• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.763-769
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• 2020

Objective: The experiment was conducted to study the effect of rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum) fruit peel powder (RP) on feed consumption, digestibility of nutrients, ruminal fermentation dynamics and microbial population in Thai breed cattle. Methods: Four, 2-year old (250±15 kg) beef bull crossbreds (75% Brahman×25% local breed) were allotted to experimental treatments using a 4×4 Latin square design. Four dietary supplementation treatments were imposed; non-supplementation (control, T1); supplementation of RP fed at 2% of dry matter intake (DMI) (low, T2); supplementation of RP fed at 4% of DMI (medium, T3) and supplementation of RP fed at 6% of DMI (high, T4). All cattle were given a concentrate supplement at 1% of body weight while Napier grass was provided as a free choice. Results: The findings revealed that RP supplementation did not negatively affect (p>0.05) DMI of Napier grass, while RP intake and total DMI were the greatest in the RP supplementation at 4% and 6% DMI. Nevertheless, the nutrients (dry matter, organic matter, crude protein, neutral detergent fiber, and acid detergent fiber) digestibilities were not changed in the RP supplementation groups. Rumen fermentation parameters especially those of total volatile fatty acids, acetate and butyrate were not significantly changed. However, the propionate concentration was remarkably increased (p<0.05) in the RP supplementation. Notably, the ratio of acetate to propionate, the number of protozoa, as well as the methane estimation were significantly reduced in the RP supplemented groups (4% and 6% of DMI), while the counts of bacteria was not altered. Conclusion: Supplementation of RP (4% of DMI) improved rumen propionate production, reduced protozoal population and methane estimation (p<0.05) without a negative effect on feed consumption and nutrients total tract digestibilities in beef cattle. Using dietary rambutan fruit peel powder has potential promise as a rumen regulator.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.245-251
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• 2018

Objective: This study was conducted to determine the effects of dietary maifanite supplementation and fecal collection method on the apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) of calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) and blood parameters in growing pigs. Methods: Thirty-six growing barrows (Duroc${\times}$Landrace${\times}$Yorkshire; $27.0{\pm}2.6kg$) were allotted to six dietary treatments with 6 pigs per treatment according to body weight in a completely randomized design. The experimental treatments were: i) Low Ca+cornstarch (2.25%), ii) Low Ca+maifanite (2.25%), iii) Medium Ca+cornstarch (1.42%), iv) Medium Ca+maifanite (1.42%), v) High Ca+cornstarch (0.64%), and vi) High Ca+maifanite (0.64%). Feces were collected by the total collection (TC) and indicator method (IM). At the beginning and the end of the experiment, blood samples were collected from each pig. Results: For the TC method, there were no difference in Ca intake, fecal Ca output, Ca retention and the ATTD of Ca between cornstarch and maifanite diets at the same dietary Ca level. However, urinary Ca excretion was lower (p = 0.01) in pigs fed low Ca diets without maifanite supplementation compared with other dietary treatments. Dietary maifanite supplementation had no effect on the P metabolism in growing pigs. For the IM method, there was no difference in Ca digestibility between cornstarch and maifanite diets at the same dietary Ca level. The ATTD of P was greater (p<0.01) in pigs fed the high Ca diet with maifanite supplementation compared with the high Ca diet with cornstarch treatment. Dietary inclusion of maifanite had no effect on blood parameters in growing pigs. Conclusion: Dietary maifanite supplementation had no effect on the ATTD of Ca and P and serum parameters in growing pigs. The IM resulted in lower digestibility values than the TC method.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.707-714
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• 2008

The experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of ${\beta}$-1,3/1,6-glucan on growth performance, immunity and endocrine responses of weanling piglets. One hundred and eighty weanling piglets (Landrace$\times$Large White, $7.20{\pm}0.25kg$ BW and $28{\pm}2$ d of age) were randomly fed 1 of 5 treatment diets containing dietary ${\beta}$-1,3/1,6-glucan supplemented at 0, 25, 50, 100 and 200 mg/kg for 4 wks. Each treatment was replicated in 6 pens containing 6 pigs per pen. On d 14 and 28, body weight gain, feed consumption and feed efficiency were recorded as measures of growth performance. Peripheral blood lymphocyte proliferation and serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) were measured to study the effect of dietary ${\beta}$-1,3/1,6-glucan supplementation on immune function. Plasma prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), growth hormone (GH) and ghrelin were measured to investigate endocrine response to ${\beta}$-1,3/1,6-glucan supplementation. Our results suggest that average daily gain (ADG) and feed efficiency had a quadratic increase trend with dietary ${\beta}$-1,3/1,6-glucan supplementation from d 14 to 28, whereas it had no significant effect on average daily feed intake (ADFI). The treatment group fed with 50 mg/kg dietary ${\beta}$-1,3/1,6-glucan supplementation showed a numerical increase in ghrelin, a similar change trend with ADG and no significant effect on GH. Lymphocyte proliferation indices, serum IgG and plasma PGE2 concentrations varied linearly with dietary supplementation levels of ${\beta}$-1,3/1,6-glucan on d 14. Higher levels of ${\beta}$-1,3/1,6-glucan may have a transient immuno-enhancing effect on the cellular and humoral immune function of weanling piglets via decreased PGE2. Taking into account both immune response and growth performance, the most suitable dietary supplementation level of ${\beta}$-1,3/1,6-glucan is 50 mg/kg for weanling piglets.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제27권8호
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• pp.1150-1156
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• 2014

This trail was conducted to study the effect of L-proline on the growth performance, and blood parameter in the weaned lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-challenged pigs. Thirty six pigs ($9.13{\pm}0.85$ kg) were assigned randomly to dietary treatments in a $2{\times}3$ factorial arrangement in a 20-d growth assay. Factors were intraperitoneal injection with saline or LPS, and three dietary L-proline supplement levels (0%, 0.5%, or 1.0%). On d 10, blood samples were collected at 3 h after LPS (100 ${\mu}g$ LPS/kg body weight [BW]) or saline injection. On d 20 of the trial, all pigs were orally administrated D-xylose (0.1 g/kg BW) at 2 h, and blood samples were collected at 3 h after LPS or saline injection. As a result, dietary supplementation with 0.5% proline had a tendency to increase average daily gain (ADG) in piglets during d 10 to 20 (p = 0.088). Without LPS challenge, dietary supplementation with 1.0% proline had no effect on growth hormone (GH) concentrations on d 10 (p>0.05), but decreased it after LPS challenge (p<0.05). There was LPS challenge${\times}$proline interaction for GH concentrations on d 10 (p<0.05). Dietary supplementation with 1.0% proline decreased glucagon concentration on d 10 after LPS challenge (p<0.05). In addition, dietary supplementation with proline increased superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity significantly on d 10 and 20 (p<0.05), and 1.0% proline increased heat shock proteins-70 concentration on d 10 (p<0.05). Moreover, proline supplementation increased diamine oxidase (DAO) concentrations after LPS challenge (p<0.05). There was LPS challenge${\times}$proline interaction for DAO (p<0.05). Furthermore, dietary supplementation with 1.0% proline increased the D-xylose level when no LPS challenge (p<0.05). These results indicate that proline supplementation could improve growth performance, increase SOD activities, and has a positive effect on the gastrointestinal tract digestibility in early weaned pigs.

• 한국축산시설환경학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.67-74
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• 2006

본 시험은 L. acidophilus, L. bulgaricu, S. lactis, A. oryzae 등의 유용미생물이 혼합된 생균제와 여기에 Xylanase 1,000,000 unit를 혼합한 복합생균효소제를 비육돈 사료에 각각 0.1% 수준으로 첨가하여 급여하였을 때 비육돈사내 암모니아, 황화수소 및 이산화탄소 농도와 증체량, 사료섭취량, 사료요구율에 미치는 영향을 분석하기 위하여 3처리${\times}$3반복${\times}$13두로써 총 117두를 공시하여 실시하였는데, 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 복합생균효소제 급여가 비육돈사내 환경개선에 미치는 영향은 긍정적인 것으로 평가된다. 복합생균효소제 급여는 돈사내 암모니아 농도를 30% 이상 저감시키는 효과가 인정되었으며, 황화수소 농도는 복합생균효소제 0.1% 급여구가 대조구에 비하여 뚜렷한 저감효과를 나타내었다. 그러나 이산화탄소 농도에는 영향을 미치지 않았다. 생균제와 복합생균효소제 급여는 일당증체량에는 영향을 미치지 않았으나, 사료섭취량은 복합생균효소제 0.1% 급여구가 가장 낮았으며(p<0.05), 사료요구율은 복합생균효소제 0.1% 급여구가 가장 우수하게(p<0.05) 나타났다. 그러나 생균제와 복합생균효소제 급여구 간에는 차이가 인정되지 않았다. 이상의 결과를 요약해보면 비육돈에 대한 생균제와 복합생균효소제 급여는 사료요구율을 개선시키고, 돈사내 암모니아 및 황화수소 농도에 영향을 미치며, 암모니아의 경우 30% 이상의 저감효과가 인정된다.

