• 한국동물생명공학회지
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.151-157
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• 2023

Background: The potential impact of aqueous extracts from Psidium guajava leaves on the reproductive system of female rabbits was evaluated. Methods: Twenty-eight rabbits, aged five to six months were utilized. Rabbits were divided into four groups and were randomly assigned to receive one of the following oral doses of the guava leaf extracts: 0 (control group), 10, 20, or 30 mg/kg of body weight. After a treatment period of 30 days, blood was collected via jugular venipunture and the serum was extracted for the assessment of serum biochemical traits levels. The females were bred and monitored throughout their pregnancy to ascertain reproductive outcomes. Results: The results indicated that the guava leaf extract significantly increased the body weight of the rabbits during both pre- and post-pregnancy compared to the control group (p < 0.05). The litter size at three weeks post-birth, prolificity rate, FSH, LH, and protein levels were notably higher (p < 0.05) at a dose of 20 mg/kg of body weight. The viability rate three weeks post-birth increased with escalating extract doses, and the highest values were observed at doses of 20 and 30 mg/kg of body weight (p < 0.05). Conclusions: This study demonstrated that, the aqueous extract of guava leaves appears to stimulate the production of FSH, LH and enhance body weight, prolificity, and pregnancy outcomes in mammals. As such, it is suggested that a dose of 20 mg/kg body weight could be beneficial in improving the reproductive performance of female.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.39-49
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• 2024

Objective: The present study was performed to determine risk factors associated with the frequency of farrowing assistance in hyperprolific sows in a tropical environment and to investigate the impacts of farrowing assistance on piglet colostrum consumption and sow colostrum yield. Methods: Farrowing data from 352 Landrace×Yorkshire crossbred sows and 5,554 piglets in five commercial swine herds in Thailand were investigated. The sows were classified according to parity numbers: 1 (n = 72), 2 to 4 (n = 128), 5 to 6 (n = 84), and ≥7 (n = 68) and the total number of piglets born per litter (TB): 10 to 13 (n = 90), 14 to 16 (n = 117), and ≥17 (n = 145). The incidence of farrowing assistance and associated parameters were investigated. Results: The TB and farrowing duration averaged 15.8±0.2 and 279.9±11.2 min, respectively. The percentage of sows that required farrowing assistance was 29.8% and varied among herds from 5.7% to 53.3% (p<0.001). The percentage of piglets born after birth assistance using manual intervention was 8.4%. Sows with parity numbers 1 and 2 to 4 had a lower frequency of farrowing assistance than sows with parity numbers ≥7 (p<0.01). The colostrum yield of sows that required farrowing assistance did not differ from sows that farrowed without assistance (5.3±0.2 and 5.1±0.1 kg; p = 0.288); however, the colostrum consumption of piglets born from sows that required farrowing assistance was lower than those born from sows that farrowed without assistance (302.2±15.7 and 354.2±5.6 g; p<0.001). Blood oxygen saturation of the piglets born after birth assistance tended to be lower than the piglets that farrowed without birth assistance (87.8%±1.3% vs 90.4%±0.4%; p = 0.054). Conclusion: The frequency of farrowing assistance in sows varied among herds and was influenced by parity number. The piglets born after receiving birth assistance should receive special care to improve their blood oxygen saturation and enhance colostrum intake.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.315-322
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• 2001

