• 대한수의학회지
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.121-124
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• 2004

Horses that have been retired from racing or imported from abroad are retired as broodmares. Whether at private farms or government institutes they are bred to stallions with the aim of improving fertility and enhancing the breed. Accidental deaths as a result of surgical or obstetrical complications lead to decreased productivity and economic losses to the horse breeding industry. Intussusception of the uterine horn is a frequent complication of the equine and bovine species, but rarely seen in other species. The most common causes are thought to be tearing of the placenta which is suspended from the uterus and ovaries and the weight of the placenta. Expulsion of the embryonic membranes is also thought to be a contributing factor. If symptoms are minor and treatment affected quickly, the problem will likely resolve itself. In more severe cases the uterus will prolapse completely. This case study was observed in a Thoroughbred broodmare. After treatment of dystocia, the broodmare could not stand up. She became dehydrated, collapsed, suffered colic and was euthanised. In this case was observed serious swelling vulva and perineal region by morphology, and there was seldom ascites and unusual view in thoracic and abdominal cavity after opening abdomen. However, intussusception of uterine horn involuted left uterine horn into the uterine body was observed.

• 현장농수산연구지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.71-76
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• 2019

말의학에서 선천성 사경에 관한 임상병리학적 보고는 없었다. 본 연구의 목적은 선천성 사경을 동반한 신생망아지의 혈액화학을 평가하기 위함이다. Thoroughbred 망아지(암)가 341일의 정상 임신기간을 거쳐서 태어났다. 평가 결과는 다음과 같다. 혈액화학검사에서 CK (creatine kinase), LDH (lactate dehydrogenase) 그리고 Na은 상당히 증가하였으나 Cl는 심각하게 감소하였다. 결론적으로, 목근육의 세포는 망아지의 임상병리학적 수치에 영향을 미쳤다. 이는 선천성 사경의 원인이 경추와 같은 뼈의 문제뿐만 아니라 근육장애일 수 있다. 저자들이 알기로는 본 논문은 신생망아지의 사경증에 관한 최초의 임상병리 보고서이다. 이 자료는 선천성 결손을 가진 망아지의 임상병리 해석에 참고가 될 것으로 기대된다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.169-173
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• 2009

본 연구는 마품종 간의 유전적 배경과 다양성을 분석하기 위해 제주마, 경주마, 더러브렛, 몽고마, 쿼터호스, 일본마를 기초 축으로 생물체 집단 간의 유전적 배경 및 관련성을 연구하는데 도움 되는 microsatellite marker를 사용하여 13종의 좌위에 대한 개체별 유전자형을 분석하여 대립 유전자별 빈도에 있어 품종별 차이를 보이는 microsatellite loci들을 나타냈다. 전체 개체들의 유전적 다양성을 나타내는 유전자 좌위별 품종별 기대 이형질성은 0.669-0.869를 나타냈고, 전체 집단 간의 유전자 분화정도는 0.061-0.219를 나타냈다. 이러한 대립 유전자 빈도를 근거로 하여 DISPAN 프로그램을 이용하여 집단 간 표준 유전적 거리를 도식하여 유전자 좌위별 유전적 거리는 0.137-0.414를 나타내어 마품종간의 유전적 다양성과 관련성을 고찰할 수 있게 되었다. 따라서 초위성체 유전자 표지를 이용하여 집단 내의의 혈통분석 및 분자 진화학을 연구하는데 도움이 될 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.15-19
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• 2018

A three-year-old male Thoroughbred horse with corneal opacity in his left eye was donated to Chonbuk National University for anatomical study. Upon gross observation, two whitish parasites were moving swiftly within the vitreous chamber of the eyeball. The worms obtained from the eye after anatomical dissection were identified as Setaria digitata by morphological observation with light and scanning electron microscopes; one male (43 mm in length) and one female (55 mm) were found. This aberrant ocular infection by S. digitata is the first case reported in horses in Korea.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.29-35
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• 2022

본 연구는 여러 말 품종에서 Dopamine Receptor D4 (DRD4)의 유전적 다형성 및 Jeju crossbred에서의 기질특성과의 연관성을 분석하였다. DRD4 유전자의 다형성은 인간을 포함한 다양한 포유동물에서 기질과 연관된 후보 유전자이다. 말의 DRD4의 엑손 3번 영역에 있는 SNP G292A는 Thoroughbred에서 호기심과 경계와 관련이 있는 것으로 보고 되었다. 세 가지 말 품종에서 DRD4 유전자 내 존재하는 변이들의 다형성을 확인하기 위해 Sanger sequencing을 활용하였다. 제주마에서 각각의 빈도는 타 품종과 큰 차이를 보였다. 말의 품성 평가는 Jeju crossbred를 이용하여 수행하였으며, 기질 평가와 접촉 평가를 활용하여 각각 5개 항목과 2개 항목을 점수화 하였다. 품성 평가 결과 각 항목 간의 높은 상관관계를 확인하였다. 말의 DRD4 유전자 내 변이와 품성 평가 결과를 비교한 결과 대립유전자 A를 가지고 있을 때 기질 평가 5개 항목에서 모두 점수가 낮은 경향을 보이는 것을 확인하였으나 유의성은 없었다. Jeju crossbred의 G292A의 SNP과 혈액 내 도파민 수치를 비교한 결과 GA형이 GG형보다 약 2.87배 높은 결과를 확인하였다. 이번 연구를 통하여 DRD4 유전자 다형성과 말의 기질을 평가하기 위한 여러 평가 방법 및 신경전달물질과의 연관성을 확인할 수 있었다. 추가적인 연구를 통하여 품성 평가를 위한 유전자 마커로서 활용 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제28권12호
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• pp.1680-1685
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• 2015

