• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.9-14
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• 2001

This study was carried out to investigate the prevalence of Neospora caninum infection in dairy cow and Korean native cattle(KNC), raised in several Chungnam province. To determine the prevalence of antibodies to N caninum, a total of five hundred fifty six sera were analyzed by indirected fluorescent antibody(IFA) test. Five hundred thirty three sera were collected from fifteen dairy herds and twenty three sera were taken from fourteen KNC herds from December 1999 to November 2000. Seropositive ratio of the dairy cattle sera were individually or herdly tested and showed 64.2% and 93.3%, respectively. It was recorded with 78.6% and 47.8% in KNC. The seropositive ratio of dairy cattle was depended on the size of ranch. It was 92.2, 60.7 and 57.9% at the size of less than thirty, thirty to seventy and more than seventy one cattle, respectively However, it was different from the province of Chungnam. The seropositive ratio to N caninum of dairy cattle were 79.5, 53.1, 61.4 and 31.1% at Gongju, Yeongi, Geumsan and Cheongwon, respectively. It showed difference at the growth stage and sex of cattle. The seropositive ratios of N caninum of calf, heifer, premiparous, multiparous(2nd-5th), multiparous (6>th) and bulls confirmed to 25.0, 50.3, 70.3, 71.2, 50.0 and 50.0%, respectively. It was related with brucellosis in cattle. The infected ones with brucellosis were 75.7% of seropositive ratios to N caninum. The results of this study indicated that N caninum infection was widespread in Chungnam province and confirmed existing with brucellosis in cattle.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.521-532
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• 2008

The prevalence of major calf disease was investigated in 117 Holstein dairy calves in Chonnam area. All of them were moved in the College experimental farm which is operated in intensive units. clinical signs were daily examined throughout two months after the introduction of the College farm. Among calves, 92 cases(78.6%) died in the two months after the introduction in it. Outbreaks of respiratory and alimentary diseases were their main causes of their fatality. The incidence of respiratory disorders during the full period of the experiment was up to 42.8%, and the alimentary diseases were occurred 35.9% of the herd. Most of the mortality was related with respiratory(59.9%) and alimentary(52.1%) pathogens. Also calf mortality by combined infection claimed 6.6% among 100 morbidity cases. Principle pathogens to cause mortality were Pasteurella spp(44.4%), E coli(29.9%), bovine viral diarrhea virus(16.2%), IBRV(12.0%), respectively. Viruses also played as an important role in increasing calf morbidity to secondary respiratory bacterial pathogens. Pasteurella infection combined with infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus(11 cases), parainfluenza virus type-3(9 cases), or bovine respiratory syncytial virus(7 cases) was appeared as major pattern to mortality. colibacillosis in causing enteritis was concurrently infected with BVD(19 cases), bovine coronavirus infection(14 cases), salmonellosis(5 cases), coccidiosis(5 cases) and clostridial infection(4 cases). Ninty-two cases to death were appeared to have 100% neutralizing antibodies to BCV; Among them, 73.8% had the neutralizing antibody level higher than 64. Calves with neutralizing antibodies higher than 16 to BVDV were 50%. The cases with neutralizing antibody level lower than 8 to BEFV were 89.4% that means the necessity of appropriate vaccination.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.204-216
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• 2022

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation with a multi-strain probiotic (MSP) product containing of Bifidobacterium animalis, Lactobacillus casei, Streptococcus faecalis, and Bacillus cerevisiae on growth, health, and fecal bacterial composition of dairy calves during the first month of life. Methods: Forty Holstein calves (24 female and 16 male) at 2 d of age were grouped by sex and date of birth then randomly assigned to 1 of 4 treatments: milk replacer supplementation with 0 g (0MSP), 2 g (2MSP), 4 g (4MSP), and 6 g (6MSP) MSP per calf per day. Results: Supplementation of MSP did not result in any significant differences in parameters of body measurements of calves during the 30 d period. As the dosage of MSP increased, the average daily gain (p = 0.025) and total dry matter intake (p = 0.020) of calves showed a linear increase. The fecal consistency index of the 2MSP, 4MSP, and 6MSP group calves were lower than that of the 0MSP group calves (p = 0.003). As the dosage of MSP increased, the concentrations of lactate dehydrogenase (p = 0.068) and aspartate aminotransferase (p = 0.081) in serum tended to decrease, whereas the concentration of total cholesterol increased quadratically (p = 0.021). The relative abundance of Dorea in feces was lower (p = 0.011) in the 2MSP, 4MSP, and 6MSP group calves than that in the 0MSP group calves. The relative abundance of Dorea (p = 0.001), Faecalibacterium (p = 0.050), and Mitsuokella (p = 0.030) decreased linearly, whereas the relative abundance of Prevotella tended to increase linearly as the dosage of MSP increased (p = 0.058). Conclusion: The MSP product can be used to reduce the diarrhea, improve the performance, and alter the composition of the fecal bacteria in neonatal dairy calves under the commercial conditions.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.637-642
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• 2002

