• 한국동물생명공학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.157-165
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• 2019

This study was conducted to analyze the diversity census of fecal microbiome in horses using meta-analysis of equine 16S rRNA gene sequences that are available in the Ribosomal Database Project (RDP; Release 11, Update 5). The search terms used were "horse feces (or faeces)" and "equine feces (or faeces)". A total of 842 sequences of equine feces origin were retrieved from the RDP database, where 744 sequences were assigned to 10 phyla placed within Domain Bacteria. Firmicutes (n = 391) and Bacteroidetes (n = 203) were the first and the second dominant phyla, respectively, followed by Verrucomicrobia (n = 58), Proteobacteria (n = 30) and Fibrobacteres (n = 24). Clostridia (n = 319) was the first dominant class placed within Bacteroidetes while Bacteroidia (n = 174) was the second dominant class placed within Bacteroidetes. The remaining 98 sequences were assigned to phylum Euryarchaeota placed within Domain Archaea, where 74 sequences were assigned to class Methanomicrobia. The current results will improve understanding of the diversity of fecal microbiome in horses and may be used to further analyze equine fecal microbiome in future studies.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.1042-1055
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• 2020

Objective: The ecosystem of an animal farm is composed of various elements, such as animals, farmers, plants, feed, soil, and microorganisms. A domesticated animal's health is largely connected with the reservoir of bacteria and viruses in animal farms. Although a few studies have focused on exploring the gut microbiome of animals, communities of microbiota and viruses in feedlots have not been thoroughly investigated. Methods: Here, we collected feces and dust samples (4 groups: cattle feces, C_F; horse feces, H_F; cattle dust, C_D; and horse dust, H_D) from cattle and horse farms sharing the same housing and investigated their microbiome/virome communities by Illumina sequencing. Results: Dust groups (C_D and H_D) showed higher microbial diversity than feces groups (C_F and H_F) regardless of animal species. From the microbial community analysis, all the samples from the four groups have major phyla such as Proteobacteria (min 37.1% to max 42.8%), Firmicutes (19.1% to 24.9%), Bacteroidetes (10.6% to 22.1%), and Actinobacteria (6.1% to 20.5%). The abundance of Streptococcus, which commonly recognized as equine pathogens, was significantly higher in the horse group (H_D and H_F). Over 99% among the classified virome reads were classified as Caudovirales, a group of tailed bacteriophages, in all four groups. Foot-and-mouth disease virus and equine adenovirus, which cause deadly diseases in cattle and horse, respectively, were not detected. Conclusion: Our results will provide baseline information to understand different gut and environmental microbial ecology between two livestock species.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.75-79
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• 2013

Laminitis is a common horse disease that causes pain and disability. One of the major causes of laminitis is carbohydrate overload, which leads to the overgrowth of gram-positive bacteria and subsequent toxemia. This study was performed to establish an experimental model of acute phase laminitis. A horse was fed with a bolus dose of oligofructose, examined for clinical signs and blood parameters, and euthanized for necropsy and histopathology. After administration, the horse exhibited clinical signs including watery feces, inappetence, severe lameness, pyrexia and tachycardia. Complete blood count showed increased hematocrit, lymphocytosis and neutropenia. Serum chemistry revealed hyperglycemia, hyperproteinemia, high level of glutamic oxalate transaminase, creatinine, uric acid and mild hyponatremia. Histologically, the lamina tissue was edematous with mild infiltration of inflammatory cells. These findings indicate that oligofructose-induced laminitis in horse is an appropriate model for studying pathogenesis of acute phase laminitis.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.139-143
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• 2008

We report here two cases of Rhodococcus (R.) equi-causing pneumonia of Throughbred foals in Gyeonggi-do in 2006. R. equi was isolated from the lung lesions of the dead foals, and from the feces and soils on the farms where the clinical cases of R. equi infection occurred. The isolates were characterized by biochemical properties, polymerase chain reaction for vapA gene and antimicrobial susceptibility. In drug susceptibility test, erythromycin, gentamycin, vancomycin, and rifampin were found to be the most susceptible for all isolates. These results suggest that R. equi pneumonia may be endemic in the horse-breeding farms in inland Korea and the farm environment may be widely contaminated with virulent R. equi.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.322-331
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• 2017

본 연구는 바실러스, 효모 그리고 유산균으로 발효한 다양한 주스박들과 말 분변을 첨가한 in vitro 발효 시험을 통해 pH, 건물 분해율, 암모니아성 질소, 가스 발생량, 휘발성 지방산의 변화를 조사하였다. 주스박 첨가에 따른 발효액의 pH의 범위는 6.4~7.1로 미생물 발효에 의한 소화가 정상적으로 나타났다. 48시간 후 발효액에서 $10^9CFU/m{\ell}$ 정도 미생물이 증식함에 따라 사용한 주스박들이 장내 미생물에 의한 소화작용에 유용하게 이용될 것으로 판단되었다. 건물 분해율은 배양 12시간 이후부터 증가하여 48시간째에 사과박 39.19%, 포도박 38.22%, 당근박 37.02%, 감귤박 36.2% 그리고 혼합박 34.35%로 나타났다. 암모니아성 질소의 농도는 배양 12시간까지는 전 처리구에서 $1.5mg/100m{\ell}$의 수준이었으며 배양 24시간 이후부터 급격히 증가하였다. 가스 발생량은 혼합박이 가장 낮았으며, 배양 12시간 이후부터 급격히 증가하였다. 총 VFA는 배양 24시간부터 증가하여 48시간에 가장 높았다. 본 연구결과로부터 발효 주스박은 말 in vitro 소화과정에서 적정 pH를 유지하면서 건물 분해가 진행되었고 말의 맹장과 대장에서 섬유소 분해 미생물의 작용이 활발히 이루어질 수 있음을 제시하였다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.525-531
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• 2000

Verotoxin을 산생하지 않은 Escherichia coli O157과 verotoxin을 산생하는 E coli(VTEC)를 건강한 소의 분변에서 분리하여 생화학적 및 유전적인 특성에 대해서 비교하였다. E coli O157 : nonH7(운동성은 있으나 H혈청형이 7이 아님)의 sorbitol 분해능과 ${\beta}-glucurondase$ 활성은 E coli O157 : H7이 나타내는 것과는 차이가 있었다. 그리고 uidA 유전자는 verotoxin 산생능과 상관없이 sorbitol과 ${\beta}-glucuronidase$ 음성인 E coli O157 : H7에서 특이적으로 검출되었다. 한편 6개 목장에서 수거한 소 분변 45예에서 VTEC를 분리한 결과, 7주(15.6%)가 분리되었으며 이들은 모두 sorbitol을 분해하였으며 ${\beta}-glucurondase$ 활성이 있었으나 장벽 부착인자를 지배하는 eaeA 유전자가 없었다. 비록 소가 VTEC의 보균원으로 추정되나, 정상 소에서 분리한 VTEC는 eaeA 유전자가 결여된 균주가 많으므로 공중위생학상 eaeA 유전자를 보유한 E coli 보다 위해성이 낮으며, 이러한 결과는 왜 사람에서 유행하는 VTEC 혈청형과 소에서 유행하는 것과 차이가 있는지를 일부 설명해준다.