• Animal Bioscience
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.603-612
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• 2021

Objective: We have tested our hypothesis that inclusion of purified glycerol as a replacer of portions of dried distillers grain with solubles (DDGS) would affect growth performance, rumen fermentation and blood parameters, carcass and sensory traits, reducing sugar and glycogen contents, and volatile compound profiles in longissimus thoracis (LT) in Korean cattle steers. Methods: A total of 20 Korean cattle steers (27.0±0.2 months old; 647±10.5 kg body weight [BW]) were assigned to a conventional control group or a glycerol group (3.17% purified glycerol addition as a replacement for DDGS and molasses). The steers were individually allowed to receive the experimental concentrate at the daily amount of 1.5% of their individual BW and a total 1.0 of kg/d of rice straw twice daily. The feeding trial was conducted for a period of 20 weeks. Results: Glycerol supplementation (GS) increased (p = 0.001) concentrate intake. However, GS did not affect (p>0.05) average daily gain, feed efficiency, and ruminal volatile fatty acid concentrations. GS tended to increase (p≤0.10) serum glucose concentrations at the 16th and 20th weeks. GS decreased (p = 0.001) LT pH. GS did not affect (p>0.05) carcass traits and the chemical or physicochemical compositions, reducing sugar or glycogen contents, sensory traits, and most of volatile compounds in the LT. Conclusion: The inclusion of purified glycerol as a replacement for DDGS in the finishing diet did not affect growth performance, rumen fermentation parameters, and carcass quality in Korean cattle. The purified glycerol could be used as a substitute for other energy sources such as DDGS in beef cattle, depending on the price.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.50-57
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• 2015

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of soybean meal (SM) and soluble starch (SS) on biogenic amine production and microbial diversity using in vitro ruminal fermentation. Treatments comprised of incubation of 2 g of mixture (expressed as 10 parts) containing different ratios of SM to SS as: 0:0, 10:0, 7:3, 5:5, 3:7, or 0:10. In vitro ruminal fermentation parameters were determined at 0, 12, 24, and 48 h of incubation while the biogenic amine and microbial diversity were determined at 48 h of incubation. Treatment with highest proportion of SM had higher (p<0.05) gas production than those with higher proportions of SS. Samples with higher proportion of SS resulted in lower pH than those with higher proportion of SM after 48 h of incubation. The largest change in $NH_3$-N concentration from 0 to 48 h was observed on all SM while the smallest was observed on exclusive SS. Similarly, exclusive SS had the lowest $NH_3$-N concentration among all groups after 24 h of incubation. Increasing methane ($CH_4$) concentrations were observed with time, and $CH_4$ concentrations were higher (p<0.05) with greater proportions of SM than SS. Balanced proportion of SM and SS had the highest (p<0.05) total volatile fatty acid (TVFA) while propionate was found highest in higher proportion of SS. Moreover, biogenic amine (BA) was higher (p<0.05) in samples containing greater proportions of SM. Histamines, amine index and total amines were highest in exclusive SM followed in sequence mixtures with increasing proportion of SS (and lowered proportion of SM) at 48 h of incubation. Nine dominant bands were identified by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and their identity ranged from 87% to 100% which were mostly isolated from rumen and feces. Bands R2 (uncultured bacterium clone RB-5E1) and R4 (uncultured rumen bacterium clone L7A_C10) bands were found in samples with higher proportions of SM while R3 (uncultured Firmicutes bacterium clone NI_52), R7 (Selenomonas sp. MCB2), R8 (Selenomonas ruminantium gene) and R9 (Selenomonas ruminantium strain LongY6) were found in samples with higher proportions of SS. Different feed ratios affect rumen fermentation in terms of pH, $NH_3$-N, $CH_4$, BA, volatile fatty acid and other metabolite concentrations and microbial diversity. Balanced protein and carbohydrate ratios are needed for rumen fermentation.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.36-45
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• 2014

