Korean Journal of Poultry Science (한국가금학회지)

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Comparison of the Chicken Large Intestine to the Large Intestine of Pigs and the Rumen of Cows

닭의 대장을 돼지의 대장이나 소의 제 1위 (Rumen)와 비교 연구

  • Nahm K.H. (Feed and Nutrition Laboratory, College of Life and Environmental Science, Taegu University)
  • 남기홍 (대구대학교 환경생명과학대학 가축사료영양학교실)
  • Published : 2006.03.01
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Abstract

The large intestine of the chicken differs both anatomically and physiologically from the pig's large intestine and the men of the cow. The chicken's large intestine is less developed than the pig's large intestine or the cow's lumen. This paper summaries these differences. The chicken's large intestine contains a microbiological population similar to that found in the rumen. The chicken's caeca especially contains a large number of microorganisms, but this population varies according to age, fred, maturity, antibiotic use and etc.. Protein is an essential nutrient for the formation of intestinal microvilli. A study showed that the length of the small intestine was 63 % of the total gastrointestinal tract (GIT) length, while caecum was 8.1 %, and the colon and rectum were 4.6 %. The establishment of the microbial population of the small intestine occurs earlier than that of the caeca, but the identity of approximately 90 % of microbial population of the chicken GIT is hon. Recent studies have shown that energy, volatile fatty acid (VFA) and electrolytes that are found in the large intestine may be absorbed to a certain degree. The chicken small intestine is the primary location for digestion with a variety of enzymes being secreted here. Much research is being conducted into the digestion of sucrose thermal oligosaccharide caramel (STOP), fructooligosaccharides (FOS), mannanoligosaccharide (MOS), galactooligosaccharides (GOS) and isomalto-oligosaccharides (IMO) in the chicken caeca and large intestine. Excessive fibre content in the feed has detrimental effects, but proper fibre supplementation to chicken diets can improve the length and capacity of the small intestine.

닭의 대장은 해부학적, 생리학적으로 돼지의 대장이나 소의 men과 다르다. 닭의 대장은 소의 men이나 돼지의 대장에 비교하여 잘 발달되어 있지 않다. 그러나 닭의 대장속에 있는 미생물군은 rumen 속의 것과 비슷하다. 특히 닭의 맹장속에는 많은 미생물이 있으며 이 미생물군은 나이, 사료, 성성숙의 정도, 항생제 사용 유무 등에 따라서 다양하게 나타난다. 단백질은 장내의 미생물 형성에 중요한 영양소이다. 닭에서 소장의 길이는 전장 길이의 65%를 차지하며 닭의 맹장은 8.1 %그리고 직장과 공장은 4.6 %를 차지한다. 소장 내에 분포하는 미생물 군은 현재까지 약 10%가 구명된 상태로서 나머지 90%에 대한 정보는 전무하다. 최근의 연구에 따르면 에너지, 저급지방산 (VFA)과 그리고 전해물질이 대장에서 약간씩 흡수되는 것으로 알려져 있다. 닭의 소장은 각종 효소등이 분비되어 소화가 일어나는 중추적인 역할을 하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 앞으로도 많은 연구가 과당류 즉 sucrose thermal oligosaccharide caramel (STOP), fructooligosaccharides (FOS), mannanoligosaccharide (MOS), galactooligosaccharide (GOS) 그리고 isomaltooligosaccharides (IMO)등이 맹장과 대장내에서 어떻게 소화가 일어나는지에 관해서 집중되어야 한다. 과량의 섬유질 함량은 닭의 소화에 치명적일 수 있지만 적당량을 사료에 혼합하여 급여하면 소장의 길이와 함량을 증가시킬 수 있는 효과가 있다.

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