• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.161-166
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• 2008

Deep pectoral myopathy (DPM), also known as Oregon muscle disease or green muscle disease, was first described in 1968 by Dickinson et al as "degenerative myopathy" in turkeys. Even though this condition was first recognized in adult meat-type turkey and chicken breeders, it is becoming more and more common in meat-type growing birds. DPM occurs exclusively in birds that have been specially selected for breast muscle development. It is generally recognized that DPM is an ischemic necrosis that develops in the deep pectoral muscle (supracoracoideus or pectoralis minor muscle) mainly because this muscle is surrounded by inelastic fascia and the sternum, which do not allow the muscle mass to swell in response to the physiological changes occurring when muscle are exercised, as in wing flapping. The lesion does not impair the general health of birds and is generally found during cut-up and deboning, moreover, it can be both unilateral or bilateral, affecting just one or both pectoralis minor muscle, respectively. No public health significance is associated to DPM, but it is aesthetically undesirable. The fillet should be removed, whereas the rest of the carcass is still fit for human consumption. However, the required trimming operations determine the downgrading of the products and produce an economic loss for the industry, especially because it affects the more valuable part of the carcass. The incidence of DPM increases with market weight in broilers, with more cases reported in higher-yielding strains and in males. Increased bird activity (flock nervousness, flightiness, struggle, and wing flapping) induced by factors such as feed or water outages, lighting programs and intensity, human activity, and excessive noises in and around chicken houses should be looked at as a trigger for the development of DPM in broiler. However, most of the studies conducted to evaluate the incidence of DPM in poultry are concerned with parental commercial breeding stocks under experimental conditions (Bianchi et al. 2006. Poult Sci 85 : 1843-1846). There is a possible genetic relationship between the selection for large-breasted birds and this condition. Management procedures that discourage excessive wing flapping would reduce the incidence (Jordan and Pattison. 1998. Poultry diseases. 398-399).

• 농업과학연구
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.351-359
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was to compare the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, fecal microflora, blood profiles and meat quality of broilers, Korean native chickens and white semi broilers under identical feeding conditions. Sixty 1-d chicks of each type were randomly placed into 12 pens per cage (5 chicks per cage) and fed commercial diets for 28, 49, and 28 days, respectively. The broilers showed a significantly higher (p < 0.05) growth performance from 0 to 4 weeks compared with the other types. Korean native chickens had a significantly higher (p < 0.05) digestibility of dry matter and nitrogen than that of the other species. The blood glucose was significantly higher in the Korean native chickens compared to the other species, and the blood cholesterol was significantly lower. The Lactobacillus content in Korean native chickens was significantly higher (p < 0.05) compared to the other species, and the E. coli content in the broilers was significantly higher (p < 0.05) than in the Korean native chickens and white semi broilers. In terms of meat quality, the breast meat of the broilers had a high water content and pH level. The breast meat of the white semi broilers had a significantly lower (p < 0.05) shear force than that of the other species. In conclusion, there was an interspecific physiological difference due to the age and body weight of the chickens. The broilers had a higher growth performance and meat quality compared to the Korean native chickens and white semi broilers.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제66권1호
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• pp.145-155
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• 2024

This study was conducted to determine the effects of amino acid (AA) supplementation in low-protein (LP) diets on growth performance and nitrogen (N) excretion. A total of 175 7-day-old Ross 308 male broilers, with a mean body weight (BW) of 165 g (standard deviation = 11.2 g), were grouped into five blocks by BW and allocated to seven treatments according to a randomized complete block design with five replicate cages at five birds per cage. Dietary treatments comprised a control diet containing 20.0% crude protein (CP) and six LP diets containing either 18.5% or 17.0% CP. These LP diets were supplemented with either no AA supplementation, indispensable AA, or both indispensable and dispensable AA (glutamic acid and glycine). Birds were fed experimental grower diets from day 7 to 21 and then commercial finisher diets until day 28. During the grower period (day 7 to 21), birds fed LP diets supplemented with indispensable AA exhibited greater (p < 0.05) BW, body weight gain (BWG), feed intake (FI), and gain-to-feed ratio (G:F) than birds fed LP diets without crystalline AA and were comparable to birds fed the control diet. During the finisher period (day 21 to 28), birds fed LP diets supplemented with indispensable AA showed greater (p < 0.05) BW than birds fed LP diets without crystalline AA, and their growth performance was comparable to birds fed the control diet. Throughout the overall period, supplementing indispensable AA in LP diets resulted in elevated (p < 0.05) BWG, FI, and G:F more than those of LP diets without crystalline AA and were comparable to those of the control diet. Supplementing indispensable AA in LP diets decreased amount and coefficient of N excretion as much as the control diet. Dispensable AA supplementation in LP diets did not influence growth performance and N excretion. In conclusion, supplementing indispensable AA in LP diets maintains growth performance and N excretion until the dietary CP lowers from 20.0% to 17.0% during the grower period. As long as dietary CP is above 17.0%, dispensable AA may not be deficient in LP diets during the grower period.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.299-306
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• 2004