Since ancient days, domestic horses have been closely associated with human civilization. Today, horse racing is an important industry. Various genes involved in energy production and muscle contraction are differentially regulated during a race. Among them, creatine kinase (CK) is well known for its regulation of energy preservation in animal cells. CK is an iso-enzyme, encoded by different genes and expressed in skeletal muscle, heart, brain and leucocytes. We confirmed that the expression of CK-M significantly increased in the blood after a 30 minute exercise period, while no considerable change was observed in skeletal muscle. Analysis of various tissues showed an ubiquitous expression of the CK-M gene in the horse; CK-M mRNA expression was predominant in the skeletal muscle and the cardiac muscle compared to other tissues. An evolutionary study by synonymous and non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphism ratio of CK-M gene revealed a positive selection that was conserved in the horse. More studies are warranted in order to develop the expression of CK-M gene as a biomarker in blood of thoroughbred horses.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.105-107
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• 2015

4년령 더브레드 중성화 수컷이 우측 안면부 손상 후 안검반사 불능과 아랫입술 처짐 증상으로 대학병원에 의뢰되었다. 신체검사를 통해 그 말은 우측 안면신경마비로 진단되었고, 치료를 위해 한방 침치료가 적용되었다. 침자리는 ST3, ST5, ST7, ST9, SI17, CV24 과 인당혈을 사용하였다. 전침치료 2 주후 안검반사가 정상적으로 회복되었고, 치료시작 한 달후 안면부 아랫입술 처짐 증상 없이 완전한 대칭상태로 정상회복되었다. 본 증례는 손상성 안면신경마비가 있는 말에서 전침을 사용하여 효과적으로 치료한 것이다.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.59-65
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• 2020

The aim of the study was to investigate the seroprevalence of equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) and type 4 (EHV-4), equine influenza virus (EIV), and Streptococcus (S.) equi subspecies equi in the horse population of Jeju. Serum samples were taken from 71 horses, regularly vaccinated with EHV-1 and strangles twice (April and November) a year. In April 2014, seropositive rates of EHV-1 and strangles were 24.5% and 84.5%, while in November, were 26.8% and 62.0%, respectively. A total of 1,144 serum samples, including Jeju native horses, Halla horses, and Thoroughbred horses were collected from slaughter house for 4 years (2014 to 2017) and it is unclear the animals were vaccinated or not. The seropositive rates in Jeju was 21.9% (250/l,144) for EHV-1, 96.4% (1,103/1,144) for EHV-4, 14.6% (129/882) for EIV, and 79.3% (879/1,108) for strangles. The seropositive rate was the highest in Thoroughbred, but lowest in Hala horse.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.340-344
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• 2019

A 14-month-old Thoroughbred colt with hind limbs lameness was referred to Equine Hospital of Jeju National University. During physical examination, the patient could not walk in a straight line but wobbled especially with hind limbs. He hesitated when backing and crossed hind limbs while circling tightly by protracting the outer hind limb keeping the inner hind limb stationed. Stenosis was observed between the 2nd (C2) and 3rd (C3), and the C3 and 4th (C4) cervical vertebrae on radiographs. The colt diagnosed as cervical stenotic myelopathy (CSM) based on the clinical signs and radiological findings. To confirm the diagnosis, postmortem computed tomography (CT) and histopathologic examination were performed after the euthanasia. The CT images revealed severe compression of the spinal cavity and cord between C3 and C4 cervical vertebrae. Grossly, there was compression of the spinal cord between the C3 and C4 cervical vertebrae. Histopathologically, severe axonal swelling and demyelination characterized by vacuolation and cavity formation were observed in the white matter of the spinal cord, especially in C3 and C4. CSM is problematic in the horse racing industry because of abnormal walking. This case report of CSM may offer information for diagnosis of the disease in the equine veterinary fields in the Republic of Korea.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제64권6호
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• pp.1237-1244
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• 2022

Horse breeders suffer massive economic losses due to dystocia, abortion, and stillbirths. In Thoroughbred mares, breeders often miss the foaling process because approximately 86% of the foaling events occur from 19:00 to 7:00; consequently, breeders cannot assist mares experiencing dystocia. To solve this problem, various foaling alarm systems have been developed. However, there is a need to develop a new system to overcome the shortcomings of the existing devices and improve their accuracy. To this end, the present study aimed to (1) develop a novel foaling alarm system and (2) compare its accuracy with that of the existing Foalert^TM system. Specifically, eighteen Thoroughbred mares (11.9 ± 4.0 years old) were included. An accelerometer was used to analyze specific foaling behaviors. Behavioral data were transmitted to a data server every second. Depending on the acceleration value, behaviors were automatically classified by the server as categorized behaviors 1 (behaviors without change in body rotation), 2 (behaviors with sudden change in body rotation, such as rolling over), and 3 (behaviors with long-term change in body rotation, such as lying down laterally). The system was designed to alarm when the duration of categorized behaviors 2 and 3 was 12.9% and that of categorized behavior 3 was 1% during 10 min. The system measured the duration of each categorized behavior every 10 min and transmitted an alarm to the breeders when foaling was detected. To confirm its accuracy, the foaling detection time of the novel system was compared with that of Foalert^TM. The novel foaling alarm system and Foalert^TM alarmed foaling onset respectively 32.6 ± 17.9 and 8.6 ± 1.0 min prior to foal discharge, and the foaling detection rate of both systems was 94.4%. Therefore, the novel foaling alarm system equipped with an accelerometer can precisely detect and alert foaling onset.