• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.197-200
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was premature induction of lactation in the transgenic calf to confirm the expression of human lactoferrin gene in the milk as early as possible. We performed the induction of lactation in 6 normal 1-month old calves and 3 normal and 1 transgenic 5-month old calves. In order to induction of lactation, 1-month old calf was injected with estradiol benzoate (0.2 mg/kg), $17-{\beta}$ estradiol cypionate (0.1 mg/kg) and progesterone (0.25-0.5 mg/kg) in every other day by 21 days. After 10 days cessation of administration, dexamethasone (0.028 mg/kg) was injected intramuscularly, however, lactation was failed. In the 5-month old calves, estradiol benzoate (0.2 mg/kg) and progesterone (0.5 mg/kg) were injected individually every other day during 21 days. After 10 days cessation of administration, dexamethasone (0.1 mg/kg) was injected intramuscularly and milk was lactated in the next day. Lactation was successfully induced in the 5-month old normal and transgenic calves and we confirmed the lactoferrin gene in the milk of transgenic calf. In conclusion, confirmation of human lactoferrin gene expressed in the milk of the transgenic calf was possible in 20 months earlier than in normal condition.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제12권7호
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• pp.1025-1030
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• 1999

Fifth one Nili-Ravi dairy buffaloes in their last two months of gestation, were selected in NWFP Pakistan. Rectal palpation was carried out fortnightly, until the occurrence of first estrus. Ovulation was confirmed per rectum and milk progesterone levels (MPL). Body condition score (BCS)was recorded weekly. Milk samples were collected weekly for MPL and blood samples fortnightly for metabolites analysis. Milk yield was recorded and samples were collected for milk fat. The buffaloes calving during the normal breeding season (NBS, August to January)had short (p<0.01) postpartum estrus interval of $55.95{\pm}4.90$ days versus $91.15{\pm}11.61 $ days in the buffaloes calving during the low breeding season (LBS, February to July). MPL in the LBS calvers remained lower than NBS calves (p<0.01). The incidence of silent ovulation was higher during LBS as compared to NBS (70.6% versus 29.4%). MPL showed a pattern opposite to atmospheric temperature. In NBS calvers serum glucose levels were higher (p<0.01) and magnesium levels were lower (p<0.01) than LBS calvers. Higher serum urea was found in summer and spring than that autumn and winter (p<0.05). The reproductive performance in buffaloes calving in the LBS coincided with a low BCS (p<0.01). Fat corrected milk production (FCM) was higher in NBS than LBS (p<0.01) calvers.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.182-187
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• 2000

Forty-two Holstein cows (21 multiparous) were assigned by calving date and parity to three dietary sequences to evaluate the effect of time of initiating fat supplementation to diets on lactation and reproductive performance. The dietary sequences were: 1) control, no supplemental fat from 1 to 98 days in milk (DIM) ; 2) control diet from 1 to 28 DIM then 3% supplemental fat (calcium salts of long-chain fatty acids) from 29 to 98 DIM; or 3) 3% supplemental fat from 1 to 98 DIM. Feeding supplemental fat did not enhance mean milk and 4% fat corrected milk (FCM) yields, but efficiency of FCM production was higher for cows fed supplemental fat. Milk fat percentage was unchanged whereas milk protein percentage was depressed with fat supplementation. Feeding supplemental fat reduced DMI and energy balance but there were no differences among treatments on time to resumption of ovarian cyclicity or conception rate to first service. Concentrations of progesterone during the first two ovulatory cycles tended to be greater in the fat-supplemented groups. Feeding supplemental fat starting at either parturition or 29 DIM increased efficiency of FCM production, but did not greatly enhance reproductive performance.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제36권11호
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• pp.1757-1768
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• 2023

Objective: The number of bovine mammary epithelial cells (BMECs) is closely associated with the quantity of milk production in dairy cows; however, the optimal levels and the combined effects of hormones and essential amino acids (EAAs) on cell proliferation are not completely understood. Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine the optimal combination of individual hormones and EAAs for cell proliferation and related signaling pathways in BMECs. Methods: Immortalized BMECs (MAC-T) were treated with six hormones (insulin, cortisol, progesterone, estrone, 17β-estradiol, and epidermal growth factor) and ten EAAs (arginine, histidine, leucine, isoleucine, threonine, tryptophan, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, and valine) for 24 h. Results: Cells were cultured in a medium containing 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS) as FBS supplemented at a concentration of 10% to 50% showed a comparable increase in cell proliferation rate. The optimized combination of four hormones (insulin, cortisol, progesterone, and 17β-estradiol) and 20% of a mixture of ten EAAs led to the highest cell proliferation rate, which led to a significant increase in cell cycle progression at the S and G2/M phases, in the protein levels of proliferating cell nuclear antigen and cyclin B1, cell nucleus staining, and in cell numbers. Conclusion: The optimal combination of hormones and EAAs increased BMEC proliferation by enhancing cell cycle progression in the S and G/2M phases. Our findings indicate that optimizing hormone and amino acid levels has the potential to enhance milk production, both in cell culture settings by promoting increased cell numbers, and in dairy cows by regulating feed intake.

