• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.39-48
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• 2006

본 연구는 1999년 1월부터 2004년 12월까지의 체세포점수의 검정일 자료를 이용하여 124,635개의 초산자료와 134,308개의 2산자료, 37,412개의 3산자료, 41787개의 4산자료, 37412개의 5산 자료를 이용하였다. 분석에 사용된 방법은 체세포 점수에 영향을 미치는 분만연도, 연령, 비유단계, 산차, 계절의 효과를 추정하기 위하여 GLM을 이용하여 최소자승법으로 분석하였으며, 검정일 모형을 이용한 분산성분 추정은 EM-REML 분석방법을 전산 프로그램한 REMLF90을 이용하였다. 각 산차별로 연령에 대한 효과는 연령이 낮은 군에서 체세포 점수가 낮게 나타났으며, 연령이 높은 군에서는 다소 높게 나타났다. 비유단계별 효과는 1산과 2산에서는 비유초기에서 체세포 점수가 낮게 나타났으며 비유말기에 3.151, 3.696로 높은 체세포 점수를 나타났으나, 3산, 4산, 5산에서는 비유중기에 높은 체세포 점수를 나타내었으며, 대체로 피크기에 체세포 점수가 높게 나타나는데 4산과 5산에서는 비유말기에 체세포 점수가 낮게 나타났다. 분만계절별 환경효과는 1산～5산 모두 대체로 9～11월에 체세포 점수가 낮게 나타났으며, 대체로 유량이 낮게 추정되는 6～8월 사이에는 체세포 점수가 대체로 높게 나타났다. 각 산차별 유전력은 1산에서 5산까지 각각 0.05, 0.09, 0.10, 0.05, 0.05를 나타냈으며, 유전분산값은 비유초기의 경우 2, 3, 5산에서 높게 나타났으며, 1산과 4산의 경우는 대체로 낮게 추정되었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.607-614
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• 2016

The objectives of the study were to estimate genetic parameters for milk production traits of Holstein cattle using random regression models (RRMs), and to compare the goodness of fit of various RRMs with homogeneous and heterogeneous residual variances. A total of 126,980 test-day milk production records of the first parity Holstein cows between 2007 and 2014 from the Dairy Cattle Improvement Center of National Agricultural Cooperative Federation in South Korea were used. These records included milk yield (MILK), fat yield (FAT), protein yield (PROT), and solids-not-fat yield (SNF). The statistical models included random effects of genetic and permanent environments using Legendre polynomials (LP) of the third to fifth order (L3-L5), fixed effects of herd-test day, year-season at calving, and a fixed regression for the test-day record (third to fifth order). The residual variances in the models were either homogeneous (HOM) or heterogeneous (15 classes, HET15; 60 classes, HET60). A total of nine models (3 orders of $polynomials{\times}3$ types of residual variance) including L3-HOM, L3-HET15, L3-HET60, L4-HOM, L4-HET15, L4-HET60, L5-HOM, L5-HET15, and L5-HET60 were compared using Akaike information criteria (AIC) and/or Schwarz Bayesian information criteria (BIC) statistics to identify the model(s) of best fit for their respective traits. The lowest BIC value was observed for the models L5-HET15 (MILK; PROT; SNF) and L4-HET15 (FAT), which fit the best. In general, the BIC values of HET15 models for a particular polynomial order was lower than that of the HET60 model in most cases. This implies that the orders of LP and types of residual variances affect the goodness of models. Also, the heterogeneity of residual variances should be considered for the test-day analysis. The heritability estimates of from the best fitted models ranged from 0.08 to 0.15 for MILK, 0.06 to 0.14 for FAT, 0.08 to 0.12 for PROT, and 0.07 to 0.13 for SNF according to days in milk of first lactation. Genetic variances for studied traits tended to decrease during the earlier stages of lactation, which were followed by increases in the middle and decreases further at the end of lactation. With regards to the fitness of the models and the differential genetic parameters across the lactation stages, we could estimate genetic parameters more accurately from RRMs than from lactation models. Therefore, we suggest using RRMs in place of lactation models to make national dairy cattle genetic evaluations for milk production traits in Korea.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제13권12호
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• pp.1699-1707
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• 2000

