• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.151-166
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• 2023

Yeast extract is a product prepared mainly from waste brewer's yeast, which is rich in nucleotides, proteins, amino acids, sugars and a variety of trace elements, and has the advantages of low production cost and abundant supply of raw material. Consequently, yeast extracts are widely used in various fields as animal feed additives, food flavoring agents and additives, cosmetic supplements, and microbial fermentation media; however, their full potential has not yet been realized. To improve understanding of current research knowledge, this review summarizes the ingredients, production technology, and applications of yeast extracts, and discusses the relationship between their properties and applications. Developmental trends and future prospects of yeast extract are also previewed, with the aim of providing a theoretical basis for the development and expansion of future applications.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권6호
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• pp.1974-1987
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• 2023

The load-following operation of small modular reactors (SMRs) requires accurate prediction of transient behaviors that can occur in the balance of plants (BOP) and the nuclear steam supply system (NSSS). However, 1-D thermal-hydraulics analysis codes developed for safety and performance analysis have conventionally excluded the BOP from the simulation by assuming ideal boundary conditions for the main steam and feed water (MS/FW) systems, i.e., an open loop. In this study, we introduced a lumped model of BOP fluid system and coupled it with NSSS without any ideal boundary conditions, i.e., in a closed loop. Various methods for coupling boundary conditions at MS/FW were tested to validate their combination in terms of minimizing numerical instability, which mainly arises from the coupled boundaries. The method exhibiting the best performance was selected and applied to a transient simulation of an integrated NSSS and BOP system of a SMART. For a transient event with core power change of 100-20-100%, the simulation exhibited numerical stability throughout the system without any significant perturbation of thermal-hydraulic parameters. Thus, the introduced boundary-condition coupling method and BOP fluid system model can expectedly be employed for the transient simulation and performance analysis of SMRs requiring daily load-following operations.

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2020년도 학술발표회
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• pp.119-119
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• 2020

Globally, the demand for food and water resources are increasing rapidly with the growing concerns of meeting the projected population upsurge, specifically by 2050. The global population is projected to hit 9.8 billion in 2050 while the food demand is expected to increase by 77% from the 2007 base year. Moreover, the already scarce water resources, especially in the food-producing regions, expected to be significantly affected as food production already accounts for over 70% of the global water resources. However, the estimated food demand encapsulated the actual demand for both human consumption and animal feed in addition to the exuberant food waste at the consumption stage of the supply chain, notably in the developed countries. Managing the food consumption demand and food waste can have across-the-board benefits on water resources and other associated food production impacts. This study assessed the water-saving potentials through food waste in Korean households using the food waste data obtained from the direct weighing analysis. The household food waste collection and characterization were carried out during the summer (July), fall (September), and winter (December) seasons of 2019. The water footprint related to the food waste within Korean households was based on the water footprint concept, i.e. indirect water use. The results of our estimation showed that an average Korean household wasted 6.15 ± 4.36 kg daily, amounting to 12.53 ± 11.10 m3 of water resources associated with the waste. On the per capita basis, an average of 0.024 ± 0.017 kg/capita/day of food was wasted resulting to 0.049 ± 0.044 m3/capital/day of water resources wasted. The food waste types that accounted for the principal share in the water footprint were beef, soybean, rice and pork with values 30.7, 10.1, 9.6, and 7.5%, respectively. Considering that the production of meat and meat products are water intensive and the agricultural water use in Korea is largely for rice production, addressing the food waste of these two important agricultural products can be a hotspot for water saving potential in the country. This study therefore provides an insight to addressing the water scarcity in the country through reducing household food waste.

• 한국정보시스템학회지:정보시스템연구
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.137-147
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• 2023

Purpose The domestic aquaculture industry in South Korea utilizes both formulated feeds and live feeds for the cultivation of fish. While nutrient-rich live feeds, particularly using fry, have been preferred since the past, formulated feeds are gaining attention due to issues related to overfishing and environmental concerns. Formulated feeds are advantageous for storage and supply but require a sustained feeding regimen due to the comparatively slower growth rate compared to live feeds. As the aging population in rural areas leads to a shortage of labor, automated feeding systems are increasingly being adopted in aquaculture facilities. To enhance the efficiency of such systems, it is crucial to quantitatively analyze the behavioral changes in fish based on the presence or absence of feed. Design/methodology/approach In the study, RGB cameras and infrared cameras were used to analyze fish activity according to feeding, and an outline extraction algorithm was applied to analyze the differences resulting from this. Findings Unlike RGB cameras, infrared cameras are more suitable for analyzing underwater fish activity as they convert objects' thermal energy into images. It was observed that Canny, Sobel, and Prewitt filters showed the most distinct identification of fish activity.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.79-89
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• 2023

