从绵羊羔和山羊羔腹泻粪样中检出B组轮状病毒

用聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳法,从新疆巴里坤县的22份绵、山羊羔腹泻粪样中,检出11份具有B组轮状病毒的RNA电泳图型,联合电泳表明,绵羊羔与山羊羔的B组轮状病毒电泳图型完全相同,电镜观察表明,该病毒与典型轮状病毒(A组)具有相同的形态特征,但易降解破碎,口服接种剥夺初乳的绵羊羔和山羊羔,经11～13小时羔羊发生急性水样腹泻,并排出大量病毒,经A组轮状病毒组抗原ELISA检测,不具有共同组特异抗原,但经对流免疫电泳检测,它与成人腹泻轮状病毒(B组)具有共同组特异抗原,从而证实我国存在与国外报道相同的羊B组轮状病毒,既感染绵羊羔也感染山羊羔。是引起绵,山羊羔急性腹泻的不可忽视的病原之一。     

中国卡绵蚜属研究(同翅目,蚜科,瘿绵蚜亚科)

研究了中国卡绵蚜属Kaltenbachiella Schouteden,共记述3种,光滑卡绵蚜K.glabra Akimoto,1985,尼卡绵蚜K.nirecola(Matsumura,1917),榆卡绵蚜K.ulmifusa (Walsh and Riley,1869)和1亚种,白卡绵蚜东台亚种K.pallida dongtainesis Zhang,1997.其中尼卡绵蚜和榆卡绵蚜为2新纪录种.提供了分种检索表、形态记述、寄主植物、地理分布及形态特征图.研究标本保存在中国科学院动物研究所动物标本馆.     

羊重要性状全基因组关联分析研究进展

全基因组关联分析(genome-wide association study, GWAS)是一种复杂性状功能基因鉴定的分析策略,已成为挖掘畜禽重要经济性状候选基因的重要手段。随着绵羊和山羊基因组完成和公布,以及不同密度的SNP (single nucleotide polymorphism)芯片的推出并进行商业化推广,不仅大大丰富了羊标记辅助选择可利用的分子标记,而且还为开展重要性状的分子机理的探索提供了重要技术支撑。本文主要针对羊角、羊毛、羊奶、生长发育、肉质、繁殖和疾病等重要性状的GWAS研究所用的群体、主要研究方法和研究结果进行了综述,并对GWAS方法研究现状进行了归纳,以期为进一步利用GWAS进行羊的各种性状的遗传基础研究提供参考。     

气候变化情景下孑遗植物绵刺在中国的潜在地理分布

绵刺(Potaninia mongolica Maxim.)为我国西北干旱、半干旱地区孑遗濒危荒漠植物,具有重要的生态作用。预测过去、当代及未来气候变化情景下绵刺植物在中国的潜在地理分布区和迁移路线,将为绵刺的保护利用及种群合理建立提供一定的科学依据。基于绵刺在中国的73个有效分布点和8个环境因子变量,利用MaxEnt模型和ArcGIS软件预测末次间冰期、末次盛冰期、当代及未来绵刺在中国的潜在地理分布变化,综合分析影响绵刺分布的主要环境因子及其适宜范围,并用检验受试者工作特征(ROC)曲线下面积(AUC)评估模型的精确度。结果表明：(1)MaxEnt模型预测精确度极高,受试者工作特征(ROC)曲线下面积(AUC)值为0.988,预测显示当代绵刺主要分布在内蒙古中西部地区(阿拉善地区)、宁夏东北部和西北部、甘肃中东部、新疆中部和西部少量狭长分布区,潜在地理分布的总适生区面积约是51.94×10⁴ km~2;(2)影响绵刺潜在地理分布的重要环境因子变量是降雨(最干月降雨量、年均降雨量、最湿月降雨量、最冷季度平均降雨量)和温度(最热月的最高温);(3)从末次间冰期到末次...     

