• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.137-148
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• 2000

This paper is based on the 9 goat colonies along the middle and lower Yellow River valley and 7 local goat colonies in the Northeast, Tibet and the Yangtze valley. After collecting the same data about the 22 goat colonies in China and other countries, it establishes and composes the matrix of fuzzy similarity relation describing the genetic similarities of different colonies. It also clusters 38 colonies according to their phylogenetic relationship. The establishment of the matrix and the cluster are effected in terms of the frequency of 18 loci and 43 allelomorphs in blood enzyme and other protein variations. The study proves that the middle Yellow River valley is one of the taming and disseminating centers of domestic goats in the South and East of Central Asia. Compared with other goat populations in this vast area, the native goat populations in the west of Mongolian Plateau, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the middle Yellow River valley share the same origin. The colonies in the lower Yellow River valley and those in the middle valley, however, are relatively remote in their phylogenetic relationship. The native goat colonies in the southeast of Central Asia can be classified into two genetic groups: "East Asia" and "South Asia" and the colonies in Southeast Asia belong to either group.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제63권4호
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• pp.934-953
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• 2021

Ciglitazone is a member of the thiazolidinedione family, and specifically binds to peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ), thereby promoting adipocyte differentiation. We hypothesized that ciglitazone as a PPARγ ligand in the absence of an adipocyte differentiation cocktail would increase adiponectin and adipogenic gene expression in bovine satellite cells (BSC). Muscle-derived BSCs were isolated from six, 18-month-old Yanbian Yellow Cattle. The BSC were cultured for 96 h in differentiation medium containing 5 µM ciglitazone (CL), 10 µM ciglitazone (CM), or 20 µM ciglitazone (CH). Control (CON) BSC were cultured only in a differentiation medium (containing 2% horse serum). The presence of myogenin, desmin, and paired box 7 (Pax7) proteins was confirmed in the BSC by immunofluorescence staining. The CL, CM, and CH treatments produced higher concentrations of triacylglycerol and lipid droplet accumulation in myotubes than those of the CON treatment. Ciglitazone treatments significantly increased the relative expression of PPARγ, CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha (C/EBPα), C/EBPβ, fatty acid synthase, stearoyl-CoA desaturase, and perilipin 2. Ciglitazone treatments increased gene expression of Pax3 and Pax7 and decreased expression of myogenic differentiation-1, myogenin, myogenic regulatory factor-5, and myogenin-4 (p < 0.01). Adiponectin concentration caused by ciglitazone treatments was significantly greater than CON (p < 0.01). RNA sequencing showed that 281 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were found in the treatments of ciglitazone. DEGs gene ontology (GO) analysis showed that the top 10 GO enrichment significantly changed the biological processes such as protein trimerization, negative regulation of cell proliferation, adipocytes differentiation, and cellular response to external stimulus. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway analysis showed that DEGs were involved in the p53 signaling pathway, PPAR signaling pathway, biosynthesis of amino acids, tumor necrosis factor signaling pathway, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, PI3K-Akt signaling pathway, and Wnt signaling pathway. These results indicate that ciglitazone acts as PPARγ agonist, effectively increases the adiponectin concentration and adipogenic gene expression, and stimulates the conversion of BSC to adipocyte-like cells in the absence of adipocyte differentiation cocktail.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.325-329
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• 2011

