• The Korea Swine Journal
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• v.18 no.6 s.202
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• pp.176-179
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• 1996

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.10
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• pp.181-186
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• 2020

This study examined the artificial fertilization efficiency of crossbred goats from a farmhouse using frozen semen. Electrostimulation was used to ejaculate and collect semen to assess the artificial fertilization efficiency of crossbred goats. The sperm concentration, vitality, and vitality after melting were investigated. The sperm volume was within 2.5~3 ml, and the concentration was 21~25 × 10⁸/ml for each male crossbred goat. The melted semen had high vitality (≥90%). An IDEXX Rapid Visual Pregnancy Test kit was used for an earlier diagnosis of the pregnancy and to determine the pregnancy rate of fertilization using frozen-thawed semen. The reproductive performance of the artificially fertilized crossbred goats had the highest delivery rate (68%) from Farm C and the lowest delivery rate (45%) from farm A. The delivery rate through artificial fertilization was equal to the fertilization rate according to early pregnancy diagnostic kits. The artificial insemination efficiency was 45~68%. These findings can be used as the basis for improvement and breeding goats in goat farms and livestock research institutes.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.490-496
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• 2020

A styrofoam box is used as a simple and easy freezing method to preserve animal semen as a livestock genetic source. This study optimized the methods of freezing chikso brindled cattle semen. To test the freezing box, the motility of spermatozoa was compared between two box sizes (length×width×heigh) with the dimensions of 23.5×30.5×22.5 cm and 25.5×46.5×26.5 cm. The motility of thawed sperm from brindled Korean bulls was used to confirm the efficiency of the freezing boxes. The box having a larger inner space with larger horizontal and height measurements supported better motility after thawing (60.4±5.3% vs 67.2±3.1%) with 10 min of exposure time in liquid nitrogen vapor. The optimized freezing space is estimated to be an essential element for successful freezing results and the larger box could be used for production of more than 60 frozen semen straws. These properties are also helpful to optimize the cryopreservation techniques that would control the quality and quantity of semen straws according to different animal species.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.59-64
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• 2006

This study was conducted to establish a convenient freezing method of boar semen. Boar semen was cooled until $5^{\circ}C$ for 3 hrs using cell freezer and loaded into straws. Semen straws were frozen in different steps in strofoam box filled with $LN_2$. Highest sperm viability (54.0%) was obtained by 1-step freezing(holding at 10 cm height from the surface of $LN_2$ for 10 min). Sperm viability increased by holding at $-102^{\circ}C$ for 10min (74.0%, P<0.05). In thawing regime, sperm viability was significantly higher in $37^{\circ}C$ group than in $52^{\circ}C$ group. The sperm characteristics did not differ between 1-step and 3-step. After IVF using frozen-thawed boar semen, developmental rate of embryos to the morula+blastocyst stage was in 1-step freezing group than that of 3-step freezing group (27.5 vs 14.7%, P<0.05). The result shows that the 1-step freezing with holding at $-102^{\circ}C$ for 10min before plunging into $LN_2$ is a convenient and easy freezing method for boar semen.

• Korean Journal of Animal Reproduction
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.119-124
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• 2002

This study was carried out to investigate the effects of packing materials of frozen boar semen to improve reproductive performance efficiency in pig. Boars were raised at Swine Artificial Insemination Center in National Livestock Research Institute, Sunghwan, Chungnam, Korea. We compared packing protocols for frozen boar semen among 5$m\ell$ maxi-straw, 5$m\ell$ cryogenic-vial, and aluminum-pack. Cryogenic-vial packing material showed similar sperm characteristics compared with maxi-straw packing material when the sperm was frozen above 15cm from liquid nitrogen and thawed at 52$^{\circ}C$ for 190 seconds. We investigated different thawing times to find out the optimal condition of freezing and thawing protocol with cryogenic-vial. Freezing above 15cm from liquid nitrogen and thawing at 52$^{\circ}C$ for 190 seconds were the optimal protocol compared with 120 and 150 seconds. However, normal acrosome rates did not show any differences among thawing times. Post-thawing results of maxi-straw in water at 52$^{\circ}C$ for 45 seconds had better total motility and curve linear velocity than those of cryogenic-vial in water 52$^{\circ}C$ for 190 seconds. However, there were no differences on straightness and normal apical ridge of sperm between maxi-straw and cryogenic vial. Non-return rate, farrowing rate and litter size of sows inseminated with frozen boar semen of commercial farms were higher in the maxi-straw than cryogenic-vial, but there were no significant differences between maxi-straw and cryogenic-vial. In conclusion, there were no significant differences between maxi-straw and cryogenic-vial and so, we may replace cryogenic-vial packing method instead of maxi-straw packing method by improvement of freezing and thawing rate.

