soil pollution》2017,228(4):156

Adsorption isotherms were constructed to evaluate the potential use of water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) dry biomass for the biosorption of zinc and cadmium. One gram of dry biomass of this plant was treated with five increasing doses of zinc (1.8, 18, 50, 79, and 105 mg L^?1) and four doses of cadmium (0.01, 0.1, 1, and 10 mg L^?1), for nine collection times (1, 3, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, and 72 h). The levels of these metals were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. To evaluate changes in the surface morphology of the dry biomass, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images were taken of the samples subjected to the greatest contamination, and these were compared with the images of the samples without zinc and cadmium (control). The ISOFIT software was used to select the isotherm model that best fit the biosorption of metals by water lettuce dry biomass. The linear model was determined to be the best-fitting isotherm model, because it had the lowest corrected Akaike information criterion (AICc) value and a Akaike weight (AICw) value closest to one, which indicates the high affinity of the biosorbent for the adsorbates evaluated. The results for both metals demonstrated greater than 70% reductions in the concentrations of the metals in the contaminated solutions. The SEM images indicated changes in the morphology of the contaminated biomass, thus demonstrating the biosorption mechanisms and confirming the potential of the dry biomass of this plant for use in the remediation of solutions contaminated with zinc and cadmium.  相似文献   

Phenol Biodegradation by <Emphasis Type="Italic">Pseudomonas putida</Emphasis> in an Airlift Reactor: Assessment of Kinetic,Hydrodynamic, and Mass Transfer Parameters     

Fabiana Bogas Bertollo  Gabriela Cantarelli Lopes  Edson Luiz Silva 《Water, air, and soil pollution》2017,228(10):398

An airlift biofilm reactor was employed to study phenol biodegradation by Pseudomonas putida. Hydrodynamic tests were also conducted in a conventional column to facilitate the comparison of the dynamic behavior in different types of columns. The three-phase airlift column offered better aeration than the conventional column as liquid and solid circulation in the downcomer favored bubble breakup, increasing oxygen dissolved in the liquid phase and favoring the phenol biodegradation process. Kinetic parameters of phenol biodegradation by P. putida were obtained in an agitated batch reactor, with the initial phenol concentration varying from 10 to 750 mg/L. Experimental data were fitted using different microbial growth models found in literature. The Yano and Koga model, which considers the formation of multiple inactive enzyme–substrate complexes, fitted well with our experimental data, with a correlation coefficient, R ² = 0.952. An internal loop airlift bioreactor was used for aerobic phenol biodegradation in which polystyrene particles were utilized to support biomass immobilization. Several tests were performed by varying the influent phenol concentration, hydraulic retention time, upstream flow, and superficial air velocity. It was concluded that until an influent phenol concentration of approximately 300 mg/L, phenol acted as the limiting substrate. For higher phenol concentrations, oxygen became the limiting substrate. An increase in the oxygen concentration resulted in the complete consumption of phenol under high phenol concentration of 500 mg/L.  相似文献