본 연구는 수정란 이식에 의해 생산된 울릉칡소의 모색분포의 조사를 통해 울릉칡소의 모색 고정에 필요한 기초자료로 활용하고자 실시하였다. 1. 울릉칡소의 모색 분포는 황모 24.3%(67/276두), 흑모 13.0%(36/276두)와 호반모 62.7% (173/276두)의 분포를 보였으며, 입식우의 호반모 출현율이 66%(105/159두)로 관내이식에 의해 생산된 칡소의 호반모 비율 58.1%(68/117두)보다 다소 높은 경향이었다. 2. 성별에 따른 모색의 분포를 조사한 결과, 수컷의 경우 황모의 비율이 18.1%(25/138두)로 암컷의 31.4%(43/137두)에 비해 출현율이 낮은 반면, 호반모의 비율은 68.1%(94/138두)로 암컷의 56.9%(78/137두)에 비해 다소 높게 나타났다. 3. 비경의 흑반점의 강약에 따른 호반모의 발현 양상을 분석한 결과, 비경의 흑반점이 강할수록 호반모의 흑모 발현율이 높은 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제54권6호
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• pp.411-418
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• 2012

KIT gene is the major causative gene for coat color variation in diverse animal species. This gene regulates melanocyte migration from the neural crest to target tissues and the mutation of this gene can affect dominant white phenotypes in animals. Because this gene has a major influence for the coat color variation, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 14 Korean cattle (Hanwoo) and 5 Holstein individuals were investigated. The Hanwoo DNA samples included three different colored (5 Black, 5 Yellow and 4 Stripe) animals. Total 126 polymorphisms have been identified and 23 of them are located in the exon region. Also, 5 bp (TTCTC) and 3 bp (TCT) intronic indels in intron 3 and intron 5, respectively, were identified. Out of 23 exonic polymorphisms, 15 SNPs are the missense mutations and the rest of the SNPs are silence mutations. The neighbor-joining phylogenetic tree was constructed for the different colored animals using the obtained KIT gene sequences. Holstein breed showed a clear breed-specific cluster in the phylogenetic tree which is differed from Hanwoo. Also, three colored Hanwoo animals were not discriminated among the breeds. The KIT gene polymorphisms identified in this study will possibly give some solutions for the color variations in cattle with further verifications.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제25권7호
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• pp.956-961
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• 2012

Eight male cattle of Local Yellow breed with an average live weight of 121 kg and an average age of 18 months were used to evaluate the effects of different levels of sun-dried cassava foliage supplementation (Manihot esculenta) on intake, digestibility and N retention. Rice straw ad libitum and para grass (Brachiaria mutica) at 1% DM of BW comprised the basal diet. The study was arranged as a $4{\times}4$ double Latin square design, with cassava foliage contributing 0, 0.8, 1.6 or 2.4 g CP/kg BW. The cattle selected cassava leaves in preference to petioles. Petiole intake decreased from 64 to 48% of offered petioles when the cassava foliage proportion increased from the lowest to the highest level. The cattle consumed all the leaves at the two lower levels of cassava foliage inclusion and 91% at the highest level. Rice straw intake decreased significantly as the level of cassava foliage increased. Intake of DM, OM, NDF, and ADF increased significantly with increasing intake of cassava foliage. Daily DM intake per 100 kg BW increased from 2.7 to 3.2 kg with increasing cassava foliage intake. No effect on CP digestibility was detected when the level of cassava foliage increased. Digestibility of DM, OM, NDF and ADF was significantly higher in the group fed no cassava foliage than in the other groups. N retention increased from 16 to 28 g/d with the first level of cassava foliage inclusion, but levelled out at the two highest levels. N excretion increased in both faeces and urine as a response to higher intake of cassava foliage. Maximum N retention occurred when 40% of total N intake came from cassava foliage (equivalent to 1.3 g CP/kg BW).

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.91-95
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• 2018

Polioencephalomalacia (PEM) is a neurologic disease of ruminants diagnosed by pathological approach. There is very little information available to understand bovine PEM in Korea. In this study, we investigated the diagnostic rate and pathological features of PEM in 334 necropsied cases of cattle submitted to the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency in Korea from 2015~2017. PEM was diagnosed only in 13 (3.9%) Hanwoo, the Korean native cattle, and sporadically occurred in our country. The disease was the most diagnosed in fall season, and the age of the cows ranged from 1 month to 3 year. In all PEM cases, softening, and yellow discoloration of the gray matter in the cerebrum and fluorescence at the sites using ultraviolet illumination were grossly observed. Microscopically abundance of glial cells with vacuolar large cytoplasm and neuronal necrosis were commonly observed. This study suggests that future studies are necessary to identify the cause and pathogenesis for the control of PEM in our country.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제24권9호
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• pp.1233-1242
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• 2011

