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Effects of Applying Cattle Manure on Carrying Capacity of Organic Livestock per Unit Area of Summer Forage Crops (우분뇨 시용이 하계사료작물의 단위면적당 유기가축 사육능력에 미치는 영향)

  • Jo, Ik-Hwan
    • Korean Journal of Organic Agriculture
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.185-198
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    • 2011
  • This study was carried out to select a proper forage crop, and to estimate the proper level of application of cattle manure and carrying capacity of organic livestock per unit area. Corns and forage sorghum hybrids were cultivated with different types of livestock manures and different amount of them to produce organic forage. For both corns and forage sorghum hybrids, no fertilizer plots had significantly (p<0.05) lower annual dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP) and total digestible nutrients (TDN) yields than those of other plots, whereas the N-P-K (nitrogen-phosphorous-kalium) plots ranked the highest yields, followed by 150% cattle manure plots and 100% cattle manure plots. DM, CP and TDN yields of in cattle manure plots were significantly (p<0.05) higher than those of no fertilizer and P-K (phosphorous-kalium) plots. The yields of in cattle slurry plots tended to be a little higher than those of in composted cattle manure plots. Assuming that corn and forage sorghum hybrids produced from this trial were fed at 70% level to 450kg of Hanwoo heifer for 400g of average daily gain, the carrying capacity (head/year/ha) of livestock ranked the highest in 150% cattle slurry plots (mean 6.0 heads), followed by 100% cattle slurry plots (mean 5.3 heads), 150% composted cattle manure plots (mean 4.7 heads), 100% composted cattle manure plots (mean 4.4 heads), and no fertilizer plots (mean 2.8 heads) in corns (or the cultivation of corns). Meanwhile, in the case of forage sorghum hybrids, 150% cattle slurry plots (mean 6.4 heads) ranked the highest carrying capacity, followed by 150% composted cattle manure plots (mean 4.8 heads), 100% cattle slurry plots (mean 4.4 heads), 100% composted cattle manure plots (mean 4.1 heads), and no fertilizer plots (mean 2.8 heads). The results indicated that the application of livestock manure to cultivated soil could enhance not only DM and TDN yields, but also the carrying capacity of organic livestock as compared with the effect of chemical fertilizers. In conclusion, the production of organic forage with reutilized livestock manure will facilitate the reduction of environmental pollution and the production of environmentally friendly agricultural products by resource circulating system.

Analysis of Growth and Hematologic Characteristics of Endangered Korean Native Cattle (멸종위기의 백한우(체세포복제 포함)의 성장 및 혈액학적 특성 분석)

  • Kim, Hyun;Choe, Changyong;Seong, Hwan-Hoo
    • Journal of Embryo Transfer
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    • v.30 no.3
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    • pp.175-181
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    • 2015
  • The objective of this study was to monitor health conditions of genetically identical somatic cells cloned Korean white cattle, endangered indigenous cattle (EIC) and indigenous cattle (IC) by analysis of hematologic characteristics. Naturally ovulated oocytes and donor cells were used for somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). Donor cells and enucleated oocytes were followed by electric fusion, chemical activation and surgical embryo transfer into the oviducts of surrogate females. Two recipients became pregnant; two maintained pregnancy to term, and one live cattle were delivered by caesarean section. The cloned Korean white cattle were genetically identical to the nuclear donor cattle. As a result, the mean values of RBC and platelet of cloned cattle and white cattle were significantly decreased by age (P<0.05). The mean values of RBC, HCT, MCV and MCHC between cloned cattle and IC of the same age (1~2 years) showed the statistical significance (P<0.05). Also, in the WBC of Korean white cattle, the estimated values were decreased according to the age from $12.0{\times}10^3/{\mu}l$ under 1 year to $11.0{\times}10^3/{\mu}l$ over 1 years respectively. Although clone-cattle had lower numbers of RBC than reference range, the most of RBC and WBC related heamatologic results of cloned cattle were not different when compared to reference range. This study suggests that cloned Korean white cattle derived from SCNT did not have remarkable health problems, at least in the growth pattern and hematological parameters. In addition, this study provides a valuable resource for further investigations of the preservation of rare genetic stocks underlying traits of interest in cattle.

Effect of Microbial Fertilizers on the Yield of Aitari Radish (생균제 미생물비료가 알타리무의 수량에 미치는 영향)

  • 김경제;김석균
    • Korean Journal of Organic Agriculture
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.107-116
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    • 1998
  • The result of application of the organic manure obtained from livestocks fed with BLCS in the altari radish under structure were as follow. The no. of leaves, leaf, root length, root width, and total weight of altari radish treated with dong of fowl(BLCS) were the highest in any other treatment, and cattle drop-ping (BLCS) was higher, also. The contents of total N, P2O5, K2O, CaO, MgO, and sugar content in the altari radish treated with dong of fowl(BLCS) were the highest, and the second was cattle dropping (BLCS). The contents of OM, P2O5, K, Ca, Mg, and CED of soil treated with microorganism were the highest in the cattle dropping (BLCS) in any other plots, however. In general, effect of cattle manure fed with BLCS on the altari radish yield and mi-crobial activity were higher than cattle manure did not feed BLCS.

