• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제19권8호
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• pp.1361-1370
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• 2016

To reduce huge losses in pig farms, weaning pigs with weak immune systems are required to be carefully supervised. Even if various researches have been performed for pig monitoring environment, segmenting each pig from touching-pigs is still entrenched as a difficult problem. In this paper, we propose a segmentation method for touching-pigs by using concave-points and edge information in a video surveillance system. Especially, we interpret the segmentation problem as a time-series analysis problem in order to identify the concave-points generated by touching-pigs. Based on the experimental results with the videos obtained from a domestic pig farm, we believe that the proposed method can accurately segment the touching-pigs.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.223-229
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• 2015

This study was conducted to investigate the changes in the pig productivity after ban of antibiotics growth promoter in commercial pig farms. A total 74 pig farms that herd size is from less than 100 sows to more than 500 sows were selected for survey. Changes of pig productivity before/after ban of antibiotics were analyzed by comparing with our survey results and report of KPPA (Korean Pork Producers Association, 2013). In the results, no difference on pig productivity was observed by herd size among our survey farms. Live born piglets have been raised as time passes since 2003, and then it reach to 10.6 head per sow in 2012. The numbers of weaning piglet tended to increase, but sow turnover ratio was found to be a tendency to decrease after ban of antibiotics in our survey results. There was no effect of using antibiotics on mortality of pre- and post- weaning. Marketing per sow per year (MSY) does not be improved because the post-weaning mortality was maintained at a high level, despite live pig born and weaning piglet have increased after 2003. In conclusion, a ban of antibiotics growth promoter does not directly affect to pig productivity, but it needs the efforts to reduce the mortality of post-weaning for improvement of pig productivity. We suggest that this data will be useful to swine industry as the fundamental information.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.46-51
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• 2014

Objectives: The principal aim of this study was to compare the concentrations of gaseous pollutants emitted in enclosed pig buildings between different rates of general ventilation and determine the variations in the patterns of gaseous pollutants as affected by ventilation rate. Materials and Methods: The experiment was performed in the growing/finishing room($20.0m{\times}12.0m{\times}3.0m$) of a pig confinement building located on the experimental farm of Seoul National University. The conditions of the general ventilation rate for three treatments were 30%($4.12m^3s^{-1}$), 50%($6.87m^3s^{-1}$) and 70%($9.61m^3s^{-1}$). The data presented in the study were collected overa total of 45 days, 15 days for each of the three treatments from March to May 2011. A total of six air samplings were taken at 1.5m above the floor of the pig building. The environmental agents measured in the pig building were ammonia, hydrogen sulfide and odor concentration index for gaseous pollutants with temperature and hydrogen sulfide for thermal factors. Results: There were significant differences in the ammonia and odor concentration index in the pig building among the three general ventilation rate conditions(p<0.05), whereas hydrogen sulfide did not show a significant difference among three conditions of general ventilation rate(p>0.05). As the general ventilation rate applied to the pig building increases, it appears that all the indoor environmental agents measured in this study simultaneously decrease. Conclusions: The gaseous pollutants significantly affected by the general ventilation rate in pig building were ammonia and odor concentration index(p<0.05). However, it was found that hydrogen sulfide and thermal factors, temperature and relative humidity were not influenced significantly by variation in the general ventilation rate.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.420-428
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• 2012

Purpose: Porcine proliferative enteropathy(PPE), caused by the obligate intracellular bacterium Lawsonia intracellularis, is a widely distributed disease throughout the world causing substantial economic loss. The bacterial pathogen invades the intestinal epithelial cells which causes hyperplasia of the infected cells and leads to the process of disease pathogenesis. For diagnosing PPE in a pig farm in earlier stage, a rapid diagnosing test equipment is needed for farmers. To test the equipment appropriately, we prepare the samples and antibodies for rapid detecting the Lawsonia intracellularis in pig feces. Methods : To prepare the PPE infected samples, we sampled PPE suspected pig feces in a pig farm. To manufacture a anti-Lawsonia intracellularis antibody for capturing the Lawsonia intracellularis, the rabbit-anti LsaA synthetic peptide polyclonal antibody was inoculated to rabbits. To select the couple of antibodies which is most well sandwiched with the bacteria, ELISA test was done with PPE infected ileum samples. Finally, to verify the PPE infected feces which would be used to test the rapid kit, PCR test was done on the sampled PPE suspected feces Results : The rabbit-anti LsaA synthetic peptide polyclonal antibody is developed, and is verified to capture the bacterial well through the fluorescence antibody test. Also, we found that the monoclonal antibody and the polyclonal antibody could be used as couples for sandwiching the bacteria. Finally, through the PCR test for samples of pig feces, we could prepare the 150 PPE positive samples and 50 PPE negative samples. Conclusions : The manufactured polyclonal antibody and the imported monoclonal antibody could be used to capture the bacteria using the sandwich techniques. Also, the prepared PPE infected negative and positive samples could be used to test the performance of the rapid kit to capture the bacterium Lawsonia intracellularis.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.26.1-26.6
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• 2021

