• 대한수의학회지
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.55-58
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• 2011

Two 4-day-old Thoroughbred foals with acute clinical signs of depression, elevated pulse and respiratory rates, anemia, and jaundice were referred to the equine hospital of Korea Racing Authority. The foals were seemingly normal at birth, but showed clinical signs such as abnormal behavior, jaundice and anemia suddenly after ingestion of the mare's colostrum, followed by death at 4 days after birth. According to the results of the hematology, serum chemistry analysis, jaundice foal agglutination test, and blood groups test, the foals were diagnosed as neonatal isoerythrolysis (NI) caused by the mare's antibodies. These results suggested that the pregnant mares have a potential for NI.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.286-289
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• 2009

Perineal laceration commonly occurs due to dilation of the birth canal at the time of foaling in primiparous mares. A 7-year-old Thoroughbred mare was presented with faecal contamination of the external genitalia. She was having history of constant straining three days after the mare's first foaling. Physical examination revealed the tearing extended from the deep part of vagina through muscles of the perineal body involved rectal floor and anal sphincter. Tentative diagnosed was third-degree perineal laceration therefore one-stage surgical procedure and a modified surgical procedure at three-week intervals was performed. During postoperative care for 3 weeks, soft faces was a key factor in success. After 3 weeks, the patient was recovered to normal condition completely.

• 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.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.199-203
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• 2021

A 4-year-old Thoroughbred mare was brought to the Korea Racing Authority Equine Hospital with heightened sensitivity to touch of the hindquarter, reluctance to step forward, frequent urination even during training, clitoral winking, tail swinging, tail lifting, and training difficulties due to being in constant heat. The trainer claimed that she was in heat and exhibited reduced performance. Physical and lameness examinations revealed no abnormality. Rectal palpation and transrectal ultrasonography revealed normal reproductive organs and estrus. As she exhibited typical estrous behavior without any other physical conditions, the mare was considered to express undesirable estrous behavior. An intrauterine glass ball was inserted into the mare on ovulation day. However, the estrous behaviors were reduced unsatisfactorily. Additionally, 1 mL of peanut oil was administered on the 10th day after the intrauterine device insertion. The mare returned to training and expressed no undesirable estrous behavior over 30 days after the peanut oil treatment. However, further follow-ups were not conduct as the mare was retired to a farm after a limb injury occurred during training. This is the first report of undesirable estrous behavior in a Thoroughbred mare under the rules of racing in Korea. It is recommended that equine clinicians in Korea consider peanut oil as a therapeutic agent to control mares' estrous behavior-related problems.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.161-166
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• 2008

The techniques for the collection, cooling and freezing of semen and artificial insemination of horses are not fully understood in Korea. We investigated the percentages of total motile (TM) and progressively motile (PM) sperms after the collection, cooling and freezing of stallion semen. The average volume of semen was 167 ml in Thoroughbred and 68 ml in Arab. The average numbers of spermatozoa in Thoroughbred and Arab were $104\times10^6/ml$ and $86\times10^6/ml$ respectively. The average percentages of TM and PM were 82.3% and 88.6% in Thoroughbred, and 61.4% and 82.6% in Arab, respectively. The average percentage of TM at 4 hr after cooling at $5^{\circ}C$ was significantly lower than that at 0 hr ($30.0\pm4.1%\;vs.\;78.0\pm2.5%,\;p<0.05$), but the percentage of PM was similar between 66.5 and 73.2% at 0, 1, and 4hr. The average percentage of frozen-thawed Thoroughbred semen frozen in MFR5 extender was 56.2%, which was significantly higher than that of the semen frozen in LE extender (average 32.9%, p<0.05). The percentage of TM in Arab was similar for semen frozen in MFR5 extender and LE extender (18.2% and 21.2%, respectively), but the percentage of PM was significantly higher in sperm frozen in MFR5 extender than in sperm frozen in LE extender (69.0% vs. 36.4%, p<0.05). Four mares were artificially inseminated by Thoroughbred frozen-thawed semen and one of them fertilized at 11 day after artificial insemination. In this study, the collection, cooling and freezing of equine semen were possible under domestic conditions.

• 대한교통학회지
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• 제22권7호
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• pp.169-175
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• 2004

본 논문은 일반국도 실시간 통행시간 정보제공을 위한 동적 통행시간 예측모형을 개발했다. 교통정보 제공을 위한 통행시간 예측에 관한 기존의 많은 연구가 있었지만, 우리나라에서 일반국도에 대한 통행시간 예측모형은 아직 없었다. 통행시간 예측을 위해 현재 일반국도 1호선에 약 10km 간격으로 연속하여 설치된 AVI자료를 이용했고, 예측모형 평가를 위한 통행시간 기준값 수집을 위해 프로브차량을 이용했다. 본 논문에 사용된 일반국도 1호선 구간은 잦은 유출 입 지점으로 인해 원시 AVI 자료에 많은 이상치가 관측되었다. 이러한 이상치를 제거하기 위해 저자가 제안한 알고리즘을 사용하여 이상치를 제거한 후, 칼만필터링 알고리즘을 이용하여 통행시간을 예측했다. 수집주기를 달리하여 예측모형을 평가한 결과 5분, 10분, 15분 수집주기에 대해서는 MARE가 $0.061{\sim}0.066$로 비슷하게 나왔고, 30분 수집주기는 0.078로 나와 다소 높은 오차율을 나타냈다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.147-153
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• 1993

