• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.477-481
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• 2015

Giardia is a major public health concern and considered as reemerging in industrialized countries. The present study investigated the prevalence of giardiosis in 202 sheltered dogs using PCR. The infection rate was 33.2% (67/202); Gyeongsangbuk-do and Daejeon showed 25.7% (39/152, P<0.0001) and 56% (28/50), respectively. The prevalence of infected female dogs (46.7%, P<0.001) was higher than in male dogs (21.8%). A higher prevalence (43.5%, P<0.0001) was observed in mixed breed dogs than purebred (14.1%). Although most of the fecal samples collected were from dogs of ${\geq}1$ year of age which showed only 27.4% positive rate, 61.8% (P<0.001) of the total samples collected from young animals (<1 year of age) were positive for G. intestinalis. A significantly higher prevalence in symptomatic dogs (60.8%, P<0.0001) was observed than in asymptomatic dogs (23.8%). Furthermore, the analysis of nucleotide sequences of the samples revealed that G. intestinalis Assemblages A and C were found in the feces of dogs from Gyeongsangbuk-do and Daejeon. Since G. intestinalis Assemblage A has been known to infect humans, our results suggest that dogs can act as an important reservoir of giardiosis in Korea. Hence, hygienic management should be given to prevent possible transmission to humans.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.169-174
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• 2020

The purpose of this study was to establish normal values for the thoracic limb joint reference angles in Shih Tzu dogs and to describe the standardized CT methodology for measuring the joint reference angle of the humerus. Five pairs of thoracic limbs of Shih Tzu dogs were collected for the CT scans in this study. Three blinded observers measured the joint reference angle of the humerus and radius for each dog by using CT scans in the frontal, sagittal, and axial planes. The means (± SDs) for the average of the right and left humeral joint reference angles were as follows: mMPHA, 83.74 ± 3.95°; mLDHA, 85.04 ± 2.57°; mCaPHA, 46.75 ± 2.20°; mCrDHA, 79.47 ± 1.97°; and HTA, 19.16 ± 2.38°. Means (± SD) for the average of right and left of the radial joint reference angles were as follows: aMPRA, 85.04 ± 1.58°; aLDRA, 87.59 ± 1.37°; aCrPRA, 84.60 ± 1.46°; aCdDRA, 84.27 ± 1.79°; and RTA, 20.91 ± 3.00°. The intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) of the joint reference angles for the inter- and intraobserver reliability were good to excellent, except those for the mCrHA and HTA were moderate. Our results suggest that the method of measuring joint reference angles of other long bones by using CT can be applied to thoracic limbs and can extract valid values for one specific breed.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제61권1호
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• pp.35-40
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• 2019

This study was conducted to compare the physicochemical traits of dry-cured hams made from two different pig breeds: Berkshire and $Landrace{\times}Yorkshire{\times}Duroc$ (LYD). Pigs were slaughtered at a live weight of approximately 110 kg and cooled at $0^{\circ}C$ for 24 h in a chilling room. Then, the ham portion of the carcasses were cut and processed by dry-curing for physicochemical analyses. The dry-cured hams from Berkshire contain higher crude protein, fat, and ash level than those from LYD, whereas the hams from LYD had higher moisture contents than those from Berkshire(p < 0.05). The pH values of the hams from Berkshire were lower than those from LYD (p < 0.05). The hams from Berkshire had lower $L^*$ and $b^*$ values than those from LYD (p < 0.05). Palmitoleic acid (C16:1), oleic acid (C18:1), elaidic acid (C18:1t), monounsaturated fatty acids, and ratio of n-6 and n-3 fatty acids (n-6/n-3) in the ham from Berkshire were higher than LYD (p < 0.05). Free amino acids such as aspartic acid, threonine, serine, asparagine, glutamic acid, and lysine in hams from Berkshire were higher than those from LYD (p < 0.05). The microbial population had no significant difference between Berkshire and LYD dry-cured ham. The cross sections of dry cured ham showed difference from different breeds using scanning electron microscope and indicates some differences in texture. Considering the meat quality parameters of ham, hams from Berkshire could provide variety of ham for consumer who are seeking various different qualities and stories.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.467-476
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• 2019

