• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.162-167
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• 2009

Reproductive abilities in beef cattle herds are receiving increased attention due to recent rises in production costs. To achieve more efficient management, a measure of fertility, namely the number of calves produced at k yr of age ($NCP_k$), was developed and its genetic parameters were estimated from Japanese Black cows by restricted maximum likelihood procedures. The k examined were distributed from 2 to 10 yr of age and $NCP_2$ averaged 1.077 calves over 43,536 cows. The averages increased by approximately 0.9 calf with each additional 1 yr increment in k. Heritabilities of $NCP_k$ were estimated to be low ranging from 0.083 to 0.162, which seemingly suggested a difficulty of genetic improvement. However, large genetic variation and high accuracy were observed in predicted breeding values of $NCP_k$. For example, the breeding values of $NCP_7$ were predicted between -0.303 and +0.213 with average accuracy of 0.607 for cows with observations. Genetic correlations among different k were generally high and positive (0.474 to 0.995). The analyses showed that at least $NCP_4$ was required to maintain the genetic correlations of 0.8 or higher with subsequent $NCP_k$. Also $NCP_5$ maintained the genetic correlations of 0.9 or higher with subsequent $NCP_k$ The results suggested some possibilities for $NCP_k$ to be a selection criterion considering its genetic variation, high accuracy and consistency with subsequent performance.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.47-56
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• 2000

This study was carried out to improve a technique of embryo transfer for twin calves production in Hanwoo cattle. Blastocysts for the donor of embryo transfer were classified into three criteria by accessment of morphology; early blastocyst, blastocyst and expanded blastocyst. Tow embryos were introduced transcervically into utrerine horn either of Hanwoo or Holstein by ipsilaterally or contralaterally to the corpus luteum. Thiry-six out of 57 recipients cows were inseminated by artificially on the next day of estrus, and followed by transfer of embryos into contralaterally. The pregnance rates of recipients following transfer of bovine embryos of day 7, 8 and 9 was 43.5, 18.2 and 8.3%, respectively. These results appeared that these was a significant (P<0.05) difference between on day-7 embryos and day-9 embryos, but not between on day-8 and day-9 embryos. Although there was not significant(P<0.05) difference in the pregnancy rates between the blastocysts(11/25, 44%) and expanded blastocysts(2/19, 10.5%) and between the blastocysts and early blastocysts(2/13, 15.4%), the embryos at blastocyst stage are more suitable than others for obtaining higher rate of pregnancy. There was no significant difference on pregnancy of the embryos transferred prior to presence(6/21, 29%) or absence (9/36, 25%) of artificial insemination. On pregnancy of Holstein, 2(15.4%) out of 13 recipients were pregnant in heifer. Similar Pregnancy rates were obtained between 1∼2 parities and 3∼4 parities by 30% (6/20) and 27.3%(3/11), respectively. Taken together, there was not significant difference in pregnancy rate due to small number of recipients used for this experiment. Both of Hanwoo and Holstein introduced the embryos by contralsterally to the corpus luteum were slightly higher pregnancy rate compare to by ipsilaterally (12/41, 29.3% vs, 3/16, 18.8%). The ratio of production of twin and single calves in Holstein was 20% (9/45) and 2.2% (1/45), respectively. However, in Hanwoo cows both of production of twin and single were similar as 8%. This result suggests that Holstein as recipients was superior to Hanwoo cows for production of twin calves. Out of all 15 pregnant, 12(80%) were produced a total of 22 normal calves in which the others composed of abnormal, as judging as 2(13.3%) for abortion and 1(6.6%) for stillbirth during the pregnant period.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.97-104
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• 2005

본 연구는 체외수정란에서 유래한 한우 송아지의 생존에 미치는 각종 요인들에 대하여 분석하여 체외수정란을 이용한 수정란 이식과 송아지의 효율성을 향상시키고자 실시하였다. 분만된 송아지의 기형율은 전 시험군에서 비슷한 경향이었다$(0\~25\%)$. 질병 발생율은 임신 기간, 분만 유도, 분만처치 방법과 형태 및 난산 처리 방법에 따른 차이가 없었다. 그러나 경산우$(40\%)$가 미경산우$(9.9\%)$, 봄과 겨울(20.4 및 $22.7\%$)이 여름과 가을(4.3 및 $0\%$), 단태$(15.4\%)$가 쌍태$(6.7\%)$ 및 정상 분만$(17\%)$이 난산$(2.7\%)$에 비하여 질병 발생율이 유의하게 높았다(p<0.05). 한편 폐사율은 분만 계절, 산자 수 및 난산 처치법에 따른 차이가 없었다. 하지만 미경산우$(22.3\%)$가 경산우$(0\%)$, 임신기간 270일 미만$(53.3\%)$이 271일 이상$(14.3\~16.1\%)$, 난산군$(41.7\%)$이 정상군$(14.1\%)$, 유도분만군$(44.4\%)$이 정상군$(18.1\%)$, 분만 미처치군$(34\%)$이 처치군$(10.8\%)$ 및 분만 처치 지연군$(31.6\%)$이 정상군$(11.5\%)$에 비하여 폐사율이 유의하게 높았다.(p<0.05). 본 연구를 통하여 체외수정란이 이식된 수란우의 분만이 적절하게 통제되어야만 송아지의 생존율을 높일 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.121-129
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• 1999

