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Reproductive ecology of the glowbelly, Acropoma japonicum (Perciformes: Acropomatidae) in the coastal waters off Gori, Korea (고리 주변 해역에 출현하는 반딧불게르치 (Acropoma japonicum)의 생식생태)

  • Baeck, Gun-Wook;Huh, Sun-Hoi;Park, Joo-Myun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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    • v.48 no.2
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    • pp.118-127
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    • 2012
  • The reproductive ecology of the glowbelly, $Acropoma$ $japonicum$ was examined using 637 specimens collected monthly from January to December 2006 in the coastal waters off Gori, Korea. The specimens ranged in standard length (cm, SL) from 2.9 to 11.4cm for female, 2.7 to 10.5cm for male. The gonadosomatic index (GSI) of female was highest in September and decreased until December, and the spawning season lasted from August to November. The monthly sex was not different significantly ($x^2$-test, p>0.05). The size at 50% maturity was estimated at 6.0cm SL. $A.$ $japonicum$ was multiple spawner that spawn on more than one occasion in a single spawning season, and the maximum egg diameter was 0.75mm. Fecundity (F) ranged from 12,052 to 104,246 eggs, with the mean of 38,321 eggs. The relationships between fecundity and standard length (cm, SL), body weight (g, BW) were estimated as $F=86.278SL^{2.9652}$ ($R^2$=0.7970) and $F=3036BW^{1.0081}$ ($R^2$=0.7992), respectively.

Present Situation and Prospects of Sericulture in China

  • Shen, Xing-Jia;Ye, Xia-Yu;Guo, Xi-Jie
    • International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.51-55
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    • 2006
  • Since 1970, China has become the biggest cocoon producer in the world, and made the highest historical record of cocoon output for 759,800 tons in 1995. However, in 1996 cocoon production reduced sharply to 470,900 tons. After a ten-year adjustment and reform, sericultural areas have shifted from developed regions to developing regions and from the east to the west. From 2000, the cocoon output has started to increase restoringly. By 2004 it recovered to 547,091 tons. With the development of market economy, sericulture management has been changed, including mulberry fields concentrated to the specializated households and cooperatives, cocoons produced in larger scale instead of individuals, Silkworm egg producing enterprises gradually changed into non-governmental joint-stock ones. The mechanism of market cocoon price has been gradually established. The management model of combination of trade, industry and agriculture is pushing and improving. It is the fruit of modern science and technology, especially sericultural basic research, that provides China's sericulture with the opportunity and vital force. China's sericulture, therefore, will continue to develop steadily in future.

Simvastatin Induces Avian Muscle Protein Degradation through Muscle Atrophy Signaling (Simvastatin이 메추리 근육 세포에 미치는 영향)

  • JeongWoong, Park;Yu-Seung, Choi;Sarang, Choi;Sang In, Lee;Sangsu, Shin
    • Korean Journal of Poultry Science
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    • v.49 no.4
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    • pp.265-272
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    • 2022
  • Many studies on poultry have been conducted in the poultry industry to improve their important economic traits, such as egg production, meat quality, and carcass yield. Environmental changes affect the poultry's economic traits, including muscle growth. The purpose of this study is to investigate the mechanisms by which simvastatin causes muscle injury in quail muscle cells. Following treatment with various doses of simvastatin, LD50 in the quail myoblast cells was determined using a cell viability test; cell death was caused by apoptosis and/or necrosis. Thereafter, the expression patterns of the atrophy marker genes were examined via quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). The results showed that the transcriptional levels of the muscle atrophy marker genes (Atrogin-1, TRIM63) and the upstream genes in their signaling cascade were increased by simvastatin treatment. This indicated that simvastatin induced myogenic cell death and muscle injury via protein degradation through muscle atrophy signaling. Further studies should focus on identifying the mechanism by which simvastatin induces the protein degradation signaling pathway in quail muscle..

The Welfare Effects of the Military Purveyance Program of Livestock Products (축산물 군납사업의 사회적 후생효과 분석)

  • Chang, Jae Bong;Kim, Yoon Hyung
    • Journal of Korean Society of Rural Planning
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    • v.28 no.4
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    • pp.31-39
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    • 2022
  • This study empirically analyzed the welfare effect of the military purveyance program, which plays an important role in maintaining the sales channel and demand base in Korea's agricultural and livestock industry, as well as the stable supply of safe ingredients for military meals essential for the morale and combat power of soldiers. The military purveyance program causes additional demand for domestic livestock products, affecting the trading volumes and price levels in the market. This will change the welfare of producers and consumers, and affect the welfare of soldiers who are subject to military meals. The analysis results obtained through a simulation method based on the equilibrium displacement model are as follows. In the case of pork delivered for military service, producer surplus increased by KRW 55.3-62.2 billion and consumer surplus decreased by KRW 55.1~62.0 billion based on pork production in 2021. It wad analyzed that the consumer surplus in the military supply market, rather than the conventional market, increased by KRW 96.9 billion won, resulting in a total welfare gain of KRW 97.1 billion.

