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Evaluating the effects of finishing diet and feeding location on sheep performance, carcass characteristics, and internal parasites

  • Ragen, Devon L;Butler, Molly R;Boles, Jane A;Layton, William A;Craig, Thomas M;Hatfield, Patrick G
    • Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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    • v.63 no.3
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    • pp.545-562
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    • 2021
  • A 3 yr experiment was conducted to evaluate the influence of diet and feeding location on animal performance, carcass characteristics, whole blood counts, and internal parasite burden of lambs assigned to 1 of 4 treatments: 1) confinement fed 71% alfalfa, 18% barley pellet, 5% molasses, 0.013% Bovatec, 6.1% vitamin/mineral package diet (CALF), 2) confinement fed 60% barley, 26% alfalfa pellet, 4% molasses, 2.5% soybean-hi pro, 0.016% Bovatec, 7.4% vitamin/mineral package diet (CBAR), 3) field fed 71% alfalfa, 18% barley pellet, 5% molasses, 0.013% Bovatec, 6.1% vitamin/mineral package diet (FALF), and 4) field fed 60% barley, 26% alfalfa pellet, 4% molasses, 2.5% soybean-hi pro, 0.016% Bovatec, 7.4% vitamin/mineral package diet (FBAR). A year × location interaction was detected for ending body weight (BW), average daily gain (ADG), and dry matter intake (DMI); therefore results are presented by year. In all years, cost of gain and DMI were greater for CALF and FALF than for CBAR and FBAR feed treatments (p ≤ 0.03). In yr 2 and 3 field treatments had greater ending BW and ADG than confinement treatments. For all years, diet did not affect ending BW or ADG. In yr 1 dressing percent and rib eye area were greater for field finished lambs than confinement finished (p ≤ 0.02) and Warner-Bratzler shear force was greater for CALF and FALF (p = 0.03). In yr 2 lambs in FALF and FBAR treatments had greater leg scores and conformation than CALF and CBAR (p = 0.09). In yr 1, FALF had a greater small intestine total worm count than all other treatments. In yr 1, ending Trichostrongyle type egg counts were greater for FALF (p = 0.05). In yr 2, ending Nematodirus spp. egg counts were greater for FALF and lowest for CBAR (p < 0.01). Abomasum Teladorsagia circumcinta worm burden was greater in CALF than all other treatments (p = 0.07) in yr 2. While field finishing lambs with a grain- or forage-based diet we conclude that it is possible to produce a quality lamb product without adverse effects to animal performance, carcass quality or increasing parasite burdens.

Construction of an Escherichia-Pseudomonas Shuttle Vector Containing an Aminoglycoside Phosphotransferase Gene and a lacZ' Gene for $\alpha$-Complementation

  • Lee, Bheong-Uk;Hong, Ja-Heon;Kahng, Hyung-Yeel;Oh, Kye-Heon
    • Journal of Microbiology
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    • v.44 no.6
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    • pp.671-673
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    • 2006
  • A new 4.87 kb Escherichia-Pseudomonas shuttle vector has been constructed by inserting a 1.27 kb DNA fragment with a replication origin of a Pseudomonas plasmid pRO1614 into the 3.6 kb E. coli plasmid pBGS18. This vector, designated pJH1, contains an aminogly-coside phosphotransferase gene (aph) from Tn903, a lacZ' gene for $\alpha$-complementation and a versatile multiple cloning site possessing unique restriction sites for EcoRI, SacI, KpnI, SmaI, BamHI, XbaI, SalI, BspMI, PstI, SphI, and HindIII. When pJH1 was transformed into E. coli DHS${\alpha}$ and into P. putida HK-6, it was episomally and stably maintained in both strains. In addition, the enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) gene which was transcriptionally cloned into pJH1 rendered E. coli cells fluorescence when its transformants were illuminated at 488 nm.

Complete Chloroplast Genome Sequence of Korean Endermic Species, Pseudostellaria longipedicellata

  • Kim, Yongsung;Heo, Kyeong-In;Lee, Sangtae;Park, Jongsun
    • Proceedings of the Plant Resources Society of Korea Conference
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    • 2018.04a
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    • pp.40-40
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    • 2018
  • Pseudostellaria Pax (Caryophyllaceae) is a small genus distributed in temperate region. It consists of 25 species presenting high diversity in Asia. Pseudostellaria longipedicellata S. Lee, K. Heo & S. C. Kim was first announced as new species in 2012. Morphological characters of P. longipedicellata are closely related to those of Psedusotellaria palibiniana and Psedusotellaria okmotoi. These are distinguished from P. longipedicellata by shorter pedicel and puberulent pedicels, respectively and by being distributed allopatically between P. longipedicellata and rest of species. The complete chloroplast genome of P. longipedicellata was successfully rescued from raw reads generated by HiSeq2000. Its total length is 149,626 bp consisting of four regions: large single copy (LSC) region (81,292 bp), small single copy (SSC) region (16,984bp), and inverted repeats (IRs; 25,765 bp per each). It contained 126 genes (81 coding DNA sequence (CDS), eight rRNAs, and 37 tRNAs); 18 genes (seven CDS, four rRNAs, and seven tRNAs) are duplicated in inverted repeat regions. The overall GC content of P. longipedicellata is 36.5% and in the LSC, SSC, and IR regions were 34.3%, 29.3%, and 42.4%, respectively. Based on phylogenetic analysis of chloroplast genomes of P. longipedicellata and relatives species presents clear phylogenetic positions of Pseudostellaria genus. This chloroplast genome will be an important sequence resources for further researches of Pseudostellaria genus.

