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Agronomic Characteristics and Yield of Silage Corn Hybrids 'Cap 444NG' (사일리지용 옥수수 'Cap 444NG'의 생육특성 및 수량성)

  • Ji, Hee-Chung;Kim, Meing-Jooung;Lee, Sang-Hyun;Choi, Gi-Jun;Kim, Ki-Yong;Park, Hyung-Su;Kim, Won-Ho
    • Journal of The Korean Society of Grassland and Forage Science
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    • v.32 no.1
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    • pp.9-14
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    • 2012
  • This experiment was carried out to know adaptability, forage production and quality of corn hybrid for silage at three regions during 2007 to 2008. Among agronomic characteristics, 'CAP444NG' hybrid was somewhat strong for good stay green and higher stem height as 294cm. The fresh and dry matter yield of 'CAP444NG' hybrid were the highest 61,111 kg/ha and 20,635 kg/ha, respectively. The crude protein of 'CAP444NG' hybrid was somewhat higher than other hybrids as 7.9%. The result of this study indicated that 'CAP444NG' hybrid could be recommended as having good characters according to forage production and stay green and for silage in Korea.

Evaluation of rooster semen quality using CBB dye based staining method

  • Kim, Sung Woo;Lee, Jae-Yeong;Kim, Chan-Lan;Ko, Yeong Gyu;Kim, Bongki
    • Journal of Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology
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    • v.37 no.1
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    • pp.55-61
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    • 2022
  • The acrosome cap allows sperm to penetrate the egg membrane and produce male pronuclei within female chicken eggs, facilitating successful fertilization. Given this, it is important to establish practical methods for evaluating the integrity of the acrosome cap and thus the quality of the rooster's sperm. There are several established methods for evaluating the acrosomes of mammalian sperm, but none of these methods are suitable for evaluating the acrosome status of rooster spermatozoa. Therefore, a simplified method for evaluating the rooster acrosome is needed. Here we evaluated the usefulness of CBB (coomassie brilliant blue) staining of the acrosome at concentrations of 0.04%, 0.08%, and 0.3% CBB solutions. Our data revealed a clear staining pattern for intact acrosome caps at 0.04% and 0.08% CBB but not at 0.3% CBB. This protocol revealed differences in acrosome integrity between fresh and frozen rooster sperm smears suggesting that CBB staining may facilitate easier semen evaluation in roosters. This protocol allows for the accurate differential staining of acrosome cap in rooster spermatozoa.

Effects of calcium propionate on the fermentation quality and aerobic stability of alfalfa silage

  • Dong, Zhihao;Yuan, Xianjun;Wen, Aiyou;Desta, Seare T.;Shao, Tao
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.30 no.9
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    • pp.1278-1284
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    • 2017
  • Objective: To assess the potency of calcium propionate (CAP) used as silage additive, an experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of CAP on the nitrogen transformation, fermentation quality and aerobic stability of alfalfa silages. Methods: Alfalfa was ensiled with four levels of CAP (5, 10, 15, and 20 g/kg of fresh weight [FW]) in laboratory silos for 30 days. After opening, the silages were analyzed for the chemical and microbiological characteristics, and subjected to an aerobic stability test. Results: The increasing proportion of CAP did not affect pH, lactic acid (LA) concentrations and yeast counts, while linearly decreased counts of enterobacteria (p = 0.029), molds (p<0.001) and clostridia (p<0.001), and concentrations of acetic acid (p<0.001), propionic acid (p<0.001), butyric acid (p<0.001), and ethanol (p = 0.007), and quadratically (p = 0.001) increased lactic acid bacteria counts. With increasing the proportion of CAP, the dry matter (DM) loss (p<0.001), free amino acid N (p<0.001), ammonia N (p = 0.004), and non-protein N (p<0.001) contents were linearly reduced, whereas DM (p = 0.048), water soluble carbohydrate (p<0.001) and peptide N (p<0.001) contents were linearly increased. The highest Flieg's point was found in CAP10 (75.9), represented the best fermentation quality. All silages treated with CAP improved aerobic stability as indicated by increased stable hours compared with control. Conclusion: The addition of CAP can suppress the undesirable microorganisms during ensiling and exposure to air, thereby improving the fermentation quality and aerobic stability as well as retarding the proteolysis of alfalfa silage. It is suggested that CAP used as an additive is recommended at a level of 10 g/kg FW.

