The control of sea lice in Atlantic salmon by selective breeding

Sea lice threaten the welfare of farmed Atlantic salmon and the sustainability of fish farming across the world. Chemical treatments are the major method of control but drug resistance means that alternatives are urgently needed. Selective breeding can be a cheap and effective alternative. Here, we combine experimental trials and diagnostics to provide a practical protocol for quantifying resistance to sea lice. We then combined quantitative genetics with epidemiological modelling to make the first prediction of the response to selection, quantified in terms of reduced need for chemical treatments. We infected over 1400 young fish with Lepeophtheirus salmonis, the most important species in the Northern Hemisphere. Mechanisms of resistance were expressed early in infection. Consequently, the number of lice per fish and the ranking of families were very similar at 7 and 17 days post infection, providing a stable window for assessing susceptibility to infection. The heritability of lice numbers within this time window was moderately high at 0.3, confirming that selective breeding is viable. We combined an epidemiological model of sea lice infection and control on a salmon farm with genetic variation in susceptibility among individuals. We simulated 10 generations of selective breeding and examined the frequency of treatments needed to control infection. Our model predicted that substantially fewer chemical treatments are needed to control lice outbreaks in selected populations and chemical treatment could be unnecessary after 10 generations of selection. Selective breeding for sea lice resistance should reduce the impact of sea lice on fish health and thus substantially improve the sustainability of Atlantic salmon production.     

栲胶法变换气脱硫工艺

介绍了栲胶法脱硫的原理，工艺流程及规整填料在脱硫塔中的应用。     

Developing a Fish Meat-binding Agent: Purification of Salmon Thrombin

Thrombin from Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) was purified and characterized as a potential new binding agent for the food industry. Purification was performed avoiding inhibitors, using BaSO₄ adsorption and heparin‐Sepharose affinity chromatography. Prothrombin activation was performed using a mixture of eggs and gills from salmon. Optimized conditions for the adsorption, elution, and the activation step are presented. The purified thrombin clotted bovine fibrinogen with a specific activity of 1423 U/mg. Sequence data are presented and compared with other species. This method of nontoxic activation and purification will allow salmon thrombin to be used in the food industry.     

掺炼糠醛抽出油生产高质量沥青

掺炼糠醛抽出油，改变了丙烷脱沥青装置原料性质，通过调整部分操作参数，可提高轻脱油和重脱油的收率，改善脱油沥青质量，直接生产出合格的高标号道路沥青。     

天然调味料──酵母抽提物的研究进展

着重论述了酵母抽提物的特性、在食品中的应用前景、制造方法、工业化生产中存在的问题及其解决方法，并对酵母抽提物的发展方向作一展望。     

EVALUATION OF BARLEY AND MALT QUALITY USING NEAR-INFRARED REFLECTANCE TECHNIQUES

A scanning near-infrared reflectance spectrophotometer was calibrated for the prediction of barley aleurone colour and malt moisture. The malt moisture was predicted on malt ground for the determination of malt extract (coarse grind) making the method suitable for moisture correction in malt extract estimation. Calibrations for the prediction of malt extract and endosperm modification from barley and malt were also attempted. A correlation (r= 0.851 n = 135) was found between malt hot water extract and the percentage of the endosperm estimated as being modified by microscopy following staining with Calcofluor. Probably because of this influence of modification on malt extract, the use of near-infrared reflectance to predict malt extract was most successful at predicting the malt extract values obtained following micro-malting in the absence of the additives, gibberellic acid and potassium bromate.     

基于自组织神经网络的实时统计特征抽取方法

应用人工神经网络讨论统计了特征抽取的原理，提出了相应的抽取方法。该方法具有实时性，容错性，高数据压缩率和良好的特征分辨率。通过计算机仿真和桥梁索力状态的实例计算分析证实了该技术具有广泛的应用价值。     

纳米四氧化三铁磁性微粒的表面有机改性

通过液相共沉淀法制备了纳米四氧化三铁溶胶，利用油酸对纳米粒子体进行表面改性和萃取实验，获得油酸包覆的四氧化三铁微粒。采用FT—IR和高分辨透射电镜对改性后的纳米粉体进行结构和形貌的表征。研究结果表明油酸与四氧化三铁纳米粒子间存在化学键结合。油酸对纳米四氧化三铁微粒进行改性，并且对纳米粒子进行包覆，使外表面形成保护层阻止粒子团聚，改性后的四氧化三铁微粒与有机物具有良好的相溶性，采用表面改性显著改善了纳米四氧化三铁微粒的性能指标。     

高效液相色谱法测定烟叶提取物中茄尼醇的含量

采用高效液相色谱法测定烟叶提取物中茄尼醇含量的方法。条件为:HypersilC18色谱柱,流动相为异丙醇∶乙腈=60∶40(V/V),流速1.0mL/min,紫外检测波长210nm,柱温30℃。实验结果表明,该方法在茄尼醇进样量为1-10μg时有良好线性关系(Y=1.66×105X-3.25×103,r=0.9998);加标回收实验(n=5)的平均回收率为99.3%,RSD为0.93%。该方法简便、精密、准确。     

Role of semiochemicals in mate location by parasitic sea louse,Lepeophtheirus salmonis

The role of olfaction and diffusible pheromones in mate location behavior of sea lice, Lepeophtheirus salmonis, was assessed with Y-tube behavioral bioassays. The pheromone emitting animals were located in a chamber in one arm of a Y-tube arena, with artificial seawater flowing through both arms. Adult male sea lice displayed both activation and directional responses to seawater conditioned with preadult II virgin females, but were only activated by mated adult female conditioned water. Further, when males were given the choice of preadult II virgin females or mated adult females, a significant number of males chose the arm with the preadult II virgin females. Adult males showed activation responses when presented with water conditioned with adult males but were not attracted to them. When presented with adult males, preadult II virgin females showed only directional responses, but not activation responses. Preadult II virgin female conditioned water was extracted using solid-phase extraction (SPE) protocols pioneered for semiochemical isolation. Adult male sea lice showed significant directional responses to the preadult II virgin female SPE extract. Distillation under vacuum was performed on the extract to give a distillate comprising components with a molecular weight range and physical properties comparable to those of compounds utilized as volatile semiochemicals by terrestrial organisms and a residue comprising components with higher molecular weight range comparable to those utilized as involatile semiochemicals. Adult males were found to be both significantly activated and attracted to the distillate, but not to the residue. This research provides evidence that small, lipophilic organic molecules are used by sea lice as sex pheromone signals to locate a member of the opposite sex.