• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제60권4호
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• pp.16.1-16.11
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• 2018

Background: In their first days of life, dairy calves in artificial rearing systems often have difficulty using an artificial teat for feeding. Methods: We examined the age at which calves are able to stand up voluntarily and suckle as well as their suckling behavior when presented with a plain dry teat versus a dry teat modified with a presumably attractive odor or taste substance. Single-housed newborn dairy calves (n = 51) were presented for ten consecutive days with a two-minute two-choice test, in which suckling time was recorded for 1) a plain (control) teat versus a glucose-coated teat (taste test) and 2) a plain teat versus a teat with a "Freshly Cut Grass" odor (odor test). Results: On average, the calves were able to stand up voluntarily and suckle from the second or third day of age on. The "Freshly Cut Grass" odor had no significant effect on their suckling behavior. In contrast, the calves showed a significant preference for suckling the glucose-coated teat and displayed a significantly longer total suckling time in the taste test compared to the odor test. There were no significant differences between sexes regarding suckling behavior. Conclusion: The results of the present study show that glucose had a significant effect on the calves' teat preference and significantly increased total suckling time with a dry artificial teat. As such, glucose may increase suckling motivation in non-efficient drinkers or ill calves with low motivation to suckle.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 1963

1. Anatomical and histological study on the bovine teat have been described. 2. Two different types of suture methods were applied to the artificial leaking teats experimentally produced in laboratory and the accuracy between the two methods have been compared. 3. The instruments, anesthesia, restraint of animal and surgical technic used in the surgical correction of leaking teats in writers hand have been described. 4. Of the eleven cases of leaking teats operated in the field, seven cases healed perfectly and the rest of cases failed to heal due to the faulty postoperative care in owner's hands and or writer's surgical error.

• 한국축산시설환경학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.113-119
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• 2000

A Robotic milking cluster system with the manipulator for an automatic milking system was designed and built for farmer to work easily and comfortably during milking processing. The cluster system was composed of screws, cams and links for power transmission, DC motors, the Quick Basic one-chip microprocessor, the vision system for image processing, and tea-cups. Software, written in Visual C+ and Quick Basic, combined the function of image capture, image processing, milking cluster control, and control into one control. The unit was made to transfer from four fixed points to four teats with four teat-cups. Performance tests of the cluster unit, the fully integrated system, were conducted to attach and detach the teat-cup on the teat of a artificial cow. The transfer programming provided for a teat-cup milking loop during the system starts and comes back the original fixed point at the manipulator of it for milking. It transferred the teat-cup with a success rate of more than 70%. The average time it took ot perform the milking loop was about 20 seconds.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.497-504
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• 2008

A cross-sectional study was undertaken to report prevalence and to identify risk factors of subclinical mastitis of dairy cattle in Sylhet district of Bangladesh. Among 325 dairy farms of the district 12 farms(3.7%) were selected conveniently for this study. All the dairy cows of the 12 farms were selected for sample collection. Fresh milk samples from each of the selected dairy cows were collected aseptically in separate sterilized test tube as RF, RH, LF and LH quarter of the udder. Rapid modified White Side Test(WST) was used to detect subclinical mastitis(SCM). Results of WST and data derived from filled in questionnaire were entered in Microsoft Excel 2003 and transferred to $STATA^{(R)}$, version 8.0/Intercooled(Stata Corporation, Texas, USA, 2003). The overall prevalence of SCM and its distribution in different categories of variables in cow and their exact binomial 95% confidence intervals were calculated in $STATA^{(R)}$. Simple bivariable associations among independent variables were investigated by $x^2$ test in $STATA^{(R)}$. Multiple logistic regression analysis with backward elimination method was used to identify risk factors of SCM. To identify significant variation in quarter SCM, linear regression analysis was performed after arcsine transformation of the data. The overall prevalence of SCM found in this study is 54%. Dairy cows with teat lesions had significantly increased SCM(OR=12342, P value=0.000, 95% CI=762, 199798) than others without teat lesions. The Holstein Friesian X Jersey X Sahiwal breed has significantly decreased(OR=0.18, p=0.03, 95% CI 0.04, 0.85) SCM than other breeds. The prevalence of SCM found in this study is in agreement with others. The injury in the teat increases the probability of getting infected with microbes and thereby mastitis. If the prevalence of teat lesion can be decreased the probability of subclinical mastitis will also be decreased. The negatively associated Holstein Friesian X Jersey X Sahiwall breed may help in planning mastitis control program if this finding can be validated by a more powerful case-control or cohort study design.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.85-94
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• 1976