1999년 3월부터 2000년 11월까지 공주시 근교의 참나무림에서 계절별 버섯의 출현종과 개체수, 생산량 및 영양염류 함량을 조사하였다. 조사기간 중 방형구 내에서 출현한 종은 114종류이었고, 총 개체수는 352,750개/ha이었다. 8월에 버섯의 출현종 수와 생산량이 가장 높았고, 출현한 개체수도 전체의 47%를 차지하였다. 월별 우점종은 6월과 7월에는 잿빛젖버섯, 8월은 애기낙엽버섯, 9월은 노랑끈적버섯, 10월은 노랑끈적버섯과 민자주방망이버섯이 우점하였다. 버섯의 연간 생산량은 1999년과 2000년에 각각 84.8 kg·ha/sup -1/·yr/sup -1/, 86.7 kg·ha/sup -1/·yr/sup -1/로 조사되었다. 버섯의 현존량은 7월, 8월, 9월, 10월에 각각 27.1, 35.9, 17.1, 3.7 ㎏/㏊이었다. 월별 현존량이 많은 종은 6월 횐꽃무당버섯, 7월 수원무당버섯, 8월과 9월 횐무당버섯아재비, 10월 민자주방망이버섯이었다. 연간 최대 현존량을 보인 버섯은 횐무당버섯아재비로 전체의 17.5%를 차지하였다. 버섯의 평균 영양염류 함량은 N 45.2±8.9 mg/g, P 1.5±0.8 mg/g, K 29.6±8.1 mg/g, Ca 0.2±0.3 mg/g, Mg 0.8±0.3 mg/g Ca과 Mg을 제외하고는 주변의 낙엽이나 토양보다 훨씬 높은 값이었다. 버섯을 통해 연간 임상에 축적되는 영양염류의 양은 N 4,163.1 g·ha/sup -1/·yr/sup -1/, P 130.1 g·ha/sup -1/·yr/sup -1/, K 2,568.2 g·ha/sup -1/·yr/sup -1/. Ca 12.4 g·ha/sup -1/·yr/sup -1/. Mg 68.5 g·ha/sup -1/·yr/sup -1/이었다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.13-19
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• 1980

1. 삼포(蔘圃) 및 예정야산지토양를 쓴 incubation시험을 통(通)하여 약토, 수용성질소(水溶性窒素)를 뺀 세척약토, 낙엽(落葉)(활엽수(闊葉樹)와 침엽수(針葉樹)), 골분(骨粉)에서 생성(生成)되는 $NH_4-N$ 과 $NO_3-N$의 양(量) 및 시간경과에 따른 변화를 밝혔다. 2. 질소방출총량은 삼포(蔘圃)와 야산지(野山地) 공(共)히 골분구에서 가장 많고 다음이 약토였다. 시간경과에 따른 방출량(放出量)은 야산지(野山地)의 세척약토구와 낙엽구에서 감소(減少)했을 뿐 기타처리구에서는 증가하였다. 삼포(蔘圃) 약토구에서 생성(生成)된 무기질소(無機窒素)의 대부분(大部分)은 $NO_3-N$였으나 기타(其他) 처리구에서는 절반(折半)이 $NH_4-N$였다. 야산지(野山地) 약토구에서도 대부분(大部分)이 $NO_3-N$였으나 기타(其他) 처리구에서는 주(主)로 $NH_4-N$였다. 3. $NH_4-N$ 생성량(生成量)은 삼포(蔘圃) 야산지(野山地) 공(共)히 골분구에서만 시간(時間)이 감에 따라 증가하였으나 기타(其他) 처리구에서는 감소(減少)하였고 특(特)히 골분구의 값이 높았다. 4. $NO_3-N$ 생성량(生成量)은 삼포(蔘圃)의 어느 처리구에 있어서도 증가하였으나 야산지(野山地)에서는 약토구만 증가하고 기타(其他) 처리구에서는 아주 낮은 값에서 거의 변화가 없었고 특(特)히 약토구의 값이 높았다. 5. 각종(各種) 유기질비료(有機質肥料)에서 생성(生成)된 질소량(窒素量)과 인삼(人蔘)에 의한 질소흡수량(窒素吸收量)을 비교(比較)하였다. 약토에는 많은 $NO_3-N$의 공급(供給)이 기대(期待)될 뿐만 아니라 토양비옥도를 높이고 토양미생물활동을 도와주는 역할(役割)이 있는 반면에 골분(骨粉)에는 단지 질소(窒素)의 공급(供給)만 기대(期待)되고 생성(生成)되는 많은 $NH_4-N$은 인삼재배상(人蔘栽培上) 위험할 것으로 생각 되었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제28권8호
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• pp.1150-1154
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• 2015

