• Animal Bioscience
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• 제35권11호
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• pp.1689-1697
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• 2022

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of three kinds of organic acid (OA) products on the growth performance, intestinal characteristics and morphology, and cecal microflora in broilers fed a corn-soybean meal meal diet. Methods: A total of 420 one-day-old male Cobb 500 broilers with an average initial body weight of 49.11±1.02 g were used in this 42-day experiment. Birds were randomly allotted to one of five treatments (7 replicates with 12 birds per replicate). Treatments consisted of negative control (NC), basal diet; positive control (PC), basal diet+100 mg/kg of Aviramycin; OA1, basal diet+500 mg/kg of OA product 1; OA2, basal diet+1,000 mg/kg of OA product 2; and OA3, basal diet+1,200 mg/kg of OA product 3. Results: The results indicated that OA product addition had no effect on growth performance parameters, such as body weight gain, feed intake, and feed conversion ratio, from days 1 to 14, 15 to 28, and 0 to 42, or on the pH values of the intestine, intestinal weight, or intestinal weight to body weight ratio. The intestinal morphology in terms of villus height and crypt depth were affected by dietary supplementation of OA products, respectively. Furthermore, dietary addition of OAs had positive influences on the maintenance of the cecal microflora based on the results of 16S rRNA analysis. Conclusion: Dietary inclusion of three kinds of OA products all benefit broilers, but the mode of action may be different. This study provides a basis for the application of OA products used in the poultry industry.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제32권10호
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• pp.1558-1564
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• 2019

Objective: This study investigated the effects of 1,3-1,6 beta-glucan added to the diet of Haidong chicks reared under hypoxic conditions, to ascertain the growth performances, immunity and intestinal morphology changes. Methods: A total of 750 chicks were divided into five groups and fed diets containing 0.5 g/kg, 1.0 g/kg, and 2.0 g/kg 1,3-1,6 beta-glucan from yeast (G1, G2, G3, respectively), 0.2 g/kg Taylor rhizomorph and a control feed. Results: The body weight and body weight gain were higher in chicks fed 1,3-1,6 beta-glucan and Taylor rhizomorph than in control group. Feed conversion ratio significantly differed for G2 and G3 groups in comparison to control group. The relative weight of bursa was higher in G1, G2, and G3 groups. The white blood cells and lymphocytes were significantly increased in groups fed 1,3-1,6 beta-glucan. The immunoglobulin G of serum peak appeared in the G3 group. The villous height of the duodenum was higher in 1,3-1,6 beta-glucan feed groups. In the jejunum, the villous height was higher in G2 and G3 groups and crypt depth for all the groups fed ${\beta}$-glucan. At ileum level the villous height and crypt depth was higher for groups G1, G2, and G3. Conclusion: The growth performance of Haidong chicks is improved when 10 and 20 g/kg 1,3-1,6 beta-glucan is included in the diet; hence, it is suggested that 1,3-1,6 beta-glucan be included in poultry diet to reduce and replace the use of antibiotics.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제34권3_spc호
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• pp.417-426
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• 2021

Objective: Effects of inulin supplementation in diet of Haidong chicks under hypoxic conditions on production performance, intestinal morphologic change, microflora contents and the incidence of ascites were studied. Methods: Commercial male chicks (360) were randomly divided into 6 groups and were fed diets supplemented with 0, 0.05, 0.075, 0.1, 0.125, and 0.15 g/kg of inulin, respectively. Results: The body weight gain and feed intake were improved in chicks fed the diets supplemented with 0.1 and 0.125 g/kg of inulin, from d 1 to d 42 (p<0.05); moreover, blood parameters were positively affected when inulin was included in the diets and the thickness of the intestinal wall and muscle tissue in duodenum, jejunum, and ileum tended to increase (p<0.05), and the villi height and crypt depth in duodenum, jejunum, and ileum (p<0.05). Regarding the number of goblet cells in duodenum, jejunum and ileum tended to increase when chicks were fed the diets supplemented with 0.075, 0.1, 0.125, and 0.15 g/kg (p<0.05) of inulin. When chicks were fed diets supplemented with 0.75 or 0.1 g/kg of inulin, a significant reduction of Escherichia coli counts in the cecum was observed; for a contrary, a significant increment of Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus was observed in cecum and ileum. Finally, supplementing the feed with inulin determined an overall reduction of ascites incidences in comparison to the control group. Conclusion: Thus, the results observed in the present study clearly suggest that the diet supplementation with a quantity of inulin ranging between 0.1 and 0.125 g/kg, can improve growth performances, intestinal morphology, internal microbial balance and ascites incidence, in broiler chicks raised at high altitude area. Even though these findings may be of interest for the poultry industry, they may particularly be relevant in those areas characterized by high altitude such as Northwest China regions.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.15-24
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• 2006

