Detection of cigarettes and other tobacco products by giant African pouched rats (Cricetomys gambianus)     

《Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research》2014,9(5):262-268

If the illicit tobacco trade were eliminated, governments could gain at least $31.3 billion a year, and more than 164,000 premature deaths a year could be avoided after 2030 (Joossens, Merriman, Ross, and Raw, 2009). Dogs have been used successfully in tobacco control programs, and there is a good chance that rats could also play an important role. In the present experiment, giant African pouched rats were trained to respond to filters that had been stored together with cigarettes (i.e., soaked) and to not respond to filters that had been soaked with noncigarette items. Generalization to untrained types of tobacco was then tested. The sensitivity of 4 rats trained on filters soaked with 1 of 7 types of cigarettes ranged from 86% to 100% (mean, 95%). There was very little evidence of generalization when the rats were tested on tobacco leaves and snuff but good evidence of generalization when the rats were tested on cigarettes that had been soaked with strong-smelling additives. These findings suggest that rats may be a valuable asset in the global effort to control illicit cigarette trade.  相似文献   

信阳市主要野生水产动物重金属含量分析及质量安全评价     

吴坤杰 《河北渔业》2016,(3):14-17

测定了信阳市主要野生水产动物Cd、Cr、Pb、As和Hg的含量,并根据单因子污染指数评价法对信阳市主要野生水产动物的品质进行质量安全评价。结果表明,8种信阳市主要野生水产动物的所有样品中均检出Pb和Cr,但均未检出Cd和Hg。在鲫鱼、鲤鱼、青虾和克氏原螯虾中检出As,检出率分别为60%、65.5%、55%和50%。单因子污染指数评价法表明,8种信阳市主要野生水产动物均受到不同程度的Pb污染,鲤鱼和鲫鱼受到了轻度的As污染。  相似文献   

植物根系对土壤团聚体形成作用机制研究回顾   总被引：16，自引：7，他引：9  

刘均阳  周正朝  苏雪萌 《水土保持学报》2020,34(3):267-273,298

土壤团聚体是土壤结构的基本单元,土壤水力侵蚀的微观描述即为土壤团聚体的破裂过程。研究表明:植物根系可以改变土壤的力学以及水文特征,促进土壤团聚体的形成和稳定。因此,对近20年国内外的相关研究成果进行较为系统的回顾,从根系对土壤团聚体的物理、生物、电化学作用3个研究视角,分析了植物根系对土壤团聚体形成的作用机制,提出了现有研究中存在的问题及研究趋势,这对深入认识植物根系对土壤团聚体的影响及其作用机制、发展根-土相互作用的土壤侵蚀过程模型具有重要的意义。  相似文献   

大豆抗原蛋白对幼龄动物致敏作用的研究进展   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

刘明美  赵国琦 《中国饲料》2011,(14)

大豆抗原蛋白对幼龄动物的致敏作用及不易灭活性使其成为大豆及其制品在动物养殖中有效利用的主要瓶颈。本文从主要抗原蛋白的特性、致敏机制、对幼龄动物的影响、降低抗原蛋白的方法及有待进一步探索问题等方面进行了阐述,旨在为高效利用大豆及其制品,以及进一步深入研究提供参考。  相似文献   

水生动物肌醇营养研究进展     

杨杰  杨奇慧  谭北平  董晓慧  迟淑艳  刘泓宇  章双 《动物营养学报》2015,(3):715-721

肌醇是大多数水生动物保持健康、促进生长发育必需的营养素,它在细胞膜磷脂合成、神经递质传递和肝脏脂质转运等方面发挥重要作用。饲料中肌醇缺乏导致水生动物生长不良、体表充血、鳍条糜烂、体色发黑、脂肪肝等症状。本文综述了肌醇的理化性质,肌醇在水生动物营养中营养生理作用、需要量及影响因素等,同时还介绍了肌醇的来源和测定方法,并展望了肌醇在水生动物营养中进一步的研究和应用方向。  相似文献   

