• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.166-171
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• 2002

The main objective of the present study is to estimate the crossbreeding parameters in respect to serum lysozyme level in broilers. The experiment involved a complete $4{\times}4$ diallel design using four synthetic broiler lines namely Coloured Synthetic Male Line (CSML), White Synthetic Male Line (WSML), Coloured Synthetic Female Line (CSFL) and Naked Neck Line (NNL). The lyophilised Micrococcus lysodeikticus suspension was used to detect the lysozyme level in the serum of birds. The data were analysed by least-squares method to find the effects of genetic and non-genetic factors using appropriate model. The crossbreeding parameters for this trait were estimated by complete diallel model assuming the effect of each synthetic line as fixed. The results indicated that additive and non-additive genetic variation attributed to minor genes at many loci is important for the genetic control of serum lysozyme level in chickens. Total non-additive components of variance also showed significant amount of heterosis in crossbred progenies, and therefore exploitation of non-additive component of variance is possible for improvement in serum lysozyme level in broilers. The overall results suggested that for commercial broiler production system, the selection for specialised line on the basis of serum lysozyme level and subsequent crossing of parent lines could enhance the immunocompetence status in relation to serum lysozyme level in crossbred chickens.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.628-632
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• 2008

Egg production traits are economically important both for egg-laying and broiler lines of chicken. In sheep, the Q249R mutation in BMPR-IB is associated with ovulation rate. The present study cloned a partial chicken BMPR-IB fragment which contained the corresponding ovine Q249R mutation, including partial exon 6 and exon 7 and full-length intron 6. Five nucleotide changes were identified by alignment of the fragment amplified from Jining Bairi and Zang chickens. Among these nucleotide substitutions, the C/T transition at the base position of 35 and the A/G transition at the base position of 287 were found to be highly polymorphic, and named as SNPs C35T and A287G, respectively. For the SNP C35T, 331 hens of a synthetic broiler line were genotyped by a PCR-SSCP approach and allele C was found to be dominant. For the SNP A287G, 604 birds from the synthetic broiler line, a commercial egg-laying line, as well as three Chinese indigenous chicken breeds were genotyped by a PCR-RFLP technique. The associations of these two SNPs with egg production traits in the broiler line were analyzed. The results indicated that both the C35T and the A287G SNPs were not associated with egg production at 33wks and from 33wks to 42 wks (p>0.1), whereas the SNP A287G was associated with egg production from 47 to 56 wks (p<0.05). The dominance genetic effects on this latter trait and on egg production from 33 to 42 wks were significant (p<0.05).

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.302-307
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• 2010

The present study aimed to investigate the effects of maternal factors on body weight at hatching (day-old) and at six weeks of age in a commercial broiler line. A total of 6,765 records on body weight at day-old (BWTDO) and 115,421 records on body weight at six weeks of age (BWT6W), originated from a commercial broiler line during 14 generations, were used to estimate genetic parameters related to the effects of maternal traits on body weight of chicks immediately after hatch or six weeks thereafter. The data were analyzed using restricted maximum likelihood procedure (REML) and an animal model with DFREML software. Direct heritability ($h^{2}{_a}$), maternal heritability ($h^{2}{_m}$), and maternal environmental variance as the proportions of phenotypic variance ($c^{2}$) for body weight at day-old were estimated to be 0.050, 0.351, and 0.173, respectively. The respective estimated values for body weight at six weeks of age were 0.340, 0.022, and 0.030. The correlation coefficient between direct and maternal genetic effects for six-week-old body weight was found to be -0.335. Covariance components and genetic correlations were estimated using a bivariate analysis based on the best model determined by a univariate analysis. Between weights at hatching and at six week-old, the values of -0.07, 0.53 and 0.47 were found for the direct additive genetic variance, maternal additive genetic variance and permanent maternal environmental variance, respectively. The estimated correlation between direct additive genetic effect influencing weight at hatch and direct additive maternal effect affecting weight at six weeks of age was -0.21, whereas the correlation value of 0.15 was estimated between direct additive maternal effect influencing weight at hatch and direct additive genetic effect affecting weight at six-week-old. From the present findings, it can be concluded that the maternal additive genetic effect observed for weight at six weeks of age might be a factor transferred from genes influencing weight at hatch to weight at six-week-old.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.113-119
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• 2011