外来入侵种——苹果绵蚜在中国的适生区预测

苹果绵蚜Eriosoma lanigerum(Hausmann)是我国重要的检疫性害虫,主要为害苹果、海棠等苹果属(Malus Mill.)植物。目前,该种害虫已在我国一些苹果主产区迅速扩散,并给我国的苹果产业造成了较为严重的经济损失。为了对其进行有效监控,控制其蔓延,制定合理的防治策略,本研究利用GARP和MAXENT两种生态位模型,结合其寄主地理分布,预测苹果绵蚜在我国的潜在地理分布区。研究结果表明:GARP和MAXENT预测结果相似,但前者预测面积比后者广泛。苹果绵蚜在我国的最适适生区主要分布在东北(辽宁南部)、华北(河北东、南部、北京、天津和山西南部)、华东(山东大部)、华中(河南北部)和西北(陕西中部)。另外,河北南部、山东和河南南部、甘肃东部、四川中南部、陕西大部、云南与西藏的零星地区是苹果绵蚜的中度适生区;黑龙江、吉林、新疆等20个省份(市、自治区)的全境是苹果绵蚜低度适生区或不适生区。此外,刀切法(Jackknifetest)检验结果表明,1月份平均最高温是影响苹果绵蚜分布最重要的环境变量。最后,提出几点管理苹果绵蚜的方法和防治策略,避免该种害虫传播或入侵到其它苹果产区。     

云南扶桑绵粉蚧的发生及防治

扶桑绵粉蚧是一种全球恶性入侵害虫,2008年传入我国,目前已有13个省区报道其为害,2009年在云南省被发现,截至2013年3月,云南省共8个州(市) 10个县(市)已有分布。扶桑绵粉蚧寄主范围广,危害性大,适应性强。同时,云南省花卉、蔬菜调运及进出口贸易频繁,加之气候类型丰富、水热条件优越、自然地理环境复杂多样、动植物资源丰富等优势,有利于扶桑绵粉蚧的入侵、定殖与扩散,易造成较大的经济损失。目前,关于云南省扶桑绵粉蚧的研究仍然缺乏,现就扶桑绵粉蚧在云南的发生现状、潜在风险和防治措施等方面进行概述,以期为该虫的有效防范提供参考。     

用海棠苗饲养苹果绵蚜的方法

报道了用1年生海棠苗作为寄主植物饲养苹果绵蚜Eriosomalanigerum(Hausmann)的方法,包括寄主植物的选取、栽培管理、接虫方法及试验结果。该方法既能为苹果绵蚜提供长期新鲜的寄主植物,又能使仔蚜很快定殖成活,十分有利于试验的连续进行,且简单经济。     

强旱生小灌木绵刺劈裂生长过程中的水分特征

绵刺(Potaninia mongolica)是西鄂尔多斯-东阿拉善地区特有的单种属残遗植物。选取内蒙古磴口县境内具有绵刺群落的草原化荒漠区为研究样区,于2002~2003年每年8月1~5日采集未劈裂、正在劈裂和已劈裂植株,运用PV技术对不同劈裂生长状态绵刺的多种水分关系参数(${φ_{s}}^{sat}$、${φ_{s}}^{tlp}$、ROWC^tlp、RWC^tlp、Δφ、ε^max等)进行了测定,从绵刺保持膨压的能力和途径两方面进行了深入探讨;同时结合同一项目研究中绵刺劈裂生长过程中抗氧化酶系统和内源激素方面的研究成果,综合分析并探讨了绵刺劈裂生长的发生机理及其环境适应性。结果表明:1)未劈裂绵刺主要通过增加细胞内溶质(如脯氨酸),减少细胞内的水分丧失来进行渗透调节,从而在干旱胁迫下能够维持正常的膨压。2)已劈裂绵刺通过渗透调节和高的组织弹性两条途径来共同保持膨压,以抵抗不良的生存环境;同时对环境水分胁迫具有较高的敏感性。3)3种状态绵刺保持膨压的能力由强到弱依次为:未劈裂绵刺、正在劈裂绵刺、已劈裂绵刺。4)劈裂的发生导致绵刺保持膨压能力的降低,同时耐旱方式和途径发生了变化。     

