• Proceedings of the Korea Society of Poultry Science Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.100-102
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• 2002

This study was conducted to determine the effect of feeding betaine on egg production, lipid metabolism and osmoregulation in laying hens. Three hundred and sixty layers were fed corn-soy basal diet containing 16% CP, 2800 kcal/kg ME from 18 to weeks. Hens were provided with betaine 0, 300, 500 or 1200 ppm. Egg production, feed intake, egg weight and feed conversion were examined in every four weeks. Liver and egg betaine. serum cholesterol and neutal fat were measured at the mid experiment. Egg production was not statistically different among treatments from 18 to 26 weeks of age, but significantly increased for the rest of period in hens fed more than 600ppm betaine(P＜0.05). Betaine added treatments showed a tendency to increase feed intake. Feed conversion tended to improve from 26 to 33 weeks old in betaine supplemental groups. Egg qualify was not influenced by dietary supplemental betaine. Betaine supplementation seemed to increase in liver betaine. but not in egg betaine. Serum total cholesterol, triacylglycerol, abdominal fat content and ileal osmolality were not different. However, liver fat content was prone to decrease in betaine supplemental groups. The result of this experiment suggested that dietary supplemtal betaine can improve the egg production and decrease liver fat content.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• v.45 no.4
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• pp.559-568
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• 2003

This study was carried out to investigate the effect of probiotics on the performance, nutrients digestibility, noxious gas emission and microflora population on the cecum of broilers. A total of 120 broilers, consisted of 4 treatments X 3 replicates X 10 broilers per replicates, were fed the experimental diets containing 0, 0.1, 0.3 and 0.5％ probiotics for 5 weeks. Broilers fed the diets containing 0.1 and 0.3％ probiotic had higher (p<0.05) body weight gain and feed conversion than those of the others from the 3rd to 4th week. Broilers fed 0.3％ probiotic had higher (p<0.05) body weight gain and feed conversion than those of the other levels from the 5th to 6th week. Broilers fed the diets containing 0.1% and 0.3％ probiotic had higher (p<0.05) body weight gain and feed conversion than those of the others from the 2nd to 6th week. Dry matter digestibility was significantly (p<0.05) improved with 0.3% probiotic. Emission of ammonia and sulfate hydrogen gas was significantly (p<0.05) decreased at 6th week. However, there was no (p<0.05) difference at the levels of 0, 0.1, 0.3 and 0.5% at the 4th weeks. There was an increase in the lactobacillus sp, but there was a decrease in the microflora population of coliforms in the cecum of broiler with 0.1% and 0.3% probiotics. These results indicated that the compound probiotics of 0.1${\sim}$0.3% were effective in the body weight gain, feed conversion, nutrients digestibility, noxious gas emission and microflora population on the cecum in broilers.

• Korean Journal of Poultry Science
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.1-12
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• 1984

Since a 13% dietary protein level is generally accepted as a standard in evaluating net protein utilization values of protein sources in chicks, limiting amino acids a 13% protein basal diet containing 15% isolated soy-protein as the only source of dietary protein, were identified. Of such amino acids as methionine, lysine, threonine and tryptophan added to the basal diet singly or as a combination, methionine appeared as the only limiting amino acid for optimum growth of the chicks. When the requirement of total sulfur-containing acids (TSAA) was estimated as the point at which the dose-response curve intersected a line representing the plateau for maximum performance, the TSAA requirements for maximum growth and feed intake were 4.73% and 3.73% of dietary protein, respectively. The values, expressed in terms of TSAA intake, required for maximum weight gain, feed intake and gain/feed ratio were 167.1, 136.8 and 159.1 mg/bird/day, respectively.