This paper is about the development results of an automatic silkworm breeding system to reduce labor and time by automatically performing the works for silkworm droppings changing and feed its food. It consists of an automatic guided vehicle and a processing unit. The automatic guided vehicle transports a silkworm dropping changing frame mounted on a silkworm tray stand, and the processing unit takes over the dropping changing frame on it, removes excrement contained the droppings changing frame and feeds silkworm food. In the case of the current silkworm farming, because the breeding period for large silkworms (4 to 5 stage) is short to 14 days and the supply of mulberry leaves takes 98% of the total amount of mulberry leaves needed for breeding silkworms at this time, labor concentration is intensive, and all breeding works depends on manpower. Therefore, it was difficult to breed large silkworms on a large scale. Moreover, silkworms are bred by adding Silkworm bed (Seop) and mulberry in the silkworm tray, and their droppings changing is to separate silkworms and excrement by moving silkworm trays one by one, and the production cost increases due to the high-cost manpower for silkworm breeding. To solve this problem, technology for automating silkworm breeding has also been developed. However, there is still a limitation that silkworm feeding and droppings changing works are not suitable for mass breeding because a lot of labor and time are spent depending on manual work. Therefore, a new silkworm breeding system for breeding silkworm automatically is needed and so we developed an Automatic Silkworm Breeding System applying the droppings change frame, the inverting unit, the feeding silkworm food device and automatic guided vehicle.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제66권2호
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• pp.279-294
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• 2024

Agriculture has played a significant role in the national economy, contributing to food security, driving economic growth, and safeguarding the dietary habits of the population. Korean agriculture has been compelled to focus on intensive farming due to its limited cultivation area, excessive input costs, and the limitations of agricultural mechanization. In the Republic of Korea (R.O.K), the concept of environmentally friendly animal agriculture began to be introduced in the early 2000s. This concept ultimately aims to cultivate sustainable animal agriculture (SAA) through environmentally friendly production practices, ensuring the healthy rearing of animals to supply safe animal products. Despite the government's efforts, there are still significant challenges in implementing environmentally friendly agriculture and SAA in the R.O.K. Therefore, the objective of this review is to establish the direction that the animal agriculture sector should take in the era of climate crisis, and to develop effective strategies for SAA tailored to the current situation in the R.O.K by examining the trends in SAA in the U.S. The animal agriculture sector in the U.S. has been working towards creating a SAA system where humans, animals, and the environment can coexist through government initiatives, industry research, technological support, and individual efforts. Efforts have been made to reduce emissions like carbon, and improve factors affecting the environment such as the carbon footprint, odor, and greenhouse gases associated with animal agriculture processes for animals such as cattle and pigs. The transition of the U.S. towards SAA appears to be driven by both external goals related to addressing climate change and the primary objectives of responding to the demand for safe animal products, expanding consumption, and securing competitiveness in overseas export markets. The demand for animal welfare, organic animal products, and processed goods has been increasing in the U.S. consumer market. A major factor in the transformation of the U.S. animal agriculture sector in terms of livestock specifications is attributed to environmentally friendly practices such as high-quality feed, heat stress reduction, improvements in reproductive ability and growth period reduction, and efforts in animal genetic enhancement.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제37권4_spc호
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• pp.755-774
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• 2024

The main objective of this study was to present data on the current situation and future trends of pig meat production in the European Union-27 (EU). Pig production has played an important social and economic role for centuries in many states of the EU. In 2022, pig meat production in the EU reached 23 M tons, which represented 21% of total production worldwide. The two key reasons that justify such amount of pork produced, are the acceptance and high consumption of the meat by the local population and the high quality of the meat produced which facilitated pork export. However, current data show a reduction in pork production for the last three years, as a consequence of a series of events that include i) problems with the chain of ingredients supply, ii) uncontrolled increase in African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreaks, iii) fast recovery of pig production in China, iv) increasing concerns by the rural population on the high cost to meet future requirements of the EU legislation on farm management, environmental sustainability and animal welfare, v) increased cost of all inputs involved in pig production and vi) limited interest of the new farmer generation to work on the pig sector. Consequently, pork production is expected to decrease in the EU for the next years, although sales will be maintained at a relative high level because pork is the meat preferred by local consumers in most EU countries. In order to maintain the favourable position of the pork industry in the near future, strategies to implement include: i) maintain the quality of the meat destinated to export markets, ii) improve the control of outbreaks of ASF and other swine diseases, iii) implementation of technological innovations to improve working conditions making more attractive to work in the pork sector of the food chain to the new generation of farmers and workers.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.1031-1040
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• 2024

