• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.598-602
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• 2004

The Tongcheng pig breed is a famous Chinese indigenous breed. The Ministry of Agriculture of China has filed it as 1 of 19 national key conservation breeds selected from more than 100 Chinese indigenous pig breeds in 2000. In order to improve the reproductive performance, it has been intensively selected to increase the litter size for about 10 years. The population randomly sampled from conservation nucleus of eight families in the Tongcheng pigs was genotyped for identification of their estrogen receptor locus polymorphisms with the PCR-RFLPs method. Only AB heterozygotes and BB homozygotes were detected, and $X^2$ test demonstrated that the locus was in disequilibrium at a significant level (p<0.05). In the present paper, the litter sizes in different parities were regarded as different traits. Holistic status of other unspecific and unidentified genes was estimated by using the statistical methods. Coefficients of kurtosis and skewness showed that the litter size still presented segregating characteristic in the 2nd, 5th, 7th, 8th and 9th parities. Analysis of homogeneity of variance between families confirmed the results for the 5th, 7th and 8th parities. The heritability of litter size for the 1st to 10th parities was estimated with paternal half-sib model and individual estimated breeding values (EBVs) were evaluated by a single trait animal model as well. We found that the averages of EBVs for litter size in each parity did not differ significantly between genotypes, despite the significant difference for original phenotype records in the 3rd, 4th and 5th parities (p<0.05 or p<0.01). The results may be explained by the deduction that the polymorphisms of ESR locus are no longer the important genetic base of litter size variation when the frequency of allele B accumulated in the experience of selection procedure, and further conferring that there exist special genes associated with litter size in the recent Tongcheng pigs population can be made.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.43-50
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• 2016

Quantitative trait locus (QTL) is a particular region of the genome containing one or more genes associated with economically important quantitative traits. This study was conducted to identify QTL regions for body weight and growth traits in purebred Korean native chicken (KNC). F1 samples (n = 595) were genotyped using 127 microsatellite markers and 8 single nucleotide polymorphisms that covered 2,616.1 centi Morgan (cM) of map length for 26 autosomal linkage groups. Body weight traits were measured every 2 weeks from hatch to 20 weeks of age. Weight of half carcass was also collected together with growth rate. A multipoint variance component linkage approach was used to identify QTLs for the body weight traits. Two significant QTLs for growth were identified on chicken chromosome 3 (GGA3) for growth 16 to18 weeks (logarithm of the odds [LOD] = 3.24, Nominal p value = 0.0001) and GGA4 for growth 6 to 8 weeks (LOD = 2.88, Nominal p value = 0.0003). Additionally, one significant QTL and three suggestive QTLs were detected for body weight traits in KNC; significant QTL for body weight at 4 weeks (LOD = 2.52, nominal p value = 0.0007) and suggestive QTL for 8 weeks (LOD = 1.96, Nominal p value = 0.0027) were detected on GGA4; QTLs were also detected for two different body weight traits: body weight at 16 weeks on GGA3 and body weight at 18 weeks on GGA19. Additionally, two suggestive QTLs for carcass weight were detected at 0 and 70 cM on GGA19. In conclusion, the current study identified several significant and suggestive QTLs that affect growth related traits in a unique resource pedigree in purebred KNC. This information will contribute to improving the body weight traits in native chicken breeds, especially for the Asian native chicken breeds.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제27권12호
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• pp.1773-1782
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• 2014

The aim of the experiment was to study the effect of feeding system on meat quality characteristics of Small East African (SEA) goats and their crosses with Norwegian ($SEA{\times}N$) goats finished under small scale farming conditions. Twenty four castrated goats at the age of 18 months with live body weight of $16.7{\pm}0.54kg$ from each breed (SEA and $SEA{\times}N$) were distributed in a completely randomized design in a $2{\times}3$ factorial arrangement (two breed, and three dietary treatments). The dietary treatments were; no access to concentrate (T0), 66% access to ad libitum concentrate allowance (T66) and 100% access to ad libitum concentrate allowance with 20% refusal (T100) and the experimental period was for 84 days. In addition, all goats were allowed to graze for 2 hours daily and later fed grass hay on ad libitum basis. Daily feed intakes were recorded for all 84-days of experiment after which the animals were slaughtered. Feed intake of T100 animals was 536 g/d, which was 183 g/d higher than that of T66 group. Supplemented goats had significantly (p<0.05) better feed conversion efficiency. The SEA had higher (p<0.05) hot carcass weight (8.2 vs 7.9 kg), true dressing percentage (54.5 vs 53.3) and commercial dressing percentage (43.3 vs 41.6) compared to $SEA{\times}N$. There was no significant difference (p>0.05) for dressing percentage and carcass conformation among supplemented goats except fatness score, total fat depots and carcass fat which increased (p<0.05) with increasing concentrate levels in the diet. Increasing level of concentrate on offer increased meat dry matter with subsequent increase of fat in the meat. Muscle pH of goats fed concentrate declined rapidly and reached below 6 at 6 h post-mortem but temperature remained at $28^{\circ}C$. Cooking loss and meat tenderness improved (p<0.05) and thawing loss increased (p<0.05) with ageing period. Similarly, meat tenderness improved (p<0.05) with concentrate supplementation. Shear force of muscles varied from 36 to 66, the high values been associated with Semimembranosus and Gluteobiceps muscles. The present study demonstrates that there are differences in meat quality characteristics of meat from SEA goats and their crosses with Norwegian breeds finished under small scale farming conditions in rural areas. Therefore, concentrate supplementation of goats of both breeds improves meat quality attributes.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.147-152
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• 2002