Thirty-one multiparous Bos indicus${\times}$Bos taurus cows were offered concentrate supplements based on (1) 2 kg wheat bran; (2) 4 kg wheat bran; and (3) concentrate (30 maize: 67 wheat bran) at 0.5 kg per 1.0 kg milk produced, in a one year study in India. All supplements also contained 2 parts of a mineral mixture and 1 part salt. Cows were allocated to treatments at calving on parity (2nd and 3rd calf) with 13, 8 and 10 cows respectively in treatments 1, 2 and 3. They were individually fed for whole lactation, the basal diet being ad libitum berseem clover plus 2 kg wheat straw in the cool season/winter (period 1) and chopped maize in summer (period 2). Diets with berseem offered TDN and CP contents of 67.6, 18.2; 65.5, 16.8; and 67.5, 16.8 percent; and with maize fodder 62.6, 12.0; 62.6, 12.5; and 63.3, 12.5 percent for treatments 1, 2 and 3, respectively. Total dry matter (DM) intakes (1) 9.9 kg, (2) 10.9 kg and (3) 11.1 kg DM/day and intake of nutrients (TDN, CP) increased with level of supplementation (p<0.01), but effects of treatment on animal performance were not significant. Cow milk yields averaged (1) 7.9 kg, (2) 8.1 kg and (3) 8.8 kg milk/day (p>0.05) for lactation lengths of 252, 270 and 220 days (p>0.05) and cows gained +7.3; +8.1; and +12.0 kg respectively over their lactation (p>0.05). Wheat bran was used effectively as the sole energy component in concentrates for lactating dairy cows. Its use could potentially reduce feed costs and demands for cereal grain. Reduced concentrate levels may be considered if green forages of high nutrient content are fed ad libitum. Associated economic advantages or disadvantages require further evaluation.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제29권11호
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• pp.1530-1540
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• 2016

This study was conducted to estimate the genetic parameters of ${\beta}$-hydroxybutyrate (BHBA) and acetone concentration in milk by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy along with test-day milk production traits including fat %, protein % and milk yield based on monthly samples of milk obtained as part of a routine milk recording program in Korea. Additionally, the feasibility of using such data in the official dairy cattle breeding system for selection of cows with low susceptibility of ketosis was evaluated. A total of 57,190 monthly test-day records for parities 1, 2, and 3 of 7,895 cows with pedigree information were collected from April 2012 to August 2014 from herds enrolled in the Korea Animal Improvement Association. Multi-trait random regression models were separately applied to estimate genetic parameters of test-day records for each parity. The model included fixed herd test-day effects, calving age and season effects, and random regressions for additive genetic and permanent environmental effects. Abundance of variation of acetone may provide a more sensitive indication of ketosis than many zero observations in concentration of milk BHBA. Heritabilities of milk BHBA levels ranged from 0.04 to 0.17 with a mean of 0.09 for the interval between 4 and 305 days in milk during three lactations. The average heritabilities for milk acetone concentration were 0.29, 0.29, and 0.22 for parities 1, 2, and 3, respectively. There was no clear genetic association of the concentration of two ketone bodies with three test-day milk production traits, even if some correlations among breeding values of the test-day records in this study were observed. These results suggest that genetic selection for low susceptibility of ketosis in early lactation is possible. Further, it is desirable for the breeding scheme of dairy cattle to include the records of milk acetone rather than the records of milk BHBA.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.369-378
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• 2011

Incidence of mastitis is highest in dairy cows and it is a leader of all diseases and the economic losses, in dairy farms. The objective of this study is to analyse the incidence of clinical mastitis using the lactation number, lactation month and season of calving. In this study, we used 3,779 lactation data and animal health records collected from 1990 to 2006 at the National Institute of Animal Science. Out of 3,779 cows, a total of 1,721 cows were reported with clinical mastitis, which was 46.3%. The frequency of mastitis increased from 36.9% from first lactation to 56.0% by the fifth lactation. As many as 766 cows (46.9%) showed a recurrence of mastitis after 14 days, apart for two or more and chronic mastitis that were recorded for 657 cows (20.3%). This came to a total of 3,010 cases that had clinical mastitis in the herd for sixteen years. The distribution of incidence of clinical mastitis was highest during the first month of lactation at 24.4%, and it reached to 43.4% by the third month. The incidence of mastitis was even higher for cows in first lactation, showing 28.6% in the first month, and 42.9 percent by third month of lactation. Cows calved during the summer and winter months showed higher rate of incidence with 59.9% and 57.9% within 30 days of lactation, respectively. It is urgently needed to establish a preventative management for heifer cows during their expected first lactation and the clinical specific dry-period management strategies that influence the rate of clinical mastitis during the next lactation. The aim of this study is to present information that might be useful to improve clinical mastitis prevention.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.216-233
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• 2003

