• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.547-554
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• 2008

Bacteriospermia is a frequent finding in fresh boar semen and can result in detrimental effects on semen quality and longevity. The objectives of this study was to evaluate types of bacterial contaminants in porcine fresh semen and the reducing effect of antibiotic and density gradient with percoll on the bacterial contaminants. Fresh semen was collected by gloved-hand method into a pre-warmed($37^{\circ}C$) thermostable bottle, and was inoculated onto blood agar and MacConkey agar, respectively. After incubated for 48 hour, 7.5% $CO_2$ at $37^{\circ}C$, bacterial colonies were selected and identified by Gram staining, oxidase test, catalase test and finally identified using API kits and Vitek system. Aerobic culture yielded a variety of bacteria from different genera. The most prevalent contaminant of fresh semen were Leclecia adecarboxylata, Acineobacter banmanni, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus cohni spp urealyticus, Proteus mirabilis. Most of identified bacteria were Gram(-) and non-pathogenic bacteria. It seems that bacterial contaminants in fresh semen were seem originated from multiple sources at the stud/farm, and were from animal and non-animal origins. Gentamicin treatment did not eliminate the bacterial contaminants completely but 3 step-density gradient with percoll completely removed the bacterial contaminants in fresh semen. Therefore, future study is necessary to prove that density gradient method with percoll can eliminate bacteria in fresh semen without significantly affecting sperm viability or function.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제29권7호
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• pp.925-937
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• 2016

In the last few decades, transgenic animal technology has witnessed an increasingly wide application in animal breeding. Reproductive traits are economically important to the pig industry. It has been shown that the bone morphogenetic protein receptor type IB (BMPR1B) A746G polymorphism is responsible for the fertility in sheep. However, this causal mutation exits exclusively in sheep and goat. In this study, we attempted to create transgenic pigs by introducing this mutation with the aim to improve reproductive traits in pigs. We successfully constructed a vector containing porcine BMPR1B coding sequence (CDS) with the mutant G allele of A746G mutation. In total, we obtained 24 cloned male piglets using handmade cloning (HMC) technique, and 12 individuals survived till maturation. A set of polymerase chain reactions indicated that 11 of 12 matured boars were transgene-positive individuals, and that the transgenic vector was most likely disrupted during cloning. Of 11 positive pigs, one (No. 11) lost a part of the terminator region but had the intact promoter and the CDS regions. cDNA sequencing showed that the introduced allele (746G) was expressed in multiple tissues of transgene-positive offspring of No.11. Western blot analysis revealed that BMPR1B protein expression in multiple tissues of transgene-positive $F_1$ piglets was 0.5 to 2-fold higher than that in the transgene-negative siblings. The No. 11 boar showed normal litter size performance as normal pigs from the same breed. Transgene-positive $F_1$ boars produced by No. 11 had higher semen volume, sperm concentration and total sperm per ejaculate than the negative siblings, although the differences did not reached statistical significance. Transgene-positive $F_1$ sows had similar litter size performance to the negative siblings, and more data are needed to adequately assess the litter size performance. In conclusion, we obtained 24 cloned transgenic pigs with the modified porcine BMPR1B CDS using HMC. cDNA sequencing and western blot indicated that the exogenous BMPR1B CDS was successfully expressed in host pigs. The transgenic pigs showed normal litter size performance. However, no significant differences in litter size were found between transgene-positive and negative sows. Our study provides new insight into producing cloned transgenic livestock related to reproductive traits.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.255-262
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• 2000

본 연구는 돼지난자의 체외수정시 Asc와 Fe$^{2+}$의 첨가하에서 정자 전배양의 영향을 검토하기 위하여 수행되었다. 체외에서 성숙시킨 돼지난포난자를 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 및 5시간 전배양된 돼지동결-융해정액을 이용하여 수정한 결과, 정자침입율(37~51%)은 0.1mM Asc의 첨가하에서 정자의 전배양 기간사이에서 유의적인 차이는 인정되지 않았다. 또한 정자의 전배양 기간동안 1.0mM Fe$^{2+}$의 첨가시에도 정자침입율에는 커다란 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 그러나 정자 전배양시 Asc와 Fe$^{2+}$ 를 동시에 첨가했을 때 정자의 전배양기간이 길어짐에 따라 정자침입율이 증가하는 경향을 나타냈으며, 5시간 전배양시 이들 물질의 첨가시 무첨가에 비해 유의적으로 높은 정자침입율을 나타냈다 (P<0.05). 한편 Asc와 Fe$^{2+}$ 가 첨가되지 않은 배양액내에서 전배양된 정자를 이용하여 수정했을 때, 수정배양 액내에 Asc 또는 Asc+Fe$^{2+}$ 가 첨가된 경우 보다는 Fe$^{2+}$ 첨가시 유의적(P<0.05)으로 높은 정자침입율을 나타냈으며, 다정자침입율은 정자의 전배양기간이 길어짐에 따라 감소하는 경향을 나타냈지만 이들 물질이 첨가된 배양조건하에서는 그 차이가 인정되지 않았다. 본 연구의 결과로부터 정자의 전배양시 Asc 와 Fe$^{2+}$ 의 첨가는 정자침입에 효과적으로 작용했으며, 전배양된 정자를 이용한 체외수정시 Fe$^{2+}$의 첨가는 다정자침입을 억제하면서 수정능력이 계속 유지되는 것으로 나타났다.