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Conditions for Reintroduction of Captive-Bred Endangered Birds: A Review

  • Kim, Sooil;Park, Heonwoo;Cheong, Seokwan
    • Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea
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    • v.3 no.3
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    • pp.129-138
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    • 2022
  • Reintroduction programs have been promoted across the world to recover and rehabilitate endangered birds through ex situ captive breeding and releasing to the nature. The ultimate aims of these reintroduction programs are recovery of sustainable populations in natural habitats. To ensure the success of the reintroduction programs, it is necessary to examine the followings in order to increase the success rate of releasing along with the development of captive breeding techniques: 1) Adequate habitat provision, 2) adaptability of captive-bred individuals, 3) survivability of released individuals, and 4) social interest and will. Before releasing captive-bred individuals, it should be reviewed whether there are habitats in which the limiting factor is removed, and assessed their long-term safety. The quantity and quality of the released individuals must be considered to increase the chances for mate selection, maintain genetic diversity, and acquire the ability to adapt to the wild. The release method must be decided in consideration of characteristics of the target habitats and individuals, and rational means such as careful observation, evaluation, and feedback must be provided throughout the release process. For the long-term success of recovery projects, social awareness, sustainable support, and related experts are needed. Satisfying these criteria can help to increase the success rates of reintroduction programs. For the bird reintroduction program in the future, the feasibility of the methods and procedures must be closely reviewed before starting.

Identification of Drought Tolerant Genotypes by Evaluating Morpho-physiological Traits in Pepper

  • Kyu Kyu Thin;Alebel Mekuriaw;Hyerim Do;Inhwa Yeam;Je Min Lee
    • Proceedings of the Plant Resources Society of Korea Conference
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    • 2022.09a
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    • pp.29-29
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    • 2022
  • The fast-changing climatic conditions make plants to be vulnerable to many abiotic stresses. Drought stress is one of the limiting factors that affect pepper production in water deficient regions. It affects plant growth and development by altering physiological, morphological, and metabolic processes. Breeding drought tolerant varieties is one of the mitigation strategies to overcome the ever increasing drought disaster. Hence, screening of new drought tolerant pepper genotypes is essential. The current study was aimed to identify new drought tolerant genotypes among the collection of pepper genetic resources. In total, 70 pepper genotypes were screened for drought tolerance after exposure to drought stress condition. The pepper genotypes were classified as highly tolerant, intermediate, or severely sensitive to drought stress based on the phenotypic analysis. Consequently, 13 genotypes significantly exhibited higher recovery rate after drought stress and were classified as highly tolerant. Comparative analysis of morphological and physiological parameters and expression of drought responsive genes between tolerant and susceptible pepper genotypes will be presented and discussed. The identified tolerant genotypes will be useful resources for breeding drought tolerant pepper cultivars.

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Analysis of energy-saving effects of recirculation aquaculture system using seawater source heat pumps and solar power generation (해수 열원 히트펌프와 태양광 발전을 이용한 순환여과식 양식장의 에너지 절감 효과 분석)

  • Jong-Hyeok RYU;Hyeon-Suk JEONG;Seok-Kwon JEONG
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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    • v.60 no.2
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    • pp.194-206
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    • 2024
  • This study focuses on analyzing the energy-saving effects of the recirculation aquaculture system using seawater source heat pumps and solar power generation. Based on the thermal load analysis conducted using the transient system simulation tool, the annual energy consumption of the recirculation aquaculture system was analyzed and the energy-saving effects of utilizing the photovoltaic system was evaluated. When analyzing the heat load, the sea areas where the fish farms are located, the type of breeding tank, and the circulation rate of breeding water were taken into consideration. In addition, a method for determining the appropriate capacity for each operation time was examined when applying the energy storage system instead of the existing diesel generator as an emergency power, which is required to maintain the water temperature of breeding water during power outage. The results suggest that, among the four seas considered, Jeju should be estimated to achieve the highest energy-saving performance using the solar power generation, with approximately 45% energy savings.

Development of Production Technology for Mixed Lines Sod in Zoysiagrass (한국잔디류의 혼식뗏장 생산기술 개발)

  • 이재필;김종빈;김두환
    • Asian Journal of Turfgrass Science
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.29-36
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    • 1999
  • This study was conducted to make the utmost use of the good traits and to improve the poor traits of zoysiagrass through the production technology for mixed lines sod in addition to breeding. Mixed lines sod was produced by mixing broad or middle leaf line with narrow leaf line by volume, a ratio of 1 to 2. The mixed lines sod of zoysiagrass was superior to the single ling sod, which is used commonly, for the establishment rate, coverage rate, shoot density, texture, leaf color, dormancy period cnd color, and visual quality.

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Studies on the main causes of sterility influenced on conception rate for Artificial Insemination in cervus elaphus. (엘크 사슴의 인공수정시 수정율에 영양을 미치는 번식장애 요인에 관한 연구)

  • Lee Bong-Sik;Jung Ji-Won;Kim Chan-Kyu
    • Journal of the korean veterinary medical association
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    • v.37 no.12
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    • pp.1112-1119
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    • 2001
  • This study was carried out to investigate the main causes of sterility influenced on conception rate for artificial insemination in Elk deer. We carried out A.I work for 202 hinds elk deers at breeding season during the period of 02 Sep. thru 01 Oct. of 2

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Survey on the Infestation Rate of Sarcoptes scab-iei var suis from Ear Scrapings of Slaughter Pigs (도장돈에 있어서 돼지천공개선충 (Sarcoptes scabiei var. suis)의 감염률 조사)