유산양(乳山羊)의 자연발생(自然發生) 괴저성유방염(壞疽性乳房炎) 6예(例)에 대하여 임상소견(臨床所見)을 관찰(觀察)하는 한편 분리균(分離菌)에 의한 인공감염시험(人工感染試驗), 각종항생물질(各種抗生物質)에 대한 감수성시험(感受性試驗)을 통(通)하여 치료법(治療法)을 확립(確立)할 목적(目的)으로 실시(實施)한 시험성적(試驗成績)을 다음과 같이 요약(要約)한다. 1. 유산양(乳山羊)에 자연발생(自然發生)한 6예(例)에 유방염(乳房炎)은 임상소견(臨床所見)에 있어 이미 보고(報告)된 우(牛), 면양(緬羊) 및 산양(山羊)의 저성유방염(疽性乳房炎)과 같았다. 2. 환산양(患山羊)에서 분리(分離)한 Micrococcus Pyogenes Var Aureus는 병원성(病原性)이 강(强)한 균주(菌株)로서 산양(山羊)의 유방내접종(乳房內接種)에 의하여 괴저성유방염(壞疽性乳房炎) 또는 경도(輕度)의 유방염(乳房炎)을 일으킬 수 있었다. 3. 산양(山羊)의 괴저성유방염(壞疽性乳房炎)은 유선간질내(乳腺間質內)의 대소정맥지(大小靜脈枝) 혈전(血栓)이 형성(形成)되었을 때 야기(惹起)될 수 있다. 4. 환산양(患山羊)에서 분리(分離)한 Micrococcus Pyogens Var Aureus는 Penicillin에 대(對)하여 6예중(例中) 2예(例)만이 내성(耐性)이 있고 나머지는 모두 Strepomycin, Chloromycetin, Oxytetracycline, Erythromycin, Achromycin, Aurcomycin, Neomycin 및 Kanamycin등과 같이 예민(銳敏)한 감수성(感受性)을 나타내었다. 5. 치료시험(治療試驗)에 있어 괴저부(壞疽部)가 편측성(片側性)이고 한국성(限局性)인 것은 외과적(外科的) 유방적출술(乳房摘出術), 심(甚)한 괴저(壞疽)와 한계(限界)가 광범(廣範)하여 유두(乳頭)까지 괴사(壞死)한것은 유두절제술(乳頭切除術)과 근육주사(筋肉注射)하고 괴저(壞疽)가 경미(輕微)한것은 유두관내주입법(乳頭管內注入法)과 유방조직내주사법(乳房組織內注射法)이 가(可)할것이다.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.755-762
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• 2007

노후된 PSC I 거더교에 대한 내하력 평가 방법과 외부 강선으로 보강된 교량의 성능 평가 및 보강 효과 검증 방법은 재하 차량을 이용한 현장 실험이 많이 사용된다. 하지만 재하 차량에 의한 실험은 탄성 범위 내의 사용하중 상태에서 이루어지므로 활하중에 의한 교량의 거동 특성 분석만 유효하며, 균열하중 이후에 나타나는 비선형 거동과 극한 상태에서의 내하력을 평가하는 것은 불가능하다. 이 실험 연구에서는 27년 동안 공용된 PSC I 거더교를 대상으로 여러 가지 재하 시험을 실시하여 사용하중 및 극한하중에 대한 교량의 거동 특성과 내하 능력을 분석하였다 또한 외부 강선 보강 방법의 보강 효과를 검증하기 위하여 기존 교량의 내부 PS 강선을 절단하여 인위적으로 손실을 유도하고 평가하였으며, 절단된 양 만큼을 외부 강선으로 보강하여 보강 전후의 거동 변화를 비교하였다. 이 실험 결과를 이용하면 PSC I 거더교에 외부 강선 보강 방법을 적용할 경우에 요구되는 기존 교량의 내하력, 요구 보강량, 보강 공사시 품질관리 기준 등을 보다 명확하게 결정할 수 있을 것이다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제65권1호
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• pp.244-257
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• 2023

The study aimed to investigate the effect of low-frequency oscillations on the cow udder, milk parameters, and animal welfare during the automated milking process. The study's objective was to investigate the impact of low-frequency oscillations on the udder and teats' blood circulation by creating a mathematical model of mammary glands, using milkers and vibrators to analyze the theoretical dynamics of oscillations. The mechanical vibration device developed and tested in the study was mounted on a DeLaval automatic milking machine, which excited the udder with low-frequency oscillations, allowing the analysis of input parameters (temperature, oscillation amplitude) and using feedback data, changing the device parameters such as vibration frequency and duration. The experimental study was performed using an artificial cow's udder model with and without milk and a DeLaval milking machine, exciting the model with low-frequency harmonic oscillations (frequency range 15-60 Hz, vibration amplitude 2-5 mm). The investigation in vitro applying low-frequency of the vibration system's first-order frequencies in lateral (X) direction showed the low-frequency values of 23.5-26.5 Hz (effective frequency of the simulation analysis was 25.0 Hz). The tested values of the first-order frequency of the vibration system in the vertical (Y) direction were 37.5-41.5 Hz (effective frequency of the simulation analysis was 41.0 Hz), with higher amplitude and lower vibration damping. During in vivo experiments, while milking, the vibrator was inducing mechanical milking-similar vibrations in the udder. The vibrations were spreading to the entire udder and caused physiotherapeutic effects such as activated physiological processes and increased udder base temperature by 0.57℃ (p < 0.001), thus increasing blood flow in the udder. Used low-frequency vibrations did not significantly affect milk yield, milk composition, milk quality indicators, and animal welfare. The investigation results showed that applying low-frequency vibration on a cow udder during automatic milking is a non-invasive, efficient method to stimulate blood circulation in the udder and improve teat and udder health without changing milk quality and production. Further studies will be carried out in the following research phase on clinical and subclinical mastitis cows.