• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.223-229
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• 1996

This experiment was conducted to investigate the protein sparing effect of rumen protected lysine(RPLys) and methionine hydroxyl analogue(MHA) in sheep. The treatments were $T_1$ (CP 15% + RPLys 0%), $T_2$ (CP 12% + RPLys 0%), $T_3$ (CP 12% + RPLys 0.4%) and $T_4$ (CP 12% + RPLys 0.4% + MHA 0.3%). Ruminal characteristics, in situ and in vitro digestibility and nitrogen retention rate were measured in sheep receiving different combinations of dietary supplement. The results are summarized as follows: 1. Ruminal pH and VFA concentrations were not affected by the treatments. Ruminal ammonia-N concentration was high in sheep fed diets $T_2$, $T_3$ and $T_4$ with the highest value in the $T_4$ treatment(p<0.05). 2. The digestibilities of dry matter and organic matter were not affected by the treatments. 3. Nitrogen losses through feces and urine were the highest with $T_1$ (p<0.05) and nitrogen retention rates of groups $T_1$, $T_2$, $T_3$ and $T_4$ were 18.6, 32.4, 35.5 and 27.5% of nitrogen intake, respectively, indicating that RPLys supplementation improved nitrogen retention in sheep.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.516-523
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• 2005

The experiment was conducted to study the effect of dietary combinations of vitamin A (VA), vitamin E (VE) and methionine (Met) on growth performance, meat quality and immunity in commercial broilers. Ross chicks (n=3,630) were allocated to five experimental treatments with three replicates per diet. The dietary treatments were: VA 8,000 IU, VE 10 IU (diet 1); VA 12,000 IU, VE 10 IU (diet 2); VA 8,000 IU, VE 100 IU (diet 3); VA 12,000 IU, VE 100 IU (diet 4) and; VA 12,000 IU, VE 100 IU/kg diet and 20% Met higher than other groups (diet 5). The Met content in diet 1 to diet 4 were as per the requirement suggested by NRC. Separate vitamin premixes were prepared for each treatment diet as per the requirement of study. The 35 d study revealed significantly (p<0.0001) higher weight gains in broilers fed diet 3 and diet 5, than in the rest of the groups during starter phase (0-3 weeks) only. The feed intake did not vary significantly at all phases of study, but feed efficiency was significantly (p<0.05) lower in diet 1 during starter and overall phase (4-5 weeks). The bone strength and bone composition, except bone calcium, remained unaffected due to experimental diets studied after 35 d of experimental feeding. The thio-barbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) were significantly (p=0.0013) lower in the breast meat in group 5, followed by group 3, than in the rest of the groups. The immune studies conducted, antibody titers to sheep red blood cells, thickness index to phytohaemagglutinin-P, and heterophil: lymphocyte ratio, did not show any significant difference among treatments. It could be concluded that supplementation of VA, VE and Met at higher levels could be beneficial to broilers only during the starter phase.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.121-128
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• 2011

본 연구는 구리 공급원들이 육계의 생산성, 영양소 이용률, 혈액 성상 및 근육과 간의 광물질 함량에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위해 Cu sulfate, Cu-soy proteinate(Cu-SP), Cu-methionine chelate(Cu-Met)를 비교시험하였다. 육계(Ross$^{(R)}$) 1,000수를 공시하여 4처리 5반복으로 반복당 50수씩 완전 임의 배치하여 자유 섭식케 하였으며, 35일간 전기(0~3주), 후기(4~5주)로 나누어 실시하였다. 처리구들은 대조구, Cu sulfate($CuSO_4{\cdot}5H_2O$으로 Cu 200 ppm), Cu-Met(Cu-methione chelate으로 Cu 200 ppm), Cu-SP(Cu-soy proteinate으로 Cu 200 ppm)등 총 4처리였다. 증체량에서는 후기와 전(全)사양 시험 기간 동안 구리 첨가구들이 대조구와 비교하여 유의적으로(p<0.01, 후기; p<0.05, 전(全)사양 시험 기간) 높았으며, 사료 섭취량에서는 전기에서 Cu-Met가 대조구에 비해 유의적으로(p<0.01) 적었다. 사료 요구율(FCR)은 전(全)시험 기간 동안구리 첨가구들이 대조구에 비해 유의적으로(p<0.01) 낮았다. 생산지수(PEF)는 구리 첨가구들이 대조구와 비교하여 유의적으로(p<0.01) 높았다. 영양소 이용률은 처리간에 유의한 차이가 없었다. 혈중 백혈구(WBC)와 호산구(EO)의 수는 구리 첨가구들이 낮았으며, 다른 leukocytes와 erythrocytes는 처리간에 유의한 차이가 없었다. 근육 내 구리 함량은 유의한 차이가 없었으나, 가슴과 날개 근육 내 아연 함량은 구리 첨가구들에서 감소하였으나, 다리근육에서는 Cu sulfate 구에서 증가하였다. 간 내 구리 함량은 구리 첨가구들이 대조구와 비교하여 유의적으로(p<0.01) 높았다. 결론적으로 Cu sulfate, Cu-Met, Cu-SP는 육계의 증체율과 사료 요구율을 유의하게 개선하였으며, Cu 200 ppm 첨가 수준에서 Cu 공급원들 간에는 유의한 차이가 없었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제22권11호
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• pp.1547-1554
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• 2009

