• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제26권10호
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• pp.1424-1436
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• 2013

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of banana flower powder (BAFLOP) supplementation on gas production kinetics and rumen fermentation efficiency in in vitro incubation with different ratios of roughage to concentrate in swamp buffalo and cattle rumen fluid. Two male, rumen fistulated dairy steers and swamp buffaloes were used as rumen fluid donors. The treatments were arranged according to a $2{\times}2{\times}3$ factorial arrangement in a Completely randomized design by using two ratios of roughage to concentrate (R:C; 75:25 and 25:75) and 3 levels of BAFLOP supplementation (0, 2 and 4% of dietary substrate) into two different kinds of rumen fluid (beef cattle and swamp buffalo). Under this investigation, the results revealed that the rumen ecology was affected by R:C ratio. The pH declined as a result of using high concentrate ratio; however, supplementation of BAFLOP could buffer the pH which led to an improvement of ruminal efficiency. BAFLOP supplementation affected acetic acid (C2) when the proportion of concentrate was increased. However, there were no effect on total volatile fatty acid (TVFA) and butyric acid (C4) by BAFLOP supplementation. The microbial community was affected by BAFLOP supplementation, especially the bacterial population. As revealed by real-time PCR, the populations of F. succinogenes and R. albus were reduced by the high concentrate treatments while that of R. flavafaciens were increased. The populations of three dominant cellulolytic bacteria were enhanced by BAFLOP supplementation, especially on high concentrate diet. BAFLOP supplementation did not influence the ammonia nitrogen ($NH_3$-N) concentration, while R:C did. In addition, the in vitro digestibility was improved by either R:C or BAFLOP supplementation. The BAFLOP supplementation showed an effect on gas production kinetics, except for the gas production rate constant for the insoluble fraction (c), while treatments with high concentrate ratio resulted in the highest values. In addition, BAFLOP tended to increase gas production. Based on this study, it could be concluded that R:C had an effect on rumen ecology both in buffalo and cattle rumen fluid and hence, BAFLOP could be used as a rumen buffering agent for enhancing rumen ecology fed on high concentrate diet. It is recommended that level of BAFLOP supplementation should be at 2 to 4% of total dry matter of substrate. However, in vivo trials should be subsequently conducted to investigate the effect of BAFLOP in high concentrate diets on rumen ecology as well as ruminant production.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.487-494
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• 1992

This experiment was conducted to study the effect of addition of Lucerne juice (LJ) obtained by mechanical extraction of freshly harvested crop on the nutritive value of rice straw silage. Rice straw (RS) was ensiled with intact, NaOH or $NH_3$ treated LJ at 3:7 ratio on fresh weight basis (LJ RS, LJ NaOH RS and LJ $NH_3$ RS, respectively). Each alkali was mixed with fresh juice at a level of 4% of rice straw dry matter just before ensiling. Rice straw ensiled with water was prepared as the control (W RS). In the digestion trial, goats were allocated in a $4{\times}4$ Latin-square design and fed the diet containing three parts of RS silage and one part of wheat bran (DM basis). For the goats receiving the control silage, urea was supplemented at feeding time so as to adjust the nitrogen intake except for goats on LJ $NH_3$ RS silage. Crude protein content of RS silage was increased from 5.2 to 9.1% (DM basis) by the addition of intact LJ and to about 24% by $NH_3$ treated LJ. The control W RS silage contained only trace amount of lactic acid and was dominated by acetic and butyric acid. The addition of intact LJ reduced butyric acid content and $NH_3-N/TN$ of the silage whereas the addition of alkalized LJ increased those values and shifted to a butyrate type fermentation. Nutrient digestibilities and nitrogen balance of goats were almost the same when they were fed W RS and LJ RS silage indicating the addition of intact LJ did not improve the nutritive value. The addition of alkalized LJ significantly increased the fiber digestibilities of RS silage and $NH_3$ treatment was more effective than NaOH treatment. Postprandial ruminal $NH_3-N$ and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) concentrations were decreased by feeding LJ NaOH RS silage suggesting ruminal protein synthesis was enhanced along with the increase of energy supply for supply for rumen microbes by the alkali treatment. The advantageous fiber digestibilities of LJ $NH_3$ RS silage compared with those of LJ NaOH RS silage might be attributable to a sufficient nitrogen supply for microbial fiber digestion in the rumen.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.357-364
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• 2014

