• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.603-621
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• 2017

The current review focuses on characterization and conservation efforts vital for the development of breeding programmes for indigenous beef cattle genetic resources in Southern Africa. Indigenous African cattle breeds were identified and characterized using information from refereed journals, conference papers and research reports. Results of this current review reviewed that smallholder beef cattle production in Southern Africa is extensive and dominated by indigenous beef cattle strains adaptable to the local environment. The breeds include Nguni, Mashona, Tuli, Malawi Zebu, Bovino de Tete, Angoni, Landim, Barotse, Twsana and Ankole. These breeds have important functions ranging from provision of food and income to socio-economic, cultural and ecological roles. They also have adaptive traits ranging from drought tolerant, resistance to ticks and tick borne diseases, heat tolerance and resistance to trypanosomosis. Stakeholders in the conservation of beef cattle were also identified and they included farmers, national government, research institutes and universities as well as breeding companies and societies in Southern Africa. Research efforts made to evaluate threats and opportunities of indigenous beef cattle production systems, assess the contribution of indigenous cattle to household food security and income, genetically and phenotypically characterize and conserve indigenous breeds, and develop breeding programs for smallholder beef production are highlighted. Although smallholder beef cattle production in the smallholder farming systems contributes substantially to household food security and income, their productivity is hindered by several constraints that include high prevalence of diseases and parasites, limited feed availability and poor marketing. The majority of the African cattle populations remain largely uncharacterized although most of the indigenous cattle breeds have been identified.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.439-450
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• 1997

Most of Korean feed mill has a pregrind system which was suitable for the processing of less number of ingredients and finished products, and good for the mash type feed product. But industries has been changed in production volume and cost, and also from mash to further processed products such as pelleted and extruded. Therefore, Korea feed industries now should change the process, especially the grinding system from the current pregrind to other grind system, but this change will cost a lot of investment and also loosing current grinding system, and should have production shut down during the construction period. To solve these problems, combined grinding system based on a new model mill has been developed. The combined grind system is combination of pregrind and postgrind system, which has the advantages of those two grind systems, and also which can allow to utilize existing pregrind system continuously without any production interruption due to new postgrind system construction. This newly developed model has been applied to the feed mill expansion project of `B`feed company in 1994, and it was very successful application and showed excellent results as we intended. The new model mill, combined grind system applied can save fixed asset investment because old pregrind system can be used as is, and also can reduce production cost and improve product quality. And the possibility of critical production shut down can be much lowered. Within this new grinding model development, multi-screen combination system has been developed for the better grinding texture quality and safer operation. This new model mill with combined grind system will be applied by most feed manufacturing plant and may enhance their production competitiveness, and the further study and development should be continued.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.500-508
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• 2024

Objective: Due to current selection practices for increased egg production and peak persistency, the production profile, age at maturity, and body weight criteria for commercial layers are constantly changing. Body weight and age at the time of photostimulation will thus always be the factors that need to be adequately addressed among various production systems. The current study was carried out to determine the effects of pullets' body weight (low, medium, and heavy) on their performance, welfare, physiological response, and hormonal profile. Methods: With regard to live weight, 150 16-week-old pullets were divided into three groups using a completely randomized design (CRD) and held until the 50th week. One-way analysis of variance was used to evaluate the data under the CRD, and the least significant difference test was used to distinguish between treatment means. Results: In comparison to the medium and light birds, the heavy birds had higher body weight at maturity, an earlier age at maturity, and higher egg weight, eggshell weight, eggshell thickness, egg yolk index, breaking strength, egg surface area, egg shape index, egg volume, and hormonal profile except corticosterone. However, the medium and light birds had lower feed consumption rates per dozen eggs and per kilogram of egg mass than the heavy birds. Light birds showed greater body weight gain, egg production, and egg specific gravity than the other categories. At 20 weeks of age, physiological response, welfare aspects, and catalase were non-significant; however, at 50 weeks of age, all these factors-aside from catalase-were extremely significant. Conclusion: The findings of this study indicate that layers can function at lower body weights during photostimulation; hence, dietary regimens that result in lighter pullets may be preferable. Additionally, the welfare of the birds was not compromised by the lighter weight group.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.439-466
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• 2014