본 연구는 종계사료 내 홍화씨 및 키토산의 첨가 급여가 산란종계에서 종란 생산성 및 후기 난각질 강화에 미치는 영향을 검토하기 위하여 수행하였다. 54주령 Hy-Line Brown 산란종계 암탉 400수와 수탉 40수를 공시하여 Ca을 3.5%로 수준으로 함유한 실험사료(대조구)에 홍화씨 분말을 0.25% 및 0.50% 수준으로 첨가하거나 키토산을 0.10% 및 0.20% 수준으로 첨가한 총 5개의 실험사료(4반복)를 6주간 급여하였다. 사료섭취량 및 난생산성에서는 처리간에 차이가 없었으나, 종란율은 대조구에 비해 홍화씨 분말 및 키토산을 첨가한 모든 실험구에서 첨가 수준과 관계없이 유의하게 증가하였다(P<0.05). 평균 난각 강도는 홍화씨 분말 및 키토산 첨가에 의해 유의하게 개선되었으며(P<0.01), 난각 두께는 키토산 첨가구가 대조구에 비해 유의하게 높은 것으로 나타났다(P<0.01). 수정율 및 입란대 부화율은 대조구에 비해 키토산 첨가구에서 유의하게 개선되는 결과가 관찰되었다. (P<0.01). 경골 파쇄강도는 처리간에 큰 차이가 없었으나, 경골 내 Ca 및 P 함량은 대조구에 비해 홍화씨 분말 0.5% 첨가구와 키토산 첨가구(T3 및 T4)에서 유의하게 증가하였다. (P<0.01). 혈중 estrogen, calcitonin 및 PTH 등 호르몬 농도에서는 큰 변화가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 상기의 결과로부터 산란종계의 후기 난각질 및 생산성의 개선을 위해서는 사료 내 홍화씨 및 키토산과 같은 Ca의 이용성에 영향을 미치는 성분을 적절히 활용함으로써 후기 난각질과 부화율의 개선을 통해 종란 생산성을 향상시킬 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제36권8호
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• pp.1190-1198
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• 2023

Objective: To our knowledge, there are few studies on the correlation between internal structure of fermented products and nutrient delivery from by-products from coffee processing in the ruminant system. The objective of this project was to use advanced mid-infrared vibrational spectroscopic technique (ATR-FT/IR) to reveal interactive correlation between protein internal structure and ruminant-relevant protein and energy metabolic profiles of by-products from coffee processing affected by added-microorganism fermentation duration. Methods: The by-products from coffee processing were fermented using commercial fermentation product, called Saus Burger Pakan, consisting of various microorganisms: cellulolytic, lactic acid, amylolytic, proteolytic, and xylanolytic microbes, for 0, 7, 14, 21, and 28 days. Protein chemical profiles, Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System crude protein and CHO subfractions, and ruminal degradation and intestinal digestion of protein were evaluated. The attenuated total reflectance-Ft/IR (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy was used to study protein structural features of spectra that were affected by added microorganism fermentation duration. The molecular spectral analyses were carried using OMNIC software. Molecular spectral analysis parameters in fermented and non-fermented by-products from coffee processing included: Amide I area (AIA), Amide II (AIIA) area, Amide I heigh (AIH), Amide II height (AIIH), α-helix height (αH), β-sheet height (βH), AIA to AIIA ratio, AIH to AIIH ratio, and αH to βH ratio. The relationship between protein structure spectral profiles of by-products from coffee processing and protein related metabolic features in ruminant were also investigated. Results: Fermentation decreased rumen degradable protein and increased rumen undegradable protein of by-products from coffee processing (p<0.05), indicating more protein entering from rumen to the small intestine for animal use. The fermentation duration significantly impacted (p<0.05) protein structure spectral features. Fermentation tended to increase (p<0.10) AIA and AIH as well as β-sheet height which all are significantly related to the protein level. Conclusion: Protein structure spectral profiles of by-product form coffee processing could be utilized as potential evaluators to estimate protein related chemical profile and protein metabolic characteristics in ruminant system.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.315-321
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• 1992

