BIOCHEMICAL AND MINERAL PARAMETERS IN PIGS OF TWO BREEDS REARED IN LARGE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEXES OF WESTERN SIBERIA

Pig farming has a long tradition in Russian agriculture. The objectives of the present study were to investigate some indicators of blood biochemistry and hematology, and mineral metabolism in pigs (aged 6 months) of Landrace and Kemerovskaya breeds reared and kept in large industrial complexes named “Chistogorsky” and “Altaimyasoprom” (250 thousand heads in each) and to determine differences between two breeds in biochemical, hematological and mineral parameters. The Kemerovskaya breed belonged to local one but the Landrace breed was introduced from Ireland 3 generations ago. Concentrations of albumins, urea and phosphorus were higher in the Landrace breed then in the Kemerovskaya breed. In contrast, there was increased concentration of globulins and AST activity in animals of the Kemerovskaya breed in comparison with the Landrace breed. In addition, there were differences between breeds in some hematological indices and mineral metabolism parameters excluding phosphorus. The average population levels of the parametersinvestigated in two pig breeds could be used as reference values to evaluate animal’s interior at other pig farms in Western Siberia. The selected biochemical indices are recommended to farmers to assess the physiological status of animals in large industrial pig-raising plants

First experimental results obtained using the highpower free electron laser at the siberian center for photochemical research

The first lasing near the wavelength of 140 µm was achieved in April 2003 using a high-power free electron laser (FEL) constructed at the Siberian Center for Photochemical Research. In this paper we briefly describe the design of the FEL driven by an accelerator–recuperator. Characteristics of the electron beam and terahertz laser radiation, obtained in the first experiments, are also presented in the paper.У Сибірському центрі фотохімічних досліджень навесні 2003 року отримана генерація випромінювання з довжиною хвилі 140 мкм на потужному лазері на вільних електронах (ЛВЕ). У роботі коротко описана конструкція ЛВЕ на базі прискорювача рекуператора і представлені результати вимірювання деяких параметрів електронного пучка і терагерцового випромінювання.В Сибирском центре фотохимических исследований весной 2003 года получена генерация излучения с длиной волны 140 мкм на мощном лазере на свободных электронах (ЛСЭ). В работе кратко описана конструкция ЛСЭ на базе ускорителя рекуператора и представлены результаты измерения некоторых параметров электронного пучка и терагерцового излучения