Influence of the degree of homozygosity of STR-loci on the fertility of thoroughbred horses

Purpose: to study the effect of the level of homozygosity and inbreeding on the fecundity of thoroughbred mares.Materials and methods. A total of 3662 heads of breeding sows from leading stud farms of the Russian Federation were selected for the analysis. The influence of the homozygosity level on 17 microsatellite DNA loci on the main indices of reproduction of thoroughbred mares, such as the safe yield of foals and the number of fetal years, was analyzed in the article. All mares in the experimental sample had at least three years of breeding use. Individual fecundity rates and the number of homozygous loci in the STR profile were calculated for each horse.Results. The highest live foal yields (75.92%) had sows with homozygosity levels of 62.78-69.02%, and the lowest foal yields (45.73%) were recorded in mares with the highest homozygosity levels (75.28-76.92%). The maximum foal yield (65.85%) was determined in sows with an inbreeding rate of 4.1% or more, with a productive longevity of 6.26 fetal years on average. Analysis of the data showed that the level of inbreeding had almost no effect on the yield of live foals (R=0.010 at P>0.05), but had a negative correlation with the number of fruiting years (R=-0.092 at P<0.005).Conclusion. Estimation of homozygosity level of thoroughbred horses is especially relevant, as this breed has been perfected by purebred breeding method only for more than thirty years. In the thoroughbred horse breed, it is necessary to create a system of maintaining heterozygosity as well as the diversity of genotypes through the organization of breeding work.

Evaluation of Groundwater Potential and Safe Yield of Heterogeneous Unconsolidated Aquifers in Chiang Mai Basin, Northern Thailand

Chiang Mai basin has an escalating population growth resulting in high demand for water consumption. Lack of surface water supply in most parts of the basin gives rise to the increasing use of groundwater which leads to a continuous decline in groundwater level in the past decades. This study is the first long-term groundwater monitoring and modeling study that aims at developing a transient, regional groundwater flow model of heterogeneous unconsolidated aquifers based on the MODFLOW program. Long-term groundwater monitoring data from 49 piezometers were used in model calibration and validation. The pilot points technique was used to account for the spatial variability of hydrogeologic parameters of heterogeneous aquifers. The simulation results and statistics showed that most sensitive and significant model parameters were spatially variable hydraulic conductivities and recharge rates. The Chiang Mai basin’s unconsolidated aquifers do not have high potential. The water table and/or potentiometric surface in the southeast and southwest areas of Chiang Mai city were continuously decreasing with no sign of recovery indicating critical groundwater condition and careful management must be considered. Safe yield calculation, based on a 2-m average drawdown threshold, suggested that unconsolidated aquifers of the Chiang Mai basin can sustain overall abstraction rates up to 51.2 Mm3/y or approximately 214% of the current extraction rates.

Analysis of groundwater sufficienty for domestic and livestock requirements as an anticipation to sea water intrusion in Kebumen coast

This study has three objectives, i.e calculating the availability of groundwater in the study area, calculating water demand for domestic and livestock and evaluating the safe yield of groundwater extraction. To achieve these three objectives, groundwater availability, safe yield and actual utilization are calculated. Groundwater availability is calculated based on the multiplication of the area, aquifer thickness and the specific yield. Water demand for domestic is determined base on the number of population and the amount of water demand of each person in each day. Water demand for livestock is calculated based on the number of livestock and water consumption for each livestock in each day, while the safe yield is calculated based on the multiplication of area, annual groundwater level fluctuation and specific yield. The results of research showed that the availability of groundwater in the study area reached 440,517,770 m3/year, while the safe yield for its extraction was 76,641,600 m3/year. Because the water demand for domestic and livestock is 6,495,100 m3/year, so that the availability of groundwater in the study area is still sufficient to support water demand for these sectors. The water demand of the two sectors still have not exceeded the safe yield water extraction, so it will not cause decreasing of groundwater pressure which can cause to sea water intrusion.

