An Exopolygalacturonase from a Strain of Acrocylindrium

An exopolygalacturonase was partially purified from mycelial extracts of a strain of Acrocylindrium. The enzyme was most active at pH 4.5 and showed a higher affinity for polygalac turo nic acid than for oligogalacturonic acids. The enzyme was found to hydrolyze glycosidic linkages at the non-reducing end of polygalacturonic acid molecules, giving only monogalacturonic acid as the reaction product.     

Animal performance and meat characteristics in steers reared in intensive conditions fed with different vegetable oils

Enhancing the quality of beef meat is an important goal in terms of improving both the nutritional value for the consumer and the commercial value for producers. The aim of this work was to study the effects of different vegetable oil supplements on growth performance, carcass quality and meat quality in beef steers reared under intensive conditions. A total of 240 Blonde D’ Aquitaine steers (average BW=293.7±38.88 kg) were grouped into 24 batches (10 steers/batch) and were randomly assigned to one of the three dietary treatments (eight batches per treatment), each supplemented with either 4% hydrogenated palm oil (PALM) or fatty acids (FAs) from olive oil (OLI) or soybean oil (SOY). No differences in growth performance or carcass quality were observed. For the meat quality analysis, a steer was randomly selected from each batch and the 6th rib on the left half of the carcass was dissected. PALM meat had the highest percentage of 16:0 (P<0.05) and the lowest n-6/n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) ratio (P<0.05), OLI had the highest content of t11-18:1 (P<0.01) and c9,t11-18:2 (P<0.05) and SOY showed the lowest value of monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) (P<0.001), the highest percentage of PUFA (P<0.01) and a lower index of atherogenicity (P=0.07) than PALM. No significant differences in the sensory characteristics of the meat were noted. However, the results of the principal component analysis of meat characteristics enabled meat from those steers that consumed fatty acids from olive oil to be differentiated from that of steers that consumed soybean oil.     

富铜酵母对西门塔尔牛日粮养分消化率和血液指标的影响

选用16头平均体重420 kg,年龄2.5岁中国西门塔尔牛阉牛,采用随机区组设计,分为4组,以混合精料和风干玉米秸秆为基础日粮,在基础日粮中分别添加富铜酵母0 mg/kg、80 mg/kg、160 mg/kg和240 mg/kg研究富铜酵母对西门塔尔牛营养物质消化代谢和血液指标的影响.结果表明:样品干物质、有机物质、粗蛋白质、无氮浸出物、中性洗涤纤维和酸性洗涤纤维消化率以80 mg/kg和160 mg/kg组较高(P<0.05);粗脂肪消化率以80 mg/kg组较高(P<0.05);80 mg/kg和160 mg/kg组沉积氮和沉积氮/消化氮显著高于对照和240 mg/kg组(P<0.05);160 mg/kg组Ca、P、Fe、Mn、Cu、S、Zn和Mo的存留率显著提高(P<0.05);80 mg/kg和160 mg/kg组血清甘油三酯显著提高(P<0.05);血糖、总胆固醇、白蛋白和总蛋白含量增加(P<0.05);160 mg/kg和240mg/kg组尿素氮显著降低(P<0.05);血清谷草转氨酶、碱性磷酸酶、酸性磷酸酶和乳酸脱氢酶无显著差异(P>0.05).160 mg/kg组血浆铜蓝蛋白显著升高(P<0.05);超氧化物歧化酶显著升高(P<0.05);80 mg/kg和160 mg/kg组谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶显著提高;240 mg/kg组则显著降低(P<0.05);丙二醛呈明显下降趋势.血清Cu含量逐渐增加,160 mg/kg和240 mg/kg组显著高于对照和80 mg/kg组(P<0.05).根据试验结果,富铜酵母添加量以80 mg/kg～160 ms/kg干物质为宜.     

