• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제22권8호
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• pp.1151-1159
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• 2009

This study was conducted to determine the effects of dietary level of whole flaxseed (WFS; 0, 10 and 15%) on performance, carcass characteristics and fatty acid composition of serum and subcutaneous, perirenal, and intramuscular adipose tissues of Korean Hanwoo cattle. The daily gains were not different among treatments. Dietary inclusion of WFS decreased (p<0.05) feed intake but improved (p<0.05) feed conversion ratio (feed/gain). Backfat thickness and marbling score were increased (p<0.05) by dietary WFS. Carcass weight, dressing percentage, loin-eye area, and carcass yield and quality were not different among treatments. The proportion of C18:3 in serum and, to a lesser extent, in adipose tissues were increased (p<0.01) by dietary WFS, indicating that lipids from WFS escaped ruminal biohydrogenation. Animals fed WFS had lower proportions of saturated fatty acid (SFA; C14:0 and 16:0) and higher proportions of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA; C18:2. 18:3, 20:2, 20:4, 20:5 and 22:6) in perirenal and intramuscular fat than animals fed diets without WFS, resulting in an increased PUFA/SFA ratio. Furthermore, feeding WFS increased (p<0.01) proportions of $\omega$-3 and $\omega$-6 fatty acids in intramuscular fat but decreased (p<0.05) the $\omega$-6/$\omega$-3 ratio. Relative treatment effects were similar between 10 and 15% WFS. Feeding WFS can effectively alter composition of adipose tissues with enhanced feed conversion ratio.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.926-930
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• 2017

High-quality meat is of great economic importance to the pig industry. The 1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate-O-acyltransferase 5 (AGPAT5) enzyme converts lysophosphatidic acid to phosphatidic acid in the mitochondrial membrane. In this study, we found that the porcine AGPAT5 gene was highly expressed in muscle tissue, influencing meat characteristics, and we also identified a non-synonymous single-nucleotide polymorphism (nsSNP) (rs196952262, c.673 A>G) in the gene, associated with a change of isoleucine 225 to valine. The presence of this nsSNP was significantly associated with meat color (lightness), lower cooking loss, and lower carcass temperatures 1, 4, and 12 h after slaughter (items T1, T4, and T12 on the recognized quality scale, respectively), and tended to increase backfat thickness and the water-holding capacity. These results suggest that nsSNP (c.673A>G) of the AGPAT5 gene is a potential genetic marker of high meat quality in pigs.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제36권7호
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• pp.1083-1090
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• 2023

Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the short-term effects of dietary selenium supplementation on lactating sows on the physiological response, litter performance, milk composition, and tissue selenium retention in piglets when selenium was provided by different sources and at different levels in a lactation diet. Methods: A total of 48 multiparous sows (Yorkshire×Landrace) with average body weight, backfat thickness, and parity were assigned to one of the four treatments with 12 sows per treatment using a 2×2 factorial arrangement in a completely randomized design. Inorganic or organic Se sources were added to the diet at 0.30 ppm and 0.50 ppm Se. Treatments were as follows: i) IS30, basal diet + inorganic Se 0.30 ppm; ii) IS50, basal diet + inorganic Se 0.50 ppm; iii) OS30, basal diet + organic Se 0.30 ppm; and iv) OS50: basal diet + organic Se 0.50 ppm. Results: At Day 21 of lactation, a high tendency of litter weight (p = 0.08) and litter weight gain (p = 0.09) were observed when sows were fed an organic Se source. The milk Se concentration in the organic Se treatment was higher than that in the inorganic Se treatment at Day 21 of lactation (p<0.05). The serum Se concentrations of sows and piglets at Day 21 of lactation were significantly higher when lactating sows were fed organic Se instead of inorganic Se (p<0.01). During the suckling period, the kidney and muscle Se concentrations of piglets at Day 21 of lactation were significantly higher when the sow dietary Se source was organic (p<0.05). Liver Se concentrations were affected by Se source and level (p<0.05). This also resulted in an interaction response at 21 days of lactation (p<0.05). Conclusion: The supplementation of dietary organic Se in a lactating diet could improve sow feed consumption, piglet performance, milk Se level, and the Se status of sows and piglets.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제47권6호
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• pp.975-984
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• 2005

