• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제63권6호
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• pp.117-129
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• 2021

The movement of animals is one of the primary factors that influence the variation of livestock emissions. This study evaluated the relationship between animal activity and three major emissions, PM₁₀, PM_2.5, and ammonia gas, in weaning, growing, and fattening pig houses through continuous monitoring of the animal activity. The movement score of animals was quantified by the developed image analysis algorithm using 10-second video clips taken in the pig houses. The calculated movement scores were validated by comparison with six activity levels graded by an expert group. A comparison between PMs measurement and the movement scores demonstrated that an increase of the PMs concentrations was obviously followed by increased movement scores, for example, when feeding started. The PM₁₀ concentrations were more affected by the animal activity compared to the PM_2.5 concentrations, which were related to the inflow of external PM_2.5 due to ventilation. The PM₁₀ concentrations in the fattening house were 1.3 times higher than those in the weaning house because of the size of pigs while weaning pigs were more active and moved frequently compared to fattening pigs showing 2.45 times higher movement scores. The results also indicated that indoor ammonia concentration was not significantly influenced by animal activity. This study is significant in the sense that it could provide realistic emission factors of pig farms considering animal's daily activity levels if further monitoring is carried out continuously.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.253-260
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• 2024

Objective: The objectives of the present study were to evaluate the effects of once-a-day milk feeding on growth performance and routine behavior of preweaning dairy calves. Methods: At 22nd day of age, twenty-four Holstein calves were randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups (n = 12/treatment) based on milk feeding frequency (MF): i) 3 L of milk feeding two times a day; ii) 6 L of milk feeding once a day. The milk feeding amount was reduced to half for all calves between 56 and 60 days of age and weaning was done at 60 days of age. To determine the increase in weight and structural measurements, each calf was weighed and measured at 3 weeks of age and then at weaning. The daily behavioral activity of each calf was assessed from the 22nd day of age till weaning (60th day of age) through Nederlandsche Apparatenfabriek (NEDAP) software providing real-time data through a logger fitted on the calf's foot. Results: There was no interaction (p≥0.17) between MF and sex of the calves for routine behavioral parameters, body weight and structural measurements. Similarly, there was no effect of MF on routine behavioral parameters, body weight and structural measurements. However, the sex of the calves affected body weight gain in calves. Male calves had 27% greater total body weight and average daily gain than female calves. There was no effect of the sex of the calves on behavioral measurements. Collectively, in the current study, no negative effects of a once-a-day milk feeding regimen were found on routine behavioral and growth parameters of preweaning calves in group housing. Conclusion: Once-a-day milk feeding can be safely adopted in preweaning calves from 22nd day of age.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제22권11호
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• pp.1574-1580
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• 2009

To evaluate the effect of different housing systems on sow behavior, 80 gilts were randomly allocated at puberty to four treatments: i) sow stall in gestation followed by farrowing crate (SC), ii) group housing with individual feeding in gestation followed by farrowing crate (GC), iii) ESF (Electronic Sow Feeding) system in gestation followed by farrowing crate (EC), and iv) ESF system followed by group farrowing pen (EG). Behavioral observations were carried out on a total of 16 animals per treatment at the following stages: first day of allocation to housing treatment, day of service, 80 days after service, 109 days after service on entry to farrowing accommodation, 24 h before farrowing, day of farrowing, 14, 27 and 28 days after farrowing, at weaning. On each occasion, individual animals were observed for a 24 period with one minute time sampling. There were significant differences (p<0.001) between stages of the reproductive cycle for all the behavior patterns in all treatments. On the first day in experimental housing treatments, sows spent more time rooting and dog-sitting. Activity and investigatory behavior decreased as pregnancy progressed. An activity peak was apparent just before farrowing, followed by a high level of inactivity on the day of farrowing. Time spent active, eating and drinking increased as lactation progressed, and greatest activity and locomotion was seen immediately following weaning. There were significant differences between housing treatments (p<0.01) for standing, moving, eating, drinking, dog-sitting and lying. During pregnancy SC sows spent more time standing, rooting, drinking and dog sitting, while EC sows spent less time rooting and drinking and more time lying. During lactation, GC sows spent more time standing, moving and eating, less time dog sitting and lateral lying. Nursing frequency was reduced in GC sows (p<0.001). The maternal and piglet behaviors were influenced strongly by environment during lactation. However, it was also shown that previous housing history can influence the maternal behavior in the pre-farrowing stage and during early lactation.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.77-82
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• 2009

