• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.215-224
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• 2006

Spatial variation of heavy metal accumulation was investigated in Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum collected from several tidal flats. Sediment metal levels varied highly among the sites, which was attributed primarily to differences in Fe and organic carbon contents and in part to gain size. Significant differences in metal concentrations also were found in the clam tissue among the different sampling sites. However, except for a few metals (Mn, Zn, Pb), which showed some elevation, the variations in the clam tissue were not related to the variations in the sediment. This is likely because most metals in filter-feeding herbivores such as R. philippinarum accumulated as a result of feeding on suspended particles such as phytoplankton and organic detritus in the water column, not in bottom sediment. In addition, tissue weight for a specific shell size varied significantly among the sites, and increased tissue mass indicating a good nutritive condition likely caused a subsequent dilution of body metals leading to reduced weight-specific concentrations of some metals (Cd, Zn, Cu, Co).

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.685-691
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• 1998

In the first of two experiments, chemical composition (Ash, CP and CF contents), nutritive value (in vitro organic matter disappearance "lVOMD" and energy content "ME") and nitrogen retention of chopped date fronds (CDF) as affected by chemical treatment (CT) and storage duration (SD) were investigated. The experimental design was a completely randomized block, arranged in a $3{\times}4$ factorial, with 3 (CT) and 4 (SD) as the main factors using 2 replications / treatment. Three chemical treatments, were used : Control (With zero or no chemical treatment); treatment with 4% urea solution (w /w) and treatment with 4% urea + Date syrup extract (DS). The 4 (SD) were: Control (immediately after opening - without any storage or zero time storage); one month storage period; two months storage period and three months storage period. Both (CT) and (SD) had significant effects (p < 0.05) on CP and ash contents of the CDF, however there were no significant effects (p > 0.05) due to (CT) and (SD) on CF and nutritive value. High retention value (> 80%) for nitrogen was reported for the treated CDF, immediately after opening the incubated material (zero SD). However, nitrogen retention decreased with increasing (SD) to 67% after one month (SD) but tended to stay at a fairly constant level of 67% until 3 months of storage. In experiment 2, the feeding value of treated CDF was evaluated in comparison to Rhodes grass hay, using growing goats and sheep. A $4{\times}2$ factorial design was used (Four roughage sources were used : Rhodes grass hay, untreated CDF, urea-treated CDF and CDF treated with urea + DS with sheep and goats as two animal species, using three animals / treatment). Untreated CDF had a similar feeding value to Rhodes grass hay. However treatment of CDF with urea alone or with urea + DS depressed animal performance of both goats and sheep, apparently due to depression of feed intake (appetite). Feeding untreated CDF decreased feeding cost by 29% and cost/kg gain by 23%. CDF showed a good potential as a cheap local roughage and emergency feed for ruminants in the Sultanate.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.79-87
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• 2013

부숙기간(부숙 0일, 15일, 30일, 50일, 80일)이 다른 돈분퇴비에 대한 줄지렁이의 섭식량, 생체량, 산란율 및 돈분퇴비로부터 생산된 분변토의 이화학적 성상을 조사하였다. 돈분퇴비에 대한 지렁이 섭식량은 부숙 기간이 길어질수록 증가하였으나, 지렁이 생체량은 30일간 부숙된 돈분퇴비에서 가장 높았으며, 80일간 부숙된 돈분퇴비에서는 생체량이 현저하게 감소하였다. 지렁이의 산란수는 부숙이 진행된 먹이일수록 낮아지는 경향을 보였으며, 특히 80일간 부숙된 돈분퇴비에서 현저하게 낮았다. 부숙기간이 다른 돈분 퇴비로부터 생산된 분변토의 pH, 전기전도도, C/N율이 일반적인 퇴비화 공정보다 빠르게 감소되었으며, 생산된 분변토의 유기물 함량은 돈분퇴비의 부숙기간에 무관하게 35.9-39.8%으로 균질화되었다. 이상에서 지렁이의 처리효율, 생장률 등을 고려하였을 때, 돈분에 대한 지렁이처리를 위한 돈분퇴비의 부숙기간은 15-30일 정도가 적정한 것으로 판단된다. 그리고 일반적인 퇴비화와 지렁이 처리법의 혼합적용에 의해 돈분을 효과적으로 처리할 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 양질의 분변토와 지렁이를 생산할 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국유기농업학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.231-241
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• 2004

