• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.121-129
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• 2014

단백질이 풍부한 소재를 혼합한 강화발효유를 통해 노년층에게 요구되는 단백질과 프로바이오틱스를 공급하고자, 유청단백질과 볶음 콩가루를 혼합하여 발효유를 제조하고, 관능검사, 일반성분 및 유리아미노산 분석, 저장성 검사 등을 실시한 결과는 다음과 같다. 발효유의 제조과정에서 콩가루를 발효 전에 첨가하고, 합성향료는 첨가하지 않으며, 스타터는 액상 타입을 사용하는 것이 높은 기호도를 얻을 수 있는 것으로 나타났으며, 유청단백질은 발효 후에 혼합하는 것이 발효유의 겔화를 방지할 수 있었다. 콩가루 첨가량에 따른 관능평가 결과로서, 5% 첨가구에서 가장 높은 기호도를 보였다. 저장성 평가에서, pH와 산도는 일반발효유와 강화발효유에서 저장기간 4주 동안 큰 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았고, 유산균수는 저장기간 2주부터 차이를 보이기 시작하여, 4주가 경과한 후 log/cfu 값이 일반발효유의 8.34에 비해 콩가루와 유청단백질 첨가 강화발효유에서 8.05로 낮게 나타났으나, 이와는 대조적으로 총균수는 4주가 경과한 후 일반발효유의 3.90보다 강화발효유에서 4.02로 높게 나타났다. 조단백질 함량은 시료 100 g당 강화발효유가 8.77 g으로 대조구인 일반발효유보다 약 3.5배 높았으며, 조지방과 탄수화물 함량은 각각 4.21 g과 10.72 g으로 대조구의 3.92 g과 9.28 g보다 약간 높았다. 식이섬유 함량은 콩가루 첨가의 영향으로 강화발효유에서 1.67 g으로 일반발효유보다 2.7배 높게 나타났다. 유리아미노산 분석결과, 단백질 강화발효유의 아미노산 함량이 일반발효유의 2.6 mg/100 g에 비해 37.9 mg/100 g으로 비약적으로 증가했을 뿐만 아니라, 필수 아미노산 비율도 34.6%에서 56.7%로 높게 분석되어 단백질 강화발효유가 영양적 측면에서 높은 가치를 나타낼 것으로 보인다.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.499-506
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• 2014

국내에서 유통되고 있는 각종 분쇄부숙수피(GAPB)와 분쇄수피(GRPB)를 포함한 혼합상토를 개발하기 위해 본 연구를 수행하였다. 연구목적을 달성하기 위해 두 종류 수피의 물리 화학성을 분석한 후 피트모쓰(PM) 또는 코이어 더스트(CD)와 다양한 비율로 혼합하였다. 혼합물 중 물리성이 적합하다고 판단한 두 종류 상토의 pH 및 EC를 측정한 후 기비를 혼합하고 다시 화학성을 분석하였다. GAPB는 공극률 78.7%, 용기용수량 39.4%, 기상률 38.3%, 가비중 $0.15g{\cdot}cm^{-3}$, GRPB는 공극률 74.7%, 용기용수량 41.2%, 기상률 33.4%, 가비중 $0.19g{\cdot}cm^{-3}$로 측정되었다. 쉽게 이용할 수 있는 수분(EAW)과 완충수(BW)의 비율은 GAPB는 12.7% 및 8.5%, GRPB는 13.5% 및 8.8%로 각각 분석되었다. 화학적 특성에서 GAPB는 pH 5.26, EC $0.61dS{\cdot}m^{-1}$, 양이온교환용량(CEC) $0.32cmol{\cdot}kg^{-1}$, GRPB는 pH 5.19, EC $0.32dS{\cdot}m^{-1}$, CEC $9.32cmol{\cdot}kg^{-1}$로 분석되었다. 치환성양이온 함량을 분석한 결과 GAPB는 Ca 0.32, K 0.05, Mg 0.27 및 Na $0.12cmol{\cdot}kg^{-1}$, GRPB는 Ca 0.28, K 0.08, Mg 0.25 및 Na $0.09cmol{\cdot}kg^{-1}$로 분석되었다. 질소 및 인산함량은 GAPB는 $PO4$-P 485.8, $NO_3$-N 0.91, $NH_4$-N $0.62mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$, GRPB는 $PO_4$-P 578, $NO_3$-N 0.82, $NH_4$-N $1.00mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$로 분석되었다. PM + GAPB(8:2, v/v) 혼합상토의 공극률, 용기용수량, 기상률은 각각 89.3, 76.3 및 13.0%였지만 CD + GRPB(8:2)는 각각 88.2, 68.2 및 20.0%로 측정되었다. 혼합 후 측정한 pH와 EC는 PM + GAPB는 3.8 및 $0.24dS{\cdot}m^{-1}$로 CD + GRPB 혼합상토의 5.8 및 $0.65dS{\cdot}m^{-1}$보다 낮았다. 그러나 두 종류 상토에 기비를 혼합한 후 측정한 pH는 기비 혼합 전과 큰 차이를 보이지 않았는데, 이는 pH를 상승시키기 위해 혼합된 고토석회의 용해도가 낮은 것이 주요 원인이라고 판단하였다. 이상의 연구를 통해 도출된 결과는 추후 각종 수피를 이용한 혼합상토 개발에 유효하게 활용될 것이라고 생각한다.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.554-565
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• 2002

