• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.522-528
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• 2018

Objective: This study evaluated inclusion of buckwheat silage to the diet of growing lambs in terms of meat quality as compared to maize silage. Methods: Buckwheat, rich in total phenols (TP, 33 g/kg dry matter [DM]), was harvested at the end of the milk stage and ensiled in 40 kg plastic bags after wilting (294 g/kg silage DM). A total of 18 growing lambs ($21.6{\pm}1.2$) were individually fed isonitrogenous and isoenergetic total mixed rations (TMR) for 75 d that either contained buckwheat or maize silage at DM proportions of 0.50. At the end of feeding trail all lambs were slaughtered to assess carcass characteristics and meat quality. Results: Buckwheat silage increased (p<0.01) the DM intake of lambs as compared to maize silage, but had no effects (p>0.05) on live weight gain and feed efficiency. Carcass weight, dressing percentage, meat pH, water holding capacity, cooking loss, shear force ($kg/cm^2$), and total viable bacteria count of meat did not differ (p>0.05) between the treatments. However, TP content of meat increased (p<0.001) by feeding buckwheat TMR. Feeding buckwheat TMR also decreased (p<0.05) the b* values of meat. Conclusion: The results provide that buckwheat silage is palatable and could successfully include TMR of growing lambs with no adverse effects on performance, carcass and meat quality. Additionally, feeding buckwheat silage to lambs offers increased TP in meat.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.350-356
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• 2016

본 연구는 TMR 사료내 옥수수 첨가비율이 비육 흑염소의 발육과 육질에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 실시하였다. 사양시험은 전라남도 농업기술원축산연구소에서 평균 3개월령 이유 거세흑염소 32두(평균체중 15.9 kg)를 대상으로 총 14개월간 수행하였다. 시험설계는 TMR 사료에 옥수수 15.0% 첨가 (T1), 옥수수 25.0% 첨가 (T2), 옥수수 35.0% 첨가 (T3), 대조구는 시판 배합사료를 급여하였으며 처리당 8두씩 시험축을 임의배치 하였다. 연구결과, 출하체중은 T2구에서 58.9 kg으로 가장 높았으며 대조구 53.1 kg 순이었다. 일당 증체량 및 사료섭취량은 T2구에서 각각 100.2 g, 1,346 g으로 가장 높았으나, 사료요구율은 T2구에서 오히려 13.4로 가장 낮았다. 도체중은 T2구에서 35.3 kg으로 가장 많았으며, 도체율은 T3구에서 61.5%로 가장 높았다. 육질특성 중 지방함량이 T2구에서 6.54%로 가장 높았으며, 가열감량은 대조구에서 15.2%로 가장 낮았으며 향미는 대조구에서 5.3으로 가장 높았다. 지방산 성분 중 oleic acid (C18:l)와 palmitic acid (C16:0)은 T2구에서 각각 48.6%, 22.4%로 가장 높았으며, stearic acid (C18:0)는 T1구에서 14.5%로 가장 높았다. 불포화지방산은 대조구에서 58.8%로 가장 높았으며 T3구 58.2%, T2구 57.8, T1구 54.4 순이었다. 이상의 결과를 종합하면 흑염소의 생산성 향상 및 육질개선을 위해서는 흑염소 TMR 사료에 옥수수를 25% 첨가하는 것이 가장 효과적인 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.363-372
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• 2008

