• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.768-774
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• 2016

The present study investigated the impact of parity 1 gilt body weight during late gestation (d 109) on subsequent reproductive performance of sows and performance of suckling pigs. A total of 2,404 farrowing records over 6 parities were divided into six groups on the basis of body weight (190, 200, 210, 220, 230, and 240 kg) at d 109 of gestation of 585 gilts. Significant effects (p<0.05) of body weight on sow retention rate was noticed, with the 210 kg group having the lowest culling rate and highest total number of piglets born alive over the 6 parities. With increase of body weight, a linear increase (p<0.05) in losses of body weight and backfat during the lactation period of parity 1 and a linear decrease (p<0.05) in backfat loss for parities 4 and 6 were found. Compared with light sows, heavy sows had higher (p<0.05) litter weight at birth for parities 1 and 2 and at weaning in parity 1. Sow weaning-to-estrus interval of sows was not influenced (p>0.05) by body weight. In conclusion, maintaining optimal body weight during gestation would be beneficial to sows and suckling piglets.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제58권3호
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• pp.137-141
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• 2018

The efficacy of the CA-2-MP120 vaccine, a cell culture-attenuated strain of virulent porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), was assessed in pigs. Despite the persistence of viremia in all vaccinated animals during the immunization period, the virus was not detected in vaccinated pigs following challenge. Furthermore, no pigs in the vaccinated group shed PRRSV nasally, orally or rectally throughout the experiment. Moreover, histopathological lung and lymph node lesions in the immunized group were much milder than those in the unimmunized and challenged group. These results indicated that CA-2-MP120 can provide effective protection against virulent wild-type PRRSV-2.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.299-304
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• 1998

Despite the rapid development of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in recent years, implantation rates after replacement of embryos into the uterine cavity remains low. Several techniques such as culture conditions based on formulations of human tubal fluid and various ART techniques as GIFT, ZIFT, TET have been adopted in recent years to improve embryo viability in vitro and implantation rates. Also, coculture of human IVF-derived embryos have been used in an effort to increase the number of viable embryos following IVF and to improve synchrony between the developing embryo and the uterine environment. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the use of co culture with autologous cumulus cells has a significant beneficial effect on the development of embryos in vitro and its relation to the pregnancy rates in 120 patients with previous failed IVF-ET from September, 1995 to January 1998. We obtained the results from which significant improvement in the quality of viable embryos were observed using a coculture system with autologous cumulus cells, but pregnancy rates in this group of patients did not differ from the rate in the standard IVF group during the same period. Our study shows that a simplified short-term coculture system with autologous cumulus cells may help rescue moderate quality embryos to cleave regularly.

• 한국패류학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.30-41
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• 1988

The gonadal development, the annual reproductive cycle and the first sexual maturity of surf clam, Mactra veneriformis Reeve were studied histologically. Speciemens were monthly collected at the intertidal zone of Naechodo, Chollabuk-do, Korea, for one year from March 1986 to February 1987. Sexuality of the clam is dioecious. The gonads were located between the subregion of mid-intestinal gland in the visceral cavity and the reticular connetive tissues of the foot, The ovary is composed of a number of ovarian sacs, and the testis comprise several testiculat lobules. The undifferentiated mesenchymal tissues and eosinophilic granular cells function as nutritive cells in the early stage. The ripe eggs were about 50-60${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ in diameter, and they were wurroundedby the gelatinous membranes. The spawing period was from early June to September the main spawning occurred beetween July and August when the water temperature reached above 24$^{\circ}C$. The annual reproductive cycle of this species could be classified into five successive stages: multiplicative(January to March), growing(March to May), mature(April to August), spent(June to September), degenerative and resting(September to February). The monthly changes of fatness coefficient closely correlated with the annual reproductive cycle. Percentages of the first sexual maturity of female and male clams were over 50% among those individals ranging from 2.1 To 2.5cm, and 100% in those over 2.6cm in shell length.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.12.1-12.15
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• 2018