The utilization of feeding white sweet lupin (Lupinus angustifolius cv. Uniwhite) seeds supplemented with the limiting amino acids were investigated in day-old single comb White Leghorn male chicks. These were fed a commercial chick mash for the first 10 days and on a semi-synthetic protein-free diet for the next 6 days. For the subsequent 6 days of experimental feeding period, the birds were fed on the protein-free diet, basal diet containing 9.31% of lupin seed meal (LSM) protein, diets supplemented with methionine, methionine + tryptophan or methionine + tryptophan + lysine in the basal diet, and diet containing 9.84% of soybean meal (SBM) protein. When the LSM protein was supplemented with methionine, protein intake, body weight gain, protein efficiency ratio (PER) and net protein ratio (NPR) were increased (p<0.05). The birds excreted lower urinary nitrogen and fecal nitrogen per protein comsumption, had improved apparent (AD) and true (TD) digestibility but did not alter biological value (BV) of the protein. Metabolizability (MEn/GE) and heat production (HP) per MEn intake (HP/MEn) was lowered while energy retention (ER) was highered (p<0.05) compared with those of the basal diet. Also the body weight gain, PER, NPR and ER was increased but the BV and HP/MEn was lowered compared with those of the SBM protein. The results indicated that lupin seed supplemented with methionine increase body weight gain and energy rentention but did not alter biological value compared with those of lupin seed and soybean meal.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.767-777
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• 2014

Characterizing local chicken types and their mostly rural production systems is prerequisite for designing and implementing development and conservation programs. This study evaluated the management practices of small-scale chicken keepers and the phenotypic and production traits of their chickens in Oman, where conservation programs for local livestock breeds have currently started. Free-range scavenging was the dominant production system, and logistic regression analysis showed that socio-economic factors such as training in poultry keeping, household income, income from farming and gender of chicken owners influenced feeding, housing, and health care practices (p<0.05). A large variation in plumage and shank colors, comb types and other phenotypic traits within and between Omani chicken populations were observed. Male and female body weight differed (p<0.05), being $1.3{\pm}0.65$ kg and $1.1{\pm}0.86$ kg respectively. Flock size averaged $22{\pm}7.7$ birds per household with 4.8 hens per cock. Clutch size was $12.3{\pm}2.85$ and annual production $64.5{\pm}2.85$ eggs per hen. Egg hatchability averaged $88{\pm}6.0%$ and annual chicken mortality across all age and sex categories was $16{\pm}1.4%$. The strong involvement of women in chicken keeping makes them key stakeholders in future development and conservation programs, but the latter should be preceded by a comprehensive study of the genetic diversity of the Omani chicken populations.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제30권10호
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• pp.1372-1381
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• 2017

Objective: Our study provides information on phenotypes of local chickens and guinea fowl and their body measures as well as on major genes in local chickens in northern Ghana. Methods: Qualitative and morphometric traits were recorded on 788 local chickens and 394 guinea fowl in urban households in Tamale, Ghana. Results: The results showed considerable variation of color traits and numerous major genes in local chickens, while color variations and related genotypes in guinea fowl were limited. In local chickens, white was preferred for plumage, whereas dark colors were preferred for beak and shanks. More than half of the chickens carried at least one major gene, but the contributions of single gene carriers were low. All calculated allele frequencies were significantly lower than their expected Mendelian allele frequencies. We observed higher mean body weight and larger linear body measures in male as compared to female chickens. In female chickens, we detected a small effect of major genes on body weight and chest circumference. In addition, we found some association between feather type and plumage color. In guinea fowl, seven distinct plumage colors were observed, of which pearl grey pied and pearl grey were the most prevalent. Male pearl grey pied guinea fowl were inferior to pearl grey and white guinea fowl in terms of body weight, body length and chest circumference; their shank length was lower than that of pearl grey fowl. Conclusion: Considerable variation in qualitative traits of local chickens may be indicative of genetic diversity within local chicken populations, but major genes were rare. In contrast, phenotypic and genetic diversity in local guinea fowl is limited. Broader genetic diversity studies and evaluation of trait preferences of local poultry producers are required for the design of appropriate breeding programs.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제34권7호
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• pp.1243-1252
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• 2021