본 연구는 거세한우 비육시 섬유질배합사료의 급여가 발육, 사료이용성 및 도체특성에 미치는 효과를 구명하고, 기존의 분리급여 방법과의 경제성을 비교검토코자 실시하였다. 생후 약 6개월령(평균체중 153kg 내외)의 거세 한우 60두를 공시하였으며, 사양시험은 생후 6개월령부터 28개월령까지 약 22개월간 실시하였다. 시험설계는 배합사료와 볏짚 분리급여구(Control), 습식 섬유질배합사료 급여구(TMRⅠ), 맥강 20%(TMRⅡ) 및 40%(TMRⅢ) 함유 건식 섬유질배합사료 급여구 등 4처리로 하여 각 처리당 15두씩 완전 임의배치하였다. 일당증체량은 맥강 20%를 첨가한 건식 섬유질배합사료구가 0.70kg으로 모든 처리구에서 가장 높았으나 처리간에 유의적인 차이는 없었다(p>0.05). 전기간 kg 증체당 사료요구량은 대조구가 11.63kg 이었고, 섬유질배합사료 급여구인 TMRⅠ, TMRⅡ 및 TMRⅢ구는 각각 9.29, 10.46 및 10.71kg 이었다. 도체율과 거래정육율은 모든 처리구가 각각 59% 및 63% 내외로 처리간 유의적인 차이가 없었으며(p> 0.05), 배최장근 단면적, 등지방 두께, 육색 및 지방색 역시 처리간 차이가 없었다(p>0.05). 근내지방도는 TMRⅠ구가 5.0으로 분리급여구의 3.4보다 유의적으로 높았고(p<0.05), 육질 1등급 이상 출현율은 TMRⅠ구와 TMRⅡ구에서 높게 나타났다. 경제성 분석 결과 분리급여구에 비해 TMRⅡ구가 사료비는 25% 정도 절감되었고, 소득은 19% 정도 향상되는 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과로 보아 거세한우 비육시 섬유질배합사료 급여가 비육우의 생산성 및 도체특성 개선과 생산비 절감에 효과가 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.502-511
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• 2005

The effects of different levels of crude protein (CP) and cottonseed meal replacing for soybean meal in cassava chips and rice straw-based diets for mid-lactating cows (100-150 day in milk [DIM]), were studied using 32 multiparous Holstein Fresian crossbred dairy cows. Diets containing 10.5, 12.5, 13.7, 14.4% CP of the rations and 0, 12.1, 14.9, 17.8% cottonseed meal were fed to cows for 60 days. Thirty two cows were randomly divided into four dietary treatments using a Randomized complete block design. Four dietary treatments were offered in the form of total mixed ration (TMR) with concentrate to roughage (chopped rice straw) at 60:40 and offered ad libitum. Dry matter (DM) and neutral detergent fiber (NDF) intakes tended to linearly increase with increasing dietary CP levels. Intakes and digestibility of crude protein increased linearly with increasing dietary CP level (p<0.01). Crude protein digestibility of the 10.5% CP diet was lower (p<0.05) than that in diets with higher levels of CP, while there were no significant differences among the other three levels of CP (12.5, 13.7 and 14.4%). Daily milk yield tended to increase with increased CP from 10.5 to 14.4%. Income over feed in terms of US$/kg of milk increased with increased CP from 10.5 to 13.7% and decreased when the CP level was higher than 13.7% (quadratic effect p<0.09). Milk composition was not significantly affected by increasing level of CP, however there were relatively high contents of protein and fat among treatments. The proportion of milk-urea N (MUN), ammonia-N ($NH_3$-N) and bloodurea N (BUN) were closely correlated and increased linearly with increasing CP levels (p<0.01). Balanced diet was found in diet containing 12.5 and 13.7% CP of the rations when BUN and MUN were used as indicators of the protein to energy ratio in the diet. Conclusions can be made that increasing dietary CP levels from 10.5 to 13.7% using cottonseed meal as the main source to completely replace soybean meal was beneficial to cows consuming rice straw and cassava chips based-diets. Increasing the CP level above 13.7% of total ration did not additionally improve milk yield and composition or net income.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.667-673
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• 2014

Eight multiparous Holstein cows ($632{\pm}12$ kg BW; $135{\pm}16$ DIM) were used in a replicated $4{\times}4$ Latin square design to evaluate the effects of forage sources on rumen fermentation characteristics, performance, and microbial protein (MCP) synthesis. The forage portion of the diets contained alfalfa hay (AH), oat hay (OH), Leymus chinensis (LC), or rice straw (RS) as the primary source of fiber. Diets were isonitrogenous and isocaloric, and cows were fed four corn silages based total mixed rations with equivalent nonfiber carbohydrate (NFC) and forage neutral detergent fiber (NDF). Dry matter intake was not affected by the source of dietary forages, ranging from 18.83 to 19.20 kg/d, consequently, milk yield was similar among diets. Because of the numerical differences in milk fat and milk protein concentrations, 4% FCM and ECM yields were unchanged (p>0.05). Mean rumen pH, NH3-N content, and concentrations of volatile fatty acids in the rumen fluid were not affected by the treatments (p>0.05). Dietary treatments did not affect the total tract apparent digestibility of dry matter, organic matter, and crude protein (p>0.05); however, digestibility of NDF and acid detergent fiber in RS diet was higher compared with AH, OH, and LC diets (p<0.05). Total purine derivative excretion was higher in cows fed AH, OH, and LC diets compared with those fed RS diet (p<0.05), consequently, estimated MCP synthesis was 124.35 g/d higher in cows fed AH diet compared with those fed RS diet (p<0.05). The results indicated that cows fed AH, OH, LC, and RS diets with an equivalent forage NDF and NFC have no unfavourable effect on the ruminal fermentation and productive parameters.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.82-91
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• 2019

