• 농업과학연구
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.519-524
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• 2017

The present study investigated the impacts of mating age of gilts (A1, < 230 days; A2, 230 - 249 days and A3, $250{\leq}days$) on reproductive performance and litter size of sows at farrowing to weaning. A total of 102 crossbred gilts ($Yorkshire{\times}Landrace$; average days old, 90 days) were purchased from a commercial breeding company. After identification of third estrus, the gilts were artificially inseminated using semen of Duroc boars. Pregnant pigs were allotted to one of three groups including A1, A2, and A3. Experimental diets and water were fed ad libitum during each experimental period which included the first, second, and third parities. Backfat thickness (BFT) of sows was higher in A3 at farrowing in the first parity than in others. At weaning time in the second parity, sows in A3 group showed a numerically higher BFT than those in A1. There was no effect of mating age on the total number of piglets born and total weaned piglets. There was a tendency to decrease the wean-to estrus-interval in the first parity as age increased at mating. Results obtained in the present study indicate that the first mating age does not affect the subsequent parites' reproductive performance; however, weaned to estrus interval tended to decrease in A2 at the first parity.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.862-867
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• 1999

The present study was undertaken to determine the effect of administration of exogenous progesterone early in gestation on uterine levels of IGF-I mRNA and on embryo survival at day 25 of gestation in the pig. Forty-one prepubertal gilts were induced into oestrus with PG600 and artificially inseminated at their subsequent naturally occurring oestrus. Gilts were then randomly assigned to one of three groups. Gilts in the two treatment groups were injected intramuscularly with 50 mg of progesterone either from day 2 to 14 (N=14) or from day 4 to 14 (N=15) after breeding while those in the control group (N=12) were given corn oil (0.5 ml) from day 2 to 14. Between days 25 and 28 of gestation, gilts were slaughtered and reproductive tracts were recovered. Endometrial tissue (1 g) was collected and analysed for IGF-I mRNA levels using a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, Progesterone treatment, starting either on day 2 or 4 after breeding, neither significantly increased embryo survival rate by day 25 of gestation nor altered IGF-I mRNA levels in uterine tissue. However, across all samples, the IGF-I mRNA level in the uterus was highly correlated with embryo survival rate (r=0.8193, p<0.01), supporting the involvement of IGF-I in the regulation of porcine embryo development.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.151-156
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• 2003

This study was carried out to get a fundamental information for improvement of reproductive performance in gilt. We investigated the effects of breeds on body weight, age, body length, wither's height, girth and backfat thickness, and the serum concentrations of estradiol-17${\beta}$, cortisol and progesterone at first estrus and mating of gilts. A total of 47 gilts of Duroc, Landrace and Yorkshire, produced at Livestock Experiment Station, Chungnam livestock sanitation research institute from 2000 through 2002, were used for this experiment. Body weight, age and girth of Duroc at frist estrus and mating were higher than those of Landrace and Yorkshire. There were no differences on body length among the three breeds at frist and mating. Wither's height of Duroc and Yorkshire at first estrus and mating was higher than that of Landrace. Backfat thickness of Yorkshire was thinnest among the three breeds at first estrus, but there were no differences on backfat thickness among the three breeds at first mating. Serum estradiol-17${\beta}$ concentration of Landrace(45.0 pg/ml) at first estrus was higher than that of Yorkshire(27.4 pg/ml) and Duroc(21.8 pg/ml), but there were no differences on estradiol-17${\beta}$ concentration (from 18.5 to 31.9 pg/ml) among the three breeds at first mating. Serum cortisol concentration of Duroc at first esturs and mating was higher than that of Landrace and Yorkshire. There were no differences on serum progesterone concentration among the three breeds at first estrus and mating of gilt.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.129-134
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• 2013

본 연구는 약 254일령(${\pm}2$)의 재래돼지 총 30두(암 15, 수 15)를 공시축으로 이용하여 성별에 따른 도체 및 육질 특성, 아미노산 및 지방산 조성을 비교 분석하여 고급돈육 생산에 필요한 기초자료를 얻고자 실시하였다. 도체중은 수퇘지가 유의하게 무거웠으나, 도체율은 암퇘지가 더 높게 나왔다(p<0.01). 등심부위의 일반성분 조성을 성별에 따라 비교한 결과, 수분 함량은 수퇘지에서 높게 나타났으며, 조단백질 함량은 암퇘지에서 높은 것으로 관찰되었다(p<0.01). 육질 특성을 분석한 결과에서 pH는 수퇘지에서 유의적으로 높게 나타났으나(p<0.01), 가열감량(p<0.01), 전단력, 육색의 명도와 황색도, 황색도(p<0.05)는 유의수준으로 암퇘지에서 높게 나타났다. 재래돼지 등심육의 아미노산 조성은 arginine (p<0.05), alanine, aspartic acid, histidine, leucine, lysine, phenylalanine, serine, threonine 및 tyrosin (p<0.01)의 함량이 암퇘지에서 수퇘지에 비해 유의적으로 높게 나타났다. 재래돼지 등심육의 지방산 조성은 암퇘지가 단가불포화지방산인 C16:1n7, C18:1n9, C20:1n9(p<0.01)의 함량이 수퇘지보다 유의적으로 더 높은 반면, 다가불포화지방상인 C18:2n6, C20:4n6 (p<0.01), 그리고 C18:3n3 (p<0.05)의 함량이 수퇘지에서 암퇘지보다 유의적으로 높게 관찰되었다. 결론적으로 본 연구는 재래돼지의 성별에 따른 도체 및 육질 특성, 아미노산 및 지방산 조성을 비교 분석한 것으로 앞으로 고품질의 재래돼지고기 생산을 위한 중요한 기초자료로 이용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.227-230
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• 1991

