• 한국축산시설환경학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.113-119
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• 2000

A Robotic milking cluster system with the manipulator for an automatic milking system was designed and built for farmer to work easily and comfortably during milking processing. The cluster system was composed of screws, cams and links for power transmission, DC motors, the Quick Basic one-chip microprocessor, the vision system for image processing, and tea-cups. Software, written in Visual C+ and Quick Basic, combined the function of image capture, image processing, milking cluster control, and control into one control. The unit was made to transfer from four fixed points to four teats with four teat-cups. Performance tests of the cluster unit, the fully integrated system, were conducted to attach and detach the teat-cup on the teat of a artificial cow. The transfer programming provided for a teat-cup milking loop during the system starts and comes back the original fixed point at the manipulator of it for milking. It transferred the teat-cup with a success rate of more than 70%. The average time it took ot perform the milking loop was about 20 seconds.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제31권7호
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• pp.1017-1035
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• 2018

The European Union (EU) is the world's third largest producer of beef. This contributes to the economy, rural development, social life, culture and gastronomy of Europe. The diversity of breeds, animal types (cows, bulls, steers, heifers) and farming systems (intensive, extensive on permanent or temporary pastures, mixed, breeders, feeders, etc) is a strength, and a weakness as the industry is often fragmented and poorly connected. There are also societal concerns regarding animal welfare and environmental issues, despite some positive environmental impacts of farming systems. The EU is amongst the most efficient for beef production as demonstrated by a relative low production of greenhouse gases. Due to regional differences in terms of climate, pasture availability, livestock practices and farms characteristics, productivity and incomes of beef producers vary widely across regions, being among the lowest of the agricultural systems. The beef industry is facing unprecedented challenges related to animal welfare, environmental impact, origin, authenticity, nutritional benefits and eating quality of beef. These may affect the whole industry, especially its farmers. It is therefore essential to bring the beef industry together to spread best practice and better exploit research to maintain and develop an economically viable and sustainable beef industry. Meeting consumers' expectations may be achieved by a better prediction of beef palatability using a modelling approach, such as in Australia. There is a need for accurate information and dissemination on the benefits and issues of beef for human health and for environmental impact. A better objective description of goods and services derived from livestock farming is also required. Putting into practice "agroecology" and organic farming principles are other potential avenues for the future. Different future scenarios can be written depending on the major driving forces, notably meat consumption, climate change, environmental policies and future organization of the supply chain.

• 농촌지도와개발
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.191-207
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• 2004

This study was focused on the development of greenhouse management and environmental control system using internet. The essence of this system were remote automatic control unit connected with greenhouse environmental control according to the growth stages of crops, The specific objectives of the study were; 1) to analyze need of greenhouse environmental remote control system, 2) to investigate the important functions related to greenhouse management program, 3) to explore the possibility of diffusing the system using internet.The study was carried out through review of related literature and need assessment from the research and extension workers in charge of greenhouse management using questionnaire survey, interview and field study. The results of the study were summarized as fallows: 1) About 89% of respondents responded positively on the need to establish automatic control system using internet. 2) The greenhouse management and environmental control system using internet was possible to control the greenhouse in remote, automatic, and simultaneous manner, and additionally by cellular phone in emergent situation. 3) The system was possible to precisely control the greenhouse environment, and it was able to connect the environmental control data with information on growth of crops. 4) By networking the farmer, extension educator of agricultural technology center and researcher, web based farm consulting was possible through the system. Based on the results of the study recommendations were suggested as follows: 1) Thorough spot inspections and field trials should be performed before the diffusion of this system. 2) The costs of the system installation and maintenance should be moderate. 3) The operation of the system should be simple and easy for tamers to adopt. 4) National support should be made to build better internet infrastructure in rural areas.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.371-381
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• 2023

The effectiveness of plant-based attractants was studied using large traps, which attracted relatively more snails in agricultural water drainage ditches and rice-cultivating environments, although their effectiveness in rice fields and lakes was limited. The rate began to rise after three hours of observation. Watermelon peel exhibited the highest apple snail attraction rate (13.8%), followed by potatoes (10.0%), and apple peel (8.8%). These values significantly differed from the attraction rate attributed to papaya leaves (F=3.84; P=0.0387). After 24 h, watermelon peel and apple peel indicated a higher rate of attraction (23.4% and 21.7%, respectively), which were significantly different compared with those of papaya leaves and potatoes (F=9.94; P=0.00455). Large bait traps outperformed funnel traps in capturing golden apple snails and trapped a significant number of snails measuring over 1 cm in size. Watermelon peel was the most effective attractant for a large bait trap, followed by apple peel, potatoes, and papaya leaves. On average, 110 snails were captured in the lure net. However, potatoes, apple peels, and papaya leaves caught an average of 93, 80, and 79 snails, respectively. Among the attractants, the lure effect of the snails was not significantly different. The efficiency of large bait traps in capturing snails, regardless of the plant attractant employed, followed the order: apple peel > watermelon peel and potatoes > papaya leaves > melon > Korean melon. Watermelon peel is highly recommended for farmer use, as well as apple peel and potatoes. Utilizing these snail attractants may contribute positively to developing a safe and environment-friendly integrated pest management strategy.