본 연구는 닭 품종(18일령 브로일러, 49일령 산란종 병아리, 35일령 백세미)별 원료육으로 제조한 춘천 닭갈비의 품질을 비교하고자 실시하였다. 품종간 향기 패턴의 차이는 없었지만, 백세미육 닭갈비가 색깔이 진하고 붉었으며, 저장 기간 중에 지방산화 안전성이 높고, 관능검사에 의한 기호성이 높았다. 그러므로 세 품종 중에서 백세미육으로 제조한 춘천 닭갈비의 품질이 가장 우수하였다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제18권11호
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• pp.1535-1541
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• 2005

Five broiler chicken lines, namely HC, BPB2, CPB2, PB2 and UM1, involving in a selection program and differing in selection intensity and genetic background, were screened for randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) polymorphism using 10 selected decamer primers. Nine primers amplified the genomic DNA, generating 200 to 2,500 bp and all detected polymorphism between lines. Out of 74 bands scored using these primers, 34 (50.0%) were found to be polymorphic. The number of polymorphic loci ranged from 3 to 6 with an average of 4.33. Lines differed considerably for within-population genetic similarity estimated by band frequency (WS = 93.55 to 99.25). Between-line genetic similarity estimates based on band sharing as well as on band frequency ranged from 71.35 to 86.45 and from 73.38 to 87.68, respectively. Lines HC and PB2 were the most closely related to the other, while BPB2 and CPB2 appeared to be more distant from each other. The between-line genetic distance based on both band sharing and band frequency revealed the similar trends as for Between-line genetic similarity. Based on BS and BF criteria, BPB2 and CPB2 as well as PB2 and UM1 lines can be merged to launch a new genetic group for further progress in biometrical objectives. A phylogenetic tree, derived using Nei's coefficient of similarity revealed the different pattern of genetic distance between lines.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제35권8호
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• pp.1223-1234
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• 2022

Objective: The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effects of daily feed intake during the laying period on embryonic myogenic differentiation 1 (MYOD1), myogenic factor 5 (MYF5), and myogenic factor 6 (MYF6) gene expression in genetically fat and lean lines of chickens. Methods: An experiment in a 2×2 factorial design was conducted with two dietary intake levels (100% and 75% of nutrition recommendation) and two broiler chicken lines (fat and lean). Two lines of hens (n = 384 for each line) at 23th week of age were randomly divided into 4 treatments with 12 replicates of 16 birds. The experiment started at 27th week of age (5% egg rate) and ended at 54th week of age. Hatched eggs from the medium laying period were collected. Real time polymerase chain reaction analysis was used to analyse the MYOD1, MYF5, and MYF6 mRNA levels of E7, E9, E11, E13, and E15 body tissues and E17, E19, and E21 chest and thigh muscle samples. Results: The results indicated that there were significant effects of line, dietary intake, and interactions between them on MYOD1, MYF5, and MYF6 gene mRNA expression levels in embryonic tissues. Low daily feed intake did not change the expression trend of MYOD1 mRNA in either line, but changed the peak values, especially in lean line. Low daily feed intake altered the trend in MYF5 mRNA expression level in both lines and apparently delayed its onset. There was no apparent effect of low daily feed intake on the trends of MYF6 mRNA expression levels in either line, but it significantly changed the values on many embryonic days. Conclusion: Maternal nutrient restriction affects myogenesis and is manifested in the expression of embryonic MYOD1, MYF5, and MYF6 genes. Long term selection for fat deposition in broiler chickens changes the pattern and intensity of myogenesis.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 1985

육용종계의 수정률을 향상시키기 위한 기초연구로서 산란능력과 수정율간의 상관관계를 분석하기 위하여 GPS 5계통을 가지고 실험한 결과 다음과 같은 성적을 얻었다. 1. 30주령에서 60주령까지의 평균산란율은 60.5-65.2%를 나타냈고 평균수정율과 평균란중은 각각 82.7-87.9%, 61.79-64.79$\ell$을 나타냈으며 산란율과 수정율은 일정한 주령에서 최대점을 나타내고 이후 감소하는 양상을 나타냈다.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.86-92
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• 1984

