Testosterone: from initiating change to modulating social organisation in domestic fowl (Gallus gallus domesticus)

Testosterone (T) concentrations in many species are sensitive to seasonal changes and to changes in social conditions. However, the effect of the natural or endogenous T increase in the juvenile on their social behaviour is not well understood. In this study, T and behaviour were measured from the pro-social juvenile to the adult stage in semi-feral domestic fowl. During the pro-social phase T levels and the distance chicks maintained between each other, i.e. inter-individual distance (IID) were low. Then, as T increased, a corresponding increase in IID occurred and continued in males until dispersal to individual adult male territories. In the new and initially stable adult social structure, T declined and IID remained high, indicating a new behavioural mechanism was in place. Males first mated as T levels were declining. They were then challenged; then T increased, and then IID increased again. Adult male T levels fluctuate, being low or declining in a socially stable environment and increasing following a challenge, suggesting a regulatory or modulating role for T. The results are consistent with T having an endogenous role: in the juvenile, driving behavioural change towards adulthood, and in adulthood, a modulating role regulating social organisation.     

水稻秸秆厌氧发酵制氢技术研究

以水稻秸秆为研究原料,用牛粪为接种物,采用稀硫酸预处理方法来提高秸秆纤维素的降解率,从而提高其发酵产氢的能力,并且进一步考察了发酵初始pH、发酵温度、牛粪与秸秆的质量比和底物浓度四个条件对发酵产氢的影响。实验结果表明:在接种100g/L牛粪的条件下,以1.8%的硫酸加热30min预处理秸秆产氢效果最佳,为19.64mL/gTS,是未经过预处理的秸秆产氢量(0.1mL/gTS)的196倍,粗纤维含量由未处理前的36.7%下降到酸处理后的31.5%。在pH8.0、温度为37℃、牛粪与秸秆质量比为2.5∶1、底物浓度为50g/L时的产氢效果最好,累计产氢量为29.14mL/gTS,此时生物气中没有检测到甲烷气体,氢气浓度达到63.88%。     

中国生物质能源的定量评价及其地理分布

利用已有统计资料和数据,定量估算了中国生物质能源的数量,并对其地理分布格局进行了探讨。研究表明:①2004年中国生物质资源实物蕴藏量为:秸秆7.28×10⁸t,主要分布在河南、山东、黑龙江、吉林、四川等省;畜粪39.26×10⁸t,主要分布在河南、山东、四川、河北、湖南等省;林木生物质21.75×10⁸t,主要分布在西藏、四川、云南、黑龙江、内蒙古等省区;城市垃圾1.55×10⁸t,主要分布在广东、山东、黑龙江、湖北、江苏等省;废水482.4×10⁸t,主要分布在广东、江苏、浙江、山东、河南等省;②2004年中国生物质能实物总蕴藏潜力为35.11×10⁸tce,前五位依次为四川、云南、黑龙江、河南和内蒙古;其中理论可获得量为4.6×10⁸tce,前五位为四川、黑龙江、云南、西藏和内蒙古。可获得量中秸秆、薪柴和畜粪所占比例分别达38.9%、36.0%和22.14%;③中国生物质能分布不均,省际差异较大。按农村人口计算,人均理论可获得生物质能最大的西藏自治区达14.17tce,最小的浙江省仅0.15tce。而生物质能蕴藏潜力分布在一定程度上与常规一次能源蕴藏潜力分布呈现互补状态,则更加突出了在一次能源蕴藏量较低的地区开发利用生物质能的巨大潜力。     

温度与秸秆比例对牛粪好氧堆肥的影响简

为了研究不同C/N比值在不同温度条件下牛粪堆肥30 d时的全量养分和有机质的含量情况，提出了以新鲜牛粪和苜蓿秸秆混合物为堆料，在添加1%的生物腐熟剂的基础上，对堆肥温度及C/N比进行调控，并进行交叉实验。结果表明，（1）采用培养箱进行好氧发酵时，在温度为30℃和45℃的环境下堆肥最佳，温度过低或过高都会影响堆肥。（2）牛粪高温好氧堆肥时，添加一定比例的苜蓿秸秆可以调节堆料的C/N比值、含水量，缩短堆肥时间，其中牛粪与秸秆比例为1：1混合堆肥效果较好。（3）堆肥30 d时，堆料的TN、TP和TK含量较堆肥初期都有所增加，有机质含量有所降低是因为矿化和释放养分造成的，且各含量均符合国家有机肥标准。     