Addition of Capsicum oleoresin, Carvacrol, Cinnamaldehyde and their mixtures to the broiler diet II: Effects on meat quality

  • Ipcak, Hasan Huseyin;Alcicek, Ahmet
    • Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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    • v.60 no.4
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    • pp.9.1-9.11
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    • 2018
  • Background: In recent years, with the prohibition of antibiotics used as growth stimulants in the nutrition of farm animals, researchers have searched for alternative natural and reliable products in order to be able to sustain the developments experienced during the use of antibiotics and to overcome the possible inconveniences. In this context, studies on evaluation of essential oils in poultry nutrition have been reported to improve the utilization of feed, stimulate the release of digestive enzymes, increase absorption in the stomach and intestines, antimicrobial and anti-parasitic effects and thus, can be an alternative to antibiotics and improve meat quality as well. Indeed, this study has been carried out to explore the effects of the addition of 150 mg/kg capsicum oleoresin (CAP), carvacrol (CAR), cinnamaldehyde (CIN) or their mixture (CAP+CAR+CIN) into the broilers' ration over sensory, physical and chemical properties in breast meat and leg meat. Methods: Experiments were conducted over 400 male and female broiler chicks (Ross-308) in 5 groups (1 control group and 4 treatment groups), each composed of 80 chicks. The control group was fed without feed additives while the second, third, fourth and the fifth groups were fed with 150 mg CAP/kg feed, 150 mg CAR/kg feed, 150 mg CIN/kg feed, and 150 mg CAP+CAR+CIN/kg feed, respectively. Results: Addition of CAP, CAR, CIN or CAP+CAR+CIN had effects on the sensory (of taste, tenderness, juiciness and overall acceptability); physical properties (of $L^*$ value and toughness), the chemical properties (of DM, CF, CP, linoleic, EPA, behenic, MUFA, PUFA and ${\Sigma}n-6$ of the leg meat), the physical characteristics (of toughness and firmness), and the chemical properties (of CF, CP, linoleic, ecosenic, EPA, lignoseric, MUFA and ${\Sigma}n-3$) of the breast meat in comparison to control group. Furthermore, while the treatments had positive impacts on thawing loss, cooking loss and water holding capacity in both breast and leg meat; no effect was observed on pH value and lipid oxidation on day 1, day 4 and day 8. Conclusion: The results strongly suggested that the addition of CAP, CAR, CIN or CAP+CAR+CIN to the rations of the broiler chicks changed the sensory, physical and chemical properties of breast and leg meat. It was also observed that these compounds were more effective when they were added to the ratio as a mixture rather than adding them individually.

Evaluation of Clostridium autoethanogenum protein as a new protein source for broiler chickens in replacement of soybean meal

  • Xing Chen;Aijuan Zheng;Ahmed Pirzado Shoaib;Zhimin Chen;Kai Qiu;Zedong Wang;Wenhuan Chang;Huiyi Cai;Guohua Liu
    • Animal Bioscience
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    • v.37 no.7
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    • pp.1236-1245
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    • 2024
  • Objective: The object of this study was to investigate the effect of replacing soybean meal with Clostridium autoethanogenum protein (CAP) in broiler diets on growth performance, blood indicators, antioxidant capacity, and immune function. Methods: A total of 180 Arbor Acres broilers were randomly divided into three treatments, each treatment with six replicates and 10 broilers per replicate for a 42-day feeding trial. The control group (CON) was fed corn-soybean meal based diet. The CAP-1 and CAP-2 groups were considered to use CAP to replace 25% or 50% of soybean meal in the diet, respectively. The average daily gain and average daily feed intake of broilers at 1 to 21 d, 22 to 42 d, and 1 to 42 d were measured, and the feed conversion ratio was calculated. At the 42nd day of age, two broilers with similar weights and fasted for 12 h were selected in each replicate for blood collection from the brachial wing vein. The blood routine indicators, serum biochemical indicators, serum antioxidant capacity, and immunoglobulin content of broiler chickens were measured. Results: Replacement of soybean meal with 25% (CAP-1) and 50% (CAP-2) CAP significantly increased the average daily gain of 22 to 42 d and 1 to 42 d and decreased the average daily feed intake and feed conversion rate (p<0.05). The CAP-1 group, and CAP-2 group significantly increased hemoglobulin in the blood of broilers, while the CAP-2 group increased hematocrit content (p<0.05). Compared with the control group, the contents of superoxide dismutase and immunoglobulin A in serum of the CAP-2 group were significantly increased, while the contents of malondialdehyde in CAP group were significantly decreased (p<0.05). Conclusion: Replacing soybean meal with CAP led to significant improvements in the growth performance, antioxidant capacity, and immunoglobulin content of broilers.

