• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.331-336
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• 2006

소의 개체 관리의 효율성을 높이기 위한 수단으로써 축사의 유도로에 시각제어를 처리하였을 때와 시각제어를 하지 않은 경우에 있어서 한우 집단의 이동시간을 비교하였다. 일반적인 파이프로 시설된 유도로에 비해 불투명한 청색 커튼을 처리 하였을 때 유도로를 통과하는 소의 이동시간이 짧아졌으며 짧은 유도로보다 긴 유도로에서 처리간 유의적인 차이가 나타났다. 아울러 본 실험을 통하여 유도로와 함께 유도로 입구 설계 역시 부드러운 곡선의 형태를 함으로써 소의 머뭇거림을 방지할 수 있음을 보여줬다.유도로가 긴 실험에서 crowd pen에서 선두 소가 유도로에 진입하기까지의 시간에서는 시각 제어 처리한 경우와 처리하지 않은 경우 간에 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 그러나 선두 소가 crowd pen 으로부터 우형기까지 진입하는 시간은 시각 제어 처리를 한 경우가 22.78±1.15초로 처리하지 않았을 때의 40.56±4.46초 보다 유의적으로 단축되었다. 또한 선두소가 유도로에 진입한 시간을 뺀 작업시간과 총 작업시간에 있어서도 시각제어 처리한 경우가 96.33±3.98, 104.56±3.89초로 시각제어를 하지 않은 경우의 121.89±5.54, 131.22±6.42초 보다 모두 유의적으로 단축되었다.유도로가 짧은 실험에서는 유도로가 긴 실험에 비하여 crowd pen의 모서리 모양이 직각으로 되어 시험축 집단의 유도로 진입이 부드럽지 않았다. holding pen에서 crowd pen으로 선두 소가 유도로를 진입한 시간에는 처리간 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 총시간에서 선두 소가 crowd pen을 진입한 시간을 뺀 작업시간에 있어서는 처리 간에 유의적인 차는 없었는데 이는 유도로로 연결된 crowd pen의 모서리 형태의 영향이 크게 작용한 것으로 추측된다. 총작업 시간은 시각제어처리가 209.89±6.06초로 처리하지 않았을 때의 243.56±10.53초 보다 유의적으로 단축됨을 보였다.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2017년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.563-566
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• 2017

축산업에서 가축의 질병을 예방하고, 고품질의 축산 상품을 최대한으로 생산하기 위해서는 가축이 사육되는 축사의 환경을 최적의 상태로 관리할 필요가 있다. 오늘날 가축이 사육되는 환경을 개선하고 관리하고자, 공기 환경, 사육 환경 등 각각의 요인들과 가축의 생체 간 수치적 규칙을 해석하는 가축의 생육 모델 관련 연구가 진행되고 있다. 그러나 종래의 생육 모델로는 공기 환경과 사육 환경을 복합적으로 분석하고 해석하여, 축사에서 복합 환경을 제어하기 위한 의사 결정을 지원하기에는 미흡하다. 따라서 본 고는 축적된 생체 정보, 공기 환경, 사육 환경 및 생산 정보를 기반으로, 인공신경망을 이용한 복합 환경과 가축의 생체 간 계량적 모델을 생성하여 소프트웨어 기반으로 축사의 복합 환경을 제어할 수 있는 방안을 제시하고자 한다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.463-469
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• 2005

An attempt was made to analyze the factors affecting mating performance of rams in pen mating systems. Due to many types of social interactions, mating performance of rams may decrease or increase. Six intact Muzaffarnagari rams were used and divided into three dominant subordinate pairs by food and ewe competition test. For dominant rams subordinate ram became competitor and vice versa. In the first experiment, ram was exposed to ewe but the competitor ram was kept outside the pen with the facility of visibility only. In the second experiment each ram was exposed to ewe along with the competitor ram and in third experiment ram was exposed to ewes (two) along with competitor ram in observation pen. Recordings of different mating and agonistic behaviour were done in all the experiments. It was found that subordinate ram's mating behaviour was inhibited by mere presence of a dominant ram out side without physical contact. However, when ram exposed to oestrus ewe(s) along with competitor ram, both dominant and subordinate rams spent much of their time in guarding activities instead of mating. In addition dominant ram tried to curtail the subordinate ram mating by agonistic interaction like fight and butting. Different guarding activities were observed either as active or passive type depending on level of dominanace. It was concluded that in a limited space the interaction of two or more rams might affect the number of services adversely.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.442-451
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• 2019

