• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.573-581
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• 2006

This experiment was conducted to determine the effects of supplemental methionine, lysine, choline, and sulfur on laying performance, metabolic parameters, and egg quality of hens fed diets containing sorghum (Sorghum vulgare) during the peak laying period. Lohman layers (n = 144), 30-wk of age as 6 replicate cages of 4 hens, were allocated randomly to receive basal diets containing either 22% corn (B) or 22% sorghum (BS) and diets BS plus 0.57% methionine, 0.66% lysine, 0.47% choline, or 0.05% sulfur for 98 d. Feed intake (FI) and egg production (EP) were recorded daily, egg weight (EW) was measured bi-weekly, and body weight (BW) was measured monthly. A sample of 12 eggs from each experimental group was collected every month to evaluate egg quality. At the end of the experiment, blood samples were collected for metabolite concentrations. Data were analyzed using one-way ANOVA as repeated measures and significant differences between the experimental groups were assessed using Duncan's Multiple Range test. Partial replacement of corn with sorghum in the basal diet did not affect BW, EP, and FCR but increased FI by 5.7% and EW by 2.4%. The effects of additives on laying performance were variable. Except for serum total protein (STP) concentration, other metabolic parameters were not affected by partial replacement of corn with sorghum in the basal diet. Hens fed diet BS had lower SPT concentration than hens fed diet B. Except for methionine supplementation, other supplements ameliorated depression in STP concentration. The additives did not affect other metabolic parameters. Egg quality responses to the experimental diets were also variable. Partial replacement of corn with sorghum in the basal diet did not affect eggshell characteristics (both thickness and stiffness), whereas it had variable effects on inner egg quality parameters (increased yolk index, depressed yolk color, and unaltered albumen index and Haugh unit). In conclusion, laying hen diets could include low-tannin sorghum (0.26%) up to 22% without necessitating extra supplements to overcome compromised performance.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제19권11호
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• pp.1638-1642
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• 2006

An experiment was conducted to elucidate the effect of graded levels of vitamin $D_3$ in White Leghorn (WL) layer breeders on egg production, shell quality, hatchability of eggs and juvenile performance of offspring during their late laying period (72-88 wk). White Leghorn breeder females were randomly divided into 5 groups of 50 each and were housed in individual California cages in an open-side housing system. Considering birds in five cages as a replicate, 10 such replicates were randomly allotted to each treatment. A basal diet was formulated containing all the nutrients as recommended for WL layers except vitamin $D_3$, which served as control. Another, four diets were formulated by supplementing graded levels of feed grade crystalline cholecalciferol to the basal diet that contained 300, 600, 1,200 and 2,400 ICU of vitamin $D_3$ per kg. Each diet was offered ad libitum to one of the above five treatment groups. The egg production, egg weight, daily feed consumption and the feed intake per dozen eggs or kg egg mass of the birds fed diet without any supplemental vitamin $D_3$ was comparable with those of supplemental groups. Similarly, the level of vitamin in the diet did not have any effect on any of the above parameters. However, the specific gravity of eggs laid by the birds fed the diet without supplemental vitamin $D_3$ was comparable with either 600 or 2,400 ICU supplemental groups but significantly higher when compared to the 300 and 1,200 ICU groups. The egg -shell breaking strength was significantly lowered in the 600 ICU supplemental groups as compared to the strength of other dietary groups. The Haugh unit, egg shell weight, shell thickness, tibia breaking strength, bone ash and calcium content were not influenced by vitamin $D_3$ concentration in the diet. Serum Ca concentration was influenced by vitamin $D_3$ level in the diet. The serum Ca concentration of birds fed either control or the vitamin supplemented diet up to 1200 ICU/kg diet was comparable. However, increasing the concentration of vitamin $D_3$ to 2,400 ICU/kg diet significantly enhanced the concentration of Ca in the serum, which was significantly higher compared to other dietary groups. The serum concentration of P and protein, however, was not influenced by level of vitamin $D_3$ in the diet. Neither fertility nor hatchability was influenced by vitamin $D_3$ concentration in the diet. Feeding a vitamin $D_3$ deficient diet or supplementation of vitamin to hens did not have any influence on their progeny chicks. It can be concluded that dietary supplementation of vitamin $D_3$ may not be essential for optimum production, shell quality, hatchability, and juvenile performance of WL breeders during 72 to 88 weeks of age.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.206-210
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• 2017

