• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제66권2호
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• pp.398-411
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• 2024

Upregulation of the nutritional value of feed is the major target of various studies in the livestock industry, and dietary enzyme supplementation could aid in digesting the nondegrading nutrients of grains in feed ingredients. Dried distillers' grains with solubles (DDGS) is a byproduct of the fermentation process in the beverage industry and can be used as a large supply source of fiber in feed. Therefore, we conducted an experiment with male broiler chickens to investigate the effect of various types of enzymes on DDGS and compare the efficacy of single enzyme and multienzyme complexes on growth performance and gut environments in broiler chickens. We used 420 1-day-old broiler chickens (Ross 308), and they were allotted into 4 dietary treatments with seven replications (CON, corn-soybean meal [SBM] diet; NC, DDGS supplemented diet; SE, 0.05 % of mannanase supplemented DDGS-based diet; MC, 0.10% of multienzyme complex (mannanase and xylanase, glucanase) supplemented DDGS-based diet. The dietary exogenous enzyme in the DDGS-supplemented diet could improve growth performance as much as the growth of the control group, and digestibility of dry matter, crude protein, and gross energy were significantly increased by enzyme addition in groups of chicks fed DDGS-supplementation diet. Moreover, the populations of pathogenic bacteria, coliforms, and Bacteroidetes were significantly decreased by enzyme supplementation, which might lead to improved gut mucus-secreting cells and inflammatory cytokines in the jejunum. Collectively, dietary single enzyme and multienzyme complexes could improve gut environments, including intestinal immune responses and gut microbial population, and lead to improvement of growth performance in broiler chickens.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제18권8호
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• pp.1153-1156
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• 2005

An experiment was conducted with three hundred and twenty broiler chickens to evaluate the influence of supplementation of probiotic on growth, microbiological status and carcass quality of chickens. The probiotic contained similar proportions of six strains of variable organisms namely Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei, Bifidobacterium bifidum, Aspergillus oryzae, Streptococcus faecium and Torulopsis sps and was fed at 100 mg/kg diet. The body weight and feed conversion of probiotic fed groups were superior (p<0.05) compared to the control group in the 4th, 5th and 6th weeks. The chickens fed the diet with probiotic had lower (p<0.05) numbers of coliforms and Campylobacter than chickens fed the control diet. All chickens' carcasses on the control diet were positive for Salmonella while only 16 of the 40 carcasses were positive from chickens fed diets containing probiotic. The leg and breast meat of probiotic fed chickens were higher (p<0.05) in moisture, protein and ash, and lower in fat as compared to the leg and breast meat of control chickens.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.618-624
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• 2008

브로일러에서 계피의 첨가급여가 브로일러의 성장능력, 혈액지질, 도체특성, 닭고기의 품질특성 및 계피맛, 향과 관련한 닭고기의 맛에 미치는 영향을 연구하였다. 병아리는 CNP를 함유하지 않은 대조구, CNP 2.0%, CNP 3.0%, CNP 4.0% 및 CNP 5.0% 첨가구로 구분하였다. 브로일러의 사료섭취량, 사료효율은 대조구와 비교할 때 처리구간 차이가 없었으나 체중은 CNP 3% 이상으로 첨가수준이 증가함에 따라서 유의적인 개선을 나타냈다(p<0.05). 혈액의 중성지방, HDL-C는 대조구에 비해서 CNP 첨가수준이 높아질수록 증가하는 경향을 나타냈으나, 총 콜레스테롤, LDL-C는 뚜렷하게 감소하였으며 각 처리구간 통계적 유의차가 있었다(p<0.05). 도체율은 CNP 첨가구가 대조구에 비해서 높았고, 닭 다리살은 CNP 3.0% 이상에서 증가하였으며, 닭 가슴살은 CNP 2.0%와 4.0% 첨가구가 높은 경향이었다(p<0.05). 닭 가슴살의 pH는 대조구와 비교하여 유의차가 없었으나, 보수력은 CNP 4% 이상 첨가수준이 높아질수록 증가하였고, TBARS는 CNP 3% 이상 첨가수준이 높아질수록 유의적으로 낮아졌다(p<0.05). 닭 가슴살의 육색은 CNP 첨가수준이 3% 이상 증가할수록 대조구에 비해서 더욱 밝은 색을 나타냈다(p<0.05). 닭 다리살 튀김과 삶은 닭 가슴살에서 계피와 관련한 맛, 향에 대한 관능평가 성적은 대조구와 비교할 때 CNP 첨가수준이 높아질수록 유의적으로 높게 나타났다(p<0.05). 본 실험에서 나타난 중요한 점은 브로일러 사료에 계피를 첨가 급여해줌으로써 닭고기의 도체특성과 맛을 개선할 수 있다는 사실이었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.794-800
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• 2008