Thirty Holstein calves were used to determine effects of age, environment and sex on blood metabolite concentrations during 1 to 90 d of age. Calves were weaned at 75 d of age. Environmental effects are grouped by the difference in month at birth and site of feeding. Blood samples were obtained every 2 or 3 d. The mean metabolite concentration every 3 d was used for the statistical analysis. Dairy bodyweight gain was not affected by environmental group and sex effect. Concentrations of plasma glucose, nonesterified fatty acids (NEFA), triglyceride, total cholesterol and total ketone changed with growth. These developmental changes in metabolite levels would be caused by ruminal maturation with increment of grain intake. Levels of plasma urea nitrogen, glucose, NEFA, triglyceride and total cholesterol drastically changed during a few weeks after birth, indicating that the physiological state in calves greatly changed during that time. Effects of the environmental group and sex were significant in almost all metabolites. Temperature influenced plasma metabolite concentrations. The plasma metabolite concentrations were affected more intensely by heat stress in the infant period than in the neonatal period.

• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.39-43
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• 2008

EMC는 치즈와 유사한 효소작용은 거치게 되지만 치즈에 비하여 더 많은 효소작용에 의하여 더욱 강력한 풍미를 생산하게 된다. 이러한 우수한 EMC의 개발을 위하여 적합한 효소를 찾아내는 것은 중요한 과제이다. 심지어 동일한 PGE도 송아지의 것이 어린 염소나 어린 양의 것에 비하여 더 부드러운 맛을 생산할 수 있다. 특히 체다치즈의 풍미를 위하여는 미생물효소보다 동물성 esterase나 peptides가 유리한 것으로 알려지고 있으며, 체다치즈나 스위스치즈의 경우 비단 백태 질소화합물의 양도 EMC가 치즈에 비하여 3배 가까이 많았다. 체다 EMC의 성분 비율에서도 유리지방산에는 butyric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid와 oleic acid가 많았고, 유리 아미노산에는 glutamic acid, valine, leucine과 lysine이 많은 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.112-114
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• 2017

Two one-month-old dairy calves which have Eimeria oocysts in their bloody diarrhea died acutely a few days after showing the first clinical signs. At necropsy, hemorrhagic and congestive gastrointestinal organs were observed in both calves, and abomasal ulcerations existed. As a prevalent agent in all of the collected intra-intestinal specimens, Clostridium perfringens was isolated and the strain was identified as type A possessing alpha and beta2-toxins. In these clinical cases, intercurrent infection by C. perfringens type A and Eimeria through contaminated environment may be responsible for acute hemorrhagic enteritis.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.198-203
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• 2008

