• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.183-188
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• 2006

본 연구는 도체 등급 판정을 받은 비육돈 YL 및 YLD 종중 암퇘지 128두와 거세돈 528두, 총 656두를 공시동물로 성별 및 품종별로 도체 등급 출현율을 조사하고, 도체 및 육질특성을 파악하여 고급 돈육 생산에 필요한 기초적 자료를 얻고자 실시하였다. 상위 도체등급(A와 B등급)은 전체 중 62.19%의 높은 출현율을 보였고, 성별로 암퇘지가 67.96%와 거세돈이 60.80%로 암퇘지가 거세돈보다 높았다. 도체중 전체 평균치는 $88.7{\pm}8.71 kg$, 등지방 두께 평균은 $24.3{\pm}4.94 mm$, 육색도 평균은 $3.5{\pm}0.77$, 보수력 평균은 $52.5{\pm}37.94$, 근내 지방도 평균은 $1.7{\pm}0.88$, 평균 도체등급은 $2.8{\pm}1.19$, 그리고 출하 평균 일령은 $176.8{\pm}8.24$일이었다. 성별 도체 특성에서 도체중은 암컷보다 거세돈에서 약간 높은 경향을 보였고, 등지방 두께는 암컷보다 거세돈에서 유의하게(p<0.05) 두꺼웠다. 육색도, 근내 지방도, 보수력 및 출하일령은 암컷과 거세돈에서 유의차는 없었으나, 도체등급은 암컷이 거세돈보다 다소 높은 경향을 보였고, PSE 출현을은 암컷이 4.7%로 거세돈 12.7%보다 우수하였다. 도체중별 도체 특성에서 등지방 두께는 도체중이 무거울수록 유의하게(p<0.05) 두꺼웠다. 육색도와 출하일령은 도체중간에 유의성은 없었으나, 근내지방도와 보수력은 도체중간에 유의한(p<0.05) 차이를 보였다. 등지방 두께별 도체 특성에서 도체증은 등지방 두께간에 유의성 있게(p<0.05) 등지방 두께가 두꺼울수록 도체중도 함께 무거웠다. 근내 지방도와 PSE 출현율은 등지방 두께간에 유의성 있는 차이는 없었다. YL종과 YLD종에서 등지방 두께가 중간층인 $21{\sim}25 mm$군에서 각각 44.8%와 32.0%로 가장 높은 빈도를 보였다. 이상의 결과로 보면 도체등급과 육질이 양호한 돼지고기를 생산하기 위해서는 너무 단축된 출하일령, 지나친 도체중, 너무 얇은 등지방 두께 등이 되지 않도록 적절하게 관리해야 바람직할 것으로 사료되었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.848-854
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• 2010

The objectives of this study were to estimate genetic parameters for the carcass price and carcass traits contributing to carcass grading and to investigate the influence of each carcass trait on the carcass price using multiple regression and path analyses. Data for carcass traits and carcass prices were collected from March 2003 to January 2009 on steers of Korean cattle raised at private farms. The analytical mixed animal model, including slaughter house-year-month combination, linear and quadratic slaughter age as fixed effects and random animal and residual effects, was used to estimate genetic parameters. The effects of carcass traits on the carcass price were evaluated by applying multiple regression analyses. Heritability estimates of carcass traits were $0.20{\pm}0.08$ for carcass weight (CWT), $0.33{\pm}0.10$ for back fat thickness (BFT), $0.07{\pm}0.05$ for eye-muscle area (EMA) and $0.25{\pm}0.10$ for marbling score (MS), and those of carcass prices were $0.21{\pm}0.10$ for auction price per 1 kg of carcass weight (AP) and $0.13{\pm}0.07$ for total price (CP). Genetic correlation coefficients of AP with CWT and MS were $-0.35{\pm}0.29$ and $0.99{\pm}0.04$, respectively, and those of CP with CWT and MS were $0.59{\pm}0.22$ and $0.39{\pm}0.29$ respectively. If an appropriate adjustment for temporal economic value is available, the moderate heritability estimates of AP and CP might suggest their potential use as the breeding objectives for improving the gross incomes of beef cattle farms. The large genetic correlation estimates of carcass price variables with CWT and MS implied that simultaneous selection for both CWT and MS would be also useful in enhancing income.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.689-698
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• 2007