본 연구는 식이에 결명자 분말 첨가가 흰쥐 체내의 카드뮴 축적작용에 미치는 영향을 관찰하고자 행하였다. 실험 동물은 Sprague-Dawley계(4주령,♂) 5마리를 한 군으로 정상군(Cn) 대조군(Cs), 카드윰 첨가군(Cl), 결명자(C2, C3, C4) 분말을 각각 0.5, 1.0,1.5% 수준으로 첨가한 군으로 나누어 S주간 실험을 수행하여 성장률, 식이 효율, Cd 축적량을 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 체중 증가 경향은 C3>C2>C4>Cn>Cs>Cl군 순이었으며, 카드뮴만을 섭취한 Cl군이 가장 낮았으며, Cl군과 C3군 사이에 1%수준에서 유의성이 인정되었다. 2. 식이 효을은 C3>C2>Cs>Cn>C4>Cl군 순이었으며, 식이 효율이 가장 낮은 Cl군보다 각각 22.87, 19.89, 18.54, 14.20, 13.17% 높은 식이 효율을 보였다. 3. 날 결명자 분말을 첨가한 군의 각 장기 즉, 뇌, 심장, 비장, 간, 폐, 고환, 신장, 대퇴부근육, 다리뼈에 축적된 카드뮴 함량은 각각 0.45$\pm$0.04～0.83$\pm$0.04, 1.68 $\pm$0.02～2.16$\pm$0.02, 3.26$\pm$0.05～4.62$\pm$0.27, 37.82$\pm$0.09～47.71 $\pm$0.73, 1.07$\pm$0.10～1.66$\pm$0.04, 1.030$\pm$0.06～l.24$\pm$0.08, 36.79$\pm$0.20～39.61 $\pm$0.53, 0.87$\pm$0.02～1.00$\pm$0.02, 0.65$\pm$0.17～l.27$\pm$0.06 $\mu$g/g 범위였다. 4. 날결명자 분말첨가군 각 조직에 축적된 카드뮴 함량이 제일 낮았던 C4를 Cl과 비교한 결과 뇌, 심장, 비장, 간, 폐, 고환, 신장, 대퇴부근육, 다리뼈에 각각 49.03, 22.56, 36.02, 35.75, 41.75, 36.20, 37.00, 22.77, 56.67 %의 감소를 보였으며, 각 장기의 함량은 뇌<다리뼈<대퇴부 근육<고환<폐<심장<비장<신장<간 순 이었다. 5. 카드뮴 총 섭취량으로 장기 및 조직의 카드뮴 평균함량에 대한 축적율은 카드뮴만 섭취한 군(Cl) 의 경우 7.14%이었으며, 결명자 분말 첨가군인 C2, C3, C4군의 경우 각각 4.91, 4.81, 4.50 %이었다. 6. 체모의 카드뮴 함량은 Cl군이 가장 높았고, 결명자 첨가군들의 카드뮴 함량은 6주째까지 모든 시험군에서 증가하는 경향을 보였으며, 6주 이후에는 감소되는 경향을 보였다. 7. 분변 중 카드뮴 함량은 C4군이 가장 높았고, 결명자 첨가군들의 카드뮴 함량은 C3군과 C4군을 제외한 나머지 군들에서 완만하게 증가하는 경향을 보였으며, 6주째에 카드뮴 함량이 감소되는 경향을 보였다가 6주 이후에 다시 카드뮴 함량이 증가하는 경향이었다.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.231-237
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• 2006