This study was conducted to compare the effects of feeding high protein and low energy milk replacer (HPR; CP 25%, ME 3.6 Mcal/kg DM) with low protein and high energy milk replacer (HPR; CP 21%, ME 4.2 Mcal/kg DM) on feed consumption, body weight (BW) gain, health and selected blood metabolites in Holstein calves during the pre-weaning period. At each feeding, each milk replacer (MR) was prepared by mixing 0.125 kg of dry MR in 1L of warm ($60^{\circ}C$) water. The calves were fed either HPR (n = 10) or HER (n = 10) using mobile plastic bottles fitted with soft rubber nipples. All calves received 1.8L diluted MR at each feeding 3 times daily during the first 4 weeks of age; feeding frequency was reduced to 2 times daily for the next 2 weeks of age and then to once daily during the last week of the experiment. Jugular blood was sampled in calves at day 7, 14, 21, 35 and 49 of age to enumerate selected metabolites. Daily MR, starter and hay intake during the pre-weaning period were similar in calves fed HPR and HER. Consumption of starter, MGH and total DM steadily increased with the age of calves. Final BW, daily BW gain and feed efficiency of calves were not affected by treatments. Serum glucose, cholesterol, creatinine were decreased (p<0.05) and blood urea N was increased (p<0.05) in calves fed HER or HPR as they grew older. Serum glucose, total protein and albumin concentrations in calves were not affected by treatments. Serum GPT and GOT concentrations were higher (p<0.05) in calves on HPR than on HER. Scouring score, days scoured, respiratory score, rectal temperature and general appearance were similar in calves fed HPR and HER. Poor general appearance (dullness and droopy ears) of calves fed either HPR or HER reflected nutritional insufficiency and stress. In conclusion, energy and protein concentrations in MR did not affect feed intake and BW gain in Holstein calves during the pre-weaning period. Poor general appearance and lower BW gain of calves compared to those reported in the literature for milk fed calves prompt a demand for further research to improve the daily nutrient supply to MR-fed calves.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.179-200
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• 1989

Camembert cheese 제조(製造)에 있어 calf rennet의 대체이용(代替利用)을 위(爲)한 기초연구(基礎硏究)로서 Mucor miehei 응유효소(凝乳酵素)를 calf rennet와 일정(一定) 비율(比率)로 혼합(混合) 첨가(添加)하고 cheese의 수율(收率), 숙성기간(熟成期間)에 따른 일반성분(一般成分)의 변화(變化), 실소화합물(室素化合物), 아미노산(酸), 유리지방산(遊離脂肪酸), 무기물(無機物)의 변화(變化) 및 분자량별(分子量別) 분획(分劃), 전기영동(電氣泳動), 조직특성(組織特性) 및 관능검사(官能檢査) 연구(硏究)에서 얻은 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. 1. Camembert eheese의 수율(收率)은 15%로서 calf rennet와 Mucor rennet간(間)에는 큰 차이(差異)이 없었다. 2. 단백질(蛋白質), 지방(脂肪) 및 회분함량(灰分含量은 Mucor rennet편이 적었으며 숙성(熟成)이 진행(進行)됨에 따라 유당(乳糖)은 14일 이후(以後) 급격(急激)한 감소현상(減少現像)을 나타내고 첨가비율(添加比率)에 따른 차이(差異)는 인정(認定)되지 않았다. 3. 제조직후(製造直後) 수용성(水溶性) 질소량(窒素量)은 14.7~17.3%였으나 숙성(熟成)이 진행(進行)됨에 따라 39.7~41.0%로 증가(增加)하였으며 숙성(熟成) 21일(日)에는 calf rennet에 비(比)하여 Mucor rennet편이 높았고 비(非)케이신태(態) 질소(窒素) 및 암모니아태(態) 질소(窒素)는 21일(日) 이후(以後) Mocor rennet편이 높은 증가율(增加率)을 나타내었다. 4. 숙성(熟成)이 진행(進行)됨에 따라 calf rennet에 비(比)하여 Mucor rennet편이 cysteine, phenylalanine 및 proline 등(等)이 증가(增加)하였으나 aspartic acid, threonine 및 glutamic acid등(等)은 감소(減少)하였다. 5. 유리지방산량(遊離脂肪酸量)은 calf rennet에 비(比)하여 Mucor rennet편이 높았고 숙성(熟成)이 진행(進行)됨에 따라 8.36 mEq으로부터 26.36 mEq에 이르는 함량(含量) 증가(增加)를 나타냈으나 처리간(處理間)에는 유의성(有意性)있는 큰 차이(差異)를 나타내지 않았다. 6. 시료중(試料中)의 Ca량(量)은 0.238~0.272%, Mg량(量)은 0.019~0.002%, Na은 0.910~1.047%, K은 0.175~0.200%였으며 casein에서 중요(重要)한 비침전성(非沈澱性) Ca량(量)은 숙성기간(熟成期間)과 효소첨가중(酵素添加重)에 관계(關係)없이 61%에서 77%까지 Mg에서는 59.1%에서 92.5%까지 비침전성(非沈澱性) 수용성(水溶性)으로 남아 있었다. 7. 분자량(分子量) 50,000이상(以上)의 단백질(蛋白質)은 숙성9熟成)이 진행(進行)됨에 따라 초기(初期)의 95%에서 45%까지 감소(減少)되고 분자량(分子量) 10,000이하(以下)는 0.2에서 38%까지 증가(增加)되어 숙성(熟成)에 의(依)한 casein의 분해(分解)가 확실(確實)하였다. 8. 숙성(熟成) 2주(週)부터 Mucor rennet의 첨가비율(添加比率)에 따라 casein의 전기영동(電氣泳動)은 다르게 나타났으며 숙성(熟成) 4주(週)에는 calf rennet 처리구(處理區)에 비(比)하여 Mucor rennet 처리구(處理區)의 전(全) band는 다소 잔존(殘存)함을 볼 수 있었다. 9. in vitro소화율(消化率)은 처리(處理)에 따라 81.48~94.81%로 부터 94.47~98.61%로 증가(增加)하였으며 처리간(處理間)에는 유의(有意)한 차이(差異)를 나타내지 않았다. 10. Mucor rennet 처리구(處理區)는 calf rennet처리구(處理區)에 비(比)하여 Hardness가 낮았으며 숙성(熟成)이 진행(進行)됨에 따라 더욱 감소(減少)하였다. 11. 관능검사(官能檢査) 결과(結果) Camembert cheese의 표면상태(表面狀態), 촉감(觸感), 절단면(切斷面), 풍미(風味) 및 고미등(苦味等)은 calf rennet와 Mucor rennet 처리간(處理間)에 차이(差異)를 인정(認定)할 수 없었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.794-798
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• 2004