• KOREAN POULTRY JOURNAL
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• v.4 no.6 s.32
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• pp.85-87
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• 1972

결과적으로 시판 피마자박을 성장하는 병아리 혹은 기타 단위 동물의 단백질 사료로서 이용하기위해서는 다시 제독처리해야함을 알 수 있다. 제독처리 방법 중에서도 끓는 물로 여과하여 독소를 축출하는 방법이 가장 좋고 이 방법이 독소를 전부는 아닐지라도 대부분 제거시키는 방법이다. 피마자박의 아미노산조성을 볼때 그 생물가가 낮은 주요 원인이 라이신 트립토판 그리고 S 함유 아미노산이 부족하기 때문임을 알 수 있다. 제독처리한 피마자박의 라이신과 메치오닌 그리고 트립토판을 첨가하면 대두단백+메치오닌(0.2$\%$) 만큼 병아리성장에 유효함을 알 수 있다. 다른 필수 아미노산의 첨가는 별 효과가 없고 어분 대두단백 혹은 난백의 첨가도 부족한 아미노산을 첨가해 주는 것만큼 효과적이 아니었다. 라이신이 가장 먼저 부족되는 것이고 다음 트립토판이다. 메치오닌은 NRC 권장량의 60$\%$ 밖에 안되나 실제로 피마자박에 적절히 함유한다. 이것은 NRC 권장량이 너무 높다는 스콧트와 그의 동료의 주장과 일치하고 있다. 체중변화를 볼 때 흥미있는 것은 피마자박에 어분을 첨가하면 각 그룹간 병아리 체중의 차이가 심한데 어분대신 아미노산을 첨가하면 그 차이가 현저히 감소한다. (25$\%$와 15$\%$) 이러한 현상은 아미노산이 부족한 사료를 먹으면 성장에 필요한 아미노산 요구량이 개체별로 차이가 있기 때문일 것이다. 피마자박에 아미노산을 첨가하면 단백질 최종이용율이 현저히 증가하나, 이정도는 대두단백+메치오닌(0.2$\%$)에 비하면 이용율이 낮은데 그 이유는 아마 피마자박중의 리그닌과 조섬유 함량이 높기 때문일 것이다. 피마자박의 사료는(사료중 40$\%$) 조섬유가 약 15$\%$나 되어 이것 때문에 사료 섭취량이 대두단백사료 보다 증가하게 되고 사료섭취량이 많으면 단백질 섭취도 많게 되어 피마자박의 단백질 이용율이 낮게 된다. 즉 최종 단백질 이용율은 단백질 섭취량과 역비례한다. 만약 피마자박의 조섬유를 일부 혹은 전부 제거하기만 한다면 양계및 기타 단위 동물의 단백질 사료 자원으로서 그 가치가 훨씬 높아질 것이다. 더욱 희망적인 것은 피마자박 생산자측에 의하면 피마자씨 껍질의 상당한 부분을 제거하는 것은 가능하다고 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society of Poultry Science Conference
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.92-94
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• 2001

An experiment was conducted to compare the dietary supplemental influence of artificial zeolite produced from fly ash and natural zeolite on performance and physiological related factor of broiler chicks for five weeks. Diets contained CP 21.5, 19% and ME 3,100, 3,100kcal/kg for starting and finishing period. Three hundred twenty chicks were replaced into five treatments with four replicates. Control, 1.5 and 3.0% artificial(AZ) or natural zeolite(NZ) were supplemented to the basal diets, respectively. Weight gain, feed intake and feed conversion were weekly examined. Blood cholesterol, intestinal microflora, nutrients availability were measured at the end of experiment. Weight gain of chicks fed NZ tended to increase, but was not statistically different. However, the birds of fed 3.0% AZ showed significant decrement of weight gain compared to that of control(P<0.05). Feed intake was no difference in all treatments. Feed conversion was significantly improved in 3.0% NZ treatment relative to that of 3.0% AZ(P<0.05). There were no consistency in intestinal microbes between control and supplemental groups. Blood cholesterol was significantly lower in 3.0% NZ treatments than other treatments(P<0.05). Crude fiber digestibility of birds fed 3.0% NZ was significantly improved compared to that .of other treatments(P<0.05). As the results, artificial zeolite showed no detrimental effect in less than 1.5% addition on performance of broiler chicks.

