• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.169-174
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• 2006

This work described 3 infection cases caused by Rhodococcus equi in foals between 3 and 5 months of age. The disease histories were not fully taken from local veterinarians. At least 1 sick foal has been treated with cephalothins followed by penicillins during approximately 1 week, but died without effectiveness and other foals rearing with the animal have been suffering from severe pneumonia which show high fever, laboring respiration, cough and/or nasal discharge. There were many abscessations into lungs of 2 foals in postmortem examination and another 1 sample was pus collected from abscess around the shoulder, indicating the osteomyelitis. Those bacteria were grampositive coryneform and were identified as a R. equi by a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using primers for R. equi-specific vapA gene. The pathogens were usually resistant to penicillin, ampicillin, amoxycillin/clavulanic acid, cefazolin, clindamycin, sulfamethoxazol/trimethoprim, kanamycin, and tetracycline, while were sensitive to ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, orfloxacin, gentamicin, erythromycin, neomycin, and vancomycin. Some more foals with respiratory symptoms in 1 horse farm were treated by orally administration with erythromycin during 2 weeks. Because the combination of erythromycin and rifampin has recommended as the treatment for R. equi infections in foals, the local equine veterinarian can choose those antibiotics for the treatment of this disease in future. However, another antimicrobial agent may be necessary if R. equi resistant to both agents is isolated.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.334-339
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• 2000

The considerable researches have been done on the change,1 associated with age in the blood picture of domestic animals, but a survey has not been of the blood picture in Thoroughbred fears in Korea. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to outline the range of values in clinically not\\\\`- mal Thoroughbred foals. Some blood chemical parameters from 3 days to 8 weeks of age were exam-ined to obtain normal values in Thoroughbred foal7. Blood samples were obtained from the jugular vein in 11 Thoroughbred foals and collected at 3 days, and at 1,2,4 and 8 weeks of age, respectively. The results obtained ill this study were summarized as follows: The packed cell volume (PCV) at 4 weeks of age was significantly lower than that at 3 days of age (P<0.01) and that al 2 and 8 weeks of age were straightly lower than that at 3 days of age (P<0.05). The total protein (TP) at 8 weeks of age was higher than that at 3 days, 1 and 2 weeks of age (P<0.05). The activity of aspartate ami-notransferase (AST) at 2,4 and 8 weeks of age were significantly higher than that at 3 days of age (P<0.01). The total bilirnbin showed a tendency to decrease gradually according to the weeks and that at 2,4 and 8 weeks of age were significantly lower than that at 3 days of age (P<0.01). The BUN at 1 and 8 weeks of ago were lower than that at 3 days of age (P<0.05). The concentration of Ca at 1 week of alee was higher than that at 3 days of age (P<0.05). The vitamin A and vitamin E showed a tendency to decrease gradually from 3 days to 4 weeks of age and increased slightly at 8 weeks of age.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.60-66
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• 2016

본 연구는 실리콘계 정포제의 특성에 따른 폴리우레탄 폼 지수제의 cell 구조와 흡수량 변화를 알아보기 위하여 6종의 정포제를 사용하여 폴리우레탄 폼 지수제를 제조하여 FE-SEM으로 분석한 결과 실리콘 정포제의 실록산 주사슬 말단에 PO n개가 결합되어 있는 DC-193, DC-2585, DC-5125, DC-198의 cell 구조는 close cell로 확인이 되었고, 실리콘 정포제의 실록산 주사슬 말단에 EO n개가 결합 되어 있는 DC-5043과 DC-5598은 open cell 구조로 나타났다. 또한 cell 구조 변화에 따른 흡수량 에서는 close cell의 크기가 가장 세밀하고 균일한 DC-193의 흡수량이 가장 적게 나타나 내수성이 가장 우수한 것으로 나타났으며 open cell의 크기가 가장 크게 형성된 DC-5043의 흡수량이 가장 많은 것으로 나타났다. 이들의 방수성능을 콘크리트 구조물을 모사하여 시험한 결과 누수가 없음을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제64권6호
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• pp.1237-1244
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• 2022