• Korean Journal of Animal Reproduction
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.113-118
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• 2001

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of $\alpha$-tocopherol and selenium on the boar semen characteristics. Semen volume and pH values were not different among treatments. However sperm concerntration, total number of sperm and sperm mortility were significantly(P＜0.05) increased comparing to the control group and sperm abnormality was significantly(P＜0.05) decreased comparing to the control group. Also, sperm mortility by storage day was significantly(P＜0.05) increased comparing to the control group. The results from this experiment indicate that dietary $\alpha$-tocopherol and selenium can affect boar semen characteristics.

• Proceedings of the KSAR Conference
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• 2004.06a
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• pp.282-282
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• 2004

동물에서 활성산소계(reactive oxygen species, ROS)의 지속적이고 과도한 노출과 산화스트레스는 생리적 기능의 저하, 노화 또는 많은 질환의 원인이 되고 있으며 항산화제의 투여효과에 대한 연구가 최근 많이 이뤄지고 있다. 본 연구는 Vit. C의 공급이 절대. 필요한 guinea pig를 공시하여 녹차 추출물 중 항산화제인 polyphenol과 Vit. C의 경구 투여에 따른 정소 내 정자형성과 항산화기능의 변화 및 액상 돼지정액에 첨가 후 정액성상 변화에 대하여 조사하였다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Embryo Transfer Conference
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• 2004.10a
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• pp.61-61
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• 2004

• Proceedings of the KSAR Conference
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• 2002.06a
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• pp.31-31
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• 2002

건강보조식품의 홍수와 함께 우유보다 소화흡수가 좋고 건강식을 즐겨하는 현대인들의 취향에 발맞추어 상대적으로 유량과 산육성이 좋은 외래산양의 유입이 급속하게 늘어남으로써, 일부 재래산양 사양 농가들은 생산성 향상을 목적으로 재래산양과 외래산양의 무분별한 교배를 시키므로써 재래산양의 유전자원의 보존문제가 대두됨과 동시에 재래산양의 개량의가속화, 근친교배에 따른 문제점, 계절번식에 따른 산자생산의 한계 등은 재래산양의 인공수정에 대한 깊이 있는 연구로 이어져야 하겠기에 본 연구에서는 38 두의 재래산양을 공시하여 실험한 결과 여름과 겨울에 채정한 정액보다는 봄가을에 채정한 정액의 량이 2.0㎖로 여름과 겨울보다 많았으며, 정자농도는 봄에 21.0×10/sup 8//㎖로 가장 짙었고, 총정자수는 봄에 42.0×10/sup 8/로 가장 많았으며, 운동성은 가을에 90(motility)로 가장 좋았다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Operations and Management Science Society Conference
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• 2008.10a
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• pp.197-217
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 현재 국내의 디지털 음악 콘텐츠 산업에서 이슈가 되고 있는 정액제와 수익배분 비율 문제를 중심으로 수리적 모형을 사용하여 분석하였다. 특히 국내의 현황을 반영하여 음원권리자와 이동통신사의 문제에 더욱 초점을 맞추었다. 본 논문의 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 이동통신사와 음원권리자 사이에서는 정액제를 선택하든 종량제를 선택하든 중요하지 않을 수 있다는 것이다. 중요한 것은 음원권리자가 수익배분비율을 그리고 이동통신사가 음원판매소매가격을 자율적으로 결정할 수 있어야 한다는 것이고 두 게임참여자가 서로 이익을 얻을 수 있는 수익배분방법과 비율이 존재한다는 점이다. 둘째, 정액제는 오히려 소비자와 이동통신사간의 관계에 영향을 미치게 되는데 이동통신사에게는 유리하고 소비자에게는 불리하게 된다는 것이다. 특히, 이동통신사와 음원권리자가 수직적으로 통합되어 경쟁하는 시장구조하에서는 소비자에게 불리한 경향이 더욱 심화되므로 정액제 보다는 종량제 가격의 하락을 통해서 온라인 음악 시장의 성장을 유도하는 것이 소비자에게 유리하게 된다. 이와 같은 온라인 음악시장의 성장은 중장기적으로 사업자들에게도 도움이 될 것이다.