• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제59권12호
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• pp.28.1-28.8
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• 2017

Background: Major amino acids in pig diets are Lys, Met, Thr, and Trp, but little is known about the requirements for the other essential amino acids, especially on odorous compounds and microbial characteristics in feces of growing-finishing pigs. To this end, different levels of amino acid composition added to diets to investigate the effects of amino acid composition on microbial characteristics and odorous compounds concentration. Methods: A total eight (n = 8) barrows (Landrace ${\times}$ Yorkshire ${\times}$ Duroc) with an average bodyweight of $89.38{\pm}3.3kg$ were individually fed diets formulated by Korean Feeding Standards 2007 (old version) or 2012 (updated with ideal protein concept) in metabolism crates with two replication. After 15-day adaptation period, fresh faecal samples were collected directly from pigs every week for 4 weeks and analysed for total volatile fatty acids (VFA), phenols and indoles by using gas chromatography. The nitrogen was determined by Kjeldahl method. Bacterial communities were detected by using a 454 FLX titanium pyrosequencing system. Results: Level of VFA tended to be greater in 2012 than 2007 group. Among VFAs, 2012 group had greater (p < 0.05) level of short chain fatty acids (SCFA) than control.Concentration of odorous compounds in feces was also affected by amino acid composition in pig diet. Levels of ammonium and indoles tended to be higher in 2012 group when compared with 2007 group.Concentration of phenols, p-cresol, biochemical oxygen demand, and total Kjeldahl nitrogen, however, were lower (P < 0.05) in 2012 treatment group compare to 2007. The proportion of Firmicute phylum were decreased, while the Bacteriodetes phylum proportion increased and bacterial genera includingCoprococcus, Bacillus, and Bacteroides increased (p < 0.05) in 2012 compare to 2007 group. Conclusion: Results from our current study indicates that well balanced amino acid composition reduces odor by modulating the gut microbial community. Administration of pig diet formulated with the ideal protein concept may help improve gut fermentation as well as reduce the odor causing compounds in pig manure.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제37권9호
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• pp.542-549
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• 2015

하수 슬러지의 생물전기화학 혐기성소화에 대한 인가전압의 영향을 0.2-0.4 V에서 수행하였다. 인가전압 0.3 V에서 pH와 VFAs는 7.32, 760 mg COD/L로 매우 안정한 값을 유지하였다. 이때 비메탄생성량은 $1.32L\;CH_4/L.d$이었으며, 바이오가스의 메탄함량은 73.8%로서 생물전기화학 혐기성소화조에 0.3 V의 낮은 전압을 인가하여도 혐기성 소화의 성능을 크게 향상 시킬 수 있었다. 0.4 V를 인가하였을 때, VFAs 성상의 포름산과 프로피온산 비율이 증가하였으며, 비메탄 생성량과 바이오 가스의 메탄함량은 각각 $1.24L\;CH_4/L.d$ 및 72.4%로 약간 감소하였다. 인가전압 0.2 V에서 pH는 6.3으로 감소하였으며, VFAs 농도는 5,684 mg COD/L로 크게 증가하였다. 또한, VFAs 구성성분 중에서 프로피온산과 뷰티르산의 비율이 급격히 증가하였고 비메탄생성량과 메탄함량이 크게 감소하였다. 인가전압 0.2 V에서 생물전기화학 혐기성 소화조의 성능 저하는 이산화탄소의 환원반응에 대한 열역학적인 전위구동력의 부족에 기인하였다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.1354-1360
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• 2010

본 연구는 양돈축사에서 발생하는 슬러리형의 폐수를 원수로 하여 미세기포(M.A)와 교반기(Mixer)을 통한 호기성 조건으로 액비화 처리시 특성을 분석하고자 한다. 실험초기 pH는 7.6으로 액비의 적정 pH 범위보다 조금 상회하는 것으로 나타났으며, pH상승은 VFAs와 연관성이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 호기성 조건으로 액비처리를 수행하였을 경우 BOD와 COD제거효율에 있어서 혐기성 조건에 비해 효과적으로 나타났으며, BOD의 경우 호기성조건에서 M.A+Mix는 70.9%, M.A는 67.8%로 나타났으며, COD는 M.A+Mix가 39%, M.A가 19%의 제거효율이 나타났다. $NH_3-N$의 경우 모든 조건에서 시간 경과에 따라 점차 낮아지는 경향을 보였으며, 이는 질소의 특성과 pH상승에 따른 것으로 판단된다. $NO_3-N$에서는 모든 조건에 증가추세로 나타나 반응조 내에 $NO_3-N$이 축적되어 탈질율이 낮아지는 것으로 판단된다. 또한, 돈분뇨 액비의 비료성분 분석결과, 혐기성 조건에 비해 호기성 조건인 M.A+Mix에서 비료성분 함유율이 높은 것으로 나타났다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.376-380
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• 2006

