• 한국가금학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.33-44
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• 1990

본 연구는 육계와 육용오리의 도체특성을 비교하고 육계의 성, 사육형질, 계절 및 절식시간에 따른 도체율과 복강지방축적률을 조사하기 위하여 육계 240수와 육용오리 20수에 대한 도체조사기록을 이용하여 연구하였는바 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 육계와 육용오리의 도체률은 각각 65.43%와 66.79%였으며, 복강지방축적률은 육계가 육용오리가 비하여 현저하게 높았다. 2. 육계와 육용오리의 부분육 생산비율은 현저한 차이가 있었으며, 육계의 경우 부분육 생산비율은 다리, 가슴, 등, 날개 및 목의 순서로 높았다. 3. 육계의 도체율은 성별에 따라 차이가 없었으나 복강지방축적율은 암컷이 수컷에 비하여 현저하게 높았다. 4. 사육형태간에 도체율은 차이가 없었으나 복강지방축적율은 케이지가 평사에 비하여 다소 높은 경향이었다. 5. 사육계절간에도 도체율은 차이가 없었으나 복강지방축적률은 하계에 가장 높았고 동계에 가장 낮았다. 6. 절식ㆍ절수시간이 1시간 경과함에 따라 육계의 체중은 약0.28365%씩 감소하였으며, 도체율은 절식 6시간 후 가장 높았다.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.205-215
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• 1992

본 연구는 우리나라에서 현재 사육되고 있는 한국재래닭의 산육능력과 도체특성을 조사하여 육계의 능력과 비교함으로써 재래닭의 사양관리에 대한 기초자료를 제시하고자 1992년 3월부터 동년 6월까지 14주간을 재래닭과 육계 2계종을 산란사료를 이용하여 암수 각각 50수씩 총 200수를 조사 기록한 성적으로 비교 분석하였던 바 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 평균 체중은 14주령에 재래닭이 868.7g, 육계는 3, 526.6g으로 입추시 체운에 비하여 재래닭은 26.6배, 육계는 72.9부의 속도로 성장하였다. 2. 재래닭의 등체율은 수컷이 74.1∼78.5％, 암컷은 73.9∼77.5％이었으며, 육계의 도체율은 수컷이 72.2∼76.9％, 암컷은 71.7∼76.9％를 나타내 재래닭의 도체율이 육계에 비해 2％ 내외 더 높았다. 3. 가식부위 중량을 비교한 결과를 보면 9∼14주령의 도체중 대비 익부의 중량비율은 재래닭의 수컷이 11.5∼12.4％, 암컷은 11.5∼13.1％인 반면에 육계의 수컷은 11.9∼10.7％, 암컷은 10.7∼12.2％로 재래닭의 중량비율이 높고 또한 주령이 증가하면서 재래닭의 익부는 계속 성장하였는데 육계는 도체중 대비 감소하는 추세를 보였다. 4. 배부와 흉부는 육계가 성장할수록 도체중 대비 중량비율의 증가폭이 재래닭에 비하여 켰는데 배부에서 재래닭 수컷은 15.4∼17.0％, 암컷은 15.4∼16.8％인데 육계는 수컷이 17.2∼19.0, 암컷은 17.2∼19.1％이었다. 또한 흉부에서는 재래닭 수컷의 도체중 대비 중량비율은 19.6∼22.0％, 암컷은 20.2∼22.7％, 육계의 수컷은 23.5∼24.5％, 암컷은 25.1∼27.0％를 나타냈다. 5. 대퇴부와 북채를 합한 종량의 도체중 대비 비율은 재래닭의 수컷이 26.8∼28.0％, 암컷은 25.5∼27.1％, 육계의 수컷은 27.7∼27.8％, 암컷은 26.9％ 를 거의 유지하고 있어 재래닭과 육계의 중량비율에 차이가 거의 보이지 않았다. 6. 불가식부위 중량을 비교한 결과에서 9∼14주령의 우모중은 재래닭이 생체중 대비 5.3∼6.8％인 반면에 육계는 3.8∼4.4％로 나타나 재래닭이 육계에 비하여 개량속도가 늦은 경향을 알 수 있었다. 7. 복강지방 중량은 재래닭의 수컷이 2.42∼3.88g, 암컷은 1.84∼3.08g으로 암수 모두 도체중 대비 0.5％를 차지하고 있었다. 그러나 육계의 수컷은 39.4∼56.3g, 암컷은 33.3∼67.8g으로 2.5∼3.0％의 복강지방을 함유하고 있었다.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제36권7호
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• pp.1075-1082
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• 2023