Salmonella (S.) Typhimurium infection in pigs is a major source of human foodborne salmonellosis. Recently, the swine industry in Korea has been suffered from salmonellosis causing severe economic loss to farms. Organic acids have antibacterial activity which prevents bacteria from multiplying by reducing the pH in the gastrointestinal tract. The aim of the present study is to evaluate whether $Salstop^{(R)}$ mixed with organic acids is able to have influence on growth performance and whether it prevents against S. Typhimurium in weaning pigs. Four experimental treatments were examined: general diet added with 0.3% of $Salstop^{(R)}$ after S. Typhimurium ($1.0{\times}10^{10}CFU/ml$) challenge, group A; commercial feed after Salmonella ($1.0{\times}10^{10}CFU/ml$) challenge, group B; commercial feed and $Salstop^{(R)}$, group C; commercial feed, Group D. At the end of the study, no significant differences in daily body weight gain and feed intake were observed between groups treated with $Salstop^{(R)}$ and groups treated without, whereas feed conversion ratio (FCR) tended to be improved in groups treated with $Salstop^{(R)}$ between days 1 to 14. Serological and microbiological evolution of the infection were examined by ELISA and microbiological culture from serums and fecal samples, respectively. In groups that challenged by S. Typhimuriums, the group without $Salstop^{(R)}$ showed higher prevalence and bacterial shedding compared to the groups treated with $Salstop^{(R)}$. Our results suggest that the administration of $Salstop^{(R)}$ could be used to promote feed efficiency and to reduce the prevalence of salmonellosis in weaners.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.98-105
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• 2010

A total of 16 crossbred post-weaning pigs (10.64${\pm}$0.27 kg BW) were individually penned and assigned to one of two treatments to investigate the influences of diquat-induced oxidative stress on performance and arginine metabolism. Pigs in the oxidative stress group were injected intra-peritoneally with 10 mg/kg BW of diquat, while the control group were injected with isotonic saline. All pigs were fed ad libitum. The experiment lasted for 7 days. The results indicated that compared with control treatment, oxidative stress induced by diquat significantly decreased average daily gain, intake and feed conversion. The treatment decreased activities of antioxidant enzymes, increased concentration of malondialdehyde in plasma, increased cationic amino acid transporter-1 mRNA level and activity of ornithine aminotransferase and concentrations of arginine and citrulline in the jejunum, decreased the concentrations of arginine in plasma and kidney, and decreased induced nitric oxide synthase mRNA level. It is concluded that oxidative stress induced by diquat can influence absorption and metabolism of arginine and consequently modify the requirement of arginine for post-weaning pigs.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.246-254
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• 1986

이유한 Sprague Dawley 종의 암컷 흰쥐를 두군으로 나누어 각각 pyridoxine이 충분한 식이 (22mg/kg diet)와 pyridoxine이 부족한 식이 (1.2mg/kg diet0로 성장시킨후, 적절한 시기에 임신시켰다. 태어난 새끼가 이유할 때 결핍식이군을 둘로 나누어, 한쪽은 pyridoxine이 충분한 식이로 바꾸어준후, 세군의 쥐를 생후 10-주까지 성장시켰다. 각 군의 새끼쥐가 각각 0, 3, 7, 10 주 되었을대, 간의 mitochondria 및 cytosolic fraction 에 있는 Asparate aminotransferase [ EC 2.6.1.1] activity 및 pyridoxal phosphate의 함량을 측정하였다. 결핍군의 간 aspartate aminotransterase activity는 mitochondria 및 cytosolic fraction에서 각각 대조군에 비해 유의적으로 낮았으며 10-4 M pyridoxal phosphate를 첨가한 후 측정한 total enzyme activity 는 거의 대조군과 비슷하였다. 3 주이후 pyridoxine 이 충분한 식이로 바구어준 회복군에서도 대조군에 비해 유의적으로 낮았으나, 결핍군보다는 높았다. 이두 fraction 에서의 pyridoxal phosphate 함량은 결핍군이 대조군보다 현저히 낮았으며, 회복군은 대조군과 비슷하였다. 이로써, 장기간에 걸친 pyridoxine결핍이간의 aspartate aminotransferase activity 및 pyridoxal phosphate에 현저한 영향을 미치며 이유기 이후의 식이보충에 의해서도 enzyme activity는 쉽게 회복되지 않음을 알 수있다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.16-22
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• 2016