• Weed & Turfgrass Science
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.95-99
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• 2013

잔디 생산농가의 생산과 관리 실태를 알아보기 위하여 2010년과 2011년 57개 농가를 대상으로 설문조사를 수행하였다. 경영실태 분석 결과 주업과 겸업이 비슷한 비율로 진행되는 혼농형태의 경영을 하고 있는 것으로 나타났고, 경영규모별 소유형태는 0.5 ha 이상 규모에서 임차의 비율이 높았다. 잔디 생산 농가에서는 신품종, 시비와 토양 등의 집중관리, 병해충에 높은 관심을 가지고 있는 것으로 나타났으며, 판매처 및 노동력 등의 문제로 인해 잔디산업의 미래에 대해서는 낙관적이지 못하였다. 잔디 재배의 정보는 이웃의 경험에 의존하는 농가가 81.8%로 가장 많았다. 품종 선호도 분석에서는 32.1%의 재배자들이 번식력이 우수한 품종에 가장 관심이 높았다. 잔디 재배농가는 정부에 대한 요구사항으로 금융지원(28.1%), 유통구조 개선(26.6%), 우수한 잔디품종 보급(23.4%) 등이었다.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.28-31
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• 2003

농산물의 고품질 유지 저온저장 및 저장물 관리의 편리화를 위해서 원거리에서 저장고 환경을 감시할 수 있는 인터넷을 이용한 저온저장고 환경감시 및 경보 시스템을 개발하였으며, 그 내용을 요약하면 다음과 같다. 실용화를 촉진하기 위하여 환경감시 및 경보 시스템의 저온저장고측 컴퓨터를 산업용 제어반인 PLC(Programmable Logic Controller)로 하여 원거리 환경감시 및 경보시스템을 제작하였다. 농가에서 사용하기 쉽게 윈도우용 환경하에서 작동하는 원거리 환경감시 프로그램을 개발하였으며, 전화선을 통해 수시로 저장환경을 감시할 수 있고, 기기 이상시 전화 및 호출기로 경보하게 하였다. 농업기계화연구소 저장유통기계연구실 홈페이지에 저온저장고 실시간 감시 사이트를 시험용으로 제작하여 인터넷이 가능한 컴퓨터에서 어디서나 저장상황을 감시할 수 있게 하였다. 시스템의 성능시험 결과 저장고내의 온도편차는 기존의 $\pm$1∼2$^{\circ}C$에 비해 $\pm$0.5$^{\circ}C$로 나타났으며, 습도편차는 $\pm$2% 이내로 나타나 정밀한 결과를 보였다. 본 시스템의 작업정밀성, 취급성, 보급필요성 등에 대한 설문조사 결과, 작업정밀성, 취급성 및 보급필요성에 있어서 긍정적인 반응이 많았으며, 농가에서 실용적으로 사용 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.117-124
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• 2011

Considering that the world population is expected to total 9 billion by 2050, it will clearly be necessary to sustain and even accelerate the rate of improvement in crop productivity. In the 21st century, we now face another, perhaps more devastating, environmental threat, namely climate change, which could cause irreversible damage to agricultural ecosystem and loss of production potential. Enhancing intrinsic yield, plant abiotic stress tolerance, and pest and pathogen resistance through agricultural biotechnology will be a critical part of feeding, clothing, and providing energy for the human population, and overcoming climate change. Development and commercialization of genetically engineered crops have significantly contributed to increase of crop yield and farmer's income, decrease of environmental impact associated with herbicide and insecticide, and to reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from this cropping area. Advances in plant genomics, proteomics and system biology have offered an unprecedented opportunities to identify genes, pathways and networks that control agricultural important traits. Because such advances will provide further details and complete understanding of interaction of plant systems and environmental variables, biotechnology is likely to be the most prominent part of the next generation of successful agricultural industry. In this article, we review the prospects for modification of agricultural target traits by genetic engineering, including enhancement of photosynthesis, abiotic stress tolerance, and pest and pathogen resistance associated with such opportunities and challenges under climate change.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.21-32
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• 1996

