• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제14권8호
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• pp.1062-1066
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• 2001

Studies were carried out on forty young bulls of the Hariana breed (around 18 months of age) selected on the basis of their dam's milk yield at the animal farm of CCS HAU, Hisar during the period 1993-1999. Since animals showed variation in capacity to work over prolonged periods, they were subjected to regimes of carting without load and with 8 qtls. of load for three hours. The study revealed that maximum change took place in the pulse rate, followed by respiration rate and rectal temperature. The mean fatigue score for pulling an empty cart ranged between 1.66 to 2.20 after two hours work, and 2.36 to 2.73 after three hours work. For a cart loaded with 8 qtls., the corresponding ranges were 2.90 to 3.36 and 3.40 to 4.10, respectively. These results indicated that the animals under experiment had the capacity to pull moderate load (8 qtls.) for about two hours without showing any serious effect on the ability to recover and soon to work again.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 1992

Two Rice cultivars , a high yield variety of Cheongcheong and a Korea native kind of Chucheong were grown in paddy. 1$\mu\textrm{g}$ and 10$\mu\textrm{g}$ of aflatoxin B1 and Aspergillus flavus (106 conidia/ml) were inoculated at milk stage. At harvest, kernels from the inoculated plant showed slightly lower ripening rates and 100-grain weight than did those of controls. The nutrient and fatty acid composition of unpolished rice of inoculated group were similar to those of controls and difference between the control and inoculated group were not significantly different.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.21.1-21.7
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• 2018

Metritis, the inflammation of the uterus caused by polymicrobial infections, is a prevalent and costly disease to the dairy industry as it decreases milk yield, survival, and the welfare of dairy cows. Although affected cows are treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics such as ceftiofur, endometrial and ovarian function are not fully recovered, which results in subfertility and infertility. According to culture-dependent studies, uterine pathogens include Escherichia coli, Trueperella pyogenes, Fusobacterium necrophorum, and Prevotella melaninogenica. Recent studies using high-throughput sequencing observed very low relative abundance of Escherichia coli, Trueperella pyogenes, and Prevotella melaninogenica in cows with metritis. Herein, we propose that metritis is associated with a dysbiosis of the uterine microbiota, which is characterized by high abundance of Bacteroides, Porphyromonas, and Fusobacterium.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.199-231
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• 1975