Objective: A study was conducted to test six threonine (Thr) levels (0.39%, 0.44%, 0.49%, 0.54%, 0.59%, and 0.64%) to estimate the optimal dietary Thr requirements for Longyan laying ducks from 17 to 45 wk of age. Methods: Nine hundred Longyan ducks aged 17 wk were assigned randomly to the six dietary treatments, where each treatment comprised six replicate pens with 25 ducks per pen. Results: Increasing the Thr level enhanced egg production, egg weight, egg mass, and the feed conversion ratio (FCR) (linearly or quadratically; p<0.05). The Haugh unit score, yolk color, albumen height, and the weight, percentage, thickness, and breaking strength of the eggshell did not response to increases in the Thr levels, but the albumen weight and its proportion increased significantly (p<0.05), whereas the yolk weight and its proportion decreased significantly as the Thr levels increased. Conclusion: According to a regression model, the optimal Thr requirement for egg production, egg mass, and FCR in Longyan ducks is 0.57%, while 0.58% is the optimal level for egg weight from 17 to 45 wk of age.

• 한국가금학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국가금학회 2002년도 가을 학술발표논문집
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• pp.120-121
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• 2002

Monascus Purpures(MP)의 수준별 급여가 육계의 성장과 계란의 품질 및 난황에 미치는 영향을 고찰하고자 사양실험을 실행하였다. 실험 1에서 1일령 육계 수컷 320수를 이용하여 사료내 MP는 0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 4.0% 수준으로 처리구당 4반복 반복당 16수씩 전체 320수에 5주간 급여하였다. 증체량, 사료섭취량, 사료요구율은 주간별로 측정하였으며, 혈청의 콜레스테롤, 단백질함량은 실험 종료시에 측정하였다. 실험 2에서는 32주령 산란계 30수를 처리구당 6수씩 개체별로 수용하여 사료내 MP가 0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0%수준으로 4주간 급여하였다. 조사항목은 난각강도, 난각두께, 호유닛, 계란의 콜레스테롤을 주간별로 측정하였다. 실험 1에서 기초사료는 사육 전기 3주와 후기 2주간에 각각 CP 21.5, 19.0%, ME 3,100, 3,200 kca1/kg수준으로 급여하였다. 실험 2에서는 CP 16%, ME 2,800 kca1/kg 수준으로 급여하였다. 실험 1에서 증체량은 2.0%MP 처리구에서 대조구에 비하여 현저하게 개선되었으며, 사료요구율은 처리구간에 통계적인 차이는 없었지만 1.0, 2.0% MP처리구에서 대조구보다 개선되는 경향을 보였다. 혈청의 콜레스테롤은 MP 2.0% 급여구에서 낮은 경향을 보였지 만 처리구간에 통계적인 차이는 없었다. 실험 2에서 난백의 높이와 호유닛은 0.1과 0.2%MP 처리구에서 다른 처리구보다 높게 나타났지만 통계적인 차이는 없었다.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.235-243
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• 2017

This experiment was aimed at investigating the effects of dietary supplementation with fermented rice bran (FRB) or fermented broken rice (FBR) on egg-laying performance, egg quality, blood parameters, and cholesterol level in egg yolk of Hy-Line Brown egg-laying hens. Altogether, 144 Hy-Line Brown egg-laying hens (32-week-old) were randomly allocated to one of 4 dietary treatment groups, with 4 replicates per treatment. Of them, 3 treatments diets were prepared by supplementing the basal diet with 0.1% probiotics (PRO), 1% fermented rice bran (FRB), or 1% fermented broken rice (FBR) at the expense of corn. Hen-day egg production was higher (P<0.05) in PRO and FRB treatment groups than in the basal treatment groups. However, feed intake, egg weight, egg mass, and feed conversion ratio did not differ among the treatment groups. Additionally, supplementation with FRB or FBR did not affect eggshell strength, eggshell thickness, egg yolk color, and Haugh unit during the feeding trial. There was no significant difference in leukocyte count. Total cholesterol level was lower (P<0.05) in the FRB treatment group than in the basal treatment groups. Asparate aminotransferase, alanine transferase, glucose, and albumin levels were unaffected by dietary supplementation with FRB or FBR. Egg yolk cholesterol level was lower (P<0.05) in the FRB and FBR treatment groups than in the basal treatment groups. In conclusion, dietary supplementation with FRB or FBR improved egg-laying performance, and reduced the levels of total serum cholesterol and cholesterol in egg yolk of Hy-Line Brown egg-laying hens.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.83-93
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• 2020

