• 농업과학연구
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.733-739
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• 2018

This study was conducted to investigate the growth performance between six different Korean crossbred native chickens. A total of 312 one-day-old male chickens from the same paternal line with six different maternal lines were allocated into six groups (1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, and 6A) to give four replicate cages (13 birds per cage). Corn soybean meal based diets were provided as a starter (0 - 5 weeks: 20% crude protein [CP] and 3,050 kcal/kg metabolizable energy [ME]), grower (5 - 8 weeks: 18% CP, 3 and 100 kcal/kg ME) and finisher (8 - 12 weeks: 17% CP and 3,150 kcal/kg ME) diet. Chickens were able to access their respective feed and water ad libitum. In week 2, 2A had a lower body weight (p < 0.05) than that of the other groups. In contrast, in weeks 4 and 8, 2A had a higher body weight (p < 0.05). Similarly, in week 6, 2A had a higher body weight (p = 0.76) than that of the others. However, no difference (p > 0.05) was observed in the body weight after week 10. Meanwhile, 2A had a lower feed conversion ratio (FCR) than that of the other groups (p < 0.05) and a higher average daily feed intake (ADFI; p < 0.05) compared to the other groups in week 6. In conclusion, crossbred 2A had a lower growth performance in week 2; however, in weeks 4 and 6, 2A had a higher growth performance than that of the other groups. Based on this conclusion, we can use those results as a basis for further study.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제34권8호
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• pp.1365-1374
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• 2021

Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the synergistic effect of exogenous multienzyme and phytase on growth performance, nutrients digestibility, blood metabolites, intestinal microflora, and morphology in broilers fed corn-wheat-soybean meal diets. Methods: A 2×2 factorial design was used in this study. Four dietary treatments consisted of i) basal diets (corn-wheat-soybean meal based diets without multi-enzyme and phytase), ii) basal diets with phytase (0.05%), iii) basal diets with exogenous multi-enzyme (0.05%), and iv) basal diets with exogenous multi-enzyme including phytase (0.05%). A total of 480 broiler chickens (Ross 308 - one day old) were weighed and allotted to thirty-two cages (15 birds per cage), and chicks were randomly allocated to four dietary treatments. Results: The body weight gain and feed conversion rate were improved by supplementation of exogenous multi-enzyme containing phytase during the finisher period (p<0.05). The birds fed diets with exogenous multi-enzyme containing phytase had a significantly greater digestibility of dry matter, gross energy, crude protein, calcium, and phosphorus compared with birds fed non-supplemented diets (p<0.05). The chickens fed diets with exogenous multi-enzyme containing phytase showed a higher concentration of Ca and P in the serum (p<0.05). The population of Lactobacillus spp., Escherichia coli, and Clostridium were not affected in the ileum and cecum of chickens fed enzyme-supplemented diets. The dietary supplemental exogenous multi-enzyme containing phytase showed a significant improvement in villus height, crypt depth, and villus height and crypt depth ratio, compared to basal diets or dietary supplemental phytase (p<0.05). Conclusion: The supplementation of the exogenous multi-enzyme containing phytase synergistically improved the growth performance, nutrients digestibility, and villus height of the small intestine of broiler chickens fed a corn-wheat-soybean meal based diets.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제35권8호
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• pp.1205-1214
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• 2022

Objective: Spent ginger is a byproduct of juice extraction from the rhizome of ginger (Zingiber officinale). Despite its nutritional value, it is difficult to preserve or further process and thus is often wasted. This study uses spent ginger as a substrate for fermentation and cultivates spent ginger yeast cultures (SGYCs) that are then added to the feed of laying hens. The effects of SGYCs on production performance, egg quality, serum composition, and intestinal microbiota of laying hens were investigated. Methods: Eighty 60-week-old Hy-Line Brown hens were separated into 5 experimental groups with 4 replicates per group (4 hens per cage, 4 cages per replicate). The control group was fed a basal diet while experimental groups were also given SGYCs at the levels of 5, 10, 20, and 40 g/kg for 6 weeks. Results: The addition of SGYCs significantly increased the laying rate and nutrient digestibility, decreased feed conversion ratio, and enhanced the color of egg yolks (p<0.05). No changes were observed in activity levels of alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase in the serum (p>0.05), but the activities of superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, and peroxidase all significantly increased, and contents of malondialdehyde were significantly reduced (p<0.05). In addition, changes in the relative abundance of Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes might be the main factor contributing to the significant increase in the apparent digestibility of crude protein and crude fat in laying hens (p<0.05). Conclusion: The current evidence shows that dietary supplementation of SGYCs to the feed of laying hens can improve laying rates, enhance antioxidative defenses, and influence dominant intestinal bacteria.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.133-140
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• 2021