A total of 109 heads of horses and ponies from eight horseback riding clubs nearby Central Taiwan were investigated to evaluate the blood parameters and the biochemical compositions of serum for the documentation of clinical pathological diagnosis and exercise physiology. Blood samples were collected from the jugular vein of resting horses. The sex difference in the blood traits were compared both in horses and in ponies. Results shows that total plasma proteins (PP) and hematocrit (PCV) were found higher in male horses than in females (p < 0.05). The sexual effect also exertes a significant influence on the leucocyte (WBC) count, but not on the erythrocyte (RBC) concentration. According to the differential counts of leucocytes, the number of monocytes and lymphocytes was higher in the male pony than that of in male horse. A close relationship Between the erythrocyte sedimention rate (ESR) and the other blood parameters were found especially in PCV, RBC concentration, and plasma protein level. The average ESR observed at 60 minutes were $21.80{\pm}21.87mm$, $39.50{\pm}18.90mm$ and $43.73{\pm}17.89mm$ in stallions, geldings, and mares, respectively. Most of the biochemical components of horse serum detected were distributed in normal ranges, although some of the items show a great variation in such a large sample size.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.683-691
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• 2015

The objective of this study was to identify the coccoidal bacteria present in 188 samples of fermented yaks’, mares’ and cows’ milk products collected from 12 different regions in Mongolia. Furthermore, we evaluated the fermentation properties of ten selected isolates of the predominant species, Streptococcus (S.) thermophiles, during the process of milk fermentation and subsequent storage of the resulting yoghurt at 4℃. Overall, 159 isolates were obtained from 188 samples using M17 agar. These isolates were presumed to be lactic acid bacteria based on their gram-positive and catalase-negative properties, and were identified to species level using 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. These coccoid isolates were distributed in four genera and six species: Enterococcus (E.) durans, Enterococcus (E.) faecalis, Lactococcus (Lac.) subsp. lactis, Leuconostoc (Leuc.) lactis, Leuconostoc (Leuc.) mesenteroides. subsp. mesenteroides and S. thermophilus. Among these S. thermophilus was the most common species in most samples. From evaluation of the fermentation characteristics (viable counts, pH, titratable acidity [TA]) of ten selected S. thermophilus isolates we could identify four isolates (IMAU 20246, IMAU20764, IMAU20729 and IMAU20738) that were fast acid producers. IMAU20246 produced the highest concentrations of lactic acid and formic acid. These isolates have potential as starter cultures for yoghurt production.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제64권6호
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• pp.1215-1225
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• 2022

The epidemiology of parasite infection in local and imported breeds is quite an essential topic in the meat industry and human health. This study aims to determine the prevalence of Dicrocoelium dendriticum in local sheep breeds (Naemi, Najdi, and Harri) and imported breeds from Romania (Romani breed) and the epidemiology of the infection in Saudi Arabia. Morphological description, the relationship between dicrocoeliasis and sex, age, and histological changes were also presented. A total of 6845 slaughtered sheep at Riyadh Automated slaughterhouse were investigated and followed up for 4 months between 2020-2021. It included 4,680 local breeds and 2,165 imported Romanian breeds. Fecal samples and livers and gallbladders from slaughtered animals were examined for apparent pathological lesions. The results indicated that the infection rate in slaughtered animals was 10.6% in imported Romani sheep and 0.9% in the local Naeimi breed. After identifying the parasite morphologically, negative results were obtained from examining feces, gallbladders, and livers of Najdi and Harry sheep breeds. The mean number of eggs per 20 µL/gallbladder was low (72.78 ± 17.8: 76.11 ± 5.07), medium (334.59 ± 90.6: 292.91 ± 26.63), and high (1113.2 ± 22.3: 1004 ± 143.4) in imported and Naeime sheep, respectively. Significant differences were found between gender and age (males and females were 3.67% and 6.31%; > 2 years 4.39%, 1-2 years 4.22%, and 1 year 3.53%) respectively. Histopathological lesions in the liver were more pronounced. Our survey confirmed the presence of D. dendriticum in imported Romani and local Naeimi sheep, and the potential role of imported sheep in the epidemiology of dicrocoeliasis in Saudi Arabia.

• 현장농수산연구지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.105-113
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• 2014

Equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) is an economically important pathogen of horses and exerts its major impact by inducing abortion storms and sporadic abortions in pregnant mares, early neonatal death in foals, and respiratory disease in young horses. Although equine herpesvirus type 4 (EHV-4) rarely causes clinical manifestations of disease in organs other than the respiratory track, isolated cases of myeloencephalopathy and sporadic abortions have been reported in EHV-4 infections. Here, we report an abortion storm in Thoroughbred breeding farms in Jeju island, South Korea. It occurred for 16 days from first abortion to last one. There were no clinical signs prior to abortion and stillbirth in broodmares. Two PCR-primers were made on glycoprotein B gene of EHV-1 and EHV-4 to amplify specific common regions of the viruses. We could detect the virus specific genes in aborted samples by PCR, and concluded that the cause of abortion storm was EHV infection. This report describes the first abortion storm case caused by EHV in Thoroughbred breeding farms in South Korea.