• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.784-790
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• 2014

In this study we aimed to evaluate the reduction in dimensionality of 20 linear type traits and more final score in 14,943 Holstein cows in Brazil using factor analysis, and indicate their relationship with longevity and 305 d first lactation milk production. Low partial correlations (-0.19 to 0.38), the medium to high Kaiser sampling mean (0.79) and the significance of the Bartlett sphericity test (p<0.001), indicated correlations between type traits and the suitability of these data for a factor analysis, after the elimination of seven traits. Two factors had autovalues greater than one. The first included width and height of posterior udder, udder texture, udder cleft, loin strength, bone quality and final score. The second included stature, top line, chest width, body depth, fore udder attachment, angularity and final score. The linear regression of the factors on several measures of longevity and 305 d milk production showed that selection considering only the first factor should lead to improvements in longevity and 305 milk production.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.57-62
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• 1973

The antibiotics are usually used for the medical treatments or the other purpose for cow and almost of them are transfered to milk. Moreover a serious problems on public health are caused by misuse or overuse of antibiotics. These studies were conducted to determine the rise and fall of antibiotics in the raw milk which is milked from the cow treated with antibiotics. The number of samples examined were 500 which were taken from 36 cows, and the antibiotics in milk were detected by cylinder plate assay method. The results were as follows: 1) When penicillin, chloramphenycol and streptomycin were infused into a udder, they were detected up to the period of 84 hours, 36 hours and 60 hours after injection in the milk from the same udder, however in the milk from the other udder streptomycin was not detected but penicillin and chloramphenycol were detected up to 72 hours and 24 hours after injection. When streptomycin and penicillin were injected intramusculary, streptomycin was not detected in the milk but penicillin was detected up to 60 hours after injcetion. 2) When penicillin, streptomycin and chloramphenycol were infused into the udder, the lesser amount of milk was produced, the more antibiotics were detected in the milk. 3) It is necessary policy for the public health to inhibit to be sold the milk up to 3 days or more after the injection on antibiotics or to add food blue to mastitis drugs.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제52권6호
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• pp.467-473
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• 2010

A total of 4,323,781 records for informal 16 primary linear descriptive traits of dairy cows in Holstein breed from 1988 to 2007 in USA were analyzed to estimate adjustment factors for lactation number and stage. While all factors in the model were highly significant (P < 0.01), major influences on linear type traits were due to lactation number and stage. The frequencies of lactation number 1 through 6 were 58.6, 22.0, 11.8, 4.8, 2.1, and 0.8%, respectively. Further, the frequencies of lactation stage were 0.7, 76.9, 15.3, 4.9, and 2.1%, respectively, for springing, early, medium, late, and dry. To adjust 16 linear traits (stature, dairy form, strength, body depth, rump width, rump angle, legs rear view, leg set, foot angle, fore udder, rear udder height, rear udder width, udder support, udder depth, and front teat placement), additive and multiplicative adjustment factors of lactation number (lactations 2 to 4) and stage (springing, medium, late and dry) were estimated with the solutions in the generalized linear model, assigning lactation 1 and stage early as base class. Additive adjustment factors of lactation number ranged from -1.23 to 2.908, while multiplicative factors ranged from 0.853 to 2.207. Further, additive and multiplicative adjustment factors for lactation stage ranged from -0.668 to 0.785, and from 0.891 to 1.154. Application of adjustment factors to 20 randomly sampled sub-data sets produced the results that additive adjustment factors for both lactation number and stage reduced more mean square of lactation number and stage over 16 linear traits than any combination of adjustments, and leaded additive adjustment factors for both lactation number and stage as a choice of methods for adjustment of informal 16 primary linear type traits collected by classifiers of AI studs.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제24권11호
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• pp.1514-1524
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• 2011

