Immunocompetence of sheep experimentally infected with bovine leukemia virus   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

G L Cockerell  A L Parodi  D Levy 《Veterinary immunology and immunopathology》1986,13(3):189-202

The humoral and cellular immunological reactivity of sheep were studied throughout the first 32 weeks following experimental infection with bovine leukemia virus (BLV). Seroconversion of BLV-inoculated sheep occurred within 4 weeks, but infection was not transmitted to contact control sheep. Despite the persistence of the viral infection, no differences were demonstrated in leukograms, serum IgG concentrations, humoral response to immunization with an irrelevant antigen (rabbit red blood cells), phytomitogen (Concanavalin A and Pokeweek mitogen)-induced lymphocyte blastogenesis, or chemical (1-chloro, 2-4 dinitrobenzene) skin contact hypersensitivity, between BLV-infected and uninfected contact control sheep. These results demonstrate the absence of a nonspecific immunosuppressive effect of BLV and further negate the influence of a generalized immunological deficit on the development of clinical disease in BLV-infected animals.  相似文献   

Molecular structure of troponin C from chicken skeletal muscle at 3-angstrom resolution   总被引：19，自引：0，他引：19  

M Sundaralingam  R Bergstrom  G Strasburg  S T Rao  P Roychowdhury  M Greaser  B C Wang 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1985,227(4689):945-948

The x-ray structure of chicken skeletal muscle troponin C (TnC), the Ca2+-binding subunit of the troponin complex, shows that the protein is about 70 angstroms long with an unusual dumbbell shape. The carboxyl and amino domains are separated by a single long alpha helix of about nine turns. Only the two high-affinity Ca2+-Mg2+ sites of the COOH-domain are occupied by metal ions resulting in conformational differences between the COOH- and NH2-domains. These differences are probably important in the triggering of muscle contraction by TnC. Also the structure of TnC is relevant in understanding the function of other calcium-regulated proteins, in particular that of calmodulin because of its strong similarity in amino acid sequence.  相似文献   

Wild Game Meat: Products,Market, Legislation and Processing Controls     

R. Bertolini  G. Zgrablic  E. Cuffolo 《Veterinary research communications》2005,29(2):97-100

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MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING FEATURES OF EQUINE NIGROPALLIDAL ENCEPHALOMALACIA     

Sean G.  Sanders  DVM  Russell L.  Tucker  DVM  Rodney S.  Bagley  DVM  Patrick R.  Gavin  DVM  PhD 《Veterinary radiology & ultrasound》2001,42(4):291-296

Magnetic resonance imaging (MR) was used to make a diagnosis of equine nigropallidal encephalomalacia in a horse. Equine nigropallidal encephalomalacia is a neurodegenerative disease that has many characteristics with Parkinson-like diseases in humans. Historically, horses were euthanized based on clinical signs and exposure to the toxic weed, yellow star thistle (Centaurea solstitialis). Previously, the disease has only been confirmed on necropsy. MR imaging can provide accurate and sensitive visualization of typical lesions seen in the brain of horses affected with equine nigropallidal encephalomalacia. Lesions were seen on T1-weighted, T2-weighted and proton density images. There was no contrast enhancement following Gd-DTPA administration. Lesions seen on MR were confirmed at necropsy. Using MR to confirm a diagnosis of equine nigropallidal encephalomalacia will prevent unnecessary suffering of horses and expense to owners that would otherwise incur, while further diagnostics are performed.  相似文献   

RT-PCR及RFLP分析技术对鸡传染性支气管炎病毒的诊断和S1基因分型的研究   总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4  

磨美兰  李康然  韦平 《中国预防兽医学报》2001,23(4)

本研究使用分别扩增整个S1糖蛋白基因 (引物A)和S1糖蛋白基因N_端高变区Ⅰ (引物B)的 2对引物对 3个IBV标准株M41、Connecticut、Arkansas及 5个地方分离株 (C60 ,D41A ,D41B ,A112 1,A1171)进行RT_PCR扩增。用引物A时 ,有 5个IBV毒株扩增到目的片段 (172 0bp) ;用引物B时 ,所有 8个IBV毒株均得到与预计大小相符的目的产物 (2 2 8bp)。对 172 0bp的PCR产物用限制性内切酶HaeⅢ进行酶切 ,结果得出 3个不同的RFLP图谱 ,其中M41、Connecticut、D41B具有相同的HaeⅢ酶切图谱。Arkansas和D41A则分别具有互不相同的图谱 ;对 2 2 8bp的PCR产物进行DdeⅠ、RsaⅠ限制性内切酶消化 ,根据它们的RFLP图谱 ,8个IBV毒株可分为 5个基因型。综合 2对引物的PCR产物的RFLP分析结果 ,8个IBV毒株可分为 7个基因型 ,分型的结果与传统的血清学方法吻合。本研究建立的方法和技术具有快速、简单、特异、灵敏等优点 ,为现场流行毒株的定型(基因型 /血清型 )及其S1基因变异的跟踪研究以及更有效防制传染性支气管炎奠定了基础。  相似文献   

Epidemiology and diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus).     

