• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2003

Objectives : To investigate the increasing effect of veterinary acupuncture (VA) on the eggs-laying rate, we carried out the experiment in old hens. Methods : Twenty four old hens (ISA Brown; 1,200 - 1,400 g) over 75 weeks old whose eggs-laying rates were under the 50% for recent 15 days were used. In experimental group, VA treatments were performed seven times during 10 days. Unang point at the end of bilateral wing and Migun point at the tail bone were stimulated about 30 seconds by the stainless steel needle (0.3 mm o.d.). In control group, similar manual stress were performed at same frequency. The numbers of laid eggs were observed for 26 days after the beginning of treatment. Bloods were sampled two times from wing veins during and after the treatment period and serum concentrations of luteinizing hormone (LH) and Estradiol were detected. Results : Eggs-laying rates of experimental group $(34.29{\pm}2.79%)$ were significantly increased than that of control group $(27.56{\pm}2.00%,\;p<0.05)$ with the significant increasing of LH serum concentration in experimental group $(from\;0.77{\pm}0.13\;IU/I\;to\; 1.42{\pm}0.22\;IU/I,\;p<0.05)$. Conclusions : Increasing effect of VA treatment on the eggs-laying rate in old hens were proved in this study, and it may be the first prompt on the experimental investigation and development of VA.

• 한국축산식품학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국축산식품학회 2004년도 정기총회 및 제33차 춘계 학술대회
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• pp.365-368
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• 2004

This study was conducted to investigate change of rate of laying eggs and vitamin according to feeding of far infrared-irradiated rice. The feeding of rice irradiated by far infrared rays did not affect the body weight of laying hens, but the rate of laying eggs were 14% positively increased than normal rice. Especially, the levels of vitamin A(150${\sim}$200%), D(28${\sim}$30%) and E(40${\sim}$67%) were much higher in the group of laying hens fed with rice irradiated by far infrared rays.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.181-187
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• 2000

This work was designed to investigate the performances of broiler breeder hens upon the addition were vitamin and mineral supplements in feeds. Animals were divided into for feed groups such as control, T$_1$,T$_2$and T$_3$, and each treatment has four replications. All broiler breeder hens were housed individually, and were fed with identical iso-metaboilic energy and iso-protein, except for vitamins and minerals. Different sources and levels of vitamins and minerals were added to the basic feeds according to the treatments. At the end of the experiments, general laying rate(hen days), average egg weight, hatching egg laying rate(Hen day) every day. Hatching egg weight, sterility, embryo mortality, hatching rate and chick weight were examined. Although, early laying rate in all treatment groups were reduced during cold term management, general egg laying rate was increased only T$_3$group which was contanining vitamin C. However, similar results were obtained in the rates of general and hatching egg laying. General egg laying rate were somewhat higher of Control, T$_2$and T$_3$ groups than that of T$_1$group. In addition, the laying rates of general and hatching eggs slightly improved in the T$_3$group rather than those of Control group. Egg weight was reduced with the increasing of laying rate, showing the highest in the T$_3$group. The laying rate showed significantly lower value than those of any other groups. Egg weight was about 65g in T$_3$group. The results of hatching performance for production ability of Broiler breeder hens were fed experimental diet, although the rates of non-hatched and hatched eggs increased in order of Control, T$_1$T$_2$and T$_3$groups. However, the rate of embryo mortality was declined in order Control, T$_1$T$_2$and T$_3$groups.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.263-269
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• 2000

This study was carried out to set a standard of damage compensation by researching state of damage due to noises in laying and prelaying hens. Recently, there are many damage cases in chicken farms near construction site that were caused by noises of construction. Therefore disputes and complaints about economical loss have increased ceaselessly. But we have few research and report such a thing. The result have shown that the weight loss rate was ranged from 9.48% to 23.2% and mortality of laying period of hens was higher than prelaying period. Pathological findings were fatty liver, congestion and hemorrhage of intestine, erosion of proventriculus and gizzard in order of case frequency. And these signs in hens of laying period was more serious than prelaying period. Half-life rate of antibody titers against Newcastle disease and infectious bronchitis in sound stressed hens was no different compared with non-stressed hens. Egg production rate dropped from 38% to 45% according to strength of noises. Before being stressed, hens produced special, large, middle, small-size eggs in the order. But after being stressed, their egg Production rate of middle, small-size Increased while egg production rate of special, large-size decreased. Production rate of soft and broken shell eggs was 0.015% in the stressed flocks higher than 0.005% in the non-stressed flocks.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.237-245
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• 2020