The objective of this study was to produce calves by transfer of embryos derived from slaughter house(SHD) and ultrasound-guided ovum pick-up (OPU). At 60 hrs after injection of 400 mg FSH dissolved in 25% polyvinylpyrrolidone(PVP) by single dose, ultrasound-guided follicular oocyte aspiration was ferformed. Day-7 and day-8 blastocysts produced by in vitro maturation (IVM), fertilization (IVF) and culture(IVC) of the oocytes derived from SHD and OPU were nonsurgically transferred into recipients. The results obtained were as follows. The cleavage rate and the development rate to blastocysts were not significantly (P<0.05) different between the oocytes obtained by SHD (72.9% vs. 34.1%) and OPU (75.9% vs. 38.4%). The oocyte recovery rate from the number of follicles by ultrasound-guided aspiration were not significantly (P<0.05) different between Holstein (61.7%) and Hanwoo (60.1%), but the rate of oocytes useful for IVF was significantly (P<0.05) higher in Hanwoo (69.3%) than Holstein (59.6%). The cleavage rate and the development rate to blastocysts was not significantly (P<0.05) different between Holstein (74.9% vs. 39.2%) and recipients on day 8 of estrus cycle resulted in 13 pregnancies (34.2%). One of them was sacrificed during gestation period due to mastitis and another was aborted spontaneous. The resulting 14 calves were morphologically normal at birth. Seventy eight fresh OPU-IVF embryos were transferred into 21 recipients on day 8 of estrus cycles, resulting in pregnancy of 12 recipients (41.4%). Two of them were sacrificed during gestation period due to mastitis and the other two were aborted. Nevertheless, the 11 OPU-calves have been born normally.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.147-151
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• 2017

Commercial applications of OPU/IVP were to produce embryos and calves from high genetic cows. The aim of this present study was to compare the number of recovered oocytes and cultured In vitro produced embryos from Ovum Pick-up (OPU). OPU derived embryo production was carried out of oocytes by ultrasonographic guided follicular aspiration and then produced in vitro produced blastocysts by IVP culture system. In result, the rate of recovered oocytes was obtained 612 (57.2%) and 451(73.7) G1+G2 grade oocytes. No difference of recovered rate (51.1~62.1%) was seen in six donor. The rate of cleavage and blastocyst development were obtained 320 (70.9%) and 78 (24.4%) that was $3.3{\pm}0.4$ cleaved embryo and $0.9{\pm}0.2$ blastocysts per session. Cleavage rate of OPU oocytes in No. 6 donor was 90.6%, significantly (P<0.05) higher than that in the other donors, However, blastocysts was similar (25.8~30.0%). In conclusion, limited numbers of OPU oocytes had competent development when cultured in SOF culture medium.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.97-108
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• 2000