An experiment was conducted to study the effect of temperature and pH on in vitro nutrient degradability, volatile fatty acid profile and methane production. The fermenter used was the semi-continuous system, known as the rumen simulation technique (RUSITEC). Sixteen cylinders were used at one time with a volume of 800 ml, the dilution rate was set at 3.5%/hour, the infused buffer being McDougall's artificial saliva. Basal diet (9.6 g DM) used in RUSITEC consisted of (DM) 6.40 g Timothy hay, 1.86 g crushed corn and 1.34 g soybean meal. The food for the fermentation vessel was provided in nylon bags, which were gently agitated in the liquid phase. The experiment lasted for 17 d with all the samples taken during the last 5 d. Treatments were allocated at random to four vessels each and were (1) two temperature levels of $39^{\circ}C$ and $41^{\circ}C$ (2) two pH levels of 6.0 and 7.0. The total diet contained ($g\;kg^{-1}$ DM) 957 OM, 115 CP and $167MJ\;kg^{-1}$ (DM) GE. Although increase in temperature from $39^{\circ}C$ to $41^{\circ}C$ reduced degradation of major nutrients in vitro, it was non-significant. Interaction effect of temperature with pH also reflected a similar trend. However, pH showed a significant (p<0.05) negative effect on the degradability of all the nutrients in vitro. Altering the in vitro pH from 7 to 6 caused marked reduction in DMD from 60.2 to 41.8, CPD from 76.3 to 55.3 and GED from 55.3 to 35.1, respectively. Low pH (6) depressed total VFA production (61.9 vs. 34.9 mM) as well as acetate to propionate ratio in vitro (from 2.0 to 1.5) when compared to pH 7. Compared to pH 7, total gas production decreased from 1,841 ml to 1,148 ml at pH 6, $CO_2$ and $CH_4$ production also reduced from 639 to 260 ml and 138 to 45 ml, respectively. This study supported the premise that pH is one of the principal factors affecting the microbial production of volatile fatty acids and gas. Regulating the ruminal pH to increase bacterial activity may be one of the methods to optimize VFA production, reduce methane and, possibly, improve animal performance.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제19권12호
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• pp.1761-1768
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• 2006

In this study, the comparative effects of transgenic corn (Mon 810 and Event 176) and isogenic corn (DK729) were investigated for their influence on in vitro rumen fermentation. This study consisted of three treatments with 0.25 g rice straw, 0.25 g of corn (Mon810/Event176/DK 729) mixed with 30 ml rumen fluid-basal medium in a serum bottle. They were prepared in oxygen free conditions and incubated at $39^{\circ}C$ in a shaking incubator. The influence of transgenic corn on the number of bacterial population, F. succinogenes (cellulolytic) and S. bovis (amylolytic), was quantified using RT-PCR. Fermentative parameters were measured at 0, 2, 4, 8, 12 and 24 h and substrate digestibility was measured at 12 and 24 h. No significant differences were observed in digestibility of dry matter, NDF, ADF at 12 and 24 h for both transgenic and isogenic form of corns (p>0.05) as well as in fermentative parameters. Fluid pH remained unaffected by hybrid trait and decreased with VFA accumulation as incubation time progressed. No influence of corn trait itself was seen on concentration of total VFA, acetic, propionic, butyric and valeric acids. There were no significant differences (p<0.05) in total gas production, composition of gas (methane and hydrogen) at all times of sampling, as well as in NH3-N production. Bacterial quantification using RT-PCR showed that the population number was not affected by transgenic corn. From this study it is concluded that transgenic corn (Mon810 and Event 176) had no adverse effects on rumen fermentation and digestibility compared to isogenic corn. However, regular monitoring of these transgenic feeds is needed by present day researchers to enable consumers with the option to select their preferred food source for animal or human consumption.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.819-828
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• 2007

