• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제31권11호
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• pp.1807-1817
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• 2018

Objective: This study aimed at investigating white striping (WS) and wooden breast (WB) cases in breast meat collected from commercial broilers. Methods: A total of 183 breast samples were collected from male Ross 308 broilers slaughtered at the age of 6 weeks (n = 100) and 7 weeks (n = 83). The breasts were subjected to meat defect inspection, meat quality determination and histology evaluation. Results: Of 183, 4 breasts from 6-week-old broilers were classified as non-defective while the others exhibited the WS lesion. Among the 6-week-old birds, the defective samples from the medium size birds (carcass weight ${\leq}2.5kg$) showed mild to moderate WS degree with no altered meat quality. Some of the breasts from the 6-week-old birds with carcass weight above 2.5 kg exhibited WB in accompanied with the WS condition. Besides of a reduction of protein content, increases in collagen matter and pH values in the defective samples (p<0.05), no other impaired quality indices were detected within this group. All 7-week-old broilers yielded carcasses weighing above 2.5 kg and showed abnormal characteristics with progressive severity. The breasts affected with severe WS and WB showed the greatest cook loss, hardness, springiness and chewiness (p<0.05). Development of WB induced significantly increased drip loss in the samples (p<0.05). Histology indicated necrotic events in the defective myofibers. Based on logistic regression, increasing percent breast weight by one unit enhanced the chance of WS and WB development with advanced severity by 50.9% and 61.0%, respectively. Delayed slaughter age from 6 to 7 weeks increased the likelihood of obtaining increased WS severity by 56.3%. Conclusion: Cases of WS and WB defects in Southeast Asia have been revealed. Despite few cases of the severe WS and WB, such abnormal conditions significantly impaired technological properties and nutritional quality of broiler breasts.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.157-165
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• 2020

Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the quality of dry-aged beef from cull Hanwoo cows slaughtered at 60 or 80 months old. Methods: A total of eight cull Hanwoo carcasses with a quality grade of 3 (low-grade) were selected and divided into two age groups: 63.5±2.5 months old (n = 4) and 87.8±4.5 months old (n = 4). Whole longissimus thoracis et lumborum from the 11th rib to the last lumbar vertebrae, including the back fat, was removed from the carcass at 24 h postmortem and aged for 50 days in darkness at a temperature of 2℃±1℃, a relative humidity of 85% and an air flow of 2 m/s. The sampling was performed aseptically after 0, 20, 24, 40, and 50 days of aging. Results: Regardless of the aging period, aging increased the lightness (p<0.05), redness (p<0.05) and yellowness (p<0.05) at initial blooming (90 min after slicing) and the overall acceptance (p<0.05). No further tenderization effect was found after 20 days of aging, but aging for 50 days significantly increased the lipid oxidation (p<0.05). The generation of aroma volatiles in the roast steak from aged samples was higher (p<0.05) than that of non-aged samples. No significant effect of age at slaughter was found on the color, pH, water-holding capacity, cooking loss, shear force value, bacterial counts, volatile basic nitrogen, consumer acceptance, lipid oxidation, fatty acid composition or aroma volatiles. Conclusion: The quality of dry-aged beef obtained from cull Hanwoo cows slaughtered at either 60 or 80 months old with similar quality grade was comparable and extending dry aging for more than 40 days is not recommended considering the costs and further lipid oxidation.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.331-337
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• 1994

처녀발생은 난자의 세포질성숙을 투명대경화나 체외수정에 있어 난자 외적요소의 문제점을 배제하고 측정할 수 있는 지표이다. 본 실험에서는 체외성숙시간에 따른 소 난자의 처녀발생활성을 조사하였다. 도살장 난소로부터 회수한 미성숙난포란을 15% 소 태아혈청이 첨가된 TCM 199에서 6시간 간격으로 24~48시간까지 성숙시킨 후 7% ethanol로 7분간 활성화시켰다. 핵성숙과 세포질성숙은 rapid staining에 의해 핵형태와 전핵의 형성 유무로 판정하였다 핵성숙율은 24~48시간 사이 각각 81, 89, 72, 60 및 60%로 체외성숙 36시간에 성숙율이 최고였으나, 반면 감수분열 중기 II 염색체이상은 36시간부터 증가(0~30%)하였다. 에탄올처리에 의한 전핵형성율은 체외성숙 24~48시간에 각각 67, 68, 73, 84 및 87%였고, 그 중 이배체율은 각각 4, 5, 10, 16 및 20%로 성숙시간이 증가함에 따라 증가하였다. 위 실험의 결과 난자의 체외성숙 연장에 따라 전핵형성과 이배체수가 증가되는 것으로 나타났으며, 정상적인 핵성숙에 비해 세포질성숙은 더 많은 성숙시간이 필요한 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과들은 소 초기배 체외생산시와 핵치환용 핵수용란 생산시 적정 성숙시간 결정에 유용하게 이용될 수 있을 것이다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.325-332
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• 2011

