• 한국가금학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.147-155
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• 1998

Dietary levels of fermented poultry manure(FPM) 0%, 5%, 10% and 20% were included in experimental diets. It is to examine the effects of diets containing different levels of FPM on the performance of broiler chicks, including the nutrient availabilities, compared with that of the commercial diet. In order to evaluate the nutritive value of FPM, feeding and metabolism trials were conducted with a total of 160 broiler chicks for a period of 4 weeks. Contents of CP, crude fat, crude ash, crude fiber and NFE of FPM were 19.43, 2.43, 15.44, 16.57 and 38.31 %, respectively. Although there were no statistical difference in the body weight gain among treatments, weight gain achieved by the group fed diets of 5% substitution of FPM was slightly better than others. The amount of feed intake was significantly higher for FPM included groups than for control group, especially in the group fed diets of 10% substitution of FPM. The feed efficiency tended to be better for the control group than the FPM groups. The feed efficiency tended to get worse as the levels of FPM increased. The digestibility of DM, CP and NFE tended to be similar among treatments, especially it was lower for the group fed diets of 20% substitution of FPM compared with that of another groups. In conclusion, up to 10% substitution of FPM to the diet can be utilized effectively as a broiler feed ingredient, without adversely affecting growth performance.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.83-92
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• 1994

In order to study performance enhancing effects of supplementary antibiotics (avoparcin, nosiheptide and enramycin), two feeding trials were conducted. In Experiment 1, 1, 040 male Arbor Acres were reared in floor pens for 6 wk. Chicks were assigned to one of the following four treatments: Basal diet(B), B+avoparcin 10 ppm, B+nosiheptide 2.5 ppm and B+enramycin 5 ppm. Each treatment had five replications of 52 chicks each. In Experiment 2, two antibiotics (avoparcin and enramycin) were compared in $2{\times}2$ (antibiotics$\times$sex) factorial design. One thousand broiler chicks were reared in floor pens for 6 wk. Each of the 4 treatments had five replications of 50 chicks each. The results of Experiment 1 showed that antibiotic treatments (enramycin, avoparcin and nosiheptide) significantly(P <0.05) improved weight gain. Feed/gain ratio of avoparcin treatment and enramycin treatment tended to he lower than the control but they were not statistically significant. Dressing percentages were high in avoparcin and enramycin treatments compared to the control and nosiheptide treatment. The number of E. coli and Cl. perfringens in ileum and cecal contents were decreased by antibiotic treatments. Moisture contents in excreta of the birds were not significantly affected by the treatments. Leg abnormality and mortality were not significaniy different among treatments. In Experiment 2, weight gain was significantly (P<0.01) different between sexes, but not between antibiotic treatments. Significant effects of antibiotics (P<0.01), sex (P<0.01) and interaction (P<0.05) were shown in feed in take. Feed/gain ratio of avoparcin treatment was significantly (P<0.01) lower than that of enramycin treatment. leg abnormality and mortality were not significantly different among treatments but those in male broiler tended to be higher than in female broilers. It was concluded that nonsystemic antibiotics supplemented to the broiler diets suppress undesirable microorganisms and improve broiler performace in general and avoparcin was most effective in improving feed/gain ratio.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.115-122
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• 1993

A study was conducted to compare the effect of feeding commercial formula ration and corn-soybean meal based rations on growth performance, feed conversion ratio, mortality percentage, dressing percentage, carcass composition and economics of raising broiler chicks at commercial farms. 3000 day old broiler chicks were randomly divided into 4 groups with 3 replicates of 250 birds in each. Four iso-nitrogenous and isocaloric rations (A, B, C and D) were prepared and randomly allotted to each group. Ration A was a commercial broiler ration whereas ration B had the same formula with the exception that all the animal protein sources were replaced with soybean meal (SBM). Ration C was based on only corn and SBM. Ration D contained corn, SBM and 25% fullfat soybean (FFSB). The birds were given the experimental rations starter from day 1 to 28 and finisher from 29 to 49. The results indicated that the birds fed on corn-soybean meal based rations gained significantly figher weights showed better feed conversion ratio, gave higher dressing percentage with better carcass composition, lower mortality and higher net profits as compared to those fed on commercial ration. The replacement of animal protein sources in commercial ration with SBM (ration B) although did not show any significant differences in the performance of birds as compared to ration A, a little improvement was visible indicating that SBM can be used as a good substitute of animal protein sources. Similarly the replacement of SBM with FFSB up to a level of 25% did not affect the broiler performance as compared to only SBM.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.192-201
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• 1985