지난 20여년 동안 항생제나 화학 요법의 문제점을 줄이고 외부 환경의 변화에 민감하게 반응하는 장내 미생물들의 균총을 유지시켜주기 위해 살아있는 미생물제제(direct-fed microbial agents, DFM)를 반추가축의 사료에 직접 첨가하고 있다. 반추동물 사료에도 생산성을 개선하기 위하여 여러 종류의 DFM이 널리 이용이 되고 있는데, DFM은 건물섭취량(dry matter intake, DMI)의 증가 및 반추위내에서의 영양소 분해율 향상 그리고 유생산량의 증가와 체온감소 등에 효과적이다(Piva 등, 1993; Higginb- otham 등, 1994; MacGilliard와 Stallings, 1998; Nocek와 Kautz, 2006). 대표적인 DFM으로는 효모균, 곰팡이, 박테리아 및 세포 구성물질 등이 이에 속한다(Beharka와 Nagaraja, 1993; Sullivan과 Martin 1999). 효모 및 효모배양물은 대표적인 DFM의 한 종류인데, 반추가축에게 효모(yeast) 및 효모 배양물(yeast culture)을 급여하였을 때 반추위 내 발효 특성을 변화시키고(Harrison 등, 1988; Martin과 Nisbet, 1990) 반추위 내에서 조단백질과 조섬유의 반추위내 분해율을 개선시키며(Gomez-Alarcon 등, 1990; Williams 등, 1991), 체내 전장소화율(Gomez-Alarcon 등, 1990; Wiede- mier 등, 1987)을 향상시키는 효과가 있다고 보고된 바 있다. 한편, 일반적으로 대부분의 Clostridium 균들은 독소를 생산하거나 인체에 유해한 물질들을 생산하여 사람과 가축에게 좋지 않은 영향을 주고 있으나, Clostridium butyricum은 장내 유익한 균으로서 유산균과의 공생이 가능하고 반추위 내에서 주요 VFA 생산에 관여하기도 하며(Araki 등, 2002a, 2002b) 많은 종류의 비타민 B군을 생산하여 유산균이 이용할 수 있게 한다. 또한 생산되어진 acetic acid와 butyric acid는 장관 상피세포를 흡수되어 상피세포에서 에너지원으로 사용되어진다고 하였다(김 등, 2001). 낙산균은 주로 단위동물에서 사용되어 왔는데, 일부 복합생균제의 형태로 사용하였을 경우 유해세균이 장 점막을 침입하는 것을 방지하고(Fuller와 Brooker, 1974), butyric acid를 생산하여 장내 pH를 저하시키며 항균작용(Under-dahl 등, 1982)을 하는 것으로 알려져 있다. S. cerevisiae는 가장 일반적으로 사용되는 균주로써 이의 효과와 효능에 관한 연구는 비육우와 착유우를 대상으로 많이 이루어져 왔지만, 낙산균은 일부 국내 젖소 사육농가에서 사용되고 있음에도 불구하고 이에 대한 연구는 단위동물 및 어린송아지의 경우(최 등, 1991)를 제외하고는 거의 이루어지지 않았다. 따라서 본 연구는 S. cerevisiae 및 C. butyricum을 단독으로 또는 혼합하여 급여할 때 면양에서의 반추위내 발효성상과 소화율, 그리고 젖소를 이용한 사양시험을 통해 산유량과 유조성에 미치는 효과를 비교하기 위하여 실시되었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.406-411
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• 2006