The aim of this study was to evaluate the growth performance between two different crossbred strains of Korean native chickens denoted as 1A and 2A compared to white semi broilers and Ross (RR) from hatching to 40 days. In total, 576 one-day-old chicks were allocated in a completely randomized design to give 18 replicate cages each (eight chicks per cage). The two-phase feeding program consisted of the starter (day 1 - 21: Crude protein [CP] 20% and metabolizable energy [ME], 3,050 kcal·kg^-1) and the grower (day 22 - 40: CP 18%, 3,100 kcal·kg^-1). The results revealed that 1A and 2A had a lower (p < 0.05) body weight (BW) from day 1 to day 40 compared with the other groups. A lower (p < 0.05) average daily gain (ADG) was observed in 1A and 2A during the entire period when compared with the other groups. The 1A and 2A groups had the minimum (p < 0.05) average daily feed intake (ADFI) compared with the other groups for the whole period. The RR had an improved (p < 0.05) FCR compared with the other groups during the whole period. The 1A and 2A groups were observed to have the lowest (p < 0.05) shank length compared with the other groups during the entire period.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.31-39
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• 2023

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of exogenous protease supplementation in diets formulated with poultry by-product meal on growth performance, small intestine magnitudes, and meat physiochemical characters in broiler chickens from 21 to 35 days post-hatch. A total of 120, one-day-old "Arbor Acres Plus" broiler chickens (male: female - 50:50) were allocated one of two dietary treatments to give six replicates and ten birds per cage. Two dietary treatments included a control diet (CON) and a diet supplemented with protease (CON+Pro). At day 35, body weight and feed intakes were measured to calculate the feed conversion ratio for the entire experiment period. Two birds from each pen were euthanized to measure the relative lengths and relative weights of three small intestine sections and meat samples were collected for physiochemical characteristic analyses at 35 days post-hatch. Exogenous protease supplementation did not influence (P>0.05) growth performance but showed a tendency to improve FCR (P=0.082). Protease supplementation showed a tendency to reduce proximal small intestine length (P=0.091). Broilers offered dietary treatments influenced minced meat color where protease supplementation resulted in lower CIE b^* (P<0.001) colorimetric value for yellowness and showed a significant trend (P=0.059) on reducing meat redness CIE a^*. In conclusion, the addition of exogenous protease to a broiler diet formulated with poultry by-product meal did not affect the growth performance, small intestine magnitudes, and meat physiochemical parameters (except CIE b^*) in broiler chickens.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.719-727
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• 2021

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of mixed and separate gender feeding on the growth performance and carcass traits of Korean native chickens (KNC) compared to white semi-broilers (WSB) and a commercial broiler (CB) from hatching to 35 days. Here, 240 chicks were used with eight birds per cage in a randomized design with six replicates per breed. For the KNC lines, three groups of males (KNC-M), mixed-gender birds (KNC-FM) and females (KNC-F) were used. The two-phase feeding program used here consisted of a starter phase (days 1 - 21: crude protein [CP] 20% and metabolizable energy [ME], 3,050 kcal·kg^-1) and a grower phase (days 22 - 35: CP 18%, 3,100 kcal·kg^-1) for a commercial broiler. The WSB and CB were fed the only starter commercial diet. Fresh water and feed were provided ad-libitum. The results revealed that the KNC group had a lower (p < 0.05) body weight (BW) from day 7 and day 35 compared to that of the CB. Furthermore, the KNC group showed a lower (p > 0.05) average daily gain (ADG) relative to that of the CB during the entire experimental period. No difference (p > 0.05) was observed in the shank length among the treatments. There were also no significant differences in the growth performance or carcass traits between the KNC-M and WSB groups or in the genders of the KNC group.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.239-246
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• 2015

