• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.279-283
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• 2013

We tested the effects of various distillers dried grains (DDGs) in a formulated diet on growth and body composition of juvenile sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus. DDG is a solid residue obtained by filtering an aqueous mixture of fermented rice with Aspergillus oryzae and yeasts. Six isonitrogenous and isocaloric diets (DDG0, DDG-G, DDG-C, DDG-K, DDG-W, and DDG-P) were formulated to contain 20% DDG obtained from different Makgeolli factories. Juvenile sea cucumber (average weight, $2.1{\pm}0.02$ g) were randomly distributed in eighteen 50-L rectangular plastic tanks (40 L of water each) in a seawater flow-through system at a density of 50 juveniles/tank. Three replicate groups of sea cucumber were fed each of the six experimental diets at a feeding rate of 5% body weight per day for 22 weeks. At the end of the feeding experiment, survival and weight gain of the juvenile sea cucumber were not affected by the type of dietary DDG (P > 0.05), and the proximate and amino acid compositions of the whole body were not affected by dietary DDG diets (P > 0.05). These results indicate that rice-based DDG is a potential dietary ingredient that could be used at dietary concentrations of up to 20% for growth of juvenile sea cucumber.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.788-801
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• 2020

Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of diets containing different wet rice distillers' by-product (RDP) levels on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, blood profiles and gut microbiome of weaned piglets. Methods: A total of 48 weaned castrated male crossbred pigs, initial body weight 7.54±0.97 kg, and age about 4 wks, were used in this experiment. The piglets were randomly allocated into three iso-nitrogenous diet groups that were fed either a control diet, a diet with 15% RDP, or a diet with 30% RDP for a total of 35 days. Chromium oxide was used for apparent digestibility measurements. On d 14 and d 35, half of the piglets were randomly selected for hemato-biochemical and gut microbiota evaluations. Results: Increasing inclusion levels of RDP tended to linearly increase (p≤0.07) average daily gain on d 14 and d 35, and decreased (p = 0.08) feed conversion ratio on d 35. Empty stomach weight increased (p = 0.03) on d 35 while digestibility of diet components decreased. Serum globulin concentration decreased on d 14 (p = 0.003) and red blood cell count tended to decrease (p = 0.06) on d 35, parallel to increase RDP levels. Gene amplicon profiling of 16S rRNA revealed that the colonic microbiota composition of weaned pigs changed by inclusion of RDP over the period. On d 14, decreased proportions of Lachnospiraceae_ge, Ruminococcaceae_ge, Ruminococcaceae_UCG-005, and Bacteroidales_ge, and increased proportions of Prevotellaceae_ge, Prevotella_2, and Prevotella_9 were found with inclusion of RDP, whereas opposite effect was found on d 35. Additionally, the proportion of Lachnospiraceae_ge, Ruminococcaceae_ge, Ruminococcaceae_UCG-005, and Bacteroidales_ge in RDP diets decreased over periods in control diet but increased largely in diet with 30% RDP. Conclusion: These results indicate that RDP in a favorable way modulate gastrointestinal microbiota composition and improve piglet performance despite a negative impact on digestibility of lipids and gross energy.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.441-450
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• 2011

본 연구는 국내 농산부산물을 이용하여 in vitro 반추위 발효 특성을 조사하고 에너지 사료인 농후사료와 유사한 반추위 발효특성을 나타내는 농산부산물을 선정하여 최적배합수준을 통한 농후사료 대체 효과를 규명하기 위하여 수행하였다. 본 연구를 수행하기 위하여 국내에서 다량 생산되는 9점의 부산물(소맥피, 단백피, 제빵 부산물, 비지, 미강, 청치, 대두피, 주정박, 버섯배지)을 선발하였다. 1차 실험에서는 in vitro 배양을 통해 각각 원료사료의 시간대별(0, 3, 6, 12, 24, 48 h) 반추위 발효특성을 평가하였으며, 옥수수 및 대두박과 유사한 발효특성을 나타내는 원료사료 2종류를 선발 하였다. 최종적으로 선발된 2종류의 원료사료는 다른 원료사료와 혼합한 조합구를 만들어 in vitro 배양을 통한 옥수수와 대두박의 대체효과를 평가하였다. 실험설계는 옥수수와 대두박을 기본배합으로 하여, 알팔파, 티머시 건초 및 옥수수사일리지를 조사료로 사용하였다(T1). T2구는 대두박을 비지로 2.5% 대체, T3구는 옥수수를 청치로 15% 대체하였으며, T4구는 옥수수와 대두박을 청치와 비지로 각각 10 및 5% 대체하여 in vitro 반추위 발효특성을 평가하였다. 각 원료사료와 농산부산물의 in vitro 반추위 발효 특성을 조사한 결과, 옥수수 및 대두박과 유사한 발효특성을 나타내는 농산부산물로 청치와 비지를 선정하였다. 2차 실험에서는 pH의 경우, T4구에서 T1구와 비교하여 유의하게 낮았으며, 가스발생량은 T3 구에서 T1구와 비교하여 유의하게 높았다(p<0.05). 또한 건물 분해율은 3 및 24시간에 T4구에서 T1구와 비교하여 높았다(p<0.05). 결과적으로 농산부산물인 청치와 비지의 사용은 옥수수와 대두박을 일부 대체하기 위해 사용가능할 것으로 판단된다.