A preliminary investigation of length-weight relationship, condition factor and reproductive ecology of African pike fish, Hepsetus odoe, was conducted between June to August 2010 in Lake Eleiyele. A total of 90 samples of the fish species were caught by fishermen using gill nets. The results obtained showed that fish species had isometric growth pattern (contrary to negative allometry expected) with the growth exponent, b value of 2.64, that is not statistically different from 3 and with high statistical power of 0.866 when tested. The mean condition factor, K, was found to be 2.6, indicating that the fish species were in good condition in the study area. For reproductive biology, mean fecundity and gonadosomatic index were found to be 1349 eggs and 3.53% respectively. This study was necessary to fill the knowledge gap and provide information for management and conservation of the investigated species in the lake system. This study recommended that further research needs to be conducted because the sampling was carried out in the rainy season period and within a quarter of a year.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.216-221
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• 2013

2011년 12월부터 2012년 12월까지 수수미꾸리의 생식주기를 생식소중량지수와 조직학적 방법을 이용하여 조사하였다. 수수미꾸리 암컷과 수컷의 생식주기는 성숙기 (growing phase, 11~이듬해 3월), 산란기 (spawning phase, 4~5월), 퇴화기 (degeneration phase, 5~6월), 휴지기 (resting phase, 6~11월) 등 4단계로 구분되었다. 암컷과 수컷의 최적 수온이 $12.7^{\circ}C$, 일장시간이 13시간 이상으로 증가하기 시작하는 4월에서 5월 사이인 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 조직학적 실험 결과와 잘 일치하였다.

• 한국패류학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.51-61
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• 2006

Oogenesis and the reproductive cycle in female Ruditapes philippinarum were investigated by cytological and histological observations. R. philippinarum is dioecious and oviparous. During vitellogenesis, the Golgi complex, glycogen particles and mitochondria were involved in the formation of lipid droplets and lipid granules in the cytoplasm of the early vitellogenic oocyte. In the late vitellogenic oocyte, cortical granules, the endoplasmic reticulum, and mitochondria were involved in the formation of proteid yolk granules in the cytoplasm. At this time, exogenous lipid granular substance and glycogen particles in the germinal epithelium passed into the oocyte through the microvilli of the vitelline envelope. The spawning period was once a year between early June and early October, and the main spawning occurred between July and August when seawater temperature was approximately $20^{\circ}C$. The reproductive cycle of this species can be categorized into five successive stages: early active stage (January to March), late active stage (February to May), ripe stage (April to August), partially spawned stage (May to October), and spent/inactive stage (August to February). Percentages of female clams at frst sexual maturity of 15.1-20.0 mm in shell length were 52.6% (50% of the rate of group maturity was 17.83 mm in length), and 100% for the clams > 25.1 mm.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.189-194
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• 2018

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the rate of maturation, fertilization, and embryo development of in vitro-matured human oocytes derived from pregnant and non-pregnant women. Methods: Immature oocytes were obtained by needle aspiration from 49 pregnant women (group 1) who underwent a cesarean section at term and 77 non-pregnant women (group 2) who underwent a gynecological operation during the same period (8 months). Healthy immature oocytes (530 in group 1 and 539 in group 2) were cultured and assessed for maturation 36 hours later. Mature oocytes were inseminated by intracytoplasmic sperm injection and cultured up to 144 hours. Results: The percentage of degenerated oocytes was significantly higher (12.1% vs. 6.3%; p<0.001) in group 1 than in group 2. There was no significant difference in the maturation rate (66.8% vs. 68.1%; p=0.698), fertilization rate (66.7% vs. 67.6%; p=0.857), or the rate of formation of good-quality blastocysts (46.2% vs. 47.2%; p=0.898) in oocytes obtained from pregnant and non-pregnant women. Conclusion: The developmental competence of immature oocytes did not differ between pregnant and non-pregnant women.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.117-126
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• 2023

Bariatric surgery is an effective treatment option for obesity, but its effects on reproductive hormones are not well understood. This study aimed to investigate the impact of bariatric surgery on estrogen and progesterone levels in women with obesity. This was a prospective study that included 87 women with obesity who underwent bariatric surgery and 87 control women with obesity who did not. Blood samples were collected at baseline and at 3-month and 6-month follow-up periods to measure reproductive hormones and Adiponectin as well as medical history and physical examination for endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The study found that sleeve gastrectomy significantly increased follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) levels in the bariatric surgery group compared to the control group at 3 and 6-month follow-up. There was no significant difference in the mean levels of estrogen and progesterone between the two groups at the 3-month follow-up period. Bariatric surgery leads to significant weight loss in women with obesity, but it does not seem to have a significant impact on estrogen and progesterone levels in the short-term. Future studies with longer follow-up periods are needed to investigate the long-term effects of bariatric surgery on reproductive hormones.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.207-217
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• 2001