이 연구는 남극에서 일어나는 지구온난현상, 오존층 파괴, 엘니뇨-남방진동 같은 지구의 환경변화와 관련이 있는 현상들을 정리한 것이다. 빙벽이 후퇴하고 빙붕이 갈라지는 현상은 지구환경변화, 그 가운데서도 최근 들어 심해진 지구온난현상을 반영한다. 또 서남극 남극반도에서 떨어진 남쉐틀랜드군도 킹조지 섬의 마리안 소만의 빙벽이 1956년부터 38년 동안에 후퇴한 것보다 최근 1994년부터 7년 동안에 더 많이 후퇴했다. 또한 세종기지에서 엘니뇨-남방진동과 관련된 기온과 강수량의 변화가 나타났다. 나아가 인공위성 자료 분석 결과, 세종기지가 있는 지역에서도 성층권의 오존층 파괴가 심한 남극 9월과 10월에 평균 오존전량이 감소하고 지상에 도달하는 자외선이 증가하였음을 확인하였다. 남극 오존층 파괴로 인한 자외선의 증가는 해양생물의 성장 환경을 변화시킨다. 또 남극생물의 생산력, 생물량, 종 조성의 변화를 일으키며, 자외선은 일차생산자인 식물플랑크톤 세포의 생리, 유전, 생태변화를 일으켜 남극 해양생태계 전체를 변화시킨다. 현재부터 42만 년 전까지 네 번의 빙하계(氷河階)를 밝힌 보스토크호수의 얼음연구 결과를 훑어보았다. 우리나라는 남극대륙을 덮는 빙원의 굴착과 해석, 빙원 아래에 있는 지역의 지질연구 같은 남극본연의 연구를 하기위하여 남극대륙을 연구해야겠다. 고층대기과학을 포함한 대기과학도 당연히 연구해야 한다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제32권9호
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• pp.1340-1348
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• 2019

Objective: The objectives were to compare variance components, genetic parameters, prediction accuracies, and genomic-polygenic estimated breeding value (EBV) rankings for milk yield (MY) and fat yield (FY) in the Thai multibreed dairy population using five single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) sets from GeneSeek GGP80K chip. Methods: The dataset contained monthly MY and FY of 8,361 first-lactation cows from 810 farms. Variance components, genetic parameters, and EBV for five SNP sets from the GeneSeek GGP80K chip were obtained using a 2-trait single-step average-information restricted maximum likelihood procedure. The SNP sets were the complete SNP set (all available SNP; SNP100), top 75% set (SNP75), top 50% set (SNP50), top 25% set (SNP25), and top 5% set (SNP5). The 2-trait models included herd-year-season, heterozygosity and age at first calving as fixed effects, and animal additive genetic and residual as random effects. Results: The estimates of additive genetic variances for MY and FY from SNP subsets were mostly higher than those of the complete set. The SNP25 MY and FY heritability estimates (0.276 and 0.183) were higher than those from SNP75 (0.265 and 0.168), SNP50 (0.275 and 0.179), SNP5 (0.231 and 0.169), and SNP100 (0.251and 0.159). The SNP25 EBV accuracies for MY and FY (39.76% and 33.82%) were higher than for SNP75 (35.01% and 32.60%), SNP50 (39.64% and 33.38%), SNP5 (38.61% and 29.70%), and SNP100 (34.43% and 31.61%). All rank correlations between SNP100 and SNP subsets were above 0.98 for both traits, except for SNP100 and SNP5 (0.93 for MY; 0.92 for FY). Conclusion: The high SNP25 estimates of genetic variances, heritabilities, EBV accuracies, and rank correlations between SNP100 and SNP25 for MY and FY indicated that genotyping animals with SNP25 dedicated chip would be a suitable to maintain genotyping costs low while speeding up genetic progress for MY and FY in the Thai dairy population.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제35권10호
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• pp.1499-1511
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• 2022