S K Mikota  L Peddie  J Peddie  R Isaza  F Dunker  G West  W Lindsay  R S Larsen  M D Salman  D Chatterjee  J Payeur  D Whipple  C Thoen  D S Davis  C Sedgwick  R J Montali  M Ziccardi  J Maslow 《Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine》2001,32(1):1-16

The deaths of two Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in August 1996 led the United States Department of Agriculture to require the testing and treatment of elephants for tuberculosis. From August 1996 to September 1999. Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection was confirmed by culture in 12 of 118 elephants in six herds. Eight diagnoses were made antemortem on the basis of isolation of M. tuberculosis by culture of trunk wash samples; the remainder (including the initial two) were diagnosed postmortem. We present the case histories, epidemiologic characteristics, diagnostic test results, and therapeutic plans from these six herds. The intradermal tuberculin test, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay serology, the blood tuberculosis test, and nucleic acid amplification and culture are compared as methods to diagnose M. tuberculosis infection in elephants.  相似文献   

Monthly model for genetic evaluation of laying hens 1. Fixed regression.     

A Anang  N Mielenz  L Schüler 《British poultry science》2001,42(2):191-196

1. This paper addresses the possibility of using a monthly model for the genetic evaluation of laying hens, based on the definition of a test day model with fixed regression as used in dairy cattle, in which monthly records were treated as repeated measurements of the same trait. 2. Production records of 6450 hens, daughters of 180 sires and 1335 dams were analysed using an animal model with restricted maximum likelihood (REML). The traits considered were individual monthly egg production and cumulative egg production in 11 months. Four different models were fitted to various combinations of monthly and cumulative records. The covariates were derived from the regression of Ali and Schaeffer (1987). 3. Spearman rank correlations were computed to compare breeding values from different models. Two types of correlations were computed: between individual breeding values and between sire breeding values based on subsets of full-sib records. 4. The results indicated that a monthly model with nested covariates produced higher heritability and permanent environmental variance than the models with non-nested or without covariates. The estimates of heritability obtained from monthly model were lower than the estimates from the cumulative model. The monthly model resulted in higher correlations of sire breeding values between two subsets of full-sib records than those from cumulative models. 5. In conclusion, the monthly model with nested covariates appears to be better than the model with non-nested covariates or without covariate. Although the heritability estimates obtained from the monthly model were lower, the monthly model with nested covariates could be better than the cumulative model for genetic evaluation of laying hens in the 1st cycle of laying period when using either full or part records. The use of information from odd months of production could be of interest for the evaluation of full records.  相似文献   

Seed survival and predation of Anoda cristata in soyabean crops     

E PURICELLI  D FACCINI  G ORIOLI†  & M R SABBATINI† 《Weed Research》2005,45(6):477-482

Anoda cristata is a troublesome annual broad-leaved weed in summer crops in the rolling Pampa in Argentina; seeds are the only source of regeneration of this species. Seed persistence or depletion is the result of survival and loss processes, including predation. The objective of this study was to determine survival at two burial depths in undisturbed soil and predation rates of A. cristata seeds in soyabean crops in different rotations and tillage systems. Survival was discontinuous and decreased to 25% after 35 months, after which no further reduction in survival was observed to the end of the experiment at 96 months. No differences in seed survival between seeds placed on the soil surface and buried 5 cm below the soil surface were found at 80 months, but at later times survival was lower for seeds placed on the soil surface. Predation rates ranged between 0.3% day⁻¹ and 6.7% day⁻¹. Of the models tested, a polynomial regression of the rate of predation with time gave the best representation of seed predation. From January to July, predation was higher in non-tillage plots in the wheat/soyabean rotation. There was no significant difference in predation rates between tillage systems in the soyabean monoculture and no difference between planting densities. Higher crop residue levels in non-tillage plots in the wheat/soyabean rotation was the dominant factor influencing seed predation, probably because such habitat favours the presence of seed predators.  相似文献   

Tolerance of halofuginone (Stenorol) by geese (Anser anser f. dom.), flight ducks (Cairina moschata f. dom.) and Peking ducks (Anas platyrhynchos f. dom.)     

K P Behr  H Lüders  C Plate 《DTW. Deutsche tier?rztliche Wochenschrift》1986,93(1):4-8

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The efficacy of mesenteric lymph node biopsy in the eradication of paratuberculosis from an infected dairy farm   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

G Benedictus  J Haagsma 《The Veterinary quarterly》1986,8(1):5-11

Lymph node biopsy was performed on animals older than nine months on a dairy farm which carried 223 animals and was severely affected by paratuberculosis. Biopsies were examined histologically and bacteriologically for the presence of M. paratuberculosis infection. In this way paratuberculosis infection was diagnosed in 29 animals, in which other diagnostic methods (serum complement fixation test, intradermal johnin test and microscopic examination of the faeces) produced negative results. The value of lymph node biopsy is the early detection of infected animals. In the two years after the biopsies, no further cases of clinical paratuberculosis were detected on the affected farm, although infection with M. paratuberculosis persisted.  相似文献