본 연구는 유기태 셀레늄 급여가 한우의 생산성에 미치는 영향을 연구하기 위하여 유기태 셀레늄 혼합제의 첨가량을 달리하여 비육말기 거세한우에 급여하였을 때 나타나는 성장, 육질, 체내 셀레늄 분포 및 경제성을 분석 평가하고자 실시하였다. 총 45두의 비육후기 거세한우를 유기태 셀레늄 혼합제 급여 수준에 따라 15 두씩 3개의 시험구에 임의배치 하고 사료 건물 중 셀레늄 함량을 0.5ppm 수준이 되도록 유기셀레늄 혼합제를 급여한 시험구(0.5ppm OSM구), 1.0ppm 수준으로 처리한 시험구(1.0ppm OSM구) 및 대조구(혼합제 무첨가 관행사육구)로 나누어 4개월간 사양시험을 수행한 결과는 다음과 같다. 3개의 시험구간 총 증체량, 일일 증체량 및 사료 섭취량의 통계적 유의성은 없었다(p>0.05). 도체중량, 배최장근면적, 등지방두께, 육량지수, 육색지수, 지방색, 연도, 성숙도 등에서도 시험구간 유의적 차이가 인정되지 않았다(p>0.05). 그러나 상대적으로 유기태 셀레늄과 함께 미생물 제제가 많이 공급된 1.0ppm OSM 구에서 사료효율(사료요구량과 증체당 TDN), 도체등급 및 육질등급이 다른 시험구보다 좋은 성적을 나타냈다. 각 조직의 셀레늄은 유기태 셀레늄 급여에 의해 함량이 증가되었는데 0.5ppm OSM 구에서는 간과 우둔 그리고 1.0ppm OSM 구에서는 신장, 간, 등심 및 우둔의 셀레늄함량이 대조구보다 높았다(p<0.05). 조직 내 셀레늄 함량은 전반적으로 1.0ppm OSM 구에서 가장 높게 나타났으며, 각 조직간 셀레늄 함량은 신장, 간, 등심 그리고 우둔 순으로 높았다. 사양시험 종료시 도체 경락가를 기초로 경제성을 평가하였을 때 1.0ppm OSM 구가 대조구에 비하여 수익성이 5.5% 정도 높았다. 결론적으로, 유기셀레늄 혼합제의 급여와 급여수준은 사료섭취량, 증체량 그리고 도체특성에 큰 영향을 주지 않았지만 각 조직의 셀레늄 함량을 증가시켰다. 또한 유기셀레늄 혼합제를 1.0ppm 수준으로 사용하였을 때 육우 판매수입이 증가하였다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.217-223
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• 2006

Fifty castrated crossbred ($Landrace{\times}Yorkshire$) pigs, weighing an average of $60.6{\pm}3.1kg$ were allotted to one of five treatments in a randomized block design to examine the effects of dietary inclusion of 0.1% L-carnitine (50 ppm carnitine), 0.1% selenium-enriched yeast (0.3 ppm selenium), 0.1% Jujube fruit or 0.1% Hwangto (Red clay) on pig performance and carcass quality. All diets were based on corn, wheat, soybean meal and wheat bran and were formulated to supply 13.8 MJ DE/kg. Dietary supplementation did not influence daily gain (p = 0.57), feed intake (p = 0.52), or feed conversion (p = 0.32). Digestibility of dry matter (p = 0.60), organic matter (p = 0.74), crude protein (p = 0.76), crude fibre (p = 0.70) and energy (p = 0.75) were also unaffected by inclusion of any of the additives. Tissue samples taken from the longissimus muscle showed that the levels of carnitine (p = 0.0001) and selenium (p = 0.0001) were significantly higher with dietary inclusion of carnitine or selenium-enriched yeast. Dietary treatment did not affect dressing percentage (p = 0.33), carcass lean yield (p = 0.99) or first, $10^{th}$ and last rib midline backfat depth (p = 0.45, 0.82 and 0.47, respectively). Dietary treatment also did not affect the percentages of tenderloin (p = 0.37), bacon (p = 0.36), fat and bone (p = 0.56), picnic shoulder (p = 0.25), skirt (p = 0.80), fresh ham (p = 0.31) or ribs (p = 0.79). However, pigs fed the diet containing Jujube fruit had a higher percentage of Boston butt than pigs fed the carnitine or selenium supplemented diets (p = 0.01). Pigs fed added Hwangto had a higher (p = 0.04) percentage of loin compared with pigs fed supplementary selenium or Jujube fruit. Loin muscle from pigs fed carnitine had a significantly lower Hunter colour value for L (whiteness, p = 0.004) and a higher value for $a^*$ (redness; p = 0.069). The overall results indicate that supplementation with L-carnitine and selenium-enriched yeast can produce pork containing higher levels of carnitine and selenium, which could provide health benefits for consumers of pork without detrimental effects on pig performance.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제28권12호
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• pp.1696-1702
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• 2015