본 연구는 종계의 품종, 산란 연령 및 종란의 보관 기간이 부화 성적에 미치는 영향을 살펴보고 자 한 것으로 한국토종닭인 재래황갈종, 토착레그혼종 및 토착로드종이 산란한 종란을 대상으로 산란 초기인 27~29주령 때 수집한 종란과 산란 후기인 50~52주령에 산란한 종란을 각각 3일, 7일 및 14일 보관 후 부화를 진행하였다. 조사 항목으로는 수정률, 부화율 및 배자발육중지율을 조사하고, 각 요인별 부화 성적을 분석하였다. 분석 결과, 종계의 품종, 산란 연령 및 종란의 보관 기간이 독립적으로 혹은 복합적으로 부화 성적에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 종계의 품종에 따른 비교에서 토착로드종의 부화 성적이 가장 저조하였는데, 특히 이들이 산란 초기에 생산한 종란에서 초기 배자 사망률이 현저히 높게 나타났다. 산란 연령에 따른 부화 성적은 산란 초기에 생산한 종란의 부화율이 산란 후기에 생산한 종란에 비해 높게 나타났는데, 초기 배자 사망률은 산란 초기의 종란에서, 후기 배자 사망률 및 사롱란의 비율은 산란 후기의 종란에서 상대적으로 높게 나타났다. 종란의 보관 기간에 따른 부화 성적은 거의 대부분의 조사 항목에서 종란의 보관 기간이 길어질수록 부화 성적은 저하되는 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과를 종합할 때, 우수한 부화 성적을 얻기 위해서는 품종에 따른 각기 다른 부화 관리가 필요하며, 산란 후기에 생산된 종란의 이용은 피하고 종란의 보관 기간은 7일 이내로 짧게 하는 것이 바람직할 것으로 사료된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.1048-1052
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• 2008

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of sodium selenite and zinc-L-selenomethionine on performance and egg Se concentration in laying hens. Two hundred and twenty-four CP Browns aged 71 weeks were divided according to a $2{\times}3$ factorial in a completely randomized design. One more group without additional Se supplementation was used as a negative control. Each treatment consisted of four replicates and each replicate contained eight laying hens. The dietary treatments were T1: basal diet; T2, T3 and T4: basal diets plus 0.3, 1.0 and 3.0 mg Se from sodium selenite/kg, respectively; T5, T6 and T7: basal diets plus 0.3, 1.0 and 3.0 mg Se from zinc-L-selenomethionine/kg, respectively. The findings revealed that feed conversion rate/kg eggs, egg production, egg weight, Haugh units and eggshell thickness were not affected by source and level of Se (p>0.05). Increasing level of dietary Se significantly increased (p<0.05 the Se content of eggs. Zinc-L-selenomethionine markedly increased p<0.05 egg Se concentration as compared with sodium selenite. The results indicated that Se source did not influence performance of laying hens. However, zinc-L-selenomethionine increased p<0.05 egg Se concentration more than sodium selenite.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.23-30
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• 2023

본 연구는 농장 내 계란 이송시스템에서 발생하는 충격 정도를 파악하고 파란 발생률과 비교하여 문제점을 개선하기 위해 무창계사 12개 농장을 대상으로 하여 무선 전자계란(Wireless Egg Node II)를 활용하여 조사하였다. 전체적으로 충격 크기는 세척기와 건조기 연결 부분, 컨베이어 연결부분, 트랜스퍼, 정렬기, 집란 엘리베이터, 팩커, 계란 이송 연결부분, 알받이 순으로 나타났으나 농장에 따라 충격정도 및 충격발생 지점에 많은 차이가 있었다. 계란의 충격강도와 파란 발생률은 높은 정(+)의 상관관계가 나타났으며 일회성 충격보다는 누적된 충격의 양에 따라 파각발생이 높았고, 조사 지점에 따라 5~38 G까지 다양하며 총 파각란 발생률도 3.2%~14.5%로 나타났다. 파각 발생률을 낮추기 위해서는 난각 품질이 높은 계란을 생산하고자 하는 노력도 중요하지만 난각강도가 우수해도 최종제품에 난각이 파손되는 상황을 고려할 때 실금란 발생을 초래하는 계란이송라인 개선이 절대적으로 필요한 것으로 조사되었다.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.65-70
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• 2006