Objective: Animal feed companies and researchers are currently embarking on quests for feed additives that could combat the pathogens while promoting growth as well as maintaining quality products. The current study aimed to evaluate the effects of onion extracts on growth performance, carcass quality, and bone morphometrics of broiler chickens. Methods: A total number of 200 one-day-old unsexed Ross 308 broiler chicks were assigned to 5 treatment groups, replicated 4 times. Each replicate (pens) held 10 chickens in a completely randomized design. The experimental diets were then randomly allotted to the pens which act as experimental units. The isoenergetic and isonitrogenous diets were formulated by including onion extracts at 0, 5, 10, 15, or 25 g/kg in a complete broiler diet. Feed intake, and body weight, were recorded then used to calculate feed conversion ratio. At the end of the experiment (42 days), four chickens from each pen were randomly selected for slaughter for carcass, bone morphology and sensory evaluation. Results: Results showed that onion extract supplementation did not affect (p>0.05) growth performances and meat sensory evaluation. However, there was a significantly increased (p<0.05) meat shear force in groups receiving onion extracts dietary treatments. Furthermore, onion extracts improved (p<0.05) bone morphology of broiler chickens in terms of weight, diameter, calcium, and phosphorous contents. Conclusion: In conclusion, onion extracts can be safely included in a commercial broiler diet as a growth promoter without causing adverse effects on growth performance traits and carcass quality in chickens. Onion extract supplementation improved tibia bone growth and strength in broiler chickens.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.346-350
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• 2001

The present study was designed to evaluate the usefulness of Sauropus. androgynus leaf (SAL) meal on reducing fat accumulation in broiler chickens. Eighty unsexed broiler chickens were allocated to four treatment groups with five replicates of four chickens each. SAL meal supplementation had no effect on body, leg, back, breast, wing, liver and heart weights, carcass protein, moisture and ash contents (p>0.05). Broilers fed diets supplemented with 30 g of SAL meal had lower feed intake with better feed conversion ratio (p<0.05) than did the control chickens. SAL supplementation at all levels significantly reduced fat accumulation in abdomen region, and liver (p<0.01), and in carcass (p<0.05). Higher SAL supplementation resulted in lower fat accumulation in the carcass ($r^{2}=0.94$; p<0.01), abdomen ($r^{2}=0.99$; p<0.01) and liver ($r^{2}=0.98$; p<0.01). The current study showed that a 30 g supplementation of SAL meal to the broiler diet was effective to improve feed conversion ratio without reducing body weight. SAL meal supplementation to the diet reduce fat accumulation in broiler chickens.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.305-312
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• 2020

Objective: The present trial was conducted to determine the influence of different dietary fatty acid (omega-3 and omega-6) sources on reproductive performance of female broiler breeders and growth performance and carcass traits of their progeny. Methods: Two hundred and twenty, 25 weeks old Ross-308 male (20) and female (200) broiler breeders were used in the experiment for the period of 6 weeks. All birds were randomly divided into four dietary treatments (containing 2% soybean oil, 2% sunflower oil, 2% flaxseed oil, and 2% fish oil) each with five replicates of one male and ten females. Throughout this experiment hatching performance of broiler breeders, progeny growth performance and carcass parameters were recorded. Results: The results showed that the inclusion of different fatty acid sources in female broiler breeders diet had no significant effects (p>0.05) on number of fertile eggs, post-hatch mortality, and fertility rate. The soybean oil supplemented group had significantly (p<0.05) higher late embryonic mortality compared to other three treatments. Conclusion: It was concluded that inclusion of 2% of different sources of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids (especially 2% flax seed oil) in broiler breeders' diet can reduce late embryonic mortality. The other reproductive characteristics of parents and growth and carcass characteristics of progeny remained unaltered by dietary sources of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제63권1호
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• pp.180-190
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• 2021