This study was carried out to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation of different sources of chromium on growth performance, blood profile and carcass trait in growing-finishing pigs. A total of 200 growing pigs (Landrace${\times}$Yorkshire)${\times}$Duroc, average initial weight 8.5 kg) were allotted to 5 treatments with 4 replicates per treatment and 10 pigs per replicate. Five treatments were designated as follows according to the source of chromium. i) Control (No chromium): corn-soybean meal based basal diet, ii) $CrCl_{3}$: control diet+200 ppb Cr as $CrCl_{3}$, iii) CrPic: control diet+200 ppb Cr as Cr picolinate, iv) CrMet-1: control diet+100 ppb Cr as Cr methionine, and v) CrMet-2: control diet+200 ppb Cr as Cr methionine. After the feeding trial, three pigs per replicate (12 pigs per treatment) were slaughtered for the evaluation of carcass traits. Average daily gain (ADG), average daily feed intake (ADFI), and feed: gain ratio (F/G) were not different (p>0.05) among dietary Cr sources. However, whole-period ADG of pigs fed CrPic, CrMet-1 and CrMet-2 diets was higher (p<0.05) than for the control diet. Nutrient digestibility was not different (p>0.05) among dietary Cr sources, but the nutrient digestibility of pigs fed CrPic, CrMet-1 and CrMet-2 diets was higher (p<0.05) than for the control diet. BUN level decreased with more magnitude (p<0.05) in pigs fed Cr during the 20 to 50 kg period. Although both serum cholesterol and triglyceride were different (p<0.05) among treatments, there was no consistent response that could be related to the dietary Cr sources regardless of growth phase. However, the overall data suggested that serum cholesterol level increased as BW of pigs increased. Blood total protein (TP) increased (p<0.05) in pigs fed Cr only during the 90-110 kg phase, and blood creatinine (Creat) level was higher in $CrCl_{3}$ and CrPic treatments than in the control only during the 90-110 kg phase. Backfat thickness was thinner (p<0.05) in pigs fed CrMet-2 than in the control treatment. Therefore, lean percentage was higher (p<0.05) in CrMet-2 than in control pigs. However, dressing percentage and Longissimus muscle area (LMA) were not different (p>0.05) among treatments. In conclusion, dietary supplementation of 200 ppb Cr, via either CrPic or CrMet, improved pig growth performance and nutrient digestibility. Moreover, dietary CrMet supplementation for the growing-finishing pig is evidently remarkable for improving both lean percentage of the carcass and backfat thickness.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제36권11호
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• pp.1666-1684
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• 2023

Objective: Our objective was to examine the relationships of supplemental rumen-protected lysine (RPL) or lysine + methionine (RPLM) on lactational performance, plasma amino acids (AA) concentration, and nitrogen use efficiency of lactating dairy cows by using a meta-analysis approach. Methods: A total of 56 articles comprising 77 experiments with either RPL or RPLM supplementation were selected and analyzed using a mixed model methodology by considering the treatments and other potential covariates as fixed effects and different experiments as random effects. Results: In early lactating cows, milk yield was linearly increased by RPL (β₁ = 0.013; p<0.001) and RPLM (β₁ = 0.014; p<0.028) but 3.5% fat-corrected milk (FCM) and energy-corrected milk (ECM) (kg/d) was increased by only RPL. RPL and RPLM did not affect dry matter intake (DMI) but positively increased (p<0.05) dairy efficiency (Milk yield/DMI and ECM/DMI). As a percentage, milk fat, protein, and lactose were unchanged by RPL or RPLM but the yield of all components was increased (p<0.05) by feeding RPL while only milk protein was increased by feeding RPLM. Plasma Lys concentration was linearly increased (p<0.05) with increasing supplemental RPL while plasma Met increased (p<0.05) by RPLM supplementation. The increase in plasma Lys had a strong linear relationship (R² = 0.693 in the RPL dataset and R² = 0.769 in the RPLM dataset) on milk protein synthesis (g/d) during early lactation. Nitrogen metabolism parameters were not affected by feeding RPL or RPLM, either top-dress or when supplemented to deficient diets. Lactation performance did not differ between AA-deficient or AA-adequate diets in response to RPL or RPLM supplementation. Conclusion: RPL or RPLM showed a positive linear relationship on the lactational performance of dairy cows whereas greater improvement effects were observed during early lactation. Supplementing RPL or RPLM is recommended on deficient-AA diet but not on adequate-AA diet.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제22권10호
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• pp.1461-1476
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• 2009