The objective of this study was to determine the effects of protein sources and roughage (R) to concentrate (C) ratio on in vitro fermentation parameters using a gas production technique. The experimental design was a $2{\times}5$ factorial arrangement in a completely randomized design (CRD). Factor A was 2 levels of protein sources yeast fermented cassava chip protein (YEFECAP) and soybean meal (SBM) and factor B was 5 levels of roughage to concentrate (R:C) ratio at 80:20, 60:40, 40:60, 20:80, and 0:100, respectively. Rice straw was used as a roughage source. It was found that gas production from the insoluble fraction (b) of YEFECAP supplemented group was significantly higher (p<0.05) than those in SBM supplemented group. Moreover, the intercept value (a), gas production from the insoluble fraction (b), gas production rate constants for the insoluble fraction (c), potential extent of gas production (a+b) and cumulative gas production at 96 h were influenced (p<0.01) by R:C ratio. In addition, protein source had no effect (p>0.05) on ether in vitro digestibility of dry matter (IVDMD) and organic (IVOMD) while R:C ratio affected the IVDMD and IVOMD (p<0.01). Moreover, YEFECAP supplanted group showed a significantly increased (p<0.05) total VFA and $C_3$ while $C_2$, $C_2:C_3$ and $CH_4$ production were decreased when compared with SBM supplemented group. In addition, a decreasing R:C ratio had a significant effect (p<0.05) on increasing total VFA, $C_3$ and $NH_3$-N, but decreasing the $C_2$, $C_2:C_3$ and CH4 production (p<0.01). Furthermore, total bacteria, Fibrobacter succinogenes, Ruminococcus flavefaciens and Ruminococcus albus populations in YEFECAP supplemented group were significantly higher (p<0.05) than those in the SBM supplemented group while fungal zoospores, methanogens and protozoal population remained unchanged (p>0.05) as compared between the two sources of protein. Moreover, fungal zoospores and total bacteria population were significantly increased (p<0.01) while, F. succinogenes, R. flavefaciens, R. albus, methanogens and protozoal population were decreased (p<0.01) with decreasing R:C ratio. In conclusion, YEFECAP has a potential for use as a protein source for improving rumen fermentation efficiency in ruminants.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.195-203
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• 1990

Thirty-six yearling (18 bulls, 18 heifers) swamp buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) with average liveweight $177{\pm}26kg$, were randomly allotted to receive 6 dietary treatments according to a $2{\times}3$ factorial arrangement in a completely randomized design (CRD). Factor A assigned for two types of straw; untreated rice straw (RS) and urea-treated (5%, w/w) rice straw (UTS). Factor B assigned for three ratio of roughage to concentrate (R:C) at 80:20, 50:50 and 20:80. Feeding trial lasted for 9 months during which respective feeds were offered at 3% body weight and adjusted at bi-weekly intervals using corresponding liveweights. Parameters measured under this experiment were feed intake, ruminal fluid for pH, $NH_3-N$, volatile fatty acids (VFA), liveweight change at bi-weekly intervals, carcass characteristics and cost-net profit analysis. It was found that intakes and digestion coefficients of DM, OM, CP except NDF and ADF were improved appreciably when ratio of concentrate increased. The average daily gain (ADG) and feed conversion ratio (FCR) were highest in group fed urea-treated rice straw at R:C levels of 20:80 (551.2 g/d, 10.7 kg/kg) and 50:50 (542.3 g/d, 10.6 kg/kg). It was obvious that FCR was best in the group fed on urea-treated rice straw (13.8 kg/kg) as compared to untreated rice straw fed-group (24 kg/kg). Carcass compositions of buffaloes measured resulted in 48.2 dressing percentage in all treatments offered at R:C levels of 50:50 and 20:80, however, loin eye area were 46.0, 53.6, 50.0 and $54.0cm^2$ for RS and UTS at respective levels of R:C. It was notable that carcass fat content was low which resulted in higher content of lean meat particularly in group fed UTS at 50:50 ratio R:C. Simple cost-net profit analysis was performed, it was found that net profits were obtained as follows 27, 30, -47, 44, 58, 22 $US/hd for respective treatment groups of RS and UTS at respective R:C levels. As shown, the best net profit resulted in group fed UTS at 50:50 R:C level.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.826-833
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• 2019

Objective: This study was performed to evaluate whether hot temperature and rumen-protected fat (RPF) supplementation affect growth performance, rumen characteristics, and serum metabolites in growing stage of Korean cattle steers. Methods: Twenty Korean cattle steers ($230.4{\pm}4.09kg$ of body weight [BW], $10.7{\pm}0.09months$ of age) were divided into a conventional control diet group (n = 10) and a 0.8% RPF supplementation group (n = 10). Steers were fed 1.5% BW of a concentrate diet and 4 kg of tall fescue hay for 16 weeks (July 10 to August 6 [P1], August 7 to September 3 [P2], September 4 to October 1 [P3], October 2 to 30 [P4], of 2015). Results: The mean temperature-humidity index (THI) was higher (p<0.001) in P1 (76.8), P2 (76.3), and P3 (75.9) than in P4 (50.9). The mean THI of P1-3 were within the alert heat stress (HS) category range according to previously reported categories for feedlot cattle, and the mean THI of P4 was under the thermo-neutral range. Neither month nor RPF supplementation affected (p>0.05) average daily gain and gain to feed ratio. Month and RPF supplementation affected concentrations of glucose, albumin, and high-density lipoprotein (HDL); those of albumin and glucose tended to decrease (p<0.10), but HDL concentration increased (p<0.01) by RPF supplementation. Neither month nor RPF affected (p>0.05) ruminal pH, $NH_3-N$, and volatile fatty acid concentrations, whereas the C2:C3 ratio was affected (p<0.05) by month. Conclusion: Korean cattle may not have been significantly affected by alert HS during the growing stage. Growth performance was higher during hotter months, although some changes in blood metabolites were observed. The RPF supplementation affected some blood lipids and carbohydrate metabolites but did not affect growth performance.