2007년 한․미 FTA 협상 체결로 미국산 쇠고기 수입이 재개된 현재 육질과 가격면에서 우수한 수입육이 늘어나고 있는 상황에서 한우의 경쟁력강화를 위해 많은 노력이 이루어지고 있다. 한우개량농가는 송아지 생산량의 빠른 증가와 송아지 폐사율의 감소로 사육기술이 향상되어지고 있으며, 1993년 이후부터 한우 경쟁력강화를 위해 육질개량에 중점을 두고 거세를 통한 장기 비육으로 1등급이상의 출현율이 점차 증가하는 추세를 보이고 있다. 소비자의 식육패턴도 양적인 측면에서 질적인 측면으로 변화하고 있다. 고급육의 생산은 품종(Course 등, 1989), 성별, 연령(Hunsley 등, 1971) 등에 의하여 결정될 수가 있다. 한우 도체형질에 관한 연구는 국내에서도 최근 박과 박(2002)과 노 등(2004)이 연구 보고하였으나 이는 후대검정우와 후대축들의 도체형질에 관한 연구였으며, 일반 한우 사육농가의 도체형질에 관한 연구는 이루어 지지 않고 있다. 환경효과의 경우 대부분의 연구가 출생년도－계절, 출생지역의 효과를 추정하였으며, 도축년도, 도축계절, 도축지역에 관한 연구는 이루어 지지 않고 있다. 본 연구에서는 일반 한우사육농가에서 출하하여 도축한 축산물등급판정소의 등급판정결과를 이용하여 도축년도, 도축계절, 성, 도축지역이 도체형질에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 추정하고, 도체형질에 대해 REML(Restricted Maximum Likelihood) 방법으로 유전력 및 유전모수를 추정하여 일반 한우사육농가에서 출하한 개체의 도체형질에 관해 알아봄으로써 후대검정우나 후대축이 아닌 우리나라 전체 도축우에 대한 기초자료를 제공하고자 한다.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.447-453
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• 2006

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of $Megazone^{(R)}$ (a mineral mix) supplementation on growth performance, nutrients digestibility, blood characteristics, meat quality and carcass traits in weaning-to-finishing pigs. A total of 48 crossbred $(Landrace{\times}Yorkshire{\times}Duroc)$ pigs with initial body weight (BW) of $4.46{\pm}0.18kg$ were used in a 21 wks trial. Pigs were blocked by weight and allotted to two dietary treatments in a completly randomized design. There were 6 pens per treatment. Dietary treatments included: 1) Control (CON: basal diet) and 2) MT (basal diet+0.8% $Megazone^{(R)}$). Through the entire experimental period, there were no effects of dietary $Megazone^{(R)}$ supplementation on growth performance nutrients digestibility, blood characteristics and meat quality traits (p>0.05). Market weight and backfat thickness also had no differences between the two treatments (p>0.05). However, carcass weight and carcass ratio in MT treatment were improved significantly compared with CON treatment (p<0.05). In conclusion, supplmentation of $Megazone^{(R)}$ can increase carcass weight and carcass ratio in weaning-to-finishing pigs, however, it has no effects on growth performance, nutrients digestibility, blood characteristics and meat quality traits.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.205-215
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• 1992