본 연구는 어미닭의 나이, 계란의 저장기간 및 부화중 난중의 변화가 병아리의 성장률에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 육용종계 Cobb종으로부터 산란초기 계군($27\~28$주령)과 산란중기 계군($51\~52$ 주령)으로부터 종란을 수집하여 $10^{\circ}C$에서 6일간 계란을 저장(Young-EXP 혹은 Old-EXP 그룹)하거나, 부화기 입란 당일에 수거(Young-CON혹은 014-CON그룹)하여 부화시킨 4-그룹의 병아리(female 11수 + male 12수/그룹)를 6주 동안 평사에서 사육하였다. 산란중기 두 그룹(old-CON, old-EXP)상호간 입란시 난중의 차이는 1 g정도였는데 비해서, 산란초기 두 그룹(Young-CON, Young-EXP) 상호간 입란시 난중의 차이는 2.9 g정도(P<0.05)로 산란중기보다 산란초기에 일령의 증가에 따라 난중의 변화폭이 더 큰 것으로 나타났다. 입란시 난중에 대한 부화 18일경 난중의 감소 비율($\%$)은 그룹간에 별 차이가 없었으나, 전체 부화기간(21일간)의 난중 감소 비율($\%$)은 산란초기 그룹들보다 산란중기 그룹들이 유의하게(P<0.05) 더 컸다. 산란중기 계군들은 산란초기 계군들보다 부화시 체중이 평균 8.7g정도 유의하게(P<0.05) 더 무거웠으나, 시험종료시인 6주령시 체중은 4-그룹 상호간에 유의한 차이는 없었고, 대부분 모든 주령의 체중에 있어서 계란의 저장기간 상호간에도 두 계군 모두 통계적인 유의한 차이는 없었다. 도체율에 있어서도 계란의 저장기간 또는 어미자의 나이 상호간에 별 차이가 없었으며, 입란시 난중과 부화 18일경 난중, 부화 후 성장률 및 43일령시 도체율 상호간에 유의한 상관관계는 나타나지 않았다.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.27-34
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• 1992

항 세균 및 항 Virus의 작용을 하는 금은화(LJT)와oxytetracycline의 첨가수준을 달리하여 육계에 3주간 급여 시 영계의 성장률, 사료섭취량, 사료요구율과 도체율 및 각종 장기의 크기에 미치는 영향 등을 조사하고자 초생리 숫병아리 75수를 공시하였다. 처리별 시험사료는 에너지와 단백질 수준을 거의 비슷하게 하고 첨가제로서 oxytetracycline을 0.04％와 0.34％, 금은화를 0.05％, 1.0％와 3.0％수준으로 첨가배합 하였다. 시험설계는 5처리 3반복 반복당 5수 완전임의 배치법으로 하고, 철제 battery cage에 수용하였다. 3주령 영계의 증체량은 금은화(LJT) 0.5％ 첨가구에서 유의하게 우수하였고, 가장 불량한 구는 oxytetracycline(OTC) 0.34％ 첨가구이었다. 사료섭취량은 처리간에 차이가 없었고, 사료요구율은 OTC 0.34％첨가구에서 가장 높았고 LJT 1％첨가구에서 가장 낮았지만 유의성은 찾지 못했다. 영계의 도체율은 LJT 0.5％ 첨가구에서 우수하게 나타났고 OTC 0.34％ 첨가구에서 저조하게 나타났으나 유의한 차이는 없었다. 가슴고기 생산비율에 있어서 생체중에 대한 가슴고기의 비율은 LJT 1.0％ 첨가구에서 타구에 비해 높으면서 유의성은 없었으나 도체량에 대한 가슴고기 비율은 LJT 1.0％ 첨가에서 유의하게 높았고, 3％의 LJT 첨가구에서 가장 낮게 측정되었다. 다리고기 생산비율 면에서는 생체중에 대한 비율은 LJT 0.5％ 첨가구에서 높게 측정되었으며 유의성이 없으면서 처리수준 간에서도 일정한 경향을 보이지 않고 있다. 그러나 도체량에 대한 다리고기 생산비율은 OTC 0.34％처리구에서 유의하게 높게 측정되었음에 비하여 OTC 0.34％ 처리구에서 가장 낮았다. 머리무게는 처리간에 일정한 경향과 유의한 차이도 없었다. 가식장기의 생체중에 대한 비율에 있어서 간장은 OTC처리구에서 유의하게 높았고 LJT 1.0％ 처리구에서 가장 낮게 측정되었고, 근위의 생체중 비율은 LJT 1.0％에서 가장 무거웠으나 유의성과 처리간에 일정한 경향도 없었다. 심장의 중량비는 LJT 3％ 첨가구에서 가장 무거웠으나 처리수준간에 일정한 경향과 큰 차이가 없었다. 면역기관인 강장과 활액낭의 중량비에서 처리간에 일정한 경향과 유의한 차이를 발견하지 못했다. 복강과 근위주위의 지방축적 비율은 LJT 1.0％ 첨가구에서 유의하게 높게 측정되었다.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.540-545
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• 1982

