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Investigation of the effects on maternal parity on carcass traits of progeny in swine using on-farm test records

  • Kang, Tae-Hun;Yang, Sung-Jae;Kim, Ki-Hwan;Eum, Seung-Hoon;Park, Hu-Rak;Seo, Ja-Kyeom;Cho, Seong-Keun;Shin, Teak-Soon;Kim, Byeong-Woo
    • Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
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    • v.43 no.4
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    • pp.612-622
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of sex, birth year, birth season, and parity of sows on their progeny using the following on-farm test records: Backfat Thickness (BF), Fresh Meat Percent (FMP), Loin depth (LD), Age at 90kg (90D), and Average Daily Gain (ADG). Statistical analysis was performed using data collected from 1,178 Yorkshire and 13,395 Landrace progenies, which were born from 119 Yorkshire and 1,191 Landrace sows, respectively between 2011 and 2015. All results of the analysis were statistically significant (P < 0.05) except the birth season effect on LD. For Landrace, the highest ratings were found to be at the $5^{th}$ parity (BF), at the $3^{rd}$ parity (FMP and LD), at the $2^{nd}$ parity (90D and ADG). For Yorkshire, the highest ratings were at the $2^{nd}$ parity (BF and FMP), at the $3^{rd}$ parity (LD), and at the $4^{th}$ parity (90D and ADG). Although the ratings of carcass traits of progeny appear to be higher between the maternal sow's $2^{nd}$ and $4^{th}$ progenitor, no significant relations to parity were found. Based on these results, we concluded that maternal parity is not significantly affect carcass traits of progeny and thus that the best slaughtering age of sows should not be determined solely based on maternal parity but also in consideration of other factors such as unit costs of production. The results of this study would provide fundamental information to future studies on the effect of economical parity on sows and swine breeding.

Comparison of scopolamine-induced cognitive impairment responses in three different ICR stocks

  • Yoon, Woo Bin;Choi, Hyeon Jun;Kim, Ji Eun;Park, Ji Won;Kang, Mi Ju;Bae, Su Ji;Lee, Young Ju;Choi, You Sang;Kim, Kil Soo;Jung, Young-Suk;Cho, Joon-Yong;Hwang, Dae Youn;Song, Hyun Keun
    • Laboraroty Animal Research
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    • v.34 no.4
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    • pp.317-328
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    • 2018
  • Cognitive impairment responses are important research topics in the study of degenerative brain diseases as well as in understanding of human mental activities. To compare response to scopolamine (SPL)-induced cognitive impairment, we measured altered parameters for learning and memory ability, inflammatory response, oxidative stress, cholinergic dysfunction and neuronal cell damages, in Korl:ICR stock and two commercial breeder stocks (A:ICR and B:ICR) after relevant SPL exposure. In the water maze test, Korl:ICR showed no significant difference in SPL-induced learning and memory impairment compared to the two different ICRs, although escape latency was increased after SPL exposure. Although behavioral assessment using the manual avoidance test revealed reduced latency in all ICR mice after SPL treatment as compared to Vehicle, no differences were observed between the three ICR stocks. To determine cholinergic dysfunction induction by SPL exposure, activity of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) assessed in the three ICR stocks revealed no difference of acetylcholinesterase activity. Furthermore, low levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and high levels of inflammatory cytokines in SPL-treated group were maintained in all three ICR stocks, although some variations were observed between the SPL-treated groups. Neuronal cell damages induced by SPL showed similar response in all three ICR stocks, as assessed by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay, Nissl staining analysis and expression analyses of apoptosis-related proteins. Thus, the results of this study provide strong evidence that Korl:ICR is similar to the other two ICR. Stocks in response to learning and memory capacity.

Haloperidol Induces Calcium Ion Influx Via L-Type Calcium Channels in Hippocampal HN33 Cells and Renders the Neurons More Susceptible to Oxidative Stress

  • Kim, Hyeon Soo;Yumkham, Sanatombi;Choi, Jang Hyun;Kim, Eung-Kyun;Kim, Yong Sik;Ryu, Sung Ho;Suh, Pann-Ghill
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.51-57
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    • 2006
  • Haloperidol is a classical neuroleptic drug that is still in clinical use and can lead to abnormal motor activity following repeated administration. However, there is little knowledge of how it triggers neuronal impairment. In this study, we report that it induced calcium ion influx via L-type calcium channels and that the elevation of calcium ions induced by haloperidol appeared to render hippocampal cells more susceptible to oxidative stress. Indeed, the level of cytotoxic reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the expression of pro-apoptotic Bax increased in response to oxidative stress in haloperidol-treated cells, and these effects were inhibited by verapamil, a specific L-type calcium channel blocker, but not by the T-type calcium channel blocker, mibefradil. These findings indicate that haloperidol induces calcium ion influx via L-type calcium channels and that this calcium influx influences neuronal fate.

Hepatoprotective Effect of Phellunus Linteus, Inonotus Obliquus and Scutellaria Baicalensis Georgi Extracts in Rats Induced Carbon Tetrachloride (상황(Phellunus Linteus), 차가(Inonotus Obliquus), 황금(Scutellaria Baicalensis Georgi) 추출물이 사염화탄소로 유발된 흰쥐에서의 간 보호 효과)

  • An, Chi-Sun;Jeoung, Young-Jun;Choi, Se-Young;Jin, Hai-Lan;Jeon, Yoon-Hee;Jeon, Sang-Hyeon;Lim, Beong-Ou
    • 한국약용작물학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2008.11a
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    • pp.131-132
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    • 2008
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