In recent years, many researches are actively undertaken for environmental-friendly animal production according to the increased understanding about food safety because of the outbreak of various diseases such as mad cow disease, Foot and mouth disease and Poultry Influenza virus. However, high quality(higher safety)- animal production may not be successful without increasing of disease resistance of animal and the improvement of feeding environment. To increase the disease resistance is able to be accomplished by stimulating the immune function. The present study was undertaken to investigate the effects of enzyme mixture reinforced with ${\beta}$-glucanase activity which degrade polysaccharide to release ${\beta}$-glucan known as stimulator of immune function on the change of milk production and somatic cell count. After 12weeks of experimental feeding, milk production tended to be increased and somatic cell count was decreased from average $227{\times}10^4$ to $37.1{\times}10^4$. Milk protein and solid-fat content were tended to increase but milk fat showed decreasing tendency by the feeding of enzyme mixture. All together, it has been suggest6d that the improvement of high quality milk production may be possible through the dietary addition of immune modulating enzyme mixture in lactating dairy cows.

• 한국유기농업학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.287-298
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• 2008

우분에 왕겨와 볏짚을 1:1, 1:2, 1:3의 부피비율로 혼합한 먹이조건이 지렁이의 생육, 분립생산량, 체조직으로의 유기물 전환율 및 전환효율을 조사하여, 적정 먹이조건을 추정하였다. 1. 우분+왕겨 혼합구가 우분+볏짚 혼합구보다 지렁이의 증체속도, 증식효율 및 분립생산량이 많았다. 특히 우분+왕겨 1:3 혼합비율이 지렁이 생육에 가장 알맞은 먹이조건이었다(Table 2). 2. 우분+왕겨 혼합 구에서 지렁이 체조직으로의 유기물 전환율과 전환효율이 높았던 것은 먹이 중의 휘발성 고형분과 전탄소함량이 높았기 때문이었다(Table 1, 4). 4. 지렁이 분변토는 약알칼리성이고, 전질소함량, 유효인산함량, CEC 및 치환 성 양이온 함량이 높아서 친환경 농자재로 유용하게 활용될 수 있다고 판단된다(Table 5).

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.785-796
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• 2023

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the color and oxidative stability of beef gluteus medius (GM) from cattle raised in organic and non-organic production systems. Methods: The GM samples (n = 10) were obtained from organic (ORG; n = 5) or nonorganic (NORG; n = 5) beef samples, sliced into 2.54-cm steaks, packaged in aerobic conditions, and stored for nine days at 4℃. ORG and NORG steaks were compared regarding myoglobin concentration, pH, instrumental color, delta E (ΔE), metmyoglobin reducing activity (MRA), and lipid oxidation on days 0, 5, and 9. Results: Feeding system did not influence (p>0.05) the myoglobin concentration. ORG steaks exhibited greater (p<0.05) meat pH, yellowness, and MRA, whereas NORG steaks exhibited greater (p<0.05) redness, chroma, R630/580, delta E, and lipid oxidation. ORG and NORG steaks exhibited similar (p>0.05) lightness and hue angle. During storage, ORG and NORG exhibited an increase in muscle pH, hue angle, and lipid oxidation; and a decrease (p<0.05) in redness, yellowness, chroma, and color stability (R630/580). Both samples exhibited a stable (p>0.05) pattern for lightness and MRA. Conclusion: Therefore, the production system can affect beef color and lipid stability during storage.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.35-46
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• 1997