다양한 중등학교 과학교과서 동해 해류도의 통일이 최근에 완성됨에 따라 황해와 동중국해의 해류도 제작에 대한 요구가 증대되고 있다. 이 연구는 그 첫 단계로서 과학 논문과 2014년 현행 교과서의 해류도들을 분석하여 향후 황해와 동중국해의 통일된 해류도를 제작하는 과정을 촉진시키고자 하였다. 우선 교과서와 과학 논문의 아날로그 해류도들을 수치화하여 해류도의 특성을 정량적으로 조사하였고 해류도들을 상호 비교하였다. 쿠로시오해류, 대만난류, 대마난류, 황해난류, 중국연안류, 한국연안류, 양쯔강 유출류와 같이 황해와 동중국해의 해류들을 선정하고 정의하였다. 이 해류들의 경로를 조사하기 위하여 18개의 세부 항목을 만들고 이를 분석에 활용하였다. 각 세부항목에 대하여 교과서와 과학 논문 해류도들을 분석한 결과, 교과서 해류도들은 과학 논문으로부터 획득한 해류에 관한 최근의 지식과 상당한 차이를 나타내었다. 또한 황해와 동중국해 해류는 계절에 따라 크게 변화하므로 해류 전문가들의 활발한 토의를 통하여 교과서 해류도를 적어도 여름철과 겨울철로 구분하여 제시해야 할 것이다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제37권12호
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• pp.682-688
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• 2015

하수슬러지를 처리하는 미생물전기분해전지(Microbial electrolysis cell, MEC)의 성능에 미치는 전극간 거리의 영향에 관한 실험실 규모 실험을 수행하였다. 각각 다른 전극간 거리(16, 32 mm)를 가진 두 쌍의 전극이 설치된 MEC 반응기가 안정적으로 이루어질 때 전류발생량, 메탄발생량, 메탄수율 등 MEC 성능에 미치는 전극간 거리의 영향을 분석하였다. 전극간 거리가 16 mm일 때, 전류밀도와 메탄발생량은 각각 $3.74A/m^3$과 $0.616{\sim}0.804Nm^3/m^3$으로 전극간 거리가 32 mm인 조건에서의 $1.50{\sim}1.82A/m^3$과 $0.529{\sim}0.664Nm^3/m^3$보다 높게 나타났다. COD 및 VSS의 제거효율은 각각 34~40%와 32~38%의 범위를 가지는 것으로 나타났다. 전류밀도가 증가함에 따라 MEC의 생물전기화학적 성능이 향상되어 VSS 감소와 메탄생성이 증가하는 것으로 나타났으며 전류밀도는 VSS 제거효율보다 메탄수율에 상대적으로 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2009년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.723-726
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• 2009

As a preliminary study of cost estimates for nuclear hydrogen systems, the hydrogen production costs of the nuclear energy sources benchmarking GT-MHR are estimated in the necessary input data on a Korean specific basis. G4-ECONS developed by EMWG of GIF in 2008 was appropriately modified to calculate the cost for hydrogen production of SI process with VHTR as a thermal energy source rather than the LUEC. The estimated costs presented in this paper show that hydrogen production by the VHTR could be competitive with current techniques of hydrogen production from fossil fuels if $CO_2$ capture and sequestration is required. Nuclear production of hydrogen would allow large-scale production of hydrogen at economic prices while avoiding the release of $CO_2$. Nuclear production of hydrogen could thus become the enabling technology for the hydrogen economy. The major factors that would affect the cost of hydrogen were also discussed.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.64-71
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• 2010

This paper deals with an economic evaluation of domestic immersing type photoelectrochemical hydrogen production. We also make some sensitivity analysis of hydrogen production prices by changing the values of input factors such as the initial capital cost, the solar to hydrogen conversion efficiency, and the system duration time. The hydrogen production price of the immersing type photoelectrochemical system was estimated as 8,264,324 won/$kgH_2$. It is expected that the production cost by photoelectrochemical hydrogen production can be reduced to 26,961 won/$kgH_2$ if the solar to hydrogen conversion efficiency is increased to 14%, the system duration time is increased to 20,000 hours, and the initial capital cost is decreased to 10% of the current level. The photoelectrochemical hydrogen production is evaluated as uneconomical at this time, and we need to enhance the solar to hydrogen conversion efficiency and the system duration time as well as to reduce prices of the system facilities.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제9권9호
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• pp.171-179
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• 2009