Objective: This study was aimed to estimate the genetic parameters, including genetic and phenotypic correlations, of milk yield, lactation curve traits and milk composition of Thai dairy cattle from three government research farms. Methods: The data of 25,789 test-day milk yield and milk composition records of 1,468 cattle from lactation 1 to 3 of Holstein Friesian (HF) and crossbred HF dairy cattle calved between 1990 and 2015 from three government research farms in Thailand were analysed. 305-day milk yield was estimated by the Wood model and a test interval method. The Wood model was used for estimating cumulative 305-day milk yield, peak milk yield, days to peak milk yield and persistency. Genetic parameters were estimated using linear mixed models with herd, breed group, year and season of calving as fixed effects, and animals linked to a pedigree as random effects, together with a residual error. Univariate models were used to estimate variance components, heritability, estimated breeding values (EBVs) and repeatability of each trait, while pairwise bivariate models were used to estimate covariance components and correlations between traits in the same lactation and in the same trait across lactations. Results: The heritability of 305-day milk yield, peak milk yield and protein percentage have moderate to high estimates ranging from 0.19 to 0.45 while days to peak milk yield, persistency and fat percentage have low heritability ranging from 0.08 to 0.14 in lactation 1 cows. Further, heritability of most traits considered was higher in lactation 1 compared with lactations 2 and 3. For cows in lactation 1, high genetic correlations were found between 305-day milk yield and peak milk yield (0.86±0.07) and days to peak milk yield and persistency (0.99±0.02) while estimates of genetic correlations between the remaining traits were imprecise due to the high standard errors. The genetic correlations within the traits across lactation were high. There was no consistent trend of EBVs for most traits in the first lactation over the study period. Conclusion: Both the Wood model and test interval method can be used for milk yield estimates in these herds. However, the Wood model has advantages over the test interval method as it can be fitted using fewer test-day records and the estimated model parameters can be used to derive estimates of other lactation curve parameters. Milk yield, peak milk yield and protein percentage can be improved by a selection and mating program while days to peak milk yield, persistency and fat percentage can be improved by including into a selection index.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.667-678
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• 2003

본 연구는 축산기술연구소 대관령지소에서 1990년부터 2000년 사이에 조사된 체중 측정 자료 1,736개 기록을 이용하여 한우의 성장단계별 체중과 증체량의 유전적 특성을 파악하고 어미소의 산유능력과 송아지의 체중 및 성장률과의 유전적 관련성을 파악하기 위해 실시하였다. 연구에 필요한 유전(공)분산성분 추정은 제한최대우도법(dfREML)을 이용하여 실시하였는데 본 연구에서 얻어진 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1) 생시체중의 상가적 개체유전력 추정치는 개체유전효과만을 고려한 모델I로 분석했을때 전체집단에서 0.54, 암컷집단에서 0.52 그리고 수컷 집단에서 0.36으로 추정되었으며 개체유전효과와 영구환경효과를 고려한 모델II로 분석했을 때 전체집단에서 0.45, 암컷집단에서 0.41 그리고 수컷 집단에서 0.24로 추정되었다. 2) 3개월령 체중의 개체유전력은 전체집단이 0.30(모델I) 및 0.17(모델Ⅱ), 암컷이 0.10(모델I) 및 0.08(모델Ⅱ), 그리고 수컷이 0.13(모델I) 및 0.03(모델Ⅱ)이고, 전체 표현형 분산 중 영구환경효과 분산이 차지하는 비율은 전체집단이 0.13, 암컷이 0.08 그리고 수컷이 0.22로서 개체유전력 추정치는 암컷집단과 수컷집단간에 큰 차이가 없었다. 3) 4개월령(이유시) 체중의 경우 암컷과 수컷을 별도로 분리하여 추정했을 때의 유전력 추정치는 전체자료에서 추정한 유전력 추정치에 비해 작았는데, 모델I로 분석했을 때 전체집단에서는 0.47인 반면 암컷과 수컷 집단에서는 각각 0.33 및 0.28이었으며 모델II로 분석했을 때는 전체집단에서 0.38인 반면 암컷과 수컷 집단에서는 각각 0.21 및 0.21이었다. 4) 6개월령 체중은 비교적 중도의 유전력(0.36~0.20)을 보였으나, 12개월령부터 24개월령까지 체중에서는 낮은 유전력(0.13~0.05)을 보였다.