柴达木山羊群体遗传结构及系统地位的研究

采用简单随机抽样法对柴达木山羊群体进行了遗传检测,从毛色、外型特征、体尺、血液蛋白与DNA多态性等5个方面进行了群体遗传结构分析,并探索了其系统地位.结果表明:(1)毛色和形态特征的平均表型异质度分别为0.3419、0.5207;(2)血液蛋白在6个基因座上具有多态性,平均基因座杂合度为0.2584;(3)DNA-RAPD标记表现丰富的多样性,基因多样度为0.4085～0.5318.通过对柴达木山羊与国内其他山羊的系统聚类,初步探索了该山羊群体的形成及所属,这些都表明柴达木山羊是一个比较古老的未经较高强度选育的地方山羊品种,其基因资源是我国山羊遗传资源中宝贵的一部分.     

模拟增温对川西亚高山林线交错带绵穗柳生长、叶物候和叶性状的影响

采用开顶式生长室(open-top chamber, OTC)模拟增温的方法,研究了模拟增温对川西亚高 山林线交错带绵穗柳生长和叶性状的影响.结果表明：与对照样地相比,OTC内日平均气温(地上12 m)在植物生长季中增加2.9 ℃,而5 cm土壤温度仅增加0.4 ℃;温度升高使绵穗柳芽开放时间明显提前、落叶时间明显推迟,叶寿命延长;OTC内绵穗柳叶面积和侧枝生长速率明显加快,比叶面积明显增加,而叶氮浓度却显著下降;OTC内绵穗柳的气孔导度、净光合速率、光呼吸速率和暗呼吸速率总体上呈增加趋势.综上所述,绵穗柳适应增温效应的能力较强,在未来气候变化背景下,其分布的海拔高度有可能上升.     

Amelogenin cross-amplification in the family Bovidae and its application for sex determination

Sex-specific sequence variability of the amelogenin gene had been observed in a variety of mammalian species. In our study, the suitability of the amelogenin gene for sex determination in different species of the family Bovidae was examined. Based on a sequence insertion/deletion characteristic for X- and Y-specific amelogenin (AMELX and AMELY), PCR amplification on male and female genomic DNA from domestic and wild bovine species, sheep and goat, consistently displayed a sex-specific pattern. Thus, the amelogenin amplification by PCR proved to be a reliable method for sex determination not only in domestic and wild species of the tribe Bovini, but also in the related species sheep and goat. Sex determination using the amelogenin-based assay can be performed with at least 40 pg of genomic DNA. The assay enables the investigation of small amounts of DNA from meat, hair, bones, and embryo biopsies to identify species and sex for a number of applications in animal production, forensics, population research, and monitoring within the family Bovidae. Sequence comparison of the amplified amelogenin gene region specific for male and female animals from domestic and wild bovide species revealed further sequence variations within and between sexes as well as between species. Sequence variations in the AMELX gene can be applied to discriminate Bos and Bison individuals from other bovine species, and also from sheep and goat.     

CRISPR /Cas9基因编辑技术在山羊和绵羊中的应用研究进展

CRISPR/Cas9系统是近年来新兴的一种基因编辑技术,可将特定DNA基因序列敲除、插入或定点突变,具有快捷、高效、精准、特异性高等特点,广泛地应用于遗传育种、生物医药和基因工程等研究领域。山羊和绵羊是重要的经济家畜动物和实验动物,利用CRISPR/Cas9基因编辑系统对羊进行遗传修饰,将加速品种改良,提高动物生产性能,获得更加优质的农副产品。主要对CRISPR/Cas9基因编辑技术的概述、作用机理及在羊乳"人源化"改造、提高肉品质、改善毛纤维质量等方面的应用研究进展及发展前景作简要阐述,以期为相关科研人员提供参考。     

Characterization and SNP Identification of Part of the Goat Melanophilin Gene

The melanophilin (MLPH) gene has been characterized as the candidate gene for dilute coat color in some species, but little is known about it in the goat. In this study, part of the genomic DNA sequence (19,289 bp) containing the whole coding region of the MLPH gene from goat, as well as from sheep, was determined. We found 16 exons and 15 introns; the coding region was 1767 bp distributed in 15 exons (2–16). In sheep, the length of part of the genomic DNA sequence was 16,988 bp, with 16 exons and 15 introns, and the coding region was 1833 bp, distributed in 15 exons (2–16). Dozens of SNPs as well as some noticeable motifs in the goat MLPH gene were found during the process of sequencing and polymorphism screening. Based on the SSR Tool, three simple sequence repeat motifs were detected in the goat and sheep DNA sequences. Compared with cattle, we found insertions of 4 amino acids in goats and 26 amino acids in sheep.     