This study aimed to determine the carcass and meat quality of broiler chickens based on the slaughter age (28, 30, 32, and 34 days). The carcass characteristics included live and carcass weights, carcass rate, dressing rate, and retail cut weight. The meat quality properties were determined through proximate composition, pH, color, water holding capacity (WHC), cooking yield, and shear-force. The broiler chicken live, carcass, breast, thigh, and wing weights significantly increased with the slaughter age (p < 0.05); the tenderloin weight also exhibited a similarly increasing trend. However, the carcass rate of the day 28 sample was significantly lower than the other samples (p < 0.05). The protein and ash contents of the breast exhibited an increasing trend with increasing slaughter age. The protein content of the thigh of the day 28 sample was significantly lower than that of the other samples (p < 0.05), while the ash contents of the day 28 and 30 samples were significantly lower. The redness of the breast showed an increasing trend, and the pH and lightness of the thigh exhibited a decreasing trend with slaughter age. The WHC and cooking yields of the day 30 and 32 breast and thigh samples were significantly higher than those of the day 28 and 34 samples (p < 0.05). The breast and thigh shear-force of the day 30-34 samples were significantly higher than those of the day 28 sample (p < 0.05). The present study showed that even with a twoday difference in slaughter age, the broiler chicken meat quality showed a significant difference in several characteristics.

• 한국축산시설환경학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.87-92
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• 1999

Three types of commercial broiler farms were surveyed to evaluate the effects of housing and production systems on environment and performances in broiler production. Environment condition of broiler house was better in windowless type than vinyl house. Ammonia, carbon dioxide and dust in vinyl house was 28ppm, 2,000ppm, 50.5CPM, respectively. Mortality was higher in vinyl house than that of widowless broiler house. Body weights at the age of 39 days were 1,551g, 1,607g and 1,620g of vinly house, open-sided broiler house and windowless broiler house, respectively. The incidence of abnormal carcass from the vinyl house was higher than those of the others.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제16권10호
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• pp.1501-1509
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• 2003