1999년 5월부터 2000년 5월까지 김제시 관내 32농가 가임암소 836두를 대상으로 번식장애 진단 및 치료를 수행하였다. 번식장애는 직장검사와 초음파 진단기(SA 600, Medison, 5.0MHz rectal linear transducer)를 이용하여 진단한 후 유형별로 분류하였다. 번식장애 치료는 자궁질환우는 자궁세정 또는 질세정을 실시하였고, 개체에 따라 호르몬 처치를 하였다. 난소질환우는 난소질환의 유형에 따라 호르몬 처치를 하고 초음파 소견에 따라 자궁 또는 질세정을 병행하여 실시하였다. 1. 번식장애 대상우 102두중 15두는 임신으로 판정되어 번식장애우는 87두로 가임암소 836두에 대해 10.4%의 번식장애 발생율을 나타내었다. 2. 번식장애는 자궁질환, 난소질환, 자궁과 난소질환 혼합형, 황체존재 무발정형의 4가지로 분류하였다 번식장애우로 분류된 87두중 자궁질환은 33두 37.9%, 난소질환은 30두 34.5%, 자궁과 난소질환 혼합형은 16두로 18.4%, 황체존재 무발정은 8두로 9.2%를 나타내었다. 3 번식장애우 87두중 시험중 번식장애와 함께 병발질환인 요질과 발굽질환이 심하여 번식우로 활용하기가 어렵다고 판단되어 7두를 도태 유도하였다. 4. 번식장애우 87두중에 7두는 도태되었고 치료두수 80두에 대한 치료결과 발정발현우는 74두로 92.5%의 발정발현율을 보였으며, 수태우는 56두로 70.0%의 수태율을 나타내었다. 5. 번식장애 유형별 치료결과는 자궁질환우 32두에 대한 치료후 발정발현우는 31두로 96.8%, 수태우는 23두로 71.9%의 수태율을 나타내었고, 난소질환우는 25두에 대한 치료후 발정발현우는 22두로 55.0%, 수태우는 16두로 64.0%이었으며, 혼합형중 15두에 대하여 발정발현우는 13두로 86.7%, 수태우는 9두로 60.0%의 수태율이었으며, 황체존재 무발정우 8두에 대한 치료후 발정 및 수태 모두 8두에 나타나 발정발현율 및 수태율이 100.0%이었다. 6. 번식장애우의 분만후 경과시기에 따른 발생 여부는 전체 87두중 분만후 0~30일이 2두 2.3%, 30~60일이 6두 6.9%, 60~90일이 12두 13.8%, 90~120일이 18두 20.7%, 120일 이상이 49두로 56.3%로서 분만후 시일이 경과할수록 번식장애우의 발생율이 높은 경향을 보였다. 7. 번식장애우에 번식질환과 함께 병발된 질환을 조사한 결과 번식장애우 87두중 병발질환이 있는 번식장애우는 18두로 20.7%를 나타내었다. 이러한 병발질환을 유형별로 보면 발굽질환우는 5두, 관절질환우는 5두, 뇨질 6두, 직장질루 2두로 나타났다. 병발질환우 18두에 대한 사지질환우는 10두로 55.6%이었다. 8. 번식장애농가 12농가중 7농가가 번식기록 관리를 하지 않았고(58.3%), 또한 5 농가가 운동장이 없거나 활용하지 않아(41.7%) 이러한 요인도 번식장애 발생과 연관이 있다고 판단되었다. 이상의 결과 직장검사에 의존해서 번식장애를 판단하기보다는 초음파 검사와 병행을 할 때 정확한 진단이 이루어질 수 있고 적절한 치료가 이루어져 높은 치료효과를 보일 수 있을 것으로 판단된다. 그리고 번식기록 미비와 운동장의 활용이 적다는 것도 번식장애를 발생시킬 수 있는 사양관리상의 조건이 될 것으로 생각되어 이에 대한 개선방향이 세워져야 할 것으로 판단된다.