有机肥与植物种类对铁肥形态转化及其有效性的影响

通过盆栽试验的方法,研究了牛粪和植物种类对石灰性土壤中铁肥形态转化及其有效性的影响。结果表明,牛粪施用改变了土壤中铁(含外源铁)的有效性及其在各形态铁间的分配。从长期的观点来看,牛粪施用能提高土壤铁的有效性,有利于土壤铁有效供给的维持。与花生相比,油莱对土壤铁具有更高的利用和活化能力,种植油菜后,土壤交换态铁被耗竭,而有效铁、氧化锰结合态铁和无定形氧化铁结合态铁的含量明显提高。有机肥的合理施用和铁效率差异性植物间的轮作或间作是增加、维系土壤铁有效性的重要农艺措施。     

Microbial safety control of compost material with cow dung by heat treatment

Various kinds of pathogenic bacteria derived from the intestinal tract of animals exist in compost material like cow dung.In order to sterilize the pathogenic bacteria completely in compost material,the cow dung was put into a heat treatment machine in pilot plan, and harmless condition in short time was examined.The results indicated,pathogenic indicator bacteria such as coliform bacteria, fecal coliform,Escherichia coli and salmonella were all 10~6 cfu/g dw at the beginning,died rapidly when cow dung temperature rose to above 50℃,and not detected at 54-68℃for 6-24 h heat treatment.Coliform bacteria and salmonella in heated cow dung were not detected by re-growth culture and enrichment culture examination.Moreover,it was hardly influenced on the fermentation ability of composting microbe,organic decomposition bacteria.During heat treatment,the mesophile decreased rapidly and the thermophile stabilized or increased,and the most of composting microbe were bacillus in cow dung by fluorescence microscope,this indicated that bacillus was dominator and composting microbe in composting process.     

污泥热解液与牛粪混合厌氧消化特性研究

为处理污泥热解液并利用其中所含的能量,研究了250~550℃温度下产生的污泥热解液单独厌氧发酵和与牛粪混合厌氧消化的特性.首先研究250~550℃热解液单独厌氧发酵的情况,发现各温度下热解液可发酵、且350℃下热解液产气性能相对较好;但是总体上产气量很少.其次以250℃下的热解液为例,研究与牛粪在高温[（55±1）℃]下混合厌氧发酵时不同质量比（5/80,10/80,15/80;g/g）的影响,发现热解液在一定程度上抑制了牛粪的厌氧发酵,且热解液的量越大抑制作用越明显.第三步选择最低的热解液添加量比5/80,研究热解温度（250~550℃）对混合物厌氧发酵的影响;结果表明,350℃下的热解液与牛粪混合厌氧发酵累计产气量最高,达116.42mL/g VS,高于纯牛粪对照组的110.36mL/g VS;其他依次是550℃组、450℃组和250℃组.另外,550℃组的总挥发性脂肪酸（TVFA）的初始值最高,为1528mg/L,发酵后降低至254mg/L,为最大降幅,证明污泥热解液中的有机物得到有效降解.因此,适当热解温度下的污泥热解液可以适量与牛粪进行混合厌氧发酵,为污泥热解液处理和能源化提供新出路.     