현재 침출용 티백은 그 편리성으로 인하여 전 세계적으로 녹차, 홍차, 커피 등에 다양하게 이용되고 있어 안전성 측면에서 침출용 티백에서 유래될 수 있는 가소제와 유해중금속의 잔류실태 및 식품으로의 이행정도를 조사하였다. 먼저 GC/FID를 이용하여 DEHA, DEHP등 총 16종의 가소제를 동시 분석할 수 있는 분석조건을 확립하였다. 이때 각 가소제 성분에 대한 회수율은 $82.7%\sim104.6%$ 범위였으며, RSD $0.6%\sim2.7%$, 상관계수 $0.9991\sim0.9999$로서 우수한 재현성 및 직선성을 나타내었다. 동 시험법을 적용하여 국내 유통 중인 침출용 티백 재질 143품목에 대하여 재질중에 함유된 가소제를 분석한 결과, 16종 모두 불검출이었고 침출용 티백 재질을 $95^{\circ}C$ 물에서 30분간 침출시켜 식품으로 이행되는 양을 분석한 결과에서도 16종의 가소제가 모두 불검출이었다. 또한, 티백 재질중 유해중금속인 납, 카드aba, 비소 및 알루미늄의 함유량을 ICP/AES를 이용하여 분석한 결과, 티백 재질당 납은 $trace\sim23{\mu}g$, 알루미늄은 $0.6\sim1718{\mu}g$으로 검출되었고, 카드뮴 및 비소는 모두 trace로 검출되었다. 티백 재질을 $95^{\circ}C$ 물에서 30분간 침출한 액에서는 티백당 납 및 알루미늄은 각각 $trace\sim11.5{\mu}g$ 및 $trace\sim20.8{\mu}g$으로 검출되었고, 카드뮴 및 비소는 모두 불검출이었다. 따라서 차를 음용하는 시간동안 침출용 티백으로부터 가소제 및 중금속의 이행에 따른 문제점은 없는 것으로 사료된다.X>$114.03{\pm}19.04mg%$, 된장이 $734.32{\pm}147.70mg%$, 청국장이 $600{\pm}150mg%$ 이었다. 색도를 측정한 결과 L(명도), a(적색도) 및 b(황색도)값의 평균치는 고추장은 각각 $14.49{\pm}1.44,\;15.45{\pm}1.77$및 $8.34{\pm}1.02$로 나타나 적색도에 있어서 다소 낮게 나타났고, 된장은 각각 $26.69{\pm}4.33,\;7.25{\pm}1.03$ 및 $12.02{\pm}1.82$로서 명도와 황색도가 다소 낮게 나타났다. 청국장은 각각 $35.62{\pm}2.05,\;6.31{\pm}0.37$ 및 $13.50{\pm}0.78$로 나타나 명도와 황색도에 있어서 다소 낮게 나타났다.m25$에 9.4%를 나타내었다. 신체발달점수에서 남대생은 68.3%가 $75\sim85$이었고, 86 이상이 25.3%로 나타난 반면, 여대생은 표준범위가 63.6%의 분포를 나타내었다. 여대생의 나트륨 섭취는 연령과 0.082의 유의성을 나타내었고, 남대생의 복부 지방률은 연령과 0.011의 유의적 차이를 나타내었으며, 여대생의 체단백질랑은 나트륨섭취와 -0.276의 음의 상관관계를 나타내었다. 따라서 본 조사에 의하면 탄수화물:단백질:지방 비율이 $46\sim54:16\sim17:30$ 이상의 수준이었고, 섬유소는 권장량의 20%, 칼슘은 권장량의 $77\sim83%$, 나트륨은 권장량의 $2\sim3$배를 섭취하였는데, 이러한 섭취경향은 체성분에서 특히 남대생 94%가 체단백질량이 표준이상인 반면 남대생

