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실험동물용 가시광선/근적외선 생체 이미징 소형 장비의 개발 (Development of Small System for Mobile-Based Visible/NIR Animal Imaging)

  • 엄년식;박희준;정진용;한정현;김형경;장은윤;이석재;강병호;강신원
    • 센서학회지
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    • 제21권4호
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    • pp.270-275
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    • 2012
  • In this study, we have developed a mobile-based visible/NIR(Near InfraRed) imaging equipment for the animal testing. This equipment can provide visible, NIR and merged image through the viewer program. Especially, merged image help researcher to understand visual messages at animal in-vivo test. Also, it is available to send real-time images through the smart phone. Researcher can communicate with another researcher who is a long distance away. Also, the equipment was made with portable small size to enable it to commercialize.

Identification and Comparison of the Nucleotide Sequence of 16S-23S rRNA Gene Intergenic Small SR(Spacer Region) of Lactobacillus rhamnosus ATCC 53103 with Those of L. casei, L. acidophilus and L. helveticus

  • Byun, J.R.;Yoon, Y.H.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제16권12호
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    • pp.1816-1821
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    • 2003
  • Reliable PCR based identification of lactobacilli has been described utilizing the sequence of 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer region. Those sequence comparisons showed a high degree of difference in homology among the strains of L. rhamnosus, L. casei, L. acidophilus and L. helveticus whose 16S-23S rRNA intergenic small SR's sizes were 222 bp, 222 bp, 206 bp and 216 bp respectively. The sequence of 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer region of L. rhamnosus ATCC 53103 revealed the close relatedness to those of L. casei strains by the homology ranges from 95.4% to 97.2%. 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer region nucleotide sequence of L. acidophilus showed some distant relatedness with L. rhamnosus ATCC 53103 with the homology ranges from 40.3% to 41.8% and that with L. helveticus was shown to be 30% of homology, which exists at the most distant phylogenetic relatedness. The identification of species and strain of lactobacilli was possible on the basis of these results. The common sequences among the 17 strains were CTAAGGAA located in the initiating position of the DNA and some discrepancies were found between the same strains based on these results.

Model Prediction of Nutrient Supply to Ruminants from Processed Field Tick Beans

  • Yu, P.;Christensen, D.A.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제17권12호
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    • pp.1674-1680
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    • 2004
  • The objective of this study was to compare the Dutch DVE/OEB system and the NRC-2001 model in the prediction of supply of protein to dairy cows from processed field tick beans. Comparisons were made in terms of 1) ruminally synthesized microbial CP, 2) truly absorbed protein in the small intestine, and 3) degraded protein balance. The results showed that the predicted values from the DVE/OEB system and the NRC-2001 model had significant correlations with high R (>0.90) values. However, using the DVE/OEB system, the overall average microbial protein supply based on available energy was 16% higher and the truly absorbed protein in the small intestine was 9% higher than that predicted by the NRC-2001 model. The difference was also found in the prediction of the degraded protein balances (DPB), which was 5% lower than that predicted based on data from the NRC-2001 model. These differences are due to considerably different factors used in calculations in the two models, although both are based on similar principles. It need to mention that this comparison was based on the limited data, the full comparison involving various types of concentrate feeds will be investigated in the future.

제주도 종달리 1819번지 패총에서 출토된 뼈 유물의 분류 (A study of animal bones excavated from the shell mound of Jeju Jongdali 1819 archaeological site)

  • 강윤형;문지환;안미정;방문배;신태균
    • 대한수의학회지
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    • 제54권1호
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    • pp.13-19
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    • 2014
  • Animal bones excavated with earthenware from the shell mound at the Jeju Jongdali 1819 archeological site, where three consecutive chronological layers covering the Neolithic (B.C. 15C-B.C. 10C), early Tamra, and late Tamra periods have been identified, were morphologically classified. The majority of the bones from all three periods were broken or split. The major fauna of the mammalian bones in all periods were Cervus spp., Sus scrofa, and Bos taurus. In the early and late Tamra periods, bones of small animals including Mustela sibirica coreana, Meles meles, Rodentia, and Aves were also found in small number. The excavated bones were from all parts of the animal bodies, including head, trunk, forelimb, and hindlimb. Collectively, these findings suggest that the major fauna from the Neolithic to late Tamra periods consisted of Cervus spp., Sus scrofa, and Bos taurus and that the fauna was dissected and carried to the shell mound site after hunting. Information from the bone remains in the shell mound are useful data for study of the wildlife and domestic animals living during the prehistoric period of Jeju Island.