whey는 높은 lactose 함량 때문에 소화(消化) 흡수(吸收)가 좋지 못하여 영양학적(營養學的)으로 중요한 식품자원(食品資源)임에도 불구하고 많은 양이 이용되지 못하고 버려지고 있다. 따라서 chitin powder를 첨가(添加)하여 whey의 소화(消化) 흡수(吸收)를 촉진(促進)시킬 수 있는지 알아보기 위한 기초자료(基礎資料)로서 broiler chick을 대상으로 사료(飼料)에 dried whey와 chitin을 첨가(添加)하여 4주간 사육시험(飼育試驗)한 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. 1. 본 실험에서 동량의 에너지와 단백질 수준일 때 broiler chick의 성장(成長)에 나쁜 영향을 미치지 않는 dried whey의 첨가수준(添加水準)의 한계는 15%였다. 2. 사료에 20% dried whey를 첨가하는 것은 만성 설사와 발가락이 바깥쪽으로 휘어지는 증세 및 맹장의 팽창(膨脹) 등 좋지 않은 결과를 야기시켰다. 특히 대조식이를 20% dried whey로 대체시킨 실험군은 타 실험군과 비교하여 성장율(成長率)이 저하(低下)되었는데 이것은 성장(成長)에 필요한 에너지와 단백질 함량의 부족과 아울러 다량의 whey에 의한 설사의 영향일 것으로 생각된다. 3. 사료효율(FER)과 단백질 효율(PER)에 있어서 dried whey 첨가군이 대조식이군과 비교하여 비슷하거나 높은 경향을 보였다. 4. Serum cholesterol 함량은 사료내 whey의 함량에 따라 일정한 경향을 나타내지 않았다. 5. 20% dried whey 함유 사료에 2% chitin을 첨가한 군은 chitin을 첨가하지 않은 20% whey군보다 4주에 성장율(成長率) 및 단백질효율이 높아지나 통계적으로 유의하지는 않다. 2% chitin 함유군은 대조식이군과의 비교에서 유의한 차는 나타내지 않았으나 성장율(成長率)에 있어서 약간 높은 경향을 보였으므로 chitin의 첨가(添加)가 whey의 이용율(利用率)을 높여주어 broiler의 성장(成長)을 촉진(促進)시키지 않았나 사료(思料)된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.243-246
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• 2002

This experiment was conducted to study the effect of dietary propionic acid on inhibitory effect of Salmonella gallinarum. Day-old 144 broiler chicks were randomly distributed into four dietary treatments, three replicates per treatment. The four dietary treatments consisted of 0.0, 0.6, 1.2, and 1.8% dietary propionic acid. Chicks were challenged orally on three days of age with $10^6$ cfu Salmonella gallinarum. Sample of crop and cecal contents were obtained on Days 1, 8 and 15 post-inoculation. The pH of crop contents decreased significantly (p<0.01) for groups of chicks provided 1.2 and 1.8% propionic acid in the diet as compared with those provided 0.6% propionic acid and control group. The pH of cecal contents decreased significantly (p<0.01) for groups of chicks provided with 0.6, 1.2 and 1.8% of propionic acid as compared with control group. The number of Salmonella gallinarum positive culture in the crop and ceca of chicks, decreased significantly (p<0.01) from the groups provided with 0.6, 1.2 and 1.8% of propionic acid in the diet at day 1, 8 and 15 post-inoculation. The addition of 1.8% propionic acid in the diet provided a high level of protection against colonization than did 0.6 and 1.2%. These results indicate that the addition of propionic acid in a concentration of 1.2 or more to the diet of newly hatched chicks significantly decreases crop and cecal colonization by Salmonella gallinarum.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.772-775
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• 1999

