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Design and Structural Analysis of Duck Breeding System (오리 사육장치의 설계 및 구조해석)

  • 이종선;홍석주
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.4 no.4
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    • pp.418-421
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    • 2003
  • This study is object to design and souctural analysis of duck breeding system. Design tool is Auto CAD and souctural analysis of duck breeding system using result from ANSYS Code. The finite element model was developed to compute the stress, strain and displacement for duck breeding system. This structural analysis results, many variables such as boundary condition, constraint condition and load condition are considered.

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Effects on Pregnancy of Reproductive Environments by Ultrasonography in Thoroughbred Mares (초음파술에 의한 더러브렛 암말의 번식환경이 임신에 미치는 영향)

  • 양영진;조길재;신상태;남치주
    • Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.121-130
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    • 2003
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of breeding conditions on reproductive efficiency of thoroughbred broodmares by ultrasonography. The mean age and breeding career of 120 mares used in this study were 11 years old and 6 years, respectively. The average pregnancy rate and embryonic loss rate were 87.5%, 11.8%. The groups that were 8-10 years old, 4-6 years, maiden and mated on May showed the highest pregnancy rate. While mares mated on 1st estrus post partus had the highest ovulation rate but showed the highest embryonic loss rate and he lowest pregnancy rate. And broodmares that had more intrauterine foreign bodies such as cyst and fluid with age and breeding career had represented lower pregnancy rate and higher embryonic loss rate than those having normal uterine condition. These results suggest that the breeding condition and uterine environment of mares had a significant influence on reproductive efficiency.

Estimation of Genetic Parameter for Growth Traits of Olive Flounder Paralichthys olivaceus on the 8th Generation of Selective Breeding Using Multiple Traits Animal Model (다형질 Animal Model을 이용한 선발 8세대 육종 넙치(Paralichthys olivaceus)의 성장형질에 대한 유전모수 추정)

  • Park, Jong-Won;Lee, Dain;Jung, Hyo Sun;Kim, Julan;Yang, Hye-Rim;Kim, Hyun-Chul;Lee, Jeong-Ho
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.55 no.5
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    • pp.549-556
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    • 2022
  • The aim of this study was to evaluate the genetic parameters of growth traits for improvement breeding in olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus at the 8th generation of selective breeding in April 2021. Growth traits such as total length, body weight and condition factor at 11 months of age were measured for 7,508 individuals with confirmed paternity. Data were analyzed using the restricted maximum likelihood method applied to a multiple traits animal model. The effects of sex and family were significantly different across traits (P<0.05). The heritability values of total length, body weight and condition factor were estimated to be high as 0.479, 0.457, and 0.466, respectively. Correlation analysis between phenotypic and breeding values, indicated that the selection accuracy was 75.9-85.2% for all traits. To increase the selection accuracy for parent fish selection, the sex and pedigree characteristics that affect each trait should be considered. Moreover, further improvement of multiple traits can be achieved if the correlation between each trait is appropriately considered.

SOURCES OF VARIATION IN CALVING DIFFICULTY IN BEEF HEIFERS

  • Paputungan, U.;Makarechian, M.;Liu, M.F.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.255-260
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    • 1994
  • Calving records of 107 heifers from two breed groups were used to identify the major factors contributing to calving difficulty (dystocia) and compare the influence of pelvic diameters, weight and height of heifers measured after breeding and before calving on dystocia. The horizontal and vertical pelvic diameters, hip height and weight of heifers were measured two months after breeding and again two months before calving. Snell transformed calving difficulty scores (0 = normal to 100 = surgical intervention) were used in analyzing the data by analysis of covariance. Body condition score of the heifer, sire birth weight of the calf, birth weight of the calf, and ratio of calf birth weight to pelvic area all had significant effects on dystocia. Calf birth weight, ratio of calf birth weight to pelvic area, and heifer's condition score were especially important. However, sex of calf did not have a significant influence on dystocia. Generally, the variables measured before calving accounted for a higher proportion of variation in dystocia than those measured after breeding. Thus, based on the relative importance of the major factors affecting dystocia, it is suggested that selection of bulls with low birth weight for breeding on normal size heifers with optimum body condition score, and well developed pelvic opening, would be effective in reducing the incidence and severity of dystocia in beef heifers.

Changes of physiochemical properties of LOX-3 null rice lines stored at different storage temperatures and periods

  • Shin, Woon-Chul;Kim, Jeong-Ju;Park, Hyun-Su;Jeong, Jong-Min;Baek, Man-Kee;Nam, Jeong-Kwon;Park, Seul-Gi;Kim, Choon-Song;Cho, Young-Chan;Kim, Bo-Kyeong
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Crop Science Conference
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    • 2017.06a
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    • pp.69-69
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    • 2017
  • Due to the lack in storage facility, considerable amount of rice is stocked in the open air, which causes increased stale flavor and deteriorates palatability and merchantable quality. Lipoxygenase-3(LOX-3) is involved in the production of volatile constituents in stored rice, and the development of stale flavor is delayed in LOX-3 null rice. LOX activity in the rice grain is localized in bran fraction and the tropical Japonica cultivar 'Dawdam' was reported that the absence of LOX-3 is inherited as a simple recessive trait. Also, it was reported that the peroxidation of unsaturated fatty acids occurs at lower levels in the 'Dawdam' bran fraction during storage than in rice varieties with LOX-3. This study was conducted to develop LOX-3 null rice lines using 'Dawdam' and investigate changes of physicochemical properties of the lines stored at different storage temperatures and periods. So we analyzed texture, toyo glossiness value, germination rate and lipoxygenase activity of 15 LOX-3 null rice lines on the condition of which rough rice had been stored at different temperatures (high temperature condition at $35^{\circ}C$ and low temperature condition at $15^{\circ}C$ for 4months. Hardness and stickiness of the lines tendered to be increased when it was stored at high temperature and adhesiveness, springiness, cohesiveness and chewiness was not considerably different according to storage temperatures and periods. The germination rate of HR29062-B-98-2-1-B among LOX-3 null rice lines was higher than another lines, 99.3, 94.0% after 4months stored at low temperature and high temperature, respectively. The lipoxygenase activity was 3,304, 1,601unit/mg protein after 4months stored at low temperature and high temperatures, respectively. So, it is thought that this line will be useful to breed rice varieties with high storability after tested on agricultural traits.