This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of palm kernel expellers on productive performance, nutrient digestibility, and changes in white blood cells (WBC) of lactating sows. A total of 14 sows ($200{\pm}12kg$ of average body weight [BW]; 2.5 of average parity) were used and moved from gestation room to farrowing room on d 109 of gestation. Sows were randomly assigned to 2 dietary treatments in a completely randomized design. The treatments were a diet based on corn and soybean meal (CON) and CON added with 20% of palm kernel expellers (PKE). Sows were fed the treatments for 28 days (weaning) after farrowing. Blood was collected from each sow and 4 randomly selected piglets from each sow before farrowing or on d 3, 7, or 14 of lactation. Sows were fed respective treatments containing 0.2% chromic oxide from d 15 to 21 of lactation. Fecal samples were collected daily for the last 3 days after the 4-d adjustment period. Measurements were performances and WBC changes of sows and litter, nutrient digestibility of sows, and daily diarrhea of litter. Sows fed PKE had greater average daily feed intake (7.38 vs 7.10 kg/d; p<0.05) and lost less BW (-6.85 vs -8.54 kg; p<0.05) and backfat depth (-0.42 vs -0.71 mm; p<0.05) than those fed CON. However, there were no differences on digestibility of dry matter, nitrogen, and energy and weaning to estrus interval of sows fed either CON or PKE. Piglets from sows fed PKE gained more BW (203 vs 181 g/d; p = 0.08) and had less frequency of diarrhea (6.80 vs 8.56%; p = 0.07) than those from sows fed CON. On the other hand, no difference was found on preweaning mortality of piglets from sows fed either CON or PKE. Sows fed PKE had lower number of WBC (9.57 vs $11.82{\times}10^3/{\mu}L$; p = 0.09) before farrowing than those fed CON, but no difference on d 3 and 7. Similarly, piglets from sows fed PKE had also lower number of WBC (7.86 vs $9.80{\times}10^3/{\mu}L$; p<0.05) on d 14 of lactation than those from sows fed CON, but no difference on d 3 and 7. In conclusion, addition of 20% palm kernel expellers to lactation diet based on corn and soybean meal had no negative effects on productive performance, nutrient digestibility, and WBC changes of lactating sows.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.253-262
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• 2013

본 연구는 오리사의 바닥 형태와 난방 방법에 따른 오리의 성장 특성 및 사육 환경의 변화 양상을 비교 분석하기 위하여 수행하였다. 3처리 4반복에 반복구별로 육용오리 25수씩 총 300수를 공시하여 6주간 시험을 실시하였다. 평사 직접 난방은 일반적인 사육 방식으로 설치하였고, 바닥 난방은 PVC 파이프를 이용해 온돌식 난방으로 설치하였다. 고상식 처리구는 플라스틱 망을 지상에서 50 cm 정도 높이에 고정하여 오리분이 바닥으로 통과하여 배출되도록 하였다. 6주령 생산성에서 체중 및 사료 섭취량은 처리구간에 유의적인 차이는 나타나지 않았으나, 사료 요구율은 고상식 직접 난방이 평사 직접 난방에 비하여 유의적으로 높게 나타났다(p<0.05). 도체율 및 부분육의 비율은 평사 바닥 난방에서 복강 지방량이 0.8%로 가장 낮은 것을 제외하고 전반적으로 처리구 간에 큰 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 3주령부터 5주령까지 오리사 내 이산화탄소와 암모니아의 농도는 평사 직접 난방이 다른 처리구에 비하여 높게 측정되었다. 평사에서 깔짚 수분 함량은 직접 난방이 바닥 난방에 비해 높게 나타났으나, 이와 반대로 공기 중 분진량은 바닥 난방에서 높게 나타났다. 직접난방 처리구에서 연료 소모량은 고상식이 평사에 비하여 6주 동안 약 21% 적게 소모되었다. 오리의 외관 상태를 관찰한 결과, 오리가 깔짚과 플라스틱 망의 영향을 받아 뒤로 눕거나 다리 벌림, 발목이나 다리가 휘는 현상, 발바닥 상처 등 특이 증상이 일부 관찰되었다. 3주령과 6주령에 조사한 혈구 분석 결과는 처리구간 유의적 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 본 실험 결과, 일반 농가에서 사용하는 평사 직접 난방에 비하여 바닥 난방이나 고상식 바닥의 오리사 시설은 생산성에서 유의적 효과는 나타나지 않았으나, 일부 환경 개선이나 오리의 상태 변화에 긍정적 영향을 미치는 것으로 판단된다. 그러나 현재까지 오리사 시설에 대한 연구가 매우 부족하다는 점을 감안할 때 향후 추가적인 연구를 통한 시설개선 노력이 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제16권11호
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• pp.1666-1672
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• 2003