우유내(牛乳內)에 잔류(殘留)하는 항생물질(抗生物質)은 starter의 발육(發育)을 억제(抑制)함으로써 산소유제품(酸素乳製品)의 제조(製造)에 막대(莫大) 한 손실(損失)을 가져올 뿐만 아 니라 유우(乳牛)를 음용(飮用)하는데 인류(人類)에 과민병(過敏病)을 비롯한 각종(各種) 질병(疾病)을 일으킬 수 있다는 것은 주지(周知)의 사실(事實)이다. 그러나 기타(其他) 가축(家畜)에 있어서도 모유내(母乳內)에 항생물질(抗生物質)이 출현(出現)할때는 이것을 포유(哺乳)하는 자축(仔畜)에게도 인류(人類)에서와 같은 장애(障碍)를 초래(招來)할 수 있다는 점(点)도 간과(看過)할수 없는 일이다. 이러한 관점(觀點)에서 본연구(本硏究)에서는 유우(乳牛), 산양(山羊) 및 견(犬)에 penicillin, streptomycin 및 oxytetracycline을 근육(筋肉) 또는 정맥내(靜脈內)에 주사(注射)하고 유방내(乳房內)에 주입(注入)할 경우(境遇) 유즙내(乳汁內)에 이해(移行) 또는 잔류(殘留)하는 농도(濃度)와 지속시간(持續時間)을 cylinder-plate법(法)으로 실험(實驗)한바 그 결과(結果)를 요약(要約)하면 다음과 같다. 1) penicillin을 근육주사(筋肉注射)한 후 유즙내(乳汁內)에서 검출(檢出)할 수 있는 penicillin의 최고농도(最高濃度)는 유우(乳牛)가 12시간(時間)에 0.093~0.214(평균(平均) 0.136)I.U./ml, 산양(山羊)이 6시간(時間)에 0.58~0.974(평균(平均) 0.773)I.U./ml, 견(犬)이 3시간(時間)에 0.823~1.482(평균(平均) 1.192)I.U./ml였으며 유즙내(乳汁內) 잔류지속시간(殘留持續時間)은 각각(各各) 60~72시간(時間), 36~48(時間) 및 48~60시간(時間)이었다. 2) streptomycin을 근육주사(筋肉注射)한 후 유즙내(乳汁內)에서 검출(檢出)된 streptomycin 최고농도(最高濃度)는 유우(乳牛)가 6시간(時間)에 0.09~0.47(평균(平均) 0.26)${\mu}g/ml$, 산양(山羊)이 3시간(時間)에 0.17~0.64(평균(平均) 0.45)${\mu}g/ml$, 견(犬)이 3시간(時間)에 0.32~0.96(평균(平均) 0.63)${\mu}g/ml$였으며 유즙내(乳汁內)의 잔류지속시간(殘留持續時間)은 각각(各各) 6~36시간(時間), 12~36(時間) 및 12~24시간(時間)이었다. 3) oxytetracycline을 정맥주사(靜脈注射)한 후 유즙내(乳汁內)에서 검출(檢出)된 oxytetracycline의 최고농도(最高濃度) 유우(乳牛)가 6시간(時間)에 1.5~3.2(평균(平均) 2.4)${\mu}g/ml$, 견(犬)이 6시간(時間)에 1.5~2.4(평균(平均) 2.0)${\mu}g/ml$였으며 잔류지속시간(殘留持續時間)은 유우(乳牛)가 24~48시간(時間), 산양(山羊)및 견(犬)이 36~48시간(時間)이었다. 4) penicillin을 유방내(乳房內) 주입(注入)한 경우 주입방(注入房) 유즙(乳汁)에 잔류(殘溜)하는 시간(時間)은 유우(乳牛)가 48~72시간(時間)이었으며 산양(山羊) 및 견(犬)은 72~84시간(時間)이었다. 5) streptomycin을 유방내(乳房內) 주입(注入)할 경우 주입방(注入房) 유즙내(乳汁內)에 잔류(殘溜)하는 지속시간(持續時間)은 유우(乳牛) 및 산양(山羊)이 48~72시간(時間)이었으며 견(犬)은 48~60시간(時間)이었다. 6) oxytetracycline을 유방내(乳房內) 주입(注入)한 경우 주입방(注入房) 유즙(乳汁)에 잔류(殘溜)하는 시간(時間)은 유우(乳牛)가 48~72시간(時間), 산양(山羊) 36~60시간(時間)이었으며 견(犬)은 48~60시간(時間)이었다. 7) penicillin, streptomycin 및 oxytetracycline을 유방내(乳房內) 주입(注入)한후 주입방내(注入房內) 잔류항생물질(殘留抗生物質)의 농도(濃度)와 지속시간(持續時間)을 검토(檢討)한 결과 유우(乳牛) 및 산양(山羊)에 있어서는 필유량(泌乳量)과의 관계(關係)가 인정(認定)되었고 고생산성(高生産性) 유우(乳牛)나 산양(山羊)에 비(比)하여 저생산성(低生産性) 유유(乳牛)와 산양(山羊)에서 농도(濃度)가 높고 잔류지속시간(殘溜持續時間)도 긴 경향(傾向)을 나타내었다. 8) 유우(乳牛)와 산양(山羊)에 penicillin을 각각(各各) 100,000 I.U., 20,000 I.U., streptomycin은 각각(各各) 500mg, 100mg를, oxytetracycline은 각각(各各) 500mg, 100mg를 유방내(乳房內) 주입(注入)한 결과 비주입방(非注入房) 유즙(乳汁)에서는 항생물질(抗生物質)을 검출(檢出)하지 못하였으나 견(犬)에 있어서는 penicillin 10,000 I.U., streptomycin 20mg, oxytetracycline 25mg를 유방내(乳房內) 주입(注入)할때 비주입방(比注入房) 유즙(乳汁)으로부터 항생물질(抗生物質)을 검출(檢出)할 수 있었다. 검출농도(檢出濃度)는 언제나 혈청내(血淸內)가 유즙내(乳汁內) 보다 더 높았으나 비주입방간(非注入房間)의 차이(差異)는 인정(認定)되지 않았다. 9) 견(犬)에 있어서 비주입방(比注入房)으로의 이행가능(移行可能) 최소(最少) 주입량(注入量)은 penicillin이 2,500 I.U., streptomycin은 5mg, oxytetracycline은 5mg이었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.17-22
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• 1995