The intestinal environment plays a critical role in maintaining swine health. Many factors such as diet, microbiota, and host intestinal immune response influence the intestinal environment. Intestinal alkaline phosphatase (IAP) is an important apical brush border enzyme that is influenced by these factors. IAP dephosphorylates bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPS), unmethylated cytosine-guanosine dinucleotides, and flagellin, reducing bacterial toxicity and consequently regulating toll-like receptors (TLRs) activation and inflammation. It also desphosphorylates extracellular nucleotides such as uridine diphosphate and adenosine triphosphate, consequently reducing inflammation, modulating, and preserving the homeostasis of the intestinal microbiota. The apical localization of IAP on the epithelial surface reveals its role on LPS (from luminal bacteria) detoxification. As the expression of IAP is reported to be downregulated in piglets at weaning, LPS from commensal and pathogenic gram-negative bacteria could increase inflammatory processes by TLR-4 activation, increasing diarrhea events during this phase. Although some studies had reported potential IAP roles to promote gut health, investigations about exogenous IAP effects or feed additives modulating IAP expression and activity yet are necessary. However, we discussed in this paper that the critical assessment reported can suggest that exogenous IAP or feed additives that could increase its expression could show beneficial effects to reduce diarrhea events during the post weaning phase. Therefore, the main goals of this review are to discuss IAP's role in intestinal inflammatory processes and present feed additives used as growth promoters that may modulate IAP expression and activity to promote gut health in piglets.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.979-986
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• 2005

수유기 동안 납의 투여는 급격한 체중의 변화를 유발하여 3주령 및 11주령 쥐의 경우 납을 투여한 군이 대조군에 비해 각각 50% 및 26% 체중 감소를 보였으나 뇌의 무게에는 유의적 변화를 관찰 할 수 없었다. 납 투여는 뇌 지방산 조성 변화에 큰 영향을 주지 않았지만 특히 AA와 DPAn-6와 같은 고도의 불포화 지방산 함량의 증가를 유발하였다. Motor ac-tivity 실험에서 납 투여군의 경우 대조군에 비하여 주어진 시간 내에서 움직이는 시간과 움직인 거리가 긴 것으로 보아 운동 활동성이 큰 것으로 여겨지나 두 군 간에 유의적 차이는 없었다. Elevated plus maze 실험에서 실험 1일째의 경우 open arm에 머무른 시간에는 유의적 차이가 없었으나 2일째에는 두 군에서 현저히 open arm에 머무른 시간이 감소하였으며 납 투여군의 경우 대조군에 비하여 머무른 시간이 감소하는 경향이었으나 통계적 유의성은 없었다. Open arm에 들어가는 횟수를 관찰한 결과, 실험 1일째의 경우 open arm에 들어가는 횟수가 납 투여군에서 유의적으로 적었고 2일째에는 두 군에서 모두 open arm에 들어가는 횟수가 감소하였으며 대조군에 비해 납을 투여한 쥐의 경우가 유의적으로 낮은 횟수로 open arm에 들어갔음을 관찰 할 수 있었다. 이상의 결과로부터 수유기 동안의 납 투여는 성숙 동물의 불안감을 증가시키는 효과를 나타내었다.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제34권8호
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• pp.1403-1414
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• 2021

