• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.22-25
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• 1987

This study was carried out to investigate the effects of imported pellet frozen semen on sperm motility and NAR acrosomes after thawing, and the farrowing rates, litter sizes and preweaning body weights after artificial insemination. A total of 28 sows of Landrace, Large White and Duroc were inseminated at the Chungnam Provincial Animal Breeding Station. The results obtained are summarized as follows: 1. Landrace andLarge White had higher sperm motility than Duroc by about 20% and had higher NAR acrosomes by about 10%. 2. The farrowing rates of Landrace, Large White and Duroc were 63.6, 55.6 adn 50.0%, respectively. The number of pigs born alive per litter were larger in Landrace and Large White as compared with Duroc (p<.01). 3. Duroc had the highest mean pig weight at birth, followed by Landrace and Large White (p<.01). The mean pig weights at 21 days and 56 days had no significant differences between the breeds.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.197-203
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• 1995

Serum progesterone concentrations of pregnant and non-pregnant Hanwoo were compared to evaluate the possibility of early pregnancy prediction. Twenty five female Hanwoo were devided into two groups. Eighteen heads were injected with 980$\mu\textrm{g}$ tiaprost trometamol salt(Iliren:PGF2$\alpha$ analogue) for estrous synchronization and fifteen heads of them were inseminated artifically and seven heads were non-treated. Blood samples were collected from the jugular vein before PGF2$\alpha$ injection and on day 0, 18, 21 after estrous induction. Pregnancy of cattle was confirmed by rectal palpaton after 60 days of artificial insemination. The serum progesterone concentrations at heat showed no significant differences between pregnant and non-pregnant while on day 18 and 21 after estrous induction showed significant differences(p<0.05). The accuracy of pregnancy diagnosis on day 18 and 21 after estrous induction was 85.7 and 71.4% respectively while that of non-pregnancy were 71.4 and 100.0% respectively.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1995년도 하계학술대회 논문집 B
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• pp.1006-1010
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• 1995

This paper describes Sexual Reproduction Genetic Algorithm(SRGA) for function optimization. In SRGA, each individual utilize a diploid chromosome structure. Sex cells(gametes) are produced through artificial meiosis in which crossover and mutation occur. The proposed method has two selection operators, one, individual selection which selects the individual to fertilize, and the other, gamete selection which makes zygote for offspring production. We consider the effects of multi-selection and diploidy on search performance. SRGA improves local and global search(exploitation and exploration) and show optimum tracking performance in nonstationary environments. Gray coding is incorporated to transforming the search space and Genic uniform distribution method is proposed to alleviate the problem of premature convergence.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제24권9호
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• pp.1192-1198
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• 2011

Peri-partum metabolic profile was evaluated in winter and summer calving, with 15 Murrah buffaloes in each seasonal group. In summer calvers, significantly lower values were observed for blood plasma urea nitrogen (BUN) at day 30 pre-partum (p<0.05), on calving day (p<0.05) and at all other stages (p<0.01); plasma non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA) values were significantly lower on day 30 pre-partum (p<0.01) and on day 60 post-partum (p<0.05). This was associated with significant reduction in days to first service (DFS) and service per conception (SPC) and an overall better reproductive performance in terms of service period, risk to first service on days 60, 90 and >90, and pregnancy risk to first service up to days 60 and 90. This may be attributed to better pre-partum nutritional status. Cervical and uterine involution were completed in fewer days, involutional changes took place at a faster pace and there were a lower number of abnormal involutional changes in winter compared to summer season. This may be attributed to better post-partum nutrition and less environmental stress. However, validation requires further targeted cohort investigation with a large sample size.

• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.221-228
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• 2024

As the importance of cardiovascular health is highlighted, research on its correlation with blood pressure, the most important indicator, is being actively conducted. Therefore, extensive clinical data is essential, but the measurement of the central arterial blood pressure waveform must be performed invasively within the artery, so the quantity and quality are limited. This study suggested a mock circulatory robot and artificial aorta to reproduce the blood pressure waveform generated by the overlap of forward and reflected waves. The artificial aorta was fabricated with biomimetic silicone to mimic the physiological structure and vascular stiffness of the human. A pressurizing chamber was implemented to prevent distortion of the blood pressure waveform due to the strain-softening of biomimetic silicone. The reproduced central arterial blood pressure waveforms have similar magnitude, shape, and propagation characteristics to humans. In addition, changes in blood pressure waveform due to aging were also reproduced by replacing an artificial aorta with various stiffness. It can be expanded to construct a biosignal database and health sensor testing platform, a core technology for cardiovascular health-related research.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제33권12호
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• pp.1922-1929
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• 2020

Objective: The present study aimed to survey seasonal changes in reproductive performance of local cows receiving artificial insemination (AI) in the Pursat province of Cambodia, a tropical country, to investigate if ambient conditions affect the reproductive performance of cows as to better understand the major problems regarding cattle production. Methods: The number of cows receiving AI, resultant number of calving, and calving rate were analyzed for those receiving the first AI from 2016 to 2017. The year was divided into three seasons: cool/dry (from November to February), hot/dry (from March to June), and wet (from July to October), based on the maximal temperature and rainfall in Pursat, to analyze the relationship between ambient conditions and the reproductive performance of cows. Body condition scores (BCS) and feeding schemes were also analyzed in these seasons. Results: The number of cows receiving AI was significantly higher in the cool/dry season than the wet season. The number of calving and calving rate were significantly higher in cows receiving AI in the cool/dry season compared with the hot/dry and wet seasons. The cows showed higher BCSs in the cool/dry season compared to the hot/dry and wet seasons probably due to the seasonal changes in the feeding schemes: these cows grazed on wild grasses in the cool/dry season but fed with a limited amount of grasses and straw in the hot/dry and wet seasons. Conclusion: The present study suggests that the low number of cows receiving AI, low number of calving, and low calving rate could be mainly due to poor body condition as a result of the poor feeding schemes during the hot/dry and wet seasons. The improvement of body condition by the refinement of feeding schemes may contribute to an increase in the reproductive performance in cows during the hot/dry and wet seasons in Cambodia.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.37-46
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• 2007

본 연구는 사슴뿔이 발생되지 않는 암사슴의 전두골의 뿔 발생예정지역의 좌우 양측골막에 $CaCl_2$ 용액의 주사로 인위적인 뿔 발생유도에 의한 뿔 발생유도율 및 뿔 생산량을 조사하고, 암사슴의 뿔 발생유도가 번식에 미치는 영향을 구명하고자 엘크 암사슴 11두를 공시하여 얻어진 결과는 다음과 같다. 엘크 암사슴에 $CaCl_2$ 처리 농도에 따른 뿔 발생유도는 $CaCl_2$ 30 및 50 % 처리구가 15 % 처리구보다 뿔 발생유도율이 높았으며, 뿔의 생산량에 있어서는 $CaCl_2$ 30 % 처리구가 15 및 50 % 처리구보다 많은 사슴뿔의 생산량을 보였고, $CaCl_2$ 30 % 처리구내 투여량에 있어서는 1.5 ml 및 2.0 ml 투여가 다른 투여수준에 비하여 뿔의 길이와 생산량이 우수 하였다. 암사슴 뿔의 발생유도 후에도 분만율은 75 ~ 100 % 로 번식에는 전혀 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 판단되었으며, 암사슴의 재생뿔 발생율은 총 11두중 5두가 발생하여 45.0 %로 불규칙한 발생율을 보였다. 이상의 결과에서 $CaCl_2$ 용액 처리에 의한 엘크 암사슴의 뿔 발생유도 및 뿔 생산량에 있어서는 $CaCl_2$ 용액의 농도는 30 %가 적절하고, 투여수준은 1.5 및 2.0 ml 주사시 뿔의 발생유도율 및 생산량을 증대시킬 수 있을 것으로 생각되며, 인위적인 암사슴 뿔의 유도시에도 번식에는 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 조사되었다.