  • Lee Bang-Whan;Lim Jung- Taek;Yoon Chung-Kun
    • Journal of the korean veterinary medical association
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.19-25
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    • 1984
  • Seasonal infestation rate of Sarcoptes scabiei var suis were surveyed in 560 slaughter pigs of Kwangju area by means of microscopical detection of eggs and mites from ear scrapings, supplementing morphological observation of the mites. The results were su

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Studies on the Trial Cultivation of Italian Liquorice -A Breeding Method and Glycyrrhizin Content- (이태리종 감초의 재배에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Chae-Joo;Kim, Chong-Won
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.33-34
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    • 1970
  • The cultivation of Italian liquorice root was carried out and the three-year-old roots of average wet weight 800g were harvested. In early April the cut root was transplanted and the rate of survival was $50{\sim}60%$. The treatment of it with dilute Atonic solution increased the rate to 96%. The glycyrrhizin content in the root was: five-year-old root 7%, four-year-old 7.5%, three-year-old 6.7%, and two-year-old 4.7%.

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Estimation of effective population size using single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data in Jeju horse

  • Do, Kyoung-Tag;Lee, Joon-Ho;Lee, Hak-Kyo;Kim, Jun;Park, Kyung-Do
    • Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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    • v.56 no.8
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    • pp.28.1-28.6
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    • 2014
  • This study was conducted to estimate the effective population size using SNPs data of 240 Jeju horses that had raced at the Jeju racing park. Of the total 61,746 genotyped autosomal SNPs, 17,320 (28.1%) SNPs (missing genotype rate of >10%, minor allele frequency of <0.05 and Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium test P-value of < $10^{-6}$) were excluded after quality control processes. SNPs on the X and Y chromosomes and genotyped individuals with missing genotype rate over 10% were also excluded, and finally, 44,426 (71.9%) SNPs were selected and used for the analysis. The measures of the LD, square of correlation coefficient ($r^2$) between SNP pairs, were calculated for each allele and the effective population size was determined based on $r^2$ measures. The polymorphism information contents (PIC) and expected heterozygosity (HE) were 0.27 and 0.34, respectively. In LD, the most rapid decline was observed over the first 1 Mb. But $r^2$ decreased more slowly with increasing distance and was constant after 2 Mb of distance and the decline was almost linear with log-transformed distance. The average $r^2$ between adjacent SNP pairs ranged from 0.20 to 0.31 in each chromosome and whole average was 0.26, while the whole average $r^2$ between all SNP pairs was 0.02. We observed an initial pattern of decreasing $N_e$ and estimated values were closer to 41 at 1 ~ 5 generations ago. The effective population size (41 heads) estimated in this study seems to be large considering Jeju horse's population size (about 2,000 heads), but it should be interpreted with caution because of the technical limitations of the methods and sample size.

The Production Efficiency of Cupped Oyster Crassostrea gigas Sprat According to Clutch and Growth Comparing Diploid and Triploid Oysters in Off-bottom Culture for Tidal Flat Utilization (갯벌참굴 (Crassostrea gigas) 양식을 위한 부착기질별 하나굴 종묘 생산과 수평망식 시설을 이용한 배수체별 치패 성장 비교)

  • Lim, Hyun-Jeong;Lee, Tae-Seek;Cho, Pil-Gue;Back, Sang-Ho;Byun, Soon-Gyu;Choi, Eun-Hee
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.44 no.3
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    • pp.259-266
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    • 2011
  • To produce cupped oyster sprat consistently, we investigated the efficiency of nine settlement substrates using selective breeding of Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas, with the goal of popularizing off-bottom culture on the west coast of Korea. We also compared the growth and survival of selectively bred sprat (diploid) with triploid sprat from an off-bottom culture system. Considering, the attachment rate and detachment efficiency, producing cupped oyster in a polypropylene gunny bag proved to be the most effective method. There were no differences in shell growth or total weight between the diploids from selective breeding and triploids from off-bottom culture for 5 months. However, the survival rate was 8 times higher in the diploids than the triploids. Transplanting sprat from selective breeding is one way to restore oyster farms and nurture off-bottom culture along the west coast.

Studies on Status and hematological Values of Reproductive Disorders in Dairy Cattle of Jeonnam Area (전남지방(全南地方) 유우(乳牛)에 있어서 번식장해(繁殖障害)의 실태(實態) 및 그 혈액치(血液値)에 관(關)한 조사연구(調査硏究))

  • Park, Young Jun
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.253-268
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    • 1974
  • A total of 331 dairy cattle in Jeonnam area were examined for the breeding status and hematological values during the period from June to August. 1971 and 1974. The data obtained were analysed according to the status of breeding and the type of farm management. The results obtained in this work were summarized as follows: 1. 331 dairy cows were grouped as pregnant (63.81%) anestrus after parturition (12.45%), pregnancy unknown (11.48%), repeat breeder (10.32%), and others (1.94%). 2. The summery of reproductive histories and clinical examination were as follows. Average of calving interval was 16.5 months, interval from parturition to first breeding 97 days and postpartum interval to first estrus 72 days. Services per conception was 1.6 rate of postpartum estrus (60 days) 12.0%, and the rate of repent breeder 10.3%. 3. Generally, the blood values of RBC, Hb, serum total protein and A/G ratio were lower than those normal values, especially, the cows which showed abnormal values belonged to the repeat breeder and the unknown to conception group. The mean value for serum inorganic phosphorus was the normal value or hyperphosphatemia, on the other hand, the mean value for serum calcium of the repeat breeder group was the lowest than the other group. 4. Follow-up evaluations on the results of the laboratory tests strongly suggest that the problems of repeat breeder had a tendency to occur more frequently in the large herd (A and B type farm), and the Ca/P ratio of almost all the cows showed abnormal values.

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