• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.717-724
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• 2012

Color is one of the perch properties. This study was conducted to investigate the general behaviors and perching behaviors in laying hens under different group size (stocking density), and to understand the perch color (black, white or brown) preference of hens during the night. A total of 390 Hyline Brown laying hens was used, and randomly allocated to three treatments: individual group (G1), group of four hens (G4), and group of eight hens (G8), respectively. There were 30 replicates in each group. The hens in G1, G4 and G8 groups were put into the test cages in which three colored perches were simultaneously provided and allowed for four days of habituation in the new cages. Hens behaviors were recorded using cameras with infrared light sources for the following periods: 8:00 to 10:00; 14:00 to 16:00; 19:00 to 21:00; 23:30 to 0:30 on the fifth day after transferring the birds into the test cages. The behaviors of hens in every time period were collected and analyzed, and hens positions on the test perches during mid-night were recorded. The results showed that, group size (stocking density) had significant effect on most of the general behaviors of laying hens except exploring behavior. There were great differences in most of the general behaviors during different time periods. In the preference test of perch color during night, the hens showed no clear preference for white, black or brown perches. For perching behaviors, perching time and frequency of transferring from one perch to another was higher on black perches than on white or brown perches in individual groups. In G4 groups, the hens spent more time on white perches during daytime and more frequent transferring during night compared with black or brown perches. The frequency of jumping upon and down from white perches was higher in G8 groups. It can be concluded that although the group sizes in the cage significantly affected most of the general behaviors, we found that no preference of perch color was shown by the caged laying hens in the different group sizes tested in this study.

• 한국버섯학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.350-356
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• 2014

느티만가닥버섯 수확후배지 발효사료 급여가 산란계에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 도준농산에서 수거한 느티만가닥버섯 수확후배지를 Bacillus subtilis EJ3 배양액과 혼합하여 2주 동안 발효시킨 것을 공시사료로 사용하였다. 실험동물인 12주령된 Hy-line brown 갈색계 24수는 시판사료 급여구인 대조구(T0)와 5(T1), 10(T2), 15%(T3)의 버섯수확후배지 발효산물이 첨가된 시판사료 급여구인 시험구로 나누어 12주 동안 공시사료를 급여하였다. 12주동안 평균 산란율은 대조구에 비해 5% 버섯수확후배지 발효산물 첨가구에서 증가하였다가 버섯수확후배지 첨가량이 증가할수록 감소하였다. 사료섭취량은 대조구와 5% 버섯수확후배지 발효산물 첨가구에서는 큰 차이를 보이지 않았지만 버섯수확후배지 발효산물 첨가량이 증가할수록 약간 증가하였다. 사료요구율은 대조구와 5% 버섯수확후 배지 첨가구에서 비슷하게 나타났으며 10% 버섯수확후배지 첨가구부터는 버섯수확후배지 첨가량이 증가할수록 높게 나타났다. 산란량과 산란율은 대조구보다는 5% 버섯수확후배지 첨가구에서 높게 나타났다. 총 12주의 사양시험기간 동안 난중, 난각강도, 난각두께, 난황색 모두 5% 버섯수확후배지 발효산물을 첨가한 처리구에서는 대조구와 큰 차이가 없었지만 버섯수확후배지 발효산물의 첨가량이 증가할수록 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. 계란의 내부 품질을 평가하는 기준인 난황색은 5% 버섯수확후배지 발효산물 첨가구에서는 대조구와 차이가 없었으나 10% 이상의 버섯수확후배지 발효산물을 첨가한 처리구에서는 난황색이 대조구에 비해 낮게 나타났다. 계란의 내부 오염 지표인 육반과 혈반에서는 처리구간의 차이는 없었으며 외부 품질 기준인 난각색도 처리구간에 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 그러나 계란의 포장과 수송과정에서 계란의 상품성에 영향을 미치는 요인인 난각중과 난각 두께는 5% 버섯수확후배지 발효산물 첨가구에서 대조구보다 높게 나타났다. 버섯수확후배지 발효산물의 급여구에서 산란계의 가스발생량은 버섯수확후배지 첨가량이 증가할수록 암모니아 가스 발생량이 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제29권12호
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• pp.1774-1781
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• 2016

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the antioxidative activities of Crab meat analogue prepared with protein hydrolysates obtained from mechanically deboned chicken meat (MDCM) from spent laying hens. 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl hydrate (DPPH) radical-scavenging activity was increased by adding MDCM hydrolysates during storage, and activity correlated with the concentration of DPPH added up to 6 weeks of storage. Hydroxyl radical-scavenging activity was increased in all analogues containing MDCM hydrolysates. At 0 days of storage, angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE)-inhibitory activity was increased by the addition of MDCM hydrolysates. Activity did not correlate after 6 weeks of storage, in which ACE-inhibitory activity was increased with low concentrations of MDCM hydrolysates, but no ACE-inhibitory activity was observed at higher concentrations. The liver-protecting activity of crab meat analogue was shown to be around 60% of the positive control; however, it was not significantly different among the samples during storage. These results support the use of MDCM as a source of health-promoting constituents in crab meat analogue.