A cell preparation of Enterococcus faecalis strain EC-12 stimulates the luminal immunoglobulin A secretion in juvenile calves

The immune system in juvenile calves is immature, so calves are susceptible to several diarrheal and respiratory diseases. Oral administration of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) is known to improve the growth performance and prevent diarrheal and respiratory diseases by stimulating the immune system in juvenile calves. Most of the immunostimulation by LAB is achieved by their cell wall components, and therefore we evaluated the immunostimulation of the cell preparation of Enterococcus faecalis strain EC-12 (EC-12) in juvenile calves in a clinical field. Twenty-nine 1-week old calves were used. Fourteen calves were administered 0.2% (w/w) of an EC-12 preparation that supplemented a milk replacer, and other calves were not supplemented. Feces and serum was collected at day 0, 7 and 49 after the administration to measure the IgA and IgG concentration. The fecal IgA concentration was increased by EC-12 administration at day 49, and the serum IgA concentration was also increased at day 7. These results suggested that oral administration of EC-12 in juvenile calves might have an immunostimulatory effect and provide earlier recovery of IgA levels in mucosal immunity.     

Approachability and contact behavior of commercial dairy calves to humans

Calves (n = 106) on four dairy farms were observed for their approachability to humans. All calves experienced similar rearing conditions: Beginning individual pen, after birth until weaning at about 2 months, where they were housed individually and fed milk and a milk replacement; Late individual pen, after weaning until grouping at about 3.5 months, where they were housed individually and fed hay, silage and concentrate feed; Beginning group pen, after grouping until 5 months, where they were housed in groups of 2–5 animals and fed hay, silage and concentrate feed; later group pen, from 5 to 7 months. The number of calves that contacted an experimenter who stood in front of their pens for 10 min was recorded on 6 separate days over 3 months. Latency to touch and time spent in activities during touching such as sucking, licking, biting and rubbing were also measured. There were no significant differences in the latency to touch and the ratio of touch to non‐touch calves between the rearing conditions and the farms. The time spent touching was significantly affected by the interaction between the rearing condition and the farm (P < 0.01). In detail, the time spent sucking (P < 0.001) and licking (P < 0.01) was different between the rearing condition × farm variables. The proportion of calves that approached and touched the experimenter tended to be higher in the farms in which a stockperson worked longer inside and outside their pens (both ρ = 0.95, P = 0.051). These results were interpreted according to the perspectives of early positive reinforcement with food and the habituation process to humans existing nearby.     

奶牛饲养管理与犊牛培育技术探讨

奶牛产奶量直接影响奶牛养殖的经济收益,但产奶量不仅受到奶牛品种的影响,也由饲养管理水平决定。但我国的部分奶牛场（户）还采用粗放式管理模式,在奶牛饲养管理与犊牛培育环节均存在不合理之处,这些均在一定程度上影响了奶牛养殖业的经济效益。为了调动奶牛养殖场（户）的积极性,促进奶牛养殖业的可持续发展,本文从奶牛生产力的影响因素入手,总结奶牛的饲养管理策略（包括环境管理、卫生管理、疾病防控等）,同时指出犊牛培育中所需要关注的技术要点（包括胚胎期管理等）,力求保证奶牛健康,培育出高产稳产奶牛,提高奶牛养殖的经济效益。     

奶犊牛肺炎的治疗对比试验

将６９头肺炎奶犊牛分成３组,分别为２４,２５和２０头,分别应用双莴连注射液。氨基苄青霉素和恩诺沙星进行治疗,治愈率分别为６２．５％,,６８．０％和９０％,治愈时间分别为１１．３±１．２０,９．８±１．４和４．４±１．１ｄ。治疗结果表明恩诺沙星组的治疗效果明显优于另外２组,该药可作为治疗犊牛肺炎的首选药物。     

奶牛乳腺肥大细胞免疫形态学的增龄性变化

应用改良甲苯胺蓝染色法研究不同年龄奶牛乳腺肥大细胞分布特点的增龄性变化，并用Alcian bluc-safranin染色法对肥大细胞进行细胞化学分型研究。结果：青年奶牛乳腺中肥大细胞数量较少，中年奶牛乳腺中肥大细胞的数量增多，有趣的是，老年奶牛乳腺肥大的数量更多，AB-S染色显示，各年龄奶牛乳腺中只有黏膜型肥大细胞。结果表明：奶牛乳腺肥大细胞数量具有随年龄增长而增加的特点，但肥大细胞的类型没有发生改变。     