Fourteen African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks occurred in the pig farms in the northwestern region of South Korea, near the border with North Korea, from September 16, 2019 to October 9, 2019. Active and passive surveillance on the ASF-infected farms indicated that the infection was limited only to pigsties where the infected pigs were detected on the farm for the first time before further transmission to other pigsties and farms. This early detection could be one of the pivotal factors for the prompt eradication of ASF in domestic pig farms within 1 month in the northwestern region of South Korea.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제37권4_spc호
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• pp.755-774
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• 2024

The main objective of this study was to present data on the current situation and future trends of pig meat production in the European Union-27 (EU). Pig production has played an important social and economic role for centuries in many states of the EU. In 2022, pig meat production in the EU reached 23 M tons, which represented 21% of total production worldwide. The two key reasons that justify such amount of pork produced, are the acceptance and high consumption of the meat by the local population and the high quality of the meat produced which facilitated pork export. However, current data show a reduction in pork production for the last three years, as a consequence of a series of events that include i) problems with the chain of ingredients supply, ii) uncontrolled increase in African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreaks, iii) fast recovery of pig production in China, iv) increasing concerns by the rural population on the high cost to meet future requirements of the EU legislation on farm management, environmental sustainability and animal welfare, v) increased cost of all inputs involved in pig production and vi) limited interest of the new farmer generation to work on the pig sector. Consequently, pork production is expected to decrease in the EU for the next years, although sales will be maintained at a relative high level because pork is the meat preferred by local consumers in most EU countries. In order to maintain the favourable position of the pork industry in the near future, strategies to implement include: i) maintain the quality of the meat destinated to export markets, ii) improve the control of outbreaks of ASF and other swine diseases, iii) implementation of technological innovations to improve working conditions making more attractive to work in the pork sector of the food chain to the new generation of farmers and workers.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제32권12호
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• pp.987-990
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• 2023

This study exploded the correlation between feed and livestock manure characteristics across different livestock species. The selected farms included laying hen, fattening pig, and Hanwoo farms, with visits conducted to each farm at 1-day intervals. In the experiment, feed was provided to each livestock species every day at the same scheduled time, and samples of both feed and livestock manure were collected from each farm after 1 month. The correlation analysis revealed no significant effect on the crude protein content of the feed for each livestock species and the respective livestock manure characteristics. This could be attributed to the fact that the difference in nitrogen content of each feed did not have a substantial effect on the content of the livestock manure components or the differences in individual components were similar. Based on these results, it is crucial to conduct environmental impact assessments on farms using diverse feeding management approaches for each farm.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.223-230
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• 1994