山羊、绵羊MT-Ⅳ分子特性研究

金属硫蛋白(MTs)是一类低分子量、金属和半胱氨酸含量高的细胞质蛋白, 哺乳动物的MTs包括MT-I、MT-II、MT-Ⅲ和MT-IV 4种亚型, 其中MT-IV只在磷状复层扁平上皮细胞中表达, 相关研究报道较少。本研究根据GenBank已公布的动物MT-IV基因序列, 设计出扩增山羊和绵羊MT-IV基因的特异性PCR引物MT-IVSP1和MT-IVSP2, 利用RT-PCR的方法, 分别从山羊和绵羊的瘤胃组织mRNA中, 克隆出山羊和绵羊的MT-IV基因编码区序列(均为189 bp), 序列登录GenBank, 获得序列号EF470251和EF624067。通过序列分析, 表明山羊和绵羊两个物种MT-IV基因编码区全编码均为189 bp、编码62个氨基酸, 其中绵羊的MT-IV含有20个半胱氨酸, 而山羊第61位保守的半胱氨酸被色氨酸所代替。两个物种的MT-IV均不含芳香族氨基酸, 含有MTs特有的C-X-C、C-X-X-C、C-C-X-C-C结构, 无明显的跨膜结构域, 无信号肽, 是一种细胞质蛋白。二级结构分析表明两个物种的MT-IV二级结构大多数为无规则卷曲结构, 分别在第7~9和第49~51氨基酸残基性存在折叠结构, 不存在螺旋结构。三级结构预测结果表明两个物种MT-IV的三级结构由a和b两个结构域组成, 其中β结构域相同, a结构域山羊少一个半胱氨酸残基, 其结构与绵间存在明显差异, 这一差异可能对山羊MT-IV的生理功能产生一定影响, 有必要深入研究。     

山羊发情相关输卵管糖蛋白(gEGP)基因的克隆

哺乳动物的输卵管精心设计了一个独特的液体环境 ,使得雌、雄性生殖细胞的运输及最终成熟、受精和早期胚胎发育能够顺利进行 .其中有一种源于分泌细胞的蛋白—发情相关的输卵管糖蛋白 (ｅｓｔｒｕｓ ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｅｄｏｖｉｄｕｃｔｕａｌｇｌｙｃｏｐｒｏｔｅｉｎ ,ＥＧＰ) ,自从Ｓｕｔｔｏｎ等于 1984年首次在绵羊中发现的[1] ,在其他的物种中 ,如 ,狒狒、人、小鼠、猕猴、牛、羊、猪、仓鼠等 ,也都有发现[2 ,3 ,4] .虽然已有实验数据证明 ,当卵子经过输卵管时 ,它们可与卵子的透明带 (ｚｏｎａｐｅｌｌｕｃｉｄａ ,ＺＰ)和 或卵黄周…     

奶山羊β-乳球蛋白基因5＇、3＇调控区的克隆和序列分析

目的：克隆奶山羊β-乳球蛋白（BLG）基因5＇、3＇调控区,并对其进行序列分析。方法：从徐淮奶山羊组织中提取基因组DNA,采用高保真长模板PCR法克隆得到奶山羊BLG基因4.2kb的5＇调控区和1.8kb的3′调控区;将纯化后的PCR产物克隆到pGEM-TEasy载体中,经酶切鉴定和序列测定验证克隆的正确性。结果：部分序列分析表明,奶山羊BLG基因5＇区与GenBank中登录的山羊和绵羊BLG基因5＇区的同源性分别为100%和95%,3＇区的同源性分别为99%和93%;克隆得到的奶山羊BLG基因调控区与山羊BLG伪基因显著不同,二者5＇区和3＇区的同源性分别为83%和88%。结论：克隆得到的奶山羊BLG基因调控区可用于构建乳腺特异性表达载体,用于外源基因在转基因动物乳腺中的高效表达。     