Aquifer system and groundwater potency in coastal area of Kretek, Bantul Regency, Indonesia

The existence of groundwater in coastal areas really needs attention because of its vulnerability to sea water intrusion. Utilization and good management are needed to maintain its sustainability. The purpose of this research is to determine the aquifer system in the study area and to calculate the groundwater potency. The aquifer system is determined by processing geoelectric sounding data using Rockworks 16 software. Groundwater potency is calculated using a static approach. The safe yield of groundwater is calculated by multiplying of groundwater fluctuation, village area and the specific yield. Water requirement is calculated base on domestic, livestock and tourism water requirement. The results showed that the Kretek District had two aquifer units, namely the fluvio marin plains and sand dunes. In the fluvio marin plains, most of the constituent material is sand with clay as inserts, while in the aquifer unit the sand dune has constituent material in the form of unconsolidated sand originating from the Merapi Volcano. The groundwater potency of the study area is 234,448,0000 m3/year and the safe yield is 11,772,400 m3/year. With the water requirement for domestic, livestock and tourism are 555,044 m3/year, the groundwater potency in the study area is still sufficient. However, it is recommended that the well drilling does not exceed a depth of 40 meters, because at several locations there has been detected an interface. In addition, in several locations there were also detected connate water originating from ancient marines during the deposition process of the fluvio marin plains in the past.

The influence of riverbank filtration on regional water resources: a case study in the Second Songhua River catchment, China

Riverbank filtration (RBF) of river water recharging a groundwater system has been identified as a source of water supply that guarantees the quantity of abstracted water and reduces the cost of water treatment. This paper evaluates the safe yield of groundwater in suitable areas using a numerical model of groundwater flow and discusses the influence of RBF on the temporal variation of regional hydraulic heads, groundwater flow, river flow, and groundwater–surface water interaction (GSI) under different precipitation frequencies from 20% to 95% along the Second Songhua River in Northeast China. This study shows that the potential of RBF is enormous and that the total safe yield of groundwater abstraction was 29.56 × 104 m3/day under the precipitation frequency of 95%. The direction of regional groundwater flow was not obviously changed except within the local groundwater flow field under the maximum safe yield pumping conditions. When the precipitation frequencies are higher than 75%, the direction of the GSI might be changed, and the rate of river recharge of groundwater is enhanced. The water quantity that would be captured from the river does not threaten the safety of the river ecology. It is concluded that there were no obvious adverse impacts of the large scale of RBF on regional water resources in the Second Songhua River area.

Groundwater potency for domestic demand in Banguntapan District, Bantul Regency

Banguntapan District in Bantul Regency is one of the districts bordering the City of Yogyakarta. Because of its strategic location, the development of this district is very rapidly marked by population and settlement growth. As a result, the demand for facilities and infrastructure has also increased including the need for groundwater for domestic water sources. The purpose of this study is to determine the groundwater potency and domestic needs of the population. The study of domestic water demand is carried out to find out the current water needs and the level of criticality. For this reason a static groundwater potential calculation and the water needs are carried out. Calculation and analysis results show that groundwater potency in unconfined aquifers in the study area is 279, 004, 000 m3/year, with safe yield of groundwater extraction are 13, 109, 292 m3/year. Although groundwater extraction for domestic demand which amounted to 6, 392, 874 m3/year is still smaller than the safe yield, according to the calculation of the criticality index the water is almost classified in the critically approaching criteria.

Integrated groundwater resource management in the peri-urban area of Banguntapan, Bantul

Banguntapan District in Bantul Regency is one of the peri-urban areas in the Special Region of Yogyakarta. The peri-urban area is an area located between the urban (Jogja City) and the rural (Bantul Regency). As a result of this strategic location, the development of this district is very rapidly marked by the growth of settlements, which in turn further requires water for housing purposes.The purpose of this research is to formulate an integrated water resources management model in the study area. To achieve this goal dynamic modeling is used. The model obtained was then simulated using the Powersim 2.5c computer program. Management efforts that can be carried out in this district are reducing groundwater use through saving water use and increasing water use from local water companies. Simulation results show that the combination of these two methods will slow down the time the safe yield will be exceeded, from 2039 to 2049.