The study evaluated replacement of Egyptian berseem clover (BC, Trifolium alexandrinum) with spent rice straw (SRS) of Pleurotus ostreatus basidiomycete in diets of lactating Baladi goats. Nine lactating homo-parity Baladi goats (average BW $23.8{\pm}0.4$ kg) at 7 d postpartum were used in a triplicate $3{\times}3$ Latin square design with 30 d experimental periods. Goats were fed a basal diet containing 0 (Control), 0.25 (SRS25) and 0.45 (SRS45) (w/w, DM basis) of SRS. The Control diet was berseem clover and concentrate mixture (1:1 DM basis). The SRS45 had lowered total feed intake and forages intake compared to Control. The SRS25 and SRS45 rations had the highest digestibilities of DM (p = 0.0241) and hemicellulose (p = 0.0021) compared to Control which had higher (p<0.01) digestibilities of OM (p = 0.0002) and CP (p = 0.0005) than SRS25 and SRS45. Ruminal pH and microbial protein synthesis were higher (p<0.0001) for SRS25 and SRS45 than Control, which also had the highest (p<0.0001) concentration of TVFA, total proteins, non-protein N, and ammonia-N. All values of serum constituents were within normal ranges. The Control ration had higher serum globulin (p = 0.0148), creatinine (p = 0.0150), glucose (p = 0.0002) and cholesterol (p = 0.0016). Both Control and SRS25 groups had the highest (p<0.05) milk (p = 0.0330) and energy corrected milk (p = 0.0290) yields. Fat content was higher (p = 0.0373) with SRS45 and SRS25 groups compared with Control. Replacement of BC with SRS in goat rations increased milk levels of conjugated linoleic acid and unsaturated fatty acids compared with Control. It was concluded that replacing 50% of Egyptian berseem clover with SRS in goat rations improved their productive performance without marked effects on metabolic indicators health.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제23권12호
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• pp.1657-1667
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• 2010

Direct-fed microbials (DFM) are dietary supplements that inhibit gastrointestinal infection and provide optimally regulated microbial environments in the digestive tract. As the use of antibiotics in ruminant feeds has been banned, DFM have been emphasized as antimicrobial replacements. Microorganisms that are used in DFM for ruminants may be classified as lactic acid producing bacteria (LAB), lactic acid utilizing bacteria (LUB), or other microorganisms including species of Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, Enterococcus, Streptococcus, Bacillus and Propionibacterium, strains of Megasphaera elsdenii and Prevotella bryantii and yeast products containing Saccharomyces and Aspergillus. LAB may have beneficial effects in the intestinal tract and rumen. Both LAB and LUB potentially moderate rumen conditions and improve feed efficiency. Yeast DFM may reduce harmful oxygen, prevent excess lactate production, increase feed digestibility, and improve fermentation in the rumen. DFM may also compete with and inhibit the growth of pathogens, stimulate immune function, and modulate microbial balance in the gastrointestinal tract. LAB may regulate the incidence of diarrhea, and improve weight gain and feed efficiency. LUB improved weight gain in calves. DFM has been reported to improve dry matter intake, milk yield, fat corrected milk yield and milk fat content in mature animals. However, contradictory reports about the effects of DFM, dosages, feeding times and frequencies, strains of DFM, and effects on different animal conditions are available. Cultivation and preparation of ready-to-use strict anaerobes as DFM may be cost-prohibitive, and dosing methods, such as drenching, that are required for anaerobic DFM are unlikely to be acceptable as general on-farm practice. Aero-tolerant rumen microorganisms are limited to only few species, although the potential isolation and utilization of aero-tolerant ruminal strains as DFM has been reported. Spore forming bacteria are characterized by convenience of preparation and effectiveness of DFM delivery to target organs and therefore have been proposed as DFM strains. Recent studies have supported the positive effects of DFM on ruminant performance.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제25권8호
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• pp.1124-1131
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• 2012

