Exercise-induced changes in proteoglycan metabolism of equine articular cartilage     

Bird JL  Platt D  Wells T  May SA  Bayliss MT 《Equine veterinary journal》2000,32(2):161-163

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The role of shelter in Australia for protecting soils,plants and livestock   总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4  

P. R. Bird  D. Bicknell  P. A. Bulman  S. J. A. Burke  J. F. Leys  J. N. Parker  F. J. Van Der Sommen  P. Voller 《Agroforestry Systems》1992,20(1-2):59-86

The purpose of this review is to examine the current knowledge of the role of trees in providing shelter for pastures, crops, and livestock, for controlling erosion of soils and improving productivity and sustainability of agricultural production in Australia — and the extent to which this knowledge has been applied.Land degradation — tree loss and associated soil salinity, water and wind erosion, soil acidification, soil structural decline and nutrient degradation — is evidence that our primary production systems are not sustainable. We have sought increased production without proper consideration of the ecological context of that system. About half of Victoria's crop and pasture lands are affected or at risk, and in Western Australia about 25% of the cleared agricultural land is wind-eroded and 60% is potentially susceptible, salinity affects 0.43 m ha and half of the divertible surface water is affected by salinity. Similar problems occur in other States. At least 43 m ha or 13% of our rangelands are seriously degraded by wind erosion caused by overgrazing, often coinciding with drought or a run of drier years.Minimum tillage and stubble management for erosion control in cropping has been a major extension and research activity in Australian agriculture. Severe weather, combined with imperfect adoption of appropriate grazing and crop management systems, shows the weakness of complete reliance on these methods of erosion control. An effective system must accommodate the impact of extreme events, which are the most damaging. However, the complementary use of windbreaks to reduce soil erosion is rare, and their establishment has not been promoted, despite the wide-spread adoption of this technology by other countries.In the cropping and higher rainfall grazing areas, the systematic planting of 10% of the land in a net of shelterbelts/timberbelts/clusters could achieve a 50% windspeed reduction; this would substantially improve livestock and pasture production in the short and long-term. Wind erosion could be dramatically reduced and crop production probably increased by the use of windbreaks. Wheat and oat yield at Rutherglen (Victoria), and lupin yield at Esperance (Western Australia), were increased in the sheltered zone by 22% and 47%, and 30%, respectively.In semi-arid and dry temperate areas, planting of 5% of the land to shelter could reduce windspeed by 30–50% and soil loss by up to 80%. This planting would also contribute substantially to achieving other objectives of sustainable agriculture. Agroforestry — particularly timberbelts applications — will be important in the long-term strategy for achieving revegetation. If some of the trees yield a marketable product then the adoption of the system will be more readily achieved.In the arid (pastoral) areas there is an urgent need to promote the ethic that preservation and improvement of the perennial grass and shrub vegetation is critical for the protection of the soil and maintenance of land capability. Control of animal grazing remains the sole means of preventing erosion in much of this zone. While satellite imagery allows us to assess the condition of leasehold lands, we have failed to achieve stocking policies that will halt the degradation of our rangelands.  相似文献   

Establishment of an agroforestry research network in Victoria,Australia (1983–85)     

P. J. Baldwin  H. T. L. Stewart  P. R. Bird  W. I. Hamer  D. W. Flinn  K. N. Cumming  D. J. Connor 《Agroforestry Systems》1988,6(1):213-233

From 1983 to 1985, a network of agroforestry research trials was established at six localities throughout Victoria. This paper describes experimental designs and establishment procedures used at the trial sites. The overall aim of the research program is to provide definitive information on the costs and benefits of a wide range of agroforestry combinations. Accordingly, trials were established at the following locations to test a total of 93 tree species grown in combination with specific types of agriculture:

1. Carngham (near Ballarat) — sheep grazing andPinus radiata D. Don (radiata pine);
2. Hamilton (several sites) — sheep grazing and mixed tree species;
3. Kyabram — irrigated pastures andEucalyptus grandis W. Hill ex Maiden (flooded gum);
4. Rutherglen — cereal cropping and shelterbelts;
5. Myrtleford — irrigatedMentha spp. (mint) and two clones ofPopulus spp. (poplar); and
6. Neerim South (near Warragul) — cattle grazing and mixed tree species.