고형(固形) 축산폐기물(畜産廢棄物)에 의한 농업환경(農業環境) 오염(汚染)을 줄이고 폐기물(廢棄物) 중에 함유된 식물(植物)에 유용한 양분물질(養分物質)의 효율적(效率的)인 재활용(再活用)을 위하여 중(中), 소규모(小規模) 양돈농가에서 비닐하우스 돈분(豚糞)건조발효 복합시설을 개발(開發)하여 적용 가능성과 효율을 구명하고자 농가 실증시험(實證試驗)을 수행하였다. 건조상(乾燥床)은 원형(圓形) 콘크리트 바닥형태를 적용하였고 돈분(豚糞)의 교반(攪拌)은 기계식(機械式) 교반기(攪拌機)를 이용하였으며 건조상(乾燥床)에서 수분이 감소된 돈분(豚糞)의 발효(醱酵)를 위하여 2조(組) 1식(式)의 송풍식(送風式) 발효상(醱酵床)으로 구성된 건조(乾燥), 발효시설(醱酵施設)에서 시험을 수행하여 얻어진 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. 기온(氣溫)이 높은 계절에는 기계식(機械式) 교반기(攪拌機)를 이용한 건조상(乾燥床)에서 최초투입(最初投入)되는 돈분(豚糞)의 수분함량이 70-80%였던 것이 건조상(乾燥床)을 통과하여 발효상(醱酵床)에 투입되는 단계에서의 분분(糞糞) 수분함양(水分含量)은 발효(醱酵)에 적합한 45-65%에 달하였으나 기온(氣溫)이 낮아질수록 건조상(乾燥床)에서의 교반(攪拌)에 의한 수분제거률(水分除去率)이 감소되었다. 돈분건조시(豚糞乾燥時) 수분조절제(水分調節劑)로 이미 건조(乾燥)된 돈분(豚糞)을 부재료(副材料)로 사용하였을 때 수분감소률(水分減少率)은 52.1%로 생돈분(生豚糞)만을 건조(乾燥)하였을 때에 수분감소율(水分減少率) 19.7%에 비하여 수분제거(水分除去) 효과(效果)는 32.4% 증가(增加)한 결과(結果)를 보였다. 생돈분(生豚糞)과 건조돈분(乾燥豚糞) 간의 건조기간(乾燥期間) 경과(經過)에 따른 돈분(豚糞) 중 화학성분(化學成分) 함량간(含量間)에는 큰 차이가 없이 유사(類似)한 경향을 보였으며 $P_2O_5$ 함양(含量)은 생돈분(生豚糞)에 비하여 건조돈분(乾燥豚糞)에서 경미(輕微)하게 높은 경향을 보였다. 그리고 생돈분(生豚糞)과 건조돈분(乾燥豚糞) 중 무기성분(無機成分) 함량(含量)도 큰 차이가 없었으며 성분별(成分別)로 볼때 CaO가 가장 높았고 다음이 $K_2O$, MgO, $Na_2O$였다. 돈분(豚糞)을 건조(乾燥)함에 따른 미생물(微生物) 밀도(密度)는 생돈분(生豚糞)에 비하여 건조돈분(乾燥豚糞)에서 E. coli 141.9배(倍) 그리고 Streptococci는 236.2배(倍)가 감소(減少)하였다. 돈분(豚糞) 건조(乾燥), 발효복합시설(醱酵複合施設)의 총비용(總費用)은 4,185,630원이었으며 본(本) 건조시설운용비(乾燥施設運用費)는 190,000원/년으(年)로 두당(頭當) 건조시설(乾燥施設) 관리 소요경비(所要經費)는 985원(200두(頭) 기준(基準))였다.

• 한국유기농업학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.643-651
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• 2017

본 연구는 HACCP 제도를 적용하고 있는 소규모, 중규모, 대규모 양돈농장의 HACCP 제도 도입 목적, 효과, 그리고 문제점 등을 비교분석하기 위한 목적으로 실시하였다. 소규모와 중규모 양돈농장은 HACCP 도입 목적의 1순위를 정부의 예산을 지원받기 위함이라고 하였으나 대규모 농장은 농장의 경쟁력 향상이라고 답하였다. HACCP 적용 효과는 소규모 농장의 경우 체계적인 농장관리를 1순위로 응답하였으나 중규모와 대규모 농장은 농장의 위생관리 수준 향상이라고 답하였다. 아울러 HACCP 적용에 따라 발생되는 가장 큰 문제점으로는 직원의 의식향상의 어려움(소규모 농장)과 HACCP 도입에 따른 기록관리(중규모, 대규모 농장)인 것으로 조사되었다. 이러한 문제점을 개선하기 위해서는 양돈농장 HACCP 평가항목 수의 조정과 종업원을 대상으로 HACCP 교육을 실시할 필요성이 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국유기농업학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.627-641
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• 2020

Intensive farming methods that do not guarantee animal welfare can induce stress in pigs. Stress, in turn, can reduce their disease resistance and influence their hormones and metabolites in such a manner that productivity is negatively affected. This study was conducted to compare the stress related factors and blood characteristics of pigs raised on conventional farms and those raised on animal welfare farms. We measured the levels of cortisol, epinephrine and norepinephrine, biochemical parameters in blood and glycogen, L-lactate and heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) in muscle, as physiological markers of indicating the stress in conventional farm pigs (Control, n=10) and animal welfare farm pigs (Welfare, n=10). We found that there was a significant difference in the albumin-globulin ratio (A/G ratio), as well as the albumin (ALB), blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels between the two farms. Epinephrine was significantly higher in conventional farm, while level of norepinephrine was higher in animal welfare farm. There was no significant difference in cortisol, which is known as a stress hormone, across the two groups of farms. Muscular glycogen content was significantly high in animal welfare farm pigs. While L-lactate tended to be low in the animal welfare farm pigs, the difference between them and the conventional farm cohorts was not significant. HSP70 showed high levels of expression in conventional farm. Thus, we suggested that blood parameter results showed a stress response in the livers of conventional farm, and that catecholamine hormones, glycogen, L-lactate and HSP70 can be used as physiological factors of assessing animal welfare.