Objectives: The aim of this study was to review the reduction methods for ammonia (NH₃) and hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) exposure in livestock. Methods: By reviewing domestic and international research reports from Korea and China, reducing ammonia and hydrogen sulfide in livestock pens was analyzed in terms of ventilation, deodorant, and feed additives. In addition, exposure limits in Korea and China were examined through a comparison between 'TLV-TWA and STEL under the Industrial Safety and Health Act in Korea' and 'Management Standards for Air of Livestock Pens in China'. Results and Discussion: In order to effectively control hazardous gases and odors in livestock pens, the enhancement of natural ventilation or the addition of ventilation fans at the pollution source are being examined. Deodorants are used as adsorbents or masking deodorants. Additives to feed were zeolite powder, FeSO₄·7H₂O, enzymes, and microbial preparations. Use of feed additives was low-cost and had significant effects compared to other methods. Zeolite was the most commonly used in feed additive in Chinese cases and proved to be low-cost and effective for reducing harmful gases. Enzyme preparations were shown to stimulate the growth of livestock, but were expensive. Conclusions: This study reviewed and examined domestic and international research papers in Korea and China for reducing ammonia and hydrogen sulfide concentrations in livestock pens. More diverse research and the development of feed additives are needed.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.901-907
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• 2016

The present study investigated stocking density and genetic lines, factors that may alter the severity and incidence of angel wing (AW), in White Roman geese. Geese (n = 384) from two genetically selected lines (normal- winged line, NL, and angel-winged line, AL, respectively) and one commercial line (CL) were raised in four pens. Following common commercial practice, low-stocking-density (LD), medium-stocking-density, and high-stocking-density treatments were respectively administered to 24, 32, and 40 geese per pen at 0 to 3 weeks ($1.92m^2/pen$) and 4 to 6 weeks ($13.2m^2/pen$) of age and to 24, 30, and 36 geese at 7 to 14 weeks ($20.0m^2/pen$) of age. The results revealed that stocking density mainly affected body weight gain in geese younger than 4 weeks, and that geese subjected to LD had a high body weight at 2 weeks of age. However, the effect of stocking density on the severity score of AW (SSAW) and incidence of AW (IAW) did not differ significantly among the treatments. Differences were observed among the genetic stocks; that is, SSAW and IAW were significantly higher in AL than in NL and CL. Genetic selection generally aggravates AW, complicating its elimination. To effectively reduce IAW, stocking density, a suspected causal factor, should be lower than that presently applied commercially.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.35.1-35.13
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• 2021

Background: African swine fever (ASF) is an infectious viral disease of domestic pigs that presents as a hemorrhagic fever, and for which no effective vaccine is available. The disease has a serious negative social and economic impact on pig keepers. There is limited information on the potential risk factors responsible for the spread of ASF in South Kivu. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the potential risk factors associated with ASF infection in suspected ASF virus (ASFV)-infected pigs. Methods: We sampled whole blood from 391 pigs. Additionally, 300 pig farmers were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Viral DNA was detected by using the real-time polymerase chain reaction technique. Results: The majority of pigs sampled, 78% (95% confidence interval [CI], 74.4-82.6), were of local breeds. Over half, 60.4% (95% CI, 55.5-65.2), were female, and most of them, 90.5% (95% CI, 87.6-93.4), were adult pigs (> 1 year old). Viral DNA was detected in 72 of the 391 sampled pigs, indicating an overall infection rate of 18.4% (95% CI, 14.5-22.4). Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed several risk factors positively associated with ASFV infection: feeding with swill in pen (odds ratio [OR], 3.8; 95% CI, 2.12-6.77); mixed ages of pigs in the same pen (OR, 3.3; 95% CI, 1.99-5.57); introduction of new animals to the farm (OR, 5.4; 95% CI, 1.91-15.28). The risk factors that were negatively (protective) correlated with ASFV positivity were the presence of male animals and the use of an in-pen breeding system. Conclusion: Local pig farmers should be encouraged to adopt proper husbandry and feeding practices in order to increase the number of ASF-free farms.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제12권10호
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• pp.4632-4641
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• 2011

이 논문에서는 농축산물 이력추적관리제의 성공적 도입 및 확대에 있어 중요한 기반요소인 생산이력정보를 효율적으로 수집할 수 있는 수기정보 전자화 기술 기반의 농축산물 생산이력정보 수집 시스템을 제안한다. 제안 시스템은 디지털펜으로 종이문서 형태의 관리대장 작성만으로 기록 대장과 동일한 디지털이미지를 생성하고, 필기체인식을 통해 기록 내용을 데이터베스화한다. 제안 시스템은 PC, PDA, 터치스크린 등의 정보 수집기기에 비해 이동성, 사용 편이성, 데이터 입력 속도 측면에서 뛰어나고, 열악한 농축산 작업 환경에서 사용하기 적합하기 때문에 전산능력과 시간적 여유가 없는 농가에서 효율적으로 양질의 생산이력정보를 수집할 수 있다. 수기정보 전자화 기술은 가공, 유통, 판매 단계의 종이문서 기반 정보취득 업무에 적용될 수 있으며, RFID/USN 기반 시스템과 연동하여 고도화된 이력추적관리 시스템 구축에 사용될 수 있다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제16권9호
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• pp.1348-1354
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• 2003