Evaluating agro-industrial by-products as dietary roughage source on growth performance of fattening steers

Silages from pineapple peel, sweet corn husk and cob mixed with bagasse and vinasse were evaluated to determine their chemical composition and fermentation characteristics as well as feeding performance in fattening steers. The experiment, which lasted 90 days, involved 48 fattening steers (264 ± 37.4 kg BW) randomly allocated to three diets. Treatments included: a control diet containing rice straw and molasses (T1); diet containing bagasse–vinasse mixture including sweet corn husk and cob silage (BS; T2); and diet containing bagasse–vinasse mixture including pineapple peel silage (BP; T3). All treatments included a commercial concentrate feed (13% CP) and ad libitum rice straw throughout the experiment. Results from chemical analysis showed that dry matter (DM) of BS was higher than BP (P < 0.05), whereas the protein content of BS and BP was similar (P > 0.05). For fermentation characteristics, pH in BP was lower than BS (P < 0.05); in addition, acetic and butyric acids in BS were higher than BP (P < 0.05). Findings from growth trial showed that total DM intake in steers fed T1 was higher compared to the other dietary treatments (P < 0.05), whereas the average BW gain was found to be grater in T3 steers (P < 0.05). As result from our findings, bagasse–vinasse mixture with pineapple peel silage appeared to be a viable feed ingredient in fattening steer diet and moreover it could become an economically feasible agro-industrial by-product for farmers.     

蛋氨酸硒对西门塔尔牛发情周期生殖激素分泌的影响

选用16头18月龄、体况良好、体重(380±24)kg的西门塔尔育成母牛,采用随机区组设计分为4组,以蛋氨酸硒为硒源,研究日粮添加硒(0、0.3、0.6和0.9 mg/kg干物质)对其发情周期生殖激素分泌的影响。结果表明,日粮添加蛋氨酸硒显著提高了发情周期LH、FSH、P4、E2水平,其中添加硒0.3 mg/kg组、0.6 mg/kg组显著高于0.9 mg/kg组和对照组,而0.9 mg/kg组显著高于对照组(P<0.05)。结果表明,以蛋氨酸硒为硒源时,添加硒0.3~0.6 mg/kg对发情周期生殖激素分泌有显著促进作用,以0.6 mg/kg为佳,加上基础日粮含硒量,建议以蛋氨酸硒为硒源时日粮硒水平为0.67 mg/kg干物质。     

甘肃河西地区西门塔尔杂交类群NGB基因第3外显子的遗传变异研究

旨在对甘肃河西的临泽、甘州、武威、金昌、高台5个地区283头西门塔尔杂交类群NGB基因第3外显子的遗传多态性及变异特征进行系统分析,采用PCR-SSCP方法检测了283头西门塔尔杂交类群NGB基因第3外显子和部分内含子的多态性,且对群体内各等位基因进行了测序。结果显示,5个地区西门塔尔杂交类群共检测出5个等位基因(A、B、C、D、E),表现为5种基因型(AA、AB、AC、AD、AE)。其中甘州、武威、金昌西门塔尔杂交类群NGB基因均只检测到AA、AB 2种基因型,高台西门塔尔杂交类群检测到AA、AE 2种基因型,临泽西门塔尔杂交类群检测到AA、AB、AC、AD 4种基因型。A等位基因和AA基因型的频率在5个群体中最高,为优势基因和优势基因型。对不同SSCP带型的对应片段进行测序分析,共发现6个核苷酸突变位点(75 bp C→T,78 bp C→G,128 bp G→A,214 bp G→A,232 bp C→T,233 bp G→A),其中第75 bp和第78 bp处的突变位点位于内含子区域,其余4处突变位点均位于外显子区域。第214 bp处的核苷酸突变导致甘氨酸(Gly)突变为丝氨酸(Ser),第232 bp处核苷酸突变导致精氨酸(Arg)突变为色氨酸(Trp),第233 bp处核苷酸突变导致精氨酸(Arg)突变为谷氨酰胺(Gln),经χ2检验结果显示,5个地区的西门塔尔杂交类群在此3个突变位点上都处于Hardy-Weinberg平衡状态(P0.05)。群体遗传学分析结果表明,临泽、甘州、武威、金昌、高台西门塔尔杂交类群的多态信息含量(PIC)分别为0.0582、0.0196、0.0196、0.0161、0.0159,均属于低度多态(PIC0.25)。     