Possibilities of safe yield increase in the Wydrzany well field (Uznam Island, Poland) by surface water from a drainage system

In parallel with intensified development of the Polish part of Uznam Island, there is an increase in the demand for drinking water in this area. This island ranks among areas with low water resources, which at the present time are allocated. In order to create the prospect of increased groundwater resources, a concept has been developed that allows for the recovery of part of the freshwater from drainage systems which discharge into the waters of Szczecin Lagoon or the River Świna. The present article discusses the secondary use of water from drainage systems for supply of the Wydrzany resource area. The notion of using water from the White Bridge pumping station was considered the most promising. The catchment area of the polder is 880 ha, 280 ha of which are located on Polish territory. The White Bridge pumping station transfers water from the polder, which it leads to the Peat Channel which, in turn, drains water gravitationally into Szczecin Lagoon. Here, results of simulations aimed at the use of drainage water to improve upon groundwater resources in the “Wydrzany” intake are discussed. On the basis of these simulations of artificial water supply to the intake, an increase of available resources by up to 50 per cent may be expected.

Ketersediaan dan Kualitas Airtanah pada Akuifer Tidak Tertekan Di Kecamatan Jawilan dan Kopo, Kabupaten Serang

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah (1) mengetahui sistem akuifer di daerah penelitian, (2) menghitung ketersediaan airtanah pada akuifer tidak tertekan dan (3) menganalisis kualitas airtanahnya. Sistem akuifer diketahui dengan melakukan interpretasi data geolistrik. Potensi akuifer tidak tertekan dihitung secara kualitatif melalui skoring dan tumpang susun antara Peta Kedalaman Muka Airtanah, Peta Fluktuasi Airtanah dan Peta Kualitas Airtanah. Volume akuifer ditentukan berdasarkan perkalian antara luas wilayah masing-masing potensi dan tebal akuifer. Ketersediaan airtanah dihitung berdasarkan asumsi aliran airtanah statik, sedangkan hasil aman pengambilan airtanah ditentukan berdasarkan parameter fluktuasi airtanah, luas akuifer dan spesifik yield. Kualitas air dianalisis berdasarkan pengambilan sampel air pada sumur gali. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa di daerah penelitian ditemukan adanya akuifer semi tertekan dan akuifer tidak tertekan. Ditinjau dari potensinya, ketersediaan airtanah pada akuifer tidak tertekan sebesar 1.205.967.345 m3, dengan hasil aman pengambilan airtanah sebesar 54.585.307 m3/tahun. Untuk kualitas air, secara umum baik, meskipun beberapa parameter seperti kalsium, magnesium, mangan dan COD kadarnya telah melampaui baku mutu di beberapa sampel.ABSTRACT The objectives of the research are (1) knowing the aquifer system in research area, (2) calculate groundwater availability in unconfined aquifer and (3) analysis the groundwater quality. Aquifer system is known by interpretation of geoelectric data. Groundwater potency is calculated qualitatively by scoring and overlay of Groundwater Depth Map, Groundwater Fluctuation Map and Groundwater Quality Map. Aquifer volume is calculated by multiplied area width of each potency and aquifer thickness. Amount of groundwater is calculated base on static groundwater flow assumption, whereas safe yield of groundwater exploitation is determined base on parametre groundwater fluctuation, aquifer width and specific yield. Groundwater quality are analized by groundwater samples that taken from dug well. Result of research show that there are two aquifer type in research area i.e. semi confined aquifer and unconfined aquifer. The potency of unconfined aquifer is 1.205.967.345 m3, with safe yield 54.585.307 m3/year. For groundwater quality, generally good, although some parameters have concentration exceeded the standard in some samples such as calcium, magnesium, manganese and COD.