A total of 4,752 monthly lactation records of Friesian cows during the period from 2000 to 2005 were used to estimate genetic parameters and to determine the effect of udder health on milk production traits. Three milk production traits were studied: 305-day milk yield (305-dMY), 305-day fat yield (305-dFY) and 305-day protein yield (305-dPY). Four udder health traits were studied: somatic cell count (SCC), mastitis (MAST), udder health status (UDHS) with 10 categories and udder quarter infection (UDQI) with 7 categories. Mixed model least square analysis was used to estimate the fixed effects of month and year of calving and parity (P) on different studied traits. Sire and dam within sire were included in the model as random effects. Data were analyzed using Multi-trait Derivative Free Restricted Maximum Likelihood methodology (MTDFREML) to estimate genetic parameters. Unadjusted means of 305-dMY, 305-dFY, 305-dPY and SCC were 3,936, 121, 90 kg and 453,000 cells/ml, respectively. Increasing SCC from 300,000 to 2,000,000 cells/ml increased UDQI from 5.51 to 23.2%. Losses in monthly and lactationally milk yields per cow ranged from 17 to 93 and from 135 to 991 kg, respectively. The corresponding losses in monthly and lactationally milk yields return per cow at the same level of SCC ranged from 29.8 to 163 and from 236 to 1,734 Egyptian pounds, respectively. Heritability estimates of 305-dMY, 305-dFY, 305-dPY, SCC, MAST, UDHS, UDQI were 0.31${\pm}$0.4, 0.33${\pm}$0.03, 0.35${\pm}$0.05, 0.23${\pm}$0.02, 0.14${\pm}$0.02, 0.13${\pm}$0.03, and 0.09${\pm}$0.01, respectively. All milk production traits showed slightly unfavorable negative phenotypic and genetic correlations with SCC, MAST, UDHS and UDQI. There were positive and high genetic correlations between SCC and each of MAST (0.85${\pm}$0.7), UDHS (0.87${\pm}$0.10) and UDQI (0.77${\pm}$0.06) and between MAST and each of UDHS (0.91${\pm}$0.11) and UDQI (0.83${\pm}$0.07). It could be concluded that the economic losses from mastitis and high SCC are considerable. The high genetic correlation between SCC and clinical mastitis (CM) suggest that the selection for lower SCC would help to reduce or eliminate the undesirable correlated responses of clinical mastitis associated with selection for increasing milk yield. Additionally, it is recommended also that if direct information on under health traits is not available, measures of SCC can be inclusion in a selection criteria to improve the income from dairy cows.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제28권9호
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• pp.1259-1265
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• 2015

The present study was performed to study the genetic relationship of productive life with production and type traits of Korean Holsteins at first three lactations. The data for the analysis from 56,054, 28,997, and 11,816 animals of first, second and third parity cows which were born from 2006 to 2011 were collected by Dairy Cattle Improvement Center, National Agricultural Co-operative Federation. Milk, protein and fat yields adjusted for 305 days and average somatic cell score considered as production traits and analyzed type traits were stature, strength, body depth, dairy form, rump angle, rump width, rear leg side view, foot angle, front attachment placement, rear attachment height, rear attachment width, udder cleft, udder depth, front teat placement and front teat length. A multi trait genetic analysis was performed using Wombat program with restricted maximum likelihood animal model composed of fixed effect of birth year, farm and the random effect of animal and random residual effect according to the traits. Heritability estimates of productive life were between 0.06 and 0.13. Genetic and phenotypic correlations between production and productive life traits ranged from 0.35 to 0.04 for milk, 0.16 to 0.05 for protein and 0.18 to 0.02 f 15-0034 (2nd) 150520 or fat. Somatic cells score showed a negative genetic and phenotypic correlation with productive life and also udder type traits, indicating that the selection for higher udder traits will likely to improve resistance to mastitis and persistence in the herd. Among all dairy form type traits, udder characters such as udder cleft showed a significant relationship with productive life. However, a specific change of heritabilities or correlations were not observed with the change of parity. Moreover, further studies are needed to further confirm the significance of the above traits and the effect of parity on above relationships in order to minimize both voluntary and involuntary culling rates while improving herd health and maintaining high yielding dairy cows.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.81-87
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• 1998

This experiment was carried out with 12 Korean native heifers(8~12month old, body weight, 160~240kg) raised at a farm of Chang-Soo Livestock Cooperatives to evaluate the effects of rGH(recombinant growth hormone) on serum concentrations of growth hormone, estrogen, and IGF-I, weight gain, teat volume gain and processing enzyme activity of IGF-I, binding protein III at 28 day intervals. Animals used were injected with 250mg rGH at 14 day intervals from December to Ferbruary in 1994. The significant difference was found in the group of treatment on the 4th week in the endogenous GH(p<.01) and 8th week in estrogen and IGF-I(p<.05) after injectin of rGH in Korean native heifers. There were significant differences between control group and treatment group in weight and teat volume on 8th week after treatment(p<.05). Processing enzyme activity before injection of rGH were low. However, heifers injected with 250mg of rGH showed that processing enzyme activity of IGF binding protein was highly increased throughout the experiment. Present results suggest that injection of exogenous rGH to heifers can increase the growth performance and udder development of Korean native heifers by the endogenous hormonal changes.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제48권6호
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• pp.767-776
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• 2006