The in vivo digestibility of mulberry leaves (Morus alba) and the effects of the partial replacement of cotton seed with fresh mulberry leaf in rations on the performance of growing Vietnamese cattle was investigated. For the in vivo digestibility trial, twenty castrated rams of Phanrang breed (a local prolific breed) with an initial weight of 23-25 kg, were first assigned to four groups according to weight and then randomly assigned to one of four dietary treatments to determine digestibility of nutrients in mulberry leaves (M. alba), natural Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon), elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) and buffalo grass (Panicum maximum cv. TD 58). All forages were cut and chopped daily before being offered (at 120% maintenance) to the sheep. In the feeding trial, 20 Laisind (Vietnam yellow cows${\times}$Red Sindhy bulls) crossbred bulls averaged 18 month old and 184 kg were used to investigate the effect of partial replacement of cottonseed in the diet by mulberry leaves on live weight gain and feed conversion rate. The experiment was a randomized complete block design with four levels of fresh mulberry leaves which varied from 0 to 15% of total dietary dry mater and five animals per treatment over an 84 day period. The in vivo digestion trial showed the superior quality of mulberry leaves compared with the grasses. Chemical analysis indicated that mulberry leaves had the highest CP and the lowest NDF contents (22.3 and 31.1% DM, respectively) among the four forages tested. Digestibility of DM and OM of the mulberry leaf (66.4 and 71.8%, respectively) was also the highest but that of CP (58.2%) and NDF (58.4%) was the lowest of the four forages evaluated (p<0.05). Consequently, the ME value and therefore net energy (NE) and unit feed for lactation (UFL) values of the mulberry leaves, which was estimated from chemical composition and digestibility values, were the highest among the forages investigated in the present study. Results of the feeding trial showed no treatment effect on average daily gain (ADG) of the cattle. The values were 554, 583, 565 and 568 g/d for animals in the diets of 0, 5, 10, and 15% mulberry leaves inclusion, respectively. Total DM intake of the animal was not affected by the treatment when expressed as kg/animal/d. However, when adjusted for metabolic weight of the animal the DM intake was reduced (p<0.05) as whole cottonseed was replaced by mulberry leaves in the ration. When the level of mulberry leaves in the ration increased from 5 to 15% of dietary DM at the expense of whole cottonseed, CP and ME intakes of the cattle were significantly decreased (p<0.05) and the feed to gain ratio reduced by 8 to 14% as compared with the control diet (p<0.05). Mulberry leaf is a good feed ingredient for ruminants because of its high level of crude protein and high digestibility of nutrients and energy. Mulberry leaves can be efficiently used as a source of protein supplement to replace cottonseed, a more expensive animal feeds ingredient, in the diet for Vietnamese cattle.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.147-154
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• 2007

한우와 제주흑우의 모색 특성과 양적 수치화를 위하여 분광광도법적 분석을 수행하였다. 분석 결과 제주흑우의 총 melanin 함량은 같은 흑색 품종인 Holstein과 Angus에 비해 유의적으로 낮았고 한우나 적색 품종 보다는 높은 수준을 보였다(P<0.001). 한우의 총 melanin 함량은 적색 품종에 비해 유의적으로 낮았고 한우×Charolais 교잡종에 비해 높았다(P<0.001). 전체 melanin 중 eumelanin, pheomelanin의 상대적 수준을 분석한 결과 Angus, 제주흑우, Red Holstein과 한우 각각 0.382, 0.359, 0.112와 0.124 이었다. 품종별 모발 melanin 색소 함량 분석결과는 분광광도법적 분석이 소 품종별 모색의 양적 수치화 및 특성 비교에 이용 가능하고 한우와 제주흑우의 주요 모색 관련 유전자 연구의 기초 자료로 유용함을 보여주고 있다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.109-121
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• 1991

