• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.612-616
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• 2004

This study was carried out to compare the semen characteristics, frozen-thawed sperm viability and testosterone concentration and in vitro fertilization (IVF) and development of in vitro matured pig oocytes between two Yorkshire boars. Semen and blood samples were collected once per week from October to November 2002 from two adult Yorkshire boars at 18 months of age with 170 kg body weight. Sperm were deep frozen in 5 ml maxi-straws with lactose-egg yolk and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (LEN) diluent and stored in liquid nitrogen. Blood samples were obtained at 10 a.m. by inserting a 21 gauge, hypodermic needle attached to 10 ml syringe into surface veins in the ear. The concentration of testosterone was determined by Competitive Enzyme Immunoassay. Ovaries were collected from prepubertal gilts at a local slaughter house. Cumulus oocyte complexes were aspirated from antral follicles (3 to 6 mm in diameter). The medium used for oocyte maturation was modified TCM 199. After about 22 h of culture, oocytes were cultured without cysteamine and hormones for 22 h at $38.5^{\circ}C$, 5% $CO_2$ in air. For IVF, one frozen 5 ml straw was thawed at $52^{\circ}C$in 40 sec and was diluted with 20 ml Beltsville thawing solution at room temperature. Sperm were washed 2 times in mTLP-PVA and inseminated without preincubation after thawing. Oocytes were inseminated with $2{\times}10^7$/ml sperm concentration. Oocytes were coincubated for 6 h in 500 ${\mu}$l mTBM fertilization medium. At 6 h after IVF, oocytes were transferred into 500 ${\mu}$l NCSU-23 culture medium for further culture of 48 and 144 h. There were no significant differences in the semen volume, motility, normal acrosome morphology and sperm concentration of raw semen between A and B of Yorkshire boar. However, motility and normal acrosome of boar A were higher than those of boar B at 0.5, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 h incubations of frozen-thawed sperm. Testosterone concentration (3.75 ng/ml) of boar A was higher than that (2.34 ng/ml) of boar B. The rate of blastocyst formation (15.1%) of boar A was higher than that (10.4%) of boar B. In conclusion, serum testosterone concentration of boar showed very important role for the frozen-thawed sperm viability and the blastocyst formation of pig oocytes matured in vitro.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제15권8호
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• pp.1080-1084
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• 2002

Carcass characteristics of 241 crossbred pigs (Korean wild boars ${\times}$ Landrace sows) were analyzed to examine variations in fasted body weight (FASTWT), carcass weight (CARCWT), dressing percentage (DP), back fat thickness (BFT) and longissimus muscle weight (LMW), and to estimate genetic and phenotypic parameters using three different slaughter-end points. Covariates in the least squares full sib model were slaughter age, fasted body weight and back fat thickness of the carcass. Coefficient of variation was highest for BFT followed by LMW, CARCWT, FASTWT and DP in magnitude. Regressions of three covariates on traits were all linear. However, slaughter age was not significant as a linear covariate for five traits while FASTWT was significant for CARCWT and LMW and BFT was significant for all remaining traits. Genetic and phenotypic variation was considerably reduced by regressing FASTWT or BFT in the model. Heritability estimates of FASTWT, CARCWT, DP and BFT were 0.68, 0.61, 0.11 and 0.49, respectively, using slaughter age as covariate (model 1). Those of CARCWT, DP, BFT and LMW were 0.15, 0.15, 0.30 and 0.11, respectively, using FASTWT as covariate (model 2). Heritability estimates of the traits using LMW as covariate (model 3) were similar to the estimates from Model 1 except that the estimate of CARCWT was reduced to 0.39. Genetic or phenotypic correlations among FASTWT, CARCWT and BFT were all positive and moderate to high. Those between BFT and LMW were also positive and low to moderate. However, genetic and phenotypic correlations between DP and CARCWT were positive while those between DP and FASTWT were negative. It was suggested from this study that differences in carcass yield traits be determined using slaughter age or back fat thickness as slaughter-end point and carcass quality traits using fasted body weight as slaughter-end point.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.193-198
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• 2008

본 연구는 돼지에 있어서 정원줄기세포를 포함하는 정소세포를 recipient 돼지의 정소 내로 이식할 수 있는 기법을 개발하기 위하여 시행되었다. 공여세포는 $10{\sim}14$일령의 돼지로부터 채취된 정소에서 효소처리법을 이용하여 회수하였고, recipient의 정소 내로 이식하기 전 형광 마커(PHK26)로 표지하였다. 외과적 수술을 통하여 recipient 돼지부터 정소를 꺼낸 후 초음파 기기와 이식 장치를 이용하여 형광표지된 공여세포를 recipient 정소의 세정관 내로 이식하였다. 14주령의 recipient 정소에 $5{\sim}7ml$의 공여 세포부유액을 주입하여 정소 내 50% 이상의 세정관 내로 새포부유액의 주입이 가능하였고, 세포부유액이 주입된 세정관 내에서 형광표지된 정소세포들이 고루 이식되어짐이 관찰되었다. 본 연구에서 개발한 이식 기법을 이용하여 효율적인 정소세포의 이식이 가능함에 따라 향후 돼지 정원줄기세포의 연구 및 활용법 개발에 획기적인 돌파구가 마련될 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.503-508
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• 2004