In this study an attempt was made to evaluate the economics of dairy farming in selected areas of Bangladesh. Data from 20 randomly selected farms were collected by survey method. Results show that cross-bred cows were more in number (2.55) in those farms than that of local cows (0.65). The number of cross-bred cows increased as the farm sizes increased. The production of milk per cross-bred cow was higher (5.66 litres) than the local ones (2.23 litres). Highest (5.74 litres) milk yield per cross-bred cow was recorded in large farms. The average lactation period for crossbred cows was higher (304 days) than the local cows (210 days). In production cost of farms, concentrates took the highest share (35.19%) followed by labour charges (23.64%). The production cost and gross returns for mini dairy farms were higher in large farms (TK. 183,005 and TK. 187,544, respectively), compared to medium and small farms. The benefit-cost ratio of all farms was 1 : 1.03, indicating that mini dairy farming is economically profitable. In addition, each farm created an annual employment opportunity of 649.70 man-days which was met by both male and female labourers. The small farms employed more female family labourers while the large farms depended more on hired labourers. The expansion of dairy farming with cross-bred cows is suggested for accelerating income and employment opportunities in rural Bangladesh.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.241-249
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• 2016

The supplementation of livestock feed with animal protein is a present cause for public concern, and plant protein shortages have become increasingly prominent in China. This conflict may be resolved by fully utilizing currently available sources of plant protein. We estimated the rumen degradability and the small intestinal digestibility of the amino acids (AA) in rapeseed meal (RSM), soybean meal (SBM), sunflower seed meal (SFM) and sesame meal (SSM) using the mobile nylon bag method to determine the absorbable AA content of these protein supplements as a guide towards dietary formulations for the dairy industry. Overall, this study aimed to utilize protein supplements effectively to guide dietary formulations to increase milk yield and save plant protein resources. To this end, we studied four cows with a permanent rumen fistula and duodenal T-shape fistula in a $4{\times}4$ Latin square experimental design. The results showed that the total small intestine absorbable amino acids and small intestine absorbable essential amino acids were higher in the SBM (26.34% and 13.11% dry matter [DM], respectively) than in the SFM (13.97% and 6.89% DM, respectively). The small intestine absorbable Lys contents of the SFM, SSM, RSM and SBM were 0.86%, 0.88%, 1.43%, and 2.12% (DM basis), respectively, and the absorbable Met contents of these meals were 0.28%, 1.03%, 0.52%, and 0.47% (DM basis), respectively. Among the examined food sources, the milk protein score of the SBM (0.181) was highest followed by those of the RSM (0.136), SSM (0.108) and SFM (0.106). The absorbable amino acid contents of the protein supplements accurately reflected protein availability, which is an important indicator of the balance of feed formulation. Therefore, a database detailing the absorbable AA should be established.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.408-415
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• 2020

Objective: The aim of the paper was to compare the fit of data derived from daily automatic milking systems (AMS) and monthly test-day records with the use of lactation curves; data was analysed separately for primiparas and multiparas. Methods: The study was carried out on three Polish Holstein-Friesians (PHF) dairy herds. The farms were equipped with an automatic milking system which provided information on milking performance throughout lactation. Once a month cows were also subjected to test-day milkings (method A4). Most studies described in the literature are based on test-day data; therefore, we aimed to compare models based on both test-day and AMS data to determine which mathematical model (Wood or Wilmink) would be the better fit. Results: Results show that lactation curves constructed from data derived from the AMS were better adjusted to the actual milk yield (MY) data regardless of the lactation number and model. Also, we found that the Wilmink model may be a better fit for modelling the lactation curve of PHF cows milked by an AMS as it had the lowest values of Akaike information criterion, Bayesian information criterion, mean square error, the highest coefficient of determination values, and was more accurate in estimating MY than the Wood model. Although both models underestimated peak MY, mean, and total MY, the Wilmink model was closer to the real values. Conclusion: Models of lactation curves may have an economic impact and may be helpful in terms of herd management and decision-making as they assist in forecasting MY at any moment of lactation. Also, data obtained from modelling can help with monitoring milk performance of each cow, diet planning, as well as monitoring the health of the cow.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제19권10호
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• pp.1399-1403
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• 2006