Early-growth comparison of diploid and triploid rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in South Korea

  • Seung-Baek Lee;Josel Cadangin;Su-Jin Park;Youn-Hee Choi
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.26 no.7
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    • pp.447-454
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    • 2023
  • Fast somatic growth is important considerations for successful and competitive aquaculture industry. In rainbow trout reared in South Korea, triploid induction was used to suppress negative influence of reproductive maturation to body growth. However, the effects of triploidy are visible in both mature fish and developing juvenile fish. Thus, it is also important to explicate the effect of triploid induction on growth during the early-life stages of rainbow trout-alevins and fry. Rainbow trout fertilized eggs were subjected to triploid induction and polyploidy was checked by flow cytometry. Diploid and triploid alevins and fry were reared separately in tanks with constant flow of freshwater through flow-through water system and growth measurements were done from zero days after hatching (DAH 0) until DAH 134. The egg-yolk morphometrics of alevins-yolk length, yolk height, yolk volume and yolk weight-were statistically similar (p > 0.05) in both genotypes from DAH 0 to DAH 22. The total length, body height, and body weight of alevins and fry were statistically better (p > 0.05) in both genotypes until DAH 92 but thereafter, triploid had a significantly better growth performance (p < 0.05) over diploid fish until the completion of study at DAH 134. With that, triploid induction did not influence alevin yolk regions and body growth and fry somatic growth until around 3 months after hatching, but considerable growth enhancement was subsequently apparent.

Immunostimulatory Effect of Ovomucin Hydrolysates by Pancreatin in RAW 264.7 Macrophages via Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) Signaling Pathway

  • Jin-Hong Jang;Ji-Eun Lee;Kee-Tae Kim;Dong Uk Ahn;Hyun-Dong Paik
    • Food Science of Animal Resources
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    • v.44 no.4
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    • pp.885-898
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    • 2024
  • Ovomucin (OM), which has insoluble fractions is a viscous glycoprotein, found in egg albumin. Enzymatic hydrolysates of OM have water solubility and bioactive properties. This study investigated that the immunostimulatory effects of OM hydrolysates (OMHs) obtained by using various proteolytic enzymes (Alcalase®, bromelain, α-chymotrypsin, Neutrase®, pancreatin, papain, Protamax®, and trypsin) in RAW 264.7 cells. The results showed that OMH prepared with pancreatin (OMPA) produced the highest levels of nitrite oxide in RAW 264.7 cells, through upregulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase mRNA expression. The production of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-6 were increased with the cytokines mRNA expression. The effect of OMPA on mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathway was increased the phosphorylation of p38, c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase, and extracellular signal-regulated kinase in a concentration-dependent manner. Therefore, OMPA could be used as a potential immune-stimulating agent in the functional food industry.

The Effect on Dairy Industry of FTA and the Raw Milk Demand and Supply Outlook (FTA가 유가공업에 미치는 영향과 원유 수급 전망)

  • Shin, Seung-Youll;Kim, Hyun-Joong;Choi, Sei-Kyun
    • Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.131-141
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    • 2004
  • The FTA(Free Trade Agreements) are loading the world trade liberalization. Entering into FTA with Chile on 1 Apr 2004, Korea is trying to tie with Singapore and Japan in FTA. It also has a long-term plan for free-trading with China, USA, ASEAN, Canada and India. The portion of the dairy products imported from Chile, Japan and Singapore is under 1% of total dairy product imports. However, in the long run the conclusion of FTA with dairy product exporting countries such as USA, Australia, New Zealand and Netherlands will give a big impact on the dairy industry with abrupt increment in dairy product imports. Especially, whole and skim milk powder imports which are imported on the high tariff rate expect to increase. Furthermore mixed milk powder(Food preparations of goods and other whey powders) imports which domestic price is higher than world market also will dramatically increase. The milk powder stocks have increased since 2002. That made the government carry out some policies. Those include slaughtering milking cow(2002) and terminating the dairy farm enterprise and decreasing in milk production(2003). Also the case of artificial insemination by a Hanwoo fertilized egg has increased with the rise of Hanwoo farm price in 2003. By those reason, it is forecasted that the downward trend in the number of cow will be continued in 2004. It is also forecasted that the raw milk production in 2004 will decrease 4.4% compared to last year due to decreasing in the number of milking cow and raw milk collecting quota.