Avian anaesthesia related mortality and the associated risk factors in a UK zoological collection     

《Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia》2021,48(6):922-929

ObjectiveTo analyse avian anaesthesia-related mortality in a UK zoological collection over a 5-year period and identify risk factors for mortality.Study designRetrospective cohort study.AnimalsA total of 135 individual birds across 37 species, anaesthetized during 206 events in a UK zoological collection between 1 January 2014 and 30 June 2019 (inclusive).MethodsAnaesthesia records were reviewed and variables such as age, body condition, weight, sex, duration of anaesthesia and health status were collated. Anaesthesia-related mortality was defined as those deaths occurring during anaesthesia and up to 7 days postanaesthesia. Outcome was analysed using multivariable conditional logistic regression. Overall mortality was defined and included birds euthanised during anaesthesia for non-anaesthesia related reasons. Data were summarised as median (range). A value of p < 0.05 was considered significant. Relative risks and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were calculated for the association between risk factors and anaesthetic death where a statistically significant difference was found.ResultsThe overall mortality rate was 10.19% (95% CI = 6.06–14.3%), while anaesthesia-related mortality was 3.88% (95% CI = 1.69–7.51%). Birds with an abnormal health status had a 15.53-fold (95% CI = 1.95–123.63) increased risk of death compared with those with a normal health status. The duration of anaesthesia was also a statistically significant risk factor (p = 0.021) in the univariable analysis, but not when combined with health status. No other variables were associated with anaesthesia-related mortality.Conclusions and clinical relevanceAbnormal health status and longer anaesthetic procedures were associated with a significantly increased risk of anaesthesia-related death in this population of birds. It is recommended that anaesthetic duration is minimized, and pre-existing diseases are diagnosed where possible prior to general anaesthesia of birds. Anaesthetizing healthy birds was associated with a low risk of mortality.  相似文献   

动物诊疗机构人用药品使用现象分析及建议     

祁会彩  杨光敏  潘康锁  卜颖华  王文同  冶冬阳 《动物医学进展》2016,(11):115-117

随着社会经济水平日益提升,越来越多的人饲养宠物作为伴侣,与此同时宠物诊疗机构如春笋般蓬勃发展。然而其在发展中存在诸多问题,尤以使用人用药品问题最为突出。论文从药品使用现状、原因、管理等方面,对动物诊疗机构人用药品使用现象进行分析并提出一些建议,旨在进一步规范动物诊疗机构临床用药,使其良性发展。  相似文献   

Basic Shock Physiology and Critical Care     

《Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice》2016,19(2):347-360

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Of mice and men: olfactory neuroblastoma among animals and humans          下载免费PDF全文

A. Lubojemska  M. Borejko  P. Czapiewski  R. Dziadziuszko  W. Biernat 《Veterinary and comparative oncology》2016,14(3):e70-e82

Olfactory neuroblastoma (ONB) is a rare tumour of nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses that arises from the olfactory neuroepithelium and has unpredictable clinical course. As the sense of smell is phylogenetically one of the first senses and olfactory neuroepithelium is evolutionary conserved with striking similarities among different species, we performed an extensive analysis of the literature in order to evaluate the similarities and differences between animals and humans on the clinical, morphological, immunohistochemical, ultrastructural and molecular level. Our analysis revealed that ONB was reported mainly in mammals and showed striking similarities to human ONB. These observations provide rationale for introduction of therapy modalities used in humans into the veterinary medicine. Animal models of neuroblastoma should be considered for the preclinical studies evaluating novel therapies for ONB.  相似文献   

Alterations due to dilution and anticoagulant effects in hematologic analysis of rodent blood samples on the Sysmex XT‐2000iV          下载免费PDF全文

Kaitlin A. Moorhead  Marielle L. Discipulo  Jing Hu  Roberta C. Moorhead  Jennifer L. Johns 《Veterinary clinical pathology / American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology》2016,45(2):215-224

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