A study on the Scythian costume (스키타이계(係) 복식(服飾)에 대(對)한 연구(硏究))

  • Kim, Moon-Ja
    • Journal of Fashion Business
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.204-220
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    • 2007
  • The background of Korean Ethnical Costume was originated from those northern mounted nomadic groups, which was Scythe style Costume Culture. Through the antique records and paintings of tombs bequests hereby describe the forms of Scythian Cotume (1) Headgear : There was Conical Cap(or Pointed Cap), Feathered Cap, and Crown. (2) Clothes : Both Men and Women wore Jacket as upper garment with leftsided collars, narrow sleeves to the length of the hip line. As lower garment, they wore the tight Trousers and Kungo(:窮袴)that was attached with gusset. (3) Belts and Boots : On the upper garment bound the leather Belts that was hanged a hook that was shaped of animal form at the end. Scythian Buckles was divided into six groups, animal-shaped, animal's head shaped, animal fight-shaped, rectangle-shaped, rectangle openwork-shaped, genre scene shaped Buckle. To the Boots, they wore leather boots. (4) Ornaments : Ornaments divided into Dress Trimming(:Gold plaques), Earrings, Necklaces(;Torques), Bracelets, Rings. Scythian Gold Plaques were divided into several types according to the shape, animal style(curved beast shape, profile shape, head reversed over its back shape), round shape, quadrilateral form, star shape, flower shape, crescent shape, bundle shape, human appearance. Earrings consisted of a plain ring and pendant ring was a middle ornament hung from it to a pendants which hung was made of heart shaped leaves of the tree, beads-linked. Scythian Torques were divided into several types according to the shape, Torque with Terminal style, Spiral style, Layers style, Crescent-shaped pectoral style, Crown style. Scythian Bracelet were divided into 4 styles according to the shape, Bracelets with ends shaped like beasts style, Spiral style, Layers style, Crown with openwork style. Rings were rhomb-shaped and animal shaped styleRings (5) Animal motifs used in Scythian ornaments appears that in some cases the work was intended to be purely ornamental, while many times the motifs had symbolic meaning (such as the successful dominance of the aggressor over the victim portrayed in the attack scenes). Magical use of symbols may have been inten-ded to guarantee the power of the aggressor.

Microbiological Assay for the Detection of Chloramphenicol in Meat and Milk (식육 및 우유 중 클로람페니콜의 미생물학적 검출법에 관한 연구)

  • 손성완;조병훈;진남섭;박종명;박근식
    • Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.215-223
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    • 1993
  • Chloramphenicol (CAP) is a very effective broad-spectrum antibiotic which had been widely used in animal production. However, the drug is not approved in many countries for use in food-producing animals because of its potential toxicity and the possibility of residues in food products. In this study, a modified microbiological assay was developed for the sensitive detection of CAP residues in meat and milk. The method was characterized by the extraction of CAP with ethyl acetate, addition of $0.15\;\mu\textrm{g}$ oxytetracycline/ml in the phosphate buffer diluent (pH 6.0), a luteus ATCC 9341. The lowest levels of CAP detected in muscle tissues and milk were $0.025\;\mu\textrm{g}/ml\;and\;0.05\;\mu\textrm{g}/g$, respectively. Recovery rates free CAP from milk were 68.5%, from bovine muscle 65.1%, from swine muscle 63.8%, and from chicken muscle 59.4%, respectively, and the coefficients of variation were 1.8~15.1%. The results showed that the detection limits of CAP residues in animal products could significantly be improved by the modified microbiological assay than the conventional ones.