In the present study, two trials were conducted to evaluate the effects of hyper- and hypothyroid status on the redox balance of broiler chickens. In Trial 1, 3 groups of broiler chickens were randomly subjected to one of the three treatments: subcutaneous administration of triiodothyronine (T3, $150{\mu}g/kg$ BW), methimazole (MMI, 150 mg/kg BW), or saline. The blood, liver and heart were sampled at 3 h after injection. In Trial 2, three groups of 20 broiler chickens were randomly fed with one of the three diets: control, dietary supplementation of T3 (1.5 mg/kg diet) or MMI (1 g/kg diet) for 7 days. In trial 1, the plasma concentrations of T3 and T3 to thyronine ratio (T3/T4) were significantly increased by T3 injection. Plasma levels of thiobarbituric acid reacting substances (TBARS) tended to be increased (p = 0.067) by both T3 and MMI treatments while the ferric reduced/antioxidant capacity (FRAP) was increased only by MMI treatment. Acute T3 treatment had no significant effect on the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and the concentrations of FRAP and TBARS in either liver or heart tissue. In contrast, the hepatic activities of SOD were decreased (p<0.05) while the cardiac levels of FRAP were significantly increased (p<0.0001) by MMI treatment. In chronic treatments, the rectal temperature of chickens was significantly decreased (p<0.05) by MMI treatment. The circulating T3 levels were significantly increased (p<0.05) by long-term T3 treatment, and showed a trend to decrease in MMI treatment. The plasma concentrations of TBARS were significantly (p<0.05) increased by MMI treatment. All the redox parameters measured in either liver or heart were not significantly altered by either long-term T3 or MMI treatment except that the hepatic SOD activities were significantly augmented by T3 treatment. The result showed that neither acute nor long-term elevation of circulating T3 levels induced lipid peroxidation in broiler chickens. The enhanced enzymatic antioxidant system (SOD in cardiac tissue) may be involved in the protection of the bird to increased oxidative challenge. The responses of redox balance to changed thyroid state seem to be tissue specific.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.167-181
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• 1991

효모(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)제품의 첨가가 육계의 생산성에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여 Arbor Acres종으로 2차에 걸친 사양시험을 실시하였다. 실험 1은 육계 숫 병아리 200수를 무첨가 대조구, yeast culture 0.25%구(YC-0.25%) 및 2.5%구(YC-2.5%), 활성효모 0.05%구(LY-0.05%) 및 0.1%구(LY-0.1%)의 5처리에 4반복으로 반복당 10수씩 battery에 완전임의배치하여 6주간의 사양시험을 실시하였다. 실험 2는 육계 감별추 암, 수 각 120수씩을 성별로 무첨가대조구, 후기(4~6주)에만 0.1% 활성효모첨가구 그리고 전기간 0.1% 활성효모첨가구를 2$\times$3 요인 배치하고 각 처리당 4반복, 반복당 10수씩 공시하여 7주간 사양하였다 실험 1의 결과는 증체율과 사료섭취량 및 폐사율에 있어서 처리간에 유의한 차이가 없었으나 YC-0.25%와 LY-0.1%가 대조구나 타처리구에 비해 3주 이후부터 증체율이 높아지는 경향이 있었다. 사료효율은 LY-0.05%가 대조구, YC-0.25% 및 LY-0 1%에 비해 유의하게 낮았다. 영양소 이용율은 처러간에 유의한 차이가 없었으나 Ca 및 P의 이용율은 첨가구들이 대조구에 비하여 높은 경향을 보여주었다. 소장내의 미생물총균은 Lactobacilli spp., Streptococcus spp. 그리고 yeast 수는 첨가구들에서 높고 Coliforms세균수는 대조구에서 높은 경향을 보였다. 실험 2의 결과는 사료, 성별, 사료$\times$성별 상호작용이 증체량에 모두 유의한 영향을 미쳤는데 특히 숫 육계에서는 활성효모를 전기간 첨가한 구가 증체량이 가장 높은 반면 암 육계에서는 후기만 첨가한 구가 가장 높았다 사료섭취량과 폐사율은 숫 육계가 유의하게 높았으며 사료효율은 사료$\times$성별 상호작용이 유의하여 숫 육계에서는 활성효모 전기간 첨가구가 그리고 암 육계에서는 후기만 첨가한 구가 가장 높았다. 영양소 이용율에 있어서 숫 육계는 암 육계보다 건물, Ca및 P의 이용율이 유의하게 높았고 활성효모 첨가구들은 Ca및 P의 이용율이 대조구에 비하여 유의하게 높았다. 근위, 소장 상, 하부 및 맹장의 세균수를 조사한 결과 Lactobacillus spp.와 yeast는 소장 상, 하부 그리고 Streptococcus spp는 소장과 맹장에서 활성효모첨가구가 대조구에 비하여 높은 경향이 있었으며 Coliforms 세균수는 소장 상, 하부에서 대조구가 첨가구보다 높은 경향이 있었다. 또한 소장의 pH는 활성효모첨가구들이 대조구에 비하여 높은 경향이 있었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제29권7호
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• pp.987-997
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• 2016