Objective: This research was conducted to study the genetic diversity in several Indonesian cattle breeds using microsatellite markers to classify the Indonesian cattle breeds. Methods: A total of 229 DNA samples from of 10 cattle breeds were used in this study. The polymerase chain reaction process was conducted using 12 labeled primers. The size of allele was generated using the multiplex DNA fragment analysis. The POPGEN and CERVUS programs were used to obtain the observed number of alleles, effective number of alleles, observed heterozygosity value, expected heterozygosity value, allele frequency, genetic differentiation, the global heterozygote deficit among breeds, and the heterozygote deficit within the breed, gene flow, Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, and polymorphism information content values. The MEGA program was used to generate a dendrogram that illustrates the relationship among cattle population. Bayesian clustering assignments were analyzed using STRUCTURE program. The GENETIX program was used to perform the correspondence factorial analysis (CFA). The GENALEX program was used to perform the principal coordinates analysis (PCoA) and analysis of molecular variance. The principal component analysis (PCA) was performed using adegenet package of R program. Results: A total of 862 alleles were detected in this study. The INRA23 allele 205 is a specific allele candidate for the Sumba Ongole cattle, while the allele 219 is a specific allele candidate for Ongole Grade. This study revealed a very close genetic relationship between the Ongole Grade and Sumba Ongole cattle and between the Madura and Pasundan cattle. The results from the CFA, PCoA, and PCA analysis in this study provide scientific evidence regarding the genetic relationship between Banteng and Bali cattle. According to the genetic relationship, the Pesisir cattle were classified as Bos indicus cattle. Conclusion: All identified alleles in this study were able to classify the cattle population into three clusters i.e. Bos taurus cluster (Simmental Purebred, Simmental Crossbred, and Holstein Friesian cattle); Bos indicus cluster (Sumba Ongole, Ongole Grade, Madura, Pasundan, and Pesisir cattle); and Bos javanicus cluster (Banteng and Bali cattle).

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.398-410
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• 2022

We studied effects of aging methods and temperature on the physical, chemical, and amino acid composition of pork belly from Berkshire and Landrace×Yorkshire×Duroc (LYD) swine. Pork belly samples were assigned randomly to breed groups (Berkshire and LYD), aging temperature groups (0℃ and 9℃), and aging method groups. One samples of vacuum-packaged hanging pork bellies were hung in a refrigerated cooler with 83±2.0% humidity, while the other samples were immersed in a 3.5% salt solution in a vacuum package and subsequently stored in the same cooler for 2 weeks. LYD pork had lower pH and purge loss and higher lightness values than those of Berkshire pork (p<0.05). Moreover, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances and hardness values of LYD pork were lower than those of Berkshire pork after aging (p<0.05). Berkshire pork had a higher level of flavorful amino acids than LYD pork did during aging (p<0.05). Bellies aged at elevated temperatures for two weeks had higher volatile basic nitrogen. However, significantly higher percentages of flavorful and sweet taste amino acids were observed in bellies aged at 9℃ compared to those aged at 0℃ for 2 weeks. Moisture content was higher in immersed samples than hanging samples after two weeks of aging (p<0.05). Hanging pork bellies exhibited higher texture profiles than immersed pork bellies at two weeks (p<0.05). We concluded that breeds, aging temperature, and methods affected most quality attributes of pork belly.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.101-105
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• 2024

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a rare genetic disorder in dogs and cats and has been mostly reported in purebred cats. In this study, we report a case of a 1-year-old castrated male Korean shorthair cat, who presented with multiple small skin tears and bruises distributed over the entire trunk area. The cat's skin was hyperextensible and easily torn with gentle touch. The skin extensibility index of the cat was 25%, indicating the possibility of EDS. The cat exhibited no signs of pruritus or inflammation, and no underlying disease was found. However, radiography revealed hip joint subluxation and arthritis. Following this, biopsy of the lacerated skin was performed. Histopathological examination of the skin revealed that in the dermis adjacent to the lesions, the collagen fibers were irregular in size and width, with a slightly thinner epidermis, and increased interfibrillar spaces containing low numbers of scattered well-differentiated fibroblasts and mast cells. Histopathological examination of the skin confirmed EDS. The symptoms observed in the cat, including skin hyperextensibility, multiple bruising, hip joint subluxation, and arthritis, corresponded to the classical subtype of EDS in humans. Thus, this study is a rare report of a classical EDS case in a Korean shorthair cat. This study suggests that skin extensibility index and biopsy are useful diagnostic procedures for confirming EDS in animals until a more definitive genetic test is established.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.171-178
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• 2000