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of feeding milk replacer (MR) with varying levels of lactose and the increased supply of total solids (from 750 to 960 g/d) on performance, blood metabolites, and health of Holstein male calves during the preweaning period. Methods: Forty newborn Holstein calves (10 per treatment) were blocked according to birth weight and date of birth and distributed in a randomized block design to different liquid diets: Whole milk powder (WMP) diluted to 125 g/L solids; MR with 48% lactose (48L), diluted to 125 g/L solids; MR with 53% lactose (53L), diluted to 125 g/L solids; 53L MR corrected to 160 g/L solids (16TS) by the inclusion of a solid corrector. Calves were individually housed in wood hutches, fed 6 L/d of the liquid diet, and had free water and starter concentrate access. The study lasted 56 days. Results: Liquid diet intake was higher for calves fed 16TS than for other treatments. Calves fed 16TS presented higher protein and fat intake, followed by those fed WMP and the 48L or 53L MRs. Lactose intake was higher for 16TS-fed calves, followed by 53L, 48L, and WMP-fed calves. Starter and total dry matter intake did not differ among liquid diets. The average daily gain was higher for 16TS than 48L-fed calves, with the other treatments being intermediary. The lowest feed efficiency was observed for calves fed 48L. No effects on health were observed, as well as on selected blood metabolites, except for albumin concentration, which was higher for calves fed 16TS and WMP. Conclusion: Higher total solids content (160 g/L) in MR increases nutrient intake and consequently improves the performance of dairy calves. Feeding MRs with levels of lactose up to 53% of the DM had no deleterious effect on the performance or health of the calves.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.151-159
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• 1991

최근 국내 종계장에서 문제시되고 있는 종계의 산란저하 원인조사의 일환으로 정상농장 1개소와 산란저하의 문제를 경험하고 있는 농장 2개소를 임의선정하고 하계절과 동계절에 각각 1회씩 1개 농장별로 재선정한 각각 3개 계사씩을 대상으로 하여 각 계사내 공기, 급여사료, 음수 및 인공수정기의 세균 오염도를 조사하였다. 계사내 공기중의 세균 오염도는 매우 높았으나(일반세균: 농장별 평균 543~815개/직경 9cm 평판배지, 대양균군: 5~12.4개, 포도상구균종: 273~393개)산란저하의 문제농장과 정상농장간에 유의한 차이는 인정되지 않았다. 그러나 문제농장에 있어서 계사간에 산란저하나 대양균 감염으로 인한 수난관염이나 복막염 등 질병발생의 문제계사에서의 공기중 오염도는 다른 정상계사에서 보다도 높았다. 급여사요에 있어서는 급여 전부터 정상농장에서 보다도 문제농장에서의 세균오염도가 높았으며, 정상농장에서는 급여전후 과정에서 세균 오염도의 변화가 없었으나 문제농장에서는 급여전에 비해 급여중인 사료에서의 오염도가 훨씬 증가하는 경향이었다. 급수원의 음수는 정상농장과 문제농장간에 차이 없이 세균 오염도가 극히 낮아 대장균군 및 일반세균 모두가 일반수질의 위생판정 기준에 적합하였다. 급수중인 음수는 정상농장에서는 급수원과 큰 차이가 없었으나 문제농장에서는 대장균군이 검출되었으며 일반세균 오염도의 급격한 증가현상을 나타내었다. 산란감소나 복막염 및 수난관염의 발생문제가 있는 농장에서의 인공수정구의 세균 오염도가 다른 농장에서 보다 훨씬 높았으나 위생적인 조치후에는 각 농장 공히 상호 비슷한 수준으로 매우 감소하였다.분간의 유전상관 및 표현형상관은 난백중과 난자중간에 각각 0.089~0.654, 0.984~0.235 이었고, 난백중과 난각중간에는 각각 0.396~0.925, 0.225~0.544이었으며, 난황중과 난각중간에는 각각 0.227~0.375, 0.098~0.358이었다.CP의 PER은 시판되는 SCP의 것과 별다른 차이를 보이지 않았다. 그리나 후반기에 있어서는 Fermentation을 끝내고 3일과 6일 후에 냉동 건조시킨 SCP의 PER이 시판되는 SCP의 것보다 약간 저조함을 보였다. 그리고 Casein의 PER은 총 사육기간은 통하여 별 변동이 없음에 반하여 후반기에 SCP의 PER이 급격한 저하를 보임은 SCP 사용상의 문제점을 나타낸 것으로 해석 된다.자체에 대한 인터넷 이용자들의 반응은 매우 너그러운 것으로 나타났다.與群)에서는 뇨량(尿量)이 계속(繼續) 감소(減少)하였다$(0.88{\pm}0.10{\rightarrow}0.59{\pm}0.09{\rightarrow}0.45{\pm}0.09\;ml/1.5\;hr)$. 이상(以上)의 결과(結果)는 ethanol의 혈중농도(血中濃度)가 높을수록 더 심(甚)한 혈압강하작용(血壓降下作用)을 나타내며, ethanol 로 인(因)한 이뇨작용(利尿作用)도 ethanol 량(量)이 증가(增加)함에 따라 뇨량(尿量)도 증가(增加)함을 보여 주었다.ults showed that the overall quality of Sullungtang significantly decreased as the parity increased for Hanwoo cows.