본 연구는 케이지 사육 시 사육밀도가 산란계의 깃털 손상도, 계란품질, 혈액성상 및 스트레스 호르몬 농도에 미치는 영향을 구명하기 위하여 수행되었다. 산란계(Hy-Line Brown) 700수를 공시하여 배터리 케이지에 750 ㎠/수 및 500 ㎠/수 사육밀도 처리구로 50 반복을 두어 32주부터 60주까지 총 28주간 실시하였으며, 사료와 물은 자유 급이 하였다. 사육밀도가 증가함에 따라 주령이 증가할수록 깃털손상도가 증가하였으며, 등과 꼬리 부위의 손상이 유의적으로 증가하였다. 계란품질(난중, Haugh unit, 난각 강도 등)은 사육밀도에 따른 처리구 간 유의적 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 또한, 혈구 성분 및 혈액 생화학 지표는 사육밀도에 의한 영향을 받지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 시험종료 시점의 혈액과 깃털 내 스트레스 호르몬인 corticosterone 농도를 분석한 결과, 500 ㎠/수 사육밀도에서 사육 시 750 ㎠보다 높게 나타났다. 결론적으로 케이지에서 500 ㎠/수 사육밀도 사육은 산란계의 깃털손상도를 증가시켜 부정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 보이며, 향후 산란계의 행동과 관련된 추가 연구가 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제28권11호
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• pp.1641-1648
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• 2015

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of various protein sources (soybean meal, SBM; cottonseed protein, CSP; double-zero rapeseed meal, DRM) on the internal quality of refrigerated eggs. A total of 360 laying hens (32 wk of age) were randomly allotted to six treatment groups (five replicates per treatment) and fed diets containing SBM, CSP, or DRM individually or in combination with equal crude protein content (SBM-CSP, SBM-DRM, and CSP-DRM) as the protein ingredient(s). A $6{\times}3$ factorial arrangement was employed with dietary types and storage time (0 d, 2 wk, and 4 wk) as the main effects. After 12 wk of diet feeding, a total of 270 eggs were collected for egg quality determination. The egg Haugh unit (HU) in the CSP, SBM-DRM, and DRM groups were significantly lower than those in the SBM and SBM-CSP groups. The hardness and springiness of the cooked yolk in the CSP group were significantly higher than those in the other treatment groups. A lower HU, lower yolk index and higher albumen pH were observed in the DRM group compared to the SBM and SBM-CSP groups when the eggs were stored to 4 wk, and the HU was improved in the CSP-DRM group compared to the DRM group (p<0.05). Higher yolk hardness was observed in the CSP group compared to the other groups during storage (p<0.05), but the hardness of the cooked yolk in the SBM-CSP and CSP-DRM groups showed no difference in comparison to the SBM group. In conclusion, CSP may ameliorate the negative effects of DRM on the HU of refrigerated eggs, and SBM or DRM may alleviate the adverse effects of CSP on yolk hardness.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제18권9호
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• pp.1310-1319
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• 2005