• 한국축산시설환경학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.27-34
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• 2003

본 시험은 L. casei, S. lactis, C. utilis, M. heimalis, S. albus, R. palustris, R. sphaeroides 통의 유용미생물이 혼합된 복합미생물 발효제를 비육돈 사료에 0.5% 및 1% 수준으로 첨가하여 급여할 경우 증체량, 사료섭취량, 사료요구율, 비육돈사내 암모니아, 황화수소 및 이산화탄소 농도에 미치는 영향을 분석하기 위하여 3처리$\times$3반복$\times$15두로서 총 135두를 공시하여 실시하였는데, 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 복합미생물 발효제 급여는 일당증체량에는 영향을 미치지 않았으나, 사료섭취량은 0.5% 급여구가 가장 낮았으며(p<0.05), 사료 요구율은 복합미생물 발효제 급여로 개선되는 경향을 나타내었고 0.5% 급여구가 가장 우수하게(p<0.05) 나타났다. 2. 복합미생물 발효제 급여가 비육돈사내 환경개선에 미치는 영향은 긍정적인 것으로 평가된다. 복합미생물 발효제 급여는 돈사내 암모니아 농도를 30% 이상 저감시키는 효과가 인정되었으며, 황화수소 농도는 복합미생물 발효제 1% 급여구에서 대조구에 비하여 뚜렷한 저감 효과를 나타내었다. 그러나 이산화탄소 농도에는 영향을 미치지 않았다. 이상의 결과를 요약해보면 비육돈에 대한 복합미생물 발효제 40일 간의 급여는 사료요구율을 개선시키고, 돈사내 암모니아 및 황화수소 농도에 영향을 미치며, 암모니아의 경우 30% 이상의 저감효과가 인정되어 복합미생물 발효제는 돈사 환경개선에 효과적인 것으로 판단된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.386-394
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• 2018

Objective: This experiment evaluated the effect of dietary supplementation levels of rapeseed meal (RSM) in gestation diets on reproductive performance, blood profiles, milk composition of sows, and growth of their progeny. Methods: A total of 55 mixed-parity sows ($Yorkshire{\times}Landrace$; average parity = 3.82) with an initial body weight (BW) of 193.0 kg were used in this experiment. Sows were allotted to one of 5 treatments at breeding based on BW and backfat thickness in a completely randomized design. Treatments consisted of dietary RSM supplementation levels (0%, 3%, 6%, 9%, and 12%) in gestation diets. During lactation all sows were fed a common lactation diet with no RSM supplementation. Results: Body weight, backfat thickness, litter size, lactation feed intake, and milk composition of sows, and growth of their progeny were not different among dietary treatments. In blood profiles, a quadratic increase (Quadratic, p<0.05) in serum triiodothyronine (T3) concentration and a linear increase (Linear, p<0.01) in serum thyroxine (T4) concentration were observed at d 110 of gestation as dietary RSM supplementation levels increased. However, serum T3 and T4 concentrations in lactating sows and their piglets were not affected by RSM supplementation of gestation diets. Concentrations of serum total cholesterol and low density lipoprotein cholesterol in sows were not influenced by dietary treatments, whereas serum glucose level in sows decreased linearly at d 110 of gestation (Linear, p<0.05) by increasing dietary RSM supplementation in gestation diets. Conclusion: The RSM could be supplemented to gestation diets up to 12% with no detrimental effects on reproductive performance and growth of their progeny. However, increasing supplementation levels of RSM in gestation diets may increase serum T3 and T4 concentrations and decrease serum glucose concentration of sows in late gestation.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.833-839
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• 2005