不同冻存液对奶牛乳腺上皮细胞冻存质量的影响

试验旨在探究奶牛乳腺上皮细胞（bovine mammary epithelial cells,BMECs）最佳的冻存液以改善乳腺上皮细胞的冻存质量。BMECs传至第5代后分别加入以下10种不同配方的冻存液。A组：85%DMEM＋10%胎牛血清＋5%DMSO;B组：80%DMEM＋10%胎牛血清＋10%DMSO;C组：75%DMEM＋10%胎牛血清＋15%DMSO;D组：70%DMEM＋10%胎牛血清＋20%DMSO;E组：85%DMEM＋5%胎牛血清＋10%DMSO;F组：75%DMEM＋15%胎牛血清＋10%DMSO;G组：70%DMEM＋20%胎牛血清＋10%DMSO;H组：80%DMEM＋10%胎牛血清＋10%甘油;I组：70%DMEM＋10%胎牛血清＋20%甘油;J组：60%DMEM＋10%胎牛血清＋30%甘油,冻存前统一调整细胞密度到1×106个/mL冻存。分别对复苏后的细胞进行台盼蓝染色计算存活率和PI/Hoechst33258双染计算凋亡率。结果表明,BMECs经不同冻存剂冻存复苏后,细胞活力、形态学及凋亡率表现有所不同,其中B组和G组的活力和24h贴壁率较其他组高,二者的凋亡率较低,二者之间差异无显著性（P〉0.05）;传代后B组细胞的生长状况最好。     

半胱胺对奶山羊乳腺发育的影响

为了研究半胱胺对奶山羊乳腺发育的影响,选6只空怀奶山羊进行自身前后对照试验和8只妊娠奶山羊进行同胎次配对试验.结果表明,空怀奶山羊对照期乳腺的腺泡很少发育,几乎看不到乳导管,试验期乳腺有明显导管生长和少量腺泡发育;妊娠奶山羊对照组乳腺随着妊娠的进行有少量腺泡发育,腺导管有明显的生长,试验组乳腺有大量的腺泡发育,腺导管生长更明显,且有分泌物出现.试验期血浆中与乳腺发育相关的激素水平明显升高.以上结果提示半胱胺在一定程度上促进了奶山羊乳腺发育.     

奶公犊资源开发利用研究进展

近年来,我国肉牛短缺,肉牛和牛肉价格上涨,奶公犊资源开发利用能有效解决肉牛业的困局。本文通过对奶公犊的饲喂方式及不同类型品质牛肉的开发利用的研究进展做一综述。     

奶牛原代乳腺上皮细胞的培养及β酪蛋白mRNA的表达

本试验旨在建立原代乳腺上皮细胞系的体外培养方法,并进行β酪蛋白mRNA的表达验证。取新鲜泌乳期的乳腺组织,采用组织块法培养纯化原代乳腺上皮细胞,利用显微镜观察细胞形态并进行细胞生长计数,采用实时荧光定量PCR技术检测β酪蛋白mRNA表达。结果显示,纯化培养的原代乳腺上皮细胞集聚成岛屿状生长,具有典型的铺路石和鹅卵石形状,细胞生长曲线呈\"S\"形,符合一般细胞的生长规律,并成功表达β酪蛋白mRNA。综上所述,本研究采用组织块法成功培养出具有正常生理功能的奶牛原代乳腺上皮细胞,为后续的乳腺上皮细胞功能研究提供了良好的细胞试验模型。     

奶牛激素相关的乳腺MicroRNA研究进展

MicroRNA(miRNA)是一种非编码RNA,在调节细胞增殖、分化和凋亡的过程中起重要作用.研究表明,激素通过单独或相互作用完成对奶牛乳腺发育和泌乳进程的调控.本文从激素对奶牛乳腺miRNA表达谱影响及miRNA通过激素受体及其下游通路调控乳腺功能2个方面,综述了激素与相关miRNA的研究现状,以期助力于乳腺生物学...     

不同冻存液对奶牛乳腺上皮细胞冻存质量的影响

试验旨在探究奶牛乳腺上皮细胞(bovine mammary epithelial cells,BMECs)最佳的冻存液以改善乳腺上皮细胞的冻存质量。BMECs传至第5代后分别加入以下10种不同配方的冻存液。A组:85%DMEM+10%胎牛血清+5%DMSO;B组:80%DMEM+10%胎牛血清+10%DMSO;C组:75%DMEM+10%胎牛血清+15%DMSO;D组:70%DMEM+10%胎牛血清+20%DMSO;E组:85%DMEM+5%胎牛血清+10%DMSO;F组:75%DMEM+15%胎牛血清+10%DMSO;G组:70%DMEM+20%胎牛血清+10%DMSO;H组:80%DMEM+10%胎牛血清+10%甘油;I组:70%DMEM+10%胎牛血清+20%甘油;J组:60%DMEM+10%胎牛血清+30%甘油,冻存前统一调整细胞密度到1×106个/mL冻存。分别对复苏后的细胞进行台盼蓝染色计算存活率和PI/Hoechst33258双染计算凋亡率。结果表明,BMECs经不同冻存剂冻存复苏后,细胞活力、形态学及凋亡率表现有所不同,其中B组和G组的活力和24h贴壁率较其他组高,二者的凋亡率较低,二者之间差异无显著性(P>0.05);传代后B组细胞的生长状况最好。     

洛阳生生牧业犊牛健康管理经验

近年来,牧场逐步走向现代化、规模化发展,生产水平大幅度提高,后备牛的培育也提升到了新的高度。犊牛健康管理是牧场成败的关键,但如何做好犊牛健康管理,成为制约奶牛业健康发展的瓶颈之一。为此,本文对河南洛阳生生牧业有限公司的犊牛健康管理工作进行了认真总结,旨在了解犊牛管理现状,分析存在的问题,探索适合大型牧场应用的犊牛管理模式,促进奶业健康、可持续发展。