The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential of an alumninosilicate clay, marketed under the trade name Biotite V, to improve growing-finishing pig performance and to determine its effects on nutrient digestibility and excretion. Sixty crossbred pigs (22.3${\pm}2.7kg$, Camborough 15 Line female${\times}$Canabred sire) were assigned on the basis of sex, weight and litter to one of four dietary treatments in a $2{\times}4$ (two sexes and four treatments) factorial design experiment. The experimental diets were based on barley and soybean meal and contained 0, 0.25, 0.5 or 0.75% biotite during the growing period (22.3-60.5 kg) and 0, 0.5, 1.0 or 1.5% biotite during the finishing period (60.5-110.3 kg). Each pig was allowed access to its own individual feeder for 30 min twice daily (07:00 and 15:00 h). Individual pig body weight, feed consumption and feed conversion were recorded weekly. The pigs were slaughtered at a commercial abattoir when they reached an average weight of 110.3 kg. Carcass weight was recorded and dressing percentage calculated. Carcass fat and lean measurements were obtained with a Destron PG 100 probe between the 3rd and 4th last ribs, 70 mm of the midline. Total tract digestibility coefficients for dry matter, energy, nitrogen and phosphorus were determined using three males and three females per treatment starting at an average weight of $52.2{\pm}3.8kg$. These pigs were housed under identical conditions as those used in the growing stage and were fed the same diets modified only by the addition of 0.5% chromic oxide as a digestibility marker. Over the entire experimental period (22.3-110.3 kg), daily gain was unaffected (p>0.05) by the inclusion of biotite in the diet. There was a cubic response for feed intake (p=0.06) and a quadratic response (p=0.07) for feed conversion due to biotite. Feeding biotite produced no significant (p>0.05) linear or quadratic effects on any of the carcass traits measured. Dry matter digestibility decreased linearly (p=0.02) with increasing levels of biotite in the diet. However, digestibility coefficients for energy, nitrogen and phosphorus were unaffected (p<0.05) by biotite inclusion. Lactobacilli and enterobacteria numbers were unaffected by inclusion of biotite while Salmonella was not detected in any of the fecal samples. The overall results of this experiment indicate that biotite inclusion did not reduce fecal excretion of nitrogen or phosphorus and failed to improve nutrient digestibility. Neither growth rate nor carcass quality was improved while a modest improvement in feed conversion was observed at lower levels of inclusion. Based on the results of this experiment, it would be difficult to justify the routine inclusion of biotite in diets fed to grower-finisher pigs. Whether or not a greater response would have been obtained with pigs of a lower health status is unknown.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제16권10호
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• pp.1501-1509
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• 2003

The simultaneous addition of xylanase (5,600 EXU/kg) and phytase (500 FTU/kg) feed enzymes to wheat-based broiler diets was investigated. Starter, grower and finisher diets, with three tiers of nutrient specifications, were fed to 1,440 broiler chicks kept on deep litter from 1-42 days post-hatch, without and with xylanase plus phytase, to determine the effects of diet type and enzyme supplementation on growth performance. The nutrient specifications of type A diets were standard; energy density and protein/amino acid levels were reduced on a least-cost basis to formulate type B diets and further reduced to type C diets. Phosphorus (P) and calcium (Ca) levels were adjusted in supplemented diets. From 1-42 days post-hatch, diet type significantly influenced growth performance. Birds on type C diets had lower growth rates (2,429 vs. 2,631 g/bird; p<0.001), higher feed intakes (4,753 vs. 4,534 g/bird; p<0.005) and less efficient feed conversion (1.96 vs. 1.72; p<0.001) than birds offered type A diets. Enzyme supplementation increased growth rates by 3.2% (2,580 vs. 2,501 g/bird; p<0.005) and improved feed efficiency by 2.7% (1.80 vs. 1.85; p<0.05) over the entire feeding period. There were no interactions between diet type and enzyme supplementation. At 21 days, 5 out of 30 birds per pen were transferred to cages to ascertain treatment effect on apparent metabolisable energy (AME) and nitrogen (N) retention. Xylanase plus phytase enhanced AME (13.48 to 13.91 MJ/kg DM; p<0.001) and N retention (56.3 to 59.7%; p<0.005). Carcass and breast weights of the caged birds were determined following commercial processing. Diet type significantly influenced breast weight, carcass weight and yield. Birds offered Type A diets, in comparison to Type C diets, supported heavier breast (467 vs. 424 g; p<0.001) and carcass weights (1,868 vs. 1,699 g; p<0.001) with superior carcass yields (71.8 vs. 70.6%; p<0.005). Enzyme addition increased carcass weight by 3.9% (1,752 vs. 1,821 g; p<0.005) and breast weight by 5.8% (431 vs. 456 g; p<0.01) without influencing yields. Feed ingredient costs per kg live weight gain and per kg carcass weight indicated that enzyme addition was economically feasible, where supplementation of Type A diets generated the most effective results. Importantly, soluble and total non-starch polysaccharide and phytate contents of the wheat used were typical by local standards. This study confirms the potential of supplementing wheat-based broiler diets with xylanase plus phytase but further investigations are required to define the most appropriate inclusion rates and dietary nutrient specifications in this context.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제21권8호
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• pp.1109-1115
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• 2008