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Cloning of Acetyl CoA Carboxylase (fabE) in Escherichia coli (대장균의 acetyl CoA carboxylase유전자의 클로닝)

  • Park, Wan;Song, Bang-Ho;Hong, Soon-Duk
    • Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.181-186
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    • 1986
  • A defective lambda transducing phase carrying acetyl CoA carboxylase gene (fabE) from Escherichia coli chromosome (72 min on the current linkage map) has been isolated. A restriction map of the chromosomal region from defective transducing phage was established by digestion with combination of the restriction enzymes. No cleavage site for the enzyme EcoRI was found in this region. Restriction fragments were cloned from defective transducing phage into high copy number plasmid vector pACYC184 to generate hybrid plasmids which were capable of complementation of fabE temperature sensitive mutation. We show here that the fabE gene is located on a 3.4 megadalton Bam HI-SalI fragment with a HindIII site, which lies within the 7.4 megadalton BglIIfragment, by complementation analysis.

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Changes in Dissolved Organic Matter Composition in the Namhan River during a Heavy Rain Event (집중 강우시 남한강 내 용존 유기물의 성상 변화)

  • Oh, Seijin;Woo, Sungho;Hur, Jin;Jung, Myung-Sook;Shin, Hyun-Sang
    • Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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    • v.25 no.5
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    • pp.697-703
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    • 2009
  • In this study, changes in the composition of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) were investigated using water samples collected at a downstream site of the Namhan River near the Lake Paldang ($N37^{\circ}24^{\prime}05.33^{{\prime}{\prime}}E127^{\circ}32^{\prime}25.01^{{\prime}{\prime}}$) during a heavy rain event from July 23 to July 28, 2008. The DOC concentrations varied from 1.68 to 3.18 mg/L with the maxium value at a peak of the river water level. Each DOC sample was fractionated into three compositions including hydrophilic (Hi), hydrophobic acid (HoA) and hydrophobic neutral (HoN) fractions. The results showed that HoA was most abundant fractions, constituting 47.2~56.5% of DOC. Refractory dissolved organic carbon (R-DOC) contents were also determined by measuring the DOC concentration after 28-day dark incubation of the samples. R-DOC content was in the range from 83 to 99% of DOC and it was significantly correlated with HoA contents (r = 0.91, p<0.005), while it did not exhibit such a good correlation with the fractions of Hi and HoN (p>0.02). Our results suggest that the HoA, which is associated with humic substances, may be a major composition of refractory organic matters in rivers during storm events.

Turbulent Heat Transfer and Friction in Four-Wall Convergent/Divergent Square Channels with One Ribbed Wall (한면에 리브가 설치된 4벽면 수축/확대 채널의 난류 열전달과 유체마찰)

  • Ahn, Soo Whan;Lee, Myung Sung
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.39 no.10
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    • pp.773-778
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    • 2015
  • The local heat transfer and pressure drop of developed turbulent flows in convergent/divergent channels with square axial cross-sectional areas were experimentally investigated to improve the channel design, such as a gas turbine cooling system. Square convergent/divergent channels with one ribbed wall were manufactured with a fixed rib height e of 10 mm and a ratio of rib spacing p to height e of 10. The measurement was conducted for Reynolds numbers from 15,000 to 89,000. Convergent, divergent, and straight channels with ratios $D_{ho}/D_{hi}$ of 0.75, 1.33, and 1.0, respectively, are considered. Of the three channel types, the ribbed divergent channel was found to produce the best thermal performance under identical flow rate, pumping power, and pressure loss conditions.

EFFECT OF THE BURSA OF FABRICIUS OF CHICKEN ON ANTIBODY FORMATION AGAINST NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS(B1 Strain) (Newcastle Virus (B1 Strain)에 대(對)한 항체형성(抗體形成)에 미치는 닭의 Fabricius' Bursa의 영향(影響))

  • Cho, Byung Ryul;Cheong, Chang Kook
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.51-54
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    • 1962
  • Chickens of Leghorn breed were bursectomized at 3 weeks of age and inoculated intranasally at 4 weeks of age with the $B_1$ strain of NDV. There was no statistically significant difference(P>0.1) in the serum titers (HI test) between the bursectomized chickens and the control chickens.