Four Thai - rumen fistulated male swamp buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis), about four years old with $400{\pm}20kg$ liveweight, were randomly assigned according to a $4{\times}4$ Latin square design to receive dietary treatments. The treatments were: ground corn cob (GCC) replacement for cassava chip (CC) in concentrate at 0% (T1); GCC replacement at 33% (T2); GCC replacement at 67% (T3); and GCC replacement at 100% (T4), respectively. During the experiment, concentrate was offered at 0.5% BW while 5% urea-treated rice straw was given at ad libitum. The result revealed that there was no effect of GCC replacement on DMI among treatments. In addition, digestibilities of DM, OM and CP were not different while aNDF linearly increased with an increasing level of GCC replacement. However, GCC replacement did not affect rumen fermentation such as ruminal pH, $NH_3$-N and VFA concentration; except C3 proportion which was the highest at 33% replacement while the lowest was at 100% replacement. All replacements of GCC resulted in similar protozoal and bacterial populations and microbial protein synthesis (MPS). Purine derivatives (PD) concentration in urine and PD to creatinine (PDC) index were varied with time of urination and among treatments at 0 to 8 and 8 to 16 h post feeding and higher values were shown among the GCC replacement groups. However at 16 to 24 h-post feeding, it was untraceable. In addition, creatinine concentration was similar among all treatments at every sampling time. Based on the above results, GCC can be used as an energy source for swamp buffalo fed with rice straw. Spot sampling of urine can be used for purine derivatives determination.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.40-46
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• 2018

Objective: To examine the effects of Rhodobacter sphaeroides (R. sphaeroides) supplementation as a direct-fed microbial (DFM) on rumen fermentation in dairy cows and on coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) transition into milk, an in vitro rumen simulation batch culture and an in vivo dairy cow experiment were conducted. Methods: The characteristics of in vitro ruminal fermentation were investigated using rumen fluids from six cannulated Holstein dairy cows at 2 h post-afternoon feeding. A control treatment was included in the experiments based on a typified total mixed ration (TMR) for lactating dairy cows, which was identical to the one used in the in vivo study, plus R. sphaeroides at 0.1%, 0.3%, and 0.5% TMR dry matter. The in vivo study employed six ruminally cannulated lactating Holstein cows randomly allotted to either the control TMR (C-TMR) treatment or to a diet supplemented with a 0.5% R. sphaeroides culture (S-TMR, dry matter basis) ad libitum. The presence of R. sphaeroides was verified using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) applied to the bacterial samples obtained from the in vivo study. The concentration of CoQ10 in milk and in the supernatant from the in vitro study was determined using high performance liquid chromatography. Results: The results of the in vitro batch culture and DGGE showed that the concentration of CoQ10 significantly increased after 2 h of R. sphaeroides supplementation above 0.1%. When supplemented to the diet of lactating cows at the level of 0.5%, R. sphaeroides did not present any adverse effect on dry matter intake and milk yield. However, the concentration of CoQ10 in milk dramatically increased, with treated cows producing 70.9% more CoQ10 than control cows. Conclusion: The CoQ10 concentration in milk increased via the use of a novel DFM, and R. sphaeroides might be used for producing value-added milk and dairy products in the future.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제22권9호
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• pp.1187-1193
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• 2012