The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of the dietary supplementation of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens-based direct-fed microbial (DFM) on growth performance, nutrient utilization, intestinal morphology and cecal microflora in broiler chickens. A total of two hundred and eighty eight 1-d-old Arbor Acres male broilers were randomly allocated to one of four experimental treatments in a completely randomized design. Each treatment was fed to eight replicate cages, with nine birds per cage. Dietary treatments were composed of an antibiotic-free basal diet (control), and the basal diet supplemented with either 15 mg/kg of virginiamycin as antibiotic growth promoter (AGP), 30 mg/kg of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens-based DFM (DFM 30) or 60 mg/kg of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens-based DFM (DFM 60). Experimental diets were fed in two phases: starter (d 1 to 21) and finisher (d 22 to 42). Growth performance, nutrient utilization, morphological parameters of the small intestine and cecal microbial populations were measured at the end of the starter (d 21) and finisher (d 42) phases. During the starter phase, DFM and virginiamycin supplementation improved the feed conversion ratio (FCR; p<0.01) compared with the control group. For the finisher phase and the overall experiment (d 1 to 42) broilers fed diets with the DFM had better body weight gain (BWG) and FCR than that of control (p<0.05). Supplementation of virginiamycin and DFM significantly increased the total tract apparent digestibility of crude protein (CP), dry matter (DM) and gross energy during both starter and finisher phases (p<0.05) compared with the control group. On d 21, villus height, crypt depth and villus height to crypt depth ratio of duodenum, jejunum, and ileum were significantly increased for the birds fed with the DFM diets as compared with the control group (p<0.05). The DFM 30, DFM 60, and AGP groups decreased the Escherichia coli population in cecum at d 21 and d 42 compared with control group (p<0.01). In addition, the population of Lactobacillus was increased in DFM 30 and DFM 60 groups as compared with control and AGP groups (p<0.01). It can be concluded that Bacillus amyloliquefaciens-based DFM could be an alternative to the use of AGPs in broilers diets based on plant protein.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.109-118
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• 2023

본 연구는 고온기 복합생균제(L. plantarum, B. subtilis, Saccharomyces cerevisiae) 급여가 육계의 항산화 방어작용에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 대조군(CON), 0.25% 생균제 급여군(LPB) 및 0.5% 생균제 급여군(HPB) 등 3 처리군으로 설정하여 혈장, 소장 점막 및 간 조직에서 항산화 지표를 분석하였다. 실험 결과, 혈장 total protein, albumin, bloodurea nitrogen(BUN) 및 glutathione(GSH) 수준 등 질소화합물은 처리군 간 차이가 없었다. 혈장에서 조사한 항산화 효소 superoxide dismutase(SOD), glutathione peroxidase(GPX)와 glutathione S-transferase(GST) 및 지질과산화(MDA) 역시 생균제 급여에 따른 유의적 차이가 없었다. 소장점막조직에서 SOD 활성도는 0.5% 생균제 급여군(HPB)에서 대조군과 LPB군 보다 유의하게(P<0.05) 증가하였다. 소장 점막조직의 MDA 수준은 대조군보다 HPB군에서 현저하게(P<0.05) 감소하였다. 그러나 소장 점막조직의 GPX와 GST 활성도는 생균제 급여에 따른 차이는 없었다. 간 조직에 존재하는 SOD, GPX, GST 활성도 및 MDA 수준은 생균제 급여와 급여 수준에 따른 영향을 받지 않았고 모든 군에서 비슷한 수준을 보였다. 따라서 HPB군의 소장 점막조직에서 SOD 활성도가 증가하고 지질과산화도가 감소하는 결과로 보아 고온기에 0.5% 생균제 급여는 육계 소장 점막조직의 항산화 방어작용에 긍정적인 효과를 미치는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.41-47
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• 1977

