Effect of Garlic Stalk Silage on Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Hanwoo Steers

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of feeding of garlic stalk silage on performance and carcass characteristics of Hanwoo steers. Feeding trial was conducted with 27 heads of Hanwoo steers and these animals were divided into two groups of control(rice straw) and garlic stalk silage. Animals consuming rice straw were fed concentrates and rice straw for 22 months from the 5 months of age and animals consuming garlic stalk silage were fed concentrates, rice straw and garlic stalk silage for 22 months from the 5 months of age. Animals fed rice straw and garlic stalk silage were fed 1.34 and 1.47, 1.69 and 1.74, 1.65 and 1.66% concentrates to body weight for the growing period, fattening period and finishing period, respectively. Animals fed rice straw and garlic stalk silage as roughage sources were fed 1.37 and 1.38, 0.65 and 0.63, 0.43 and 0.43% roughages to body weight for the growing period, fattening period and finishing period, respectively. Also, animals fed garlic stalk silage were offered 0.22 and 0.33% garlic stalk silage to body weight for the fattening and finishing period, respectively. Animals fed rice straw and garlic stalk silage as a roughage sources did not differ in average daily gain during the whole feeding periods. Animals of control group consumed less concentrates and roughage than those fed garlic stalk silage during the whole feeding periods. However, feed efficiency was not significantly different between both treatments. Beef yield including backfat thickness, eye muscle area and carcass weight was slightly lower in the animals fed garlic stalk silage than in the animals fed rice straw even though there were no differences between both treatments. However, beef quality including beef color, fat color, texture, maturity and marbling score was slightly higher in the garlic stalk silage-fed animals than in the animals fed rice straw although there were not statistically different between both treatments. Animals consuming garlic stalk silage was significantly(p<0.05) lower in shear value than those fed rice straw. Amino acid composition including essential amino acid and non-essential amino acid was not different between animals fed rice straw and garlic stalk silage. Eye muscle area of animals fed garlic stalk silage contained slightly higher oleic acid, less linoleic acid and arachidonic acid and more linolenic acid than that of animals fed rice straw only as a roughage sources. So eye muscle area of animals fed garlic stalk silage contained more mono-unsaturated fatty acid than that of animals fed rice straw and $\omega$6/$\omega$3 ratio was narrower in the animals fed garlic stalk silage than in the animals fed rice straw. Economic income was higher by 20% in the animals fed garlic stalk silage than in the animals fed rice straw. Therefore, It may be concluded that feeding of garlic stalk silage as a roughage sources to steers during the fattening period seems to improve meat quality, fatty acid composition and economic income.

마늘대 사일리지 급여가 한우거세우의 성장 및 도체특성에 미치는 영향

평균체중 120kg 내외의 생후 5개월령 한우 27두를 외과적 수술로 거세를 실시한 후 대조구(볏짚 급여구) 10두와 시험구(마늘대 사일리지 급여구) 17두로 나누어 사양시험을 22개월 동안 실시하였다. 농후사료는 대조구에서 육성기, 비육전기 및 비육후기 동안 각각 체중의 1.34, 1.69 및 1.65%를 급여하였고 시험구에서는 1.47, 1.74 및 1.66%를 급여하였다. 조사료원으로 볏짚을 대조구에서 육성기, 비육전기 및 비육후기 동안 각각 체중의 1.37, 0.65 및 0.43%를 급여하였고 시험구에서는 1.38, 0.63 및 0.43%를 급여하였다. 또한 시험구에서는 마늘대 사일리지를 비육전기 및 비육후기 동안 각각 체중의 0.22 및 0.33%를 급여하였다. 본시험의 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 일당증체량은 전기간 동안 대조구와 시험구간에 각각 0.80 및 0.81kg으로 유의적인 차이가 없었다(P〉0.05). 농후사료 섭취량은 대조구와 시험구 각각 5.02kg 및 5.35kg으로 시험구가 약간 높았지만 유의적인 차이는 없었으며(P〉0.05), 조사료 섭취량은 대조구와 시험구 각각 2.58 및 3.58kg이었고, 사료효율은 대조구와 시험구가 각각 9.50 및 11.05로 차이는 없었다. 육량 등급은 마늘대 급여구가 약간 낮았지만 유의적인 차이는 없었고(P〉0.05), 육질 등급은 유의적인 차이는 없었지만 시험구가 약간 높았다. 쇠고기의 전단력은 마늘대 급여구가 볏짚 급여구보다 낮았다. 도체의 아미노산 조성은 필수 아미노산 및 비필수 아미노산 모두 처리구간에 차이가 나타나지 않았고, 도체의 지방산 조성 중 포화 지방산은 대조구가 약간 높았고, 불포화 지방산은 반대로 처리구가 약간 높았다. $\omega$-6과 $\omega$-3 지방산의 비율은 마늘대 급여구가 볏짚 급여구보다 좁아서 마늘대 급여가 불포화지방산중 oleic acid 함량이 볏짚 급여구에 비하여 더 높아서 근육 중의 지방산의 조성을 좋게 하는 것 같다. 두당 소득은 시험구가 대조구보다 22.54% 증가하였다. 이상의 결과들을 종합하여 볼 때 한우 거세우에 마늘대 사일리지를 비육기간 동안 급여하면 거세우의 증체에는 영향을 주지는 않지만, 한우 사육 농가에는 소득의 증대를 가져오므로 마늘대 사일리지를 조사료 공급원으로 급여하는 것이 바람직하다고 사료된다.