In order to detection of the intestinal parasites, fecal samples were taken from broiler (n=290), parent stock (n=168) and laying hen (n=114) in Jeonbuk province. The prevalence and identification of intestinal parasites were determined by the fecal examination using the floatation method and microscopical examination, respectively. The detection rate of parasite-eggs from 3 flocks (total=572) was 44.9%. In the breed and type of breeding, infection rate of parasite-eggs was detected 65.5% as broiler (floor breeding, 290 chickens), 20.2% as parent stock (floor breeding, 168 chickens) and 28.9% as laying hen (cage breeding, 114 chickens), in order. In the concern of mixed infection such as single and double, the rate were 40.7% and 4.2%, respectively. Six kinds of infective eggs were isolated 257 fecal sample from 3 flock. They were classified 74.7% as Eimeria spp, 18.1% as Ascaridia galli and 6.0% as Capillaria spp and 0.4% as Heteratkis gallinarum, Railleina spp or Trichostrongylus spp, single or in combination.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.277-283
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• 1993

In the present study, observations were made on the life-history of Lymnaea viridis under laboratory conditions, involving incubation period of the eggs and their hatching rate, shell length of the newly hatched snails, sexual maturity, size of the snails when the snail produced the first egg-mass, the number of eggs in each egg-mass, egg-laying, ovipostion, growth rate of the snails, and longevity of the snail. At temperatures between $19.8^{\circ}C$ to $22.5^{\circ}C$, incubation period of the eggs occupied 10~12 days, and after beginning of hatching, all young snails emerged completely from the egg-mass within 5 days. The hatching rate was 88%. The average shell length of the newly hatched snails was about 0.064cm. The rate of growth was extraordinarily rapid under good laboratory conditions. When two snails were reared in one culture vessel($20{\times}15{\times}5cm$) with blue-green algae at about $22^{\circ}C$, snail growth was optimal, taking 37 days to reach 1.2cm in shell length. Sexual maturity reached in about 19 days. The size of the snails at sexual maturity was $0.78{\pm}0.05cm$ in length and $0.47{\pm}0.04cm$ in width. The first egg-masses produced were $0.59{\pm}0.22cm$ in length and $0.34{\pm}0.08cm$ in width, and contained 7~38 eggs. The eggs are usually laid in water. The egg-laying was affected by food and temperature. Snails fed with blue-green algae at about $22^{\circ}C$ produced larger egg-masses than the snails fed with fish food at about $26^{\circ}C$. Under conditions of continuous activity and growth, the maximum expectation of life appears to be 109~350(mean 230) days. And the shell length of snails at death were 1.39~1.64cm.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제28권9호
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• pp.807-811
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• 2019

The present study aimed to examine the effects of dietary illite as a feed additive on the Haugh unit and fatty acid profiles of eggs. One hundred and twenty laying hens (48-week-old Hy-line Brown) were randomly assigned to one of the following two treatments: control or 2% illite powder. At 2 and 4 weeks, the Haugh unit values between the control and 2% illite powder groups were not significantly different (p>0.05). In addition, individual fatty acid content at 2 and 4 weeks did not differ between the treatments (p>0.05), except for palmitic (C16:0) and palmitoleic acid (C16:1) content. The addition of 2% illite powder caused no difference between the total saturated and total unsaturated fatty acids at 2 and 4 weeks (p>0.05). In conclusion, the addition of dietary illite at a rate of 2% did not improve the Haugh unit values or fatty acid profiles of eggs.