율무쌀의 영양적(營養的)인 가치(價値)를 평가(評價)하기 위하여 체중(體重) $55.6{\pm}3.5g$의 Leuise계(系) albino rats 암수 각(各) 40수(首)를 8 group으로 나누고 각(各) group에 casein 15%+starch 75%+oil 8.0% diet(A), 율무쌀 98% diet(B), 쌀 98% diet(C), 보리쌀 98% diet(D), 쌀 49%+율무쌀 49% 혼합 diet(E), 쌀 73.5%+율무쌀 24.5% 혼합 diet(F), 보리쌀 49%+율무쌀 49% 혼합 diet(G), 보리쌀 73.5%+율무쌀 24.5% 혼합 diet(H)의 8종류(種類)의 diet에 각각 비타민 mixture 1% 및 salt mixture 1% 씩을 첨가(添加)한 것을 7주간(週間) 급여(給與)하여 체중증가량(體重增加量), 소화율(消化率), liver의 중량(重量), liver 및 plasma중의 protein 양(量), plasma 중의 free amino acid양(量), hematocrit 및 hemoglobin양(量)을 측정(測定)한 바 다음과 같은 결과(結果)를 얻었다. 1. 체중증가량(體重增加量)은 율무쌀 98% diet(B) group 이 가장 낮았고, 다음이 쌀 49%+율무쌀49% 혼합 diet(E) group으로써 이들 사이에는 유의(有意)한 차(差)가 없었으나 쌀 98% diet(C) group, 보리쌀 98% diet(D) group 및 기타 혼식(混食) group과는 유의(有意)한 차(差)(P<0.01)가 있었다. 2. 율무 현미(玄米) 및 백미(白米)의 소화율(消化率)은 protein과 carbohydrate는 백미(白米)가 높았고 fat는 현미(玄米)가 높았다. 3. liver의 중량(重量)은 율무쌀 98% diet(B) group은 쌀 98% diet(C) group과는 유의(有意)한 차(差)(P<0.05)가 있었으나 기타 group과는 유의(有意)한 차(差)가 없었다. 그리고 단위체중(單位體重)에 대한 무게는 차이(差異)가 없었다. 4. live 및 plasma의 total protein과 plasma의 A/G ratio는 율무쌀 98% diet(B) group이 가장 낮았다. 5. plasma 중의 free amino acid 조성(組成)은 식이(食餌)의 조성(組成)과 비슷하였다. 6. hematocrit와 hemoglobin content는 율무쌀 98% diet(B) group이 가장 낮았다. 7. 혼식(混食) group에 있어서는 쌀과 율무쌀 및 보리쌀과 율무쌀의 혼합비율(混合比率)이 1:1보다 3:1이 더 좋은 결과(結果)이었다.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.101-108
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• 2023

본 연구는 육계 초생추의 생산성을 유지하면서 분 내 질소와 인 함량을 감소시키기 위한 사료 내 CP 및 phytase의 수준을 구명하고자 수행되었다. 1일령 수컷 육계(41.9±0.91 g) 648수는 사료 내 조단백질 3수준(22%, 21%, 20%)과 phytase 3수준(1,000, 800, 500 FTU/kg)의 3 × 3 복합요인으로 총 9처리구로 나누어져, 처리당 4반복, 반복당 18수씩 완전임의 배치되어 대사케이지에서 7일 동안 사육되었다. 육계 초생추의 종료 체중 및 증체량은 CP 20% 처리구에서 유의적으로 낮게 나타났으며(P<0.05), 사료요구율은 CP 21% 및 Phytase 800 FTU/kg 처리구에서 유의적으로 낮게 나타났다(P<0.05). 체중, 증체량 및 사료요구율은 CP와 phytase의 상호작용이 나타났다(P<0.05). 육계 분변 내 질소 및 인 함량은 각각 CP 20%, Phytase 500 FTU/kg 처리구에서 유의적으로 낮게 나타났으며(P<0.05), 사료 내 CP와 phytase의 상호작용이 나타났다(P<0.05). 결론적으로, 육계의 생산성과 분내 질소 및 인 함량을 고려할 때, 육계 초기 수준을 CP 21%, phytase 800 ppm까지 감소시킬 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.