• 대한한방부인과학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2015

Objectives: Taraxaci Herba (TH) have been used in oriental medicine for many centuries as a heat-clearing, detoxifying and stimulating milk secretion drug. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of TH on the sex hormone changes and lipid metabolism in the experimental model. Methods: The experimental model of menopause was induced by bilateral ovariectomy in rats. We used TH extract with freeze-dried and $200{\pm}20g$ female Sprague-dawley rats for this Study. The level of serum total cholesterol, serum triglyceride, serum HDL-cholesterol, serum total estrogen, serum progesterone, serum follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), and body weight were measured. Results: The results of this study were obtained as follows; 1. Sample A and Sample B significantly decreased body weight and level of serum total cholesterol, and significantly increased level of serum total estrogen as compared with control group. 2. Sample A decreased level of serum triglyceride, and was increased level of HDL-cholesterol, serum progesterone, serum FSH as compared with control group. 3. Sample B significantly increased level of HDL-cholesterol, serum FSH as compared with control group. 4. Sample B decreased level of serum triglyceride, and was increased level of serum progesterone as compared with control group. Conclusions: These results suggest that TH could be applied effectively on the treatment of menopausal syndrome.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.127-135
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• 2007

본 연구에서 Holstein 유우 78두로부터 분만 후 9주까지 1주 간격으로 혈액과 우유를 채취하여 cholesterol, glucose, 광물질(selenium, Ca, p), vitamin E 및 혈장내 progesterone을 분석하여, 이들 성분의 변화와 성분간의 상관 관계 및 변화 요인에 관하여 조사하였으며, 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 분만 후 9주까지의 각 성분별 평균 수준은 혈액에서 cholesterol, glucose, selenium, Ca, P, vitamin E 및 BUN이 각각 78.8 mg/dl, 62.3 mg/dl, 8.9mg/dl, 7.4 mg/dl, 52.2 ng/ml, $10.3{\mu}g/l$ 및 16.3 mg/dl이었으며, MSe와 MUN은 15.3 ng/ml과 15.8 mg/dl이었다. 2. 혈액내 cholesterol, glucose, selenium, Vitamin E 및 MSe는 분만 후 시일 경과에 따라 증가되었다. 3. 성분간의 유의적 상관관계를 보면 cholesterol은 P와 부(-), selenium과 U과는 정(+)의 상관이 었고, glucose는 P, MSe와 정(+), P는 selenium 와 부(-) 상관이었으며 그리고 BUN과 MUN은 정(+) 상관을 나타내었다. 4. 성분 변화의 요인으로서 유우 나이는 glucose와 selenium, 산차는 selenium과 vitamin E, 유량은 glucose와 MSe 수준에 차이가 나타났으며 청초와 건초 급여간에는 혈액내 Ca와 selenium를 제외 한 성분에서 차이를 보였다. 요소태 질소에서는 MUN에서만 나이와 산차간에 차이가 있었다. 이상의 결과로 분만 후 급여 사료에 따라 혈액 및 우유의 성분에 차이를 보이며, 특히 혈액 및 우유내의 selenium은 분만 후 젖소에는 중요한 요소임을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국농업기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국농업기계학회 1999년도 하계 학술대회 논문집
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• pp.130-135
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• 1999

젖소 농가에서 생산성을 높이려면 젖소의 번식성능을 최상으로 유지해야 한다. 성공적인 번식관리는 효율적이고 정확한 발정 감지 기술에 크게 의존한다. 발정감지에 실패하게 되면 공태기간이 길어져 유량은 물론 송아지 생산이 감소된다. 발정감지 실패로 인한 공태기간이 한 주기일 경우, 국내 연간 손실이 85억원(2400원/두/일 $\times$ 562,000 두 $\times$ 30% $\times$ 21일)에 이를 것으로 추정된다(Senger, 1994). 공태기간이 지나치게 길어진 저 능력소는 대개의 경우 도태시켜야 하므로 이에 따른 추가손실이 발생되며, 인공수정 횟수 증가에 따른 손실과 수의사 비용 등의 추가 비용은 전체 손실의 10%에 해당된다 (Ruiz et al., 1992, Britt, 1985). (중략)

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제17권9호
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• pp.1236-1240
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• 2004