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Cloning and Characterization of Bovine Titin-cap (TCAP) Gene

  • Yu, S.L.;Chung, H.J.;Jung, K.C.;Sang, B.C.;Yoon, D.H.;Lee, S.H.;Kata, S.R.;Womack, J.E.;Lee, J.H.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.17 no.10
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    • pp.1344-1349
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    • 2004
  • Titin-cap (TCAP), one of the abundant transcripts in skeletal muscles, was nvestigated in this study in cattle because of its role in regulating the proliferation and differentiation of myoblasts by interacting with the myostatin gene. From the 5, and 3, RACE experiments, full-length TCAP coding sequence was identified, comprising 166 amino acids. The amino acid comparison showed high sequence similarities with previously identified human (95.8%) and mouse (95.2%) TCAP genes. The TCAP expression, addressed by northern blot, is limited in muscle tissues as indicated by Valle et al. (1997). The radiation hybrid analysis localized the gene on BTA19, where the comparative human and porcine counterparts are on HSA17 and SSC12. A few muscle-related genetic disorders were mapped on HSA17 and some growth-related QTLs were identified on SSC12. The bovine TCAP gene found in this study opens up new possibilities for the investigation of muscle-related genetic diseases as well as meat yield traits in cattle.

Electron Microscopic Studies on the Spermiogenesis of the Korean Goat (한국산양의 정자완성에 관한 전자현미경적 연구)

  • 배대식;김종욱
    • Korean Journal of Animal Reproduction
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.46-55
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    • 1985
  • In order to investigate the spermiogenesis of the Korean goat, the tissue obtained from the testis and the epididymis of eight matured bucks were conventionary prepared as thin sections and these sections were observed under a transmission electron microscope. Based on the development of the varous permanent organelles and certain transient structures, the spermiogenesis of the Korean goat could be divided into four main phases: Golgi, cap, acrosome and maturation; and these phases had been further subdivided into a total of nine stages. There was abundance of the contents of acrosomal vesicle contained ring-shaped material surrounding the acrosome in the early cap stage. The mitochondria made the mitochondrial sheath started from the annulus towarding the neck and formed helical arrangement in the mid maturation stage, The postacrosomal denselamina was a, pp.ared to be wave-shape in the late maturation stage. The spermiogenesis of the Korean goat was found to be basically similar to that of the Korean cattle.

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A Study on the Dress in Nogultai(老乞大) (老乞大의 복식연구)

  • 김진구
    • The Research Journal of the Costume Culture
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.1-14
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    • 1996
  • The purpose of the study is to analyze the dresses appeared in Nogultai. In the analysis of this study names and kinds of fabrics, colors, motifs, places of production and names of dresses were examined. In the study various kinds of fabric colors and motifs of fabrics were appeared in Nogulta. Also a variety of silks such s brocade, damask, plain silks, ra, silk gauze, hemp cloth, cotton cloth, wool and fur were found. Colors of fabrics were of blue, green, indigo blue, red, light blue, brown, yellow, black and white were described. Mostly cleouds, flowers and mixtures of floral designs were used in silk brocades, Walrus was motif the only animal revealed in silk brocade. Nanching, Hanchaw, Suchaw were famous production centers of silk damasks, silk gauge and silk ra. Also Shantung and Suchaw produced good quality plain silk. Various kinds of coats, waded coat, wadded short coat, inner jackets, vest trousers, winter cap were included. Also accessories such as belt, cap, boots, socks, money belt, pouch were described. In addition, cosmetics, cosmetic kits and names of semi precious stones were mentioned. Seasonal garments differed according to kinds of fabrics and materials used. Wadded coat, wadded short coat, vest, winter cap and wool socks appeared as winter wear.

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