소규모영농에 적합한 가축분뇨액비살비살포기 개발 (Development of Animal Liquid Manure Field Spreader Suited to Small Scale Crop Production Farms)

  • 최광재;오권영;유병기;이성현
    • 한국축산시설환경학회지
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    • 제12권3호
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    • pp.151-160
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    • 2006
  • For even distribution of liquid manure in the field, a boom nozzle type spreader was designed and studied to determined its suitability for small scale crop production farms. Boom nozzle type spreader was compared in the impact triple nozzle and impact single nozzle type spreader. Spreading uniformity of the boom nozzle type liquid manure spreader showed 5.2% (C.V.) and impact single nozzle type spreader showed 6.9% (C.V.). The spreading uniformity of the impact triple nozzle type spreader was quite uneven, therefore, the spreader could be modified as twin nozzle for spreading in orchard farm. The wheel axle height adjustable type liquid manure spreader has higher the stability and it considered much useful on the hilly agricultural land.

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Differential Influences in Sizes and Cell Cycle Stages of Donor Blastomeres on the Development of Cloned Rabbit Embryos

  • Ju, Jyh-Cherng;Yang, Jyh-Shyu;Liu, Chien-Tsung;Chen, Chien-Hong;Tseng, Jung-Kai;Chou, Po-Chien;Cheng, San-Pao
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제16권1호
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    • pp.15-22
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    • 2003
  • Experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect of blastomere diameters and cell cycle stages on the subsequent development of nuclear transplant rabbit embryos (NT-embryos) using nuclei derived from the 16- or 32-cell stage embryos. All blastomeres and NT-embryos were cultured individually in modified Ham's F-10 medium supplemented with 10% rabbit serum (RS) at $38^{\circ}C$ and 5% $CO_2$ in air. The diameter of blastomeres from 16-cell stage embryos was found twice of those from 32-cell stage (51 vs 27 ${\mu}m$). Significant differences were observed in cleavage rates ($\geq$3 divisions) in the isolated single blastomeres (54 vs 48 for 16-cell; 28 vs 14 for 32-cell, p<0.05), but the fusion rates of oocytes with transferred nuclei were similar between small and large single blastomeres derived from either 16-cell or 32-cell stage embryos. When 16-cell stage blastomeres were used as nuclear donors, cleavage rates ($\geq$3 divisions) of the NT-embryos were greater in the small nuclear donors than in the large donors (73 vs 55%, p<0.05). On the contrary, significantly higher cleavage (43 vs 6%, p<0.05) and developmental rates (14 vs 0%, p<0.05) were observed in the large blastomere nuclear donor group of the 32-cell stage embryos. When the cell cycle stages were controlled by a microtubule polymerization inhibitor (Demicolcine, DEM) or the combined treatment of DEM and Aphidicolin (APH), a DNA polymerase inhibitor, fusion rates were 88-96% for the 16-cell donor group (without DEM treatment), which were greater than the 32-cell donor group (54-58%). Cleavage rates were also greater in the transplants derived from G1 nuclear donor group (93-95%) than those from the DEM and APH combined treatment (73%) for the 16-cell donor group (p<0.05). No significant difference was detected in the morula/blastocyst rates in either donor cell stage (p>0.05). In conclusion, it appeared that no difference in the developmental competence between large and small isolated blastomeres was observed. When smaller 16-cell stage blastomeres were used as nuclear donor, the cleavage rate or development of NT-embryos was improved and was compromised when 32-cell stage blastomeres were used. Therefore, control nuclear stage of the donor cell at $G_1$ phase in preactivated nuclear recipients seemed to be beneficial for the cleavage rate of the reconstructed embryo in the 16-cell transplant, but not for subsequent morula or blastocyst development.