본 실험을 통하여 얻어진 결과를 요약하여 보면, 1. 소난포(＜2 mm), 중난포 (2~6 mm) 및 대난포 (＞6 mm)에서 각각 184개, 157개 및 101개의 난포란을 회수하여 442개의 난포란을 채취하였으며, 난포의 크기별로 볼 때 Grade I인 난포란의 회수는 소난포에서 64개 (34.8%), 중난포에서 31개 (19.7%) 및 대난포에서 5개 (5.0%)를 회수하였으며, 등급별 총 회수율은 Grade I, II 및 III 에서 각각 100개, 170개 및 172개를 회수하였다. Grade I, II, 및 III의 난소당 채란된 수는 각각 2.4개 및 4.2개로 평균 난소당 10.7개의 난포란을 회수하였다. Grade I, II, 및 III 의 미성숙 난포란, 각각 200개, 196개 및 203개를 체외성숙 배양액에서 22~24 시간동안 배양한 결과, 188개(94.0%), 155개 (79.1%) 및 147개 (72.4%)의 난포란이 성숙되었으며, 수정율은 각각 88.3%, 76.6% 및 72.5% 였다. Grade I의 난포란의 성숙율 및 수정율이 Grade II와 III에 비하여 유의적 (P＜0.05)으로 높게 나타났다. TCM-199 배양액, 난관 상피세포가 첨가된 배양액 또는 난관 상피세포의 단순배양액 (CM) 에서 상실배의 발달율은 각각 24.1%, 31.2% 및 21.9%로서 CM 배양액보다 난관 상피세포에서 유의적 (P＜0.05)으로 높은 발달율을 얻었으며, 배반포 수정란의 경우, 발달율이 각각 12.4%, 24.7% 및 18.2%로서 TCM-199 배양액보다 난관 상피세포를 첨가한 배양액에서 배양한 것이 유의적 (P＜0.05)으로 높은 발달율을 보였다. 2. 동결보호제에 대한 평형시간이 l분, 2분 및 3분일 때, 체외수정란의 생존율은 각각 82.9%, 73.3% 및 32.1%로서, 평형시간이 1분과 2분일 때의 생존율이 3분 동안 평형한 수정란보다 생존율이 유의적 (P＜0.05)으로 높았으며, 3분 동안 평형시에는 수정란의 생존율에는 치명적이었다. 배반포 수정란을 동결보존한 후의 생존율은 72.7%였으며, 상실배는 33.3% 가 생존하여 상실배보다는 배반포 수정란의 생존율이 유의적 (P＜0.05)으로 높게 나타났다. 3. 배반포 수정란을 105두의 수란우에 이식한 결과, 임신우 49두(46.7%)가 임신되었으며, 그 중에서 12.2% (6/49) 의 유산율과 6.1%(3/49)의 사산율을 보였고, 최종 40두(81. 7%)가 분만하였다. 이러한 결과로 보아 난포란의 체외배양 시 이식가능한 체외수정란의 생산율은 25%로서, 이는 난소 한개당 2.7개의 체외수정란 생산을 나타낸다. 생산된 수정란을 수란우에 이식한 결과 46.7% 의 임신율을 보여 향후 안정적인 쌍자 분만을 위해서 한우 수정란을 젖소의 대리모를 이용하는 방안에 대해 더욱 연구해 보아야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.127-134
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• 2010

This study was to investigate the effect of flavonoid treatment on in vitro development of bovine somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) embryos, and their pregnancy and delivery rate after embryo transfer into recipient. In experiment 1, to optimize the flavonoid concentration, parthenogenetic day 2 ($\geq$ 2-cell) embryos were cultured in 0 (control), 1, 10 and $20\;{\mu}M$ flavonoid for 6 days. In the results, in vitro development rate was the highest in $10\;{\mu}M$ flavonoid group (57.1%) among treatment groups (control, 49.5%; $1\;{\mu}M$, 54.2%; $20\;{\mu}M$, 37.5%), and numbers of total and ICM cells were significantly (p<0.05) higher in $10\;{\mu}M$ flavonoid group than other groups. We found that $10\;{\mu}M$ flavonoid treatment can significantly (p<0.05) decrease the apoptotic index and derive high expression of anti-oxidant, anti-apoptotic, cell growth and development marker genes such as Mn-SOD, Survivin, Bax inhibitor, Glut-5, In-tau, compared to control group. In experiment 2, to produce the cloned Jeju Black Cattle, beef quality index grade 1 bull somatic cells were transferred into enucleated bovine MII oocytes and reconstructed embryos were cultured in $10\;{\mu}M$ flavonoid added medium. When the in vitro produced day 7 or 8 SCNT blastocysts were transferred into a number of recipients, $10\;{\mu}M$ flavonoid treatment group presented higher pregnancy rate (10.2%, 6/59) than control group (5.9%, 2/34). Total three cloned Jeju Black calves were born. Also, two cloned calves in $10\;{\mu}M$ flavonoid group were born and both were all healthy at present, while the one cloned calf born in control group was dead one month after birth. In addition, when the result of short tandem repeat marker analysis of each cloned calf was investigated, microsatellite loci of 11 numbers matched genotype between donor cell and cloned calf tissue. These results demonstrated that the flavonoid addition in culture medium may have beneficial effects on in vitro and in vivo developmental capacity of SCNT embryos and pregnancy rate.