• 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.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제52권4호
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• pp.297-304
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• 2010

본 실험은 quercetin의 급여가 우리나라 재래 산양의 사료이용성, 혈액 성상 및 육질에 미치는 영향을 조사하고자 실시하였으며, 공시동물로 체중 15 kg 정도의 우리나라 재래산양 16두(2처리 8 반복)를 공시하여 TMR 사료에 quercetin을 0 및 200 mg/kg씩 첨가하여 사양실험을 실시하였다. 실험결과로서, 재래산양의 사료섭취량, 음수량, 배뇨량 및 배분량은 유의한 차이가 없었으며, 조지방, NDF 및 ADF의 소화율도 처리간에 유의한 차이가 없었으나, 건물 및 조단백질의 소화율은 첨가구가 무첨가구에 비하여 유의하게 높은 결과였다(P<0.05). 그리고 반추위액의 pH는 처리 간에 유의한 차이가 없었고, total VFA, 프로피온산 및 낙산의 농도는 첨가구가 유의하게 높았다(P<0.05). 그러나 초산, 이소 낙산, 이소 발레린산 및 발레린산은 처리구간에 유의한 차이가 없었다. A/P비는 첨가구가 유의하게 낮게 나타났다. BUN BUN/ creatinine은 quercetin 첨가구가 무첨가구에 비하여 유의하게 높았으나, ALT AST Creatinine Albumin ${\gamma}$-GT Ca Pi의 농도는 유의한 영향을 관찰할 수 없었다. 재래산양육의 pH, 보수력 및 총 페놀 함량은 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았으며, $ABTS^+$ radical소거 능력은 첨가구가 무첨구에 비하여 도축 후 0시 간에서 유의하게 높게 나타났으나 일수가 경과함에 따라 유의한 차이는 없어졌다. 관능검사에서는 quercetin을 섭취한 산양의 육에서 색과, 조직감과 전반적인 부분의 선호도에서 유의적으로 높은 결과를 보였다. 결론적으로 건물과 조단백질 소화율, 반추위 발효성상 및 관능검사에서 긍정적인 결과를 얻었지만 육질 평가에 있어 pH, 보수력, 전자공여능 및 지방산패도에 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 그러나 재래산양육의 ABTS 환원력이나 관능적 특성에서 긍정적인 결과를 나타내어 quercetin 급여가 육질 향상에 효과적일 수 있는 가능성은 제시되었다. 따라서 추후 quercetin 급여가 육질에 미치는 영향에 대한 지속적인 연구가 필요하다고 하겠다.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.63-71
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• 2009

본 시험은 육미지황탕박의 사료가치를 측정하기 위한 기초 자료를 제공하기 위하여 두가지 실험을 실시하었다. 실험 1에서는 육미지황탕 단미재료의 열탕 추출 전후의 화학적 조성을 조사하고, 소실률을 알아보기 위하여 육미지황탕박으로 TMR의 0, 10 및 20%를 대체하여 in vitro 실험을 수행하였다. 실험 2에서는 당밀의 첨가가 육미지황탕박 사일리지의 기호성과 반추위내 발효성상을 조사하기 위하여 육미지황탕박에 당밀 첨가수준을 0, 0.5 및 1.0%로 하여 사일리지를 제조하고, 우리나라 재래산양에 대한 기호성과 반추위내 발효성상을 조사하였다. 실험 1의 결과로서, 단백질의 조성에 있어 택사는 열탕침출 후 12.5%로서 높은 편이며 복령은 0.7%로서 매우 적은 편이었다. 조지방은 산수유의 경우 추출 전 후가 각각 7.6 및 8.9%로 높은 편이지만, 나머지 재료는 1.4~4.3%의 범위였다. NDF 함량은 추출 후 기준으로 목단피, 복령, 택사 순으로 높고 숙지황이 가장 낮았다. 그리고 추출 후의 ADF 함량은 산수유, 복령, 목단피의 순으로 많고 산약이 가장 낮았다. 육미지황탕박의 TMR에 대한 대체 비율에 따른 건물 소실률은 육미지황탕박의 첨가비율이 높은 시험구에서 많이 감소하였는데 10% 대체 시에는 유의차가 인정되지 않는 범위 내에서 감소하였지만 20% 대체 시에는 0 및 10% 대체 시에 비하여 유의하게 감소하였다. 실험 2의 결과에 있어, 30분 동안 및 6시간동안의 섭취량은 당밀 첨가구가 무첨가구에 비하여 섭취량이 유의하게 많았으며, 당밀 첨가수준이 높아짐에 따라 pH 및 초산의 수준에는 일정한 경향을 관찰할 수 없었고, 총산 프로피온산 발레린산의 수준은 높아지는 경향이었다. 그리고 이소-낙산 낙산 이소-발레린산의 농도는 낮아지는 경향이었다. A/P 비율은 당밀 1% 첨가구에서 가장 낮게 나타났으나 일정한 경향을 나타내지는 않았다. 이상의 결과에서 보면, 육미지황탕박은 TMR 사료 등에서 낮은 범위내에서 활용이 가능한 것으로 판단된다. 육미지황탕박은 열탕처리를 거침으로 인하여 수용성 탄수화물이 부족하므로, 당밀 등의 수용성탄수화물을 첨가하여 사일리지를 제조하는 것은 기호성을 향상시키고, 반추위내 발효성상에도 부정적인 영향이 없어 유용한 방법 이라고 생각된다. 첨가 수준에 있어서는 1.0% 수준이면 좋은 품질을 유지할 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.236-243
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• 2020