• Journal of Animal Environmental Science
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.67-74
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• 2006

This experiment was carried out to investigate the effect of dietary supplementation of complex probiotics and enzyme on air quality in finishing pig building and the performance of finishing pigs. A total 117 crossbred $[(Landrace{\times}Yorkshire){\times}Duroc]$ pigs were randomly arranged into nine groups and assigned to three treatments. Pigs were fed a basal diet supplemented with 0, 0.1% level of probiotics and 0.1% level of complex probiotics and enzyme until the market weight for 42 days of the experimental period. Ammonia and hydrogen sulfide concentrations in the finishing pig building were significantly (p<0.05) decreased by dietary supplementation of complex probiotics and enzyme compared with those of control, however, indoor carbon dioxide concentration was not affected by dietary supplementation of probiotics or complex probiotics and enzyme. Average daily feed intake and feed conversion ratio were significantly improved (p<0.05) with dietary supplementation of 0.1% complex probiotics and enzyme; however, average daily gain was not affected by dietary supplementation of probiotics or complex probiotics and enzyme. In conclusion, the results obtained from this experiment suggest that the dietary supplementation of complex probiotics and enzyme for finishing pigs may improve air quality in the finishing pig building and the performance.

• Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Sciences Society Conference
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• 2000.05a
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• pp.257-258
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• 2000

충남 지역에서 발생되는 하수 슬러지를 대상으로 재활용을 위한 물리$\cdot$화학적 특성을 조사하였고, 이를 기초로 유기물 중심의 퇴비화 및 연료화 방안을 검토하였다. 하수 슬러지의 함수율은 약 80 % 정도 되며, 유기물이 고형물의 50 % 정도로 퇴비화를 위해서는 다른 폐기물과의 적절한 혼합이 이루어져야 할 것이며, 부숙기간에 따른 C/N비, 식물 독성 및 중금속의 거동 등과 같은 안정성의 신중한 관리가 절실히 요구된다. 또한, 하수 슬러지에 석유 코우크스를 혼합함으로서 무연탄 수준을 넘는 5,000 kcal/kg 이상의 열량을 확보하여 자체 착화가 가능할 것으로 사료된다. 그리고, 하수 슬러지의 함수율을 낮추기 위한 연구 개발이 시급하게 요구되고 있으며, 건조 공정의 연구개발이 성공적으로 이루어진다면 하수 슬러지의 중량감소에 의한 경제적인 면과 재활용방안의 다각화도 함께 이루어 질 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Korean Journal of Poultry Science
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.117-124
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• 2002

Betaine functions as an osmoregulators in the cells and its inclusion in diet can spare the choline and carcass fat reduction in chicken. Thus, two hundred eighty eight laying hens were fed with 0, 500, 1,000, 2,000 ppm of betaine from seventy eight to eighty six weeks of age during the environmentally high temperature stress. Com and soybean basal diets contained 2,800 kcal/kg ME and 16% CP. Egg production, feed intake, and feed conversion were examined for eight weeks. Egg quality characters, serum cholesterol, liver betaine, and lower ileal osmolality were measured at the end of experiment. Egg Production rates of hens fed with 500 or 2,000 ppm of betaine were 75.06 and 75.02%, respectively and tended to increase compared to the control. The feed conversion(FCR) of these treatments was significantly(P<0.05) improved compared to that of control although it did not significantly differ in the e99 Production rates between 500 and 2,000 ppm of betain groups. Eggshell breaking strength of hens fed betaine was significantly(P<0.05) higher than those of control. However, betaine supplements did not influence to improving the albumen height and Haugh unit. Liver betaine in hens fed with betaine was linearly increased unto 2,000 ppm. The birds fed with 2,000 ppm betaine showed significantly(P<0.05) higher in the liver betaine than the control birds. Total cholesterol and triglyceride tended to be increased by dietary betaine supplement. The lower ileal osmolality in betaine supplement group tended to be slightly decreased. As a result, dietary betaine supplement tended to improve the egg Production and eggshell Quality in laying hens during heat stress.