본 연구는 도체 평가형질인 도체중, 등지방두께, 등심면적 및 근내지방도에 대한 유전모수 및 한우 암소 번식우의 육종가 추정에서 사육농가가 미치는 영향력을 파악하기 위하여 실시하였다. 자료는 강원도 평창군내 한우 사육농가에서 비육 출하한 거세우의 도체성적과 거세우의 혈통 자료를 이용하였으며 유전분석은 다음과 같은 3개의 모델을 적용하여 실시하였다. 모델 1은 도축장소-도축년도-도축월을 동기우 그룹으로 형성한 고정효과로 그리고 상가적 개체 유전 효과를 임의 효과로 포함시켰고, 모델 2는 모델 1에 사육농가의 효과를 임의 효과로 추가하였으며, 모델 3은 모델 1에 사육농가의 효과를 고정효과로 추가하였다. 각 모델을 적용해서 실시한 분석결과를 비교해보면 모델 1에 비해 사육농가의 효과를 포함한 모델 2나 모델 3에서 모든 형질의 유전력 추정치가 작았는데 특히 도체중의 경우 모델 1에서의 유전력이 0.23, 모델 2에서의 유전력이 0.15, 모델 3에서의 유전력이 0.18로 사육농가효과를 포함한 모델에서 유전력 크기의 감소가 더 심했으며, 사육농가를 포함한 모델 2나 모델 3의 최대우도 값(maximum log Likelihood)은 도체중에서 각각 -44629.70과 -43956.12, 등지방두께에서 각각 -22939.43과 22687.18, 등심 면적에서 각각 29370.39와 29016.19, 근내지방도에서 각각 -11678.12와 -11591.64로 사육농가를 포함하지 않은 모델 1에서 각각의 우도함수 값 -44900.86 (도체중), -23055.71 (등지방두께), -29438.26 (등심면적), -11750.38 (근내지방도) 보다 더 컸고, 사육농가의 효과를 임의효과로 적합시킨 모델 2에서 사육농가의 분산은 형질에 따라 최대 18% (도체중)에서 최하 4% (등심면적)의 범위로 추정되었다. 그리고 거세우 어미 전체의 육종가를 이용하여 추정한 육종가의 모델 간 순위 상관 계수와 모델 1로 추정한 육종가에 근거하여 상위 10%와 하위 10%에 해당하는 암소를 각각 선발하고 선발된 집단 내에서 추정된 각 형질들의 모델 간 순위 상관계수를 추정한 결과 상위 10% 그룹내에서 형질별로 모델간 상관 계수는 0.57에서 0.95의 범위였고, 하위 10% 그룹 내에서 0.68에서 0.95의 범위였는데 이것은 육종가 추정에 적용된 모델에 따라 육종가 순위에 차이가 발생할 수 있음을 보여준다. 이러한 결과들은 한우 암소의 도체형질 개량을 위한 목적으로 육종가를 추정할 때 분석모형에 사육농가의 효과를 포함시켜야 함을 시사한다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제46권5호
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• pp.799-810
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• 2004