본 연구는 돼지의 일령별 체중자료를 이용한 개체별 체중 성장곡선 추정을 통해 성장 특성을 조사하고 육질 형질과의 상관 관계를 규명하고자 실시하였다. 축산연구소의 재래돼지와 랜드레이스를 기초축으로 조성한 F2집단 253두를 대상으로 일령별 체중기록과 육질 형질을 측정하여 개체별 성장곡선 모수와 성장 특성치를 추정하고 등지방 두께, 조지방 함량, 지방율 및 전단력과 성장곡선 모수간의 표현형 상관관계를 추정하였다. 대부분의 성장 특성치들은 기존 연구에서 제시된 재래돼지와 랜드레이스순종의 중간정도 능력을 나타내었으며, 상관관계의 추정 결과 조숙성의 개체일수록 성숙체중이 작았으며 만숙성인 개체일수록 지속적인 성장률의 증가로 인해 변곡점이 나타나는 월령이 늦어지며 최대 증체율이 커지는 것으로 나타났다. 성장곡선 모수와 육질형질 측정치들간의 상관 관계는 암수간에 일부에서 다소 상반되는 방향으로 추정되었으며 특히 전단력의 경우 모든 성장 특정치들과의 관계가 반대로 추정되었다. 최대 증체율과 등지방 두께 및 조지방 함량과의 상관은 비교적 높은 정의 상관정도를 보여 최대 증체율이 클수록 등지방 두께와 조지방 함량이 높아지는 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.523-530
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• 2007

본 연구는 총 127두(암퇘지 30두, 수퇘지 97두) 재래돼지의 출하체중별 도체특성, 부분육 생산율 및 육질특성을 조사하였다. 본 연구에 이용된 재래돼지의 평균 출하체중, 도체율 및 거래정육율은 수컷이 각각 74.69kg, 71.14% 및 61.09%이었고 암컷은 75.5kg, 73.88% 및 56.25 %이었다. 결과적으로 암퇘지가 수퇘지에 비하여 생체중 및 도체율이 약간 높게 나타난 반면에 거래정육율은 수퇘지가 암퇘지와 비교하여 약간 높은 경향을 나타냈으나 성별 그룹간에 유의적인 차이는 없는 것으로 나타났다(p>0.05). 재래돼지의 일반성분 특성에서 암퇘지 그룹이 수퇘지 그룹보다 높은 지방 함량을 보였으며, 수퇘지에서는 출하체중에 관계없이 지방 함량이 낮은 경향을 나타냈다. 또한 단백질 함량은 출하체중이 증가할수록 암퇘지 및 수퇘지 모두 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 근내지방 함량이 높은 암퇘지의 경우 동일한 체중그룹에 속하는 수퇘지와 비교하여 전단력이 낮고 보수력이 높은 경향으로 나타났다. 육색에서 암퇘지가 수퇘지와 비교하여 전반적으로 L값(명도), a값(적색도), 및 b값(황색도)이 모두 높은 경향을 나타냈으나 유의적인 차이는 황색도에서만 암퇘지가 더 높은 것으로 나타났다(p<0.05). 따라서 본 연구결과는 재래돼지의 출하체중과 성별에 따른 적절한 품질인증기준을 설정하는데 중요한 자료로 사용될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.531-538
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• 2007

본 연구는 소, 돼지, 닭의 부산물인 신장, 간, 기관으로부터 황산콘드로이틴을 추출하고 추출수율을 극대화할 수 있는 추출조건을 탐색하고자 실시하였다. 추출방법은 일반추출방법, 열수추출방법 및 효소가수분해 추출방법을 이용하였으며 각 추출방법에 따른 수율 및 추출물내의 황산 콘드로이틴의 양을 측정하였다. 추출방법간의 비교에서 일반추출법(대조구) 보다 열수추출과 효소가수분해 추출의 수율이 더 높게 나타났으며 유의적인 차이를 보였다(P<0.05). 효소가수분해 추출에서 식육부산물 중 가장 높은 값을 나타낸 것은 닭 기관, 소 기관, 소 간 순이었다(P<0.05). 모든 추출방법 간에 있어서 소기관의 황산콘드로이틴 함량이 가장 높았으며 효소가수분해 추출방법에 의한 소기관의 황산콘드로이틴 함량이(21.19±1.82) 가장 높은 수치를 나타내었다(P<0.05). 추출물의 수율에 영향을 미치는 에탄올에 의한 추출물 분별침전에서는 에탄올 농도가 증가할수록 황산콘드로이틴 수율이 증가하였다. 결론적으로 식육부산물로부터 황산콘드로이틴을 추출하는데 있어 효소가수분해방법이 가장 좋은 결과를 나타내었다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제63권2호
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• pp.319-331
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• 2021