The objective of this study was to compare the effects of body weight growth adjustment methods on genetic parameters of body growth and tissue among three pig breeds. Data collected on 101,820 Landrace, 281,411 Yorkshire, and 78,068 Duroc pigs, born in Korean swine breeder farms since 2000, were analyzed. Records included body weights on test day and amplitude (A)-mode ultrasound carcass measures of backfat thickness (BF), eye muscle area (EMA), and retail cut percentage (RCP). Days to 90 kg body weight (DAYS90), through an adjustment of the age based on the body weight at the test day, were obtained. Ultrasound measures were also pre-adjusted (ABF, EMA, AEMA, ARCP) based on their test day measures. The (co)variance components were obtained with 3 multi-trait animal models using the REMLF90 software package. Model I included DAYS90 and ultrasound traits, whereas model II and III accounted DAYS90 and pre-adjusted ultrasound traits. Fixed factors were sex (sex) and contemporary groups (herd-year-month of birth) for all traits among the models. Additionally, model I and II considered a linear covariate of final weight on the ultrasound measure traits. Heritability ($h^2$) estimates for DAYS90, BF, EMA, and RCP ranged from 0.36 to 0.42, 0.34 to 0.43, 0.20 to 0.22, and 0.39 to 0.45, respectively, among the models. The $h^2$ estimates of DAYS90 from model II and III were also somewhat similar. The $h^2$ for ABF, AEMA, and ARCP were 0.35 to 0.44, 0.20 to 0.25, and 0.41 to 0.46, respectively. Our heritability estimates varied mostly among the breeds. The genetic correlations ($r_G$) were moderately negative between DAYS90 and BF (-0.29 to -0.38), and between DAYS90 and EMA (-0.16 to -0.26). BF had strong $r_G$ with RCP (-0.87 to -0.93). Moderately positive $r_G$ existed between DAYS90 and RCP (0.20 to 0.28) and between EMA and RCP (0.35 to 0.44) among the breeds. For DAYS90, model II and III, its correlations with ABF, AEMA, and ARCP were mostly low or negligible except the $r_G$ between DAYS90 and AEMA from model III (0.27 to 0.30). The $r_G$ between AEMA and ABF and between AEMA and ARCP were moderate but with negative and positive signs, respectively; also reflected influence of pre-adjustments. However, the $r_G$ between BF and RCP remained non-influential to trait pre-adjustments or covariable fits. Therefore, we conclude that ultrasound measures taken at a body weight of about 90 kg as the test final should be adjusted for body weight growth. Our adjustment formulas, particularly those for BF and EMA, should be revised further to accommodate the added variation due to different performance testing endpoints with regard to differential growth in body composition.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.828-834
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• 2012

본 연구는 증가하는 수준의 셀레늄함유 청보리 사료를 비육돈에 급여 시 비육돈의 생산성, 혈액성상, 도체형질 및 조직 내 셀레늄함량에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 시험은 거세비육돈 40두를 공시하였고, 처리구는 셀레늄 수준에 따라 4처리구(0.1 ppm(대조구), 0.2 ppm, 0.4 ppm, 0.6 ppm)로 나누어 처리구당 5 pen씩, pen당 2두씩 배치하여, 6주간 사양시험을 실시하였다. 각 시험사료는 셀레늄 함유 및 셀레늄무시비 관행 청보리를 조합하여 배합비의 5%를 배합하였고, 조단백질 및 가소화에너지 함량은 처리구 간 유사하도록 배합하였다. 실험사료 내에 셀레늄함유 청보리의 수준증가는 사료섭취량과 증체에 영향을 미치지 않았고, 혈중 총지질 농도는 셀레늄 수준이 증가할수록 유의하게 낮아졌으며(p<0.05), 혈중 총콜레스테롤은 대조구가 0.4와 0.6 ppm 셀레늄 시험구보다 유의하게 높았다(p<0.05). 혈중 중성지방농도는 사료내 셀레늄수준이 증가함에 따라 유의하게 낮아졌고(p<0.05). 혈중 면역글로블린 G와 셀레늄 농도는 사료 내 셀레늄수준이 증가함에 따라 유의적으로 증가하였다(p<0.05). 도체율, 등지방 두께, 육량 및 육질등급은 셀레늄급여로 인한 효과가 나타나지 않았다. 신장, 간장 및 등심 내 셀레늄함량은 사료 내 셀레늄함유 청보리 급여수준이 증가함에 따라 유의하게 직선적으로 증가하였다. 이상의 결과에서 셀레늄함유 청보리급여는 비육돈의 지질대사관련 혈액성상을 개선시켰고, 셀레늄강화 돈육의 생산이 가능하였다. 본 연구에서 조직 내 셀레늄수준을 강화시키기 위한 사료내 적정셀레늄수준은 0.4 ppm인 것으로 나타났고, 생산된 돈육 등심 100 g이 소비자에게 제공되었을 때, 세계보건기구(WHO, 1996)에서 제안한 성인기준 1일 최소셀레늄권장량(40 ${\mu}g$)이 충족되는 것으로 나타났다.