본 연구는 셀레늄급원으로 셀레늄강화버섯 폐배지(Se-SMC)를 거세한우에 급여하였을 때, 도체특성, 혈중 GSH-Px활성 및 조직내 셀레늄축적에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 실시하였다. 본 실험에 사용된 셀레늄급원은 유기셀레늄강화버섯을 생산한 후 폐기되는 버섯폐배지를 활용하였으며, 일반폐배지(SMC)를 조합하여 실험사료의 셀레늄 농도를 0.1, 0.3, 0.6, 0.9 ppm(건물기준)의 4처리구로 설정하였다. 실험동물은 비육후기 거세한우 20두(평균체중 613 kg, 20 ${\sim}$ 24개월령)를 공시하여, 처리구간 5두씩 배치하여 실험사료를 12주간 급여하였다. 실험기간 중 채혈하여 혈중 셀레늄농도와 혈장내 GSH-Px활성을 측정하였고, 근육(등심, 후지)과 간내 셀레늄함량과 도체특성을 측정하기위해 시험 후 도축하였다. Se-SMC의 보충으로 증가된 셀레늄수즌은 건물섭취량과 증체량에 영향을 미치지 않았고, 높은 농도의 처리군에서 중독증상은 발견되지 않았다. 도체특성 또한 처리구별 유의적인 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 혈중 셀레늄농도와 혈장내 GSH-Px활성은 Se-SMC 급여수준이 증가함에 따라 직선적으로 유의하게 증가하였다(P<0.01). 근육과 간내 셀레늄함량은 후지 및 간에서 사료중 셀레늄함량이 증가함에 따라 각각 건물 g당 0.27, 0.37, 0.40, 0.46$\mu$g 및 0.79, 1.40, 2.39, 3.10 $\mu$g를 나타내어 유의하게 증가하였다(P<0.05). 하지만, 등심내 셀레늄함량은 처리구간 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 이상과 같이 Se-SMC에 존재하는 셀레늄은 비육후기 거세한우에서 혈중 셀레늄농도와 GSH-Px활성을 유의하게 증가시킬 뿐만 아니라, 조직내 셀레늄함량을 증가시켜 저렴한 생산비로 셀레늄강화 쇠고기의 생산이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

• 농업생명과학연구
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.117-126
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• 2017

현재 한우 후보씨수소는 당대검정을 거쳐 12개월령 체중의 육종가와 근내지방도의 혈통지수를 근거로 선발이 이뤄진다. 여기서 이용되는 혈통지수는 실제 검정을 통하여 얻은 능력이 아니라 혈통과 KPN의 능력을 근거로 산출한 능력으로써 정확도가 그리 높지 않다. 그리고 후보씨수소에 대한 후대검정은 현재 검정소 검정과 현장 후대검정으로 나뉘어져 있다. 현장 후대검정의 경우 24개월령 도축이 어렵기 때문에 검정소와 현장 후대검정우를 동시에 비교하기는 쉽지 않다. 따라서 본 연구는 이와 같이 12개월령에 측정이 불가한 선발형질과 현장 후대검정우와 검정소 검정우의 도축시기의 차이를 해소하기 위하여 초음파 측정 기술을 적용하여 도체형질 유전능력을 간접적으로 평가 가능한지 파악하기 위하여 수행 하였다. 연구수행을 위하여 2008년도부터 2013년까지 농협중앙회 한우개량사업소 및 한우육종농가에서 수집한 한우 당 후대검정 자료를 이용하였으며 분석형질로는 12개월령 체중, 12 24개월령 초음파 형질(등심단면적, 등지방두께, 둔부지방, %지방함량) 및 도체형질(도체중, 등심단면적, 등지방두께, 근내지방도)을 이용하였다. 초음파 형질에 대한 환경효과 분석을 통하여 차수-측정일-우사-촬영자-판독자를 동기우군으로 하고 측정 시 체중을 공변량으로 한 모형을 토대로 유전모수를 추정하였다. 그 결과 12개월령 및 24개월령 초음파 형질들에 대한 유전력은 각각 0.21-0.43, 0.32-0.47이었으며 12 24개월령 초음파 형질과 대응되는 도체형질이 각각 0.52-0.75, 0.86-0.89로 높은 유전상관을 보이는 것으로 나타났다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제22권12호
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• pp.1654-1660
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• 2009

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of different fattening periods i.e. 25, 27 and 29 months of age (25 mo, 27 mo and 29 mo), on feed consumption, body weight gain, carcass parameters, and lipogenic gene expression in 45 Korean native steers (Hanwoo). Daily DM intake was higher in steers on 29 mo compared with those on 25 mo or 27 mo. Daily body weight gain was higher in steers on 25 mo compared with those on 27 mo or 29 mo during fattening and overall experimental periods. Therefore, feed conversion ratio was lower in 25 mo compared with 27 mo or 29 mo during the fattening and whole experimental periods. As expected, slaughter and carcass weights were higher in the order of 29 mo>27 mo>25 mo. Carcass yield grade was relatively lower in 29 mo reflecting higher back fat thickness compared with other treatments, while carcass quality grade was not largely influenced by the treatments. By investigation with an ultra-sound scanning technique, the marbling score was significantly and numerically higher in 25 mo compared with 27 mo or 29 mo. The mRNA levels of stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) gene were gradually increased in the late fattening stages (p<0.01) and mRNA of acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC), ATP citrate lyase (ACL) and glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) gene were highly expressed in 29 mo compared with 25 mo and 27 mo (p<0.05). However, gene expressions of adipocyte fatty acid binding protein 4 (FABP4) and lipoprotein lipase (LPL) were not significantly different among the treatments. Thus the present results indicated that different fattening period has no major effect on carcass characteristics, although 25 mo had a lower carcass weight compared with 27 mo or 29 mo.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.229-236
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• 2007