현재 방송프로그램 제작시스템의 한 축으로 자리매김하고 있는 VJ의 프로그램 제작 실태를 대전지역을 중심으로 조사 연구하였다. 연구 결과, 양질의 VJ프로그램을 제작 할 수 있도록 프로그램 제작료를 현실화 할 필요가 있으며, 지역방송도 VJ 제작프로그램을 저렴한 비용의 프로그램 제작 하청이라는 인식을 전환하여, 프로그램 질에 상응하는 경제적 지원과 함께 제도적 시스템을 구축할 시점이다. 또한, 방송사측도 제작의 많은 부분을 담당하고 있는 VJ로서의 역할을 볼 때 방송국도 VJ를 공동 연출자로의 인식전환이 필요하다. 현재 VJ프로그램의 단점으로 지적받고 있는 고화질 영상 제작의 한계, 영상 화질의 저하, 촬영 영상의 불안정성 등 보다 좋은 화질의 방송 프로그램을 제작하기 위한 VJ 스스로의 노력들 또한 요구된다. 지역의 외주제작사들 또한 소규모 인력과 열악한 제작 환경을 극복하기 위한 노력을 기울여야 할 것이다. 규모의 경제화와 장비의 첨단화를 통해 지역 밀착형 콘텐츠의 발굴을 꾸준히 경주해야 외주제작사로서 경쟁력을 확보할 수 있기 때문이다.

• 한국국제농업개발학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.513-519
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• 2011

세계적으로 축산물 수요가 증가하고, 특히 아시아 및 라틴 아메리카 지역의 수요가 증가하면서 사료용 옥수수 소비량이 매년 크게 증가하고 있다. 우리나라도 거의 전량을 수입할 정도로 축산업뿐만 아니라 식용 부분에서도 수요가 계속 증가하고 있다. 따라서 해외식량기지로서의 가능성을 타진하고 우리 농산업체에 정보를 제공 할 목적으로 캄보디아의 옥수수 생산 및 유통현황에 대한 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다 1. 캄보디아의 주요 곡물 생산량 중 옥수수의 총생산량은 급격하게 증가하여 1995년과 2000년도 사이에는 평균 32%가 증가하는 등 사료용 및 식용의 옥수수 생산이 계속 증가하는 것으로 조사되었다. 2. 1992년까지는 생산된 옥수수 전량이 캄보디아 국내로만 수급되었지만 1993년부터 40% 이상을 수출하기 시작하여 현재는 평균 50% 이상을 수출하고 있으며, 도매가격은 주변의 태국이나 라오스보다도 높은 톤당 약 230달러에 거래되고 있으며 2008년 이후 곡물파동과 더불어 꾸준히 상승하는 것으로 조사되었다. 3. 캄보디아 옥수수 생산 및 유통에 있어서 가장 큰 문제점은 수확후 관리로서 건조 가공 시설이 대부분 갖추어져 있지 않아 우기에는 자연 건조가 쉽지 않고 아플라톡신(aflatoxin)이 생기기 쉬워 제 값을 받지 못하는 것으로 조사되었다. 4. 따라서 한국의 농산업체가 진출할 경우 생산면에서는 1년에 2기작을 할 수 있는 재배지역의 수리시설 등 인프라 구축이 필요하고, 건조가공시설을 통해 종실의 품질을 향상 시키는 것이 옥수수 재배의 기본요건으로 조사되었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.651-656
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• 1999

In current animal production in Japan, a large surplus of nitrogen and phosphorus is given to animals as their feed which are mostly imported from outside of our own country. Today, an excess of nitrogen and phosphorus from animal manure has been spread out of the area of animal production and the surroundings. These components have become the major reason for eutrophication of ground, surface and inland water. Nutritional studies for the reduction of nitrogen and phosphorus from animal waste has been done by many researchers. The reduction of excess protein in animal feed and the supplementation of deficient essential amino acids to feed have a possibility to increase the biological value of feed and to reduce nitrogen excretion, especially, via urine. The use of phytase activity to degrade phytate and to release utilizable inorganic phosphorus make it possible to cut an excess supply of feed additive inorganic phosphorus and to reduce phosphorus excretion from animal waste.