The objective of the study was to compare the carcass characteristics, meat quality, and blood parameters of slow and fast grown female broiler chickens fed in organic or conventional production system. The two genotypes tested were medium slow-growing chickens (SG, Hubbard Red JA) and commercial fast-growing chickens (FG, Ross 308). Both genotypes (each represented by 400 chickens) were divided into two sub-groups fed either organic (O) or conventional (C) systems. Chickens of each genotype and system were raised in a semi environmentally controlled poultry house until 21 d of age and were assigned to 5 pens of 40 chickens each. Then, O system chickens were transferred into an open-side poultry house with an outdoor run. At 81 d of age, 10 female chickens from each genotype and from each production system (n = 40) were randomly chosen to provide material for analysis, and were weighed and brought to the slaughterhouse to assess carcass characteristics and meat quality. The blood parameters were determined by using 5 female chickens from each genotype and from each production system (n = 20). FG had the higher live weight, along with carcass, breast, and thigh-drumstick weights compared to SG (p<0.05). FG had the higher breast yield, whereas SG had the higher thigh-drumstick yield (p<0.05). The O system resulted in a higher amount of abdominal fat (p<0.05). In addition, the O system values were higher for dry matter, crude ash, crude protein, and $pH^{15}$ values in breast meat, and for crude ash, crude protein, and $pH^{15}$ values in drumstick meat (p<0.05). In addition, total saturated fatty acids, total mono-unsaturated fatty acids, and total omega 3 were significantly higher in the O system than in the C system. Thus, the O system showed a positive advantage compared to the C system regarding female chicken meat quality, primarily within the ash, protein, and total omega 3 fatty acid profiles. In conclusion, the present study indicated that the main factor affecting the carcass characteristics of female chickens was genotype, whereas the organic system contributed to enhanced meat quality. These findings provide a better understanding of the relative roles of genotype and production systems in female broiler characteristics, and might aid producers in designing their facilities to optimize yield and quality while maintaining acceptable animal welfare standards.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.69-74
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• 2020

본 조사는 육계에게 특정 음원에 장기간 노출시켜 출하 후 비정상계 비율 및 등급판정에 따른 A급 비율을 파악하고자 실시하였다. 음원을 제공하는 4개의 육계농가를 선정하여 클래식 음악을 입추일부터 출하일, 일출시부터 일몰시까지 동일한 시간동안 틀어주었다. 4개 농장에서 총 7회의 걸쳐 현장 조사를 진행한 결과, 음원 노출 여부와 상관없이 육계의 출하 체중은 평균 1.5 kg 내외를 나타내었으며, 처리간 차이는 발생하지 않았다(P>0.05). 음원 노출에 따른 닭고기의 신선도(토리미터 수치), 멍/파계 발생율, 이상율 및 A 등급 발생율에도 차이가 발견되지 않았다. 결론적으로 농장단위에서 육계에 특정 음원을 틀어주어도 출하 체중과 닭고기의 품질 등급에는 영향이 없는 것으로 조사되었다. 향후 특정 음원에 따른 육계의 행동, 스트레스, 면역 등 복지를 나타내는 지표에 대한 추가 연구가 필요하겠다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제16권12호
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• pp.1809-1815
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• 2003

