• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제20권11호
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• pp.1738-1745
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• 2007

A growth trial and a digestibility trial were conducted to examine the effect of feed particle size on the performance, nutrient digestibility, gastric ulceration and intestinal morphology in pigs fed barley-based diets. Barley was processed through a hammer mill to achieve four diets varying in particle size (average particle $size{\pm}standard $deviation): coarse ($1,100{\pm}2.19\;{\mu}m$), medium ($785{\pm}2.23\;{\mu}m$), fine ($434{\pm}1.70\;{\mu}m$) and mixed (1/3 of coarse, medium and fine) ($789{\pm}2.45\;{\mu}m$). Sixty-four entire male pigs were used in the growth trial and the diets were fed ad libitum between 31 kg and 87 kg live weight. Following slaughter, stomach and ileal tissues were scored for integrity (ulceration or damage) and histological measurements taken. Twenty-four entire male pigs were used in the digestibility trial, which involved total faecal collection. Over the entire growth phase, there were no differences (p>0.05) in average daily gain and feed conversion ratio between pigs fed diets of different particle size. Pigs fed the coarse and medium diets had lower (p<0.05) stomach ulceration scores (0.20 and 0.25, respectively, on a scale from 0 to 3) than those fed the mixed (0.69) or the fine diets (1.87). The stomachs of all animals fed the fine diet had lesions and stomach ulcerations were present only in this group. Pigs fed the fine diet had thicker (p<0.001) ileal epithelial cell layer with no differences (p>0.05) being observed for villous height or crypt depth. Faecal digestibility coefficients of neutral and acid detergent fibre were the highest (p<0.05) for the mixed diet, intermediate for the fine and coarse diets and the lowest for the medium diet. A similar numerical trend (p = 0.103) was observed for the apparent faecal energy digestibility coefficient. It is concluded that, with barley based diets, a variation in average particle size between $400{\mu}m$ and $1,100{\mu}m$ had no effect on pig performance but the fine dietary particle size affected the integrity of the stomach, as well as the structure of the small intestine, thus compromising overall gut health. Our data also demonstrate that changes in particle size distribution during the digestion process, rather than average particle size or particle size variation, are related to apparent faecal digestibility.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제28권12호
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• pp.1742-1750
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• 2015

As a novel approach for disease control and prevention, nutritional modulation of the intestinal health has been proved. However, It is still unknown whether branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is needed to maintain intestinal immune-related function. The objective of this study was to determine whether BCAA supplementation in protein restricted diet affects growth performance, intestinal barrier function and modulates post-weaning gut disorders. One hundred and eight weaned piglets ($7.96{\pm}0.26kg$) were randomly fed one of the three diets including a control diet (21% crude protein [CP], CON), a protein restricted diet (17% CP, PR) and a BCAA diet (BCAA supplementation in the PR diet) for 14 d. The growth performance, plasma amino acid concentrations, small intestinal morphology and intestinal immunoglobulins were tested. First, average daily gain (ADG) (p<0.05) and average daily feed intake (ADFI) (p<0.05) of weaned pigs in PR group were lower, while gain:feed ratio was lower than the CON group (p<0.05). Compared with PR group, BCAA group improved ADG (p<0.05), ADFI (p<0.05) and feed:gain ratio (p<0.05) of piglets. The growth performance data between CON and BCAA groups was not different (p>0.05). The PR and BCAA treatments had a higher (p<0.05) plasma concentration of methionine and threonine than the CON treatment. The level of some essential and functional amino acids (such as arginine, phenylalanine, histidine, glutamine etc.) in plasma of the PR group was lower (p<0.05) than that of the CON group. Compared with CON group, BCAA supplementation significantly increased BCAA concentrations (p<0.01) and decreased urea concentration (p<0.01) in pig plasma indicating that the efficiency of dietary nitrogen utilization was increased. Compared with CON group, the small intestine of piglets fed PR diet showed villous atrophy, increasing of intra-epithelial lymphocytes (IELs) number (p<0.05) and declining of the immunoglobulin concentration, including jejunal immunoglobulin A (IgA) (p = 0.04), secreted IgA (sIgA) (p = 0.03) and immunoglobulin M (p = 0.08), and ileal IgA (p = 0.01) and immunoglobulin G (p = 0.08). The BCAA supplementation increased villous height in the duodenum (p<0.01), reversed the trend of an increasing IELs number. Notably, BCAA supplementation increased levels of jejunal and ileal immunoglobulin mentioned above. In conclusion, BCAA supplementation to protein restricted diet improved intestinal immune defense function by protecting villous morphology and by increasing levels of intestinal immunoglobulins in weaned piglets. Our finding has the important implication that BCAA may be used to reduce the negative effects of a protein restricted diet on growth performance and intestinal immunity in weaned piglets.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.761-767
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• 2023