본 연구는 할로겐 화합물의 첨가가 in vitro 상의 반추위 발효성상과 메탄생성에 미치는 영향에 대한 효과를 규명하고자 실시하였다. Italian rye grass 및 배합사료를 6:4의 비율로 급여한 반추위 cannula가 시술된 홀스타인에서 반추위액을 채취하여 사용하였고, 채취된 반추위액은 분쇄된 timothy (대조구; C)에 bromochloromethane (BCM구), 2-Bromoethanesulfonic acid (BES구), 3-Bromopropanesulfonic acid (BPS구), chloroform (CLF구) 및 Pyromellitic diimide (PMDI구)의 5가지 할로겐 화합물을 각각 1 ppm씩 첨가하여 in vitro 배양하였다. pH는 6.72에서 6.25 정도로 배양시간이 경과함에 따라 낮아지는 경향을 나타내었고, 배양 48시간에는 처리구간 차이가 없었다. 배양 48시간 후의 총 가스 발생량은 처리구간 유의적인(p<0.05) 차이는 없었고, BPS구를 제외한 모든 처리구에서의 메탄 발생량은 대조구에 비해 유의적으로(p<0.05) 감소하였다. 배양 12시간에서의 총 휘발성 지방산 및 propionic acid의 발생량은 처리구가 대조구에 비해 유의적으로(p<0.05) 높았다. 본 실험의 결과, 할로겐 화합물의 첨가는 반추위 내의 pH, 건물 소화율, 미생물 수 및 총 가스 발생량의 발효 성상에는 영향을 주지 않으면서 메탄의 발생량이 감소 되었다. 실험 결과를 종합해 보면, 할로겐 화합물 첨가는 반추위 내 pH, 가스 발생량, 반추위 미생물 성장량 및 propionic acid 모두 증가하였으며, 반추위내 메탄생성을 억제하였다. 앞으로 할로겐화합물과 다른 메탄억제 물질과 혼합하여 반추위 내 메탄생성 억제에 관한 구체적인 연구가 필요한 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.699-708
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• 2006

본 시험은 반추위 누관이 시술된 한우 수소 3두를 이용하여 쌀, 옥수수 및 보리의 in situ 분해율과 in vitro 시험으로서 영양소 분해율, 미생물 성장량, pH 변화 및 gas 발생량을 비교분석함으로써 쌀의 사료적 이용성을 평가해 보고자 수행되었다.In situ 건물 및 유기물 소실율은 반추위내 24시간 발효 시, 보리와 쌀은 거의 대부분이 소실된 반면, 옥수수는 약 67%만 소실되어 분해 속도가 매우 느린 것으로 나타났다. 수용성 물질인 ‘a’ 부분은 옥수수, 쌀, 보리 순으로 많았으며, 천천히 분해되는 ‘b’ 부분은 ‘a’ 부분과 정 반대의 경향으로서 ‘b’ 부분의 분해 상수(‘c’ 부분)로부터 시간당 건물과 유기물의 분해속도는 보리의 경우 각각 38.3%, 37.2%로서 쌀(7.7%, 5.6%)이나 옥수수(4.1%, 1.3%)에 비해 매우 빠르게 일어났다. In vitro 건물 및 유기물 분해율은 in situ 분해율에 비해 수준은 현저히 낮았으나, 보리, 쌀, 옥수수 순으로 높아 곡류 간 순서는 일치하였다. In vitro 미생물 성장은 쌀이 옥수수나 보리보다 상대적으로 낮았으나, 가스 발생량은 높게 나타났으며, pH는 발효시간에 따른 저하속도가 쌀에서 가장 느린 것으로 나타났다. 발효시간에 따른 미생물 성장량은 발효 12시간까지 높아졌다가 이후로 감소하였고, 배양액의 pH는 발효초기에는 높았다가 이후로 점차 감소하였으며, gas 발생량은 발효 9시간까지는 빠르게 증가하였다가 이후로 증가폭이 둔화되었다.이상의 결과에서 반추위내 건물과 유기물의 분해율과 발효시간의 경과에 따른 pH의 저하속도 등을 고려하면, 쌀은 옥수수와 함께 반추위내 발효 안정을 위한 에너지원으로서 사용 할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 농업생명과학연구
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• 제51권5호
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• pp.91-101
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• 2017