소의 지방간(脂肪肝)의 이환율(罹患率)을 조사(調査)하고 fine needle aspiration biopsy에 의한 지방간(脂肪肝)의 세포학적진단(細胞學的診斷)을 시도(試圖)하였다. 육안적(肉眼的) 또는 부유법(浮遊法)에 의한 간장지방함량(肝臟脂肪含量)에 기초(基礎)한 소의 지방간(脂肪肝)의 발생율(發生率)은 한우(韓牛)암소에서 0.30%, 유우(乳牛)암소에서 4.70%, 유우(乳牛)숫소에서 0.15%였다. 지방간(脂肪肝)은 육안적(肉眼的) 소견(所見)으로 간장(肝臟)이 종대(腫大)되고 변연(邊緣)이 둔하며 가볍고 창백(蒼白)에서 주황색(朱黃色) 색조(色調)를 보이나 간장(肝臟)의 색조(色調)와 지방간(脂肪肝)의 중증도간(重症度間)에 환상(桓常) 상관관계(相關關係)가 인정(認定)되지는 않았다. 대부분의 정상간장(正常肝臟)과 중도(重度)의 지방간(脂肪肝)을 제외(除外)하고는 간장(肝臟)의 지방침윤(脂肪浸潤)은 중심정맥주위(中心靜脈周圍)에서는 거대지방구(巨大脂肪球)와 변연부(邊緣部)에서는 소지방구(小脂肪球) 그리고 맥관부(脈管部)에 지방침윤(脂肪浸潤)의 소견(所見)을 보였다. 부유법(浮遊法)에 의한 간장지방함량(肝臟脂肪含量)과 비교(比較)한 세포학상(細胞學上)의 민감도(敏感度), 특이도(特異度), 정확도(正確度)는 정상(正常)에서 94.4%, 95.2%, 94.9%, 경도(輕度)에서 64.3%, 100%, 87.2%, 중등도(中等度)에서 100%, 83.39%, 82.2%, 그리고 중도(重度)에서 모두 100%였다. 세포학적(細胞學的) 소견(所見)은 조직학적(組織學的) 소견(所見)과 잘 일치(一致)하였다. Fine needle aspiraton biopsy에 의한 합병증(合倂症)은 임상적(臨床的)으로 인지(認知)되지 않았다. 결론적(結論的)으로 needle aspiration biopsy에 의한 세포학적(細胞學的) 진단(診斷)은 소의 지방간(脂肪肝) 진단(診斷)에 있어서 조직학적(組織學的) 기법(技法)과 비교(比較)했을 때 단순(單純)하고 신속(迅速)하며 안전(安全)하며 경제적(經濟的)인 방법(方法)으로 사료(思料)된다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제64권1호
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• pp.97-109
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• 2022

Species are facing strong selection pressures to adapt to inhospitable high-altitude environments. Yaks are a valuable species and an iconic symbol of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Extensive studies of high-altitude adaptation have been conducted, but few have focused on metabolism. In the present study, we determined the differences in the serum metabolomics between yaks and the closely related species of low-altitude yellow cattle and dairy cows. We generated high-quality metabolite profiling data for 36 samples derived from the three species, and a clear separation trend was obtained between yaks and the other animals from principal component analysis. In addition, we identified a total of 63 differentially expressed metabolites among the three species. Functional analysis revealed that differentially expressed metabolites were related to the innate immune activation, oxidative stress-related metabolism, and energy metabolism in yaks, which indicates the important roles of metabolites in high-altitude adaptation in yaks. The results provide new insights into the mechanism of adaptation or acclimatization to high-altitude environments in yaks and hypoxia-related diseases in humans.