The feeding value of high-oil corn fed to Taiwan Country (TC) chicken was examined by measuring apparent metabolizable energy (AME), growth performance, sexual maturity, carcass characteristics, and plasma pigmentation. In a completely randomized design, 870 sex-intermingled one-wk-old chicks were assigned to one of 30 floor pens, 29 birds per pen, and each pen randomly assigned to one of five dietary treatments. The experiment was ended when birds were 16 wk of age. The five dietary treatments varied in main fat sources, which were corn oil (CO), high-oil corn (HOC), lard (LRD), whole soybean (WSB) and yellow corn (YC), respectively. All the diets were formulated isonitrogenously, isocalorically, and of equal lysine and methionine contents except YC, in which equal amounts of YC replaced HOC. The results indicated that feed conversion in HOC was 8% higher (p<0.05) than YC whereas the calculated AME of HOC was only 3.5% to 4.0% higher than that of YC. No significant differences were observed in body weight, body weight gain, feed consumption, feed conversion ratio and ME efficiency for body weight gain among CO, HOC, LRD, and WSB. No significant differences existed in both skin and muscle pigmentation of breast among the five dietary treatments. No significance differences existed in plasma carotenoid content measured at various ages among the five dietary treatments except that birds fed with HOC had less (p<0.05) plasma carotenoids at 16 wk-old. The results indicate that if the price of high-oil corn is no more than 1.05 times that of yellow corn, the dietary cost per kg of body weight gain for TC chickens fed diets containing high-oil corn will be less, although their body weight may be lighter compared to chickens fed diets formulated with other fat sources.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.17.1-17.10
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• 2022

Background: Inspection of livestock farms using surveillance cameras is emerging as a means of early detection of transboundary animal disease such as African swine fever (ASF). Object tracking, a developing technology derived from object detection aims to the consistent identification of individual objects in farms. Objectives: This study was conducted as a preliminary investigation for practical application to livestock farms. With the use of a high-performance artificial intelligence (AI)-based 3D depth camera, the aim is to establish a pathway for utilizing AI models to perform advanced object tracking. Methods: Multiple crossovers by two humans will be simulated to investigate the potential of object tracking. Inspection of consistent identification will be the evidence of object tracking after crossing over. Two AI models, a fast model and an accurate model, were tested and compared with regard to their object tracking performance in 3D. Finally, the recording of pig pen was also processed with aforementioned AI model to test the possibility of 3D object detection. Results: Both AI successfully processed and provided a 3D bounding box, identification number, and distance away from camera for each individual human. The accurate detection model had better evidence than the fast detection model on 3D object tracking and showed the potential application onto pigs as a livestock. Conclusions: Preparing a custom dataset to train AI models in an appropriate farm is required for proper 3D object detection to operate object tracking for pigs at an ideal level. This will allow the farm to smoothly transit traditional methods to ASF-preventing precision livestock farming.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제19권11호
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• pp.1643-1648
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• 2006

To investigate the effects of feeding restricted on growth, carcass characteristics and plasma profiles in an attempt for optimum responses, a total of 108 cross-bred finishing barrows [(Landrace${\times}$Yorkshire)${\times}$Duroc]weighing an average of $46.88{\pm}0.52kg$ were assigned in a randomized complete block (RCB) design to one of four treatments with three replicates and nine pigs per pen. Feeding regimens were, 1) ad libitum from 50 kg to market weight (Ad 3/3), 2) restricted feeding from 90 kg to market weight (Ad 2/3), 3) restricted feeding from 70 kg to market weight (Ad 1/3), and 4) restricted feeding from 50 kg to market weight (Ad 0/3). During the experimental period, average daily feed intake (ADFI) was decreased from 2.53 kg (AD 3/3) to 2.09 kg (AD 0/3) with increasing restricted feeding duration of (p<0.05). Average daily gain (ADG) of AD 3/3 (0.79 kg) was significantly higher (p<0.05) than those of AD 1/3 (0.74 kg) or AD 0/3 (0.72 kg). Feed efficiency was not influenced by restriction regimens. Blood IGF-I concentrations were increased from 74.14 to 134.25 (167.36-115.66) ng/ml as body weight increased. Blood leptin concentrations were affected by feed intake level and coincided with blood IGF-I concentrations. Most of carcass characteristics were not significantly affected by restricted feeding, however cooking losses in AD 1/3 and Ad 0/3 treatment diet were higher than those in Ad 3/3 and Ad 2/3. In addition, there was a trend that backfat thickness was lowered in proportional to decreasing feed intake (p>0.05). In conclusion, restricted feeding improved feed efficiency after 50 kg body weight without deteriorating the pork quality of barrows.