This experiment was conducted to determine the effects of cage density (CD) and humate supplementation (HS) on laying performance, metabolic profile, and egg quality during the peak production period in hens. Lohman layers (n = 180, 46 wks of age) were blocked according to the location of cages and then allocated randomly to two levels of CD (4 or 6 hens per cage or 540 vs. 360 $cm^2$/hen) and three levels of HS (0, 0.15, and 0.30%). Egg production (EP) and feed consumption (FC) were measured daily; egg weight was measured bi-weekly; and BW was measured before and after the experiment. Blood and additional egg samples were obtained at the end of the experiment for determination of metabolic profile and egg quality. The data were analyzed using two-way ANOVA as repeated measures. Except for FC, CD did not affect laying performance parameters. Hens placed in high-density cages had lower FC than hens placed in normal-density cages. Increasing HS level linearly increased FC, EP, and feed conversion ratio (FCR). There was a CD by HS interaction effect on FC and EP. Hens placed in high-density cages had greater serum glucose, total protein, albumin, globulin, Ca, and P concentrations and tended to have greater serum corticosterone concentration than hens placed in normaldensity cages. Increasing HS level linearly increased serum glucose, total protein, albumin, globulin, creatine, and Ca concentrations and linearly decreased serum triglyceride and very low-density lipoprotein concentrations. There was a CD by HS interaction effect on serum glucose and albumin concentrations. There were no alterations in egg quality parameters in response to increasing CD. Albumen index and Haugh unit decreased linearly and other egg quality parameters did not change as HS level increased. In conclusion, increased caging density adversely affected metabolic profile, despite insignificantly deteriorating laying performance. Moreover, benefits from humate supplementation seem to be more noteworthy for hens housed in stressing conditions than for hens housed in standard conditions.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.143-147
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• 2005

팽이버섯 배지 부산물(F. velutipes media by-product)의 사료 자원화를 위하여 산란계 사료에 0, 5 및 $10\%$를 12주간 하이라인 갈색산란계 360수에게 급여하였다. 전 시험 기간 동안의 산란율, 난중, 산란량, 사료요구율 및 생존율은 대조구와 차이를 보이지 않았다. 사료섭취량은 대조구에서 120.5g 으로 T2의 123.9g보다 유의적으로 적었다(p<0.05). 난각강도, 난각두께 및 호우유니트도 시험 전 기간 동안 처리구간에 차이를 보이지 않았다. 그러나 난황색은 대조구, T1, T2에서 각각 7.92, 7.29 및 6.83으로 대조구에 비하여 T2에서 유의적으로 낮았다(p<0.05). 결론적으로 팽이버섯배지부산물을 산란계 사료원료로서 $5\%$를 급여하여 대조구와 비교시 생산성 및 계란의 품질에 미치는 영향이 없었으므로 사료자원으로 이용이 가능하지만, $10\%$를 급여시에 난황색이 현저하게 저하되었으므로 착색제의 첨가가 필요하다고 사료된다.

• 한국가금학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국가금학회 2005년도 제22차 정기총회 및 학술발표회
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• pp.74-75
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• 2005

미역사료는 산란계의 질소 균형을 뱅코마이신 사료보다 유의하게(p<0.01) 높였으나 뇨산태 질소 배설량은 두 사료사이에 유의차가 없었다. 체중당 또는 대사 체중($kg^{0.75}$)당 ME 이용성은 미역사료와 뱅코마이신 사료에서 기초사료보다 낮으나, 실험 사료간 유의한 차이는 없었다. 산란계는 미역사료를 가장 많이 섭취(p<0.05)하였고, 산란일량은 미역사료에서 높았으며, 계란 생산성은 실험기간의 경과에 따라 유의하게 감소하였고(p<0.0001), 실험사료 사이에 유의차(p<0.001)가 있었다. 난각 두께는 미역사료가 기초사료보다 높았다. 하우 유니트는 미역사료에서 기초사료보다 높았고, 뱅코마이신 함유사료 급여 시 가장 낮았다. 미역 사료를 급여한 닭은, 기초사료에 비해서, 난백 CuZnSOD 활성, 적혈구의 MnSOD 활성과 혈장 과산화물 분해효소의 활성을 높였으나 혈장 과산화물 농도는 감소시켰고 PHA-P 자극에 의한 PBMC 증식도를 증가시켰다. 본 성적은 미역 2.0%사료는 산란계체내 단백질 합성 증가와 계란 생산성과 품질을 높이며, 이것은 계란과 혈액내 항산화계 조절과 혈액내 면역 세포 활성의 조절과 관계가 있다는 것을 나타내었다.