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.625-632
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• 2009

This study determined the effects of added buckwheat extract on the rate of corn starch hydrolysis in vitro as well as blood glucose responses through its supplementation in healthy subjects. The rate of corn starch hydrolysis in the presence or absence of various buckwheat extracts was determined in an in vitro enzyme/dialysis system for 2 hr. The buckwheat was extracted by water, ethanol(40%, 70%, 100%) and methanol(40%, 70%, 100%), respectively. Twenty percent(w/w) additions of the ethanol, methanol and water buckwheat extract to corn starch solution significantly reduced the starch hydrolysis at every minute for 2 hr(p<0.05). The calculated hydrolysis indices of the buckwheat extracts were in the order of 100% ethanol extract(50), 100% methanol(54), 40% ethanol(58), 40% methanol(62), 70% methanol(64), 70% ethanol(68), water (82). For the blood glucose response study, groups of 12 volunteers were given 50 g of boiled rice with or without buckwheat extract(10% and 20% of starch weight) using the 100%, 70%, and 40% ethanol extracts, respectively. The addition of each buckwheat ethanol extract significantly reduced blood glucose concentrations at three or more points during 2 hr and also reduced the mean peak rise and area under the blood glucose curve(p<0.05). The calculated glycemic index(GI) values for all ethanol buckwheat extract groups were significantly decreased compared to the control(rice). At the concentrations of 20%, the buckwheat 100% ethanol extracts lowered the GI by 68%. The 100% ethanol extract was more effective than the 70% and 40% extracts for reducing GI. Therefore, the 100% ethanol buckwheat extract would be the most therapeutically useful in modifying postprandial hyperglycemia.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제22권8호
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• pp.1140-1150
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• 2009

Forage diets provide good quality carcasses in sheep but very little is known in tropical goats. An experiment was designed with Creole male goats using grass-based systems to assess carcass yield, scores, cuts and composition. After weaning (84 d, 9.2 kg LW) two modes of forage feeding were compared with two replicates of each. Feeding groups were: PF for animals reared at pasture (n = 62) and IF when reared indoors (n = 60). Given that forage finishing will result in low ADG it appeared necessary to study different fattening lengths. The kids were equally divided into 4 groups: group A (n = 32), 4mo after weaning; group B (n = 32), 4mo after A; group C (n = 30), 3mo after B and group D (n = 28), 2mo after C. The animals grazed (in two sub-flocks) on irrigated tropical pastures managed in a rotational system (28 d of re-growth) at a mean stocking rate of 1,200 kg/ha/yr LW. The IF groups were reared in collective pens on a slatted floor (2 replicates of 7 or 8 kids each). They were fed the same stand of tropical grass (25% DM, 12% CP) as that of pasture that was cut daily and provided ad libitum. The ADG (-10%), the weights of omental fat (-60%) and fat in shoulder (-18%), the ultimate pH of carcass (-12%), the meat colour score (-24%), the ""parameter accounting for redness (12%) and the DM and lipid contents (-4%) were significantly lower (p<0.05) in PF than in IF, while the liver was heavier (+23%, p<0.05). Feeding conditions seemed to be similar, thus, differences could be related to gastrointestinal parasitism in the PF system and hypotheses are discussed. Increasing the fattening duration, resulted in significant difference (p<0.01) in many traits: the weights at slaughter and of carcass increased by 40% and 60% from groups A to D and consequently the weights of body compartments and carcass cuts (1.5 to 2.0 fold more). When the results were presented as percentage of empty body weight and carcass weight, these preliminary results (carcass weight 9kg and yield 53%, muscle proportion 70%) and qualitative parameters (low fat score 2/5, fat proportion 5%), seem to be a good incentive for the sector to develop a niche market to meet consumer lean meat expectations. The indoors system could be implemented where there was low availability of grazing areas or problems of dog attacks.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.111-119
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• 2015