• 한국컴퓨터그래픽스학회논문지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.67-77
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• 2022

자연풍에 의한 감각은 대부분의 사람들이 일상 생활에서 경험하는 가장 흔한 느낌 중 하나이다. 그러나 가상현실 환경에서 자연풍이 어떻게 재현될 수 있는지, 인공풍이 결합된 다감각 콘텐츠가 인간의 정서를 개선하는지에 대한 연구는 거의 수행되지 않았다. 이러한 문제를 다루기 위해, 본 연구는 녹화된 영상 및 바람 데이터를 기반으로 하는 Wind Reproduction VR System 을 제안하고, 이 시스템이 사용자의 정적 정서에 주는 영향을 확인하는 연구를 진행한다. 실험을 위해 요트상에서 360 도 영상과 함께 풍향 및 풍속 데이터를 수집했다. 수집한 데이터는 제안한 시스템을 통해 다감각 VR 환경을 만드는데 사용되었다. 총 19 명의 대학생들이 실험에 참여했으며, K-PANAS(Korean version of Positive and Negative Affect Schedule)를 통하여 참가자들의 정서 변화를 측정했다. 실험 결과, 인공풍이 추가된 요트 VR 콘텐츠 체험 이후 참가자의 '영감을 받다', '활기차다' 정서가 유의하게 증가하였다. 뿐만 아니라, 바람의 유무에 따라 '흥미롭다' 정서가 가장 큰 영향을 받는 것으로 확인하였다. 제안한 시스템은 인터랙티브 미디어, 체험형 콘텐츠와 같은 다양한 VR 응용 프로그램에서 효과적으로 활용될 수 있다.

• 한국동물생명공학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.50-57
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• 2020

The objective of this research work was to know ovarian dynamics and pregnancy rate of cyclic Murrah buffalo cows with induced estrus by administration of prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α) and timed artificial insemination (TAI) with frozen thawed semen. A total of 31 female buffaloes were selected for the study. The buffalos having matured CL observed by ultrasonography were given one intra muscular injection of cloprostenol 500 ㎍ and TAI was performed using frozen thawed semen of Indian Murrah buffalo bull. Results showed that 90.32% (significantly, at p < 0.05) cows explore the sign of heat after injection of PG and 67.85% (significantly, at p < 0.05) cows were become pregnant out of 28 inseminated (TAI) cows. In the 28 inseminated (TAI) cows, average number of smaller and larger size of follicles were non-significantly (p > 0.05) higher at day 3 post PG injection, but the medium size of follicles was nonsignificantly (p > 0.05) higher at PG injection. At day 3 post PG injection the diameter of follicles was significantly (p < 0.05) higher, but the diameter of CL was significantly (p < 0.01) lower compared at PG injection. At PG injection the diameter of largest follicle was non-significantly differences (p > 0.05) in between pregnant and non-pregnant cows. But at day 3 post PG injection it was significantly (p < 0.01) higher in pregnant cows compared to non-pregnant cows. The number of small, medium, and large follicles at PG injection and at day 3 post PG injection were non-significantly (p > 0.05) difference in between pregnant and non-pregnant buffalo cows. Finally, it is concluded that the CL was effectively regresses and induced the sign of heat in buffalo cows and after AI the cows were become pregnant with significant rate. The study will help to the veterinarian and researcher to know the efficacy of PG injection and AI for reproductive efficiency in buffalo cows.

• 대한수의사회지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.108-109
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• 1999

오늘날 `인공수정`하면 소,돼지는 일반화된 방법이 된 지 오래다. 그런데 `개의 인공수정`하면 아직도 많은 수의사나 번식가들이 회의를 가지고 있다. 필자 역시 KCRC 울산 지회로 가입하기 전까지는 그런 부류에 속했다. 그러나 KCRC의 수차례의 Canine Reproduction(AL)에 대한 세미나와 실습을 통하여 냉동 정액을 이용하여 인공수정을 할 수 있구나 하는 생각을 가지게 되었고 필자가 인공수정의 전 과정을 스르로 해 본 결과 나름대로 확신을 가질 수 있게 되었다. 물론 다음의 한 예가 인공수정에 대한 의문을 모두 제거하리라는 기대는 무리가 있겠지만 최소한 개의 인공 수정에 대한 이해의 폭은 넓히리라 확신한다.