• Korean Journal of Poultry Science
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• v.33 no.3
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• pp.195-202
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• 2006

Two experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of dietary selenium sources on performance and selenium retention in broiler chickens and laying hens. In experiment 1, the effects of dietary selenium sources and levels on the weight gain, feed intake, feed conversion, and selenium retention of meat in broiler chickens were investigated. for each growth phase, the basal diet was supplemented with 0 (control), 0.12 and 0.24 ppm Se from sodium selenite (SS) and 0.12, 0.24 and 0.60 ppm Se from selenium yeast(SY). Weight gain was significantly increased(P<0.05) in supplemental 0.24 and 0.60 ppm SY compared to the 0.24 ppm SS by diet during day 1 to 35, but feed intake and feed conversion were not affected by the source or the level of Se. Selenium concentrations of breast and leg muscle were significantly increased(P<0.05) in supplemental SS and SY compared to the control, and linearly increased(P<0.05) as dietary. Se level increased by SY, but there was no difference in supplemental 0.12 ppm SS compared to 0.24 ppm SS. In experiment 2, 12-week-experiment using Hy-Line laying hens(31 wk of age) was conducted to compare the effects of selenium sources and levels on egg production, egg weight, daily egg mass, feed intake, feed conversion, egg quality, and selenium retention of egg in laying hens. A corn-soybean meal basal diet was supplemented with 0 (control), 0.06 and 0.12 ppm Se from sodium selenite (SS) and 0.06, 0.12 and 0.30 ppm Se from selenium yeast(SY). Feed conversion was significantly improved(P<0.05) in supplemental 0.06 ppm SS compared to the control, but egg production, egg weight, daily egg mass, and feed intake were not affected by source and level of Se. Haugh unit was not affected by source or level of Se. Yolk color was significantly(P<0.05) higher in supplemental 0.3 ppm SY compared to the control and other supplement in week 12. Eggshell breaking strength was significantly(P<0.05) higher in supplemental 0.06 ppm SY(P<0.05). Thickness of eggshell was not affected by source or level of Se. Se concentrations of egg was significantly improved(P<0.05) in supplemental SS and SY compared to the control, and was significantly increased(P<0.05) as dietary Se level increased by SS and SY, especially SY more effective compared to the SS.

• Journal of Animal Environmental Science
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.27-34
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• 2003

This experiment was carried out to investigate the effect of dietary supplementation of fermented microbial complex(Eco-Farm$^{(R)}$) on performance of finishing pigs and indoor air quality in finishing building. A total 135 crossbred [(Landrace ${\times}$ Yorkshire) ${\times}$ Duroc] pigs were randomly arranged into nine groups and assigned to three treatments. Pigs were fed a basal diet supplemented with 0, 0.5 and 1% level of fermented microbial complex(Eco-Farm$^{(R)}$) until the market weight for 40 days of the experimental period. Average daily feed intake and feed conversion ratio were significantly improved (p<0.05) with dietary supplementation of 0.5% fermented microbial complex (Eco-Farm$^{(R)}$): however, average daily gain was not affected by dietary supplementation of fermented microbial complex(Eco-Farm$^{(R)}$). Indoor ammonia and hydrogen sulfide concentrations in the finishing building were significantly(p<0.05) decreased by dietary supplementation of fermented microbial complex(Eco-Farm$^{(R)}$) compared with those of control, however, indoor carbon dioxide concentration was not affected by dietary supplementation of fermented microbial complex(Eco-Farm$^{(R)}$). In conclusion, the results obtained from this experiment suggest that the dietary supplementation of fermented microbial complex(Eco-Farm$^{(R)}$) for finishing pigs improved performance and indoor air quality in the finishing building.hing building.