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Hatching Rate of Pacific Cod (Gadus macrocephalus) in a Large Volume Hatching Rate of Pacific Cod (Gadus macrocephalus) in a Large Volume of the Hatching Jar (대용량 부화기를 이용한 대구 Gadus macrocephalus 수정란부화율)

  • Gwak, Woo-Seok;Han, Dong-Hoon;Lee, So-Gwang
    • Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.195-200
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    • 2010
  • A large volume of hatching jar was tested whether it is an effective to hatch fertilized eggs of Pacific cod. The volume of hatching jar did not show any significant differences in survival of the fertilized eggs; 48.3% for the jar of 15 L and 50.4% for that of 42 L. Survival rate of the fertilized eggs in a large volume of hatching jar ranged from 40.0 to 71.2%, which was higher than those of conventional small circular tank. A higher survival could be achieved even though stocking density of fertilized eggs was as high as 5,000 mL/jar. Consequently, the tested hatching jar allowed for incubation of a greater number of eggs with higher survival rate in a much smaller space. In addition, it reduces costs and manpower, and requires a relatively small amount of water per individual unit (6,700 mL/min), and provides a way to incubate multiple rearing groups in a quarantine environment.

Effect of Probiotics Treated Diets on the Egg Performance and Noxious Gas Emission of Laying Hens (생균제 첨가가 산란계의 산란성적과 계사내 유해가스 발생에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Jong-Duk;Abuel, Sherwin J.;Chang, Jae-Ick;Chung, Heung-Woo;Kim, Dong-Kyum;Seo, Kyoung-Duok;Ra, Jeong-Chan;Park, Hyeong-Geun
    • Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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    • 2006.05a
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    • pp.572-576
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    • 2006
  • 본 시험은 산란계에 생균제를 급여하였을 때 산란계의 산란능력과 계분내 유해가스 감소에 미치는 영향을 규명하기 위하여 실시하였다. 산란계용 사료에 생균제를 0.2%와 0.5%를 처리한 구와 무처리의 3개 처리구를 두고 처리당 6반복, 반복당 4수씩 총 72수의 갈색 산란계(36주령)를 공시하여 6주간(42일) 사양 시험을 실시하였다. 산란계 사료에 생균제의 참가량을 증가함에 따라 산란율은 증가하였으며, 사료 섭취량은 감소하였다. 한편 계란의 품질에서는 생균제의 첨가량을 증가함에 따라 난중, 농후난백고, HU 및 난항색도가 증가하였다. 산란계의 영양소 이용율에서는 가용무질소물을 제외하고 건물, 조단백질, 조지방 및 조섬유 이용율이 생균제를 첨가함에 따라 증가하였다. 계분내 유해가스 발생량에서는 암모니아, 황하수소 및 멜캅탄 가스의 감소에 효과가 있었으며, 특히 황화수소의 감소에 효과가 있었다. 이상의 시험결과를 종합해 볼 때 산란계에 첨가한 생균제는 산란율을 증가시킬 뿐만아니라 계란의 품질 향상에 효과가 있었다. 또한 영양소 이용율을 개선하고 계분내 유해가스를 감소시키는 효과가 있었다.

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Personalized Nutrition Intervention for Weight Control With Korean Foods via Internet Service System

  • Oh, Hyun-In;Chung, Myung-Il;Yi, Jae-Hyuk;Jang, Dai-Ja
    • International Journal of Contents
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.26-31
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    • 2011
  • People with obesity or over-weight need nutritional intervention to reduce their weight, because weight loss reduces the incidence rate of chronic diseases such as hypertension, type II diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and cancer in obese people. This study was to develop a system for individualized weight control program available both for wired and wireless internet users. This system is especially useful to users carrying wireless internet mobile device. If they input their physical information (height, weight and waist circumference) and mineral levels measured by hair tissue mineral analysis, the system provides evaluation of their health status and metabolic related functions such as endocrine and carbohydrate tolerance. Based on these evaluations, food menus are then offered to them to manage their health status and to improve their metabolic related physiological functions in a personalized way. The system also provides more information for recommended foods, such as nutritional information, food ingredients, recipes, and videos related to cooking. Bibimbap was selected as an example dish for customized contents for mobile web. Bibimbap is one of the most well-known Korean traditional dishes prepared with various kinds of ingredients including several different kinds of vegetables, meat, and egg so that it is a low calorie dish as well as a well-balanced diet. Therefore, this system developed in this study allows the mobile users to access web site through wired wireless internet everywhere and provides a customized content to the users to manage their weight and finally to achieve a desirable weight.