1995년 3월부터 1996년 5월까지 모돈 2,086두를 대상으로 자돈이 분만되는 현황을 품종, 계절, 산차, 교배방법, 분만소요시간에 따라 번식특성과 주간 $.$야간 분만실태의 조사결과는 다음과 같다. I. 요인별 번식특성 1. 순종과 잡종간에 번식특성 즉, 총산자수, 생존자돈수, 생존자돈의 비율, 임신 기간 및 분만소요시간에서 임신기간만 유의적인 차이(순종 114,89일, 잡종 115.11일)가 있었다. 2. 계절에 따른 번식특성은 총산자수와 생존자돈수가 봄(10.95두 : 10.38두)에 가장 많은 것으로 나타난 반면, 임신기간은 봄에 가장 긴 것(115.1일)으로 나타났다. 3. 산차에 따른 번식특성은 3, 4, 5산의 모돈에서 1, 2산의 모돈과 6산 이상의 모돈보다 총산자수와 생존자돈수가 0.5두 정도 많은 것으로 나타났다. 4. 자연종부와 인공수정을 시킨 모돈의 임신기간(115.56일 : 114.45일)은 자연종인 경우가 1일 정도 긴 것으로 나타났으며, 분만에 소요된 시간도 자연종부의 경우가 30분 정도 더긴 것으로 나타났다. 5. 모돈이 자돈을 분만하는데 소요되는 시간을 2시간 간격으로 나누어 번식특성을 조사한 결과, 분만에 소요된 시간이 길어질수록 대체적으로 총산자수가 많아지는 경향을 보였으며, 생존자돈수는 4~6시간에서 (10.29두)와 8시간 이상 시간 (11.17두)에서 많은 결과를 보였다. 2. 요인별 주 $.$ 야간 분만빈도 현재 양돈을 경영하는 농가에서 야간에 분만하는 비율이 평균 약 65%로 주간에 분만하는 비율(약 35%)보다 높은 것으로 나타났다. 요인에 따른 결과를 살펴보면, 1. 순종이 잡종에 비하여 주간에 분만하는 비율이 약 10% 정도 높았다 (43.18% : 34.26%) 2. 계절에 따른 주 $.$야간 분만빈도를 살펴보면 겨울에는 야간에 분만하는 비율이 다른 계절에 비하여 높았다 (70.62%). 봄과 가을에는 각각 65.82, 63.32%였으며, 여름에는 비교적 주간분만이 야간분만 성적과 비슷하였다(42.96% : 57.04%). 3. 산차에 따른 차이는 없었으며, 자연종부외인공수정을 시킨 모돈의 경우에는 자연종부의 경우가 주간분만의 비율이 인공수정시보다 약 11% 정도 낮은 것으로 나타났다 (32.22% : 46.58%).

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제25권9호
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• pp.1237-1247
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• 2012

The objective of this study was to evaluate the predictions of dry matter intake (DMI) and average daily gain (ADG) of Vietnamese Yellow (Vang) purebred and crossbred (Vang with Red Sindhi or Brahman) bulls fed under Vietnamese conditions using two levels of solution (1 and 2) of the large ruminant nutrition system (LRNS) model. Animal information and feed chemical characterization were obtained from five studies. The initial mean body weight (BW) of the animals was 186, with standard deviation ${\pm}33.2$ kg. Animals were fed ad libitum commonly available feedstuffs, including cassava powder, corn grain, Napier grass, rice straw and bran, and minerals and vitamins, for 50 to 80 d. Adequacy of the predictions was assessed with the Model Evaluation System using the root of mean square error of prediction (RMSEP), accuracy (Cb), coefficient of determination ($r^2$), and mean bias (MB). When all treatment means were used, both levels of solution predicted DMI similarly with low precision ($r^2$ of 0.389 and 0.45 for level 1 and 2, respectively) and medium accuracy (Cb of 0.827 and 0.859, respectively). The LRNS clearly over-predicted the intake of one study. When this study was removed from the comparison, the precision and accuracy considerably increased for the level 1 solution. Metabolisable protein was limiting ADG for more than 68% of the treatment averages. Both levels differed regarding precision and accuracy. While level 1 solution had the least MB compared with level 2 (0.058 and 0.159 kg/d, respectively), the precision was greater for level 2 than level 1 (0.89 and 0.70, respectively). The accuracy (Cb) was similar between level 1 and level 2 (p = 0.8997; 0.977 and 0.871, respectively). The RMSEP indicated that both levels were on average under-or over-predicted by about 190 g/d, suggesting that even though the accuracy (Cb) was greater for level 1 compared to level 2, both levels are likely to wrongly predict ADG by the same amount. Our analyses indicated that the level 1 solution can predict DMI reasonably well for this type of animal, but it was not entirely clear if animals consumed at their voluntary intake and/or if the roughness of the diet decreased DMI. A deficit of ruminally-undegradable protein and/or a lack of microbial protein may have limited the performance of these animals. Based on these evaluations, the LRNS level 1 solution may be an alternative to predict animal performance when, under specific circumstances, the fractional degradation rates of the carbohydrate and protein fractions are not known.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.389-398
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• 2013