This study was conducted to determine effects of different selenium (Se) sources on performance, carcass characteristics, blood measures (whole blood Se concentration and plasma glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activity), and Se concentrations in tissues of finishing Hanwoo steers (Korean native steers). Twenty finishing Hanwoo steers (average body weight=536${\pm}$23.4 kg, average age=approximately 20 months) were allotted to treatments in four groups of five steers per pen for 16 weeks preceding slaughter. Treatments were control (CON), spent mushroom composts from Se-enriched mushrooms (Se-SMC), selenized yeast (Se-Y), and sodium selenite (SS). Dietary Se levels of all treatments except CON were 0.9 mg Se/kg on the dry matter basis. Body weight was measured at the first and final day of trial, and blood samples were collected to analyze whole blood Se concentration and plasma GSH-Px activity at 2, 4, 8, and 16 weeks. At the end of trial, steers were slaughtered to collect muscle and liver samples for their Se analyses, and carcass data were recorded. In terms of dry matter intake, body weight gain and carcass characteristics, no significant differences among treatments were observed. Whole blood Se concentrations were significantly higher (p<0.05) for Se-SMC and Se-Y treatments than for CON at each collection period, with no significant difference between SS and CON. For weeks 2 and 8, there was no significant difference for whole blood Se concentration between Se-SMC and Se-Y, but for weeks 4 and 16, Se-Y treatments were significantly higher (p<0.05) than Se-SMC. No differences were observed for plasma GSH-Px activity between Se-SMC and Se-Y. The Se concentrations in hind leg and liver were significantly different among treatments (p<0.05) and those in both tissues ranked the greatest in Se-Y, followed by Se-SMC, SS, and CON treatments. However, tissue Se concentration for SS was not different from that for CON. These results showed that feeding organic Se sources such as Se-SMC and Se-Y enhanced Se concentration in tissues, while SS, the most common supplement of inorganic Se, was inefficient in Se deposition. Even though Se-Y had a higher Se concentration in tissues than Se-SMC, replacing Se-Y with Se-SMC in diets of beef steers would be an inexpensive way to increase Se concentration in beef.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.295-302
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• 2013

The aim of the study was to compare chemical composition and quality attributes of meat between male long fat tailed sheep (n = 17) and Small East African goats (n = 17) existing in Tanzania. Animals of 1.5 to 2 yrs in age and live body weight of $22.59{\pm}0.50$ kg were purchased from livestock auction markets. Animals were fasted for 18 h and slaughtered according to standard halal procedure. Left carcasses were dissected into muscles, fat and bone and the muscle and fat were mixed together and chemically analysed. Meat quality attributes were measured based on Muscle longissimus thoracis et lumborum excised from right sides of carcasses. Goat carcasses had significant higher (p = 0.0302) moisture content (70.65% vs 66.96%) and lower (p = 0.0027) ether extract (2.49% vs 5.82%) than sheep but there was no significant species differences in protein and ash content. Sheep had lower (p = 0.0157) ultimate pH (5.74 vs 5.88) and higher (p = 0.0307) temperature ($3.77^{\circ}C$ vs $3.15^{\circ}C$) than goat carcasses. Sheep meat had lower (p = 0.0021) shear force values (29.83 N vs 34.07 N) than goat. Within species, at day 9 of ageing, meat tenderness improved (p = 0.0001) by 44.63% and 34.18% for sheep and goat. Pooled data showed that at d 9 of ageing, meat tenderness improved (p = 0.0001) by 39.25% (from 39.54 N to 24.02 N) compared to tenderness of meat which was not aged at day one of slaughter. The present study demonstrated the differences in chemical composition and quality attributes of meat existing between sheep and goats originated from East Africa.