A comparative study was conducted in total thirty six large while weaner pigs of about 15 kg body weight namely boars, barrows and gilts to evaluate best sex and economic slaughter weight with one standard ration. In 159 days study period feed consumption, growth, feed conversion ratio and carcass quality were judged in all sexes of pigs at 50, 70 and 90 kg body weight. It was noted that upto 70 kg body weight the growth in boars and gills 46.0 and 49.0 kg and feed conversion ratio 4.83 and 4.81 were superior and economical over the barrows, which were 45.5 kg and 4.95. Later on there were too many fluctuations in growth and feed conversion ratio in all sexes of pigs, which would be uneconomical. Carcass quality was also better in boars and gilts than barrows, No boar taint was noted in most of the boar carcasses. Hence it is concluded that boars and gilts can be raised upto the 70 kg body weight for economic pork production.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.225-232
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• 1996

The purpose of this study was to evaluate effects of hormonal treatments on corpus lutea, follicles and development stage of embryos for enhancing the production efficiency of in vivo porcine embryos suitable to introduce fo foreign genes. Hundred and twenty gilts were allocated to 6 experimental group in different combinations of hormones PG 600, PMSG, hCG and altrenogest. When gilts were treated with chorionic gonadotrophin 200 IU and serum gonadotrophin 200 IU(PG 600), altrenogest, serum gonadotrophin (PMSG) 1,000 IU, and chorionic gonadotrophin(hCG) 750 IU (PAPh), the numbers of corpus luteum (30.4) were significantly higher than those of other treatment groups (P<0.05). The number of corpus luteum from ovary in either right (9.1) or left (10.1) side was not significantly changed with hormone treatments. Number of follicles in control was 20.7, which was higher than those of hormonal treatment groups. The average numbers of 1, 2, 4 and 8 cell staged embryos were 8.1, 1.4, 1.6 and 1.0 in control, but the numbers of 1-cell stage in PAPh treatment group was 24.2, which was significantly higher than those of treatment groups (P<0.05). Therefore, these data indicated that hormonal treatment, especially PAPh, enhanced the developments of follicles, corpus lutea and embryos and increased the collection rate of the 1-cell stage embryos to introduce of foreign genes.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.108-114
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• 2004

본 연구는 버크셔종 돼지의 출하체중과 성별에 따른 도체 및 육질 비교를 위해 실시하였다. 첨단양돈연구소에서 사육한 178-183일령 흑돼지(버어크셔) 72두를 공시하여 출하체중과 성별에 따라 95-104kg, 105-110kg 및 111-120kg으로 분리하여 조사하였다. 경남 김해시 어방동 소재 부경양돈 농협 도축장으로 수송하여 관행적인 방법으로 도축 후 도체 특성을 조사하였으며, 육질시험은 도축하여 24시간 냉각한 다음 등심부위(longissimus dorsi)를 공시하여 조사하였다. 출하체중이111-120kg 돼지가 95-104kg과 105-110kg 돼지보다 도체중과 등지방 두께는 증가하였고, 등급은 출하체중이 105-110kg과 111-120kg인 돼지가 A, B등급에 가까운 좋은 등급을 받았지만, 95-104kg인 돼지는 B, C 등급에다(p＜0.05). 돈육 p $H_{u}$, 육즙손실 및 가열감량은 출하체중과 성별에 따라 유사하였으며, 수퇘지가 암퇘지에 비해 전단력이 높았다.(p＜0.05). 돈육의 육색은 출하체중과 성별에 따라 유사한 경향이었다. 총 육색소 함량은 출하체중이 95-104kg인 암퇘지와 111-120kg인 수퇘지가 다른 출하체중과 성별보다 높았다. 조직특성은 출하체중에 따라 유사한 경향이었고, 미경산 암퇘지가 수퇘지에 비해 탄력성과 파쇄성이 높았다. 이상의 연구에서, 도체특성(도체중과 등지방두께)은 출하 무게와 성별에 따라 영향을 받았고, 암퇘지육은 수퇘지에 비해 전단력값과 조직특성이 향상되었다.다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제28권11호
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• pp.1614-1623
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• 2015