• 한국패류학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.95-102
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 육상 수조에서 중간 양성 시 공급되는 상업용 북방전복 배합사료를 저수온이 유지되는 동계기간에 공급량을 다르게 할 시 성장특성을 조사하였다. 실험어는 1년생 전복치패 (평균 각장 $29.14{\pm}2.56mm$, 중량 $2.9{\pm}0.6g$) 를 사용하였으며, 실험구는 총체중에 대한 일일 먹이공급율 (the daily feeding rate about total weight, DFW) 을 각 수조에 수용된 실험전복 치패 (250 마리) 총체중의 0.75%, 1.50%, 2.25%. 3.00%. 3.75%, 4.50%로 공급되도록 총 6개 구간을 설정 (0.75 DFW, 1.50 DFW, 2.25 DFW, 3.00 DFW, 3.75 DFW, 4.5 DFW) 하였으며, 실험구는 모두 2반복으로 실시되었다. 실험기간인 동계기간에 평균수온은 $9.7{\pm}3.27^{\circ}C$이었으며. 월별 각장과 각장 성장률 (AGRSL) 및 순간성장률 (SGRSL) 은 1월에는 1.50 DFW 와 2.25 DFW, 3.75 DFW 가 0.75 DFW, 3.00 DFW 보다 유의적으로 높았으며 (P < 0.05), 월별 체중변화 3월에 3.75 DFW 가 모든 실험구보다 유의적으로 높았고 (P < 0.05), 월별 중중률변화에서는 3.75 DFW 가 실험구보다 0.75 DFW 와 1.50 DFW 보다 유의적으로 높았다 (P < 0.05). 열단위성장계수 (TGC) 에서는 1월부터 급격히 낮아졌으며, 3.75 DFW 가 모든 실험구보다 높은 값을 보였다, 1월에는 3.75 DFW 가 0.75 DFW, 1.50 DFW 보다 높았으며 (P < 0.05), 다른 실험구와 유의적 차이는 없었다. 2월에는 3.75 DFW 가 2.25 DFW, 4.50 DFW 를 제외한 모든 실험구보다 유의적으로 높았고 (P < 0.05), 3월에는 3.75 DFW 가 4.50 DFW 를 제외한 모든 실험구보다 높았다 (P < 0.05). 월별 사료효율에서는 12월에 0.75 DFW 가 모든 실험구보다 유의적으로 높았으나 (P < 0.05), 이후 1월을 제외한 2월과 3월에는 모든 실험구간 유의적 차이는 없었다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 북방전복 치패를 육상수조에서 동계기간 내 사육 시 상업용 배합사료는 일정량 이상을 공급하는 것이 육중량을 유지 또는 일부 증가시킬 수 있으며, 향후 동계기간의 사료공급율에 따른 육중량의 변화가 수온상승기에 가져올 수 있는 성장 변화를 연결하여 조사할 필요가 있을 것으로 판단된다.