Ovaries from total 192 slaughtered cows, 154 Korean native cows and 38 dairy cows were collected during the slaughtering process in Kimhae, Changyoung and Yangsan abattoirs in Kyungnam province from January 2001 to January 2002. Rates of pregnant and non-pregnant and ovarian findings were invested. Rates of pregnant cows in 192 slaughtered cows were 12.5% (24 cows) and in difference of cow breeds, 11.0% (17 cows) in 154 Korean native cows and 18.4% (7 cows) in 38 dairy cows from total 192 cows, respectively. Ages of fetuses in pregnant Korean native cows were mostly less than 4 months and ages of fetuses in dairy cows were mostly about 7-8 months. Cows which each diameter of follicles and corpus luteums in same cow was more than 5-6 mm in diameter were 69.8% (134 cows) in total 192 slaughtered cows and in difference of cow breeds, 64.7% (11 cows) in 17 Korean native cows and 57.1% (4 cows) in 7 dairy cows. Mean diameter of foliicles and corpus luteums in Korean native cows are 13.7$\pm$5.6$\times$ 11.2$\pm$4.6mm and 17.5$\pm$4.6$\times$14.6$\pm$4.0 mm in non-pregnat cows, and are 11.0$\pm$4.8$\times$9.1 $\pm$ 2.6mm and 21.2$\pm$2.9$\times$18.3$\pm$ 2.7 mm in pregnant cows, respectively. Mean diameter of follicles and corpus luteums in dairy cows are 15.8$\pm$7.1 $\times$ 14.3$\pm$ 6.0 mm and 20.3$\pm$5.9$\times$16.9$\pm$ 5.8 mm in non-pregnant cows, and are 10.1 $\pm$ 3.0$\times$9.2$\pm$2.3 mm and 23.0$\pm$ 1.7$\times$20.1 $\pm$ 1.3 mm in pregnant cows, respectivley. The above findings indicate that the co-appearance rate of follicles and corpus luteums in same cows are higher in both pregnant and non-pregnant cows. Compared in pregnant and non-pregnant cow ovaries, mean size of follicles are smaller in pregnant cows but size of corpus luteums are more larger in pregnant cows than in non-pregnant cows. Correlation of the follicle size (Y) and corpus luteum size (X) in same cows developed each other in inversive size. Those correlative formulas appeared to be Y = -0.2022X+17.175 in Korean native cows and Y= -0.5754 X+24.153 in dairy cows.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.235-238
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• 2015

서울에서 개의 안과질환에 대한 역학적인 특징에 대해 2009년 1월부터 2013년 12월까지우성동물메디칼센터에 안과질환으로 내원한 초진환자들의 자료를 분석하였다. 총 1253두의 안과환자들이 초진 내원하였으며, 평균나이는 7.93년령 (SD, 4.06)이었다. 환자중에 Shih Tzu (29.4%)가 가장 많았으며, Maltese, Yorkshire Terrier, Cocker Spaniel, toy Poodle (P < 0.01)이 뒤를 따랐다. 눈에서 질병이 호발하는 곳은 수정체 관련 질환이 가장 많았으며 (28.3%), 안검질환, 망막질환, 비루관질환, 포도막질환, 유리체질환, 시신경계 질환이 그 뒤를 따랐다(P < 0.01). 수정체, 안검, 망막, 비루관, 포도막, 유리체, 시신경계 질환들은 주로 양측성 질환(P < 0.01)으로 발생하는 경향을 보였다. Shih Tzu에서는 각막질환이 가장 많이 발생하였으며, 수정체, 안검, 망막, 녹내장 질환이 그 뒤를 따랐다. Maltese에서는 수정체, 안검, 망막, 각막질환의 순으로 질병이 발생했다. Yorkshire Terrier, Cocker Spaniel, 그리고 toy Poodle 종은 수정체 질환이 가장 많았다(P < 0.01). 안과질환으로 병원에 내원하는 주된 환자들은 Shih Tzu, Maltese, Yorkshire Terrier등과 같은 소형견들이었고, 대부분 수정체 질환과 같은 품종소인이 있는 질환이 대부분이었다.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2018