The objectives of the current experiment were to study the response of the growth performance of early finishing gilts to different net energy (NE) concentrations in diets, and to compare the NE values of diets between calculated NE values and measured NE values using French and Dutch CVB (Centraal Veevoederbureau; Central Bureau for Livestock Feeding) NE systems. In a metabolism trail, the NE concentrations in five diets used for the growth trial were determined based on digestible nutrient concentrations, digestible energy, and metabolizable energy using a replicated $5{\times}5$ Latin square design with 10 barrows (initial body weight [BW], $39.2{\pm}2.2kg$). In a growth trial, a total of 60 early finishing gilts (Landrace${\times}$Yorkshire; initial BW, $47.7{\pm}3.5kg$) were allotted to five dietary treatments of 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, 11.0, and 12.0 MJ NE/kg (calculated, as-is basis) with 12 replicate pens and one pig per pen in a 42-d feeding experiment. The NE and amino acid (AA) concentrations in all diets were calculated based on the values from NRC (2012). Ratios between standardized ileal digestible AA and NE concentrations in all diets were closely maintained. Pigs were allowed ad libitum access to feed and water. Results indicated that calculated NE concentrations in diets (i.e., five dietary treatments) were close to measured NE concentrations using French NE system in diets. The final BW was increased (linear and quadratic, p<0.05) with increasing NE concentrations in diets. Furthermore, average daily gain (ADG) was increased (linear and quadratic, p<0.01) with increasing NE concentrations in diets. There was a quadratic relationship (p<0.01) between average daily feed intake and NE concentrations in diets. Feed efficiency (G:F) was also increased (linear, p<0.01) as NE concentrations in diets were increased. The NE intake per BW gain (kcal NE/kg of BWG) was increased (linear, p<0.01) with increasing NE concentrations in diets that were predicted from both French and Dutch CVB NE systems. Linear regression indicated that predictability of daily NE intake from the BW of pigs was very low for both French ($R^2$, 0.366) and Dutch CVB ($R^2$, 0.374) NE systems. In conclusion, increasing NE concentrations in diets increase BW, ADG, G:F, and NE intake per BW gain of early finishing gilts. The BW of early finishing gilts is not a good sole variable for the prediction of daily NE intake.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.188-193
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 인진쑥의 건조 분말을 육성기 암퇘지 $(LY{\times}D)$에 평균체중이 75kg일 때부터 출하시까지 50일간 처리하였을 때 식육의 도체 및 식육의 품질특성에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위해 실시하였다. 일반사료에 인진쑥 분말을 급여사료 기준으로 C(0%), T1(0.5%), T2(1.0%), T3(1.5%)처리하였다. 도체특성에 영향을 미치지 않았으며, 1% 이상의 인진쑥 급여육의 보수력 및 가열감량에 유의적인 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 하지만, 인진쑥 T1 및 T3의 최종 pH가 유의적으로 감소하였고, 신선육 전단력가는 T3가 유의적으로 높은 값을 나타내었다. 반면, 가열육 전단가의 경우 T2 및 T3가 유의적으로 낮게 나타났다. T2의$CIEL^Y*,\;a^*,\;b^*$, chroma가 유의적으로 낮았고, hue는 유의적으로 높았다. 지방색의 경우 T2의 L이 유의적으로 낮았고, T3의 $CIE\;a^*,\;b^*$가 유의적으로 낮았다. 조직감의 경우, T3의 경도(hardness)와 표면경도(brittleness), 검성(gumminesss), 씹힘성(chewiness), 부착성(adhesiveness)이 시험구 중 유의적으로 높은 값을 나타내었다(p<0.05). 이상의 결과 인진쑥의 급여가 도체특성, 보수력 및 가열감량 향상에 영향을 미치지 못하였지만, T3의 가열육의 전단가 향상에 기여하였다.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.257-262
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• 2003

종빈돈의 번식효율 증진을 위해 후보종빈돈의 분만후 포유기간, 등지방두께 등이 번식능력에 영향을 미치는 요인을 조사ㆍ분석하여 우수한 후보 종빈돈의 조기선발에 활용코자 수행한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 분만모돈의 포유기간이 17∼21일일 때에 등지방두께는 19.19mm였고, 포유기간이 22∼26일 일때에는 16.52mm로 포유기간이 길수록 분만모돈의 이유시 등지방두께는 유의적으로 얇았다.(p<0.01). 2. 분만모돈의 포유기간이 17∼21일인 경우에 발정재귀일은 5.76일, 22∼26일인 경우 5.62일로 포유기간에 따른 차이는 없었다. 3. 분만모돈의 이유후 등지방두께가 13∼16mm인 경우에 발정재귀일은 5.69일, 17∼20mm인 경우 5.67일, 21∼23mm인 경우 5.75일로 이유후 등지방 두께는 발정재귀일에 크게 영향을 미치지 않았다. 4. 혈중 estradiol 의 농도는 분만시 28.49pg/$m\ell$, 이유시 12.29pg/$m\ell$, 발정재귀시 16.52pg/$m\ell$ 이었으며, 혈중 progesterone의 농도는 분만시 1.50 ng/$m\ell$, 이유시 0.69 ng/$m\ell$, 발정재귀시 0.94ng/$m\ell$ 수준이었고, 혈중 cortisol 의 농도는 분만시 57.74ng/$m\ell$, 이유시 43.01ng/$m\ell$, 발정재귀시 47.89ng/$m\ell$이었으며, estradiol, progesterone 및 cortisol 의 혈중농도는 분만시가 가장 높은 수준으로 나타났다.