• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.343-346
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• 2001

During the period of January to December 2000, a total of 3,505 swine sera was collected from 208 farms, which are located throughout country, for the diagnosis of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome(PRRS). The antibody to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus(PRRS) was tested by indirect immunofluorescent antibody(IFA) test. Of 208 farms tested, at least one or more than one pigs was positive for PRRSV antibody in 188(90.4%) farms. The overall seroprevalence of PRRSV antibody was 45.1% (1581/3505). Most pigs were infected with PRRSV at around 50- to 60-day old. The seroprevalence of antibody varied with age. The highest seroprevalence of PRRSV antibody was observed in the growing pigs at around 80-day old. About one-thirds of adult pigs including boar, gilt and sow were positive to PRRSV antibody. In many farms, the infection of PRRSV was chronic and confined to grower and/or finisher. However, antibody was detected from all production phase in some farms.

• 한국유기농업학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.627-641
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• 2020

Intensive farming methods that do not guarantee animal welfare can induce stress in pigs. Stress, in turn, can reduce their disease resistance and influence their hormones and metabolites in such a manner that productivity is negatively affected. This study was conducted to compare the stress related factors and blood characteristics of pigs raised on conventional farms and those raised on animal welfare farms. We measured the levels of cortisol, epinephrine and norepinephrine, biochemical parameters in blood and glycogen, L-lactate and heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) in muscle, as physiological markers of indicating the stress in conventional farm pigs (Control, n=10) and animal welfare farm pigs (Welfare, n=10). We found that there was a significant difference in the albumin-globulin ratio (A/G ratio), as well as the albumin (ALB), blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels between the two farms. Epinephrine was significantly higher in conventional farm, while level of norepinephrine was higher in animal welfare farm. There was no significant difference in cortisol, which is known as a stress hormone, across the two groups of farms. Muscular glycogen content was significantly high in animal welfare farm pigs. While L-lactate tended to be low in the animal welfare farm pigs, the difference between them and the conventional farm cohorts was not significant. HSP70 showed high levels of expression in conventional farm. Thus, we suggested that blood parameter results showed a stress response in the livers of conventional farm, and that catecholamine hormones, glycogen, L-lactate and HSP70 can be used as physiological factors of assessing animal welfare.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.97-102
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• 1993

This study was performed to survey on the prevalence of swine internal parasites at 12 piggeries being operated by the sawdust fermentative pigsty in Kyongnam central area. To investigate the effects of viability of eggs, larva and cysts, temperatures at the underlayer of the sawdust floor and rooms of pens were taken four times each season for one year. In a pig farms which have been operated by the sawdust fermentative pigsty, eggs of Ascar is suum(8.8%), Trichr is suis(18.3%), Oesophagostomum sp(9.4%), Strongyloides ransomi(1.3%), Hyostrongylus sp(3.8%) and Metastronylus apri(2.3%) were detected from 480 heads of Pigs. Cysts and oocysts of Coccidia(12.7%), Balantidium coli(5.4%) were also detected form 480 heads of pigs. The change of the temperature in the pig room was variable between $13^{\circ}C\; to\; 27^{\circ}C$ accord-ing to outside condition, whereas that in underfloor was consistently stable between $28^{\circ}C \;to\; 31^{\circ}C$ which was strictly suitable for the development of eggs, larva and cysts.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.293-295
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• 2023

Linezolid, the first oxazolidinone introduced into human clinical use, has become a last resort antibiotic in treatment of serious infections caused by Gram-positive pathogens, including methicillin-resistant staphylococci and vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Although oxazolidinones are strictly prohibited for use in food-producing animals, occurrence of linezolid-resistant staphylococci has recently been reported in livestock farms in Korea. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of an optrA-positive linezolid-resistant Staphylococcus rostri strain PJFA-333 isolated from a pig farm in Korea.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제66권3호
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• pp.202-208
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• 2022

본 연구는 악취 제거용 반응조를 제작한 후, 현장 시험을 통해 마그네시아(MgO)를 이용하여 돈분 폐수에서 발생하는 악취를 최대한 저감하기 위한 최적 조건을 얻고자 하였다. 이를 위해 마그네시아의 충진양, 돈분 폐수의 주입량, 폭기 방식, 폭기양, 폭기 시간이 고려되었다. 현장 시험은 돈분 폐수 저장소를 갖추고 있는 청운 가축농장에서 실시하였다. 돈분 폐수(500 kg) 무게 대비 마그네시아의의 첨가량을 증가시킬수록 암모니아와 황화수소의 발생량은 점차적으로 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 현장시험 결과, 반응조에 마그네시아를 0.8% 첨가하여 2일 동안의 폭기 시 돈분 폐수 중의 암모니아(NH₃)는 65%, 황화수소(H₂S)는 77% 감소하였다. 반응조 안의 돈분 폐수의 초기 pH는 8.2이었고 마그네시아를 0.8%까지 넣었을 때의 pH는 9.2를 나타내었다. 이러한 경향으로 비추어 볼 때, 마그네시아가 돈분 폐수 내의 pH를 점차적으로 상승시켜 약알칼리 상태로 만든다는 것을 알 수 있었다. pH가 증가함에 따라 폐수 내에 존재하는 암모니아 가스의 일부분은 공기 중으로 기화되고, 나머지 일부는 용해되어 있는 마그네슘이온, 인산이온과 화학결합한 후 침전되어 제거된다. 기존에 가축 농가의 대부분은 돈분 폐수의 악취를 제거하여 퇴비로 만들기 위해서 미생물을 활용한 6개월간의 폭기 과정을 거쳐야 했다. 대조적으로 미생물 활동에 영향이 없는 화학적 반응을 통해서 2일 내에 돈분 폐수로부터 악취를 저감할 수 있는 효과를 현 연구를 통해 입증하였다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제52권4호
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• pp.253-257
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of Brachyspira species and antimicrobial susceptibility of Brachyspira (B.) hyodysenteriae isolates in Korea. A total of fifty-five Brachyspira species were isolated; five (1.0%) beta-hemolytic Brachyspira species and 50 (10.4%) weak hemolytic Brachyspira species from 116 different diarrheic pig samples and 367 apparently normal pig samples. In farm level, beta hemolytic and weak hemolytic Brachyspira species were detected in 7.4% (5/68) and 19.1% (13/68) of tested pig farms, respectively. By phenotypic and genotypic characterization, all beta hemolytic Brachyspira isolates was classified as group I (B. hyodysenteriae), whereas weak hemolytic Brachyspira species isolates were group III (B. innocens or B. murdochii). B. hyodysenteriae isolates showed high level of minimum inhibition concentrations to macrolide antimicrobials. This study shows that the prevalence of pathogenic B. hyodysenteriae in pigs is low but antimicrobial resistance of the pathogens is high in Korea. This is the first report of the prevalence of Brachyspira group III and antimicrobial susceptibility of B. hyodysenteriae in pigs in Korea. Our results could provide basic data for the management and treatment guidelines of Brachyspira infection.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.365-374
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• 2012