본 연구의 목적은 육용종계 부계통과 모계통에 있어서 4주령시 체중(BW), 32주령시 란폭(EB), 란장(EL), 란중(EW), 란형지수(SI) 및 38 주령까지의 산란수(EN)에 대한 유전적 모수 추정으로서 공시재료로는 전협가금육극농장에서 사육되고 있는 부계통 C line 및 모계통 G line으로서 총 1,193수의 82년도 성적을 분석하였다. 1. 일반능력에 있어서 C계통의 체중, 란폭, 란장, 란형지수, 란중 및 산란수에 대한 평균은 각각 668.34g$\pm$47.18, 4.23cm$\pm$0.11, 5.49cm$\pm$0.19, 77.06%$\pm$2.98, 55.73g$\pm$3.54 및 59.72개$\pm$13.39이며, G계통에서는 487.89g$\pm$41.43, 4.22cm$\pm$0.11, 5.51cm$\pm$0.19, 76.72%$\pm$3.20, 55.43g$\pm$3.26 및 76.93개$\pm$12.77이었다. 산란수에 대한 변이계수는 다른 형질보다 컸다. 2. 유전력은 부분산성분, 모분산함분 및 부모분산성분으로부터 각각 구하였으며 C계통에 있어서 부모분산성분으로부터 추정된 유전력은 체중, 란폭, 란장, 란형지수, 란중 및 산란수에 대해 0.30, 0.29, 0.40, 0.22, 0.45, 0.60으로 각각 추정되었고 G계통에서는 0.33, 0.23, 0.28, 0.13, 0.49 및 0.33으로 각각 추정되었다. 3. 각 형질간의 상관관계는 C와 G계통이 비슷한 경향을 나타내었다. 비교적 높은 정의 상관은 란중과 란폭간(C; 0.99, G; 0.94), 란중과 란장간(C; 0.75, G; 0.82) 및 란폭과 란장간(C,G; 0.58) 에 나타났다. 높은 부의 상관은 란형지수와 란장간 (C; -0.70, G; -0.65)에 나타났으며 란형지수와 란중간에는 낮은 부의 상관(C; -0.11, G; -0.19)이 추정되었고 란형지수와 산란수 간에는 낮은 정의 상관(C; 0.25, G; 0.17)을 보였다. 다른 형질들 간에는 2계통 모두 낮은 또는 부의 상관이 나타났다. 부화율과 란형지수간에는 높은 정의 표현형 상관(0.63)이 추정되었으며 부화율에 대한 란형지수의 회귀는 Y=-216.77＋7.6216$\times$-0.0146939X$^2$의 이차식으로 추정되었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.57-62
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• 2003

An effort was made to assess comparative production performance in broiler chickens fed diets containing solvent extracted cottonseed meal (CSM) processed from BT and Parental Non-BT lines. Processed meal of national check and commercial produce cottonseeds were also used for comparison. The free gossypol contents were 0.02, 0.02, 0.44 and 0.03% in meals of BT, Parental Non-BT, national check and commercial produce cottonseeds, respectively. Day-old broiler chicks (n=243) were divided to 27 groups of 9 each. Nine dietary treatments (iso-nitrogenous, 23% CP and iso-caloric, 2,800 kcal ME/kg) were formulated viz., D1 (control, soybean meal-SBM based), D2 and D3 (BT CSM at 10% of diet with and without additional iron), D4 and D5 (non-BT CSM with and without additional iron), D6 and D7 (national check CSM with or without additional iron), and D8 and D9 (commercial produce CSM with or without additional iron at 2 ppm for every 1 ppm of free gossypol, respectively). Each dietary treatment was offered to three replicated groups up to 6 weeks of age. At the end of 6 weeks of age, 10 birds were taken out randomly from each treatment and were sacrificed to study carcass traits, organs' yield and histo-pathological changes in vital organs. The broiler chickens received CSM processed from BT (D2, 1,753 g and D3, 1,638 g) and Parental Non-BT (D4, 1,653 g and D5, 1,687 g) with or without additional Fe grew at same rate as observed in soybean meal (solvent ext.) based diet (D1, 1,676 g). The feed intake and feed conversion efficiency (feed: gain) in these dietary treatments (BT, non-BT line based diets) also did not differ significantly (p>0.05) from control diet. Similar observation was also observed in dietary treatments (D8 and D9) containing solvent extracted cottonseed meal of commercial produce origin. However, a decrease (p<0.05) in body weight gain and feed intake was observed in D6 containing national check CSM with high gossypol content. Addition of Fe in the diet (D7) improved (p<0.05) feed intake and weight gain but not to the extent as observed in diets containing BT, parental non-BT, and commercial produce CSM or control. However, any type of CSM did not affect feed conversion efficiency when fed with or without additional iron. The carcass characteristics in terms of dressing percentage, liver weight and heart weight was not significantly (p>0.05) different between the treatments. The eviscerated yields emanated from diets containing either BT, non-BT or commercial produce were statistically similar to control. However, eviscerated yield of broilers fed national check CSM with or without iron supplementation was lower (p<0.05) than BT cotton with Fe supplementation and commercial produce CSM. The study envisaged that BT, parental non-BT and commercial produce solvent extracted cottonseed meal can be included at 10% in soybean meal based broiler diet replacing soybean meal and rice bran without additional iron.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.540-545
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• 1982