The simultaneous addition of xylanase (5,600 EXU/kg) and phytase (500 FTU/kg) feed enzymes to wheat-based broiler diets was investigated. Starter, grower and finisher diets, with three tiers of nutrient specifications, were fed to 1,440 broiler chicks kept on deep litter from 1-42 days post-hatch, without and with xylanase plus phytase, to determine the effects of diet type and enzyme supplementation on growth performance. The nutrient specifications of type A diets were standard; energy density and protein/amino acid levels were reduced on a least-cost basis to formulate type B diets and further reduced to type C diets. Phosphorus (P) and calcium (Ca) levels were adjusted in supplemented diets. From 1-42 days post-hatch, diet type significantly influenced growth performance. Birds on type C diets had lower growth rates (2,429 vs. 2,631 g/bird; p<0.001), higher feed intakes (4,753 vs. 4,534 g/bird; p<0.005) and less efficient feed conversion (1.96 vs. 1.72; p<0.001) than birds offered type A diets. Enzyme supplementation increased growth rates by 3.2% (2,580 vs. 2,501 g/bird; p<0.005) and improved feed efficiency by 2.7% (1.80 vs. 1.85; p<0.05) over the entire feeding period. There were no interactions between diet type and enzyme supplementation. At 21 days, 5 out of 30 birds per pen were transferred to cages to ascertain treatment effect on apparent metabolisable energy (AME) and nitrogen (N) retention. Xylanase plus phytase enhanced AME (13.48 to 13.91 MJ/kg DM; p<0.001) and N retention (56.3 to 59.7%; p<0.005). Carcass and breast weights of the caged birds were determined following commercial processing. Diet type significantly influenced breast weight, carcass weight and yield. Birds offered Type A diets, in comparison to Type C diets, supported heavier breast (467 vs. 424 g; p<0.001) and carcass weights (1,868 vs. 1,699 g; p<0.001) with superior carcass yields (71.8 vs. 70.6%; p<0.005). Enzyme addition increased carcass weight by 3.9% (1,752 vs. 1,821 g; p<0.005) and breast weight by 5.8% (431 vs. 456 g; p<0.01) without influencing yields. Feed ingredient costs per kg live weight gain and per kg carcass weight indicated that enzyme addition was economically feasible, where supplementation of Type A diets generated the most effective results. Importantly, soluble and total non-starch polysaccharide and phytate contents of the wheat used were typical by local standards. This study confirms the potential of supplementing wheat-based broiler diets with xylanase plus phytase but further investigations are required to define the most appropriate inclusion rates and dietary nutrient specifications in this context.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.705-710
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• 2013

This study was conducted to determine the effects of three different fat sources and their combination on growth performance, carcass traits and intestinal measurements of broiler chickens reared to 42 d of age. Two hundred day-old male broiler chicks (Ross 308) were randomly assigned to one of five treatments with four replicates of 10 chicks based on a completely randomized design. The dietary treatments consisted of 4% added fat from three different sources and their combination as follows: T, diet containing 4% tallow; CO, diet containing 4% canola oil; SFO, diet containing 4% sunflower oil; TCO, diet containing 2% tallow+2% canola oil; TSFO, diet containing 2% tallow+2% sunflower oil. Dietary fat type affected significantly BW and gain as well as feed efficiency in birds fed the TCO diets compared with those fed the other diets. Dietary fat type also modified meat yield, resulting in a higher breast and drumstick yields in the birds fed TCO and TSFO diets, respectively. Most of internal organ relative weights and small intestine measurements were not influenced by dietary treatments, except for the abdominal fat pad weight that was lower in birds fed SFO and for small intestinal length that was influenced by fat source. Results from the current study suggested that the supplementation with a combination of vegetable and animal fat sources in broiler diet supported positively growth performance and carcass parameters.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제31권8호
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• pp.1291-1300
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• 2018

Objective: This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary crude protein (CP) level and exogenous protease supplementation on growth performance, serum metabolites, carcass traits, small intestinal morphology and endogenous protease activity in broiler chickens reared under a tropical climate. Methods: A total of 480 day-old male broiler chicks were randomly assigned to eight dietary treatments in a $4{\times}2$ factorial arrangement. The main effects were CP level (21.0%, 19.7%, 18.5%, or 17.2% from 1 to 21 days and 19.0%, 17.9%, 16.7%, or 15.6% from 22 to 35 days) and protease enzyme supplementation (0 ppm or 500 ppm). All experimental diets were fortified with synthetic feed-grade lysine, methionine, threonine and tryptophan to provide the minimum amino acid recommended levels for Cobb 500. Results: Reducing dietary CP linearly reduced (p<0.05) growth performance, serum albumin, total protein, and carcass traits and increased (p<0.05) serum triglycerides and abdominal fat. There was no consistent effect of reducing dietary CP on morphological parameters of the intestine and on the pancreatic and intestinal endogenous protease activity (p>0.05). Protease supplementation improved (p<0.05) feed conversion ratio, body weight gain, carcass yield and intestinal absorptive surface area. Conclusion: Protease supplementation, as measured by growth performance, intestinal morphology and carcass yield, may alleviate the detrimental effects of low protein diets in broiler chickens.