牛粪燃烧实时排放挥发性有机物特征研究

在实验室模拟青海和西藏2种牛粪在民用炉具中的燃烧过程,采用稀释通道系统与质子转移飞行时间质谱（PTR-TOF-MS）在线分析牛粪燃烧排放的挥发性有机物（VOCs）,通过电子秤实时记录燃料质量的动态变化,获得牛粪燃烧排放VOCs浓度的时间序列与实时排放因子.结果表明,70g牛粪一次燃烧过程持续1100~1500s.牛粪燃烧排放VOCs浓度的时间变化趋势总体上呈单峰分布;西藏牛粪在燃烧450s左右VOCs浓度达到峰值7.92×10^-6;青海牛粪在燃烧400s左右VOCs浓度达到峰值6.01×10^-6.牛粪燃烧VOCs实时排放因子变化范围为40.74~156.88mg/g,趋势不同于VOCs浓度变化,随燃烧过程进行排放因子呈上升趋势.牛粪燃烧至3~4min左右,VOCs排放因子最低.甲醇、甲醛和乙醛3种VOCs排放因子占比最大,其中西藏牛粪燃烧3种VOCs排放占比分别为24.0%±1.9%、11.9%±1.8%和27.4%±1.4%,青海牛粪为22.0%±1.1%、13.3%±2.9%和17.7%±4.6%.本研究首次给出了牛粪燃烧VOCs实时排放因子,可为高时间分辨率排放清单建立和青藏高原地区室内空气污染的健康效应研究提供基础数据.     

Bioremediation of aerobically treated distillery sludge mixed with cow dung by using an epigeic earthworm Eisenia fetida

The potential of the epigeic earthworm Eisenia fetida to stabilize sludge␣(generated from a distillation unit of the sugar industry) mixed with cow dung, in different proportions i.e. 20% (T₁), 40% (T₂), 60% (T₃) and 80% (T₄) has been studied under laboratory conditions for 90 days. The␣ready vermicompost was evaluated for its’ different physico-chemical parameters using standard methods. At the end of experiment, all vermibeds expressed a significant decrease in pH (7.8–19.2%) organic C (8.5–25.8%) content, and an increase in total N (130.4–170.7%), available P (22.2–120.8%), exchangeable K (104.9–159.5%), exchangeable Ca (49.1–118.1%), and exchangeable Mg (13.6–51.2%) content. Overall, earthworms could maximize decomposition and mineralization efficiency in bedding with lower proportions of distillery sludge. DTPA extractable metal reduction in substrate was recorded between the ranges of 12.5–38.8% for Zn, 5.9–30.4% for Fe, 4.7–38.2% for Mn and 4.5–42.1% for Cu. Maximum values for the mean individual live weight (809.69 ± 20.09 mg) and maximum individual growth rate (mg wt. worm⁻¹ day⁻¹) (5.81 ± 0.18) of earthworms was noted in T₁ treatment, whereas cocoon numbers (69.0 ± 7.94) and individual reproduction rate (cocoon worm⁻¹ day⁻¹) (0.046 ± 0.002) was highest in T₂ treatment. Earthworm mortality tended to increase with increasing proportion of distillery sludge, and maximum mortality in E. fetida was recorded for the T₄ (45.0 ± 5.0) treatment. Results indicate that vermicomposting might be useful for managing the energy and nutrient rich distillery sludge on a low-input basis. Products of this process can be used for sustainable land restoration practices. The feasibility of worms to mitigate the toxicity of metals also reduces the possibility of soil contamination, which has been reported in earlier studies during direct field application of industrial wastes.     

Faecal elimination of cypermethrin by cows after pour-on administration: Determining concentrations and measuring the impact on dung beetles

Cattle treatment with antiparasitic drugs is associated with an important risk exposure for dung beetles. Previous studies demonstrated the impact of some avermectin and pyrethroid compounds on several species such as Onthophagus gazella and Neomyia cornicina. However, little information is available regarding the elimination of these compounds in faeces 8 days after a pour-on administration in dairy cows. The present study, utilising a dairy cow model with cypermethrin treatment, demonstrated that concentrations in dry faeces can reach levels of 5?mg?kg^?1 between the first and fourth day after treatment and were present up to 3 months after a single dose of administration at a concentration around 10?µg?kg^?1. Faecal samples were purified with three successive columns (silica gel, anion exchange phase, and basic alumina) and analysed by GC-MS. The limit of quantification of this method was 0.5?µg?kg^?1. The high sensitivity of the method permitted one to see that the risk exposure of cypermethrin to dung beetles is longer than what was noted in the literature. According to other studies, repeated treatment with such agents may lead to the local extinction of dung beetles. Even if the impact of pyrethroid largely depends on the conditions of the ecosystem where the treated cattle are living, adverse effects of these agents may still occur.