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine whether dietary supplementation with a functional fatty acid blend (FA) that contains 31.4% butyric acid and 4.99% medium-chain FA improve growth performance, antioxidant capacity, immunity status, and anti-inflammatory ability in weaned piglets. Methods: One hundred and forty-four healthy piglets (Duroc×Landrace×Yorkshire) with an average body weight (BW) of 7.98±3.43 kg were randomly divided into three groups with six replicate pens and eight piglets per pen: Normal control (NC): a corn-soybean basal diet; FA1: a basal diet supplemented with 1,000 mg/kg of a functional FA; FA2: a basal diet supplemented with 2,000 mg/kg of a functional FA. The experiment lasted for 28 d. On d 14 and 28, one piglet in each pen from NC and FA2 groups was randomly selected for antioxidative index and immunoglobulins. On d 28, one piglet in each pen from NC and FA2 groups was randomly selected for intestinal morphology and inflammatory factor. Results: We observed that FA supplementation linearly increased (p<0.05) average daily gain and the final BW. There was higher (p<0.05) catalase on d 14, and immunoglobulin (Ig) A and IgM on d 28 in piglets supplemented with FA2 than in the NC group. Moreover, dietary FA2 reduced (p<0.05) crypt depth of ileum in piglets. The concentrations of tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-8, and IL-10 in jejunum were lower (p<0.05) in the FA2 group compared with the NC group. Conclusion: Therefore, the overall results suggests that the FA may help to improve gut health, antioxidant status, and immune parameters resulting in the improvement of growth performance.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.311-323
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• 2023

본 연구는 생균제인 Bacillus subtilis(BS) 및 Oregano essential oil(OEO)이 산란말기 산란계의 계란 생산성, 계란 품질, 그리고 회장 내 융모의 조직학적 특성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 산란말기(69주령) 산란계 총 150마리를 공시하였으며, 시험 전 산란율 차이에 따라 산란율 100%(H), 평균(A, 88%~89%) 총 두 그룹으로 나눈 다음, 각 그룹별로 BS 또는 OEO을 처리하였다. 산란율 차이에 따른 두 그룹에서 각각 대조군(CON)은 상업용 시판사료를 급여하였으며, BS군은 대조군 사료에 3 × 10⁸ CFU/kg Bacillus subtilis를 첨가하였고, OEO은 대조군 사료에 사료용 Oregano essential oil 0.3 g/kg을 첨가하였다. 총 6처리로 하여 처리당 5반복, 반복당 5수를 완전 임의 배치하여 5주간 사양 시험을 수행하였다. 시험 종료 후 계란 생산성, 계란 품질, 그리고 회장내융모의 조직학적 특성을 조사하였다. 산란율 평균인 처리구에서 BS(91.69%) 및 OEO(91.94%)에서 CON(86.80%)과 비교하여 유의적으로 증가하였다. 혈구 및 혈청 생화학 분석 결과, 산란말기 산란율 및 BS과 OEO 첨가 급여에 따른 유의적인 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 난각강도는 OEO(3.31~3.49 kg/cm²)에서 CON(2.96~3.17 kg/cm²)과 비교하여 유의적으로 개선되었다(P<0.05). 장 건강지표인 융모높이(villi height; VH)와 장샘깊이(crypt depth: CD)에 대한 분석결과, CON보다 BS와 OEO를 급여한 처리구에서 높은 VH/CD의 비율을 나타내었다(P<0.05). 본 연구 결과는 산란말기 산란계 사료에 Bacillus subtilis와 Oregano essential oil을 첨가 급여하는 것이 산란율, 계란품질 및 장 건강을 향상시키는 사료 첨가제로서 활용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.44-49
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• 2002

느타리버섯 재배에 있어서 주요해충인 버섯파리 Lycoriella mali의 생물학적 방제를 위하여 전국 느타리버섯 재배지와 버섯파리의 병사충에서 버섯파리 유충에 병원성을 갖는 세균 8균주를 분리하였다. 이 중 Bti-D 및 Bti-U 2균주에 의한 사충율이 각각 82.3%와 87.3%로 가장 높았다. 버섯파리 유충의 발육단계에 따른 살충 효과 검정에서는 두 균주 모두 3령 층에서 높은 살충효과를 보였다. 이들 세균으로 감염된 유충에 나타나는 병징으로서 감염초기에는 중장의 앞부분이 연한 갈색을 띄고, 차츰 중장의 뒷부분까지 진행되어 전 부분이 흑갈색으로 변색되면서 치사되었다. 이들 두 균주를 동정하기 위하여 배양적, 생화학적 및 생리적 특성을 조사하고 Bergey's manual과 Biolog system을 동정에 이용하였으며, 주사전자현미경으로 세포형태를, 위상차현미경으로 내생포자와 내독소를 관찰하여 판정한 결과, 두 균주 모두 Bacillus thuringiensis로 동정되었으며, 편모항원성을 조사한 결과, B. l. subsp. israelensis로 동정되었다.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.138-148
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• 1990