A growth trial was conducted to determine the optimal incorporation level of dietary magnesium hydrogen phosphate (MHP, $MgHPO_4$), which was manufactured from swine manure and phosphorus (P), required by juvenile far eastern catfish (Silurus asotus). Graded MHP of 0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5%, and 2.0%, and 2.0% monocalcium phosphate (MCP) each was added to the basal diet (control) in lieu of cellulose to become the range of available P (AP) from 0.4% to 0.8% of which diets were designated as control, MHP0.5, MHP1.0, MHP1.5, MHP2.0, and MCP, respectively. Control diet contained fish meal (20%), soybean meal (40%), wheat flour (27%), corn gluten meal (5%), fish oil (2%) and soy oil (2%) as main ingredients. Following a 24 h fasting, 540 fish with a mean body weight of 11.8 g were randomly allotted to 6 groups in triplicate, whereby 18 tanks ($0.4{\times}0.6{\times}0.36cm$, water volume of 66 L) were prepared. The feeding experiment lasted for 8 weeks. Fish group fed the control diet showed the lowest weight gain (WG) and feed efficiency (FE) among treatments. The WG was, however, not significantly different (p>0.05) from that of fish group fed MHP0.5. Fish group fed MHP2.0 showed the highest WG and FE of which values were not significantly different from those of fish groups fed diets MHP1.0 and MHP1.5 as well as MCP (p>0.05) except fish groups fed control and MHP0.5. Aspartate aminotransferase was significantly decreased with an increase in available P, while alanine aminotransferase did not show a significant difference among treatment. The highest inorganic P in plasma was observed in fish fed MHP2.0. From the present results, a second-order regression analysis revealed that the optimal dietary MHP level and the AP requirement were found to be 1.62% and 0.7%, respectively.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.3243-3254
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• 2013

It is well known that increased incidences of lung, skin, and bladder cancers are associated with occupational exposure to PAHs. Animal studies show that certain PAHs also can affect the hematopoietic and immune systems and can produce reproductive, neurologic, and developmental effects. As a consequence, several studies have been attempted to investigate the fate of PAHs in atmospheric environment during the past decades. However, there is still a lack of information in regard to the atmospheric concentration of PAHs during the "Bon Fire Night". In this study, twenty-three polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and twenty-eight aliphatics were identified and quantified in the $PM_{10}$ and vapour range in Birmingham ($27^{th}$ November 2001-$19^{th}$ January 2004). The measured concentrations of total particulate and vapour (P+V) PAHs were consistently higher at the BROS in both winter and summer. Arithmetic mean total (P+V) PAH concentrations were $51.04{\pm}47.62$ ng $m^{-3}$ and $22.30{\pm}19.18$ ng $m^{-3}$ at the Bristol Road Observatory Site (BROS) and Elms Road Observatory Site (EROS) respectively. In addition arithmetic mean total (P+V) B[a]P concentrations at the BROS were $0.47{\pm}0.39$ ng $m^{-3}$ which exceeded the EPAQS air quality standard of 0.25 ng $m^{-3}$. On the other hand, the arithmetic mean total (P+V) aliphatics were $81.80{\pm}69.58$ ng $m^{-3}$ and $48.00{\pm}35.38$ ng $m^{-3}$ at the BROS and EROS in that order. The lowest average of CPI and $C_{max}$ measured at the BROS supports the idea of traffic emissions being a principle source of SVOCs in an urban atmosphere. The annual trend of PAHs was investigated by using an independent t-test and oneway independent ANOVA analysis. Generally, there is no evidence of a significant decline of heavier MW PAHs from the two data sets, with only Ac, Fl, Ph, An, 2-MePh, 1+9-MePh, Fluo and B[b+j+k]F showing a statistically significant decline (p<0.05). A further attempt for statistical analysis had been conducted by dividing the data set into three groups (i.e. 2000, 2001-2002 and 2003-2004). For lighter MW compounds a significant level of decline was observed by using one-way independent ANOVA analysis. Since the annual mean of $O_3$ measured in Birmingham City Centre from 2001 to 2004 increased significantly (p<0.05), it may be possible to attribute the annul reduction of more volatile PAHs to the enhanced level of annual average $O_3$. By contrast, the heavier MW PAHs measured at the BROS did not show any significant annual reduction, implying the difficulties of 5- and 6-ring PAHs to be subject to photochemical decomposition. The deviation of SVOCs profile measured at the EROS was visually confirmed during the "Bonfire Night" festival closest to the $6^{th}$ November 2003. In this study, the atmospheric PAH concentrations were generally elevated on this day with concentrations of Fl, Ac, B[a]A, B[b+j+k]F, Ind and B[g,h,i]P being particularly high.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.806-811
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• 2002