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of feeding probiotic (Enterococcus faecium SF68, EF) on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, blood characteristics and faecal noxious gas content in finishing pigs. A total of eighty [($Landrace{\times}Yorkshire$)${\times}Duroc$] pigs with an initial BW of $50.47{\pm}2.13kg$ were used in this 8-week experiment. Pigs were allotted to four treatments (4 replicates per treatment and 5 pigs per pen) according to a randomized complete block design. Dietary treatments were: 1) CON (control; basal diet), 2) CTC (control diet+0.1% antibiotic, chlortetracycline), 3) EF1 (control diet+0.1% probiotic, EF) and 4) EF2 (control diet+0.2% probiotic, EF). During weeks 0-4, ADG was not affected by the addition of antibiotic or EF (p>0.05). In weeks 4-8, ADG tended to increase in CTC and EF treatments compared to CON treatment (p<0.10). ADFI and gain/feed were not affected in each 4-week period and the entire experimental period (p>0.05). Digestibilities of DM and N were higher in EF supplemented treatments than in CON and CTC treatments (p<0.05). Blood characteristics of WBC, RBC and lymphocyte were not affected in pigs given diets containing EF (p>0.05). Supplementation of EF in the diet decreased faecal ammonia nitrogen ($NH_3$-N) and hydrogen sulphide ($H_2S$) concentrations (p<0.05). Faecal acetic acid concentration tended to decrease (p<0.10) while propionic acid and butyric acid concentrations were significantly lower on diets with EF supplementation than on the diet containing antibiotic (p<0.05). In conclusion, dietary supplementation of EF can increase nutrient digestibility and decrease faecal $NH_3$-N, $H_2S$ and volatile fatty acid (VFA) concentrations in finishing pigs.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제17권9호
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• pp.1286-1290
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• 2004

This study was carried out to screen yeasts effective in reducing odor from pig feces. Three isolates from soil and compost sources were selected to treat pig feces. On the basis of morphological and biochemical characteristics, one isolate from compost was Candida rugosa, and two isolates from soil were Candida rugosa and Candida maris. These isolates showed deodorizing activity by reducing the concentration of ${NH}_3$ and R-${NH}_2$. Volatile fatty acids (VFA) are the specific malodorous compounds of pig feces, and the Candida maris from soil showed a 100% reduction of butyric, iso-butyric, and iso-valeric acid in 10% pig slurry medium. However, the Candida rugosa from compost showed a 100% reduction of butyric and iso-butyric acid while that from soil showed a 100% reduction of propionic, butyric acid and iso-valeric acid in the medium. Also, these yeasts were effective in reducing $NH_{4}-N$, soluble-N, and biological oxygen demand (BOD).

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.137-145
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• 1994

Amino acid (AA) substituted diets had no influence on rumen levels of total volatile fatty acids (VFA), ammonia and ${\alpha}$-amino-N, but tended to increase molar proportions of isovalerate and counts of total viable AA utilizing and celluloytic bacteria in the rumen as compared with the control urea diet. The AA diets did not affect daily flow to the duodenum of dry matter (DM), organic mater (OM) and acid detergent fibre (ADF), and rumen digestibility of these nutrients. However, the AA diets, in particular the 10 essential AA (EAA) diet improved total digestibility of DM, OM and ADF by decreasing faecal output of these fractions. Although N flow to the duodenum and N retention were not affected with the dietary treatments, duodenal bacterial flow appeared to increase by the AA diets when it was estimated by means of 2,6-diaminopimelic acid (DAP) and nucleic acid-purine bases (PB) as markers. The results suggest that AA supplements to a urea diet could improve feed utilization by stimulating microbial activity and proliferation in the rumen but and increased microbial activity per se is not necessarily associated with improvement of feed conversion.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.42-48
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• 2009

An in vitro incubation study was conducted to investigate effects of 2-bromoethanesulfonic acid (BES) on ruminal fermentation characteristics and methanogen population. BES at the final concentration of 0, 1 and 5 mM with two different substrates having a different ratio of timothy and concentrate (100% timothy vs. 40% timothy-60% concentrate) was incubated for 0, 24, 48 and 72 h in a $39^{\circ}C$ incubator. Total DNA extracted from culture fluid was used as a template for real-time PCR to measure the population of methanogens. Four different primer sets were used for amplification of total bacteria, total methanogens, the order Methanobacteriales and the order Methanomicrobiales. BES reduced (p<0.01) total gas and methane production in a dose-dependent manner. BES at 5 mM inhibited methane production by more than 95% compared to the control. An interaction between substrate and level of BES in total gas and methane was detected (p<0.01). The decrease of methane production with increasing BES level was more pronounced on mixed substrate than on timothy alone. However, hydrogen production was increased by BES treatment (p<0.01). Total VFA concentration was not affected, but molar percentage of propionate and butyrate was increased and acetate to propionate ratio was reduced by BES treatment (p<0.01). BES did not affect the population density of total bacteria but reduced (p<0.01) the population of total methanogens, the order Methanobacteriales and the order Methanomicrobiales in a dose-dependent manner. The type of substrate did not influence the trend, although the magnitude of response was different between all-roughage and 40% roughage substrate.