젖소의 강건성 및 생산수명과 밀접한 관련성이 있는 선형심사형질들에 대한 여러가지 환경요인들의 효과를 알아보고 측정치에 영향하는 환경요인들에 대한 효과를 추정함으로써 통계적 유전분석을 위한 기초자료를 제공하고자 한국종축개량협회에서 2000년부터 2004년까지 국 Holstein 젖소 115,646두를 대상으로 측정한 15개의 선형심사 1차형질과 5개의 선형심사 2차형질에 대한 통계분석모형을 찾고 해당요인들에 대한 효과를 제시하였다. 모형설정을 위한 1차 연구로써 농가(H), 심사년도(Y), 심사월(M) 심사자(A)에 따라 분석에 고려된 대분분의 형질에서 고도의 유의적인 차이가 있었기 때문에 해당요인들을 결합한 HYMA 효과를 고려하고 산차, 비유기간, 등록구분 및 착유개시 후 심사시까지의 시간을 주 요인으로 하는 분산분석을 실시하였다. HYMA 효과에 대한 보정을 실시한 후 산차 및 비유기간은 분석에 고려된 1차 심사형질 및 2차 심사형질 전체에 있어서 고도의 유의적인 차이가 있는 것으로 분석되었고 등록구분은 유방부위의 심사점수 등 일부의 형질에서 유의적인 차이가 있는 것으로 분석된 반면에 심사시간은 대부분의 형질에서 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 유방부위의 심사점수, 유두배열 및 발굽각도 등은 산차가 증가할수록 심사점수가 감소하는 경향을 보인 반면에 기타 형질들은 산차가 증가할수록 점차 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 2～3산에서 최대의 최종심사점수를 보였는데 이는 우리나라 착유우의 생산수명이 짧고 다산우가 적은 것과 관련이 있는 것으로 추론된다. 비유기간에 따라 예각성, 뒷유방의 부착높이, 뒷유방의 너비 및 최종점수는 비유곡선과 유사한 경향치를 보이는 것으로 평가되었다. 2차 선형심사형질에 있어서는 산차가 증가하거나 비유기간이 증가할수록 지제 및 비유기관의 점수가 낮아지고 있는 경향을 보였으며 유용특질은 비유기간에 따라 비유곡선과 유사한 경향치를 보였다. 따라서 최종심사점수는 비유기간에 따른 보정을 실시함이 바람직할 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2002

젖소의 선형심사형질은 젖소의 생물학적 변이를 심사자의 직관에 의하여 변이의 정도에 따라 점수를 부여한다. 심사형질에 대한 정의에 의하여 연령과 비유기에 상관없이 변이의 정도를 수치화 하기 때문에 형질에 따라서 필연적으로 연령과 비유기의 영향을 받을 수밖에 없다. 본 연구에서는 연령과 비유기가 선형심사형질에 미치는 영향을 조사하고 그를 보정하기 위한 보정계수를 추정하였다. 키 강건성, 체심, 엉덩이 너비, 뒷다리 옆모양과 앞유방 부착이 연령에 따라 증가 또는 감소하는 경향을 보이면서 크게 영향 받는 것으로 조사되었으며, 유용성, 뒷유방 높이, 뒷유방 너비와 정중제인대는 비유기에 따라 영향을 받았다. 유방깊이는 연령과 비유기 두 가지 요인 모두로부터 영향을 받았다. 추정된 보정 계수에 의한 각각의 보정계수를 적용한 결과 연령과 비유기에 영향 받는 모든 형질에서 분만년월, 심사자 등의 변이에는 작은 영향을 미치며, 보정하고자 하는 요인의 변이를 크게 줄여 보정효과가 양호한 것으로 나타났다. 유방깊이는 연령과 비유기에 대한 보정계수를 동시에 적용한 결과 두 요인 모두에서 변이를 크게 줄였다.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.319-326
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• 2013

본 연구결과 조농비가 다른 사료를 각각 급여한 젖소에서 임신초기의 유방 크기는 HF군이 LF군 보다 2.4배 가량 유의하게 컸으나, 임신중기와 착유기 동안에는 두 군 간에 차이가 없었다. Estradiol의 혈중농도는 두 군 모두 사춘기부터 서서히 증가하여 임신기간 동안 사춘기의 2~3.5배가량이 되었으며, 두 군간 유의한 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 착유기 전 기간에 걸쳐서도 estradiol의 농도는 두 군간 차이가 없었다. Progesterone의 혈중 농도는 사춘기부터 증가하기 시작하여 임신중기까지 두 군 모두 비슷한 농도로 유지되었으며, 시험 전 기간에 걸쳐 두 군간 유의한 차이는 없었다. 산유량 4% FCM은 두 군 모두 분만 후 증가하다 LF군은 분만 100일, HF군은 150일을 기점으로 감소하였다. 그러나, 분만 후 50일까지를 제외하고 그 후 전 기간에 걸쳐 양질 조사료 함량이 높은 사료를 급여한 HF군의 젖소에서 산유량이 유의하게 높았으며, 분만 250일 까지도 높은 산유량을 유지하였다. 우유 내 체세포 수는 분만초기를 제외하고 착유기 전 기간 동안 HF군에서 유의하게 감소하였다. 유지율은 분만 후 비유 초기에 LF군에서 다소 높게 나타났으나, 그 이후부터는 두 군간 차이가 없었으며, 그밖에 우유 내 단백율, 고형율, MUN 모두 두 군간 차이는 관찰되지 않았다. 산유량과 체세포 수 및 유지율을 기초로 계산한 유대에 있어 HF군이 LF군에 비하여 최고 141.5% 증대되었다. 본 연구결과로부터 젖소의 양질 조사료의 함량을 적당 수준으로 증가시킴으로써 유방의 크기나 관련 호르몬의 변화 없이 우유의 생산량을 증대시키고 우유의 질을 높일 수 있을 것으로 평가되었다.

• 대한수의사회지
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.2-5
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• 1960