• 한국발생생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국발생생물학회 2003년도 제3회 국제심포지움 및 학술대회
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• pp.82-82
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• 2003

Offspring have been produced from somatic cells in a number of species. This biotechnology introduced a new phenomenon in reprogramming and differentiation of somatic cell, namely totipotency. However, birth of oversized calves and perinatal abnormalities such as increased gestation length, lack of spontaneous parturition, higher incidence of dystocia, and reduced perinatal viability of offspring are frequently observed in pregnancies of cloned bovine fetuses. Disturbance of feto-placenta has been proposed as likely causes for abnomal growth. However. Little is known the mechanism responsible for the perinatal problems. Therefore, we focused on gestation length in somatic cell nuclear recipient cows. To solve this issues, placental tissues of control and cloned bovine were obtained by a cesarean section (C-section) before 5 days of paturition. Total RNA from control and cloned bovine placenta was extractd by TRIzol reagent. GeneFishing DEG kits (Seegene) were used to identify differentially expression genes. Total RNA (3 ug) were synthesized by M-MLV reverse transcriptase (200 u/ul) with 10 uM dT-annealing control primer (ACP1) at 42C for 90 min. Then, first-strand cDNA (50 ng) was amplified using the 5 uM arbitary ACP (1-20) and 10 uM dT-ACP2 primers. Some specific expression genes were amplified, Now, we are cloning and sequencing. These finding strongly can be support to solve the problems for parturition delay in nuclear transfer cows, suggest that placenta specific proteins are key indicators for the aberration of gestation and placental function in cows.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.139-143
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• 2007

본 연구는 체세포를 이용하여 생산된 복제 한우 수소의 번식능력을 검토하기 위해 실시하였다. 복제 한우 수소(C-38 및 C-39) 또는 일반 한우 종모우로부터 정액을 채취하여 정자의 수 및 동결 전 후의 생존성 등을 살펴보았으며, 정자의 운동성 등은 computer assisted sperm analysis(CASA)를 이용하여 측정하였다. 또한, 이들의 수정 능력을 확인하기 위하여 체외수정과 인공수정을 각각 실시하였다. 정액 성상에서는 복제 수소들과 일반 종모우 간에 정액의 양, 정자의 농도 및 동결융해 후의 생존성 등에서 차이가 나타나지 않았다. CASA를 이용한 분석에서 운동성, 곡선 운동 속도(VCL), 직선운동 속도(VSL) 및 평균 진행 속도(VAP) 등은 복제 수소의 정액이 일반 종모우의 정액에 비하여 유의적으로 높았다 (p<0.05).체외수정에 따른 수정란의 분화율 및 배반포로의 발달율은 복제 수소와 일반종모우 간에 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 복제소 정액(C-38)을 이용하여 인공수정을 한 5두의 체세포 복제 대리모에서 암 수 각각 한 두씩의 건강한 복제 후대 송아지 2두를 생산하였다. 이상의 결과를 종합하여 보면, 실험에 공시된 복제 수소 개체간의 차이가 나타나기는 하였지만, 복제 수소는 정액 성상과 정자의 운동성 등에서 일반 종모우와 차이가 없었으며, 또한 인공수정을 통해 송아지를 생산함으로써 정상적인 번식능력이 있음을 확인하였다.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.299-307
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• 1995

전능성을 지닌 우 수정란 세포배양기술 체계 확립은 가축육종에 중요한 의의를 지닌다. 이러한 체계는 1) 핵치환에 의한 다수의 클론동물 생산에 대한 기전, 2) 형질전환세포를 선발하기 위한 marker의 사용으로 효과적인 유전자 전이체계와 3) site specific 유전자 전이에 대한 기전 또는 homologous DNA서열 재조합에 의한 결손 등에 대한 기전을 이해하는데 이용될 수 있다. 우 수정란세포의 배양은 배반포 내부 세포괴, 상실배와 16∼20세포기로부터 확립하였다. 이들 모든 세포들은 생쥐 배아간 세포형태와 유사하였으며 배양시 분화와 증식에서 다능성을 나타내었다. 배양체계는 미세소적이나 배양용기, 우 도는 설치류 섬유아 세포주를 단기간 배양 또는 장기간 배양방법을 이용하였다. 유사분열시 요구되는 배양체계나 배양액 그리고 분화 억제에 대한 괄목할만한 장점은 아직 밝혀지지 않고 있다. 현재 16∼20 세포기의 배양세포의 전능성에 대해서는 알려져 있지 않다. 배양된 ICM세포 전능성은 27일간 배양한 ICM 세포로부터 4마리의 산자 생산에 의해 입증되었다.