A six week growth performance trial involving 450 birds was conducted to determine the dietary requirement of broiler chicks for available methionine (AM). Body weight gain was significantly (p<0.01) lower on high AM diet (1411 g/bird) than low AM (1470 g/bird) and normal AM (1466 g/bird) diets. The feed intake by birds ranged from $3241{\pm}25.69$ in high AM diet to $3321{\pm}25.69g/bird$ in low AM diet. The feed efficiency for the three diets having low, normal and high level of AM were $2.26{\pm}0.02$, $2.24{\pm}0.02$ and $2.30{\pm}0.02$, respectively. The results indicated that the birds fed high AM diet consumed significantly (p<0.01) more feed per unit body weight gain as compared to birds on low and normal AM diets.

• 한국축산시설환경학회지
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.111-116
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• 1996

An experiment was carried out to study the effect of environmental color on the eating behaviour in broiler chicks. A total of ninety broilers with average 350g of initial body weight were randomly assigned in the $3{\times}3$ randomized complete block design with 3 treatments(yellow, blue, red) and 10 birds per replication of various environmental color at walls, feeders and electric bulbs. The results obtained from these experiments are summarised as follows: 1. Feed Intake and average daily gain were significantly(P<0.05) increased by yellow colored environment. 2. Eating time and eating rate were significantly higher in the red colored than the other, indicating that yellow colored environment would maximize body weight gain and feed conversion for broiler chicks.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제23권9호
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• pp.1198-1204
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• 2010

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation with multiple enzymes composed of phytase plus carbohydrolases (ROVABIO$^{(R)}$ Max, RM) on growth performance, nutritional availability and intestinal viscosity in broiler chicks. A total of one thousand, one-day-old male broiler chicks were randomly allotted into treatment groups that received one of five experimental diets for 32 days. Each group consisted of 40 birds and all experiments included five replicates. The dietary treatments included PC (a positive control diet), NC1 (65 kcal/kg, 0.15% and 0.10% less ME, available phosphorus and calcium levels, respectively, than the PC diet), NC2 (85 kcal/kg, 0.20% and 0.10% less ME, available phosphorus and calcium levels, respectively, than the PC diet), NC1+RM (NC1 plus ROVABIO$^{(R)}$ Max) and NC2+RM (NC2 plus ROVABIO$^{(R)}$ Max). The average body weights, daily body weight gains and feed conversion rates of the chicks fed a diet containing RM improved significantly or tended to improve. The treatments also had no effect on the carcass characteristics or blood parameters, but the viscosity of the intestinal contents of the chicks fed the diet containing RM was significantly lower than that of chicks in the NC without RM groups. Additionally, chicks fed the dietary RM showed increased breaking strength and ash content of the tibia when compared to chicks that received the non-RM diets. Taken together, the results of the present study indicated that the addition of multiple enzymes consisting of phytase plus NSP enzymes improved the growth performance and mineral status of the tibia in broiler chickens fed corn-wheat-soybean meal-based diets with reduced levels of nutrients. Further, these findings suggest that the improved animal performance is associated with reduced intestinal viscosity by the dietary enzyme complex.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.954-961
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• 2007