본 연구는 사료용 벼 사일리지의 사료가치를 평가하고 반추위 발효성상을 이용하여 사료용 벼 사일리지와 배합사료의 적정 비율을 조사하고자 하였다. 사료가치 평가는 AOAC(2019)에 따라 분석하였고, 영양소 소화율 예측은 NRC(2001)의 수식을 기반으로 산출하였다. In vitro 반추위 발효시험은 총 6개의 시험구로 구성되었고, 반추위 pH, 가스생성량, 암모니아태 질소 및 휘발성 지방산을 측정하였다:T1(100:0), T2(60:40), T3(40:60), T4(20:80), T5(10:90), T6(0:100). 영양소 소화율 시험에서는 사료용 벼 사일리지 비율에 따라 40:60(W40), 20:80(W20) 및 10:90(W10)로 나누어 수행하였다. 사료용 벼 사일리지의 조단백질, 조지방 및 NDF 함량은 각각 12.29%, 1.67%, 59.79%로 측정되었다. 또한 NRC(2001)을 이용한 사료용 벼 사일리지의 TDN 예측 결과는 51.49%로 나타났다. 반추위 발효 in vitro 결과, 가스생성량과 총 휘발성 지방산생성량은 T4, T5 및 T6에서 다른 시험구보다 유의적으로 높았다(p<0.05). 초산과 AP ratio도 T4, T5 및 T6에서 유의적으로 높게 나타났다(p<0.05). 프로피온산 및 낙산에서는 사료용 벼 사일리지와 배합사료의 비율의 변화에 따라 유의적인 차이를 보였다(p<0.05). 건물 및 조단백 소화율은 W40에서 유의적으로 낮은 결과를 보였으나(p<0.05), W20 및 W10은 유의적 차이가 없었다. 따라서 사료용 벼 사일리지는 사료로서 가치가 있다고 판단된다. 또한, 사료용 벼 사일리지와 배합사료의 급여비율을 20:80하는 것이 반추위 발효 및 영양소 소화를 저해하지 않는 수준에서 농가의 경제성에도 긍정적일 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.61-72
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• 2022

옥수수사일리지와 대두 사일리지를 다양한 수준으로 혼합한 사일리지의 in vitro 반추위 발효성상을 평가하는 실험(실험 1)에서 가스발생량은 대두 사일리지의 혼합비율이 증가할수록 배양 48시간을 제외한 모든 발효시간에서 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 암모니아태 질소의 발생량은 배양 24시간에 대두 사일리지 대체율이 증가할수록 높게 나타났다(p<0.05). 건물소화율은 배양 6시간을 제외한 전 배양시간에서 대두 사일리지의 첨가량이 감소함에 따라 낮은 경향을 보였고, acetate와 propionate를 비롯한 총 휘발성 지방산 생성량은 대두 사일리지의 함량이 증가할수록 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 두번째 실험인 옥수수와 대두 혼합사일리지(4%, 원물기준)를 급여한 육성기 거세한우 사양실험에서 육성기에 옥수수-대두 혼합사일리지 급여구의 증체량과 사료효율이 대조구 및 옥수수 사일리지 처리구와 비교하여 높았다(p<0.05). 또한, 육질등급은 처리구별 유의차가 없었지만 옥수수-대두 혼합사일리지의 급여구에서 가장 우수한 육질등급을 나타내었다. 이상의 결과를 종합하면 옥수수 사일리지에 대두 사일리지의 첨가는 반추위 발효에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 옥수수 사일리지를 급여하는 육성기 거세 한우에게 4% 수준의 대두 사일리지 혼합급여는 증체량 및 사료효율에 영향을 미치며, 육질등급의 증가로 고급육 생산에 도움이 될 것으로 판단된다.