Conventional and systematic experimental designs have been used in setting up these trials, which in total constitute the most comprehensive agroforestry research in Australia. This paper describes these trials in detail, and stresses the importance of their continued expert management, so that the full benefits of the work can be realised for rural Victoria.  相似文献   

Cryopreservation of Piau‐Breed Wild Boar Sperm: Assessment of Cooling Curves and Centrifugation Regimes          下载免费PDF全文

HH Shiomi  RO Pinho  DMA Lima  JB Siqueira  MCR Santos  EV Costa  PS Lopes  SEF Guimarães  JD Guimarães 《Reproduction in domestic animals》2015,50(4):545-553

This study aimed to assess the effects of different cooling curves and centrifugation regimes used in cryopreservation protocols on the post‐thaw viability of Piau‐breed wild boar (Sus scrofa) sperm using in vitro assessment tests. Two centrifugations (800  g for 10 min and 2400  g for 3 min) and two cooling curves (conventional cooling using nitrogen vapour – freezing 1 and automated cooling using a programmed freezing machine – freezing 2) were tested. Therefore, the treatments were divided into M3 – centrifugation at 2400  g for 3 min and freezing 2; M10 – centrifugation at 800  g for 10 min and freezing 2; R3 – centrifugation at 2400  g for 3 min and freezing 1; and R10 – centrifugation at 800  g for 10 min and freezing 1. No significant differences (p > 0.05) between treatments occurred post‐thawing regarding the total sperm motility means recorded. The mean values of the different treatments were not different from each other regarding the supravital staining (SV), hypo‐osmotic test (HO), sperm–egg binding assay or sperm morphology. This study showed that both the cooling curve and the centrifugation regime affected the quality of post‐thaw sperm, and centrifugation for shorter times and cooling curves using automated cooling are the most suitable for minimizing sperm injury.  相似文献   

An abattoir survey of equine dental abnormalities in Queensland,Australia          下载免费PDF全文

T Chinkangsadarn  GJ Wilson  RM Greer  CC Pollitt  PS Bird 《Australian veterinary journal》2015,93(6):189-194

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Global genotype by environment trends in growth traits for Eucalyptus dunnii     

Bird  Michael G.  Hardner  Craig M.  Dieters  Mark  Heberling  Mónica  Montouto  Cristian  Arnold  Roger J.  Ruiz  Federico  Schapovaloff  Juan  Gore  Peter L. 《New Forests》2022,53(1):101-123

New Forests - Eucalyptus dunnii Maiden (Dunn’s white gum) is a fast-growing tall tree with a restricted natural distribution in south-east Australia and favorable wood properties for pulp...  相似文献   

ISOLATION OF THE ANTIANEMIA FACTOR (VITAMIN Bc) IN CRYSTALLINE FORM FROM LIVER     

Pfiffner JJ  Binkley SB  Bloom ES  Brown RA  Bird OD  Emmett AD  Hogan AG  O'dell BL 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1943,97(2522):404-405

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Molecular biology. MeCP2 repression goes nonglobal     

Klose R  Bird A 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2003,302(5646):793-795

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Widmanstaetten patterns in josephinite, a metal-bearing terrestrial rock     

Bird JM  Bassett WA  Weathers MS 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1979,206(4420):832-834

Widmanstaetten patterns have been found in several specimens of josephinite, a complex, metamorphosed, metal-bearing rock from placers on serpentinized peridotite in southwest Oregon. The patterns, in interior less-altered regions of the specimens, are typical of exsolution textures produced during slow cooling of a homogeneous metal. The bulk composition of the metal phases indicates that the homogeneous metal must have existed at temperatures above 500 degrees C. Josephinite Widmanstaetten patterns are the first known in terrestrial rock. We interpret them as further evidence that josephinite was derived from the mantle.  相似文献   

DNA methylation de novo   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Bird A 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1999,286(5448):2287-2288

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