生物记录器和miRNAs是测量运输期间羊羔生理变化的创新工具
Isabella Manenti1, Irene Viola1, Francisco Canto2
1Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, Grugliasco, Italy.
Journal of animal science
|April 17, 2025
概括
运输牲畜可能会很紧张. 这项研究使用了羔羊的生理和分子标记来确定运输期间的压力时刻,确定卸载是关键压力因素. 循环中的microRNAs显示出在运输过程中评估动物福利的生物标志物的潜力.
科学领域:
- 动物科学动物科学
- 兽医医学 兽医医学 兽医医学
- 生物标志物 生物标志物
背景情况:
- 牲畜运输涉及许多压力因素,包括处理,养密度和环境因素.
- 动物对这些运输压力因素的感知和适应尚未完全理解,这使得福利评估变得复杂.
研究的目的:
- 用生理和分子标记物识别羊羔运输过程中的压力时刻.
- 评估循环微RNAs (c-miRNAs) 作为运输期间动物福利的生物标志物的潜力.
主要方法:
- 羊羔配备了生物记录器来记录心率 (HR) 和体温 (BT).
- 收集唾液和血样本进行皮质醇,肌酸激酶 (CK),乳酸脱酶 (LDH) 和c-miRNA表达分析.
- 分析了生理和分子数据,以将压力反应与运输事件相关联.
主要成果:
- 卸载导致HR,皮质醇,CK和LDH显著增加,BT下降.
- 四个特定的c-miRNAs (miR-23a, -27a, -17, -24) 在卸载后显示出显著的表达变化.
- 血miR-23a,-24,和-27a的表达与LDH水平正相关.
结论:
- 卸载是运输期间羊羔的主要压力因素.
- 绵羊血和唾液c-miRNAs在运输压力下表现出动态变化,表明它们作为福利生物标志物的潜力.
- 这项研究提供了评估和改善牲畜运输条件的工具.
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