This review focuses on the metabolic and osmoregulatory functions of betaine and its impact on nutrient digestibility and performance in pigs and poultry. Betaine is the trimethyl derivative of the amino acid glycine, and is present in plant and animal tissue. It has been shown to play an important role in osmoregulation of plants, bacteria and marine organisms. Due to its chemical structure, betaine exerts a number of functions both at the gastrointestinal and metabolic level. As a methyl group donor, betaine is involved in transmethylation reactions and donates its labile methyl group for the synthesis of several metabolically active substances such as creatine and carnitine. Therefore, supplementation of betaine may reduce the requirement for other methyl group donors such as methionine and choline. Beneficial effects on intestinal cells and intestinal microbes have been reported following betaine supplementation to diets for pigs and poultry, which have been attributed to the osmotic properties of betaine. Furthermore, betaine potentially enhances the digestibility of specific nutrients, in particular fiber and minerals. Moreover, at the metabolic level, betaine is involved in protein and energy metabolism. Growth trials revealed positive effects of supplemental betaine on growth performance in pigs and poultry, and there is evidence that betaine acts as a carcass modifier by reducing the carcass fat content. In conclusion, due to its various metabolic and osmoregulatory functions, betaine plays an important role in the nutrition of monogastric animals.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.284-289
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• 2007

본 연구는 비육돈 사료내 구리와 아연의 수준별 급여가 생산성, 영양소 소화율, 육질 및 도체 특성에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위해 실시하였다. 3원 교잡종$(Landrace{\times}Yorkshire{\times}Duroc)$ 비육돈 72두를 공시하였으며, 시험개시 시의 체중은 58.47 kg이었다. 시험설계는 $2{\times}3$ 요인설계(Cu $level{\times}Zn$ level)에 의해 6개 처리로 하여 처리당 3반복, 반복당 4두씩 완전임의 배치하였다. 본 연구에 사용된 구리와 아연의 공급원은 각각 Cu-methionine chelate와 Zn-methionine chelate 이었으며, 사료내 함량은 각각 10, 30 및 60 ppm과 80 및 120 ppm 이었다. 전체사양시험기간 동안 ADG와 ADFI에서는 구리 함량, 아연 함량 및 상호작용에 대한 유의한 효과가 나타나지 않았다. 사료효율에서는 유의한 상호작용이 나타났는데(p<0.05), 구리와 아연함량이 각각 30과 120 ppm일때 가장 높게 나타났다. 건물 소화율에서는 구리 함량(p<0.02), 아연 함량(p<0.01) 및 상호작용(p<0.04)에 대한 유의한 효과가 나타났는데, 구리함량이 감소할수록 증가하였고, 아연 함량은 증가할수록 증가하였으며, 구리와 아연 함량이 각각 30과 120 ppm일 때 가장 높게 나타났다. 질소 소화율에서는 아연 함량(p<0.01)과 상호작용(p<0.03)에서 유의한 효과가 나타났는데, 아연 함량이 증가할수록 증가하였고 구리와 아연 함량이 각각 30과 120 ppm일때 가장 높게 나타났다. 명도를 나타내는 $L^*-$값, 전단력, 가열감량 및 pH에서는 유의한 효과가 나타나지 않았다. 적색도를 나타내는 $a^*-$값 (p<0.04)과 황색도를 나타내는 $b^*-$값 (p<0.01)에서는 아연함량에 대한 효과가 나타났는데, 사료내 아연 함량이 감소할수록 증가하였다. 보수력에서는 유의한 상호작용이 나타났는데(p<0.01), 구리와 아연 함량이 각각 10과 120 ppm일 때 가장 높게 나타났다. 도체중, 등지방 두께, 도체등급에서는 유의한 효과가 나타나지 않았다. 도체율에서는 유의한 상호작용이 나타났는데(p<0.04), 구리와 아연 함량이 각각 30과 120 ppm일때 가장 높게 나타났다. 결론적으로 비육돈 사료내 구리와 아연의 함량이 각각 30 ppm과 120 ppm일때 사료효율, 영양소 소화율 및 도체율을 개선시켰으면 각가 10 ppm과 120 ppm일때 보수력을 개선시켰다.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.21-27
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• 2010