비닐하우스 재배농민들의 건강문제와 비닐하우스 내의 환경 상태를 파악하고, 그 해결방안을 모색하기 위하여 1995년 8월 10일부터 9월 10일까지 1개월 동안 김천시 인근의 5개지역에서 농사를 짓는 성인 남녀 가운데 무작위로 추출된, 비닐하우스 재배농민 209명과 일반농민 161명을 대상으로 직접 면담조사를 실시하여 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 비닐하우스 농민의 농사경력 평균 17.29, 15.08년이 일반농민의 31.24, 25.58년에 비해 짧았으며(P<0.05), 노동시간은 거의 비슷하였다. 월간 노동일수를 보면 비닐하우스 재배농민 남녀 각각의 평균이 28일, 27.52일로 일반농민 평균 26.57일, 25.95일에 비해 더 많았다. 2. 비닐하우스 재배농민의 농부증 신체 증상 호소율은 요통, 어깨결림, 수족감각 둔화, 어지러움 등으로 나타났으며, 일반 농민들 사이에 뚜렷한 차이가 없었다. 3. 지난 1년동안 농약살포 회수는 비닐하우스 재배농민이 평균 23.79회로서 일반농민의 8.36회 보다 약 3배 많았으며(P<0.05), 농약중독 경험율도 비닐하우스 재배농민이 $9.09\%$로 일반 농민 $1.24\%$보다 높게 나타났다(P<0.01). 4. 비닐하우스 내부 및 외부의 온도, 습도 그리고 불쾌지수를 보면 비닐하우스 내부 온도는 평균 $34.6{\pm}5.05^{\circ}C$로서 외부의 $22.9{\pm}4.3^{\circ}C$에 비해 $11.7^{\circ}C$이상 차이가 있었으며, 습도의 경우 비닐하우스 내부가 $65.9\%$로서 외부의 $76.5\%$보다 $10.6\%$ point 낮게 나타났다. 불쾌지수는 비닐하우스 내부 평균이 $83{\pm}4.61$, 외부 평균이 $70.64{\pm}5.61$로서 내부가 높게 나타났다. 5. 지난 1년간 농부중의 신체증상을 치료한 의료기관을 보면 비닐하우스 재배농민은 물리치료 $43.06\%$, 약국 $24.40\%$, 병원 $18.66\%$, 한의원 $5.74\%$ 순으로 나타났으며, 일반농민은 약국 $34.16\%$, 물리치료 $27.33\%$, 병원 $18.63\%$, 민간요법 $11.18\%$순으로 나타났다(P<0.01).

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.54-65
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• 2017

Background: "Igune," a traditional agricultural landscape in the Tohoku region of Japan, is characterized by small-scale artificial woodlots surrounding a farmer's house that are interspersed with paddy fields. During the rapid economic growth of Japan over recent decades, some igune woodlots have been abandoned or logged. Biodiversity conservation is an important issue worldwide, and traditional agricultural landscapes are of particular interest. To elucidate the role of igune landscapes in conserving biodiversity, we examined the effects of environmental factors on avian communities. Results: The study was conducted in the suburban areas of Oshu and Hanamaki cities, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, at eight sites that varied in the density and area of igune woodlots within the landscape. Bird surveys were conducted from the middle to late breeding season, and several environmental factors of the igune landscape were also measured. The results of canonical correspondence analysis indicated that the characteristics of avian communities were mainly determined by the total forested area in the landscape. Increased total forested area and shrubs layer of igune woodlots did not cause a reduction in number of bird species of any habitat and foraging types, while increased both in species number and abundance of insectivores and forest species. The number of raptor species increased in igune sites without shrubs. Conclusions: Our results suggest that maintaining igune landscapes may enhance avian diversity within this landscape, although the effects of shrubs within igune varied; developed bush communities increased the evenness of the avian community, whereas some raptor species preferred an open forest understory.

• 한국버섯학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.39-42
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• 2006

꽃송이버섯은 베타글루칸 함량이 높아 버섯재배자들 사이에서 재배를 희망하는 농가들이 부쩍 늘어나고 있다. 하지만 이에 대한 실용적인 재배법이 확립되지 않아 까다로운 버섯으로 인식하여 재배를 기피하고 있어 본 실험에서는 침엽수 톱밥과 소맥분, 물엿을 이용한 간편하고 경제성 있는 배지조성법을 연구하였다. 톱밥 접종원과 액체 접종원을 사용한 경우의 균사 생장에는 뚜렷한 차이가 없었으며, $4^{\circ}C$에서 1일 동안 저온충격을 주는 방식이 원기 형성을 위하여 가장 좋은 방법으로 생각되었다. 또한 자실체 발생용 최적배지는 '미송+소맥분+옥수수+면실박+10% 물엿 수용액'으로 41%의 회수율을 보였으나, '낙엽송+소맥분+옥수수+면실박+10% 물엿 수용액'에서도 회수율이 37%로 자실체 발생량이 많았다. 또한 회수율과 버섯배지 중량 감소율과의 관계를 보면 회수율이 높을수록 중량 감소율이 높아 서로 비례한 것으로 조사되었다.