The reproduction component traits are important components of sow efficiency. The objective of this study was to evaluate the phenotypic and genetic parameters of four reproduction component traits (age at puberty (AP), preweaning number dead (PND), weaning to service interval (WSI), and intra-individual SD in litter size (IISDLS)) of sows in two Chinese indigenous pig breeds. Available reproductive records including 22,591 piglets born from 2,054 litters by 574 Jiangquhai sows and 464 Meishan sows were used in this investigation. A set of mixed models and restricted maximum likelihood methodology were used for the multiple trait analyses of these traits. The results showed that the estimates of heritabilities (${\pm}$standard error) for AP, PND, WSI and IISDLS were $0.40{\pm}0.05$, $0.06{\pm}0.03$, $0.20{\pm}0.02$ and 0.09{\pm}0.03 in Jiangquhai sows, and $0.35{\pm}0.06$, $0.05{\pm}0.03$, $0.18{\pm}0.03$ and $0.10{\pm}0.04$ in Meishan sows, respectively. There was moderate genetic correlation between AP and WSI, while there were low genetic correlations between the other pairwise traits. The genetic correlations were positive for most of the pairwise traits, except for the one between AP and IISDLS. The results indicated that all traits except for AP were difficult to make genetic improvement by traditional selection methods due to low heritabilities and the favorable improvement of AP might result in unfavorable changes of IISDLS due to the trend of genetic antagonism.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.385-395
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• 2010

The objective of this study was to determine optimal lysine requirement of lactating Mong Cai sows and their piglets. An experiment was conducted using 30 Mong Cai sows in a factorial randomized design with 5 dietary total lysine levels (0.60, 0.70, 0.85, 1.0 and 1.15%) for one-week pre-partum and 5 dietary total lysine levels (0.60, 0.75, 0.90, 1.05 and 1.2%) for lactation diets. Mong Cai sows were about 1 to 2 years old and had an initial body weight of 120 kg (sd = 2.5) after farrowing. Sows were restrictively fed 1.7 kg feed during gestation and were fed ad libitum during lactation. Diets of sows contained about 12% CP during pregnancy and about 14% CP for the lactation period. DE concentration of the diets ranged between 12.5-13.0 MJ of DE. Water was supplied at up to 8 liters per sow per day in a basin. Studied traits were related to both sows and their progeny. Sows were weighed at 107 days of gestation, after farrowing and at weaning. Sow back-fat depth was measured at 110 days of gestation, after farrowing, at 21 days of lactation and at weaning. Number of piglets born, at 24 h after birth, at 21 days of age and at weaning were recorded. Piglets were weighte at birth, at 21 days and at weaning. Supplying lysine one week pre-partum had no effect on the number of piglets born nor litter weight at birth (p = 0.776 and p = 0.224). A positive effect of increasing dietary lysine level during lactation from 0.60 to 1.20% was observed with regard to less sow weight loss, and increased piglet weight at 21 days and at weaning. The level of lysine that resulted in the lowest sow backfat loss and the highest weaned piglet weight was 1.05%; this may be the optimum level of lysine for the diet of lactating Mong Cai sows. At this lysine level, the number of weaned piglets was also highest.