Objective: This experiment was conducted to compare the structure and composition of ruminal microorganisms in goats with high and low neutral detergent fibre (NDF) digestibility. Methods: Nineteen crossbred goats were used as experimental animals and fed the same total mixed rations during the 30-day pre-treatment and 6-day digestion trialperiods. All faeces were collected during the digestion period for measuring the NDF digestibility. Then, high and the low NDF digestibility individuals were chosen for the high NDF digestibility group (HFD) and low NDF digestibility group (LFD), respectively. Rumen contents were collected for total microbial DNA extraction. The V4 region of the bacterial 16S rRNA gene was amplified using universal primers of bacteria and sequenced using high-throughput sequencer. The sequences were mainly analysed by QIIME 1.8.0. Results: A total of 18,694 operational taxonomic units were obtained, within 81.98% belonged to bacteria, 6.64% belonged to archaea and 11.38% was unassigned microorganisms. Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, and Proteobacteria were the predominant microbial phyla in both groups. At the genus level, the relative abundance of fifteen microorganisms were significantly higher (p<0.05) and six microorganisms were extremely significantly higher (p<0.01) in LFD than HFD. Overall, 176 core shared genera were identified in the two groups. The relative abundance of 2 phyla, 5 classes, 10 orders, 13 families and 15 genera had a negative correlation with NDF digestibility, but only the relative abundance of Pyramidobacter had a positive correlation with NDF digestibility. Conclusion: There were substantial differences in NDF digestibility among the individual goats, and the NDF digestibility had significant correlation with the relative abundance of some ruminal microorganisms.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.135-142
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• 2007

본 실험은 사료 첨가제로써 Bromelain과 Zn-methionine의 급여가 착유우의 산유량 및 체세포 수 함량에 미치는 영향을 규명하고자 실시하였다. 홀스타인 착유우 8두(대조구 4두 및 처리구 4두)를 공시하여 대조구는 기본 사료를 급여하고 처리구에서는 Zn-methionine 133g/kg(Zn 20 및 methionine 46.7g)과 bromelain 50g/kg(br 30g/kg)을 경구투여하였다. 그리고 시험은 착유우의 비유초기에 8주간 실시하였다. 본 시험에서 얻은 결과는 다음과 같다. 두당 평균 유량은 대조구(29.6kg)에 비하여 처리구(30.2kg)에서 높게 나타났다(P<0.05). 우유내 체세포수는 대조구($260.8{\times}10^3/ml$)에 비하여 처리구($179.8{\times}10^3/ml$)에서 현저하게 낮게 나타났다(P<0.05). 따라서 이들 첨가물의 급여는 착유우의 산유량을 증가시키고 우유의 위생상 지표가 될 수 있는 체세포수의 감소를 가져오는 결과를 얻었다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제63권5호
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• pp.1064-1075
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• 2021

Recently, a high level of dietary crude protein (CP) has become of interest as a possible practice to improve the carcass quality of beef cattle, and its level has been increasing in the field. However, there is little scientific evidence that supports this. This study was conducted to test whether a high dietary CP level would improve growth performance, body metabolism, and carcass traits in Hanwoo beef cattle. A total of 32 Hanwoo finishing beef cattle (18 multiparous cows, six heifers, and eight steers) participated in a 12-weeks feeding trial. Two kinds of total mixed rations were prepared to contain two different CP; 156 g/kg for the control (CON) and 173 g/kg of CP for the treatment (HCP), while maintaining a similar level of metabolizable energy. The experiment was ended when more than half of the steers reached the target body weight (730 kg). Blood was collected at the end of the experiment. After harvesting, the carcass trait was evaluated at the slaughterhouse according to Korean standards. The carcass yield score and grade were also calculated based on revised criteria. Overall, dry matter intake, average daily gain, blood metabolites concentration, and the carcass traits, except for backfat thickness and the yield score, did not differ between the treatments. The HCP had lower backfat thickness than those of CON. There was no difference in the carcass yield grade, but the yield score was higher in the HCP treatment. According to the newly revised carcass grading criteria, both yield score and grade were higher in HCP than in CON. Increasing CP supply decreased the carcass's backfat thickness without altering growth performance and body metabolism, resulting in improved yield score and grade. Therefore, feeding a high CP diet may be beneficial in the farm income, although it may also increase feed cost and nitrogen excretion to the environment.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제31권12호
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• pp.1923-1929
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• 2018

Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the correlation between blood components and carcass traits, and to find the biomarkers related to meat quality and quantity in Hanwoo steers. Methods: One hundred twenty-six Hanwoo steers (8 to 9 months of age, body weight of $185.6{\pm}24.38kg$) were used to find the correlation between blood compositions and carcass traits. The steers were fed concentrate and rice straw (30 steers) or total mixed rations (96 steers) during the whole experimental period. Blood samples were collected from the jugular vein at the growing (8 to 12 months), fattening (13 to 23 months) and finishing phases (24 to 30 months). Steers were slaughtered at 30 to 31 months of age (body weight of $701.6{\pm}60.45kg$) and the carcass traits were evaluated. Blood metabolites and hormones were analyzed and the correlation coefficients and regression equations with carcass traits were determined. Results: Average concentrations of retinol, leptin and insulin were 1.10 IU, 30.34 ng, and 35.35 ng per mL of blood plasma, respectively. Retinol has negative correlations (p<0.01) with insulin and leptin. Blood insulin and total protein decreased with the age of steers, but retinol, aspartic acid transaminase (AST), glucose, cholesterol and triglyceride increased. In the finishing phase, significant (p<0.01) negative correlations occurred between blood retinol content and marbling score, and between blood AST content and longissimus muscle area of 13th rib, and the following regression equations were obtained: Marbling score $(1-9)=-0.009{\times}retinol(IU/100mL)+9.125$ ($R^2=0.643$), Longissimus muscle area $(cm^2)=-0.250{\times}AST(U/L)+112.498$ ($R^2=0.450$). Conclusion: It is possible to make highly marbled beef by controlling the blood retinol content during the fattening and finishing phases of Hanwoo steers. Accordingly, blood retinol and AST could be biomarkers for determining beef quality and quantity, respectively, prior to slaughter.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.475-480
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• 2011

최근 온실가스 감축에 관한 국제적인 관심이 대두되면서 반추가축의 가스발생을 조절하기 위한 연구가 다양하게 시도되고 있다. 본 실험은 섬유질배합사료를 TDN의 유지수준과 섭취수준별 가스 발생량의 증가 정도 및 절식시 감소량을 측정함으로써 반추위내 장내발효에 의한 호흡가스의 정확한 산출근거를 구명하고자 실시하였다. 실험은 43개월 령의 평균체중 $372{\pm}11.2$ kg의 Fistula가 장착된 한우 암소를 공시하여 한우사양표준(2007)에 의거하여 TDN (kg)유지수준의 성장, 200 g/일 및 400 g/일 증체수준으로 TMR 사료를 각각 2회에 걸쳐 급여하였으며 물과 mineral block은 자유 섭식하도록 하였다. 온실가스 측정은 NDIR (Non-dispersive infrared absorption) 센서를 이용한 가스다중검출기를 이용하여 이산화탄소 및 메탄가스를 측정하였으며, 호흡챔버 내 환경온도는 $20^{\circ}C$를 유지하였다. 실험결과 급이 수준별 TDN가가 높을수록 가스발생량이 증가하는 경향을 나타내었으며, 이산화탄소 발생량에서는 유지수준에 비해 200 g/일에서 21.1%, 400 g/일에서 40.6% 수준으로 가스 발생량을 나타내었다. 메탄 발생량은 유지수준에 비해 200 g/일에서 33.5%, 400 g/일에서 69.6% 수준의 가스발생량을 나타내었다. 또한 절식 대사시 3일차부터 이산화탄소 발생량은 8%와 51% 수준으로 급격한 감소를 보였으며 메탄발생량은 각각 15%와 37%의 감소를 나타내었다. 위 결과는 향후 축산분야의 온실가스를 줄이기 위한 사양체계 및 절식대사를 통해 한우의 장내발효에 의한 가스발생조절에 대한 연구의 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.