基于AR模型的基因芯片数据识别

将自回归模型(AR)模型引入基因芯片数据识别领域,提出了基于自回归模型的时间序列特征提取方法．利用动态时轴弯曲(DTW)作为分类器,在标准的肿瘤基因芯片数据的识别结果表明,本方法能够达到100％的识别率,可以应用于基因芯片数据的识别、分类和基因疾病推断。     

Design and Characterization of a 52K SNP Chip for Goats

The success of Genome Wide Association Studies in the discovery of sequence variation linked to complex traits in humans has increased interest in high throughput SNP genotyping assays in livestock species. Primary goals are QTL detection and genomic selection. The purpose here was design of a 50–60,000 SNP chip for goats. The success of a moderate density SNP assay depends on reliable bioinformatic SNP detection procedures, the technological success rate of the SNP design, even spacing of SNPs on the genome and selection of Minor Allele Frequencies (MAF) suitable to use in diverse breeds. Through the federation of three SNP discovery projects consolidated as the International Goat Genome Consortium, we have identified approximately twelve million high quality SNP variants in the goat genome stored in a database together with their biological and technical characteristics. These SNPs were identified within and between six breeds (meat, milk and mixed): Alpine, Boer, Creole, Katjang, Saanen and Savanna, comprising a total of 97 animals. Whole genome and Reduced Representation Library sequences were aligned on >10 kb scaffolds of the de novo goat genome assembly. The 60,000 selected SNPs, evenly spaced on the goat genome, were submitted for oligo manufacturing (Illumina, Inc) and published in dbSNP along with flanking sequences and map position on goat assemblies (i.e. scaffolds and pseudo-chromosomes), sheep genome V2 and cattle UMD3.1 assembly. Ten breeds were then used to validate the SNP content and 52,295 loci could be successfully genotyped and used to generate a final cluster file. The combined strategy of using mainly whole genome Next Generation Sequencing and mapping on a contig genome assembly, complemented with Illumina design tools proved to be efficient in producing this GoatSNP50 chip. Advances in use of molecular markers are expected to accelerate goat genomic studies in coming years.     

Preferences for sheep or goats in Indonesia

This paper aims to explore farmers’ preferences for sheep or goats based on feeding practices, animal and flock performances and economic benefits of sheep and goats in different agro-ecological zones in Central Java, Indonesia. In total, 150 smallholder farmers were selected from three agro-ecological zones: the lowlands, the middle zone, and the uplands. Feeding and performance parameters were estimated through weekly farm visits and farm records, from September 2001 to August 2003. In the lowlands, small ruminants were fed mainly with field grass and crop residues, whereas in the middle zone and uplands feeds fed were mainly field grass and leaves. Sheep were given more opportunities to graze than goats, however, grazing was not a major component in the diets. In the lowlands and the middle zone the differences in feed intakes, ADG and reproductive performances between sheep and goats were small. In all zones, does had significantly larger litters than ewes. In the uplands, goats had a significantly higher DMI, grew slightly faster, and had a higher weaning rate than sheep. Consequently, in the uplands, the total economic benefits from goat flocks were 25% higher than from sheep flocks. The major differences in agro-ecological conditions that affect the choice for sheep or goats were the availability of cassava peels in the lowlands, favouring a choice for sheep, and the abundance of leaves in the middle zone and uplands, which favours keeping goats. The promotion of goats by the government, the family tradition of keeping sheep or goats, the preference for sacrificing sheep for religious festivities, and the high initial investment needed to buy goat breeding stock could be other important motives to keep sheep or goats. Sheep fattening based on rice bran supplementation could be a feasible innovation in the lowlands. In the middle zone and uplands goat breeding could make a positive contribution to rural livelihoods.