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Production of Transgenic Maize (Zea mays L.) Using Agrobacterium tumefaciens-Mediated Transformation (Agrobacterium tumefaciens 공동배양법을 이용한 옥수수 형질전환체 생산)

  • Cho Mi-Ae;Park Yun-Ok;Kim Jin-Suck;Park Ki-Jin;Min Hwang-Ki;Liu Jang-Ryol;Clemente Tom;Choi Pil-Son
    • Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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    • v.32 no.2
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    • pp.91-95
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    • 2005
  • Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated immature embryo transformation was used to produce transgenic maize. Immature embryo of Hi II genotype were co-cultivated with strains Agrobacterium tumefaciens (C58C1) containing the binary vectors (pPTN290) carrying with Ubiquitin promoter-GUS gene as reporter gene and NOS promoter-nptll gene conferring resistance to paromomycin as selective agent. Seven embryogenic callus lines transformed showed the resistance in paromomycin antibiotics. Histochemical GUS assay showed that 7 individual lines transformed with the GUS gene were positive response among the transformants. Southern blot analysis revealed that the nptll gene segregated and expressed in their progeny.

Health Risks Assessment in Children for Phthalate Exposure Associated with Childcare Facilities and Indoor Playgrounds

  • Kim, Ho-Hyun;Yang, Ji-Yeon;Kim, Sun-Duk;Yang, Su-Hee;Lee, Chung-Soo;Shin, Dong-Chun;Lim, Young-Wook
    • Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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    • v.26
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    • pp.8.1-8.9
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    • 2011
  • Objectives: This study assessed the health risks for children exposed to phthalate through several pathways including house dust, surface wipes and hand wipes in child facilities and indoor playgrounds. Methods: The indoor samples were collected from various children's facilities (40 playrooms, 42 daycare centers, 44 kindergartens, and 42 indoor-playgrounds) in both summer (Jul-Sep, 2007) and winter (Jan-Feb, 2008). Hazard index (HI) was estimated for the non-carcinogens and the examined phthalates were diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP), diethyl phthalate (DEP), dibutyl-n-butyl phthalate (DnBP), and butylbenzyl phthalate (BBzP). The present study examined these four kinds of samples, i.e., indoor dust, surface wipes of product and hand wipes. Results: Among the phthalates, the detection rates of DEHP were 98% in dust samples, 100% in surface wipe samples, and 95% in hand wipe samples. In this study, phthalate levels obtained from floor dust, product surface and children's hand wipe samples were similar to or slightly less compared to previous studies. The $50^{th}$ and $95^{th}$ percentile value of child-sensitive materials did not exceed 1 (HI) for all subjects in all facilities. Conclusions: For DEHP, DnBP and BBzP their detection rates through multi-routes were high and their risk based on health risk assessment was also observed to be acceptable. This study suggested that ingestion and dermal exposure could be the most important pathway of phthalates besides digestion through food.

Evaluating the Usefulness of Rice Bolus Phantom in Tomotherapy: Phantom Study (토모테라피에서 쌀 볼루스 팬텀의 유용성 평가: 팬텀연구)

  • Kim, Dae-Gun;Jung, Jae-Hong
    • Journal of radiological science and technology
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    • v.44 no.6
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    • pp.663-669
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    • 2021
  • The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of the rice bolus for upper-lower extremity radiation therapy by Tomotherapy. The computed tomography images were obtained for air, water, and rice bolus. The average and standard deviation of the Hounsfield unit (HU) were measured for image evaluation. The conformity index (CI) and homogeneity index (HI) were calculated for dose distribution of the planning target volume (PTV) which was treated by direct mode with gantry angle (90 and 270 angle). The point dose of a total of ten axial planes was measured to confirm the different regions. The mean of HU was -999.72 ± 0.72 at the air. The water and rice bolus were -0.13 ± 1.65 and -170 ± 27.2, respectively. The CI (HI) of PTV was 0.96 (1.36) at the air. 0.95 (1.04) at the water bolus, and 0.95 (1.04) at the rice bolus. The maximum dose for air was 136 cGy which is about 32% higher than 103 cGy for water and 104 cGy for rice bolus. There was a statistical difference for point dose between air and water including rice bolus (p=0.04), however, no statistical difference between water and rice bolus (p=0.579).The rice bolus phantom for extremities radiation therapy could be not only the optimized dose distribution but also the convenience and equipment safety at Tomotherapy. However, additional research will be necessary to more accurately verify the clinical usefulness of rice bolus phantom due to not enough examination.