The paper represents materials about the 155 th anniversary of the Department of Veterinary Medicine of Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, which was founded on December 3, 1865.
In 2019-2021, a study of the species composition and current state of ornamental lawns in two parks, a boulevard and ten public gardens in Stavropol was conducted to evaluate the range of lawns used, their current state and to determine the effectiveness of the management measures taken to improve the quality of lawn coverings. The collected database can be used to make effective economic decisions to optimize the range and increase the ecological and aesthetic value of landscaping objects.
This paper deals with the results of field trials of domestically produced pheromone preparations for a dangerous quarantine pest - the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys Stal, 1858 (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). In 2017, the domestically produced pheromone preparations for H. halys were first synthesized. In 2018, large-scale field trials of pheromone preparations for H. halys were conducted in the quarantine phytosanitary zone in Sochi (Southern Russia) and the Republic of Abkhazia.
The study evaluated the morphological characteristics of the collection of Paniculate phlox domestic cultivars (Phlox paniculata L.) of N.V. Tsitsin’s Botanical Garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Cultivars were rated by valuable decorative features in order to select a new breeding material suitable for use in cut flower production and gardening. Accounting of economic and decorative features were carried out within two years, in accordance with the methodology of state cultivar testing. The data obtained are statistically reliable.
The work is devoted to the study of the dynamics of the hormonal status of young cattle depending on the housing system. In this regard, the functional activity of the endocrine glands was studied: the adrenal cortex, pancreas, thyroid and genital glands. The content of cortisol, insulin, testosterone, thyroxine in the blood serum was determined during the periods: immediately after birth, at the daily age, after reaching 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12 and 18 months. It was found that the cortisol content in the blood of newborn calves (148.6–152.7 nmol/l) was the maximum.
Currently, various approaches, including molecular genetic methods, are used to study the gene pool of different breeds and populations and to determine their genetic structure and diversity. The development of molecular genetic methods has opened up new possibilities for evaluating genetic diversity, determining population structure, and controlling the degree of inbreeding. One type of molecular genetic marker is microsatellites. The aim of the research was the genetic evaluation of the Novotalitskaya and Shebalinskaya maral populations using microsatellite markers.
Increasing the profitability in the maral breeding industry primarily depends on the rational and focused rearing of young animals. The development of marals at an early age largely determines the additional economic value of these animals. The study’s objective is to assess the productive qualities of maral fawns of the Novotalitskaya line of the Altay-Sayan breed.