The objective of this study was to identify the effect of early weaning on body weight change, milk production and the return to estrus in Awassi ewes. Twenty multiparous winter-lambing Awassi ewes were randomly assigned to either suckled (S, n=10) or non-suckled (NS, n=10) groups in a completely randomized design. Lambs in the NS group were removed from their dams on day 2 postpartum (PP). Animal body weights (BW) and body condition scores (BCS) were recorded at the beginning of the study and every 3 weeks thereafter until the end of the experiment. Milk production was estimated by machine milking at weekly intervals for 4 weeks beginning on d 11 PP. Blood samples were collected from each ewe every third day for 4 weeks beginning on day 15 PP. Initial body weight was similar for both treatments. By the end of the experiment, NS ewes gained an average of 1.8${\pm}$1.0 kg while S ewes lost an average of 7.0${\pm}$1.0 kg (p<0.001). Body condition scores followed a trend similar to that observed for BW and was greater (p<0.001) in the NS ewes. Significant correlation existed (p<0.01) between BW and BCS (r=0.77). The first milk production recording for both suckled and non-suckled was similar. Later recordings, however, showed that the S group had greater milk production (p<0.01) compared with the NS group. Lambs in the NS group were heavier (p<0.05) than those in the S group on d 10 PP. By the end of the study, lamb weights in the NS group were significantly lower (p<0.001) when compared with S group. The first rise in plasma progesterone ($P_{4}$) occurred earlier (p<0.05) in the NS than S ewes (day 27.0${\pm}$2.2 vs. 34.0${\pm}$2.2 postpartum, respectively). All of the NS ewes (10/10) and 60% (6/10) of the S ewes expressed estrus following ram introduction (p<0.05). Results of the current study indicate that non-suckled ewes gained more weight and displayed ovarian activity earlier than suckled ewes. Early lamb removal can be used to obtain biannual lambing in Awassi sheep.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.198-204
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• 2021

Objective: The aim of this study was to ascertain the effects of adding green tea extract (GTE) to skim milk-egg yolk (SM-EY) extender on both the quality of post-thawed bull semen and the pregnancy rates of the recipient cows. Methods: Twelve ejaculates from four Simmental bulls, aged 3 to 5 years and weighing 900 to 950 kg, were diluted SM-EY extender, added with 0, 0.05, 0.1, and 0.15 mg GTE/100 mL extender and then frozen. After four weeks storage in liquid nitrogen, the sperm were thawed and evaluated for viability, motility, intact plasma membrane (IPM), and DNA fragmentation. Meanwhile, the estrus cycles of 48 recipient cows were synchronized by intramuscular administration of a single injection of 5 mg prostaglandin F2α. Estrus cows were divided into four equal groups and inseminated artificially 18 to 20 h after the onset of estrus by using semen from each extender group. Pregnancy was diagnosed by measuring serum progesterone levels at 21 days, followed by transrectal palpation 90 days after insemination. Results: The findings revealed that adding 0.1 mg of GTE/100 mL extender produced the highest percentages of sperm viability (70.67%±1.75%), motility (69.17%±1.47%), and IPM (69.23%±1.21%) and the lowest percentage of DNA fragmentation (3.00%±0.50%). The pregnancy diagnosis revealed that all cows (36/36) inseminated using frozen semen in GTE addition extender were pregnant (pregnancy rate 100%), whereas the pregnancy rate of the control group was 83.33% (10/12). Conclusion: It may be concluded that 0.1 mg GTE/100 mL extender yields the best quality of spermatozoa and that all variants doses of GTE in extender produce a higher pregnancy rate among recipient cows.

• 한국농업기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국농업기계학회 2000년도 THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY ENGINEERING. V.I
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• pp.76-100
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• 2000

바이오 센서의 본질과 기능에 관한 일반적인 논의가 간단히 제시되었다. 바이오 센서개발에 대한 주 동기는 건강관리 산업이었지만, 최근의 연구 노력은 농업 및 생물 생산시스템에서의 문제로 확산되고 있다. 우리 실험실에서 연구된 것들을 설명하기 위하여 세 가지의 바이오 센서 예와 그들의 적용에 대해 소개한다. 첫째는 젖소의 번식관리 향상을 위해 프로게스테론 호르몬을 착유할 때 측정하는 면역센서이다. 둘째는 우유에 있는 요소(尿素, urea)의 측정을 위한 효소 센서로서, 투여되는 단백질의 우유 단백질로의 전환효율을 구하기 위한 도구이며 이로 인해 젖소의 사양관리를 향상시킬 수 있다. 셋째는 신선하며 최소 가공된 야채와 과일을 씻은 물에 있는 극소량의 병원성 박테리아를 검출하기 위한 PCR(중합효소연쇄반응)을 이용한 DNA 센서이다. 농업과 농업생물공학, 식품가공 그리고 환경 모니터링에 있어서의 바이오 센서의 적용 가능성은 이제 겨우 이해되고 있다.