한국(韓國)에서 사육(飼育)되고 있는 닭의 육용종(肉用種) Hubbard bro.와 Cobb 및 난용종(卵用種) Hy line 그리고 우리나라에서 육종(育種)된 한협(韓協)325호(號)의 병아리를 공시동물(供試動物)로 하고 개방식중량측정형(開放式重量測定型) 호흡시험장치(呼吸試驗裝置)를 사용(使用)하여 에너지대사량(代謝量)을 측정(測定)한 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. 1. 병아리를 9 주령(週齡)까지 cage에서 사육(飼育)한 1수당(首當) 평균(平均) 체중(體重)은 Hubbard bro.가 2570.7g이고 Hy line은 776.9g였으며 한협(韓協)325호(號)는 748g 이었다. 2. 주별(週別) 1 수당(首當) 사료섭취양모(飼料攝取量)은 3주령(週齡)에서 Hubbard bro. 가 54.6g으로 Hy line의 26.7g에 약(約) 2배(倍)였으며, 8령(週齡)에서는 151.1g과 57.2g 으로 약(約) 3배(倍) 정도(程度)였다. 음수량(飮水量)은 5주령(週齡)에서 Hubbard bro.가 1일(日) 평균(平均) $226m{\ell}$, Hy line 이 $58m{\ell}$, 8주령(週齡)에서는 $282m{\ell}$와 $70m{\ell}$였다. 3. 분(糞)의 배설량(排泄量)은 4주(週)와 8주령(週齡)에서 완전건조상태(完全乾燥狀態)로 1일(日) 1수당(首當) Hubbard bro.가 18.7g과 41.5g이었고 Hy line은 6.1g과 10.0g이었다. 4. 에너지 섭취량(攝取量)과 배설량(排泄量)은 3, 5, 8주령(週齡)에서 사료섭취(飼料攝取)에너지와 분(糞)의 배설(排泄)에너지를 측정(測定)하여 대사(代謝)에너지를 조사(調査)한 결과(結果) Hubbard bro. 는 75.4~77.1%였고 Hy line은 75.0~83.5%로 난용종(卵用種)의 사료이용율(飼料利用率)이 높았다. 5. 병아리의 호흡상(呼吸商)은 육용종(肉用種)이나 난용종간(卵用種間)에 차이(差異)를 인정(認定)할 수 없었으며 0.78에서 0.97사이였는데 사료섭취량(飼料攝取量)이 적으며 0.78로 떨어졌으며 많아짐에 따라 0.97로 증가(增加)하였다. 6. 대사체중(代謝體重)에 대한 에너지의 발생량(發生量)은 83.1~123.1Kcal로서 24시간(時間)동안 사료(飼料)의 섭취(攝取)를 거의 하지 않은 상태(狀態)에서는 83.4Kcal로 기초대사량(基礎代謝量)에 근사(近似)하였고 동물상내(動物箱內)의 온도(溫度)가 $27{\sim}34^{\circ}C$로 높을 때에는 123.1Kcal로 증가(增加)하는 현상(現像)을 나타냈다.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제48권7호
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• pp.73-86
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• 2006

Concentrated poultry production in the State of Alabama, U.S.A. results in excessive poultry litter. Application of poultry litter to pastures and row crops serves as a cheap alternative to commercial fertilizer. However, over the years, poultry litter application to perennial forage crops in the Appalachian Plateau region of North Alabama has resulted in phosphorus (P) buildup in soils. Phosphorus index (P-index) and comprehensive nutrient management plans (CNMP) are often used as a best management practice (BMP) for proper land application of litter. Because nutrient management planning is often not done for small animal feeding operations (AFOs), and also because, in case of excess litter, litter transportation infrastructure has not been developed, over application of poultry litter to near by area is a common practice. To alleviate this problem, optimal poultry litter management and transportation infrastructure needs to be developed. This paper presents a methodology to optimize poultry litter application and transportation through efficient nutrient management planning and transportation network analysis. The goal was accomplished through implementation of three important modules, a P-Index module, a CNMP module, and a transportation network analysis module within ArcGIS, a Geographic Information System (GIS). The CNMP and P-Index modules assist with land application of poultry litter at a rate that is protective of water quality, while the transportation network analysis module helps transport excess litter to areas requiring litter in the Appalachian Plateau and Black Belt (a nutrient-deficient area) regions. Once fully developed and implemented, such a system will help alleviate water quality problems in the Appalachian Plateau region and poor soil fertility problems in the Black Belt region by optimizing land application and transportation. The utility of the methodology is illustrated through a hypothetical case study.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.565-568
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• 2010