한국(韓國)에서 사육(飼育)되고 있는 닭의 육용종(肉用種) Hubbard bro.와 Cobb 및 난용종(卵用種) Hy line 그리고 우리나라에서 육종(育種)된 한협(韓協)325호(號)의 병아리를 공시동물(供試動物)로 하고 개방식중량측정형(開放式重量測定型) 호흡시험장치(呼吸試驗裝置)를 사용(使用)하여 에너지대사량(代謝量)을 측정(測定)한 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. 1. 병아리를 9 주령(週齡)까지 cage에서 사육(飼育)한 1수당(首當) 평균(平均) 체중(體重)은 Hubbard bro.가 2570.7g이고 Hy line은 776.9g였으며 한협(韓協)325호(號)는 748g 이었다. 2. 주별(週別) 1 수당(首當) 사료섭취양모(飼料攝取量)은 3주령(週齡)에서 Hubbard bro. 가 54.6g으로 Hy line의 26.7g에 약(約) 2배(倍)였으며, 8령(週齡)에서는 151.1g과 57.2g 으로 약(約) 3배(倍) 정도(程度)였다. 음수량(飮水量)은 5주령(週齡)에서 Hubbard bro.가 1일(日) 평균(平均) $226m{\ell}$, Hy line 이 $58m{\ell}$, 8주령(週齡)에서는 $282m{\ell}$와 $70m{\ell}$였다. 3. 분(糞)의 배설량(排泄量)은 4주(週)와 8주령(週齡)에서 완전건조상태(完全乾燥狀態)로 1일(日) 1수당(首當) Hubbard bro.가 18.7g과 41.5g이었고 Hy line은 6.1g과 10.0g이었다. 4. 에너지 섭취량(攝取量)과 배설량(排泄量)은 3, 5, 8주령(週齡)에서 사료섭취(飼料攝取)에너지와 분(糞)의 배설(排泄)에너지를 측정(測定)하여 대사(代謝)에너지를 조사(調査)한 결과(結果) Hubbard bro. 는 75.4~77.1%였고 Hy line은 75.0~83.5%로 난용종(卵用種)의 사료이용율(飼料利用率)이 높았다. 5. 병아리의 호흡상(呼吸商)은 육용종(肉用種)이나 난용종간(卵用種間)에 차이(差異)를 인정(認定)할 수 없었으며 0.78에서 0.97사이였는데 사료섭취량(飼料攝取量)이 적으며 0.78로 떨어졌으며 많아짐에 따라 0.97로 증가(增加)하였다. 6. 대사체중(代謝體重)에 대한 에너지의 발생량(發生量)은 83.1~123.1Kcal로서 24시간(時間)동안 사료(飼料)의 섭취(攝取)를 거의 하지 않은 상태(狀態)에서는 83.4Kcal로 기초대사량(基礎代謝量)에 근사(近似)하였고 동물상내(動物箱內)의 온도(溫度)가 $27{\sim}34^{\circ}C$로 높을 때에는 123.1Kcal로 증가(增加)하는 현상(現像)을 나타냈다.