1988년(年) 7월(月) 경남(慶南) 통영군(統營郡) 산양면(山陽面) 달아마을의 성지실업(주)(成志實業)(株) 배양장(培養場)의 실내수조(室內水槽)에서 자연(自然) 산란(産卵)된 참돔 수정란(受精卵)을 부화(孵化) 사육(飼育)시키면서 기아시(飢餓時) 참돔자어(仔魚)의 형태변화(形態變化)를 조사하였다. 1. 참돔 부화자어(孵化仔魚)는 부화(孵化) 2일후(日後)부터 먹이(rotifer)를 먹기 시작하였으며, 먹이를 투여하지 않았던 실험구(實驗區)에서는 부화(孵化) 5일후(日後) 100%사망(死亡)하였다. 부화(孵化) 3일후(日後)와, 4일후(日後) 먹이를 투여하기 시작하였던 실기구(實騎區)는 부화(孵化) 6일후(日後) 100%사망(死亡)하였다. 2. 참돔자어(仔魚)는 기아시(飢餓時) 전장(全長), 체장(體長), 근절(筋節) 높이와 장(腸) 높이의 부위가 감소 성장하였으며 이중 장(腸) 높이가 가장 크게 감소하였다. 3. 정상(正常), 기아개체(飢餓個體) 사이의 어체(魚體) 각 부위의 비율(比率) 중 장(腸)높이(GH)/근절(筋節)높이(MH)가 가장 큰 변화(變化) 폭을 나타내어 부화(孵化) 3일후(日後)의 정상개체(正常個體)는 0.597, 기아개체(飢餓個體)는 0.636, 부화(孵化) 5일후(日後)의 정상개체(正常個體)는 0.010, 기아개체(飢餓個體)는 0.306이었다. 4. 부화(孵化) 6일후(日後)의 기아상태(飢餓狀態)의 자어(仔魚)는 턱이 뾰족해지며, 쇄골(鎖骨)의 아래 기부(基部)와 후두부(後頭部)(상쇄골(上鎖骨) 위쪽 기부(基部))가 튀어나오고, 장(腸)이 가늘게 나타났다.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.263-274
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• 2015

2014년 9월부터 12월까지 국내에 서식하는 뱀장어 Anguilla japonica 총 182개체를 silvering index에 따라 4개의 단계로 구분하고, 성숙에 따른 형태 및 생물학적 특성 변화를 조사하였다. 하천 및 하구에서 채집한 개체군 (34.6%)은 댐 호 (3.8%)에서 채집한 개체군에 비하여 성숙뱀장어의 비율이 높았다. 성비 (♂/♀)는 0.11 (n=182)로 암컷의 비율이 매우 높았다. 성숙뱀장어 단계로 진행될수록 전장은 커지고, 체중은 증가하였다. 단계별 계측형질 비교에서 전장에 대한 두장 및 가슴지느러미 길이 백분비, 두장에 대한 가로 및 세로 안경의 백분비에서 각각 통계적으로 차이를 보였으나, 전장에 대한 등지느러미 및 뒷지느러미 기점거리에서는 통계적으로 차이를 보이지 않았다. 생식소성숙도지수 (Gonado-somatic index, GSI), 비만도지수 (Condition factor, K), 소화관지수 (Gut index, GI), 안경지수 (Eye index, EI) 및 간 중량지수 (Hepato-somatic index, HSI) 중 GSI는 4가지 단계를 모두 구분할 수 있는 형질이었다. 한편 외부 체색 및 형태는 성숙한 A. japonica인 S2로 보이지만, 나머지 대부분의 단계별 분류 형질에서는 미성숙뱀장어인 Y1과 Y2에 해당하는 pseudo-silver eel 한 개체가 채집되어 이에 대한 형질을 비교하였다.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제34권3_spc호
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• pp.417-426
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• 2021