설파퀴녹살린과 트리메토프림 합제는 닭콕시듐병의 예방과 치료목적으로 널리 사용하고 있으나, 닭에서의 잔류에 관한 연구보고는 미흡하다. 본 연구에서는 음수첨가용 액제로 신규 개발된 설파퀴녹살린 및 트리메토프림 합제 (설파퀴녹살린, 100 g/L; 트리메토프림, 33.4 g/L)를 육계에 음수 리터당 본제 0.75 mL 및 1.5 mL를 3일간 투여한 후 살처분하여 가식부위내 잔류농도를 액체크로마토그래프/질량분석기를 이용하여 측정하였다. 그 결과 약물 투여 후 7일째에는 모든 가식부위내에서 설파퀴녹살린 및 트리메토프림은 검출되지 않았다. 따라서 신규 음수첨가용 액제인 설파퀴녹살린 및 트리메토프림 합제의 휴약기간은 최소 5일 이상으로 설정되어야 할 것이다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제63권3호
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• pp.563-574
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• 2021

A total of 1512 Ross 308 broilers (one - day - old) were assigned (random blocks) to 1of 3 dietary treatments with 28 replicates of 18 chicks/cage. The dietary treatments were Cornsoybean-meal based basal diet supplemented with 0%, 0.1%, and 0.2% of commercial yeast hydrolysate (YH [Saccharomyces cerevisiae]). The graded level of YH supplementation has linearly increased broilers body weight gain on d 21, 35, and overall (p = 0.044, 0.029, and 0.036, respectively) experimental period. In addition, the increased level of YH supplementation has linearly reduced feed conversation ratio of broilers on d 21, 35, and overall trial period (p = 0.041, 0.052, and 0.032, respectively). However, the feed intake and mortality of broilers were not affected by the graded level of YH supplementation. Though nutrient digestibility of dry matter (p = 0.012) and nitrogen (p = 0.021) was linearly increased in broilers fed YH supplementation, at the end of the trial it fails to affect the total track digestible energy. Dietary inclusion of YH supplementation showed a beneficial effect on the microbial population as linearly improved lactobacillus (p = 0.011) and reduced Escherichia coli counts (p = 0.042). An increasing level of YH supplementation has tended to decrease NH₃ (p = 0.069) and linearly decrease H₂S (p = 0.027) of noxious gas emission in broilers. Moreover, dietary YH supplements trend to increase the glucose (p = 0.066) and reduced cholesterol (p = 0.069) level. At the end of the test, YH supplementation elicited a linear reduction in drip loss on days 5 and 7, respectively (p = 0.045, and 0.021). Furthermore, dietary inclusion of YH supplementation had linearly increased villus height (p = 0.051) but fails to affect crypt depth. Therefore, in terms of positive effects on the broiler's overall performance, we suggest that dietary supplements containing graded YH levels in the broilers diet could serve as a potential alternative for growth promoters.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.788-801
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• 2021

This study examined biochemical components, fatty acids, antioxidant dipeptides, and muscle fiber density of breast and thigh muscles from Korean new native chicken strains (A and B) at two slaughter ages, compared with white semi-broiler (W) or broilers. The pH values were different by chicken breed. The new native strains had the lowest fat content in the breast at 12 wk (p<0.05). Regardless of the muscles, A and B at 12 wk had higher levels of arachidonic acid (ARA; C20:4), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA; C22:6), and nervonic acid (C24:1) than broilers (p<0.05). A similar result was observed for the polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and polyunsaturated and saturated fatty acids ratio (P/S) content in the breast. Irrespective of the muscles, A and B enriched with omega-3 fatty acids had a lower ω-6/ω-3 PUFA ratio than broilers (p<0.05) at 12 wk. Of the antioxidant di-peptides, the anserine contents were highest in A and B than in the W or broilers (p<0.05), regardless of the muscles and slaughter ages. Furthermore, the breast meat from A and B contained a higher muscle fiber density for both slaughter ages than the W and broilers (p<0.05). Based on these findings, even if the commercial birds (broilers or W) are raised under the similar environmental conditions as A and B, the new native chicken strains have distinct meat quality attributes, particularly higher ARA and DHA levels, lower ω-6/ω-3 PUFA ratio, and higher anserine contents.