An attempt was made to improve the efficiency of growth and lactation performance of dairy heifers subjected to a stair-step growth scheme using rice straw as the sole roughage source. Twenty-four young Holstein heifers were randomly assigned to either control or test group. The control diet met the National Research Council (NRC) requirement, with heifers calving at 24 to 26 mo of age. The test group was individually fed according to a schedule of 3, 2, 4, 2, 5 and 2 mo in which feed intake was alternately 20% below or 25% above the NRC requirements. Heifers on the stair-step growth pattern gained more body weight and consumed less dry matter (10.80 and 11.22%, respectively), resulting an increasing growth efficiency compared with the control. Body condition, first estrus, first conception, services per conception and calving difficulty (data not shown) were not affected. Milk yield of the test group was 8.5% higher than that of the control group. During the early lactation period, the milk yield was significantly higher in the stair-step group than in that of the control group (p<0.05). Milk composition was not affected by compensatory growth induced by the stair-step scheme. Also, weight at calving and calf growth performance was not affected by stair-step growth. The results indicate that using rice straw as a sole roughage source in a stair-step compensatory growth scheme can contribute to the improvement of growth efficiency and early lactation performance.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.759-769
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• 2021

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of stocking density on the behavior, productivity, and metabolism of periparturient Holstein cows as well as calf performance. Methods: A total of 48 periparturient cows were randomly assigned into three groups at 28 days (±3 days) before their expected calving date. The stocking densities of the groups, relative to the standard cubicle and feed bunk number, were i) 80% (13 cows), ii) 100% (16 cows), and iii) 120% (19 cows). Lying and rumination behavior was recorded using electronic data loggers and HR-Tags from d -21 ("d-" means days before calving) until the calving date, d 0. Lying time was assessed to determine the diurnal total hours spent lying per day. Rumination time was averaged in 2 hours interval periods over 24 hours during the experimental period. Results: Cows in the 80% group spent more time lying and ruminating between d -21 and d -7 and tended to ruminate more between d -14 and d 0. Calcium levels tended to be higher for cows in the 80% group, no other observable differences were found in monitored blood parameters. Moreover, 3.5% fat corrected milk and energy corrected milk yields were higher in 80% group in the first month of lactation. No other observable differences were found in the yield and composition of colostrum and milk in the first 10 months of lactation. The growth and performance of calves in the first week of life was not affected by stocking density of the dams. Conclusion: We concluded that lower stocking density may increase lying and ruminating behavior of prepartum Holstein cows. However, this did not translate into improved productivity and metabolism.