Hematological and serum biochemical analyses are routinely used to screen dogs for disease and monitor their clinical progression. These values in dogs may be affected by internal factors, such as breed and age, and external factors like environment, diet, and lifestyle. Apparently, subclinical breed-related variations in hematologic and serum biochemical results have been characterized for Bernese Mountain dogs, Alaskan Malamutes, English Setters, and Golden Retrievers. It is possible that some breed-related differences in clinical pathology analyses may reflect evidence of underlying disease and impact clinical decision plan. In this study, we estimated hematologic and serum biochemical parameters in small breed dogs and compared among four different breed dogs. Blood samples were collected from 38 domestic dogs that were 10 Beagles, 9 Malteses, 10 Poodles, and 9 Miniature Schnauzers. In terms of RBC count, Beagle ($7.2{\pm}0.24{\times}10^3cells/{\mu}L$) showed significantly (P<0.05) higher count than other breeds (Maltese, $6.51{\pm}0.25{\times}10^3cells/{\mu}L$; Poodle, $6.35{\pm}0.24{\times}10^3cells/{\mu}L$; and Miniature Schnauzer, $6.35{\pm}0.25{\times}10^3cells/{\mu}L$). For MCV, Miniature Schnauzer ($67.05{\pm}0.84fl$) results were significantly (P<0.05) higher than Beagle with $64.33{\pm}0.8fl$. For cholesterol value, Beagle ($163.3{\pm}9.15mg/dl$) had significantly (P<0.05) higher values than Miniature Schnauzer with $119.12{\pm}9.64mg/dl$. There was no statistically difference among breeds in terms of enzyme markers of liver diseases. In conclusion, data obtained from this study may be valuable as breed-related variability for interpretation of the results in hematologic and serum biochemical analysis among four small breed dogs.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.583-593
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• 1997

Indirect fluorescent antibody test(IFAT) and enzyme-linked imuunosorbent assay (IgG-ELISA) as serological diagnostic tools were conducted to evaluate the usefulness for diagnosis of canine babesiosis infected with Babesia gibsoni in domestic various dog breeds, american pit bullterrier, military shepherd, and mongrel dogs. The results obtained from this study were abstracted as follows. The nonionic detergent Triton X-100 and absorbent bio-bead $SM_2$ were useful reagents for the preparation of pure merozoite antigen of B gibsoni to be used in ELISA. The optimum reaction in ELISA was shown when the protein concentration of ELISA antigen was measured as 625ng/ml and the conjugate concentration was diluted into 1/6000 fold. The average OD value of ELISA in sera determined with negative responses in IFAT was measured as $0.255{\pm}0.051$(490nm) and the cut - off value of OD was determined as 0.399(490nm). The serum antibodies in both of IFAT and ELISA were detected on one week after artificially infected with B gibsoni and these high antibody titers, 512X in IFAT and 1024X in ELISA, were long lasted until 15 weeks after infection. The reproducibility of reaction and stability of the antigen absorbed microtitration polystyrene plate preserved in $4^{\circ}C$ refrigerator and $-20^{\circ}C$ freezer, respectively could be lasted until 135 days after storage. The positive rates in IFAT by dog breeds were shown 8.1%(60/744 heads) in mongrel dogs, 81.3%(78/96 heads) in american pit bullterrier and 15.6%(15/96 heads) in military shepherd, while the positive rate in ELISA shown 17.6%(131/744 heads) in mongrel dogs, 83.3%(80/96 heads) in american pit bullterrier and 36.5%(35/96 heads) in military shepherd, respiectively. In the total of 936 heads surveyed with IFAT and ELISA the positive rates in IFAT and ELISA were 16.4%(153/936 heads) and 26.3%(246/936 heads), respectivily. Agreement of reactions between IFAT and ELISA was shown 82.4% in 936 dog sera. The specificity and sensitivity of ELISA reaction were 83.5% and 76.5%, respectively. From the conclusion obtained in this study it was evaluated that IFAT and ELISA were useful as highly specific, sensitive and stable serelogical tools for the diagnosis of canine babesiosis in Korea.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제38권5호
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• pp.466-473
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• 2015