A 90 d study was designed to investigate the effects of rumen undegradable protein (RUP) and a mixture of Cu, Zn and Mn proteinate (CZMP) on milk yield and composition and ovarian functions during rainy months. Twenty four Holstein${\times}$ indigenous cows in their 2nd and 3rd lactation were randomly allocated to total mixed rations (TMR) containing soy bean meal (SBM) as a source of rumen degradable protein (RDP), SBM plus CZMP, and formalin treated SBM (FSBM) as a source of RUP. Maximum and minimum temperature humidity index during the experimental period were 83.6-84.7 and 75.4-76.1. There were no differences (p>0.05) in intakes of dry matter, crude protein and net energy and in contents of butterfat, lactose and minerals. Cows on TMR containing FSBM not only lost less weight (-278, -467 and -433 g/d) with more intake of RUP (0.92, 0.58 and 0.59 kg/d) but also produced more milk (19.27, 18.23 and 18.13 kg/d) and 4% fat corrected milk (18.57, 17.57 and 17.51 kg/d) with more protein (3.06, 2.81 and 2.80%), solids-not-fat (8.69, 8.38 and 8.38%) and less milk urea N (9.3, 15.4 and 15.0 mg/dl) compared with those on TMR containing SBM and SBM+CZMP, respectively (p<0.01). However, cows on TMR containing SBM and SBM+CZMP did not differ in these respects (p>0.05). Whereas incidence of cystic ovaries at 20 and 90 d pospartum was less (p<0.01) in cows on TMR containing SBM+CZMP (37.3 and 12.5%) than those on TMR containing SBM (62.5 and 25%), it was nil for cows on TMR containing FSBM. Cows in all three group differed (p<0.01) from each other for the recurrence of first observed estrus with those on TMR containing FSBM having least days (22, 36 and 47 d) compared with their counterpart on TMR containing SBM+CZMP and SBM, repectively. The results suggest that RUP is one of the limiting factors affecting milk yield and its composition and ovarian functions during early lactation of dairy cows in the tropics.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.59-64
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• 1998

This study was designed to evaluate the influence of pronuclear age on the survival and post-thawing development after cryopreservation of mouse embryos. Freezing and thawing were performed in the different pronuclear stages of mouse embryos after IVF. Embryos were obtained from $F_1$ hybrid mice and classified into 4 groups according to the pronuclear stage (6hr, 9hr, 12hr and 15hr after insemination). Pronuclear ova were slowly cooled in a biological freezer using 1.5M 1,2-propanediol and 0.1M sucrose as cryoprotectant. Thawing was done at room temperature and 1,2-propanediol was removed by multi-step dilutions. Both frozen-thawed embryos and control fresh embryos were cultured in vitro in Ham's F-10 medium supplemented with 4mg/ml BSA. In control group, the development rate after 48hr was 99.3%, and the complete hatching rate after 144hr was 61.3%. In experimental groups, the survival rate after thawing was 95.4% in 6hr, 88.7% in 9hr, 75.2% in 12hr and 62.4% in 15hr after insemination, the development rate after 48hr was 61.1, 77.0, 67.0 and 79.6%, respectively, and the complete hatching rate after 144hr was 25.7, 43.7, 42.2 and 60.0%, respectively. The survival rate in 15hr was significantly lower (p<0.05) compared with other groups. In vitro development rates after 48hr were similar in all groups, but complement hatching rate was significantly lower (p<0.05) in 6hr group. In conclusion, cryopreservation of mouse pronuclear ova with 2 distinct pronuclei (9hr and 12hr groups) showed better results after thawing compared with early (6hr group) or late pronuclear ova just prior to cleavage (15hr group).