The experiments were conducted to determine effects of a mixture of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) isomers on T cell subpopulations and responsiveness to mitogen of splenocytes in male broiler chicks. In experiment 1, birds (8-d old) were fed basal, CLA-(CLA) and safflower oil-supplemented (SA) diets which were formulated by supplementary 10 g CLA or safflower oil/kg to the basal diet for 14 d. Broiler starter diet, which mainly consisted of corn and soybean meal, was served as the basal diet. Proliferative response and interleukin (IL)-2-like activity stimulated by concanavalin (Con) A at a concentration of $10{\mu}g/ml$ of splenocytes in chicks fed the CLA diet were greater than in chicks fed the SA diet, but not at $20{\mu}g$ Con A/ml. Percentage of CD3-positive T cells in splenocytes did not differ between chicks fed the SA diet and CLA. Ratio of CD4-positive T cells to CD8- positive T cells was significantly affected by dietary fat source. In experiment 2, broiler chicks (1-d old) were fed the same diets as in experiment 1 for 14 d. Results of splenocyte proliferation to Con A were similar to those in experiment 1, but phytohemaggulutinin (PHA)- or pokeweed mitogen (PWM)- induced splenocyte proliferation did not differ between the CLA and SA fed groups. Supplementation with SA or CLA to the basal diet tended to have a depressive effect on the proliferation, with the greater effect being that of SA. In experiment 3, effect of an addition of CLA to splenocyte culture medium on splenocyte proliferation was determined. An addition of CLA to the culture medium resulted in reduction of the splenocyte proliferation to Con A, but an addition of linoleic acid. When PWM and PHA were used as mitogen, the inhibitory effect of CLA and linoleic acid on the proliferation did not differ. The results suggested that the effect of dietary CLA on splenocyte proliferation was similar to that of SA, although the effect of dietary CLA on sub-populations was slightly different from that of dietary SA. Further studies are needed to clarify whether use of CLA would be beneficial for maintaining or enhancing T cell immunity in chicks.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.233-238
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• 2006

Lanthanum을 비롯한 17가지 특수 원소를 일컬어 희토(rare earth)라 한다. 본 연구에서는 육계사료에 희토의 첨가 효과를 알아보기 위하여 2회의 사양 시험을 실시하였다. 시험에 이용한 희토는 순도 99% 이상의 염화 희토 혼합물$(RECl_3)$로 $LaCl_3$ 36.52%, $LaCl_3$ 28.14%, $PrCl_3$ 11.24%, 그리고 기타 희토원소 24.11%로 구성된 흰색 분말 형태이었다. 희토 급여 사육기간은 5주간이었으며, 본 연구의 주요 목적은 희토 급여가 육계의 성장을 촉진할 수 있는지, 유해성은 없는지, 그리고 적정 사료 첨가 수준을 구명하였다. 육계의 복강 지방 축적에 대해서도 알아보았다. 첫 번째 사양 시험에서는 시판 배합 사료에 대한 희토 첨가 효과를 검토하였다. Cobb육계 1일령 병아리 360수를 사용하였으며, 사료에 희토를 0, 100, 200, 400, 800, 그리고 1,600 mg/kg 수준으로 첨가하였다. 육계의 성장은 희토 100 mg/kg 첨가 수준에서 가장 우수하였으며, 증체량은 대조구에 비해 8.9%가 증가하였고(1,669.9 vs. 1,533.8 g/chick), 사료 요구율도 낮았다(p<0.05). 희토는 1,600 mg/kg 수준으로 매우 높게 급여할지라도 성장이 저해되지 않았으며, 대조구와 같은 증체와 사료 요구율을 보였으므로, 과다 급여에 의한 중독증은 없을 것으로 사료되었다. 두 번째 사양 시험은 실험 1의 결과에서는 육계사료에서 성장능력의 극대화를 위한 희토의 적정 첨가 수준이 $100\sim200mg/kg$으로 예측되었으므로 좀더 근접한 적정 수준을 알아보고자 희토를 0, 50, 100, 150 mg/kg 수준으로 첨가하였다. 시험 사료는 시판 사료에 있을 수 있는 항생제나 기타 성장 촉진용 사료 첨가제를 첨가하기 위하여 자가 배합하였으며, Ross육계 1일령 병아리 360수를 이용하였다. 시험 결과 희토 50 mg/kg의 첨가가 증체량과 사료 요구율에서 대조구나 다른 처리구들에 비해 월등히 좋은 결과를 나타내었다(p<0.05). 이 시험에서는 첫 번째 시험에서 보이지 않았던, 생체중에 대한 복강 지방 비율이 현저하게 감소한 것으로 나타났다(p<0.05). 본 실험 결과 육계사료에 희토의 첨가는 육계의 성장을 촉진하였으며, 사료 요구율 개선하였다. 이외에도 복강지방이 낮아지는 경향을 보였지만 일관성이 없었으므로 추후의 연구가 필요하다.