본 연구는 난소절제 휜쥐를 이용하여 저$(0.1\%)$ 및 정상 $(0.5\%)$ 칼슘 식 이 에 대두 이소플라본 첨가수준을 달리 하여 급여했을 때 뼈 무기질 함량에 미치는 영향을 조사했으며 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 체중은 난소절제에 의해 증가하였고 식이 칼슘 및 대두 이소플라본의 첨가에 따른 효과는 없었다. 혈청 칼슘 농도는 난소절제, 식이 칼슘 및 대두 이소플라본에 의해 변화되지 않았으며 혈청 인의 농도는 정상 칼슘 식이 급여시 감소하였으나 정상 범위였고, 대두 이소플라본은 이에 영향을 미치지 않았다. 혈청 ALP활성은 난소절제에 의해 증가하였는데,그 정도는 저 칼슘 식이군에서 더 높았고 대두 이소플라본은 이를 변화시키지 못하였다. 혈청 TrACP활성은 난소절제, 식이 칼슘 및 대두 이소플라본에 따른 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 대퇴골 및 요추골의 무게 및 크기는 난소절제, 식이 칼슘, 대두 이소플라본에 의해 영향을 받지 않았다. 대퇴골의 파단력은 난소절제 에 의해 변화되지 않았으나 식이 칼슘은 이를 증가시켰다. 대퇴골 및 요추 골의 칼슘과 인의 함량은 난소절제에 의해 감소하였고 대두 이소플라본 80 ppm 첨가는 이를 증가시켰다. 식이 칼슘의 영향은 요추골에서 나타나 정상 칼슘식이를 급여했을 때 요추골의 칼슘과 인의 함량을 증가시켰다. 대두 이소플라본 160 ppm첨가는 뼈의 칼슘과 인의 함량을 증가시키지 않았다 이상의 결과로부터 난소절제한 흰쥐에서 대두 이소플라본 80 ppm을 첨가한 식이를 급여하면 뼈의 무기질 함량을 증가시킬 수 있으며 이런 효과는 식이 칼슘이 정상일 때 더 높은 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구의 결과는 대두 이소플라본의 첨가는 폐경성 골다공증을 예방하는데 유효하며 섭취하는 칼슘이 결핍되지 않을 때 그 효과가 더 높을 가능성을 제시하였다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.548-553
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• 1999

An experiment was conducted to study the effects of high dietary copper supplementation on the gastrointestinal tract morphology of broiler chickens. Eighty 3-week-old broiler chicks were divided randomly into eight groups of four dietary treatments and over three week were fed isoenergetic and isonitrogenous diets that contained 0, 100, 250, or 500 mg/kg of supplemental copper from cupric sulfate. The copper supplementation in the broiler diet up to 250 mg/kg did not significantly influence broilers' performance. A high dietary copper supplementation of 500 mg/kg did significantly depress growth and feed conversion in the broilers (p<0.05). Copper supplementation more than 250 mg/kg in the broiler diet significantly influenced the morphology of the GI tract, as shown by severe oral lesions and gizzard erosion. It also significantly depressed the villi height and significantly thickened the muscular layer in the duodenum (p<0.05). The severely damaged villi were observed by scanning electronic microscope from the duodenum samples of broilers fed a 500 mg/kg copper supplemented diet. The 500 mg/kg copper supplemented diet also significantly influenced the plasma constituents. Plasma glucose concentration was significantly depressed (p<0.05).

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.1053-1058
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• 2008

A total of 392 twenty eight week-old laying hens was used to study the effects of dietary inclusion of solvent-extracted palm kernel cake (PKC) (0%, 12.5% and 25%) and enzyme (mixture of mannanase, ${\alpha}$-galactosidase and protease) supplementation (0 kg/t, 1 kg/t and 2 kg/t) on the performance of laying hens. The levels of PKC did not significantly influence nitrogen corrected true metabolizable energy (TMEn) of the diets. Enzyme-supplemented PKC had significantly higher AME and TMEn values than PKC diets with no enzyme supplementation. Dietary inclusion of 12.5% and 25% PKC in the diets of laying hens did not adversely affect mean egg production or daily egg mass. However, layers consumed significantly more PKC-based diets and had significantly poorer feed conversion ratios (FCR) than controls. However, the feed intake and FCR of hens provided the 12.5% PKC-based diets with enzyme supplementation at 1 kg/t did not differ from the controls. Dietary inclusion of PKC or enzyme did not affect eggshell quality, but egg yolk colour was significantly paler when layers were fed the 25% PKC diet.