양돈 농가에서 구리, 아연 등의 성장촉진제와 항생제들이 사료 첨가제로 사용되는데 사료에 주입된 많은양이 분뇨로 배설되고 있다. 국내 양돈 폐수의 90% 이상이 퇴, 액비 형태로 농지에 적용되고 있는 상황에서 퇴,액비 내에 함유된 중금속과 항생물질은 토양에 흡착되어 농지에 잔류하거나 지하수나 지표수로 유출되어 수계로 빠져나간다. 농지에 살포된 중금속과 항생물질의 토양 내에서의 거동을 살펴보기 위해 실험실 기초 실험을 수행하였는데, Jar test와 칼럼 용출 실험을 수행하였다. 실험결과 아연의 86.4와 구리의 68%가 토양에 흡착되는 것으로 나타난 반면, 액비에 포함된 항생물질의 60% 이상은 칼럼 유출수로 용출되는 것으로 나타났다.

• 의료ㆍ복지 건축 : 한국의료복지건축학회 논문집
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.35-41
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• 2006

At the moment, a lot of interest in the research on Gnotobiotic Pigs are increasing in order to produce alternative human organs. So, it is very important to design and build proper housing facilities for Germ Free Pigs. Among the design issues related to Gnotobiotic Pigs' farms, circulation system takes a high position because it carries an important role in keeping the pig's housing environment aseptic. Considering those, this study aims to propose the guidelines for the design of circulation system in Germ Free Pig's facilities. The results of this study are as follows. At first, functional areas of Germ Free Pigs' facilities have been divided into three categories according to the clean level; aseptic area, semi-aseptic area, and non-aseptic area. Secondly, the basic principles of circulation system have been proposed. Finally, circulation system of Gnotobiotic Pigs' facility has been explored as a form of diagram according to the circulating subjects. These include human circulation, pig's circulation, and goods' circulation. This study has some limitations in that it is transcendent and lacks empirical evidence. Despite of some weaknesses, it is expected to give some useful guidelines for the design of circulation system in Germ Free Pigs' facilities.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.509-513
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• 1991

Preliminary survey on the prevalence of swine internal parasites was carried out at 91 pens of 4 piggeries being operated by the sawdust fermentation floor system in Kyunggi province. To investigate the effects of viability of eggs., larva and cysts, temperatures at the underlayer of the sawdust floor and rooms of pens were taken three times a day for 8 days. In a pig farm which has been operated by the sawdust fermentation floor system for G years, eggs and larva of Ascaris suum, Trichuris suis, Oesophagostomum sp., Hyostrongylus sp. and Strongyloides ransomi were detected from 42(70.0%) among 60 pens. Cysts and oocysts of coccidia, Balantidium coli, Entamoeba sp. were also detected from 50(83.3%) among 60 pens. In three pig farms which have been operated by the sawdust fermentation floor system for one year, eggs and larva of nematoda were not detected at all, and the contamination rates of protozoan cysts and oocysts was relatively low situation. The change of the temperature in the pig room was variable according to outside condition, whereas that in underfloor was consistently stable between $28^{\circ}C$ to $30^{\circ}C$ which was strictly suitable for the development of eggs, larva and cysts.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.275-280
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• 2004

The main objective of this study was to develop and evaluate a model for estimating pigs weight using computer vision for improving the management in Korean swine farms in Korea. This research was carried out in two steps: 1) to find a model that relates the projection area with the weight of a pig; 2) to implement the model in a computer vision system mainly consisted of a monochrome CCD camera, a frame grabber and a computer system for estimating the weight of pigs in a non-contact, real-time manner. The model was developed under an important assumption there were no observable genetic differences among the pigs. The main results were: 1) The relationship between the projection area and the weight of pigs was W = 0.0569 ${\times}$ A - 32.585($R^2$ = 0.953), where W is the weight in kg; A is the projection area of a pig in $\textrm{cm}^2$; 2) The model could estimate the weight of pigs with an error less than 3.5%.