Horse breeders suffer massive economic losses due to dystocia, abortion, and stillbirths. In Thoroughbred mares, breeders often miss the foaling process because approximately 86% of the foaling events occur from 19:00 to 7:00; consequently, breeders cannot assist mares experiencing dystocia. To solve this problem, various foaling alarm systems have been developed. However, there is a need to develop a new system to overcome the shortcomings of the existing devices and improve their accuracy. To this end, the present study aimed to (1) develop a novel foaling alarm system and (2) compare its accuracy with that of the existing Foalert^TM system. Specifically, eighteen Thoroughbred mares (11.9 ± 4.0 years old) were included. An accelerometer was used to analyze specific foaling behaviors. Behavioral data were transmitted to a data server every second. Depending on the acceleration value, behaviors were automatically classified by the server as categorized behaviors 1 (behaviors without change in body rotation), 2 (behaviors with sudden change in body rotation, such as rolling over), and 3 (behaviors with long-term change in body rotation, such as lying down laterally). The system was designed to alarm when the duration of categorized behaviors 2 and 3 was 12.9% and that of categorized behavior 3 was 1% during 10 min. The system measured the duration of each categorized behavior every 10 min and transmitted an alarm to the breeders when foaling was detected. To confirm its accuracy, the foaling detection time of the novel system was compared with that of Foalert^TM. The novel foaling alarm system and Foalert^TM alarmed foaling onset respectively 32.6 ± 17.9 and 8.6 ± 1.0 min prior to foal discharge, and the foaling detection rate of both systems was 94.4%. Therefore, the novel foaling alarm system equipped with an accelerometer can precisely detect and alert foaling onset.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.62-70
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• 2021

본 연구에서는 임신후기 암말의 영양소 급여 수준이 임신마의 생리적 변화 및 미생물 성상과 자마의 생시 특성에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위해 분석하였다. 처리별 일일 사료 섭취량과 사료 효율은 100%, 120% 처리구에서 각각 9.3±0.9와 8.7±1.0 그리고 1.97±0.21과 1.68±023 유의적으로 나타나 가소화 에너지가 80%와 120% 수준에서 감소하는 양상을 보였다. 혈중 콜레스테롤과 관련된 항목인 총 콜레스테롤, HDL-콜레스테롤, LDL-콜레스테롤은 120% 처리구에서 높은 농도로 나타났지만 건강상의 큰 문제는 나타나지 않았다. 그리고 가소화에너지 수준에 따른 자마의 생시 특성을 비교한 결과에서도 차이를 확인할 수 없었다. 장내 미생물의 문 수준에서는 Fibrobacteres가 에너지 수준에 따른 비율 차이를 보였는데, 80%가 8.53%로 100%와 120%에 비해 높은 비율을 보였다 (p<0.05). 속 수준에서는 Bacteroides와 Kineothrix은 가소화 에너지수준이 올라 갈수록 분변 내 비율이 증가하였다 (p<0.05). Fibrobacter는 가소화 에너지가 80% 수준일 때 100%와 120%에 비해 높은 조성을 보였다 (p<0.05). 결론적으로 가소화 에너지 급여수준에 따라 임신마에게 가소화 에너지 수준별 TMR을 급여한 결과, 120% 급여구에서 사료 효율 및 지방수치가 높았으나 큰 문제는 나타나지 않았고 CBC 및 화학 수치를 조사한 결과, 모든 수치가 정상 범위 안에 있었다. 임신마의 사료 급여가 임신마뿐만 아니라 생시 자마의 생산성에도 큰 영향을 미치지 않았으나 임신마의 가소화 에너지 급여 수준에 따른 자마의 성장 특성에 대한 추가적인 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• Strategy21
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• 통권39호
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• pp.5-46
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• 2016

North Korea's 4th nuclear test on Jan. 6 and following developments once again awakened the world into seriousness of the nuclear matters on the Korean peninsula. On March 2, UNSC adopted Resolution 2270 which is complemented by Seoul government's measures such as withdrawal from the Gaesung Industrial Complex (Feb. 9) and announcement of unilateral sanction (March 8). Seoul government also strongly urged the international community to strangle North Korea's 'financial resources.' The U.S., Japan, China, and other countries have issued unilateral sanctions to complement the UNSC measure. South Korea and the U.S. conducted their annual joint military drill (Resolve-Foal Eagle) in the largest-ever scale. North Korea, however, responded with demonstration of its nuclear capabilities and announcement of de facto 'nuclear-first' politics. North Korea test-fired a variety of delivery vehicles, threatened nuclear strikes against South Korea and the U.S., and declared itself as an 'invincible nuclear power armed with hydrogen bombs' at the 7th Workers 'Party Congress held in May, 2016. Considering the circumstantial evidences, the North's 4th nuclear test may have been a successful boosted fission bomb test. North Korea, and, if allowed to go on with its nuclear programs, will become a nuclear power armed with more than 50 nuclear weapons including hydrogen bombs. The North is already conducting nuclear blackmail strategy towards South Korea, and must be developing 'nuclear use' strategies. Accordingly, the most pressing challenge for the international community is to bring the North to 'real dialogue for denuclearization through powerful and consistent sanctions. Of course, China's cooperation is the key to success. In this situation, South Korea has urgent challenges on diplomacy and security fronts. A diplomatic challenge is how to lead China, which had shown dual attitudes between 'pressure and connivance' towards the North's nuclear matters pursuant to its military relations with the U.S, to participate in the sanctions consistently. A military one is how to offset the 'nuclear shadow effects' engendered by the North's nuclear blackmail and prevent its purposeful and non-purposeful use of nuclear weapons. Though South Korea's Ministry of Defense is currently spending a large portion of defense finance on preemption (kill-chain) and missile defense, they pose 'high cost and low efficiency' problems. For a 'low cost and high efficiency' of deterrence, South Korea needs to switch to a 'retaliation-centered' deterrence strategy. Though South Korea's response to the North's nuclear threat can theoretically be boiled down into dialogue, sanction and deterrence, now is the time to concentrate on strong sanction and determined deterrence since they are an inevitable mandatory course to destroy the North' nuclear-first delusion and bring it to a 'real denuclearization dialogue.'