2-甲基丁酸对西门塔尔牛瘤胃发酵的影响

研究了2-甲基丁酸对西门塔尔牛瘤胃pH、NH3-N、VFA、营养物质降解率及微生物蛋白质产量的影响。选用4头体重420 kg,年龄2.5年,装有永久性瘤胃瘘管的西门塔尔牛,采用4×4拉丁方设计,在每头牛基础日粮中添加2-甲基丁酸(0、8.4 g/d、16.8 g/d组和25.2 g/d),以饲喂基础日粮组为对照组。结果表明:对瘤胃pH无显著影响(P>0.05),16.8 g/d和25.2 g/d组饲喂后NH3-N浓度显著低于对照和8.4 g/d组(P<0.01);16.8 g/d和25.2 g/d组豆粕干物质、有机物质和粗蛋白质有效降解率显著低于对照组(P<0.05);16.8 g/d组提高了玉米秸秆干物质、有机物质、中性洗涤纤维和酸性洗涤纤维的有效降解率(P<0.05);采食后16.8 g/d组瘤胃乙酸、总挥发性脂肪酸浓度和乙酸/丙酸比例显著增加(P<0.05),8.4 g/d和16.8 g/d组瘤胃微生物蛋白质产量显著提高(P<0.05)。日粮添加2-甲基丁酸对瘤胃发酵有促进作用,适宜添加水平为16.8 g/d。     

牦牛SRY和TRO基因部分序列克隆与测序分析

对牦牛SRY和TRO的部分基因克隆和序列分析,以期为进一步开展该基因与其性别相关分析,进行性染色体的基因定位、以及分子标记辅助选择等研究提供了理论依据。用特定引物对牦牛和西门塔尔牛的SRY、TRO基因部分序列进行扩增并进行TA克隆和测序。通过测序结果与普通牛的比对分析表明,这两个基因区域在牛种中有极高的保守性。牦牛与普通牛SRY和TRO基因这两个区域的核酸同源性分别达到了99．08％和99．39％。根据对这两个基因序列的研究为精子或者胚胎的性别鉴定提供有力的理论基础。     

西门塔尔牛产奶性状的微卫星标记分析

通过对西门塔尔牛育种核心群6个父系组成的150头母牛产奶性状的测定,结合微卫星标记技术,于4条染色体上选择12个微卫星位点进行产奶性状的微卫星标记分析,研究各位点对乳脂、乳蛋白、乳糖、干物质和奶中体细胞数的遗传效应。结果表明： 12个位点都具有高度多态性,杂合度（H）在0.64～0.86之间,多态信息含量（PIC）也达到0.60以上,最高者ILST093的多态信息含量为0.85;位点ILST093对奶中体细胞数有显著性影响(P<0.05),位点BMS711对乳脂率有显著性影响(P<0.05),位点BM1905与奶中乳糖含量呈显著相关(P<0.05),位点BM6438与五个产奶性状均无相关性。     

A grass-based diet favours muscle n-3 long-chain PUFA deposition without modifying gene expression of proteins involved in their synthesis or uptake in Charolais steers

N-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 LCPUFA) are subject of growing interest as they are of particular relevance for meat quality and human health. However, their content in the muscles of cattle is generally low probably as the complex result of their biosynthesis from dietary n-3 PUFA in the muscle and/or in other tissues/organs and of their subsequent uptake by the muscle. In view of this, this study aimed at understanding whether the changes in the muscle n-3 LCPUFA content, depending on the diet (maize silage v. grass) or the muscle type (Rectus abdominis, RA v. Semitendinosus, ST) in 12 Charolais steers, were related to variations in the gene expression of proteins involved in n-3 LCPUFA biosynthesis or cellular uptake. Tissue fatty acid composition was analysed by gas-liquid chromatography and mRNA abundance of proteins by quantitative real-time PCR. The grass-based diet resulted in a 2.3-fold (P < 0.0002) increase in both RA and ST n-3 LCPUFA content compared with the maize silage-based diet, whereas no difference in the expression of genes involved in n-3 LCPUFA biosynthesis and uptake was observed between diets. ST exhibited a 1.5-fold higher n-3 LCPUFA content than RA (P < 0.003), whereas the gene expression of proteins involved in n-3 LCPUFA biosynthesis and uptake was 1.3- to 18-fold higher in RA than in ST (P < 0.05). In conclusion, diet- or muscle type-dependent changes in the muscle n-3 LCPUFA content of Charolais steers did not seem to be mediated by the gene expression regulation of proteins involved in the biosynthesis or uptake of these fatty acids.