Objective: Effects of inulin supplementation in diet of Haidong chicks under hypoxic conditions on production performance, intestinal morphologic change, microflora contents and the incidence of ascites were studied. Methods: Commercial male chicks (360) were randomly divided into 6 groups and were fed diets supplemented with 0, 0.05, 0.075, 0.1, 0.125, and 0.15 g/kg of inulin, respectively. Results: The body weight gain and feed intake were improved in chicks fed the diets supplemented with 0.1 and 0.125 g/kg of inulin, from d 1 to d 42 (p<0.05); moreover, blood parameters were positively affected when inulin was included in the diets and the thickness of the intestinal wall and muscle tissue in duodenum, jejunum, and ileum tended to increase (p<0.05), and the villi height and crypt depth in duodenum, jejunum, and ileum (p<0.05). Regarding the number of goblet cells in duodenum, jejunum and ileum tended to increase when chicks were fed the diets supplemented with 0.075, 0.1, 0.125, and 0.15 g/kg (p<0.05) of inulin. When chicks were fed diets supplemented with 0.75 or 0.1 g/kg of inulin, a significant reduction of Escherichia coli counts in the cecum was observed; for a contrary, a significant increment of Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus was observed in cecum and ileum. Finally, supplementing the feed with inulin determined an overall reduction of ascites incidences in comparison to the control group. Conclusion: Thus, the results observed in the present study clearly suggest that the diet supplementation with a quantity of inulin ranging between 0.1 and 0.125 g/kg, can improve growth performances, intestinal morphology, internal microbial balance and ascites incidence, in broiler chicks raised at high altitude area. Even though these findings may be of interest for the poultry industry, they may particularly be relevant in those areas characterized by high altitude such as Northwest China regions.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.902-915
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• 2022

Objective: Diet acidification supplementation is known to influence intestinal morphology, gut microbiota, and on phosphorus (P) utilization of broilers. Alterations in intestinal barrier and microbiota have been associated with systemic inflammation and thus regulating bone turnover. Hence the effect of acidifier addition to drinking water on tibia mass and the linkages between intestinal integrity and bone were studied. Methods: One-d-old male broilers were randomly assigned to normal water (control) or continuous supply of acidified water (2% the blend of 2-hydroxy-4-methylthiobutyric acid, lactic, and phosphoric acid) group with 5 replicates of 10 chicks per replicate for 42 d. Results: Acidification of drinking water improved the ash percentage and calcium content of tibia at 42 d. Broilers receiving acidified water had increased serum P concentration compared to control birds. The acidified group showed improved intestinal barrier, evidenced by increased wall thickness, villus height, the villus height to crypt depth ratio, and upregulated mucin-2 expression in ileum. Broilers receiving drinking water containing mixed organic acids had a higher proportion of Firmicutes and the ratio of Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes, as well as a lower population of Proteobacteria. Meanwhile, the addition of acidifier to drinking water resulted in declined ileal and serum proinflammatory factors level and increased immunoglobulin concentrations in serum. Concerning bone remodeling, acidifier addition was linked to a decrease in serum C-terminal cross-linked telopeptide of type I collagen and tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase reflecting bone resorption, whereas it did not apparently change serum alkaline phosphatase activity that is a bone formation marker. Conclusion: Acidified drinking water increased tibia mineral deposition of broilers, which was probably linked with higher P utilization and decreased bone resorption through improved intestinal integrity and gut microbiota and through decreased systemic inflammation.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.59-76
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• 1988

In order to know the distribution, relative frequencies, types and morphology, endocrine cells in the intestinal tract of the hedgehog(Erinaceus koreanus) were studied by light microscopy, immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy. The results obtained are summarized as follows: 1. Two kinds of endocrine cells were demonstrated with two specific staining methods. Argyrophil cells(reactive cells for Grimelius method) were found most frequently in the intestinal region, and were infrequent in the rectum, whereas argentaffin cells (reactive cells for Masson-Hamperl method) were found most frequently in the rectum and in the other legions were infrequent. These reacting cells were mainly found in the intestinal glands, whereas a small number in the mucosa. 2. Twelve kinds of endocrine cells, gastrin(Gas)-, somatostatin (Som)-, serotonin(5-HT)-, glucagon(Glu)-, bovine pancreatic polypeptide(Bpp)-, cholecystokinin(Cck)-, secretin(Sec)-, motilin(Mot)-, glicentin(Gli)-, gastric inhibitor polypeptide(GIp)-, substance P(Sp)-, and neurotensin(Neu)-immunoreactive cells, were identified by immunohistochemical method. Gas-, Som-, 5-HT-, Glu-, Cck-, Sec-, Mot-, Gli-, Sp-, and Neu-reactive cells were observed in the duodenum, and among these Gas- and 5-HT-reactive cells were moderately found while the others were infrequent. In the jejunoileum Gas-, Som-, 5-HT-, Glu-, Cck-, Mot-, Gli-, GIp-, SP-, and Neu-reactive cells were found, and among these 5-HT- and GIp-reactive cells were moderately found while the others were infrequent. In the colon Sec-reactive cell was not detected. 5-HT-reactive cells were found most frequently and the others were infrequent in this region. 5-HT-, Bpp-, GIi- and Neu-reactive cells were found in the rectum. Among these 5-HT-reactive cells were found most frequently. 3. Electron microscopically, five types of endocrine cells, EC, ECL, D, G, A-like cell, were identified in the intestinal region. EC and ECL cells in the duodenum, EC, D and G cells in the jejuno-ileum, EC and A-like cells in the colon and EC cell in the rectum were observed respectively.