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.183-192
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• 2002

Cells infected With equine herpesvirus type-1 (EHV-1) Produced both infectious and non-infectious Virus-related particles. Compared to the whole virion, non-infectious particles termed L-particles were deter-mined to lack 150 kDa protein, commonly known as nucleocapsid protein. The potential of L-particles to induce immune responses was studied in mice and foals. Intranasal immunization with L-particles or whole virions induced poor IgG antibody responses in mice. Interestingly, despite the poor antibody response, the conferred immunity protected the host from challenge infections. This was indicated by a significant reduction in virus titers in line with recovery towards normal body weight. Subsequently, the test on the usefulness of L-particles as immunizing agents was extended to foals. Immunization of specific-pathogen-free (SPF) foals resulted in similar results. As determined by a complement-fixing-antibody test (CFT), foals seroconverted when they were immunized either with inactivated L-particles or whole virions via intramuscular (i.m.) injections. The presence of the antibody correlated with the degree of protection. Beyond day 1 post challenge infection (p.i.), there was no virus shedding in the nasal mucus of foals immunized with whole EHV-1 virions. Virus shedding was observed in foals Immunized with L-particles but limited to days 6 to 8 p.i. only. In contrast, extended vim shedding was observed in non-immunized foals and it was well beyond day 14 p.i. Viremia was not detected for more than four days except in non-immunized foals. Immunization in mice via intranasal (i.n.) conferred good protection. However, compared to the i.n. route, a greater degree of protection was obtained in foals following immunization via i.m. route. Despite variation in the degree of protection due to different routes of immunization in the two animal species, our results have established significant evidence that immunization with L-particles confers protection in the natural host. It is suggested that non-infectious L-particles should be used as immunizing agents for vaccination of horses against EHV-1 infection.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.569-573
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• 2003

자두류중 후무사를 6월 말경에 처음으로 수확하여 5일 간격으로 6차례 채취한 다음 최종 수확 10∼25일전 까지의 후무사 1-4를 미숙과로, 최종 수확 0∼5일전까지의 후무사 5, 6은 완숙과로 구분한 후 각각 메탄을 추출물을 제조하여 대표적인 식중독 세균 4종에 대한 항균력을 조사하였다. 각 균에 대한 후무사의 항균력은 시료 농도가 증가할수록 높은 저해를 보였고, 특히 5.0 mg/disc의 농도에서는 이들 4종의 균 모두에서 가장 높은 항균활성을 나타내었다. 또한 완숙과에 비해 미숙과에서 높은 항균활성을 보였으며, 후무사 1, 2의 경우 가장 강한 항균활성을 보였다. E. coli O157:H7와 S. tyhimurium에 대한 후무사의 항균력도 완숙과에 비해 미숙과에서 항균력이 높았고, 특히 5.0 mg/disc 농도에서는 E. coli에 비해 S. typhimurium에서 항균활성이 감소되었다. 그람양성균인 고 L. monocytogenes와 S. aureus에 대한 후무사의 항균력도 완숙과에 비해 미숙과에서 높은 항균활성을 보이고, 시료 농도가 증가할수록 더 큰 억제 효과를 보였다. 그리고 후무사 미숙과의 최소 저해 농도는 E coli의 경우 320 $\mu\textrm{g}$/mL, S. aureus에서 160 $\mu\textrm{g}$/mL, S. typhimurium과 L. monocytogenes은 640 $\mu\textrm{g}$/mL이었다. 이와 같이 후무사 메탄올추출물은 4종의 식중독균에 대해 우수한 항균활성을 보였고, 특히 완숙과에 비해 미숙과에서 높은 항균활성이 존재함을 확인하였다.