본 연구는 폐쇄종돈군을 유지하면서 장기간 선발육종을 실시한 Landrace 및 Yorkshire 모계 종돈집단에서 임신기간, 총산자수, 이유후초종부일 및 사산두수에 대한 유전적 변이성을 제시함으로써 이들 형질들에 대한 선발지표에 참고자료를 제시하고자 실시하였다. 분석에 이용된 자료는 상기의 형질들에 대하여 사전 이상치를 제외한 후, Landrace 품종에서 1,910두의 모돈으로부터 수집된 7,616복의 기록 및 Yorkshire 품종 2283두의 모돈으로부터 수집된 총 10,454복의 기록을 이용하였다. 분석형질들에 대한 유전변이를 추정하기 위하여 상기의 4개 형질을 동시에 고려한 혼합모형을 설정하였으며, 특히 사산두수에 대하여는 정규성에 크게 위배되기 때문에 범주형 자료로 가정하여 다형질 선형-임계형 반복동물개체모형을 설정하여 분석하였다. 분석방법으로서는 Bayesian 추론의 일종인 Gibbs Sampling (GS) 방법에 의하여 모수의 사후분포 함수로부터 모수에 대한 GS을 50,000회 실시하고 burn-in을 제외한 후 모수의 사후분포에 대한 통계량을 제시하였다. 유전변이를 추정한 결과, 임신기간에 대한 유전력은 0.21~0.35로 추정되었고, 이유후초종부일에서는 0.16~0.23, 총산자수는 0.14~0.16 및 사산두수에 있어서는 0.09~0.10으로 추정되었다. 임신기간에 대한 유전상관 추정치는 총산자수 및 사산두수에서 부의 상관을 갖는 것으로 추정되었고 총산자수와 사산두수와는 정의 상관을 갖는 것으로 추정되었다. 총산자수와 이유후초발정일 간의 유전상관은 낮은 부의 상관을 갖는 것으로 추정되었으며 임신기간과 이유후 초종부일 간에는 유전적 상관관계가 매우 미약한 것으로 분석되었다. 따라서 총산자수를 개량하고자 할 때, 사산두수를 고려하여 선발지표를 설정함이 타당할 것으로 판단되었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.313-318
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• 2009

TIAF1 is a TGF-${\beta}$1-induced anti-apoptotic factor that plays a critical role in blocking TNF (tumor necrosis factor) cytotoxicity in mouse fibroblasts and participates in TGF-${\beta}$-mediated growth regulation. In this study, we obtained the full-length cDNA sequence of the porcine TIAF1 gene. Real-time PCR further revealed that the TIAF1 gene was expressed at the highest level in liver and kidney with prominent expressions detected in uterus, and lower levels detected in heart, spleen, lung, stomach, small intestine, skeletal muscle and fat of Large White pigs. Sequence analysis indicated that a 6 base-pair deletion mutation existed in the exon of the TIAF1 gene between Meishan and Large White pigs. This mutation induced deletion of Gln and Val amino acids. PCR-RFLP was used to detect the polymorphism in 394 pigs of a "Large White${\times}$Meishan" $F_{2}$ resource population and four purebred pig populations. The frequencies of the A allele (with a 6 bp deletion) were dominant in Chinese Meishan and Bamei pigs, and the frequencies of the B allele (no 6 bp deletion) were dominant in Large White and Landrace pigs. Association analyses revealed that the deletion mutation had highly significant associations (p<0.01) with meat marbling score of the thorax-waist longissimus dorsi (LD) muscle (MM1) and intramuscular fat percentage (IMF), and significant associations (p<0.05) with carcass length (CL). The results presented here supply evidence that the 6 bp deletion mutation in the TIAF1 gene affects porcine meat quality and provides useful information for further porcine breeding.