본 연구는 우리나라에서 현재 사육되고 있는 한국재래닭의 산육능력과 도체특성을 조사하여 육계의 능력과 비교함으로써 재래닭의 사양관리에 대한 기초자료를 제시하고자 1992년 3월부터 동년 6월까지 14주간을 재래닭과 육계 2계종을 산란사료를 이용하여 암수 각각 50수씩 총 200수를 조사 기록한 성적으로 비교 분석하였던 바 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 평균 체중은 14주령에 재래닭이 868.7g, 육계는 3, 526.6g으로 입추시 체운에 비하여 재래닭은 26.6배, 육계는 72.9부의 속도로 성장하였다. 2. 재래닭의 등체율은 수컷이 74.1∼78.5％, 암컷은 73.9∼77.5％이었으며, 육계의 도체율은 수컷이 72.2∼76.9％, 암컷은 71.7∼76.9％를 나타내 재래닭의 도체율이 육계에 비해 2％ 내외 더 높았다. 3. 가식부위 중량을 비교한 결과를 보면 9∼14주령의 도체중 대비 익부의 중량비율은 재래닭의 수컷이 11.5∼12.4％, 암컷은 11.5∼13.1％인 반면에 육계의 수컷은 11.9∼10.7％, 암컷은 10.7∼12.2％로 재래닭의 중량비율이 높고 또한 주령이 증가하면서 재래닭의 익부는 계속 성장하였는데 육계는 도체중 대비 감소하는 추세를 보였다. 4. 배부와 흉부는 육계가 성장할수록 도체중 대비 중량비율의 증가폭이 재래닭에 비하여 켰는데 배부에서 재래닭 수컷은 15.4∼17.0％, 암컷은 15.4∼16.8％인데 육계는 수컷이 17.2∼19.0, 암컷은 17.2∼19.1％이었다. 또한 흉부에서는 재래닭 수컷의 도체중 대비 중량비율은 19.6∼22.0％, 암컷은 20.2∼22.7％, 육계의 수컷은 23.5∼24.5％, 암컷은 25.1∼27.0％를 나타냈다. 5. 대퇴부와 북채를 합한 종량의 도체중 대비 비율은 재래닭의 수컷이 26.8∼28.0％, 암컷은 25.5∼27.1％, 육계의 수컷은 27.7∼27.8％, 암컷은 26.9％ 를 거의 유지하고 있어 재래닭과 육계의 중량비율에 차이가 거의 보이지 않았다. 6. 불가식부위 중량을 비교한 결과에서 9∼14주령의 우모중은 재래닭이 생체중 대비 5.3∼6.8％인 반면에 육계는 3.8∼4.4％로 나타나 재래닭이 육계에 비하여 개량속도가 늦은 경향을 알 수 있었다. 7. 복강지방 중량은 재래닭의 수컷이 2.42∼3.88g, 암컷은 1.84∼3.08g으로 암수 모두 도체중 대비 0.5％를 차지하고 있었다. 그러나 육계의 수컷은 39.4∼56.3g, 암컷은 33.3∼67.8g으로 2.5∼3.0％의 복강지방을 함유하고 있었다.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.715-720
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• 2015

This study was conducted to determine the effects of beak trimming, stocking density (D) and sex (S) on live weight (LW), carcass yield and its component, and plasma glucose (PG) and triglyceride levels in Large White turkeys. To accomplish this aims, totally 288 d old large white turkey chicks (144 in each sex) were used. Beaks of 77 male and female poults were trimmed when 8 d old with an electrical beak trimmer. The birds were fed by commercial turkey rasion. Experiment was designed as 2 × 2 × 2 factorial arrangement with 3 replications in each group. Beak trimming and stocking density did not affect live weight, carcass composition and its components. The higher LW and carcass weight observed in trimmed groups. As expected, male birds are heavier than female, and carcass percentage (CP) would be adverse. However, in this study, CP of male was higher in trimmed, in 0.25 m²/bird. (D) × sex (S) interaction had an effect on both CP and thigh weights (p<0.05). Significantly D × S was observed in LW, CP and PG. The weight of carcass and its some components were higher in male. S × D interaction had an effect on plasma glucose level (p<0.05). Triglyceride level was affected (p<0.05) by sex. Significant relationships were found between percentage of thighs (r=0.447, p<0.01) and percentage of breast (r=0.400, p<0.01). According to this study, it can be said that trimming is useful with density of 0.25 m²/bird in turkey fattening.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.598-604
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• 2009