본 연구는 팽이버섯 수확 후 배지를 첨가하여 호밀 사일리지 제조 시 팽이버섯 수확 후 배지를 에너지원으로서 사용하기 위하여 in vitro 반추위 발효실험이 수행되었다. 공시 사일리지는 출수기의 호밀에 팽이버섯 수확 후 배지 첨가비율(0%, 20%, 40%, 60%)에 따라 제조하여 6주일간 발효시켰다. In vitro 배양액 제조를 위한 반추위액은 농후사료와 볏짚을 40:60의 비율로 급여한 반추위 cannula가 시술된 Holstein 수소 2두로 부터 채취하였다. In vitro 실험은 발효시간대를 3, 6, 9, 12, 24 및 48시간으로 설정하고, 각 처리구별로 3반복으로 발효특성과 건물소화율을 측정하였다. In vitro 배양액의 pH는 발효시간이 길어짐에 따라 낮아지는 경향이었으며, 48시간 경과 시에는 버섯수확 후 배지 60% 첨가구가 타 처리구에 비해 유의적(p<0.05)으로 낮았다. 미생물 성장율은 배양시간이 경과함에 따라 증가하는 경향이었으며, 발효 48시간 경과 시에는 버섯수확 후 배지 20% 첨가구가 타 처리구에 비해 유의적으로(p<0.05) 높았다. Gas발생량은 48시간 발효 시에 대조구가 타 처리구에 비해 유의적(p<0.05)으로 높았다. 건물소화율은 버섯수확 후 배지의 첨가비율이 높을수록 높았는데, 발효 24시간 및 48시간에는 R-60구가 처리구 중에서 가장 높았으며(p<0.05), 대조구에서는 전 발효기간 동안 건물소화율이 현저히 낮은(p<0.05) 상태에 있었다. In vitro 반추위내 발효실험의 결과와 버섯수확 후 배지의 활용성을 고려할 때, 호밀사일리지 제조 시 팽이버섯 수확 후 배지 첨가비율을 원물기준으로 60%수준이 가장 긍정적인 것으로 나타났다. 향후 대사시험이나 사양시험을 통하여 가축사료로써의 최적 대체 비율을 규명해야 할 것으로 사료되는 바다.

• 한국버섯학회지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.163-169
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• 2015

본 시험은 팽이버섯 수확후배지 첨가비율(20, 40, 60%)에 따라 제조된 사일리지를 in vitro 반추위 발효실험을 통하여 버섯수확후배지의 적정 첨가수준을 규명하고자 수행되었다. In vitro 실험은 발효시간대를 3, 6, 9, 12, 24 및 48시간으로 설정하고, 각 처리구별로 3반복으로 발효 특성과 건물소화율이 측정되었다. In vitro 배양액의 pH는 배양시간이 길어짐에 따라 낮아지는 경향이었으며, 48시간 경과 시에는 버섯수확후배지 20%첨가구가 타 처리구에 비해 유의적(P<0.05)으로 낮았다. 가스발생량은 버섯 수확후배지 20%를 첨가한 S-20구의 6시간 및 12시간 발효구가 타 처리구에 비해 유의적(P<0.05)으로 높게 나타났다. 미생물 성장량은 배양시간이 경과함에 따라 줄어드는 경향이었으며, 발효 24시간대부터는 대체로 비슷한 수준에서 유지되었다. 건물소화율은 20-30%수준으로 버섯수확후배지의 첨가비율이 높을수록 낮았는데, S-40구의 경우는 발효 9시간이후로 지속적으로 증가되어 48시간 발효 시에는 S-20구와 비슷한 수준이 된 반면, S-60구에서는 전 발효기간 동안 건물소화율이 매우 낮은 상태에 있었다. 이전 보고에서 사일리지 발효상태는 S-40구가 좋았으나 in vitro 반추위 소화시험의 결과를 고려할 때, 수수 사일리지 제조 시 팽이버섯수확후배지 첨가비율은 20-30%수준으로 하는 것이 적당할 것으로 판단된다.