A $3{\times}4$ (chromium and L-carnitine) experiment was designed to investigate the single and interactive effects of adding yeast Cr and L-carnitine to corn-soybean meal diets on lipid metabolism of broiler chickens. Four hundred and eighty one-day-old avian chickens were randomly allocated to 12 treatments of 40 each for 7 weeks. Levels of adding Cr were 0, 400, $600{\mu}g/kg$ and those of Lcarnitine was 0, 30, 50, 100 mg/kg, respectively. The result showed that adding $600{\mu}g/kg$ Cr or 100 mg/kg L-carnitine alone had better regulative effects on fat and cholesterol metabolism than lower adding levels. Effects were more significant at the end of the experiment. There were significantly interactive effects between Cr and L-carnitine on triaclyglycerol, whole cholesterol, HDL, dissociating FFA, and blood glucose, cholesterol and triaclyglycerol of liver, and cholesterol of chest muscle at the end of experiment (p=0.0001-0.0315). But Cr or L-carnitine had no significant effect on growth performance of broiler chickens (p>0.05).

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제15권9호
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• pp.1319-1325
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• 2002

Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect of early feed restriction on growth, feed conversion ratio (FCR) and mortality in unsexed broiler chickens. In Experiment 1, 350 one-day-old broiler chickens were divided into 7 groups. Each treatment group was represented by five replicates of ten broilers each. One group was fed ad libitum as the control group and the other six groups were fed 25% ad libitum (25% multiplied by amount of feed intake of ad libitum chickens at the previous day) for 4 or 6 days, 50% ad libitum for 4 or 6 days, and 75% ad libitum for 4 or 6 days. In experiment 2, 500 broiler chickens were divided into 10 groups. Each treatment group was represented by five replicates of ten broilers each. One group was fed ad libitum as the control group. Three ages of feed restriction initial timing (2, 4 or 6 days of age) and three types of feed restriction (physical restriction, meal feeding and diet dilution) were used ($3{\times}3$) in both experiments. They were feed-restricted for 6 days. Results showed that restricted broilers exhibited compensatory growth in both experiments except for diet dilution groups. In both experiments, FCR of restricted broilers was higher, whereas feed intake of them was lower during restriction period. FCR of restricted broilers was lower upon refeeding. Mortality was inconsistently affected by early feed restriction. Leg abnormality was lower in restricted broilers in both experiments. Level of feed restriction significantly influenced body weight, FCR and feed intake of restricted broilers (p<0.05), but duration of feed restriction had no effect. Type of restriction significantly affected body weight, feed intake and FCR (p<0.05). It appeared that to achieve the best result (complete compensatory growth and better FCR), broilers should be restricted at 25% ad libitum for 6 days (Experiment 1). Meal feeding started at 2 days of age would show the best performance (Experiment 2).

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제34권8호
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• pp.1342-1349
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• 2021

Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation of β-mannanase on growth performance, carcass characteristics, excreta microflora, blood constituents, and nutrient digestibility in broiler chickens. Methods: A total of 680 one-d-old Ross 308 (as hatched) broiler chickens were used in a 35-d growth assay. Chicks were sorted into pens with 17 birds/pen and 10 pens/treatment. Treatment diets were contained either 44% or 48% crude protein (CP) soybean meal (SBM) with or without β-mannanase. Results: Using SBM containing 48% CP led to an improvement (p<0.05) in feed conversion ratio (FCR) from d 1 to 14. Addition of β-mannanase to the diets significantly improved body weight gain (BWG) and FCR from d 1 to 14. During overall experimental period, BWG was affected (p<0.05) by CP level of SBM and inclusion of β-mannanase, but FCR and feed intake were not affected. Carcass characteristics were not influenced by treatment diets. The results showed that digestibility of dry matter (DM), nitrogen (N), and energy was not affected by CP level of SBM and/or inclusion of β-mannanase. Among essential amino acids (EAA) apparent digestibility of valine, methionine, and leucine improved (p<0.05) by the addition of β-mannanase to the diets. The results demonstrated that ileal digestibility of DM, N, and energy was not affected by treatment diets. Among EAA, the ileal digestibility of valine and arginine was higher (p<0.05) in the diets containing 48% CP SBM and/or β-mannanase. Excreta Lactobacillus count increased (p<0.05) by the addition of β-mannanase to the diets. Blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, and total protein level were not affected by treatments. Conclusion: Feeding chickens with diets containing 44% CP SBM resulted in detrimental effects on growth performance and digestibility of nutrients, but addition of β-mannanase to the 44% CP diet improved the growth performance of chickens without any effects on carcass characteristics.