Objective: An experiment was conducted to investigate the continuous and intermittent lighting program effects on terms of the productive performance, carcass traits, blood biochemical parameters, innate immune and oxidative status in broiler chicks. Methods: A total of 600 Cobb-500 one day old chicks were randomly allocated into six equal groups (100 chicks per treated group with five replicates of 20 chicks each) based on lighting program; 22 continuous lighting (22 C), 11 h lighting+1 darkness twice daily (11 L/1 D), 20 h continuous lighting (20 C), 5 h lighting+1 darkness four times daily (5 L/1 D), 18 h continuous lighting (18 C) and the final group subjected for 3 h lighting+1 h darkness six times daily (3 L/1 D). The experimental period lasted 42 days. Results: Compared with those under the intermittent light program, broiler chicks exposed to continuous lighting for 22 h had significant improvement in live body weight and carcass (dressing and breast percentage) measured traits. Though reducing lighting hours significantly reduced feed intake and feed conversion ratio values. Different lighting programs revealed no significant effect on all blood biochemical parameters. Oxidative stress and innate immunity parameters significantly enhance by reducing lighting hours (3L/1D). Conclusion: The findings suggest that reducing lighting hours up to 3L/1D would be more useful in enhancing feed efficiency, innate immunity, and oxidative status compared with continuous lighting programs on broilers.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.283-293
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• 2006

본 연구의 목적은 목초액 함유 활성탄(activated charcoal mixed with wood vinegar, AC)의 급여가 육계의 생산성 및 산란계에서 혈중 및 계란내 항생제 수준에 미치는 영향을 규명하기 위하여 본 연구를 실시하였다. 실험 1은 450수의 1일령 육용종 Ross 수평아리를 공시하여 처리당 3반복 반복당 25수씩 완전임의 배치하고, 항생제 0%(T1), 항생제 0.1%(T2), AC 1%(T3), AC 1% + 항생제 0.1%(T4), AC 2% (T5), AC 2% + 항생제 0.1%(T6)를 함유하는 실험 사료를 각각 5주간 급여하였다. 사료 섭취량과 증체량은 주 단위로 조사하여 성장 성적에 미치는 영향을 평가하였다. 실험 5주차 종료시에 각 처리구별로 10수씩 선발하여 도살하였고, 간, 복강지방, 가슴육, 기타 기관의 상대적 중량을 측정함으로서 도체 특성을 조사하였다. 가식성 근육의 물리적 특성은 가열 감량, 전단력가, 보수력, 육색을 측정하였고, 육질의 관능적 특성은 연도, 맛, 풍미, 다즙성 등을 측정하였다. 장 내 균 총 변화에 미치는 영향에서 총 균수, 대장균 및 유산균수를 조사하였다. 실험 2는 40주령의 Hy-Line Brown 산란계 90수를 공시하여 항생제 0.5%에 AC 0%(C), AC 1.0%(T1), AC 2.0%(T2)를 함유하는 실험 사료를 각각 2주간 급여하였다. 종료 후 혈액 채취 및 계란을 수거하여 혈액 및 계란 내 항생제 잔류 수준을 측정하였다. 실험 1에서 사료 섭취량, 증체량 및 사료 요구율은 처리구간에 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 없었다. 대사 에너지, 조 단백질 및 기타 필수 영양소 수준을 고려하면 AC의 급여가 성장에 부정적인 영향은 없는 것으로 판단되었다. 간, 복강 지방, 가슴육, 기타 기관의 상대적 중량에서는 처리간에 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 인정되지 않았다. 보수력과 가열감량 항목에서는 처리간에 큰 차이가 없었으나, 전단력가는 대조구에 비해 AC 첨가구에서 유의하게 높아지는(P<0.05) 경향을 나타내었다. 대조구에 비해 실험구에서 적색도는 낮아지는 경향을, 황색도는 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다. 풍미, 연도, 다즙성 및 총체적 선호도 항목 모두 처리간에 유의한 차이는 인정되지 않았다. 장 내 총균수, coli form 및 lactic acid bacteria 수는 항생제를 첨가한 (+) 대조구와 AC를 첨가한 처리구가 항생제를 첨가하지 않은 (-) 대조구에 비해 유의하게 낮은 수준이거나(P<0.05), 낮은 경향을 보였다. 실험 2에서는 AC 급여에 의해 혈청 및 계란 내 항생제 잔류량이 유의하게 감소하는 결과가 관찰되었다(P<0.05). 특히 AC급여 수준이 증가함에 따라 계란 내 항생제 잔류량은 유의하게 감소하였다. 본 연구에서는 육계 사료 내 AC의 첨가 급여가 생산된 계육의 외관적 특성을 개선시키는 효과가 시사되었고, 장내 총균수, 대장균 및 유산균수를 감소시키는 시키는 결과를 보였다. 산란계 사료 내 AC의 첨가 급여가 혈청 및 계란 내 항생제 잔류를 감소시키는 결과를 나타내었다.