The increase in the total number of cows on farms, which breed Korean Native Cattle (KNC), is associated with many problems. In particular, the services per conception and calving interval have increased. In this study, we examined the effect of dietary supplementation with vitamin and mineral complex on the estrus rate, pregnancy rate, gestation length, and birth weight of KNC calves. Multiparous or primiparous KNC were divided into 3 groups with 40 heads per group. Experimental group 1 was administered a consisting of 35,000 IU vitamin A, 100 IU vitamin E, 200 mg $\beta$-carotene, 200 mg Zn methionine, and 1.5 mg Se. Experimental group 2 was administered a vitamin complex (100 g/day) consisting of 100 IU vitamin E and 200 mg $\beta$-carotene. In the case of multiparous KNC, the estrus detection rate in the control group was 90.0% and those in the experimental groups were 75.0% to 95.0%. However, the first-service pregnancy rate after parturition in the control group was 41.2%, which was significantly lower than that in the experimental groups (71.0% to 76.7%; p<0.05). The average duration of pregnancy in the group supplemented with the vitamin complex was days, which was similar to that in the case of the control group. The birth weight of calves from cows fed with vitamin complex was 25.3 to 27.0 kg, which was similar to that in the case of the control group (25.2 to 26.0 kg). In the case of primiparous KNC, no differences in the estrus rate, pregnancy rate, gestation length, or the birth weight of calves were noted between the groups. Thus, dietary supplementation vitamin and mineral complex have no effect on the reproductive efficiency in primiparous cows, but the pregnancy rate was observed to have increased in multiparous KNC with these supplements.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제24권10호
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• pp.1377-1385
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• 2011

This study was conducted to determine the nutritive value of live yeast culture (RumiSacc, Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and to investigate its effects on milk yield, milk composition and some blood parameters in lactating cows. Six multiparous Holstein cows were allocated to two groups of three cows and assigned randomly to one of two diets in a cross-over experiment. Daily 50 g RumiSacc was top dressed at the p.m. feeding for the treatment group. RumiSacc supplied a high protein and energy with high organic matter digestibility values (83.35%) determined by in vitro enzymatic analysis. Yeast culture supplementation significantly increased milk yield, tended to increase fat yield, protein yield and lactose yield of milk. Methylated fatty acid level of 18:3 (n-3) in milk fat was increased by yeast culture supplementation. The concentrations of methionine, phenyalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan and taurine were significantly increased with dietary inclusion of yeast culture. Live yeast culture supplementation did not affect other performance characteristics, milk quality characteristics and blood parameters. As a conclusion live yeast culture (RumiSacc, Saccharomyces cerevisiae) had high nutritive value and positive effects on milk production and some milk quality characteristics in lactating cows under field conditions.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제22권12호
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• pp.1648-1653
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• 2009

This experiment was designed to evaluate the effects of source of supplemental zinc (Zn) on performance, nutrient digestibility and plasma mineral profile in Cashmere goats during the cashmere fiber growing period. Twenty-seven Liao Ning Cashmere wether goats (9-10 month of age; initial BW = 19.31${\pm}$0.32 kg) were fed a basal diet (containing 22.3 mg Zn/kg DM) with no supplemental Zn (control) or 20 mg of supplemental Zn/kg of DM from Zn sulfate ($ZnSO_{4}$) or Zn methionine (ZnMet) for 60 days including a 10-day metabolism trial. Average daily gain (ADG) (p<0.05) and gain:feed (G/F) (p<0.05) were increased by Zn supplementation, but no differences were noted between Zn sources (p>0.05). The length and diameter of cashmere fiber did not differ among treatments (p>0.05). Zn supplementation had no influence on digestibility of DM, CP, EE and NDF (p>0.05). However, ADF digestibility in the group supplemented with ZnMet was significantly higher than in other treatments (p<0.05). Plasma Zn was increased (p<0.05) and Cu tended to be decreased (p = 0.057) by Zn supplementation, but no differences were found between Zn sources (p>0.05). Plasma alkaline phosphatase activity (AKP) was improved by Zn supplementation (p<0.05) and was higher in the $ZnSO_{4}$ than the ZnMet group (p<0.05). Zn retention was increased (p<0.05) and apparent absorption rate was decreased (p<0.05) by Zn supplementation. The results indicate that supplementation of 20 mg Zn/kg DM either as $ZnSO_{4}$ or ZnMet in the basal diet containing 22.3 mg Zn/kg DM can improve growth performance in Cashmere goats, and effectiveness of the two sources is similar on performance measurements.