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Age Determination by Tooth Wear and Histological Analysis of Seasonal Variation of Breeding in the Big White-Toothed Shrew, Crocidura lasiura (우수리땃쥐 Crocidura lasiura의 치아 마모에 의한 연령결정과 번식의 계절적 변이의 조직학적 분석)

  • Jeong, Soon-Jeong;Yoon, Myung-Hee;Choi, Jung-Mi;Kim, Hyun-Dae;Lim, Do-Seon;Park, Jin-Ju;Choi, Baik-Dong;Jeong, Moon-Jin
    • Applied Microscopy
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    • v.40 no.1
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    • pp.37-45
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    • 2010
  • Captured wild specimens of the big white-toothed shrew, Crocidura lasiura were classified into three age classes by tooth wear and height of molars, and seasonal variations of breeding and reproductive organs were examined. Juveniles had not tooth wear in molars and height of the third molars were lower than the first and second molars, and had only non-breeding condition. Young adults had little tooth wear and the third molars reached to the first and second molars, and old adults had heavy tooth wear in molars, young adults and old adults had breeding or non-breeding condition according to the season. On the basis of histological examination, seasonal variations of breeding were confirmed that breeding condition of young and old adult males were continued from early February to early October although the breeding activity was the highest in April, that of females were continued from the end of March to October, males reached sexual maturity earlier than females. Whereas the breeding condition seems to cease for non-breeding season because of the deficiency of food resources, soil invertebrates. Young and old adult males of the breeding season had large testes with enlarged seminiferous tubules that were filled with numerous germ cells, and expanded caudal epididymides with a vast number of spermatozoa, and were more than 10.0 g in the body weight and 0.03 g in the testis and epididymis weight. The females of the breeding season were pregnant condition with 4~6 litters or had the Graafian follicles and the corpus lutea in the ovary, and were more than 9.6 g in the body weight.

The Effect of Body Energy Reserve Mobilization on the Fatty Acid Profile of Milk in High-yielding Cows

  • Nogalski, Zenon;Wronski, Marek;Sobczuk-Szul, Monika;Mochol, Magdalena;Pogorzelska, Paulina
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.25 no.12
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    • pp.1712-1720
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    • 2012
  • We investigated the effect of the amount of body condition loss in the dry period and early lactation in 42 high-yielding Holstein-Friesian cows on milk yield and the share of fatty acids in milk fat. Energy reserves were estimated based on the body condition scoring (BCS) and backfat thickness (BFT). Milk yield and milk composition were determined over 305-d lactation. From d 6 to 60 of lactation, the concentrations of 43 fatty acids in milk fat were determined by gas chromatography. Cows were categorized based on body condition loss from the beginning of the dry period to the lowest point of the BCS curve in early lactation into three groups: low condition loss group (L) ${\leq}0.5$ points (n = 14); moderate condition loss group (M) 0.75 to 1.0 points (n = 16) and high condition loss group (H) >1.0 points (n = 12). Cows whose body energy reserves were mobilized at 0.8 BCS and 11 mm BFT, produced 12,987 kg ECM over 305-d lactation, i.e. 1,429 kg ECM more than cows whose BCS and BFT decreased by 0.3 and 5 mm, respectively. In group H, milk yield reached 12,818 kg ECM at body fat reserve mobilization of 1.3 BCS and 17 mm BFT. High mobilization of body fat reserves led to a significant (approx. 5%) increase in the concentrations of monounsaturated fatty acids-MUFA (mostly $C_{18:1}$ cis-9, followed by $C_{18:1}$ trans-11), a significant decrease in the levels of fatty acids adversely affecting human health, and a drop in the content of linoleic acid, arachidonic acid and docosahexaenoic acid in milk fat. In successive weeks of lactation, an improved energy balance contributed to a decrease in the concentrations of unsaturated fatty acids (UFA) and an increase in the conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) content of milk fat.

Survey on the seroepidemiology of canine herpesvirus infection in Korea (한국에서의 canine herpesvirus감염실태에 대한 혈청역학적 조사)

  • Seo, Il-bok;Seong, Whan-woo;Lim, Chang-hyeong
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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    • v.34 no.3
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    • pp.647-652
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    • 1994
  • This study was carried out to investigate the actual condition of canine herpesvirus(CHV) infection in Korea. A total of 338 serum samples were collected randomly from the breeding and companion dogs in the local areas in Korea. The serum samples were used to determine the actual condition of the canine herpesvirus infection in Korea using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA). The mean prevalence of CHV infection in dogs was 37% and that of the breeding and companion dogs was 58% and 28%, respectively. The prevalence of CHV infection in Seoul, Kyung-gi, Chung Nam, Cheon Nam and Pusan was detected 23%, 28%, 18%, 28% and 70%, respectively. The prevalence of CHV infection in less and more than 6 months old dogs, and in male and female dogs was 26% and 40%, 42% and 33%, respectively. These results indicate that the incidence of CHV infection is high in Korea, especially breeding dogs and older dogs.

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