An experiment with growing bulls were conducted to determine the effect of supplementation of a straw (S) with 15% molasses and 3% urea as an intimate mix (UMS) on its dry matter (DM) intake and digestibility (DMD) and reduction of methane ($CH_4$) production from fermentation in vitro of the straw. In the next experiment, the feeding of the UMS was compared with that of the feeding of molasses and urea in meals (DS) or in lick blocks (DSUMB) as supplements to straw. The UMS feeding increased daily intake of straw DM ($89.5 g{\cdot}kgW^{-0.75}$, p < 0.01) and digestible crude protein (DCP 333 g, p < 0.001) and nitrogen (N) balances ($508mg{\cdot}kgW^{-0.75}{\cdot}d^{-1}$, p < 0.01) of the bulls than the feeding of 'S' ($65g{\cdot}kgW^{-0.75}$, 55 g and $8.0mg{\cdot}kgW^{-0.75}{\cdot}d^{-1}$, respectively). It also increased the digestibility of DM ($594g{\cdot}kg^{-1}$, p < 0.05), organic matter (OM, $641g{\cdot}kg^{-1}$, p < 0.05), CP ($619g{\cdot}kg^{-1}$, p < 0.001) and acid detergent fibre (ADF, 773, p < 0.05). The $CH_4$ emitted per g of DOM apparently fermented in the rumen (DOMR) was 91.0 ml in the 'S' and reduced (p < 0.05) to 61.6 ml in the UMS. The feeding of the UMS when compared with that of the DS or DSUMB also gave a higher straw intake (1.77% of live weight, LW, p <0.01) and ADF digestibility ($516g{\cdot}kg^{-1}$, p < 0.05) than the other diets (1.52% or 1.55% LW and 472 or $490g{\cdot}kg^{-1}$, respectively) in association with the increased microbial N yield in the rumen (14.1, 5.62 or $17.0g{\cdot}kg^{-1}$ DOMR, respectively, p < 0.05), daily LW gains (233, 125 or 93 g, respectively, p < 0.05) and feed conversion ratios of the diets (26.0, 56.1, or 57.6 g feed/g LW gain, p > 0.05, respectively). It can be concluded that molasses and urea feeding as an intimate mix with straw (UMS) increased its digestion and intake in association with a reduced methane emissions in the rumen. When compared with that of their feeding in meals or in lick blocks as supplements to straw the UMS gave the highest straw in take and digestion and live weight gains of growing bulls concurring the finding that the UMS system may be the best way of molasses and urea feeding to ruminants fed straws.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제31권8호
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• pp.1238-1243
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• 2018

Objective: Two experiments were conducted to determine the effects of feeding level on nutrient digestibility and enteric methane ($CH_4$) emissions in growing goats and Sika deer. Methods: Three growing male goats (initial body weight [BW] of $22.4{\pm}0.9kg$) and three growing male deer (initial BW of $20.2{\pm}4.8kg$) were each allotted to a respiration-metabolism chamber for an adaptation period of 7 d and a data collection period of 3 d. An experimental diet was offered to each animal at one of three feeding levels (1.5%, 2.0%, and 2.5% of BW) in a $3{\times}3$ Latin square design. The chambers were used for measuring enteric $CH_4$ emission. Results: Nutrient digestibility decreased linearly in goats as feeding level increased, whereas Sika deer digestibility was not affected by feeding level. The enteric production of $CH_4$ expressed as g/kg dry matter intake (DMI), g/kg organic matter intake, and % of gross energy intake decreased linearly with increased feeding level in goats; however, that of Sika deer was not affected by feeding level. Six equations were estimated for predicting the enteric $CH_4$ emission from goats and Sika deer. For goat, equation 1 was found to be of the highest accuracy: $CH_4(g/d)=6.2({\pm}14.1)+10.2({\pm}7.01){\times}DMI(kg/d)+0.0048({\pm}0.0275){\times}dry$ matter digestibility (DMD, g/kg)-0.0070 (${\pm}0.0187$)${\times}$neutral detergent fiber digestibility (NDFD; g/kg). For Sika deer, equation 4 was found to be of the highest accuracy: $CH_4(g/d)=-13.0({\pm}30.8)+29.4({\pm}3.93){\times}DMI(kg/d)+0.046(0.094){\times}DMD(g/kg)-0.0363({\pm}0.0636){\times}NDFD(g/kg)$. Conclusion: Increasing the feeding level increased $CH_4$ production in both goats and Sika deer, and predictive models of enteric $CH_4$ production by goats and Sika deer were estimated.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.165-169
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• 1994