A total of 80 cows, including 40 top mastitis resistant and 40 top mastitis susceptible animals as Group I and Group II, were selected from a population of 520 cows based on clinical mastitis occurrence. PCR-SSCP analysis on four fragments within the 5'region and two fragments of Exons 4,15 of bovine lactoferrin (bLF) revealed that four fragments-P1,P4,E4,E15-had polymorphisms which totally included six base mutations, and only two of them had significant differences in allele frequencies between resistant and susceptible groups, P1 (53.7% vs. 70.0%, p<0.05) and P4 (55.0% vs. 68.8%, p<0.05). Further study on these two promising markers combined with the milk performance traits of cows demonstrated that their selection would result in higher fat percentage (p<0.05), lower Somatic Cell Score (SCS) (p<0.05) and Clinical Mastitis Residuals (CMR) (p<0.01) indicating higher mastitis resistance and lower milk yield (p<0.05). The putative transcription factor binding sites in the 5'region were also studied by using MatInspector 7.2.2 software, and two signal pathways regulating the expression of bLF including the NF-${\kappa}B$ pathway and nuclear hormone receptor pathway were predicted.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제20권9호
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• pp.1342-1348
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• 2007

POU1F1 is a positive regulator for GH, PRL and TSH${\beta}$ and its mutations associate with production traits in ruminant animals. We described a DdeI PCR-RFLP method for detecting a silent allele in the goat POU1F1 gene: TCT (241Ser)>TCG (241Ser). Frequencies of $D_1$ allele varied from 0.600 to 1.000 in Chinese 801 goats. Significant associations of DdeI polymorphism with production traits were found in milk yield (*p<0.05), litter size (*p<0.05) and one-year-old weight (*p<0.05) between different genotypes. Individuals with genotype $D_1D_1$ had a superior performances when compared to those with genotype $D_1D_2$ (*p<0.05). Hence, the POU1F1 gene was suggested to the potential candidate gene for superior milk performance, reproduction trait and weight trait. Genotype $D_1D_1$, characterized by a DdeI PCR-RFLP detection, was recommended to geneticists and breeders as a molecular marker for better performance in the goat industry.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.422-430
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• 2014

Pasture-based automatic milking systems (AMS) require cow traffic to enable cows to be milked. The interval between milkings can be manipulated by strategically allocating pasture. The current experiment investigated the effect of replacing an allocation of grazed pasture with grazed soybean (Glycine max) with the hypothesis that incorporating soybean would increase voluntary cow traffic and milk production. One hundred and eighty mixed age, primiparous and multiparous Holstein-Friesian/Illawarra cows were randomly assigned to two treatment groups (n = 90/group) with a $2{\times}2$ Latin square design. Each group was either offered treatments of kikuyu grass (Pennisetum clandestinum Hoach ex Chiov.) pasture (pasture) or soybean from 0900 h to 1500 h during the experimental period which consisted of 2 periods of 3 days following 5 days of training and adaptation in each period with groups crossing over treatments after the first period. The number of cows trafficking to each treatment was similar together with milk yield (mean ${\approx}18$ L/cow/d) in this experiment. For the cows that arrived at soybean or pasture there were significant differences in their behaviour and consequently the number of cows exiting each treatment paddock. There was greater cow traffic (more cows and sooner) exiting pasture allocations. Cows that arrived at soybean stayed on the allocation for 25% more time and ate more forage (8.5 kg/cow/d/allocation) relative to pasture (4.7 kg/cow/d/allocation). Pasture cows predominantly replaced eating time with rumination. These findings suggest that replacing pasture with alternative grazeable forages provides no additional incentive to increase voluntary cow traffic to an allocation of feed in AMS. This work highlights the opportunity to increase forage intakes in AMS through the incorporation of alternative forages.