Over the last 30 years, Hanwoo has been selectively bred to improve economically important traits. Hanwoo is currently the representative Korean native beef cattle breed, and it is believed that it shared an ancestor with a Chinese breed, Yanbian cattle, until the last century. However, these two breeds have experienced different selection pressures during recent decades. Here, we whole-genome sequenced 10 animals each of Hanwoo and Yanbian cattle (20 total) using the Illumina HiSeq 2000 sequencer. A total of approximately 3.12 and 3.07 billion sequence reads were mapped to the bovine reference sequence assembly (UMD 3.1) at an average of approximately 10.71- and 10.53-fold coverage for Hanwoo and Yanbian cattle, respectively. A total of 17,936,399 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were yielded, of which 22.3% were found to be novel. By annotating the SNPs, we further retrieved numerous nonsynonymous SNPs that may be associated with traits of interest in cattle. Furthermore, we performed whole-genome screening to detect signatures of selection throughout the genome. We located several promising selective sweeps that are potentially responsible for economically important traits in cattle; the PPP1R12A gene is an example of a gene that potentially affects intramuscular fat content. These discoveries provide valuable genomic information regarding potential genomic markers that could predict traits of interest for breeding programs of these cattle breeds.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.695-702
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• 2003

Nucleolus Organizer Regions(NORs)는 핵인을 형성하는 염색체의 특정 부위로서 rRNA 합성에 관여하는 리보좀 유전자를 함유하고 있으며 이의 활성화가 일어나는 곳이다. 본 연구에서는 한우의 NORs의 양상을 제시하기 위하여 AgNOR 염색법을 이용하여 한우의 NORs 수와 NORs 염색체 및 이의 분포 위치 등을 구명하고 한편으로 소의 품종별, 성별 및 근원이 다른 세포간의 NORs 양상을 비교 분석하였다. 본 분석에 이용된 공시축은 한우 및 홀스타인 암수 44두로서 이들의 혈액배양으로부터 염색체를 분리하였다. 조직간 세포의 NORs 비교를 위하여 귀 조직으로부터 배양된 섬유아세포의 염색체와 백혈구 배양으로부터 분리된 염색체를 분석하였다. 분리된 중기상에 AgNOR 염색 후 G-banding을 한 결과 한우의 NORs는 2번, 3번, 4번, 11번 및 28번 염색체에 존재하고, 이들의 분포 위치는 각 염색체의 말단부에 위치한다. 한우 NORs 수는 세포에 따라 최소 2개에서부터 최대 10개까지 나타나며 평균 5.6개였다. 이러한 다형적 양상은 개체 간뿐만 아니라 동일 개체 내 세포 간에서도 달리 나타나며 발현의 크기 또한 차이가 있다. 품종 간 NORs의 비교 분석에서 한우의 NORs 수가 Holstein (5.4개)에 비해 유의적으로 높게 나타났으며, 근원이 다른 세포간 비교에서는 fibroblasts (5.9개)에서의 NORs 수가 lymphocytes (5.5개)에 비해 높은 빈도를 보였고, 성 간에는 수컷 (5.7개)이 암컷 (5.4개)에 비하여 많은 NORs 수를 나타내었다. 그러나 이들의 염색체상 분포 양상에서는 공히 동일한 염색체에 출현되었으며 염색체 상 출현 빈도에서도 세포들 간에 거의 차이가 없었다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.841-846
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• 2003

Halothane 검정에 의한 L(Landrace) 및 Lw (Largewhite)의 halothane 양성돈 출현율은 각각 5.8, 6.6 %로 두 품종간에 큰 차이가 없었으며 음성과 양성돈의 중간반응을 나타내는 의양성돈은 20.5 %의 출현율을 보인 L과 Lw의 13.2 %에 비해 높았으나 음성돈 출현율은 L 및 Lw가 각각 76.1, 80.1 %로 Lw가 약간 높았다. hal-gene 분석결과는 L품종만이 hetro형이 출현하였을 뿐 전 조사 품종에서 halothane 양성돈은 나타나지 않았다. 품종별 pH1은 KNP (Korean Native Pig)가 L, Lw 및 H(Hybrid)에 비해 약간 높았으나 통계적 유의성은 없었다. pHu는 KNP와 H가 Lw 및 L에 비해 유의 (p〈0.05)하게 높았으나 KNP와 H품종사이에는 유의적인 차이가 없었다. NPPC 기준 육색은 L이 Lw 및 KNP에 비해 유의적(p〈0.05)으로 낮았고 H와는 유의차가 없었으며 CIE L*값 또한 같은 경향을 보여 L품종이 다른 품종보다 색깔이 창백한 고기를 생산할 기능성이 큰 것으로 사료되었다. 보수성은 재래종인 KNP가 H에 비해 유의적으로(p〈0.05)으로 높았으며 개량종인 Lw, L 및 H에서는 유의적인 차이가 없었다.