This work was carried out to study the carcass characteristics, the chemical composition and the fatty acid profile in Longissimus muscle (LM) of bull breeds Nellore, NEL (11), Caracu, CAR (12) and Holstein-Friesian, HFR (12) finished in a feedlot. The bulls were fed twice a day with corn silage, cotton meal, cracked corn, urea, limestone and mineral salt. NEL and CAR bulls had similar (p>0.05) final weight and hot carcass weight. However, NEL and CAR bulls had higher (p<0.05) final weight and hot carcass weight than HFR bulls. Carcass hot dressing, carcass conformation, cushion thickness, Longissimus muscle area and texture were similar (p>0.05) among NEL, CAR and HFR bulls. NEL and HFR bulls had higher (p<0.05) carcass length in comparison to the CAR breed. Nellore breed had higher (p<0.05) leg length in comparison to CAR and HFR breeds. Leg length was similar (p>0.05) between CAR and HFR breeds. Thickness fat, color and marbling score were lower (p<0.05) in NEL breed in comparison to CAR and HFR breeds. LM of NEL bulls had higher (p<0.05) meat moisture content in comparison to CAR and HFR bulls. In contrast, lipid content was lower (p<0.10) in HFR bulls. LM ash and crude protein contents were similar (p>0.05) among breeds. Saturated fatty acids (SFA) were higher (p<0.10) in HFR animals. Monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA), polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), n-6, n-3 and PUFA/SFA ratio were similar (p>0.05) among the different breeds. N-6/n-3 ratio was higher (p<0.05) in CAR animals.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.47-53
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• 2022

Objective: An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of increasing levels of spineless cactus (0%, 33%, 66%, and 100%) used as a substitute for wheat bran in buffalo diets on quantitative and qualitative traits of the meat and carcass. Methods: Twenty Murrah buffaloes at 18 months of age, with a mean initial weight of 292.9±57.3 kg, were randomly allocated to four treatments with five replicates. The animals were slaughtered after 90 days in the feedlot. The effects of spineless cactus as a replacement for wheat bran in the diet of the buffaloes on the carcass and meat traits, slaughter weight, carcass yield and carcass measurements were studied. Results: Increased spineless cactus levels led to linear reduction in average daily gain, slaughter weight, hot and cold carcass weight, compactness index and in the amount of muscle in the carcass, and there is no difference between the control treatment and the 33% replacing level for these parameters. The quality of the meat was not influenced by the treatments. Conclusion: Spineless cactus can replace wheat bran by up to 33% in sugarcane-based diets for buffaloes, without influencing quantitative and qualitative traits of the meat and carcass.

• 한국유기농업학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.137-148
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• 2021

일련의 분석결과 10~23개월령 한우 거세우의 일당 증체량이 도체 성적에 미치는 영향이 크다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 본 연구 결과는 한우 생산성 향상과 영양 및 사양관리 전략 수립에 기초 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제37권7호
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• pp.1213-1224
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• 2024

Objective: Enterotypes (ETs) are the clustering of gut microbial community structures, which could serve as indicators of growth performance and carcass traits. However, ETs have been sparsely investigated in waterfowl. The objective of this study was to identify the ileal ETs and explore the correlation of the ETs with growth performance and carcass traits in Muscovy ducks. Methods: A total of 200 Muscovy ducks were randomly selected from a population of 5,000 ducks at 70-day old, weighed and slaughtered. The growth performance and carcass traits, including body weight, dressed weight and evidenced weight, dressed percentage, percentage of apparent yield, breast muscle weight, leg muscle weight, percentage of leg muscle and percentage of breast muscle, were determined. The contents of ileum were collected for the isolation of DNA and 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The ETs were identified based on the 16S rRNA gene sequencing data and the correlation of the ETs with growth performance and carcass traits was performed by Spearman correlation analysis. Results: Three ETs (ET1, ET2, and ET3) were observed in the ileal microbiota of Muscovy ducks with significant differences in number of features and α-diversity among these ETs (p<0.05). Streptococcus, Candida Arthritis, and Bacteroidetes were the presentative genus in ET1 to ET3, respectively. Correlation analysis revealed that Lactococcus and Bradyrhizobium were significantly correlated with percentage of eviscerated yield and leg muscle weight (p<0.05) while ETs were found to have a close association with percentage of eviscerated yield, leg muscle weight, and percentage of leg muscle in Muscovy ducks. However, the growth performance of ducks with different ETs did not show significant difference (p>0.05). Lactococcus were found to be significantly correlated with leg muscle weight, dressed weight, and percentage of eviscerated yield. Conclusion: Our findings revealed a substantial variation in carcass traits associated with ETs in Muscovy ducks. It is implied that ETs might have the potential to serve as a valuable biomarker for assessing duck carcass traits. It would provide novel insights into the interaction of gut microbiota with growth performance and carcass traits of ducks.