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Seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii infection in cattle on Ulleung Island, Korea

  • Seo, Min-Goo;Ouh, In-Ohk;Kim, Young-Hoan;Kim, Joong-Kew;Kwon, Oh-Deog;Kwak, Dongmi
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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    • v.58 no.3
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    • pp.147-151
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    • 2018
  • We assessed the seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii (C. burnetii) in cattle on Ulleung Island, Korea in a population-based follow up study for 4 years and determined the spatial distribution and risk factors associated with C. burnetii. The seroprevalence of C. burnetii was determined to be 1.4-2.0% during 2011-2014. Overall, nine cattle from three farms that tested seropositive showed C. burnetii antibody seroconversions between 2011 and 2014. The number of seropositive cattle was low, suggesting that movement of and contact between animals was possible risk factors for the transmission of C. burnetii.

Recognition of Individual Cattle by His and /or Her Voice

  • Yoshio, Ikeda;Yohei, Ishii
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Agricultural Machinery Conference
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    • 1998.06b
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    • pp.270-275
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    • 1998
  • It was assumed that the voice of cattle is generated with the virtual white noise through the digital filter called the linear prediction filter, and filter parameters (prediction coefficients) were estimated by the maximum entropy method (MEM) , using the sound signal of the animal . The feature planes were defined by the pairs of two parameters selected appropriately from these parameters. The cattle voices were divided into three levels, that is the high, medium and low levels according to their total power equivalent to the variances of the sound signal . It was found that the straight lines could be used for recognizing tow cow and one calf for high level voices. For high and medium level voices, however, it was difficult or impossible to recognize individual cattle on the parameters planes.

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Sex Determination of Cattle Meat by Polymerase Chain Reaction Amplification of the DEAD Box Protein (DDX3X/DDX3Y) Gene

  • Gokulakrishnan, P.;Kumar, R.R.;Sharma, B.D.;Mendiratta, S.K.;Sharma, D.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.25 no.5
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    • pp.733-737
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    • 2012
  • Determination of sex origin of cattle meat by fast and reliable molecular methods is an important measure to ensure correct allocation of export refunds particularly in European countries and also female cattle (cow) slaughter is legally banned in India because of religious beliefs. Based on the DEAD box protein gene located on the X and Y chromosomes, 2 pair of primers were designed and the system of PCR was optimized. Upon PCR amplification, male tissue showed 2 bands, while female tissue resulted in only one band. The accuracy and specificity of the primers was assessed using DNA template extracted from cattle meat of known sex. The protocol was subjected to a blind test and showed 100% concordance, proving its accuracy and reliability.

Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in dairy cattle of northern Gyeonggi province in Korea (경기도 북부지역 젖소의 Neospora caninum 항체 양성률 조사)

  • Jung, Kwang;Shim, Hang-Sub
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Service
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    • v.36 no.1
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    • pp.53-56
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    • 2013
  • This study was carried out to investigate the seroprevalence of Neospora caninum infection in dairy cattle of northern Gyeonggi province in Korea. A total of 716 dairy cattle from 14 dairy farms were tested for the presence of antibodies against N. caninum using a commercial ELISA test kit. Herd and individual seroprevalences of N. caninum were 92.8% (13/14) and 23.1% (166/716), respectively. The seroprevalence of dairy cattle according to age was the highest at 49~72 months (27.4%), but the difference was not statistically significant (P>0.05). No significant relationship between N. caninum seropositivity with the herd size of the dairy farms was found (P>0.05). The results indicate that N. caninum infection spreads widely in dairy farms of northern Gyeonggi province in Korea.

Incidence and Morphology of Buxtonella sulcata from Cattle in Chonnam Area (전남지방(全南地方) 소의 Buxtonella sulcata 감염실태(感染實態)와 충(蟲)의 형태(形態))

  • Wee, Seong-hwan;Park, Young-jun;Lee, Chung-gil
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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    • v.26 no.1
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    • pp.157-161
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    • 1986
  • Samples of feces from 1,080 cattle in Chonnam area were examined for Buxtonella sulcata, Of these, 231 cattle (21.4%) were found to be infected with the ciliate. The incidence was higher in the dairy cattle than in the beef cattle. The cysts of the ciliate are almost spherical or sub-spherical and the mean length of $79.58{\pm}11.76{\mu}m$ corresponds quite closely with the mean width of $77.29{\pm}11.41{\mu}m$. The trophozoite is characterized by the position of the cytostome near the open cytopyge and by the curved groove running down from cytostome to the end of the body. Macronuclei of the cyst and trophozoite were only stained green by MFS solution.

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