Heat stress (HS) causes adverse impacts on pig production and health. A potential biomarker of HS is required to predict its occurrence and thereby better manage pigs under HS. Information about the saliva metabolome in heat-stressed pigs is limited. Therefore, this study was aimed to investigate the effects of acute HS on the saliva metabolome and identify metabolites that could be used as potential biomarkers. Growing pigs (n = 6, 3 boars, and 3 gilts) were raised in a thermal neutral (TN; 25℃) environment for a 5-d adaptation period (CON). After adaptation, the pigs were first exposed to HS (30℃; HS30) and then exposed to higher HS (33℃; HS33) for 24 h. Saliva was collected after adaptation, first HS, and second HS, respectively, for metabolomic analysis using 1H-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Four metabolites had significantly variable importance in the projection (VIP > 1; p < 0.05) different levels in TN compared to HS groups from all genders (boars and gilts). However, sex-specific characteristics affected metabolites (glutamate and leucine) by showing the opposite results, indicating that HS was less severe in females than in males. A decrease in creatine levels in males and an increase in creatine phosphate levels in females would have contributed to a protective effect from protein degradation by muscle damage. The results showed that HS led to an alteration in metabolites related to energy and protein. Protection from muscle damage may be attributed to the alteration in protein-related metabolites. However, energy-related metabolites showed opposing results according to sex-specific characteristics, such as sex hormone levels and subcutaneous fat layer. This study had shown that saliva samples could be used as a noninvasive method to evaluate heat-stressed pigs. And the results in this study could be contributed to the development of a diagnostic tool as a noninvasive biomarker for managing heat-stressed pigs.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제18권11호
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• pp.1524-1528
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• 2005

Molecular genetic markers were used to detect chromosomal regions which contain economically important traits such as growth, carcass, and meat quality traits in pigs. A three generation resource population was constructed from a cross between Korean native boars and Landrace sows. A total of 240 F2 animals from intercross of F1 was produced. Phenotypic data on 17 traits, birth weight, body weights at 3, 5, 12, and 30 weeks of age, teat number, carcass weight, backfat thickness, body fat, backbone number, muscle pH, meat color, drip loss, cooking loss, water holding capacity, shear force, and intramuscular fat content were collected for F2 animals. Animals including grandparents (F0), parents (F1), and offspring (F2) were genotyped for 80 microsatellite markers covering from chromosome 1 to 10. Least squares regression interval mapping was used for quantitative trait loci (QTL) identification. Significance thresholds were determined by permutation tests. A total of 10 QTL were detected at 5% chromosome-wide significance levels for growth traits on SSCs 2, 4, 5, 6, and 8.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.6-9
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• 2000

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of lower numbers of sperm $(3{\times}10^9)$ per dose liquid semen and type of semen used in artificial insemination (AI) on sow reproductive performance in subtropical area. Semen was supplied by two commercial AI centers. A total of 671 female pigs from seven farms were inseminated with either $3{\times}10^9$ or $5{\times}10^9$ sperm per dose. Two types of semen were used: heterospermic semen from two boars of the same breed and homospermic semen from a single boar. After insemination, conception rate, farrowing rate, total litter size, and number of dead piglets were recorded. The analysis of variance indicated that there was no significant effect of interactions between pig farm, type of semen, or number of sperm on any of the traits measured. There were significant differences in conception rate, farrowing rate, and total litter size among pig farms (p<0.05). The effect of number of sperm per dose liquid semen ($3{\times}10^9$ or $5{\times}10^9$) was not significant. Sows inseminated with homospermic semen showed significantly higher conception and farrowing rates but significantly lower total litter size (p<0.05). In conclusion, the number of sperm per dose liquid semen for AI could be lowered to $3{\times}10^9 $ without affecting reproductive performance in subtropical areas like Taiwan.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제28권11호
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• pp.1545-1550
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• 2015

c-MYC (v-myelocytomatosis viral oncogene homologue) is a transcription factor that plays important role in many biological process including cell growth and differentiation, such as myogenesis and adipogenesis. In this study, we aimed to detect MYC gene polymorphisms, their genotype frequencies and to determine associations between these polymorphisms and meat quality traits in Berkshire pigs. We identified a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in intron 2 of MYC gene by Sanger sequencing, i.e., g.3350G>C (rs321898326), that is only found in Berkshire pigs, but not in other breeds including Duroc, Landrace, and Yorkshire pigs that were used in this study. Genotypes of total 378 Berkshire pigs (138 sows and 240 boars) were determined using Hha I restriction enzyme digestion after polymerase chain reaction. Observed allele frequencies of GG, GC, and CC genotypes were 0.399, 0.508, and 0.093 respectively. Statistical analysis indicated that the g.3350G>C polymorphism was significantly associated with $pH_{45min}$ and cooking loss (p<0.05), suggesting that g.3350G>C SNP can be used for pre-selection of $pH_{45min}$ and cooking loss traits in Berkshire pigs.