Effects of Chitosan on Body Weight Gain, Growth Hormone and Intestinal Morphology in Weaned Pigs

  • Xu, Yuanqing;Shi, Binlin;Yan, Sumei;Li, Tiyu;Guo, Yiwei;Li, Junliang
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제26권10호
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    • pp.1484-1489
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    • 2013
  • The study was conducted to determine the effects of chitosan on the concentrations of GH and IGF-I in serum and small intestinal morphological structure of piglets, in order to evaluate the regulating action of chitosan on weaned pig growth through endocrine and intestinal morphological approaches. A total of 180 weaned pigs (35 d of age; $11.56{\pm}1.61kg$ of body weight) were selected and assigned randomly to 5 dietary treatments, including 1 basal diet (control) and 4 diets with chitosan supplementation (100, 500, 1,000 and 2,000 mg/kg, respectively). Each treatment contained six replicate pens with six pigs per pen. The experiment lasted for 28 d. The results showed that the average body weight gain (BWG) of pigs was improved quadratically by dietary chitosan during the former 14 d and the later 14 d after weaned (p<0.05). Furthermore, dietary supplementation of chitosan tended to quadratically increase the concentration of serum GH on d 14 (p = 0.082) and 28 (p = 0.087). Diets supplemented with increasing levels of chitosan increased quadratically the villus height of jejunum and ileum on d 14 (p = 0.089, p<0.01) and 28 (p = 0.074, p<0.01), meanwhile, chitosan increased quadratically the ratio of villus height to crypt depth in duodenum, jejunum and ileum on d 14 (p<0.05, p = 0.055, p<0.01) and 28 (p<0.01, p<0.01, p<0.01), however, it decreased quadratically crypt depth in ileum on d 14 (p<0.05) and that in duodenum, jejunum and ileum on d 28 (p<0.01, p<0.05, p<0.05). In conclusion, these results indicated that chitosan could quadratically improve growth in weaned pigs, and the underlying mechanism may due to the increase of the serum GH concentration and improvement of the small intestines morphological structure.

이유자돈 사료 내 동애등에(Hermetia illucens)의 첨가가 분변지수, 혈액성상, 면역반응 및 소장형태에 미치는 영향 (Effects of Hermetia Illucens Supplementation on Fecal Score, Blood Profiles, Immune Response and Small Intestinal Morphology in Weaned Pigs)

  • 최요한;김조은;정현정;조은석;김동우;김진수
    • 한국산학기술학회논문지
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    • 제21권4호
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    • pp.392-399
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    • 2020
  • 본 실험은 사료 내 동애등에(HI, Hermetia illucens)의 첨가가 이유자돈의 분변지수, 혈액성상, 면역반응 및 소장형태에 미치는 영향을 구명하기 위해 수행하였다. 본 실험을 위해 총 24두의 이유자돈(Landrace×Yorkshire×Duroc; 5.86±0.13 kg)을 공시하였으며, 개시체중에 기반하여, 4처리 6반복, 반복당 1두씩 완전임의 배치하였다. 실험기간은 0~14일간 진행하였다. 실험 처리구는 옥수수-대두박 기초사료를 대조구로 하여 기초사료 내 HI를 1, 2 및 3% 첨가한 처리구가 포함되었다. 혈액성상에서 사료 내 HI의 첨가수준이 증가함에 따라 혈중 단핵구(p<0.01)와 호산구(p<0.05)가 유의적으로 증가하는 것으로 나타났으며, 적혈구는 선형적으로 감소하는 경향이 관찰되었다(p=0.08). 한편, 면역반응에서 혈 중 TNF-α의 수치는 사료 내 HI의 첨가수준이 증가함에 따라 선형적으로 감소하는 경향이 관찰되었으며(p=0.067), 분변지수 또한 HI의 첨가수준이 증가함에 따라 선형적으로 감소하는 경향이 관찰되었다(p=0.058). 소장형태에서 십이지장의 융모 높이는 HI의 첨가수준이 증가할수록 개선되는 유의적인 효과가 나타났다(p<0.05). 본 실험의 결과들을 종합해 보면, 사료 내 HI 첨가는 이유자돈의 설사저감, 면역반응 및 소장형태에 긍정적인 효과를 미치는 것을 시사한다.

Oct 3/4 siRNA가 마우스 수정란의 발달 및 유전자 발현에 미치는 영향

  • 최향순
    • 한국동물번식학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국동물번식학회 2004년도 춘계학술발표대회
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    • pp.171-172
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    • 2004
  • Science에서는 2002년을 small RNA를 'molecule of the year'에 선정되었다. 이어서 2003년에는 전 과학분야를 대상으로 10대 중요 과학적 성과를 발표하였는데 그 중에 siRNA (small interfering RNA)는 RNAi(RNA interference) 현상을 유도할 수 있는 기술로 선정되었으며 그 이후로 많은 과학자들의 관심을 끌게 되었다. (중략)

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