Objective: This study explored the mechanism of the Kelch-like erythroid cell-derived protein with CNC homology-associated protein 1 (Keap1)-nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) signaling pathway under conditions of zearalenone (ZEA)-induced oxidative stress in the duodenum of post-weaning gilts. Methods: Forty post-weaning gilts were randomly allocated to four groups and fed diets supplemented with 0, 0.5, 1.0, or 1.5 mg/kg ZEA. Results: The results showed significant reductions in the activity of the antioxidant enzymes total superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase and increases the malondialdehyde content with increasing concentrations of dietary ZEA. Immunohistochemical analysis supported these findings by showing a significantly increased expression of Nrf2 and glutathione peroxidase 1 (GPX1) with increasing concentrations of ZEA. The relative mRNA and protein expression of Nrf2, GPX1 increased linearly (p<0.05) and quadratically (p<0.05), which was consistent with the immunohistochemical results. The relative mRNA expression of Keap1 decreased linearly (p<0.05) and quadratically (p<0.05) in the duodenum as the ZEA concentration increased in the diet. The relative mRNA expression of modifier subunit of glutamate-cysteine ligase (GCLM) increased quadratically (p<0.05) in all ZEA treatment groups and the relative mRNA expression of quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) catalytic subunit of glutamate-cysteine ligase decreased linearly (p<0.05) and quadratically (p<0.05) in the ZEA1.0 group and ZEA1.5 group. The relative protein expression of Keap1 and GCLM decreased quadratically (p<0.05) in the duodenum as the ZEA concentration increased in the diet, respectively. The relative protein expression of NQO1 increased linearly (p<0.05) and quadratically (p<0.05) in all ZEA treatment groups in the duodenum. Conclusion: These findings suggest that ZEA regulates the expression of key factors of the Keap1-Nrf2 signaling pathway in the duodenum, which enables resistance to ZEA-induced oxidative stress. Further studies are needed to examine the effects of ZEA induced oxidative stress on other tissues and organs in post-weaning gilts.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.352-360
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• 2014

이 연구의 목적은 이유자돈에 있어서 목장토에서 자체 분리 동정한 19종의 혼합 미생물 제제인 MR-1이 in vitro 실험(축 종별 병원성 미생물에 대한 항균효과 검정)과 in vivo 실험(성장, 혈액 생화학, 면역력 검정)에 미치는 영향을 평가하고자 하였다. 38일령 이유자돈 69두를 처리구 당 23두씩 나누어 대조구(basal diet; No-Antibiotics), 항생제구(Antibiotics), MR-1구(No-Antibiotics + MR-1)로 배치하여 45일 동안 급여시켰다. MR-1에 대한 축 종별 병원성 미생물에 대한 항균 효과 결과 E. coli K88와 S. Typhimurium균에서 약한 항균효과(+)를 나타내었으며, E. coli K99균에 대해서는 아주 강한 항균효과(++++)를 나타내었다. MR-1에 대한 일 당 증체량, 일 당 사료섭취량 및 사료요구율 결과는 MR-1의 사료 내 첨가에 의해 일 당 증체량은 증가 30 g 증가된 반면, 일 당 사료 섭취량은 감소하여 결과적으로 사료요구율이 대조구에 비해 유의하게 개선된 것으로 나타났다(p<0.05). 혈액 생화학적 분석의 결과는 WBC (백혈구)농도가 다른 처리구보다 높게 변화하였으며, MCH (평균 혈구 헤모글로빈 량) 농도 및 MCHC (평균 혈구 헤모글로빈 농도)는 각각 항생제구와 대조구보다 유의하게 높아졌다(p<0.05). 혈장 내 cytokine production의 농도 결과 MR-1의 사료 내 첨가에 의해 $TNF{\alpha}$의 경우 처리간 변화가 없었으나, $IFN{\gamma}$의 경우 항생제구에서 다른 처리구보다 유의하게 낮아진 반면, MR-1의 경우 대조구와 동일하게 유지된 결과를 나타내었다. 따라서 이유자돈에 있어서 혼합 미생물 제제인 MR-1은 병원성 미생물에 대한 항균력이 있을 뿐 만 아니라 사료 내첨가 급여 시 생산성에서 효과가 유의하게 나타났으며, 항생제에 따른 바이러스 저항 인자인 $IFN{\gamma}$의 감소 없이 유지되는 것으로 나타나 이유자돈에 있어서 항생제 대체제로서 산업적으로 이용이 적합할 것으로 판단된다.