Forty cross bred ($168\;{\pm}\;28\;kg$) bull calves were offered either untreated (US) or urea ammonia treated (TS) rice straw at five levels of feeding, namely; 60, 80, 100, 120 140% of ad libitum. Ad libitum level for each animal was estimated over a period of one month, which was followed by a preliminary period of 21 days and a collection period of 15 days. The maximum organic matter intake (OMI-kg/100 kg BW) were 2.08 and 3.35 for US and TS, respectively and urea treatment increased the maximum OMI by 61% than for US. In order to reach maximum intake the amount feed refusal should be 25% for US, but with TS maximum intake was not reached even when the amount of feed refused was 39% of that consumed. The OMD of US significantly decreased with increase in OMI, whereas with TS the decrease was not significant. The inability of animals to select between stems and leaves particularly in TS might be one of the reasons for its constant digestibility. Considering the substantial increases in intake and the negative effect on digestibility of US, further trials are warranted, as well as studies to determine the practical implications.

• 한국유기농업학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.391-401
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• 2013

본 연구는 국내 유기축산물(시유) 생산농가에 대한 사양관리 실태 및 생산수준에 관한 조사 연구를 통해 애로사항을 파악하고 개선방안을 모색하고자 수행하였다. 2010년 말 현재 전체 낙농가 6,347호 중 유기축산물(시유) 인증 농가수는 35호로 0.57%였다. 유기축산물 인증농가 35호 중 11농가에 대한 조사결과, 호당 평균 총사육두수는 142두로 그 중 평균 착유우 69두, 건유우 13두, 육성우 및 송아지 60두였다. 성우 대비 후보축의 비율은 42.4%를 차지하고 있었다. 조사농가의 평균 산유량은 분포는 20kg 미만이 14.3%, 25~30kg 미만이 57.1%, 30kg 이상 28.6%로 분포되어 있었다. 조사농가의 유성분 및 유질분포를 보면, 유지율은 3.3%로 전국 평균 유지율 3.95%보다 많이 낮았다. 평균 세균수는 5,775개/ml로 1A 등급, 체세포수는 192,500개/ml로 1등급에 해당되어 유질등급은 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 유기축산물(시유) 생산이 농가소득에 도움이 되는지에 대한 조사결과, 도움이 된다는 응답이 90%로 나타났으나 실제적인 경영자료를 분석한 연구가 추가적으로 수행되어야 할 필요가 있다고 생각된다. 일반 우유 생산에서 유기축산물(시유)로 전환한 이유는 친환경적 목장경영을 위해서라고 응답한 비율이 54.5%로 가장 높았다. 일반 낙농에 비해 유기낙농의 어려운 점으로는 유기사료 공급의 어려움이라고 대답한 비율이 45.5%로 가장 높았다. 실제적으로 유기 조사료 자가 생산 이용률은 43.0%였고, 구입하여 이용하는 비율은 57.0%로 나타나 유기 조사료 자급에 대한 비율을 더 높이는 것이 유기낙농 발전을 위해 해결해야 할 과제임을 알 수 있다. 평균 조농비율은 38.6:61.4로 조사료 급여비율이 매우 낮음을 알 수 있었다. 향후 유기축산물(시유) 확대를 위해서는 유기사료의 안정적인 공급이 우선되어야 할 과제라 생각된다.